1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Complaints

HAS OIL LEAKING FORM THE HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS AGREED TO FIX IT ONCE THE CONSUMER PAYS $200 DEDUCTIBLE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 3 MONTHS AGO.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WATER ENTERS VEHICLE FROM DASH AREA, CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HAD NO GASKET ALONG BOTTON. TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING. FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS AND TWO SETS OF ROTORS FAILE IN TWO YEARS PERIOD. *YH

SHIMMY AT LOW SPEED. DEALER DIGNOSED TREAD / BELT SEPARATION. MICHELIN DEALER REPLACED TIRES WITH SYMMETRY TIRES EXPLAINING OLD SERIES NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT SYMMETRY WAS SAME TIRE WITH SAME TREAD PATTERN. DEALER ADMITTED THAT THEY'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE XW4 TIRES, BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION. I WAS SOLD NEW TIRES AT REDUCED COST, BUT PAPERWORK DOESN'T LIST TREAD SEPARATION AS THE REASON. CO-WORKER HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH MICHELIN TIRES ON PICKUP TRUCK. IS MICHELIN HAVING FIRESTONE PROBLEMS? (DOT NUMBER: HDT2 472X TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)

AIR CONDITIONER GIVES OFF AN UNPLEASANT ODOR; WHICH, CAUSES DIFFICULTY BREATHING, NAUSEA HEADACHE, AND VOMITING.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOSE POWER ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO,THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE OVERHEATED & BATTERY HAD FAILED. TIMING BELT TENSIONER & TIMING BELT HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR & NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

WHILE USING KEY TO UNLOCK SIDE DOOR, DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK BY KEY OR INSIDE. DEALER STATED THAT LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEARD A NOISE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT REAR BRAKE SHOES HAD WORN OUT COMPLETELY AND GOUGED INTO THE DRUMS. HAD IT REPAIRED. *AK

THE ENGINE LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND BEFORE I HAD THE CHANCE TO PULL OVER THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL THE WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR 4 MINUTES THEN GO OFF. MY ENGINE LOCKED UP BEFORE THE WARNING SIGNAL WENT OFF INDICATING THAT I HAD LESS THAN 4 MINUTES TO RESPOND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS AGREED TO PAY ONE HALF OF THE REPAIRS COSTS, HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THE OIL SCREEN IN THE OIL PAN BECAME CLOGGED AS A RESULT OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL. I FEEL THAT THIS ENGINE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD LIKE FOR DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO STAND BEHIND THIER PRODUCT BY COMPLETELY PAYING FOR THE NEW ENGINE THAT I HAD TO HAVE. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT A 1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WITH ONLY 53,865 MILES SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW ENGINE, WHEN THE VAN HAS BEEN PROPERLY DRIVEN AND MAINTAINED. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER FOR A SQUEAK. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE HEAT STRUCK AND PITTED. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE ROTORS, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THEM. ROTORS ON JEEPS FROM 96-99 HAD BEEN RECALLED, POSSIBLE THAT THESE CHRYSLER ROTORS MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE ALSO. *AK *ML

NOTED THAT BACKUP LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FUSES AND BULBS ARE OK. SINCE THEN OBSERVED OTHER CHRYSLER/DODGE?PLYMOUTH MINIVANS AND NOTICED SAME PROBLEM IN TWO LATEST MODEL DODGE CARAVANS. *AK