1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH A VERY LOUD NOISE AND DUMPED TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE ROADWAY. APPARENTLY, A PIN IN THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD COME LOOSE AND DESTROYED THE HOUSING AND MOST INTERNAL COMPONENTS. CHRYSLER HAS CHARGED ME OVER $2500 FOR A REPLACEMENT UNIT SINCE THEY WILL NOT TAKE THE OLD UNIT AS A CORE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE UNITS AND ADMIT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK

RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION STRUT FAILURE AT POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE BODY DUE TO CORROSION. *PH

PURCHASED VOYAGER 2 YRS AGO, DEALER SHOWED US HE HAD REBUILT TRANSMISSION 2 MONTHS EARLIER. AFTER 2 YEARS, I HAVE REPLACED RADIATOR, "COOLING FAN RELAY" X2, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AGAIN, THE CV JOINT BROKE AND CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION CASE (AFTER IT WAS REBUILT), THE RADIO WENT OUT, THE AC IS COMPLETELY GONE ESTIMATED @ $1800 TO REPAIR. BRAKES ARE GRABBING AND/OR SOFT. IS THIS A "LEMON"?*AK

COMSUMER COMPLAININED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EVAPORATOR THAT IS MADE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER. CONSUMER DID CONTACT THE DEALER, AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DOING ABOUT 70 MPH I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. LOOKED AT SPEEDOMETER AND IT REGISTERED 0. I HAD NO POWER. BARELY MANAGED TO GET VAN OFF THE ROAD. GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER IT, THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERYWHERE. HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY PERSONAL MECHANIC. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR OF PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGERS. I ONLY HAVE 86,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO THE SLIDING DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED, WINDSHIELD WASHERS HAVE FAILED, A/C HAS FAILED, NOT TO MENTION THE AIRBAG LIGHT, FUEL LINE AND ALL OF THE NUMEROUS OTHER RECALLS IT HAS HAD ON IT. *NLM

UPON DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70-80 MPH, MY VAN LOST POWER SUDDENLY. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER BECAUSE THE ENGINE CUT OFF. IT WAS A RAPID SPEED DECREASE, I WATCHED THE TACHOMETER DROP IN SPEED. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND AT A DEAD STOP. A FEW MINUTES LATER I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VAN AND PULL TO THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY PULLED 2 CODES FROM THE VAN'S ONBOARD COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT IT OCCURRING AGAIN. THE SAME THING HAPPEN 3 YEARS AGO, AGAIN I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP TRAVELING 70-80 MPH IN HOT WEATHER AND THE VAN LOST POWER. UPON REACHING MY DESTINATION, I TOOK THE VAN TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHICH AT THAT TIME, COULD NOT PULL ANY CODES. AFTER LEAVING THE VAN FOR A WEEK, I DROVE IT BACK HOME. THE VAN STOPPED TWICE, HOME IS 400 MILES FROM MY DESTINATION. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, I TOOK THE VAN TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER, AND THEY PULLED A CODE THAT INDICATED A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #5. THEY CLEARED THE CODE (DON'T KNOW WHY...), AND THEY TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE CODE. THEY COULD NOT.... THE DEALER CHARGED ME $50 AND TOLD ME THAT SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ERROR CODE THE CAR SHOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE AGAIN. NOW, IT HAPPENS AGAIN IN THE YEAR 2003... VERY CONCERNED. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL THE VEHICLE GAINS EXCESSIVE SPEED ,AND WILL SHUT DOWN . THEN, VEHICLE WILL RESTART ON ITS OWN. *AK

THE VEHICLE CLOCK SPRING FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (RECALL # 02V-293000). THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED IT YET. *MR *SCC *NLM

MY 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER HAS HAD NUMEROUS, ONGOING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE WIPERS NO LONGER WORK, THE IGNITION FREQUENTLY DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THEY BELIEVE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT THEY CANNOT LOCATE. I HAVE TWO OTHER FRIENDS WHO ALSO OWN CHRYSLER PRODUCT MINIVANS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IF THIS DOES NOT BECOME THE SOURCE OF RECALL YOU CAN BE SURE THAT I AND MY FRIENDS WILL NO LONGER BE DRIVING CHRYSLER MINIVANS IN THE FUTURE. TIMOTHY GLESMANN WINDSOR, COLORADO

THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS WHICH ARE OCCURRING ALL THE TIME: 1. THE VAN SMELLS OF GAS EVERY ONCE IN WHILE. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF RECALLS REGARDING THIS MATTER AND THEY HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VAN. STILL THE FUEL SMELL IS THERE. HAVE WRITTEN TO CHRYSLER, THEY ONLY HAVE ONE ANSWER FOR THIS: YOU HAVE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT FOR WARRANTY. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. WHY DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEBODY TO GET HURT BEFORE THEY WILL PAY UP? PLEASE HELP. 2. WINDSHIELD WIPERS: THESE HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE VAN. THEY COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON WHEN I AM USING TURN SIGNAL, TURNING ON RADIO, OR JUST DRIVING. THEN THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE VARIOUS SPEEDS STOP WORKING, AND THE WIPERS ONLY WORK AT HIGH SPEEDS. WARRANTY WORK WAS PERFORMED A FEW TIMES DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. SINCE THEN, LAST FALL THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CHANGED THE BODY MODULE UNIT AND IT COST ME $650 TO FIX IT. IT WORKED FINE FOR A MONTH BUT SINCE THEN THE WIPERS ARE DOING THE SAME THINGS AS MENTIONED EARLIER, EXCEPT THEY HAVEN'T DIED YET. ONCE AGAIN CHRYSLER GIVES ME A STANDARD RESPONSE. THEY KNOW WIPERS ARE A PROBLEM, AND THEY WON'T FIX THEM.*JB