PLYMOUTH Complaints

THE REMOVABLE HEAD RESTS IN MY 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER HAVE A DESIGN FLAW. THE METAL SUPPORTS THAT EXTEND INTO THE PADDING ARE NOW PROTRUDING THROUGH THAT PADDING, BUT NOT THROUGH THE OUTER VINYL COVER, IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGERS HEAD WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE METAL AND LIKELY RECEIVE INJURIES FROM IT. THE HEADRESTS HAVE BEEN TURNED AROUND BACKWARDS TO PREVENT SUCH AN OCCURRENCE, THOUGH THEY ARE NOW NOT ADJUSTABLE AND WILL ONLY PROVIDE HEAD/NECK SUPPORT TO A CHILD. MY VAN CONTAINS 4 OF THESE HEADRESTS. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS AND ALL OF THEM HAVE DETERIORATED DURING THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING IN EXCESSIVE RAINY CONDITIONS, HE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89000. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/09/09

THE STRUT TOWERS OF 2000 CHRYSLER VOYAGER ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. IF THEY BREAK APART IT WILL LIKELY BREAK THROUGH THE HOOD OR WINDSHIELD CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND OR INJURIES WE WERE TOLD BY BLOOMINGTON CHRYSLER (THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE) IT WOULD BE $1000.00 TO REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE REPAIRED OVER 30 SIMILAR VEHICLES JUST THIS SUMMER 2009 WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING CONTROL RE DEFECTIVE NEW CHRYSLER VEHICLE FWD TO POTUS RE HOW CORPORATIONS ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN THE USA. *NJ WITHIN A WEEK OF THE CONSUMERS MOTHER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMERS MOTHER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT WAS JUST THE WAY THE VEHICLE SOUNDED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS 54,000 MILES AND WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE, THE VEHICLES ENGINE ROD IS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR WAS THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENDER MOUNTED ON THE REAR OF THE MOTOR LEAKED. THE LEAK WAS NORMALLY SMALL AND ONLY LEAKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. HOWEVER, OVER TIME, THE LEAKING CAUSED EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE MOTOR WHICH CAUSED WEAR AND TEAR ON THE HEAD GASKETS, PISTONS AND RODS. *JB

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING CONTROL RE DEFECTIVE NEW CHRYSLER VEHICLE FWD TO POTUS RE HOW CORPORATIONS ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN THE USA. *NJ WITHIN A WEEK OF THE CONSUMERS MOTHER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMERS MOTHER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT WAS JUST THE WAY THE VEHICLE SOUNDED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS 54,000 MILES AND WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE, THE VEHICLES ENGINE ROD IS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR WAS THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENDER MOUNTED ON THE REAR OF THE MOTOR LEAKED. THE LEAK WAS NORMALLY SMALL AND ONLY LEAKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. HOWEVER, OVER TIME, THE LEAKING CAUSED EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE MOTOR WHICH CAUSED WEAR AND TEAR ON THE HEAD GASKETS, PISTONS AND RODS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON. WHILE A CHILD SEAT TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A RESTRAINT SYSTEM THE REAR DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FRACTURED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 111,111. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NON-RESPONSIVE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE AND NOTIFIED A REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,500. **10/14/09 CW ADDED ADDITIONAL INFO. UPDATED 10/14/09.*JB UPDATED 10/29/09 *CN UPDATED 10/29/09

AS AN INVESTIGATOR ASSIGNED TO THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM (MAIT) IN SACRAMENTO, AND AS DIRECTED BY THE MAIT OPERATIONS MANUAL, THIS IS TO NOTIFY NHTSA/ODI OF THE VERIFIED FAILURE OF A SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A SEVERE-INJURY TRAFFIC COLLISION. ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009, A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CA. THE REGISTERED OWNER/SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE VOYAGER SUSTAINED INJURY WHEN HIS VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, AT SPEED. THE PRINCIPAL DIRECTION OF FORCE WAS ESSENTIALLY FROM FRONT-TO-REAR THROUGH THE PLYMOUTH AND THE FRONTAL DAMAGE WAS EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE FULL WIDTH OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SRS DEPLOYED, AND THE DRIVER'S SRS DID NOT. THE DRIVER OF THE PLYMOUTH WAS RESTRAINED BY HIS SEAT BELT. A QUERY OF THE NHTSA WEBSITE INDICATED THE PLYMOUTH WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V-480, AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER RECALL NO. D17. THE RECALL WAS THE SUBJECT OF EA04-013 OF THE ODI. A LOCAL DODGE DEALER CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE GROUP UNDER RECALL AND HAD NOT UNDERGONE CORRECTION OF THE CONDITION DESPITE RECORDS OF MAILED NOTIFICATIONS TO THE REGISTERED OWNER, OF VALLEY SPRINGS, CA. THE DRIVER OF THE PLYMOUTH MADE NO STATEMENT REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR LAMP PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, WHICH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE STOCKTON AREA OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL. VALLEY DAVISON MAIT'S PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE DRIVER?S SRS COMPONENTS WERE IN PLACE ON THE VEHICLE. MAIT WILL NOT CONDUCT A FAILURE ANALYSIS INVESTIGATION, AS THE MATTER IS CIVIL, NOT CRIMINAL, IN NATURE. A REPORT OF THE MAIT FINDINGS WILL FOLLOW. OFFICER C.M. PORT, ID 9729 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, VALLEY DIVISION MAIT. *TR UPDATED 07/01/10 *BF UPDATED 07/06/10*JB

RUSTED STRUT TOWERS ON 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER FRONT STRUT POPPED THROUGH ALMOST CRASHED OTHER COMPLAINT NUMBER FOUND ON INTERNET PROBABLY A LOT MORE 10090457. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON MY VEHICLE AND WHEN IT WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP THERE WHERE TWO OTHER VEHICLE THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOT TO MENTION ONE OF MY SISTERS CO-WORKERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE JUST HAD HERS FIXED IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS I DO FEEL IT WOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BEINGS IF MY CHILDREN WHERE IN THE VEHICLE AND IT BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN KNOW TO START ON FIRE IF THEY START TOO GO OUT ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND CAUSED A BIG TRAFFIC JAMS DO TO MY VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING. *TR