PLYMOUTH Complaints

WHILE STARTING FROM STOPPED POSITION AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY FRONT LEFT AXEL SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE. IT SEEMS THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE AXEL ROD. *TR

SERPENTINE BELT REPEATEDLY COMES OFF. REPLACING IDLER PULLEY, TENSIONER PULLEY, AND BELT REMEDIES THE SITUATION FOR 6 MONTHS OR SO. THE PROBLEM IS SO PROMINENT IN OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE THAT GATES AND GOODYEAR SELL A KIT THAT WILL PERMANENTLY FIX CHRYSLER'S GOOF UP. FAILURE RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF BATTERY CHARGING. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN UNTIL THE BATTERY DIES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AXLE SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE RIGHT BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THAT THE AXLE HAS BEEN TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER HOOD AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. SMOKE THEN TURNED DARK BLACK AND FIRE CAME OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD. EXTINGUISHED FLAMES WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHED R. MUCH CLEAN UP WAS NEEDED FROM EXTINGUISHER . APPROXIMATELY $250.00 WORTH OF PARTS NEEDED NOT TO MENTION 8 HOURS LABOR BECAUSE OF FAULTY FUEL RESERVOIR SEAM. CALLED CHRYSLER LOOKING FOR THE PARTS THAT WERE NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THEY NO LONGER MADE THE PARTS, AND REPLIED BY SAYING THEY WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, SORRY FOR YOUR MISFORTUNE.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD BE ELECTRICAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 178,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 PLYMOUTH CARAVELLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMP AND SMELLED RUBBER. SHE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR KUMHO TIRE WAS FLAT AND HAD BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE SIZE WAS 1857R14-88T, WHICH WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE DROP DOWN MENU AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 134,077 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT CONTINUES TO DETACH AND HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVEN TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS A NEW KIT FOR THIS COMPONENT, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF HER VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE CAUSES COOLANT NOT TO CIRCULATE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, AND STEERING DIFFICULTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 205,374. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INFORMATION FROM NAPA REGARDING THE SERPENTINE BELTS AND A REPAIR INVOICE. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. HE PULLED OVER AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT EXCESSIVE OIL CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE BEGAN RISING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE TWO MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY TO 45 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, # OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,000.