1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager engine problems

ENGINE

ENGINE WOULD START AND RUN A FEW SECONDS AND THEN GO DEAD. ENGINE WOULD RESTART AND RUN VERY ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AND CONTINUE TO GO DEAD. EVENTUALLY ENGINE WOULD NOT START. CHECKED POWER AT COIL AND THERE WOULD BE POWER FOR A SECOND WHEN SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THEN AUTO SHUTDOWN RELAY CLICKS AND POWER IS LOST TO COIL. REPLACED CRANK SENSOR AND PUT A COMPUTER FROM SAME MODEL VAN IN AND STILL WILL NOT START. NO CODES ON SCAN TOOL. THERE IS FUEL PRESSURE ON THE FUEL RAIL.

NHTSA complaint #10631951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

INCIDENT 1. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUITS. PULL OVER, AFTER 20 MIN THE VAN STARTS AND DRIVES FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. INCIDENT 2. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUITS. PULL OVER, WAIT 20 MIN. THE VAN STARTS AND DRIVES FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. INCIDENT 3. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUITS. PULL OVER AND WAIT 20 MIN. THE VAN STARTS AND DRIVES FINE FOR 7 MONTHS. ALL THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS.

NHTSA complaint #10152887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AFTER HAVING THE WATER PUMP REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME, WHILE DRIVING HOME THE PULLEY FLEW OFF OF THE WATER PUMP, WENT INTO THE AIR, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER PUMP PULLEY WAS PRESSED ON TO THE SHAFT. AS A RESULT OF THE PULLEY FALLING OFF THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

NHTSA complaint #10092477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

CRUISE CONTROL LOCKED AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO THE SPEED OF 90 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. ALSO, THE SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

NHTSA complaint #10089836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

THE FAN BELT AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK THE BELT CONTINUED TO MAKE CHIRPING NOISES THEREFORE IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10073532 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ABS PUMP WENT OUT

NHTSA complaint #10069223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ON BRAKES, HAD TO REPLACE THE BREAK DRUMS AND COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. IN DECEMBER HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE R & R HEAD GASKET REPLACED. HAD HEAD REPLACED THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND RECALL OF CLOCK SPRING, WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE BEFORE I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE.

NHTSA complaint #10069764 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TRANSMISSION PUMP, IS OUT NOW, SPECKLED PAINT ON HOOD AND TOP, SIDES, BACK, VIBRATION IN FRONT END STEERING, LOUD NOISES, CREAKS AND MAKES LOTS OF NOISES, BACK DOOR ON RIGHT SIDE WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. I NEED HELP WITH ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE ITEMS REPAIRED WAS BY A FRIEND MECHANIC.

NHTSA complaint #10069894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ABOVE ARE OUR MAJOR PROBLEMS WE RECENTLY HAD WITH OUR VAN. THE MOST SERIOUS ONE THAT HAS TO DO WITH SAFETY IS THE BODY WORK DONE TO THE LEFT SIDE STRUT TOWER DUE TO RUST - WHICH ALSO INCLUDED THE REPAIR OF THE SUSPENSION. I REPORTED THIS TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER UNDER CONCERN#11568602 ASKING THEM FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT THEY REFUSED. WE ALSO HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND AIR CONDION FAILURE; HOWERVER, THESE WERE FIXED WITH NO CHARGE DUE WARRANTY (BELOW 100,000 MILES), BUT THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AGAIN AS NOTED ABOVE. REGARDING OTHER COSTS: THESE WERE FOR THE FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS. I PURHASED THIS 1996 VAN IN 11/12/1998 WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 53,841 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10070949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD THIS NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER, RADIATOR STARTED STEAMING. AFTER LETTING ENGINE COOL, I NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE DID NOT ALERT ME TO ANYTHING. RADIATOR FANS WERE NOT WORKING.

NHTSA complaint #10067692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD THIS NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER, RADIATOR STARTED STEAMING. AFTER LETTING ENGINE COOL, I NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE DID NOT ALERT ME TO ANYTHING. RADIATOR FANS WERE NOT WORKING.

NHTSA complaint #10067692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

A GAS ODOR ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE MAKES THE OCCUPANTS SICK. THE CAUSE AND LOCATION OF THE ODOR IS UNDETERMINED, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #10046058 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

OVER A YEAR AND 1/2, HAD MULTIPLE (AT LEAST 10) INCIDENTS OF VEHICLE STALLING WHILE SLOWING DOWN, AT TURNS OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS. RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL ONTO NEXT LANE; LUCKILY, NO ACCIDENTS. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO PLYMOUTH DEALERSHIP, ALL INSPECTIONS AND COSTLY EMPIRICAL REPAIRS ARE FRUITLESS, UNTIL AIS (AUTOMATIC IDLE SPEED) MOTOR REPLACED (THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, ALSO). THE MECHANIC STATED HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN HIS OWN PLYMOUTH! THIS FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED IN THE 3 YEARS SINCE MAKING THE AIS MOTOR THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS SIMPLY A FOLLOW-UP, HOPEFULLY OF SOME USE TO DRIVERS AND MECHANICS.

NHTSA complaint #10041726 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER SAID THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10038503 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

PURCHASED VOYAGER 2 YRS AGO, DEALER SHOWED US HE HAD REBUILT TRANSMISSION 2 MONTHS EARLIER. AFTER 2 YEARS, I HAVE REPLACED RADIATOR, "COOLING FAN RELAY" X2, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AGAIN, THE CV JOINT BROKE AND CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION CASE (AFTER IT WAS REBUILT), THE RADIO WENT OUT, THE AC IS COMPLETELY GONE ESTIMATED @ $1800 TO REPAIR. BRAKES ARE GRABBING AND/OR SOFT. IS THIS A "LEMON"?

NHTSA complaint #10028716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

UPON DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70-80 MPH, MY VAN LOST POWER SUDDENLY. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER BECAUSE THE ENGINE CUT OFF. IT WAS A RAPID SPEED DECREASE, I WATCHED THE TACHOMETER DROP IN SPEED. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND AT A DEAD STOP. A FEW MINUTES LATER I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VAN AND PULL TO THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY PULLED 2 CODES FROM THE VAN'S ONBOARD COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT IT OCCURRING AGAIN. THE SAME THING HAPPEN 3 YEARS AGO, AGAIN I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP TRAVELING 70-80 MPH IN HOT WEATHER AND THE VAN LOST POWER. UPON REACHING MY DESTINATION, I TOOK THE VAN TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHICH AT THAT TIME, COULD NOT PULL ANY CODES. AFTER LEAVING THE VAN FOR A WEEK, I DROVE IT BACK HOME. THE VAN STOPPED TWICE, HOME IS 400 MILES FROM MY DESTINATION. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, I TOOK THE VAN TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER, AND THEY PULLED A CODE THAT INDICATED A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #5. THEY CLEARED THE CODE (DON'T KNOW WHY...), AND THEY TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE CODE. THEY COULD NOT.... THE DEALER CHARGED ME $50 AND TOLD ME THAT SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ERROR CODE THE CAR SHOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE AGAIN. NOW, IT HAPPENS AGAIN IN THE YEAR 2003... VERY CONCERNED. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10023523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS

THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. COOLANT HAD DRAINED OUT OF THE RADIATOR. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE HEATER CORE HOSE RETURN ASSEMBLY HAD RUSTED. *

NHTSA complaint #10015984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

THE TRANSMISSION AND BELT TENSIONER FAILED, THE AXLE HAD BROKEN, THE HORN, WIPERS, AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE A/C HAD GONE OUT ALONG WITH THE CONDENSER. THERE WAS FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE POWER STEERING RACK & PINION, THE VEHICLE HAD GONE DEAD. AS A RESULT THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. SCC

NHTSA complaint #10006177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED A FEW PARTS ON VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.

NHTSA complaint #8015699 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE USING EXCESSIVE OIL...AND I HAVE NOTICE THE SAME IN OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES.

NHTSA complaint #762388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.