PLYMOUTH Complaints

1989 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER CAUGHT FIRE ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0015-90. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS CAB CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. SHE WAS ADVISED TO CHECK WITH A SALVAGE YARD. THE PART WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 50,847 MILES UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,847 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,791. UPDATED 03-25-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO CHECK ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS THEY FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OVER THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE DEALER STATED PERFORMED RECALL REGARDING THE HATCHBACK. UPDATED 03/26/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON. WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE. BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES SPREAD APART AS IF THEY WERE SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH BALL JOINTS AND THE CABLE FAILED. THE CRADLE, LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DRIVETRAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V114000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 PLYMOUTH LASER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER AND MECHANIC HAVE NOT YET INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V069002 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,502. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR

MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE ALWAYS ON. THE WIPERS START ON THEIR OWN WHENEVER THEY LIKE AND I HAVE TO MANUALLY TIME WHEN I TURN THEM OFF BECAUSE THE WIPERS WILL NOT RETURN TO THE BOTTOM ON THEIR OWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK)AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER RECALL NUMBER 685. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT RECALLS COULD ONLY BE SERVICED WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. ACCORDING TO THE CONTACT, THE RECALL STATED THAT THE CONSUMER COULD GET A FREE REMEDY ANY TIME AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER AGREED WITH THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HONOR WHAT IS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. IT WAS NOTICED THAT NHTSA'S RECALL NOTICE SLIGHTLY DIFFERED FROM THE MANUFACTURER'S NOTICE CONCERNING THE SERVICES THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WAS BADLY CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB

ENTIRE DASH BOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DIES WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, COMES BACK ON ITS OWN AND DIES. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. *TR

SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF WHILE DRIVING IN OR AFTER A RAIN OR AFTER SNOW MELTS, WET ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS BELT CONTROLS THE POWER STEERING AND IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, EXCEPT STRAIGHT. THE FEMALES IN MY FAMILY CAN NOT CONTROL THIS VEHICLE. *TR

PURCHASED USED PLYMOUTH IN OCTOBER 2007 WITH 5393 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. REGISTERED AND DROVE IT FROM DECEMBER 3, 2007 TO JAN 2, 2008. NOTICED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FILM OF FLUID ON BACK WINDOW AND HATCH AREA. OBSERVED FLUID PUMPING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. MECHANIC TELLS ME THE SOLENOID BLOCK MOST LIKELY HAS FAILED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM TOLD THIS IS A "COMMON" FAILURE IN LATER MODEL 41TE TRANSMISSIONS.*CN