12 of the
366 complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager are about the
braking system — 3% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
140,325 miles.
TAKATA RECALL,SERPENTINE BELT HAS SHREDDED AT LEAST SIX TIMES AND JUST CAME OFF THREE TIMES ,TENSIONER REPLACED THREE TIMES,IDLER PULLEY TWICE,WHEN BELT SHREDS WIRES SEVER AND VAN STOPS ABRUPTLY,WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP ABRUPTLY HESITATING BEFORE RESUMING,SWAY BAR LINKS NEED REPLACED,O2SENSORS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON,CV AXLES FAILING REPLACED RIGHT TWICE,HUB ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE CALIPERS MISS ALIGNED,ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED AND NEEDED,REPLACED,AIRBAG AND ABS LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD PANEL FUSE BLOWING,TAILLIGHTS POSSIBLE SHORT CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT TO FAIL,BATTERY NEEDING TO BE DISCONNECTED. TO SAVE BATTERY FROM DYEING DUE TO BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON CONSTANTLY, TRANSMISSION JERKING AND HESITATING IN REVERSE AND FIRST GEAR,PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NOT OPERATING POSSIBLE PROBLEM,BACK WINDOWS OPEN BUT WILL NOT ALWAYS SHUT,HORN NOT WORKING,REPLACED FUEL PUMP DUE TO GAS LEAK,WHEN BRAKING VAN LURCHES FORWARD,FRONT END SHAKES, TIE BAR ENDS REPLACED,HEATER BLOWS COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE AND NOT COOLING,MOST PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING,REPLACED STOP BRAKE SWITCH, BRAKE LIGHT DRIVERS SIDE ILLUMINATED, BUT NOT WHEN BRAKE PETAL PUSHED,TRANSMISSION LEAKING BY CV AXEL,TURN SIGNALS AND PANELS INSIDE BY DASH NOT ALWAYS OPERATING,ONLY WHEN NEGATIVE TERMINAL IS READJUSTMENT,LIGHTS FLASHING AS IF PANIC MODE WAS ACTIVATED WHEN CAR IS NOT ON,RATTLING. SOUND FROM FRONT OF VAN POSSIBLE CV AXEL OR SUSPENSION.
NHTSA complaint #10816372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 82,000 milesHampstead, NC
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VIN #P4GP44R9VR169548 '97 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO BOTH D & E DODGE IN WILMINGTON, NC AND TO NATIONAL DODGE IN JACKSONVILLE, NC FOR REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES STILL DO NOT WORK. THE BRAKE SYSTEM FLUID, DRUMS, ROTARS, MASTER CYLINDER - EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE OK, THEY SAY, WHEN WE PICK IT UP, BUT, WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, BRAKES ARE "SPONGY" AND SOMETIMES THERE ARE NO BRAKES AT ALL. IT SEEMS PRETTY FAIR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN BECOMES INCREASINGLY WORSE. THIS HAS BEEN APPEARING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. PLEASE RECOMMEND SOMEONE IN THE CHRYSLER ORGANIZATION THAT CAN FIX THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND WE ARE TIRED OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID MY FAMILY IS GOING TO BE KILLED AND PERHAPS KILL SOMEONE ELSE, TOO. THE CAR HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED AT THE TIME THE CAR WAS RESOLD TO US, WHICH THE DEALERSHIPS SAY DOES NOT COVER THE BRAKE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, IT DOES COVER AT LEAST SOME PART OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE THING IS, WE HAVE PAID OUT MONEY FOR ITS REPAIR AND HAVE HAD TO DO WITHOUT THE CAR FOR DAYS AT A TIME AND STILL HAVE A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON THAT IS DEFINITELY A "SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT" THAT NO ONE CAN FIND AS YET.
NHTSA complaint #10088364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Arlington, TX
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN ENGINE RACES, BUT TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION ONLY FUNCTIONS PROPERLY WHEN IT IS IN REVERSE OR FIRST GEAR. DEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION FIVE TIMES, WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK FRONT BRAKES FAILED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #890944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Springfield, IL
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PITTED/CORRODED FRONT ROTORS; VARIOUS REPAIRS SHOP MECHANICS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PLYMOUTH TRUCK VOYAGERS 1996-1998 WERE COMMONLY KNOWN FOR THAT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #866276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FT. Collins, CO
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. A WEEK LATER THE ROTORS RAN COMPLETELY OUT. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #853230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pheonix, AZ
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND UNEVEN BRAKE WEAR.
NHTSA complaint #841309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Salt Lake City, UTCrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY, AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING AND HIT A CEMENT GUARD. DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. HAS HAPPENED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #833693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bloomfield Hill, MI
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT,DID NOT FIND STEERING OR BRAKING POWER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #826752 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Port Washington, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE, THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE PART TO REPAOR THE PROBLEM IS UNAVAILABLE FOR AN UNSPECIFIED TIME. CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF WAITING PERIOD AFTER FOUR WEEKS HAD PASSED. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT BRAKE PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PRIORITY WITH DEALER. *AK
NHTSA complaint #825740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Painesville, OHCrash1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAYMENT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK. AT THIS INCIDENT THE TRUCK HAD 500MILES. THE DEALER SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE SINCE THEN THE DRIVER HAS TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF DISTANCE BETWEEN ANY VEHICLE TO HAVE ENOUGH STOPPING TIME. THE SECOND TIME DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ABS BRAKES NEVER PUMPED ON, AND THAT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON FEB.21,1998.
NHTSA complaint #821622 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Springfield, PA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS KEEPS DISABLING ITSELF, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO KEEP COMING ON. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. DEFECT IS STILL REOCCURRING.
NHTSA complaint #820032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kansas City, KS
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS PARKED SITTING IN A DRIVEWAY,WENT TO START VEHICLE, PUT IT IN REVERSE, DID NOT REVERSE, INSTEAD IT ACCELERATED. ENGINE MOVED FORWARD. TRIED TO STOP OR GAIN CONTROL BY PUSHING BRAKE,TURNED OFF VEHICLE, PULLED KEY. THIS DEFECT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY.
NHTSA complaint #819054 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.