FaultScore

Plymouth Voyager acceleration problems

205 of the 6,848 complaints filed about the Plymouth Voyager are about the throttle and cruise control — 3% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1996.

205

Complaints

3%

Share of all complaints

27

Crashes

6

Fires

Acceleration & Cruise Control complaints by model year

1986 Voyager 5 2.4%
1987 Voyager 6 2.9%
1988 Voyager 3 1.5%
1989 Voyager 5 2.4%
1990 Voyager 2 1.0%
1991 Voyager 12 5.9%
1992 Voyager 12 5.9%
1993 Voyager 21 10.2%
1994 Voyager 14 6.8%
1995 Voyager 9 4.4%
1996 Voyager 49 23.9%

Median failure at 103,389 miles

1997 Voyager 30 14.6%

Median failure at 87,500 miles

1998 Voyager 11 5.4%

Median failure at 80,000 miles

1999 Voyager 16 7.8%

Median failure at 65,750 miles

2000 Voyager 10 4.9%

Median failure at 31,500 miles

What owners said

1999 Plymouth Voyager at 160,000 miles Wildwood, NJ Crash

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY TO 45 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, # OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

NHTSA complaint #10193760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Plymouth Voyager at 50,000 miles Yorktown, IN

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2000 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE THE HORN STOPPED WORKING, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER ,WHERE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE, AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THEY PERFORMED THE REQUIRED RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DIAMLER CHRYSLER DEALER AND ONCE SHE TOLD THEM SHE HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON THE CLOCK SPRING THE DEALER REFUSED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE, AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHO PERFORMED THE WORK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000, THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70000.

NHTSA complaint #10182623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1997 Plymouth Voyager at 45,000 miles Monteray WAY, CA

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLS WHEN IDLING FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE DYING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10143329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Plymouth Voyager at 1,800 miles Sykesville, MD Crash

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKES NOT COMPLETELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #10140334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Plymouth Voyager at 75,000 miles Chicago, IL Crash

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS WHILE IN REVERSE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A PARKING METER AND A CURB SIGN POST. *MR

NHTSA complaint #10130188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1997 Plymouth Voyager West Stockbridge, MA Crash 1 injured

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING A HEAD ON COLLISION INVOLVING A PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AND A CHEVROLET SUV.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A TURN AND CONTINUE STRAIGHT INTO THE NORTH BOUND LANE. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE PROGRESSED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON.

NHTSA complaint #10125848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1997 Plymouth Voyager at 130,000 miles Ontario, NY

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CONSUMER STATES: WAS DRIVING AND CRUISE CONTRAL ACCELERATED ON ITS ON EVEN THOUGH IT WAS TURNED OFF. KEPT PUSHING BRAKES WHILE GOING UP A HILL, GOT IT DOWN TO 30MPH AND KEPT SHIFTING DOWN TO 3RD GEAR. THIS WAS GOING UPHILL IN 1ST GEAR AND JAMMED INTO PARK RIGHT BEFORE THE STOP.

NHTSA complaint #10120289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Plymouth Voyager Hoover, AL

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE GUIDE PLATES HAD DAMAGING SPOTS. *TC THE BRAKES HAD EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE AND DAMAGED THE TRAILING EDGE. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IN OPERATION AT A STOP ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE, WITH THE FOOT REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS; (THE SAME FOR REVERSE), THE LENS COVERS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE YELLOWED AND OR HAD BECOME OPAQUE. IN RE: 2000 CHRYSLER VOYAGER AND A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER *SC

NHTSA complaint #10103900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Plymouth Voyager Columbus, OH Crash 2 injured

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. CONTINUED ON AND STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. CONSUMER WAS HOSPITALIZED, AS WELL AS THE OTHER VEHICLE'S DRIVER.

NHTSA complaint #10103142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Plymouth Voyager at 13,000 miles NEW Baltimore, MI

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOC SPRING: AFTER ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERATIVE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #10095137 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Plymouth Voyager at 100,000 miles Bear, DE

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.

1999 Plymouth Voyager at 66,500 miles Kalamazoo, MI

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

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.

1998 Plymouth Voyager at 97,455 miles Colonial Heights, VA

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.

1999 Plymouth Voyager Owasso, OK

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 02V293000; CLOCKSPRING FAILURE; THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *NM STARTED WITH THE CLICKING SOUND ON THE STEERING COLUMN, THEN FOLLOWED BY THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A DAY OR SO, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN WERE NOT WORKING. CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED AND NOW ALL IS WORKING.

NHTSA complaint #10074296 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Plymouth Voyager Marathon, WI

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN USING THE SPEED CONTROL IT FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED.

NHTSA complaint #10068649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Plymouth Voyager Marathon, WI

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN USING THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM IT FAILED TO DISENGAGE. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.

NHTSA complaint #10067027 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Plymouth Voyager at 50,000 miles Pittsburgh, PA

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.

1999 Plymouth Voyager at 69,000 miles Wenatchee, WA

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

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.

1999 Plymouth Voyager at 65,000 miles Gaithersburg, MD

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

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.

1999 Plymouth Voyager Alpharetta, GA

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

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.

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