1991 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Complaints

WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE VIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ARM FAILED A FEW MONTHS AFTER BEING REPLACED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM WAS THE WIPER MOTOR. IT WOULD NOT ALLOW PIVOT ARM TO MOVE.*AK *SLC

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH COURTESY LIGHT BLOWNING FUSES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXPERTLY MAINTAINED. THE PROBLEM HERE, IS THE RE PLACEMENT OF CALIPERS DURING A REBUILD SEQUENCE ALLOWS FOR THE REBUILDER, THE RIGHT TO REPLACE A METAL CYLINDER WITH A "PHENOLIC" LIKE CYLINDER, WHICH HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN A 5 MONTH PERIOD ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. WHILE ON OCCASION A CALIPER OR WHEEL CYLINDER MAY GO BAD-THIS DESIGN IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED IN IT'S ENGINEERING CONCEPT. THE PHENOLIC PISTONS DO NOT DISSIPATE HEAT PROPERLY, AND BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW OF WHERE THE CYLINDER PROTRACTS WHEN IT MEETS THE STEEL BACKING OF THE BRAKE PAD LEAVES FULLY 1/3 OF THE PISTON FULLY EXPOSED TO UNNECESSARY HYDRAULIC PRESSURES. IT IS EXACTLY AT THIS JUNCTURE WHERE A SERIOUS FRACTURE OCCURS ON THE PISTON, RENDERING THE BRAKE DANGEROUSLY INOPERABLE. MOREOVER, THE POSSIBILITY OF THE RUPTURED PARTICLES CAN FALL IN BETWEEN THE ROTORS AND THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH WOULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO PITCH AND OVERTURN DUE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS. CHRYSLER HAS MANY OF THESE DEPLOYED ON THE ROAD IN VARIOUS MODELS OF AUTOS AN VANS. THIS IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT TO ALLOW THE PRODUCERS TO CONTINUE FLOODING THESE MARKETS WITH FLAWED DESIGN TO BEGIN WITH, AND A SERIOUSLY FLAWED REPLACEMENT CYLINDER. AS A PILOT AND AIRCRAFT OWNER I WOULD TELL YOU THAT THE FAA, WOULD NEVER PERMIT SUCH A DESING ON AN AIRCRAFT. HAVING HAD MANY EXTENSIVE YEARS OF EXPERTISE ON BOTH AIRCRAFT AND AUTOMOTIVE REBUILDING-THESE BRAKE UNITS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET AND A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE MANDATED BY THE DOT. THE CHANGES NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS ARE QUITE SIMPLE AND WOULD BE EFFECTIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS SHOWING THE REQUIRED TESTS PERFORMED BY THESE AFTERMARKET BRAKE ASSEMBLY PRODUCER. MY SUSPICION IS THAT THERE IS LITTLE OR NO INFORMATION OTHER THAN A "WHITE SHEET" INTRODUCED IN THIS MATTER. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT CONSIDERING THE SHEER VOLUME OF THESE INNEFFICIENT AND FLAWED SYSTEMS THAT THE POSSIBILITY THAT MANY MAY HAVE.

WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING THE HOOD TO STRIKE AND CRACK THE WINDSHIELD AND DENT THE HOOD AND THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

INTERIOR HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN HOOD. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE REPLACING 1 PER WEEK FOR SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AND VIBRATE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON ABS ( 96V-099) AND DEALER INDICATED TO HAVE REPLACED THE ABS. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ABS WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER SAYS THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS. *YH

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED. PRIOR TO VEHICLE STOPPING, HAD SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. LIFTED HOOD & NOTICED THAT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED, AND WAS SPITTING FLUID ONTO ENGINE.*AK

HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE PREMATURELY BLOWING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK RADIO AND DOME LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THE ENGINE HAD FAILED WITHIN JUST TWO YEARS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONS. RADIATOR FAN WAS MALFUNCTIONING. EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED. *YH

LIGHT FROM HEADLIGHTS HAS GRADUALLY DIMMED OVER THE YEARS ALTHOUGH BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CAUSE APPEARS TO BE LACK OF AGING- AND/OR UV-RESISTANCE ON THE PART OF THE HEADLAMP LENSE (SEPARATE BULB/LENSE DESIGN), WHICH I BELIEVE IS MADE OF POLYCARBONATE (POSSIBLY ACRYLIC OR OTHER MATERIAL), WHICH HAS SUBSTANTIALLY YELLOWED WITH AGING AND/OR EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT. WHEN NEW, THE LENSES WERE COMPLETELY CLEAR, BUT ARE NOW QUITE YELLOWED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AND I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE SAFETY-RELATED PARTS. I BELIEVE THE LIGHT OUTPUT IS LIKELY BELOW FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AT THIS TIME. *AK