11 of the 443 complaints about the 1998 Plymouth Voyager are about the throttle and cruise control — 2% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 80,000 miles.
11
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ,AND HORN/CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN.
NHTSA complaint #10092106 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IT IS NOW GONNA COST ME ROUGHLY $300 TO HAVETHE CLOCK SPRING FIXED. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED.
NHTSA complaint #10075276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED, WIPER MOTOR PROBLEMS, AND LOST OF HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. *PH
NHTSA complaint #10065193 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER SAW A NHTSA ARTICLE CONCERNING AN INVESTIGATION OF THESE VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #10057517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER THE SIGNAL LIGHT TURNED GREEN DRIVER STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10044773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE SERVICE WAS INCOMPLETE BECAUSE, AFTER A WEEK, VEHICLE STARTED JERKING WHENEVER ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER SHOP, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EXCEPTIONALLY LOW. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THAT DIAGNOSIS TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS WITHOUT CONSUMER PAYING FOR THEM.
NHTSA complaint #10042657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THERE IS NO HORN/CRUISE CONTROL, ETC. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE CLOCKSPRING. CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.
NHTSA complaint #10024041 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THEY BROUGHT THEIR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE FOR FUEL LEAKAGE, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER A SPECIAL PART TO COMPLETE THE RECALL AND THEY WILL CALL THE CONSUMER WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE PART. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT GOTTEN BACK IN CONTACT WITH CONSUMER, AND THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL. TS
NHTSA complaint #8024046 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
"CLOCKSPRING" BAD IN 98 CHRYSLER MINIVAN. AIRBAG LIGHT ON, HORN/CRUISE NOT WORKING, ETC.
NHTSA complaint #764784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
THROTTLE LINKAGE CABLE BECAME FRAYED AND STUCK WITHIN THE SHEATH. ENGINE REMAINED AT HIGH RPM, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP OR TURN. ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE BACK OF MY GARAGE TRYING TO STOP. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION WHICH SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL INSTITUTED. HIGH POSSIBILITY OF INJURY OR DEATH.
NHTSA complaint #745101 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AUTO IS ON CRUSE 67 MPH, I FEEL A "SLIGHT STUDDER OR QUICK HESITATIONS" I SPEED TO 72 MPH SEEMS O.K, AUTO RETURNS TO CRUSE SPEED ALL IS O.K., 5-10 SECONDS LATER I LOSE POWER, WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ARE NOT LITE, I PULL OFF ON SHOULDER AND STOP AT WHICH TIME I SEE "WHITE" SMOKE AT LEFT FRONT, I PULL THE HOOD RELEASE AND IT DON'T RELEASE THE HOOD, THEN SMELL SMOKE AND IT'S LITE GRAY,I GET OUT TO GET HELP? I DO HAVE APPROX 5 MIN TIME OR MORE BEFORE I SEE FLAMES APPEAR BETWEEN THE HOOD AND WHEELWELL.I EST 10 MIN BEFORE THE AIR BAGS? EXPLODE AT WHICH TIME THE FIRE DEPT FROM SAV GA AND POOLER GA ARRIVE A 6-8 MILE DRIVE FROM FIRE STATION.
NHTSA complaint #739230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.