FaultScore

1998 Plymouth Voyager equipment problems

10 of the 443 complaints about the 1998 Plymouth Voyager are about the equipment — 2% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 58,000 miles.

F

10

Complaints

1

Crashes

1

Fires

1

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. 3 30.0%
AIR Conditioner 3 30.0%
Equipment 2 20.0%
Electrical 1 10.0%
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 1 10.0%

Equipment & Accessories across every Plymouth Voyager year

1992 13 13.4%
1993 12 12.4%
1994 15 15.5%
1995 11 11.3%
1996 36 37.1%
1998 10 10.3%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Marion, NC

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

98 VOYAGER EXPRESSO 3.3 ENGINE. DOORS LOCK AT RANDOM, WHEN PUT IN GEAR, WHEN PUT IN PARK, WHILE KEYS IN CAR, WITH CAR RUNNING, THE 15MPH IS TOTALLY IRRELEVENT IN THIS VAN. IT ALSO OVER HEATS EVEN IN WINTER, AND ALL THE LIGHTS BLINK ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS THE HOUSING FOR AC, DEFROST, REAR WIPER, ETC. HAVE HAD TO LOCAL DEALER WHO CLAIMS THERE ARE NO RECALLS AT ALL ON THIS VAN. I HAVE JUST PRINTED OFF 3 PAGES OF SAFETY ISSUES, AND THE ONES I HAVE LISTED ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IN EXCESS OF 4 YEARS, AND IT ISNT GETTING ANY BETTER.

NHTSA complaint #10345162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Marion, NC

EQUIPMENT

98 VOYAGER EXPRESSO 3.3 ENGINE. DOORS LOCK AT RANDOM, WHEN PUT IN GEAR, WHEN PUT IN PARK, WHILE KEYS IN CAR, WITH CAR RUNNING, THE 15MPH IS TOTALLY IRRELEVENT IN THIS VAN. IT ALSO OVER HEATS EVEN IN WINTER, AND ALL THE LIGHTS BLINK ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS THE HOUSING FOR AC, DEFROST, REAR WIPER, ETC. HAVE HAD TO LOCAL DEALER WHO CLAIMS THERE ARE NO RECALLS AT ALL ON THIS VAN. I HAVE JUST PRINTED OFF 3 PAGES OF SAFETY ISSUES, AND THE ONES I HAVE LISTED ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IN EXCESS OF 4 YEARS, AND IT ISNT GETTING ANY BETTER.

NHTSA complaint #10345162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 98,000 miles BEL AIR, MD Crash 2 injured

EQUIPMENT

FIRST WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN AND HAD TO REPLACE HAD GASKET WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VAN, YET THERE IS NO RECALL. THEN ON OCTOBER 13TH 2003 I WAS IN A AUTO ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY A WOMEN DOING 30-35 MPH I HIT PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE VAN WAS TOTALLED BUT YET THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I STILL HAVE THE VAN, MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH HURT. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING.

NHTSA complaint #10097927 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Anaheim, CA

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

WE MUST HAVE A REPLACEMENT REGISTERED IMPORTERS STICKER FOR (5/98) FEDERAL US COMPLIANCE. THE STICKER HAS BEEN TORN, BUT IS PARTIALLY THERE. UNABLE TO READ RI NAME. PLEASE PROVIDE INFO TO ABLE US TO OBTAIN ANOTHER LABEL.

NHTSA complaint #10073264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 58,000 miles Colorado Springs, CO

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

IT IS JUNE OF 2003 AND THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT HAS HAD A POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE, SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE TIMES 5 AND NOW A COMPUTER PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSTLER CORP AT LEAST 5 TIMES REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THEIR ANSWER IS WELL, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE CARE TRADE IT IN.

NHTSA complaint #10070075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 24,500 miles Lakewood, OH

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FROZE AT EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE (24,000) CREATING FIRE HAZARD BENEATH HOOD DUE TO RUBBING ACTION OF DRIVEBELT.

NHTSA complaint #10033246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Trumbull, CT

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN THEMSELVES ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. OCCASIONALLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN ENGAGED BY DRIVER. CONSUMER FEELS THAT BODY CONTROL MODULE IS FAULTY. THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SWITCH HAD TO BE RECONNECTED CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. *AKJLG

NHTSA complaint #8015771 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Orlando, FL

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS FOR 2 1/2 YEARS NOW, VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN ON, COOLING FANS WILL NOT SHUT DOWN ONCE CAR IS OFF AND WILL THEN WILL NOT TURN BACK ON, SEATBELTS HAVE BLACK TAR WHICH HAS SEEPED OUT OF THE SEATBELT HOUSING. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, CASSETTE EJECTS AT WILL DURING OPERATION.

NHTSA complaint #745137 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Wixon, MI Fire

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

WHILE DRIVING COULD SEE WHITE SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. PULLED OVER/ OPENED DOOR, AND COULD SEE A HEAVY SMOKE AND FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE SPEAKER WHITHOUT A SIGN OF THE FIRE BEFORE.*AK THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES WHEN THE DRIVER SAW SMOKE AND PULLED OVER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIO DUE TO SHORT IN THE RIGHT SPEAKER CHANNEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #870168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Riverside, CA

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #608540 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1998 Plymouth Voyager problems

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