1992 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Complaints

I WAS MAKING A SLOW 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT ONTO A DRIVEWAY WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 " LOWER THAN THE ROAD I WAS ON. AS MY RIGHT WHEEL DROPPED OFF ONTO THE DRIVEWAY, WE HEARD A SHARP CRACKING NOISE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS STIFF WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS THE NEXT DAY, SUNDAY, WHEN AS I TURNED TO THE RIGHT, WE LOST ALL OUR POWER STEERING FLUID WITH A GUSH AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP BLEW ITS FRONT MAINSEAL DUE TO OVERPRESSURING FROM THE BROKEN RACK AND PINION. THE RACK AND PINION MAINSHAFT WAS COMPLETELY SEVERED, IT ACTUALLY TORE OFF ITS WELDED BRACKET ON ONE SIDE AND THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WHICH WAS A COMPONENT OF THE SYSTEM, BOUND UP AND BLEW OUT BOTH SEALS. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS LEAD TO THE OVERPRESSURE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN THE PUMP BLOWING ITS MAINSEAL. HE ALSO SAID HE FELT THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM(IE. NOT HAVING BOTH SIDES OF THE RACK AND PINION IN HARD MOUNTS)WAS AT LEAST A PARTIAL CAUSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE REBUILDER TO WHOM THIS WAS TO BE SENT HAD SEEN ABOUT 10 OTHERS LIKE THIS PREVIOUSLY. HAD ATOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS ALMOST $1,000.00

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE RECALL 96V-099 FOR ABS THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ABS PUMP AND MOTOR DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED, THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE ABS MODULATOR AND DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROLLER ANTI LOCK BRAKE NEEDED REPLACING, CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE THIS IS APART OF THE ABS SYSTEM AND THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL 96V-099. NLM

THE ANITLOCK BRAKE AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON DURING A REGULAR SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER ON 8/25/2000, PROBLEM HAPPENED TO BE THE BOOSTER PUMP THAT WAS IN RECALL IN 1996. ON 9/15/00 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK, HAVE NOT HEARD WHAT PROBLEM IS YET. MILEAGE AT 1ST INCIDENT WAS 74827, 2ND INCIDENT IT IS 75744 (LESS THAN 1000 MILES AND 3 WEEKS LATER). *AK

TRANSMISSION (THIS MODEL A604 4 SPEED) IS KNOWN TO HAVE HIGH FAILURE RATE BY PUBLIC AND CHRYSLER. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED WAS ON A WEEKEND AND I HAD TO TAKE IT TO AAMCO TO HAVE REPAIRED. THEY USED OEM PARTS TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. THE SECOND TIME WAS SAME FAILURE AS THE FIRST. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO MAKE RESTITUTION BECAUSE OF AAMCO FIXING THE CHRSLER CAUSED PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WHEN PULLING SHOULDER STRAPS TO FIT CHILD STRAPS DO NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER DIDN'T PUT SCREWS BACK. THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT LOCK & JUST BUMPS AGAINST THE BACK. CONSUMER IS TRYING TO SEE IF THE MANUFACTURER WILL CONTACT THE NEW DEALER TO REPLACE THE SCREWS AT NO CHARGE. *AK

ACCELERATOR CABLE TOUCHES THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING THE PLASTIC TO BURN. *AK

RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ARM HAS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LEFT PIVOT ARM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

FATIGUE OF THE DOOR HINGE CAUSES IT TO NOT BE ALLIGNED ANY LONGER. THIS IS ABSURD. THEY WANT $300 PER DOOR TO FIX IT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT INDICATION STEERING WHEEL FELL OUT INTO CONSUMER'S HANDS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. CHRYSLER HAS PROVIDED NO HELP. *AK *ML