PLYMOUTH Complaints

OK I DIDN'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO PUT THIS BUT TO SAY THAT WHEN RAINING THIS VAN AND THE FUNNY PART IS THAT WHEN DRIVING DURING WEATHER CONDITIONS (I.E. RAIN SNOW) THE MICRO V BELT SLIPS OFF AND MAKES THE VAN HARD TO DRIVE AND MAY IN TIME IF NOT ALREADY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO US WE WENT THOUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER ON AN ON RAMP FROM ONE FREE WAY TO ANOTHER AND THE VAN BECAME UNSTABLE AND HARD TO STEER WE HAD A 11 AND A 2 YEAR OLD IN THIS VAN AND NOW IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN WE DRIVE IN THE RAIN IT HAPPENS I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A FIX BUT THE KIT IS OVER 200 DOLLARS AND IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO FIX THIS ON FIXED INCOMES TO THIS DAY WE STILL DEAL WITH IT BUT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT WITH CHRYSLER AND AFTER DOING A SEARCH ON JUST GOOGLE ALONE I FOUND 1500-5000 DIFFERENT COMPLIANCE ON THIS ONE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

THE BELT SLIPS OFF IN THE RAIN CAUSING POWER FAILURE TO EVERYTHING RUNNING OFF THE BELT. NO POWER STEERING, NO COOLING SYSTEM, NO ELECTRICAL CHARGING, NO A/C, AND I BELIEVE THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK RIGHT. *TR

THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF EVERY TIME I GO THRU WATER. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE VAN ANYTIME IT RAINS OR THE ROADS ARE WET! MY DAUGHTER IN LAW HAS THE SAME VAN AND THE SAME PROBLEM! ONCE THE BELT COMES OFF I LOOSE ALL POWER,STEERING,BRAKES. PUTTING ME AND ANY PASSENGERS IN DANGER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER PULLING OVER SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS FRACTURED AND PARTIALLY HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SLIDING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD SPORADICALLY COME OFF TRACK AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED PROPERLY. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED USING A CORD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE DOOR APART FOR REALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE, STATING THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. DISCOVERED ONLINE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF SAME ON THE SAME VEHICLE AND DATE RANGE. PLYMOUTH CHRYSLER KNOW ABOUT THIS AND DESCRIBES IT AS COSMETIC BUT THIS IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. *TR

SERPENTINE BELT HAS JUMPED OFF TENSIONER 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS, ALL UNDER WET CONDITIONS. REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, TENSIONER (2X), PULLEY, AND BELT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED AND THEY ADVISED HE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE FRACTURING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT ONE OF THE HEAD GASKETS WAS BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LEAK WAS AT CORRODED PORTION OF REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE. FORTUNATELY, FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THIS WAS SECOND OCCURRENCE OF CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINE. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS 1 YEAR AGO. BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE IN DRIVEWAY BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. PRETTY LUCKY! *TR