35 of the 300 complaints about the 1992 Plymouth Grand Voyager are about the body and structure — 12% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 160,000 miles.
35
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER THE VAN.
NHTSA complaint #10521392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
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.
NHTSA complaint #10438709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A VERY SHORT TIME WHEN I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR NOT STAYING CLOSED. AFTER IT IS SHUT IT POPS OPEN IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE HAD THE BOLT ADJUSTED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD KEEP IT CLOSED, BUT NOT FOR LONG. AFTER IT HAD BEEN OPENED AND SHUT 2-5 TIMES IT WOULD AGAIN POP OPEN. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT AND FEAR TO SELL IT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE SLIDING DOOR. SOMEONE SHOULD REPLACE THIS FOR FREE, BUT WHO? I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH 4 CHILDREN AND USED TO RELY ON A MINI-VAN.
NHTSA complaint #10081064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE RECALLS FOR THE ABOVE VEHICLE AND WHAT EXACTLY THEY COVER AND DON'T COVER AND I GO ABOUT GETTING THEM FIXED. MY CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR FAILURE OF BRAKES. WHILE I WAS OUT DRIVING THE BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT ON ME
NHTSA complaint #10069362 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN PASSENGER'S DOOR OPENED, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN HINCHES THAT WERE NEVER WELDED.
NHTSA complaint #8007529 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER HAD RECALL97V079000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 730 FOR LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET REPAIRS DONE IN 1997. LIFTGATE FELL, HITTING CONSUMER ON HEAD. CONSUMER COMPLAINED, AND MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD BE OF NO ASSISTANCE TO HIM. *AK THE ATTACH BOLT FOR THE LIFT GATE SUPPORT SHEARED OFF WHILE SOME PORTION OF IT REMAINED IN THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #880244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
FATIGUE OF THE DOOR HINGE CAUSES IT TO NOT BE ALLIGNED ANY LONGER. THIS IS ABSURD. THEY WANT $300 PER DOOR TO FIX IT.
NHTSA complaint #722231 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER DIDN'T PUT SCREWS BACK. THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT LOCK & JUST BUMPS AGAINST THE BACK. CONSUMER IS TRYING TO SEE IF THE MANUFACTURER WILL CONTACT THE NEW DEALER TO REPLACE THE SCREWS AT NO CHARGE.
NHTSA complaint #861946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE GIVEN UP ON THE DEALER, VAN HAS HAD TRANS REPLACED,CV JOINTS,AC COMPRESSOR, AND MANY MORE ITEMS FALL APART, NO ONE CAN FIND A REASON FOR FRONT HITTING GROUND OVER POTHOLES, REPLACED SHOCKS AND STRUTS DIDN'T FIX WIDOWED MOM WITH 3 YOUNGSTERS CAN YOU DO ANYTHING TO HELP--STILL OWE $$$ON THIS PIECE.
NHTSA complaint #718902 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
RECALL 97V-O79 000/ LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET: REPORTING REAR LIFTGATE HINGES FAILURE DUE TO BOLTS MISSING. INJURY CAN OCCUR IF LIFTGATE FALLS DOWN SUDDENLY. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN.CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #848201 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
HATCHBACK CYLINDER COLLAPSED. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #848226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I WAS PARKED ON A HILL. MY EIGHT YEAR OLD DAUGHER OPENED THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR. IT SLID OPEN FAST AND CAME OFF THE TRACK. THE REAR PART OF THE DOOR HIT THE CONCRETE ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE FRONT PART OF THE DOOR STAYED ATTACHED. MY NEIGHBOR HELD THE DOOR WHILE I BACKED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. WE COULD NOT GET THE DOOR CLOSED NOR WOULD IT COMPLETELY COME OFF THE TRACK. I CALLED THE KOONS BODY SHOP. SOME MECHANICS CAME, TOOK THE DOOR OFF AND THEN SOMEHOW REATTACHED IT. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN STANDING WHERE THE SLIDING DOOR LANDED A SERIOUS INJURY WOULD HAVE RESULTED. THE MANUFACTURER ASSUMED NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I AM SURE IT IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT IN THE DOOR. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. I APPEALED ALL THE WAY TO THE ARBITRATION BOARD BUT THE COMPANY WOULD TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL SINCE I WAS PAST THE 12-MONTH WARRANTY PERIOD. I THINK THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH SOME FREQUENCY WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE BODY SHOP REPAIRMAN WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. I AM ALSO HAVING SOME PROBLEMS CURRENTLY (2/27/99) WITH THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WHICH IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIRMAN HAS CONFIRMED THAT HE SEES THIS QUITE OFTEN. I DO NOT THINK DOOR STRUCTURES ON THE BODY OF THIS CAR ARE WELL MADE AND I BELIEVE THEY MAY POSE SOME SAFETY HAZARD.
NHTSA complaint #703808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
RIGHT SIDE LIFTGATE SUPPORT SHOCK BROKE, FELL ON OWNER'S WIFE AND PINNED HER TO THE GROUND.
NHTSA complaint #540315 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
LIFTGATE PROP ROD PIVOT BOLT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #534658 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 95I001006 IN THE MAIL. CALLED DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME FOR THE DOOR/HINGE ATTACHMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #831196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
WHEN LIFT GATE IS RAISED IT WILL NOT STAY UP DUE TO HYDRAULIC ARMS FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #540585 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
BOLTS ON REAR DOOR FAILED, ALLOWING DOOR TO FALL DOWN CRASHING ONTO OWNER'S BACK AND PINNING HER BETWEEN DOOR AND VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #538113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
LIFTGATE SUPPORT BOLTS/RODS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
NHTSA complaint #521720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHICH ALMOST INJURED THE OCCUPANT. DEALER REPLACED TRACK, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING IN WHICH THE SLIDING DOOR WON'T SHUT PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #821911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
LIFT GATE SUPPORT ROD BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #501183 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE DOOR TOGETHER FAILED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SAG, AND ALSO THE LATCH DOES NOT WORK.
NHTSA complaint #818472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
PAINT ON ROOF AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS COMPLETELY PEELING OFF.
NHTSA complaint #526578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
MOUNTING BOLT ON REAR HATCH LIFT CYLINDER FAILURE. OWNER UNSURE OF RECALL STATIS.
NHTSA complaint #521935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
PROP ASSEMBLY BOLT SHEARED OFF CAUSING LIFTGATE TO FAIL.
NHTSA complaint #520840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS MISALIGNED DUE TO IMPROPER WELDING.
NHTSA complaint #516645 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
THE VEHICLE LIFTGATE IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WHICH CAUSED THE METAL ROD TO BREAK THE PLASTIC MOLD.
NHTSA complaint #812654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
HYDRAULIC CYLINDER BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE CYLINDER TO HIT REAR LIFTGATE AND THE DOOR TO POP OPEN.
NHTSA complaint #810667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INSIDE OF DOOR IS COMING APART FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR.
NHTSA complaint #811713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE BOLT ON THE HATCHBACK WHICH ATTACHES THE HINGE TO THE BODY SHEARED OFF. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #809094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
BOLT SHEARED OFF OF THE STRUT HOLDING THE REAR DOOR.
NHTSA complaint #546642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.