FaultScore

1994 Plymouth Voyager body problems

52 of the 670 complaints about the 1994 Plymouth Voyager are about the body and structure — 8% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 112,000 miles.

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52

Complaints

1

Crashes

0

Fires

4

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Door 13 25.0%
Hatchback/Liftgate 10 19.2%
Hinge AND Attachments 8 15.4%
Support Device/Strut 4 7.7%
Hinge AND Attachments 4 7.7%
Tailgate 4 7.7%
Trunk LID 3 5.8%
Hinge AND Attachments 3 5.8%
Frame AND Members 1 1.9%
Body 1 1.9%

Body & Structure across every Plymouth Voyager year

1984 10 1.9%
1987 19 3.6%
1988 13 2.5%
1989 34 6.5%
1990 61 11.7%
1991 73 14.0%
1992 81 15.5%
1993 53 10.1%
1994 52 9.9%
1995 44 8.4%
1996 43 8.2%
1997 10 1.9%
1998 20 3.8%
2000 10 1.9%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 145,000 miles Pleasant Grove, UT

STRUCTURE:BODY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

NHTSA complaint #10441110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 114,000 miles Alexandria, VA 1 injured

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE CLOSING THE LIFT GATE, THE LIFT BAR FAILED AND SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ON HIS HANDS. THE INSURANCE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. RECALL # 99V213000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS) WAS FOUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000.

NHTSA complaint #10193449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 1,000 miles Silverton, OR

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT

THE LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET RECALL 99V210000 REMEDY FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN THE LIFTGATE OPENING WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #10114922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Francisco, CA

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

THE SLIDING DOOR BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE VAN, AND FELL ONTO ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA complaint #10017397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 110,000 miles Brooklyn, NY

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

WHILE THE REAR HATCH WAS LIFTED, THE DOOR SUDDENLY RELEASED AND SLAMMED DOWN ONTO CONSUMERS BACK. *JB THERE WAS NO ADVANCED WARNING OF THE FAILURE. SCC

NHTSA complaint #10009969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Colville, WA

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

BOTH DOORS FAILED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EACH OTHER. DT

NHTSA complaint #770332 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Newark, OH

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH THE HATCHBACK DOOR LIFTED UNLOCKING ITSELF CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA complaint #8021890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rochester, MN

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

THE HINGES ON THE HATCH BACK HAS BROKEN OFF AT THE BOLT AREA. THE HATCH BACK CAN NOT BE CLOSED. THE OWNER TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED A TEMPORARY FIX ON THE BOLTS/HINGES. NLMWITH THE HINGE BROKEN IT ALLOWS CARBON MONOXIDE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #8020163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rowland Heights, CA

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE LIFT GATE BOLTS SNAPPED. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #8019662 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Miami, FL

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH, COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM REAR DOOR, AND IT FELT LIKE DOOR WAS GOING TO BE OPENED. HAD CONTACTED DEALE, BUT IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8001976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Framingham, MA

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT PILLAR WHERE HINGE OF DOOR IS ATTACHED HAS A STRESS FRACTURE NEAR LOWER HINGE.

NHTSA complaint #899862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Memphis, TN

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

SLIDING DOOR HAS FALLEN OFF ON TWO OCCASIONS. AND NOW I CANT OPEN THE DOOR BECAUSE IT WILL FALL OFF AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #754367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bradenton, FL

STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

AS CONSUMER LIFTED TAILGATE SMALL BOLT THAT HOLDS HINGES ON DRIVER'S SIDE SNAPPED. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. NO PRIOR WARNING.

NHTSA complaint #890008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Detroit, MI

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

LIFTGATE BROKE FROM THE HINGE. A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BUT THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPAIR IT. THE PROBLEM WASN'T RELATED TO THE RECALL ID #99V213000 MANF#730.

NHTSA complaint #882044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

West Lafayayette, IN

STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

CONSUMER REPAIRED LIFTGATE SUPPORTING BOLTS PRIOR TO RECALL 95I001001 AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #558253 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Whitehall, PA

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

CONSUMER WAS CLOSING TAILGATE AND GLASS SHATTERED. IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE, NO HEAT WAS ON. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. THIS WAS 2ND INCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #878933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

West Lafayayette, IN

STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

CONSUMER REPAIRED LIFTGATE SUPPORTING BOLTS PRIOR TO RECALL 95I001001 AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #558253 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Memphis, TN

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

SLIDING DOOR ON SIDE OF TRUCK FELL OFF IN PARKING LOT.

NHTSA complaint #877254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Morristown, TN

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

THE DOOR POST ON RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT DOORS IS BREAKING OUT OF THE MAIN FRAME WHERE THE HINGE BOLTS ON I HAVE TALKED TO 5 AUTO BODY REPARE SHOP AND THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IN THE LAST 2-3 YEARS.

NHTSA complaint #733533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hackettstown, NJ

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

CHARGED $178.15 TO INSTALL SPECIAL SHIELD TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM AFTER THE 6TH FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #726587 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cambridge, MA

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THERE IS A "BANGING" NOISE WHICH SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING MAY FALL OUT AND CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK AND PINION TWICE AND STRUTS. THERE WAS A CRACK K FRAME WHICH THE DEALER HAD TO WELD BACK TOGETHER, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #865038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Henderson, NV 6 injured 3 killed

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

PASSENGERS IN THE REAR OF THE VAN WERE THROWN OUT OF THE LIFTGATE OF THE VEHICLE DURING THE ACCIDENT POSSIBLE DUE TO LIFTGATE FAILURE RESULTING IN DEATH OF ALL 3 PASSENGER. NLM

NHTSA complaint #552057 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chicago, IL

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

CONSUMER TRIED ON SEVERAL OCCASION TO HAVE THE VAN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL (99V-213), WAS UNABLE HAVE REPAIR DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM. YH

NHTSA complaint #551326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Brooklyn, NY

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT

RECALL # 99V213000 DIAMLER CHRYSLER/LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET: OWNER HAS BEEN WATING FOR OVER A MONTH TO GET REPAIRS MADE. ALSO, OWNER HAS BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT. EACH TIME, THE DEALER HAS USED PARTS TO COMPLETE RECALL FOR OTHER OWNERS.

NHTSA complaint #856390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lutz, FL

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V213000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 730 CONCERNING LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET. DEALER STATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND REFUSED TO CORRECT THE RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #856138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dike, TX

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

DOORS ARE COMING OFF HINGES. AFRAID DRIVER/PASSENGER WILL FALL OUT. ALSO, CARRIES SMALL CHILDREN IN AUTOMOBILE.

NHTSA complaint #855843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Detroit, MI

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN IT IS ACTIVATED IT MAKES A NOISE, BUT IT DOESN'T WIPE THE WINDOWS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. ALSO, AIR COMPRESSOR IS GIVING OUT, THE ANTI-FREEZE FERON COMPARTMENT STOPPED WORKING, AND THE REAR GATE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA complaint #845907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Escondiod, CA

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

THE REAR DOOR STRUTS ON BOTH OF SIDES ARE BROKEN WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR TO RELEASE FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #846840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Newton Centre, MA

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS ARE TOO HEAVY FOR THE HINGES. THEREFORE ,OVER A LENGTH OF TIME ,THE LATCH MECHANISM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD THE DOOR, EVEN WITH IT BEING LOCKED.

NHTSA complaint #837993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Statesville, NC

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

CONSUMER NOTICED DOORS NOT CLOSING AND OPENING CORRECTLY. DOORS AT BOTH WELDINGS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE HINGES. CONSUMER CONTACTED PLYMOUTH DEALERSHIP TO SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #837159 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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