1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Complaints

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ALARM SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED. POWER DOOR LOCKED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO GET OUT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

RECALL 04V480000 CONCERNING AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V48000 CONCERNING CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS DENIED SERVICE SINCE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON. CONSUMERS' RECALL LETTER STATED UNDER 70000 MILES TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK

TOTAL POWER SHUTDOWN WHILE TRYING TO START. STARTED 10 MINUTES LATER. VARIOUS COMPONENTS STARTED FAILING - DOOR LOCKS, INTERMITTANT WIPER, REAR WIPER, REAR WASHER, POWER MIRROR. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW BCM. REPLACED BCM FOR $600 AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING HAD TO BE REPAIRED! THEY REPLACE DEFECTIVE BCM 50-60 TIMES A YEAR SO THAT THEY CAN TELL YOU YOUR CAR IS NOT WORKING! WHAT A RACKET! AND APPARENTLY THE ONE THEY REPLACED HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BEFORE - HOW MANY TIMES I DON'T KNOW. $220 OF RECOMMENDED REPAIRS WERE NOT GUARANTEED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS EITHER! I REPORTED THE DETAILS TO "CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE" AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL BACK - THEY DIDN'T. WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THAT ALL ASSISTANCE WAS DENIED! I HAD TO PAY $600 SO THEY COULD TELL ME WHAT I HAD ALREADY TOLD THEM! I'LL TAKE IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHERE THEY CHARGE TO FIX THE CAR.*AK

THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED. AS A RESULT THE AIR BAGS AND HORN MALFUNCTIONED. RECALL 02V293000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ,AND HORN/CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

HEADLIGHTS LENS DEVELOPED A DISCOLORATION THAT REDUCED THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATION AN D DRIVER'S VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR ON DARK ROADS. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *TS

PLYMOUTH VOYAGER TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 36,000 MILES. IT WAS JUST OUT OF THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. SOME VALVE SHOT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INCLUDING THE EXHAUST. I'M SURPRISED IT DIDN'T BURN. TO DO A TOTAL REBUILD THE INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP HAD TO WELD THE CASE BECAUSE THIS FAILURE IS SO COMMON USED TRANSMISSION HOUSINGS ARE SCARCE. THIS FAILURE WAS REPEATED 3 MORE TIMES IN THE YEAR THAT I OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE ALSO 2 FAILURES OF AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL VALVE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER SAID HE FIXES MANY MORE CHRYSLER MINIVAN TRANSMISSIONS THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. HE SAID ITS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEM FOR AT LEAST A DOZEN YEARS THAT KEEPS HIS FAMILY FED. CHRYSLER DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR VEHICLES. MY RESEARCH SAYS ITS AN ALL TOO COMMON FAILURE IN NOT ONLY THE MINIVANS BUT IN THE PICKUP TRUCKS AND JEEPS AS WELL. I DROVE CHYSLERS AND JEEPS ALL MY LIFE BUT NOW I WON'T BUY EITHER. *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR AN EXAMINATION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN.*AK