1994 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. PROBLEM OF CONSUMER IS WHENEVER THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR IS TURNED ON, IT BLOWS A FUSE AND DEACTIVATES THE AIRBAG. VEHICLE WAS TALEN TO THE DEALER. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER ARMS BECAUSE IN ORDER TO GET TO THE PROBLEM, THEY WOULD DAMAGE THE WIPER ARMS. *AK

BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. VEHICLE WILL TRAVEL ABOUT 25 FT BEFORE IT WILL STOP. AT THIS POINT BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. *AK

PROBLEM #1 - RAIN WATER ENTERING VEHICLE. WE LIVE IN SEATTLE, IT RAINS 50% OF THE YEAR. EVERYTIME IT RAINS, FOR THE LAST 3-4 YEARS, WATER ENTERS THE VEHICLE. WE'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A FACTORY AUTHORIZED WATER LEAK DETECTION COMPANY, AFTER 1-2 YEARS AND ABOUT $500 IN BILLS, THEY GAVE UP. THEY FOUND A NEW LEAK EVERYTIME WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN. AS OF LAST THURSDAY, 2/24/2000 , THEY FINALLY GAVE UP, SAID THEY COULD NOT JUSTIFY FINDING MORE LEAKS!! IN ALL THEY FOUND 6 LEAKS, NONE OF WHICH WERE FAILED SEALS OR OTHERWISE PARTS THAT WOULD WEAR OUT OVER TIME. ALL FOUND LEAKS WERE BODY WELDS AND OTHER FACTORY DEFECTS. WE'VE ALSO TAKEN THE CAR TO GLASS INSTALLATION STORES, ETC. NOBODY, SO FAR CAN DETECT WHERE ALL THE LEAKS ARE COMING FROM. WATER LEAK TECHNIQUES SAID THAT ALL OF THE LEAKS THEY FOUND WERE FACTORY DEFECTS. WHAT'S OUR NEXT STEP? WE JUST WANT A DRY CAR. OUR 2ND & 3RD PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED, AND HAVE BEEN OCCURING ALMOST SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. BASICALLY, THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY. LIKE WHEN STARTING OUT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. THE NEXT PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY, USUALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM, SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR, ALMOST LIKE THE "BRAIN" DOESN'T TELL IT TO SHIFT. WE LIKE OUR MINI-VAN, WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT 45,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. WE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO REMEDY THE 3 PROBLEMS, CAN YOU HELP? THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IREAD OVER THE RECALL ITEMS FOR OTHER 1994 CHRYSLER MODELS, ONE RECALL SOUNDS SIMILAR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 94VO24000. *AK

WHILE THE VAN IS BEING DRIVEN, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHTS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CHIMMING BELL BEGINS TO CHIME FOR NO REASON. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY, THE SLIDING DOOR CANNOT BE OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WILL INDICATE THAT THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THE TANK IS FULL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OWNER CANNOT SHUT THE SLIDING DOOR ALL THE WAY. DOOR COMES OFF THE TRACK WHEN TRYING TO OPEN OR CLOSE IT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES. DEALER REBUILT ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, NOW STATES THAT THE NEW REBUILD IS OUR RESP. 35,000 SINCE LAST REBUILD WITH ONE PREVIOUS VISIT BEING TERMED NOTHING IS WRONG. PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. SEVERAL TECHNICIANS IN THE INDUSTRY KNOW WHY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALERS ARE NOT DOING UPDATES ON THE KNOWN FAILURES WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WILL COME ON CONTINUOUSLY. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

TRANSMISSION UNDERWENT MAJOR REPAIR AT 59,653 MILES UNDER 7/70 WARRANTY. THIS TIME REPAIR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. LAST TIME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR AS IT WAS SHIFTING. THIS TIME THERE WAS A SUDDEN SHUDDER AND SMELL OF BURNING MATERIAL AND LOSS OF POWER WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT WESTOAKS CHRYSLER, 3839 AUTO MALL DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS, CA, 1-800-748-6118. THEY ALSO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE IN FEB 1998 UNDER WARRANTY. THIS FAILURE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME AND MY FAMILY. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED I PLAN TO GO TO PLYMOUTH FOR PAYMENT OF THIS OUT-OF-WARRANTY REPAIR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT CHRYSLER HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM 1989-1997.

SINCE JULY 1999 MY MINI-VAN HAS BEEN STALLING AND LOOSING POWER SUDDENLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN THE VAN 3 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS EITHER STALLED OR LOST POWER IT HAS CREATED A HAZARD TO TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FROM SEARCHING THE NTSA DATA BASE I NOTICED THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON MANY PLYMOUTH VOYAGERS. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT IF THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT ADDRESES. THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE SENT THE NTSA. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR 4 MONTHS NOW AND AM NOT GETTING ANY COOPERATION FROM THE DEALER OR MANUFATURE.