1992 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Complaints

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNDER HOOD FIRE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSES WERE DUE TO BATTERY ACID LEAKAGES OVER AN ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. FIRE CAUSEED DAMAGES TO TWO VEHICLES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFED AT THIS TIME. *AK

FRONT TRANSVERSE FRAME MEMBER BROKE CAUSING A CRACKING SOUND AS THE VEHICLE MOVED AND A SLOW SPEED OSCILLATION IN THE STEERING. REPAIR WAS MADE AT A FRAME SHOP. IT APPEARS THAT MY CASE WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

PRIOR TO RECALL 96V099 VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ABS PROBLEMS, AFTER TAKING VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR THE RECALL THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS ABS ALERTS AND LOSS OF BRAKING. NLM

LIFTGATE BOLTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE WHICH CAUSED THE LIFTGATE HINGES TO SNAP ALSO, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IT FAILED, DEALER REFUSED REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65/70 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE PEELED OFF. DRIVER DID MANAGE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. 4 OTHER PASSENGER'S WERE IN THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS , TIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WARPED IN HIGH HEAT. DOT # HYMOA9AO56. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT TIRE. ATLAS TOOK CARE OF HALF OF THE REPLACEMENT COST ON NEW TIRES. *AK THE PEELED OFF TIRE CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE. TIRE SIZE P205/70R15. *YH

VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCLERATION DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACING. ALSO, CHRYSLER NO LONGER MAKES THROTTLE BODY PART. *AK FREQUENT STOPPING CAUSED THE FRONT BRAKES TO OVER HEAT AND GO OUT COMPLETELY. YH

WHEN FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR WAS OPENED, HATCH WINDOW BLEW OUT. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER PERIODICALLY DOES NOT WORK. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SPEEDOMETER WILL GO OUT FOR ABOUT 5 TO 20 MINUTES, AND THEN START TO WORK AGAIN. DEALER HAS NO REMEDY FOR PROBLEM. THIS COULD CAUSE AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. *AK

TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONED. TRANSMISSION NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO DIFFERENT GEAR POSITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AFTER REAR WIPER FAILED, I PULLED THE FUSE BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE THE MOTOR WANTED TO KEEP RUNNING IN REAR AND WAS AFRAID IT COULD CAUSE MOTOR TO BURN OUT AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. I LEARNED, HOWEVER, FUSE ALSO CONNECTED TO AIRBAG.