1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Complaints

WE OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER SE, FOR THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT COMING OFF AND HAVE REPLACED IT SO MANY TIME IT IMPOSSIBLE TO COUNT THAT HIGH. T BELT IS ESPECIALLY SUBJECT TO COME OFF WHEN IT RAINS OR THERE IS WATER ON THE ROAD. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND YET CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN THE BELT COMES OFF THE VEHICLE LOSE THE POWER STEERING, BRAKES & ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. YOU PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSE TO MAKE THE ROAD WAYS SAFE AND OUR TAX DOLLARS BAILED CHRYSLER OUT WHEN THEY WERE GOING UNDER. THEIRS NO TELLING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF CHRYSLER AND THIS DESIGN FLAW AND THE NHTSA COMPLIANCE IN THIS MATTER. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_30931_6.HTML THE ABOVE LINK WILL DOCUMENT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OTHER CHRYSLER MINI-VAN OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION AND RUST ON THE FRONT STRUTS. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE FRONT TWO TIRES TO ABNORMALLY MOVE UP AND DOWN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN REFERENCED SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 23-04-02 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. SINCE THERE WAS NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL, THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 172,000.

CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BLOCK COVER TO HOLD WATER AND RETAIN MOISTURE. THIS CAUSES THE CONNECTIONS TO CORRODE AND FAIL LEADING TO FAILURE OF CRITICAL, ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED, SAFETY SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE AIRBAG SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE ERROR AND REDESIGNED THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT RECALL AND OFFER TO REPLACE THE FAILED COMPONENT. *TR

1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WITH SEVERAL RECALL ISSUES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT FOR THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE GASOLINE DELIVERY SYSTEM, AIRBAGS, AND FUEL INJECTION AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NOW HAS ENGINE PROBLEMS AND IS NOT RUNNING. *JB

PUT THE VAN IN DRIVE AND IT ACTS LIKE IT IS IN PARK/NEUTRAL THEN WITHIN 20 SECONDS OR MORE IT DECIDES TO GO. NOW YOU WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN PUTS ITSELF IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AFTER AWHILE. NOT SAFE!! THERE ARE SEVERAL LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE FIRST 5 MINUTES THE VAN IS TURNED ON IT DINGS LIKE THE DOOR IS OPEN. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE BRAKE LIGHT SHINES ON DASH AND THE BELL RINGS THE VAN IS PARKED FOR NOW. *TR

MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE ALWAYS ON. THE WIPERS START ON THEIR OWN WHENEVER THEY LIKE AND I HAVE TO MANUALLY TIME WHEN I TURN THEM OFF BECAUSE THE WIPERS WILL NOT RETURN TO THE BOTTOM ON THEIR OWN. *TR

HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR AND OTHER LIGHTS, COME ON AND GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING (LIGHTS FLASHING) AND THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN ENGINE AND IGNITION IS OFF. EVENTUALLY BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DRAINED. MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. SOME MECHANICS SAY IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY BCM, BUT NOT SURE. READING THROUGH EDMUNDS.COM AND OTHER BLOGS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY PLYMOUTH/DODGE/CHRYSLER MINI VAN OWNERS, WITH NO REAL SOLUTION. FLASHING LIGHTS WHEN DRIVING CAN DISTRACT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. A DEAD BATTERY AT ANY TIME AND ESPECIALLY IN THE WRONG PLACE CAN CAUSE ALL KINDS OF DIFFICULTIES. HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF DURING NIGHT DRIVING CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ROOT CAUSE, BUT SUGGESTED COULD BE FAULTY BCM (DIAGNOSTICS COST $150). TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER DEALER WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID COULD BE BECAUSE OF AN AFTER MARKET ALARM. RECOMMENDED REMOVING THE ALARM (COST $400 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REMOVING ALARM). PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED AND NOW SAYS CAUSED BY FAULTY BCM (WHICH THEY SAY COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ALARM), SUGGESTED REPLACING BCM. COST OF NEW BCM QUOTED IS $700+ LABOR. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE (DEAD BATTERY). IS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PLYMOUTH/ DODGE/CHRYSLER MINIVAN'S? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD BE ELECTRICAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 178,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF AND ALL GAUGES DIED. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO TACHOMETER, NO FUEL GAUGE AND NO TEMP GAUGE. *NM

WE HAVE A 98 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WE HAVE OWNED IT 5-6 YEARS. FOR ABOUT THE LAST 2 YEARS SOMETIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL PULLS DOWN ON ITS OWN AND STICKS FOR A FEW MOMENTS. IT WILL DO THIS WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE PEDAL AND NOT PRESSING DOWN AT ALL, BUT IT ALSO DOES IT WHEN YOUR FOOT IS NOT OVER THE PEDAL AT ALL! I COULD BE GOING 45 MPH AND IT WILL PULL DOWN ON ITS OWN AND COME BACK UP IN A FEW SECONDS. IT IS AN VERY OCCASIONAL PROBLEM SO WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN,UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT DONE IT WHILE AT THE MECHANICS. WE HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AND WORKED ON 3 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS BUT WE CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *NM