60 of the 443 complaints about the 1998 Plymouth Voyager are about the transmission — 14% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 76,250 miles.
60
Complaints
2
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHILE STARTING FROM STOPPED POSITION AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY FRONT LEFT AXEL SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE. IT SEEMS THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE AXEL ROD.
NHTSA complaint #10197752 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FIRST COMPONENT OF CONCERN WAS THE BELT TENSIONER WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS OBSERVED TO BE DISMANTLED. THE SECOND COMPONENT WAS IDENTIFIED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A MAJOR LEAK COMING FROM THE PUMP SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE, A CRACK WAS OBSERVED IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO REBUILT BECAUSE A TRANSMISSION FOR REPLACEMENT COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A PIN DROP WHICH HAS BEEN COMMON IN VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE THIRD COMPONENT WAS DISCOVERED WHILE THE CONTACT SEARCHED CAR FAX FOR HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE; THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE AIRBAG. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR, IT WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 70,000 MILES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE REMEDY REPAIRS WOULD BE ISSUED ONLY IF THE VEHICLE INCURRED THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE RECALL. THE LAST COMPONENT OF CONCERN WAS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, WHICH CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS CYLINDER MISFIRE. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONED COMPUTER SYSTEM. AFTER A MAJOR TUNE UP TO THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10160917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LEAK WAS NOTICED UNDER THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR MECHANIC REPLACED A SHAFT SEAL IN THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR TRANSMISSION SHOP WERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REBUILT AND THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10148984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LEAK WAS NOTICED UNDER THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR MECHANIC REPLACED A SHAFT SEAL IN THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR TRANSMISSION SHOP WERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REBUILT AND THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10148984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONTACT WENT TO HAVE BRAKES CHECKED ON 8-3-05, JUST A ROUTINE CHECK, AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT LEFT FRONT CALIPER BOLTS WERE INCORRECT AND HAVE DAMAGED THE STEERING KNUCKLES. HE TOLD HER THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS SPINNING INSIDE THE KNUCKLES, WITHIN 7 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD.
NHTSA complaint #10132269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1998, PLYMOUTH, VOYAGER VAN. TRANSMISSION FAILED ON OCT. 1, 2003 AT ONLY 35,700 MILES. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10126514 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PLYMOUTH VOYAGER TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 36,000 MILES. IT WAS JUST OUT OF THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. SOME VALVE SHOT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INCLUDING THE EXHAUST. I'M SURPRISED IT DIDN'T BURN. TO DO A TOTAL REBUILD THE INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP HAD TO WELD THE CASE BECAUSE THIS FAILURE IS SO COMMON USED TRANSMISSION HOUSINGS ARE SCARCE. THIS FAILURE WAS REPEATED 3 MORE TIMES IN THE YEAR THAT I OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE ALSO 2 FAILURES OF AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL VALVE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER SAID HE FIXES MANY MORE CHRYSLER MINIVAN TRANSMISSIONS THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. HE SAID ITS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEM FOR AT LEAST A DOZEN YEARS THAT KEEPS HIS FAMILY FED. CHRYSLER DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR VEHICLES. MY RESEARCH SAYS ITS AN ALL TOO COMMON FAILURE IN NOT ONLY THE MINIVANS BUT IN THE PICKUP TRUCKS AND JEEPS AS WELL. I DROVE CHYSLERS AND JEEPS ALL MY LIFE BUT NOW I WON'T BUY EITHER.
NHTSA complaint #10088118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON AND HORN THE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB THE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKED OIL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T FIND A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO OTHER TECHNICIANS WHO BOTH AGREED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK. THE SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED AT 90000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE CLAMPS WERE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10074192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
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.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND TRIED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER HIT THE GUARD RAIL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE DIFFERENTIAL CRACKED AND BROKE THE AXLE WHICH WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REMEDIED, 4 DAYS LATER, THE SEALS LEAKED. *SC
NHTSA complaint #10067118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED, WIPER MOTOR PROBLEMS, AND LOST OF HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. *PH
NHTSA complaint #10065193 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON DRIVER'S 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE MOVED AND HIT THE DRIVER. DRIVER SUSTAINED BONE BRUISES ALL OVER THE BODY, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10064718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN BROKE INSIDE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10037911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN BROKE INSIDE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10037911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
98 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER EXPRESSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH A PIN IN THE TRANSMISSION BRAKING AND IT CRACKS YOUR CASE IN TRYING TO FIND A USED ONE, EVERYONE THAT HAD ONE, THAT WAS WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO IT. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10022993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, A PINK SUBSTANCE HAD LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB ON EACH OCCASION , THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT, AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE KEEPLER PIN WAS FOUND NOT PROPERLY HARDENED. SCC
NHTSA complaint #10011909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
NHTSA complaint #10006733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WITH 47,000 MI. I'D ONLY HAD IT FOR 4 MOS. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT UP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS PROBABLY ON IT'S WAY OUT SEEING AS CHRYSLER KNOWS NOT HOW TO MAKE A WORKING PRODUCT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO TRY TO PULL OUT ONTO A ROAD WHEN I AM NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT I AM GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO. WHEN I DO AND IT DOESN'T MOVE, I THEN HAVE TO HURRY UP AND GUN IT SO AS NOT TO GET HIT FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR THEN JERKS INTO GEAR AFTER REVING UP TO AROUND 50 IF I TAKE IT THAT FAR. I USUALLY DON'T BECAUSE THEN ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS SCREAMING. SHIFTING IS A PROBLEM. IT IS WELL KNOWN TO MOST CHRYSLER OWNERS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS, YET CHRYSLER DOES NOTHING TO UPGRADE OR FIX THE DEFECTS. HAD I KNOWN THIS INFORMATION BEFORE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR, I WOULD'VE BOUGHT A DIFFERENT MAKE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10000469 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL START TO MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
NHTSA complaint #8023939 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE AT A STOP, CONSUMER STATES PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, TO DEALER, THE DEALER STATES THE COOLANT LINE RUPTURED AND CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WHICH RESULTED IN THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR BEING REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
NHTSA complaint #8022542 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.
NHTSA complaint #8018754 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SEALS IN TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR .THIS WILL HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.
NHTSA complaint #8013188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH DRIVESHAFT AND AXLE BROKE AND FRONT END DROPPED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #8011903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH DRIVESHAFT AND AXLE BROKE AND FRONT END DROPPED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #8011903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE LOST SPEED AT AN ALARMING RATE, DROPPING FROM 70 MPH TO 20 MPH WITHIN SECONDS.
NHTSA complaint #562894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND STARTING CHOCKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT.
NHTSA complaint #8009388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AM ABOUT TO HAVE VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, BUT HAVE RESEARCHED SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENT WHERE CHRYSLER TRIED TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT GOES OUT AFTER ONLY 58,000 SO I'M CREATING CASES, JUST IN CASE.
NHTSA complaint #761499 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #760236 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.