1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Complaints

VAN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY NOT RUNNING NO KEYS IN VAN, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

MY PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WAS POURING OIL PROFUSELY. UPON TAKING IT TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT., I DISCOVERED I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET, CAM SEALS, AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD, JUST 1900K OUT OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. 3 DAYS LATER A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD, UPON TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIMING BELT, PULLEY, AND TENSIONER THIS TIME. UPON QUESTIONING THEM WHETHER THIS MALFUNCTION COULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF THEIR PREVIOUS WORK, THEY RESPONDED THEY DID NOT HAVE TO TOUCH THESE PARTS IN THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. I IN TURN CALLED AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE WHO CONFIRMED FOR ME THAT THESE PARTS IN FACT HAD TO BE REMOVED. DUE TO MY MISTRUST OF THIS DEALERSHIP I TOOK THIS SECOND PROBLEM TO THE INDEPENDENT GARAGE. THEY INFORMED ME OF A PROBLEM WITH THE PLYMOUTH NEON HEAD GASKET FAILURE, AND THAT I HAD THE SAME ENGINE IN MY PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS MINE HAS A METAL PLATE AND THE NEON'S HAVE A PLASTIC PLATE ON TOP. I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP, AND IT IS HUGE FOR THE PLYMOUTH NEONS, SO I CALLED CHRYSLER TO REQUEST SOME ASSISTANCE, AND CURRENTLY HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN. SINCE THIS IS ONE AND THE SAME ENGINE, AND SINCE CHRYLER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UP TO 5 YEARS/1000,000KM, I FEEL THEY SHOULD AT LEAST TRY TO ASSIST A LOYAL CUSTOMER OF THEIR PRODUCTS. THE REPAIR BILL FOR JUST THE REPLACEMENT OF HEAD GASKET, CAM SEALS, AND MANIFOLD TOTALED $1002.19 WITH LABOR INCLUDED. THIS WAS RIDICULOUS, AND WAY TOO COSTLY.

WHEN TURNING ON BLINKERS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. OCCASIONALLY WIPERS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND STAY ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CLOCK SPING COMPONENT FAILED CAUSING DEACTIVATION OF AIR BAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD WHICH HAS CAUSED HORN TO BECOME INOPERABLE.*AK *JB

THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE GONE OUT 6 TIMES. THE INITIAL TIME WAS AT 30,000 MILES AND EVERY 10,000 MILES SINCE THEN. EACH TIME THE MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED FUTHER AND FURTHER INTO THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NOW DISCOVERED IT IS THE STEERIING KNUCKLE THAT LOCKS THE CALIPER AND BRAKE PAD INTO THE KNUCKLE. IT BRAKE PAD GRINDS INTO THE KNUCKLE CAUSING PITS INTO THE MEDAL OF THE KNUCKLE AND BRAKE PADS WORN OUT EVERY 10,000 MILES. THESE ARE WARRANTY COVERED PARTS THAT WILL BE REPLACED BY THE WARRANTY COMPANY IF THEY ARE GIVE A REASON FOR THIS DEFECT AND DEFECT IS CAUSED BY A COVERED PART. THE DEALER CANNOT EXPLAIN WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS BEEN INFORMED AND THEY WILL NOT GET INVOLVED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT FIXED AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER EVERY TIME. THE WARRANTY COMPANY ADVISED ME THAT THIS COULD BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH MY PARTICULAR VECHICLE AND THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD GET OUT THER TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, AND CRUISE CONTROL/ HORN WENT OUT. ALSO, TRANMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN PUTTING IT IN GEAR VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

THE COST OF REPLACING THIS PART WAS 282.00 DOLLARS. I DO NOT GFELL THAT AN ELECTRICAL PART THAT IS PART OF THE SAFTY EQUIPMENT SHOULD FAILAND NOT BE REPLACED UNDER WARANTY. *AK

ON THE MORNING OF SEPT 28, 2001, I STARTED MY '97 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER TO BEGIN A VACATION TRIP. AFTER A FEW MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. DURING THE TRIP, I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT NEITHER THE HORN NOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED. THESE SYMPTOMS APPEAR SIMILAR TO RECALL #01V153000.. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK