1999 Plymouth Voyager electrical problems

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE I AM OUT AND ABOUT AND AFTER RETURNING THE MY VEHICLE I GO IN AND WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IT WILL START AND SHUT ITSELF OFF. SEEMS TO HAPPENS WHEN I USE IT FREQUENTLY OR ON HOTTER DAYS. ALSO THE PANEL INSIDE THE CAR THAT TELLS YOU YOUR SPEED THE GAS YOU HAVE THE GEARS ALL THAT STUFF WILL STOP FUNCTIONING BUT THE CAR WILL STILL BE DRIVABLE. THAT WILL HAVE I'S OWN TIME WHEN IT TOO DECIDES WHEN IT WANTS TO WORK AND WHEN IT WILL WORK. THESE DO NOT HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME. THEY HAPPEN SEPARATELY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ALARM ISSUES LOCKING THE VEHICLE BUT IT HAPPENS EVEN WHEN THE ALARM IS USED PROPERLY. THEN AT A LATER TIME THE VEHICLE WILL START AND WORK AS IT HAD ONCE BEFORE. VEHICLE RUNS GREAT IT JUST OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT TURN ON. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAY IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I GOT A SECOND OPINION AND THAT MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME IT WAS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE. NEITHER MECHANIC DOES ELECTRICAL WORK. ONE STATED THERE ARE SO MANY CODES HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO TELL ME AND SO HE GAVE ME THE VEHICLE BACK. AND SAID IT IS WORKING FINE NOW. AND THAT IS WHERE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ELECTRICAL PARTS FAILING THE MECHANICS WANT THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN THEY GET TO IT IT IS FINE THEREFORE FEEL IT IS BEST TO JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS IT HAPPENED THE SECOND DAY. THEN MECHANIC FIXED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A LOSE WIRE. BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED 5 TO EIGHT TIMES WITH A FEW OF THOSE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STARTING REMOVING FROM TOW OR RIGHT BEFORE GOING ON TOW. I USUALLY JUST GO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AT A LATER TIME WHEN IT HAS TIME TO REST. I GO BACK AND START IT AS IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. ONLY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE NEVER WHILE DRIVING. THE GADGETS ARE THE ONES THAT STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONING.

NHTSA complaint #10860315 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

MY CAR TURNED OFF WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT TWICE, THEN ON ANOTHER OCCASSION WE WERE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO THE MALL PARKING LOT, IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL BUT WHEN IT CAME TO ASTOP I TURNED THE EGNITION ON AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO LITHIA DODGE HERE IN CORPUS CHRISTI,TEX OCT. 21ST AND THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM YET, IT REMAINS IN THE SHOP AND TODAY IS OCT. 25TH 2015.

NHTSA complaint #10785844 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I STARTED ENGINE PUT IT IN GEAR (DRIVE) STEPPED ON GAS WENT ABOUT 40MPH AND I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING AND THE NEEDLE WAS STILL AT 0. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE PUT IT IN PARK TURN IT OFF TURN IT ON AGAIN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THEN IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. EVERY NOW AND THEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN, AND IS VERY ANNOYING NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING.

NHTSA complaint #10560995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

IGNITION IS LOCKED ON MY 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. CANNOT START THE CAR AT CALL.

NHTSA complaint #10282534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT WORKING (ALL GAUGES FLATLINED). APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO POOR SOLDER ON THE BACK OF THE UNIT. THIS ALSO LED IN THE PAST TO UNCONTROLLED CYCLING OF THE DOOR LOCKS.

NHTSA complaint #10219334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CONTACT COULD NOT START HER VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A CYLINDER IN THE TUMBLER, WHERE THE KEY IS PLACED IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, FAILED. THE FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED AT 60,000 MILES AND RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007. THE VEHICLE CANNOT START ONCE THIS COMPONENT FAILS. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. SHE BELIEVED IT WAS A DEFECT THAT FAILED EVERY 50,000 MILES AND SHE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/24/07.

NHTSA complaint #10204075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30MPH, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE DASH PANEL CLOCK, RADIO, AND HEATING DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT REMOVED THE BATTERY CABLES FROM THE BATTERY AND REATTACHED THEM. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, BUT THE CLOCK AND RADIO ILLUMINATED INDICATING NORMAL FUNCTION. ALTHOUGH THE KEY REMAINED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #10150995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30MPH, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE DASH PANEL CLOCK, RADIO, AND HEATING DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT REMOVED THE BATTERY CABLES FROM THE BATTERY AND REATTACHED THEM. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, BUT THE CLOCK AND RADIO ILLUMINATED INDICATING NORMAL FUNCTION. ALTHOUGH THE KEY REMAINED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #10150995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

I HAVE OWNED 3 CHRYSLER VEHICLES. EACH ONE ALWAYS HAS ONE OF THE POWER WINDOWS THAT FAIL. I HAD A 1994 GRAND VOYAGER SE; THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED AND IT COST NEARLY $500 TO FIX DUE TO A BROKEN PIECE OF PLASTIC I HAVE A 1999 GRAND VOYAGER SE AND THE RIGHT SIDE POWERED WINDOW SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I AM A DISABLED VET AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY $500 TO MAKE A WINDOW WORK. THE DEALER I USE IS MILTON RUBEN IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1997 GRAND VOYAGER WITH 48K MILES WITH A WHEEL CHAIR LIFT ON IT. EVEN WITH THE LOW MILEAGE, THE ENGINE GROWLS AND LACK PICK UP. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HOUSING SUDDENLLY CAME LOOSE AND IS DANGLING. I HATE TO ASK HOW MUCH THAT WILL COST.

NHTSA complaint #10130382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

DT: ON 12-15-2003 IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK-UP. CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, IT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN 12-2003. CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM CONTINUING, STILL IN 06-2005, CONSUMER COULD NOT START VEHICLE OR DRIVE IT.

NHTSA complaint #10124315 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

04 V 480 000/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WAS MADE,THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT SOMETHING ELSE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS INSISTING THAT THE HORN WAS OPERATING PROPERLY BEFORE THIS REPAIR WAS DONE.

NHTSA complaint #10108880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING, AND HORN WAS INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA complaint #10084004 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

AT ALL TIMES AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.

NHTSA complaint #10083668 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF, FOLLOWED BY THE HORN MALFUNCTIONING. THESE PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO THE CLOCK SPRING FAILING . VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL, AND YEAR WAS UNDER A RECALL. BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.

NHTSA complaint #10080055 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF FOLLOWED BY THE HORN MALFUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10065113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH BOARD. WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. DEALER FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. A RECALL FOR 1996-1998 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO MODEL YEAR.

NHTSA complaint #10064608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY SHORTED ON 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER - LOSS OF AIRBAG,HORN AT 60000 MILES. RECALL PREVIOSULY ISSUED FOR 1996-1998 YEARS OF SAME MODEL.

NHTSA complaint #10061878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, THE HORN DOESN'T WORK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WON'T WORK. ALL FAILED AT THE SAME TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10060738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

ON OUR 19'99 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE THE VAN WAS RUNNING AND WE NOTICED THAT THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ALSO WERE NO LONGER OPERATING.

NHTSA complaint #10056703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED, AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 1994-1998 VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THE RECALLED VEHICLES HAD THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10053397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TRANSMISSION WONT CHANGE GEAR PROPERLY. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED TWO SENSORS. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALSO DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10048468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

CONSUMER STATED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. THIS AFFECTED HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL, BOTH DID NOT WORK.

NHTSA complaint #10044141 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

I OWN A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. RECENTLY, OUR AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE HORN WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. WE HAVE A FRIEND THAT OWNS A 1998 VOYAGER AND SHE TOLD US THAT SHE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING. SHE HAD HER VAN REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE BY THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AS THEY HAD HAD SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND INCIDENTS OF THIS PART FAILING THAT THEY ACTUALLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OF THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE 1998 MODEL TO A LIFETIME WARRANTY. WHEN WE TOOK OUR 1999 VOYAGER IN FOR REPAIR, WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT OUR CLOCK SPRING WAS NOT WORKING. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY WAS NOT BEING EXTENDED FOR THE 1999 MODELS, SO THE REPAIR COST US $198.00. WE WERE TOLD TO KEEP OUR RECIEPT "IN CASE" CHRYSLER EVER ISSUED A RECALL OR CHANGED THE STATUS OF THE PARTS WARRANTY IN THE FUTURE, SO WE COULD GET A REFUND. OF COURSE, I FEEL THERE IS VERY LITTLE CHANCE OF THAT EVER HAPPENING. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THAT IF CHRYSLER KNOW THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE, WHY THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THE PARTS INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THEY SECRETLY EXTEND THE WARRANTY, WHICH GETS THEM OUT OF THE NORMAL NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES THEY HAVE TO DO DURING RECALLS. THIS IS A CLEAR CASE OF KNOWING A PROBLEM EXISTS BUT DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.

NHTSA complaint #10036781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CONSUMER STATES THAT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.

NHTSA complaint #10031339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

CLOCKSPRING HAS FAILED, CAUSING AIRBAG AND HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #10029705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER INSERTED THE TELEPHONE CORDS TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY AND THE CIGARETTE LIGHTING SYSTEM ,WENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE PANEL. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #10026836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DID NOT GO OFF. THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE SINCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY WERE HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. *NLM....*AK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LIGHT SWITCH DID NOT WORK, THE SWITCH HAD TO JIGGLED FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON. *TT

NHTSA complaint #10021664 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD SHORTED. REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED AND COMPLETED AT THE OWNER'S COST. THE CLOCK SPRING IS ON RECALL FOR VARIOUS OTHER CHRYSLER VANS (OUR MODEL NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL AT THIS TIME)

NHTSA complaint #10002793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

DEALER WOULDN'T REPAIR PROBLEM OTHER UNITS RECALLED BUT NOT THE 1999 MODEL. DT

NHTSA complaint #770259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

$5,975.00 - IN THE LAST 16 MONTHS THE 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VAN I PURCHASED AT COURTESY CHRYSLER HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 18 TIMES, OFTEN FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO BUY 6 NEW TIMES AND 3 NEW BATTERIES. ON AVERAGE, I HAVE ADDED BETWEEN 3 AND 4 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY MONTH AND NEW COOLANT EVERY 3 MONTHS (IT OVER HEATS A LOT). I HAVE SUFFERED VERBAL AND MENTAL ABUSE FROM THE PERSONNEL AT COURTESY CHRYSLER TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO JUMP OUT OF MY MOVING VAN AS MY PERSONAL SERVICE ADVISOR WAS BERATING ME AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VAN, THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE, ETC., DURING A TEST DRIVE. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO JUMP OUT HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES...AND THEY DID NOT WORK! MIND YOU, THEY HAD MY VEHICLE IN THEIR SHOP FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS TO REPAIR THE BRAKES AND MY PERSONAL SERVICE ADVISOR KEPT SAYING THAT THE VAN WAS FINE! AFTER GIVING ME A BRAND NEW 2002 CHRYSLER MINIVAN, THEY SAID THAT MY VAN WOULD BE READY THE NEXT AFTERNOON FOR PICK-UP AND IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS, THEY WOULD CONTACT ME.

NHTSA complaint #761819 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.