1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER EXPRESSO TRANSMISSION. *MR THE PIN CAME OUT THE DIFFERENTIAL AND IT CRACKED THE CASE. *PH *JB

MY TRANSMISSION HAD A HUGE BANG AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PIN BLEW FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE WITH THESE MINIVANS, BUT CHRYSTLER IS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY LOST POWER AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO JERKED EXCESSIVELY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *NLM

I PURCHASED A USED 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN CARLSBAD, CA. BOB BAKER, I ASKED ABOUT TWO PROBLEMS I HAVE WITH IT. THE HORN DOESN'T HONK, AND THE AIR BAY LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I WAS TOLD THEY'D BE FIXED FREE. WHEN THEY CALLED REGARDING OTHER REPAIRS, THEY SAID THE ITEMS WOULDN'T BE FIXED FREE, THAT MY PARTICULAR 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WASN'T INCLUDED IN A RECALL. I OBJECTED AND ALSO FOUND THE REPAIR COSTS EXPENSIVE FOR ME, AND I WAS TOLD TO GO AHEAD AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED, THAT "THERE WILL BE A RECALL COMING UP AND WHEN IT DOES I CAN SHOW THE RECEIPTS AND GET A REFUND." WHY ARE SOME 1999 INCLUDED AND OTHERS NOT, WHEN THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS OTHERS ARE FIXED FOR UNDER RECALL? ALSO THE LOW FUEL BELL RINGS AFTER YOU FILL THE TANK UNTIL THE TANK LEVEL GETS DOWN TO ABOUT 3/4 TANK. ( IT DOES RING WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW, TOO). I WANT MY HORN FIXED, IT'S AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE. ALSO THE LIGHT "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" CAME ON, AND I JUST HAD A TUNE UP, ETC. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP COSTS SO MUCH AND IT COST ME $58.00 TO FIND OUT THAT THE GAS CAP WASN'T SEALING PROPERLY. THE NEW CAP I BOUGHT IS IMPRINTED WITH INFORMATION ABOUT IT HAVING TO BE PLACED ON PROPERLY. THIS NEW CAP I BELIEVE IS IMPRINTED THIS WAY BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM THAT CAME UP. I AM DISGUSTED AND "BROKE" AFTER HAVING TO PAY FOR SUCH A DIAGNOSIS AND THEN 15.65 FOR THE NEW CAP. *JB

THE VAN WILL BE GOING ALONG AND JUST SHUT DOWN. NO ADVANCE WARNING. SOMETIMES IT WILL START AFTER SETTING FOR 30 MINUTES, SOMETIMES IT HAS TO SIT FOR 24 HOURS, SOMETIMES FOR 2-3 DAYS. THE VAN HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE VAN STARTS RIGHT UP AND RUNS WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN A WEEK OR SO LATER IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE VAN IS A HAZARD BECAUSE IT WILL STOP IN TRAFFIC AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO START. *JB

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THIS VAN ARE OF A DANGEROUS DESIGN. THEY POP OPEN TOO OFTEN. IT'S WORST FOR THE REAR SEATS WHERE WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE INCIDENT PER MONTH WHERE THE BUCKLES HAVE SOMEHOW RELEASED ON THEIR OWN. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES LOCKED-UP RESULTING IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CONSUMER UNBUCKLED THE SAFETY BELT AND USED HER BODY TO SHIELD HER GRANDSON SITTING IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED AND BROKE CONSUMER'S NECK UPON IMPACT. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND HAD BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *NLM SCC

FEB 2003, VEHICLE IS APPROX. 4 YEARS OLD, SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF PULLEY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DIFFICULTY TURNING WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN 5 ACCIDENTS - HEAD ON COLLISION. RESULTED IN 3 ACCIDENTS BY BEING UNABLE TO TURN VEHICLE, HITTING SNOW BANKS, FACTOR INVOLVED IS HEAVY SNOW STORM, APPROX 3 FEET. REPLACED BELTS AND PUMP. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I PAID NEARLY $600.00.*JB

THE VEHICLE DID NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THERE WAS A CLUNK SOUND AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. *SCC *JB *TT