1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY INTO ANOTHER GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO 20MPH. TOOK TO DEALER AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING PROBLEM, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THERE WERE FOUR RECALLS ON THIS MODEL. *YH

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO TURN A CORNER, WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL TURN ON, AND CANNOT TURN OFF, EVEN WITH THE SWITCH IN OFF POSITION.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

FUEL WAS LEAKING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM "O RINGS" WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. ALSO, RECALL EXISTED FOR SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE RECALL NUMBER WAS 00V268. *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. ALL WIRING GOT BURNED. FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHER EFIRE STARTED. BUT CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW CAUSE OF FIRE. *AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WHEN EVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. IT STARTED OUT ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE LIKE WHEN YOU USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL OR IF YOU JUST TURN A CORNER. THE LONGER IT GOES THE WORSE IT GETS. NOW THEY COME ON JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHICH CAN BE VERY ANNOYING ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAVE ALSO HAD THEM COME ON JUST SETTING WAITING FOR MY KIDS TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL. THEY USE TO GO OFF BY THEM SELF, BUT NOW THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO STOP IS TO TURN THE WIPERS ON THEN OFF. THIS IS OUR THIRD TIME. WE HAD IT FIXED TWO OTHER TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. OUR DAUGHTER IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE AND THIS IS JUST ONE MORE THING SHE HAS TO DEAL WITH AND SOME TIMES SHE HAS ALL SHE CAN DO TO PAY ATTENTION WITHOUT THIS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP US. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 26,000 MILES AND AT TIMES, SOMEWHAT JERKING INTO GEAR. THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE WORSE WHEN THE CAR WAS COLD AND WHEN YOU WERE SHIFTING INTO HIGHER GEARS, IT WASN'T AS NOTICEABLE ON DOWNSHIFTING. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BUT REAPPEARED IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM WASN'T AS NOTICEABLE THE SECOND TIME AND WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT JUST NEEDED AN ADJUSTMENT. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VAN IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE WITH EASY TOWN AND HIGHWAY DRIVING MILES AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO HAVE A FACTORY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE UNRELIABLE TRANSMISSION. *AK

FOR NO REASON, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT COME ON ANYMORE, THE HORN WILL NOT WORK ANYMORE, AND THE WIPERS ARE ACTING ERRATICALLY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE "CLOCKSPRING" ASSEMBLY IN THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDS REPLACED FOR ~ $300-$350. THEY SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS FAILURE SO I THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT IT. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS DESIGN DEFECT HAS EFFECTIVELY DISABLED MY AIRBAG AND I THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX IT. *AK

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AT 54800 MILES IS SHOWS A SERIOUS FLAW IN QUALITY OF THE COMPONENT. FAILURE OCCURRED AT CITY SPEEDS, BUT WIFE HAD JUST PULLED OUT ON TO HEAVLY TRAVELED ROAD(HWY 6) WITH AN APPROPRIATE DISTANCE BETWEEN HER AND AN ONCOMING TRACTER TRAILER. FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE TRUCK TO CATCH UP TO HER, AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED WHEN SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OUR 2 YEAR OLD AND 3 MONTH OLD CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THIS MODEL AND RELATED CHRYSLER PRODUCTS ON THE INTERNET. THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT DRIVE AXLE OCCURRED ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL FUNCTIONING, THE NOISE REQUIRED FULL ATTENTION FROM ME TO ASSERTAIN THE SITUATION WHILE MANUEVERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED I NOTED A CONTINUOUS PULLING TO THE LEFT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR VARIOUS REASONS AND ALWAYS HAD THEM LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS VARIFIED BUT THE CAUSE WAS NEVER DETERMINED. SINCE THE NEW AXLE WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE NO LONGER PULLS. OBVIOUSLY A BAD AXLE WAS THE CAUSE AND IT WAS DOOMED TO FAILURE. INSPECTION OF THE BROKEN PART SHOWED A RUSTY NONUNIFORM BALL AND SOCKET WHILE THE OTHER BALL AND SOCKET IN THE ASSEMBLY WAS STILL METALIC AND SMOOTH. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE HIGHLY RESPECTED REPAIR SHOP THAT DID THE WORK FOUND THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS INDICATED IN THE MAUAL DID NOT FIT THE VEHICAL, THEY CHECKED TWO DIFFERENT MODEL NUMBERS AND NEITHER FIT. THE THIRD ATTEMPT PURCHASED FROM CHRYSLER DID FIT.*AK

MY VEHICLE WAS AN UNDERBODY FIRE.VECHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR FUEL PUMP SAFETY. *AK

LEAKING ROLLOVER VALVE ON FUEL TANK. I SPOKE TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER ON 12/19/2000 ABOUT SAFETY RECALL #665- FUEL FILLER TUBE ROLLEROVER VALVE & GROUND STRAP (NHTSA 95V236000) AN WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT NINE (9)DAYS (ON 8/19/95) AFTER THE RECALL END DATE 8/10/95 THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO REPLACE THE TANK. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE TANK AT A COST OF $697.02 THEN SEND IN RECEIPT FOR REVIEW. I FEEL THAT SINCE I HAVE SEEN MANY CASES IN YOUR OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS FILES ( ODI-835261, ODI-814712, ODI-510678, ODI-801764, ODI-853149, ODI-986406, ODI-809874, ODI-870842, ODI-523381, ODI-547150, ODI-974927, ODI-974005, ODI-811247, ODI-980479 & NHTSA ACTION # EA97002, PE95053, PE96051,) THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER SHOULD STEP UP AND REPLACE THIS AT NO COST SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PRODUCT FAILURE. THIS IS A "POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD" AS THEIR RECALL NOTIFICATION STATES. THE SERVICING DEALER HAS ALSO PERFORM OTHER SAFETY RECALLS TO THIS TANK # 670 FILLER TUBE GROUND STRAP (NHTSA ID 96V002000) & 845 FUEL PUMP MODULE SEAL ONCE AGAIN ALL RELATED TO A FUEL TANK CONCERN WHICH DOES SHOW THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS EFFECTED PRIOR TO THEIR CUT OFF DATE OF 8/10/95.