1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER HEARD A SLAPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE BELT BROKE OFF THE EDGE, AND THE BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 25-30 VEHICLE RAN OFF ROAD AND HIT A PIPE WITH LEFT FRONT WHEEL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

I AM WRITING TO SUPPORT A RECALL OF THE GEN3" TYPE SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN DAIMLER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THE BUCKLE IS DANGEROUSLY PRONE TO UN LATCHING DURING AUTO ACCIDENTS AND REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD TO AS MANY AS 16 MILLION DRIVERS. *CB

1. THE REAR HATCH LEAKED UPON DELIVERY. THREE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO PUT SOME KING OF SEALANT ON THE EXTERIOR TO PREVENT LEAKAGE. SOME WATER DAMAGE TO INTERIOR WAS NEVER FIXED. 2. AIR BAG LIGHT ON DUE TO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. WAITED FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS FOR CHRYSLER TO ISSUE RECALL WHILE PROBLEM WAS BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. 3. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 115,800KM. ESTIMATED $1,800 TO REPAIR AT TRANSMISSION SHOP.

WE JUST HAD OUR VAN INTO THE DEALER SHIP LAST WEEK IT WAS SURGING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. THREE DAYS LATER IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND ALSO SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. I HAD MY ONE YEAR OLD WITH ME AT THE TIME. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. HAD WE KNOWN THAT CHRYSLER HAD AND STILL HAS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS WE NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT CHRYSLER'S TRANSMISSION AS FAR BACK AS THE 1989 MODEL. HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS FOR SO LONG? I CONSIDER THIS VAN TO BE A LEMON. UNFORTUNATLY THE LEMON LAW STATES THAT THE PROBLEM HAS TO HAVE HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST 18,000 MILES. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE IN RETURNING THIS OBVIOUS LEMON?

THE MINIVAN LURCHED BACKWARD 1-2 FT AFTER IT WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN IN BACK OF THE VAN THEY MANY HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. THE MECHANIC SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION LITERALLY EXPLODED INSIDE.*AK

PLASTIC COVERS OF 1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER MINIVAN HEADLAMPS ARE LOSING TRANSPARENCY. MINUTE CRACKS APPEARING ON THE SURFACE OF THE HEADLAMPS ARE MAKING THEM LESS CLEAR AND THUS DECREASING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE HEADLAMPS AT NIGHT. NOTICED INITIALLY A YEAR AGO , SLOWLY GETTING WORSE. *LA

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND REPLACED PARTS . THEN, RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WOULD GET CONDENSATION INSIDE OF THE LENS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO BECOME DIM. THIS WOULD POSE A HAZARD TO THE DRIVER DUE TO A LACK OF VISIBILITY ON THE ROADS. THERE WOULD BE NO LIGHT REFLECTION WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF A LACK OF BRIGHTNESS. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE HEADLIGHT COVERS CHECKED.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SPRINGS WERE PROTRUDING AND RUSTING FROM THE STRUTS. IF THE SPRING FAILED VEHICLE WOULD FALL. CONSUMER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL.*AK