1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Complaints

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. NLM

STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOMENTARILY LOCK UP WHEN MAKING TURNS. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING WITH NO IMPACT WITH ANY OBJECT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DEPRESSING HORN. HORN WOULD NOT SOUND OFF. WHEN DEPRESSING SPEED CONTROL VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH OVER. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NLM

I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE "GEN 3" SEATBELT SYSTEMS. THE RELEASE BUTTON PROTRUDES TOO FAR, AND CAN BE INADVERTENTLY BUMPED, CAUSING THE BELT TO UNHOOK. I DID NOT FIND THIS A PROBLEM UNTIL WE HAD A BABY AND BEGAN USING AN INFANT CARRIER. 3 DAYS IN A ROW, OUR BABY'S SEATBELT WAS MISTAKENLY UNHOOKED, FIRST WHEN I HOOKED MY BELT NEXT TO HERS AND DIDN'T REALIZE I'D BUMPED HERS, THEN TWICE A DOG SITTING NEXT TO THE INFANT SEAT STEPPED ON THE RELEASE BUTTON AND UNHOOKED THE SEATBELT. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE BELTS WERE DESIGNED TO PASS THE "BALL TEST" WHICH CHRYSLER REFUSES TO USE, THESE PROBLEMS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. CHRYSLER MAINTAINS THAT THE BELTS PASS ALL REQUIRED TESTS, AND THAT IS TRUE. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY BABY HAS TRAVELLED UNRESTRAINED (WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE) BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DETAIL THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE INJURY OCCURS THAT CAN BE LINKED TO THIS DEFECT. THERE IS CURRENTLY A LAWSUIT UNDER APPEAL IN WHICH A MAN WAS KILLED, BUT CHRYSLER MAINTAINS THAT THE BELT DID NOT FAIL; RATHER, THE MAN WAS NOT WEARING THE SEATBELT. HIS FAMILY ARGUES THAT EVIDENCE EXISTS TO THE CONTRARY. AT MINIMUM, I WANT CHRYSLER TO OFFER BELT DESIGNS THAT WOULD NOT UNHOOK SO EASILY - AS AN OPTION THAT CUSTOMERS COULD PURCHASE - NONE ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME FOR MY VEHICLE, AND THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR PRODUCTION. BEST RESULT WOULD BE RECALL. NLM

A DISTINCTIVE GASOLINE ODOR OCCURS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO IT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY. TEH DEALER WAS AWARE AND INDICATED THE ENTIRE TANK NEEDED REPLACING. CONSUMER SUSPECTS THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY WITH THE O RING AND NOT THE WHOLE TANK. *JG

WATERPUMP REPLACED 7 TIMES. FOUR BY DEALER 3 BY MY MECHANIC. TENSIONER TWICE. DEALER HAS NOT SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, COULD FEEL BRAKES HOLDING. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS, SHOES AND ROTORS DUE TO WEARING OUT. *AK BRAKES ON VEHICLE FAIL OFTEN. *MJ

WHILE DRIVING, WOULD FEEL STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. ALSO, FEELS LIKE IT IS SHIFTING GEARS, THEN WILL ACT NORMAL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THERE IS A SHUDDER AS IF TRANSMISSION IS DISENGAGING AND THEN RE-ENGAGES. *TT

CONSUMER HAD NOTICED RUST AROUND FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER TOWERS, WHERE THESE PARTS ARE COMING APART, AND EVENTUALLY WILL DISATTACH FROM VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *YH