1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 12 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME, THE DEALER REPAIRED BUT THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT THE AIR BAG COMPONENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH A FAILURE DURING THE REASONABLE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE RADIATOR DIVIDER BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING LOOP AND THE RADIATOR WATER, THIS RUINED THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR, THE REPLACEMENT RADIATOR WAS MADE WITH THICKER METAL, CONSUMER FEELS IT IS THOUGHTLESS TO RUN TRANSMISSION FLUID THROUGH A WATER-FILLED RADIATOR KNOWING THAT ANY FLAW OR CRACK IN THE DIVIDING WALL BETWEEN THE TWO ELEMENTS COULD RUIN THE TRANSMISSION. *SLC

WHEN TURNING ON VEHICLE CAN SMELL FUEL IN AND ON OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. THERE'S A RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUIDED. CONSUMER PLEASE PROVIDE RECALL NUMBER FOR THE RECALL YOUR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN.*AK

RECALL 00V268000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 895.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER MONTHS BEFORE RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR MANUFACTURER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. RECALL SHOWED A REMEDY, BUT DEALER, PUCKETT DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP, 3625 OLD HALIFAX ROAD, PO BOX 818 SOTH BOSTON, VA 24592, PHONE# 804-575-5050 DID NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL RAIL COULD BE REPLACED NOW, HOWEVER CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT DEALER THINKS IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A CHEAP WAY TO FIX PROBLEM.*JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED. CONSUMER LEFT VEHICLE. VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK

CLOCK SPRING NEEDS REPLACING. NOTICED RECENT RECALL FOR CHRYSLER SPORT UTILITY FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. ALSO NOTICED A LARGE NUMBER OF VAN OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. ARE YOU INVESTIGATING? IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON MINIVAN CLOCK SPRINGS DUE TO HIGH INCIDENCE OF FAILURE?*AK

OUR 1997 VOYAGER HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 43000 MILES. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE AT A NATIONAL OIL FRANCHISE. IN ORDER TO GET OUR VAN BACK ON THE ROAD, WE HAD TO PAY CHRYSLER $700 FOR LABOR. WE HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THROUGH OTHER WEB SITES ABOUT SECRET RECALLS PERTAINING TO CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAD WE KNOWN ABOUT THIS RECALL, WE WOULD HAVE FOUGHT THEM TO THE END! WE FEEL WE ARE ENTITLED TO A REFUND OF OUR $700 AND CHRYSLER SHOULD GO "PUBLIC" WITH THESE RECALLS! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. SINCERELY [XXX].*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT MY TURNING THEM ON. SEEMS TO OCCUR WITH A LOT OF OTHER VANS OF FRIENDS AS WELL.*AK

OUR VAN FUEL PUMP / FUEL LINE FAILED AT OR NEAR THE GAS TANK. WHILE DRIVING, MY WIFE NOTICED A SMELL (WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE FUEL). I MET HER, AND TO MY SHOCK, THE VEHICLE WAS ENVELOPED IN GASOLINE FUMES !! WE ABANDONED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY, DUE TO OBVIOUS CONCERNS OF FUMES COMBUSTION. WE CONTACTED A TOW TRUCK, HAD THE VAN TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHICH HAPPENED TO BE WITHIN 2 MILES, AND HAD REPAIRS MADE. AT THE SHOP, THEY WOULD NOT PULL THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE BECAUSE THE UNDERSIDE WAS SOAKED IN GASOLINE ! THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP / LINE ASSEMBLY. I AM CONTACTING NHTSA AT THIS POINT DUE TO AN ARTICLE IN THE DETROIT NEWS (JULY 18, 2001)WHICH INDICATES THIS FAILURE MIGHT BE A KNOWN/RECURRING PROBLEM. SINCE I SAW MY WIFE SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A VAN ENGULFED IN GASOLINE VAPORS, I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY OR IMPRESSED WITH THE THOUGHT THAT SOMEONE KNEW THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO HER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.*AK