FaultScore

Plymouth Voyager body problems

549 of the 6,848 complaints filed about the Plymouth Voyager are about the body and structure — 8% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1992.

549

Complaints

8%

Share of all complaints

29

Crashes

2

Fires

Body & Structure complaints by model year

1984 Voyager 10 1.8%
1985 Voyager 8 1.5%
1986 Voyager 9 1.6%
1987 Voyager 19 3.5%
1988 Voyager 13 2.4%
1989 Voyager 34 6.2%
1990 Voyager 61 11.1%
1991 Voyager 73 13.3%

Median failure at 143,715 miles

1992 Voyager 81 14.8%

Median failure at 106,193 miles

1993 Voyager 53 9.7%

Median failure at 35,021 miles

1994 Voyager 52 9.5%

Median failure at 112,000 miles

1995 Voyager 44 8.0%

Median failure at 50,000 miles

1996 Voyager 43 7.8%

Median failure at 138,500 miles

1997 Voyager 10 1.8%

Median failure at 95,000 miles

1998 Voyager 20 3.6%

Median failure at 94,325 miles

1999 Voyager 9 1.6%

Median failure at 110,000 miles

2000 Voyager 10 1.8%

Median failure at 130,177 miles

What owners said

1994 Plymouth Voyager at 145,000 miles Pleasant Grove, UT

STRUCTURE:BODY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

NHTSA complaint #10441110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Plymouth Voyager at 130,177 miles Bridgewater, MA

STRUCTURE:BODY

DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER STRUT TOWER SHEET METAL RUSTED THROUGH - PASSENGER SIDE STRUT TOWER, LIKE NEW(NO RUST AT ALL) MANY OTHER LIKE VEHICLE COMPLAINTS FOUND ON INTERNET SEARCH.

NHTSA complaint #10428718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Plymouth Voyager at 140,000 miles Wheaton, IL

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

1989 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TOWERS ARE CONSUMED BY CORROSION EXPOSING THE MCPHERSON STRUT ASSEMBLIES AND SEVERELY WEAKENING THE LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE CAUSING SERIOUS RISK OF STRUT TOWER FAILURE AS ON OR BOTH STRUTS WILL PENETRATE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. SHOULD SUCH FAILURE OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WILL RESULT, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT COVERED BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION IN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) LABELING THE PROBLEM AS MERELY COSMETIC.

NHTSA complaint #10402633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Plymouth Voyager at 185,102 miles Valley Stream, NY

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE BOLT THAT HELD THE STRUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE LIFTGATE FRACTURED AS IT WAS CLOSING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V213000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS) IN 1999 BUT HAD NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE REPAIR WAS REFUSED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE RECALL, THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ONE HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE RECALL AND REPAIR THE LIFTGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,102.

NHTSA complaint #10355194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1997 Plymouth Voyager at 126,000 miles OAK Creek, WI

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

STRUT TOWERS ARE CORRODED TO THE POINT YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE TOP OFF THE STRUT TOWER HALFWAY AROUND THE TOP. THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS AND IF I HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THIS IT WOULD HAVE LEAD TO A FAILURE OF THE STRUT SUPPORT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED PREVIOUSLY. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPAIR IT AT THEIR COSTS. PLEASE JUST DO A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET. YOU WILL FIND THIS IS A ISSUE THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES OR INJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #10352610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Plymouth Voyager Florence, KY

STRUCTURE

I OWN A 2000 CHRYSLER VOYAGER SE 3.3L. THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER HAD SEVERE RUST ALMOST TO THE POINT OF RUSTING COMPLETELY THROUGH. VEHICLE HAS APPROX 146K MILES. I WAS FORCED TO PAY A LOCAL BODY SHOP TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND INSTALL A NEW STRUT TOWER CAP.

NHTSA complaint #10347371 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Plymouth Voyager at 57,000 miles Rockaway Park, NY

STRUCTURE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE HAD DETERIORATED DUE TO RUST. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000. UPDATED 09/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/10

NHTSA complaint #10341768 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Plymouth Voyager at 110,000 miles Hampstead, NH

STRUCTURE:BODY

FAILURE OF DRIVERS SIDE STRUT TOWER ON 99 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER....STRUCTURAL FAILURE DUE TO RUST....MANUFACTURER RELEASE TECH SERVICE BULLETIN SUSPENSION/BODY - STRUT TOWER CORROSION NUMBER: 23-044-02 GROUP: BODY DATE: OCT. 14, 2002 SUBJECT: NS STRUT TOWER CORROSION THIS A STRUCTURAL ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE AND INJURY/DEATH. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM.

NHTSA complaint #10334252 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Plymouth Voyager at 68,000 miles Neenah, WI 1 injured

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

THE HEAT CHANGES FROM HOT TO A/C BY ITSELF, THE REAR DEFROST DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME, THE BACK WIPERS GO ON BY THEN SELF WITH DIFFERENT DELAYS,,, , STAYS ON DEFROST, AND THE STRUT TOWER ARE VERY POOR SHAPE, NEVER SAW STRUT TOWERS RUST LIKE THIS ON ANY OTHER VAN OR CAR BUT THIS ONE..1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER...ALSO ALL THIS STUFF WRONG WITH IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIKE DON'T GO ON...VERY BAD VAN TO HAVE.

NHTSA complaint #10329783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Plymouth Voyager at 165,000 miles Mound, MN

STRUCTURE:BODY

THE STRUT TOWERS OF 2000 CHRYSLER VOYAGER ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. IF THEY BREAK APART IT WILL LIKELY BREAK THROUGH THE HOOD OR WINDSHIELD CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND OR INJURIES WE WERE TOLD BY BLOOMINGTON CHRYSLER (THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE) IT WOULD BE $1000.00 TO REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE REPAIRED OVER 30 SIMILAR VEHICLES JUST THIS SUMMER 2009 WITH SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10289823 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Plymouth Voyager at 165,000 miles Mound, MN

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

THE STRUT TOWERS OF 2000 CHRYSLER VOYAGER ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. IF THEY BREAK APART IT WILL LIKELY BREAK THROUGH THE HOOD OR WINDSHIELD CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND OR INJURIES WE WERE TOLD BY BLOOMINGTON CHRYSLER (THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE) IT WOULD BE $1000.00 TO REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE REPAIRED OVER 30 SIMILAR VEHICLES JUST THIS SUMMER 2009 WITH SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10289823 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Plymouth Voyager at 100,000 miles Newark, OH

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER RUSTED OUT AND FRONT TIRE FALLING OFF CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10287226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Plymouth Voyager at 125,000 miles West Lafayette, IN

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

TSB #2304402 AND NHTSA #10000317: I HAVE THIS PROBLEM OF A RUSTED OUT STRUT TOWER. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 1996 - 2000 MINIVANS FOR ALL THREE CHRYSLER MODELS DURING THOSE YEARS, THERE IS NO RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND THERE SHOULD BE.

NHTSA complaint #10270059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Plymouth Voyager at 139,397 miles Cambridge, VT

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

FAILURE TO PASS INSPECTION W/O REPAIR AS A SAFETY ISSUE 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER CAP RUST THROUGH.

NHTSA complaint #10237061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Plymouth Voyager at 61,000 miles Neenah, WI

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

THE STRUT TOWER IS RUSTING VERY BAD AND ABOUT TO BREAK OFF. THIS IS A VERY BIG DANGER FOR MY WIFE AND FOUR KIDS.. I FIRST NOTICE THE RUST 2 WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT THIS 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT. IT BEEN 3.5 YEARS KNOW AND THERE ARE HOLES WE CAN SEE THOUGH. NOT VERY GOOD. I ALSO NOTICED THE VAN IS ABOUT 1/2" LOWER TO THE GROUND FROM THE SIDE THE RUST IS BAD. THE ONLY HAD 62,000 MILE IB IT WHEN WE NOTICED THE RUST. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. SHOPS TOLD ME EVERY 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER THEY SEE HAS GOT THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10233283 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Plymouth Voyager at 155,000 miles Berlin Hts., OH

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING TERRIBLE!THE BACK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL,THE SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. MY LIGHTS FROM THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE GOES ON AND OFF. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VAN SHAKES TERRIBLE, IT FEELS LIKE THE MOTOR SHAKES.

NHTSA complaint #10210268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Plymouth Voyager at 95,000 miles OAK Park, IL

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

OBSERVED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER IS RUSTED THROUGH TWO LAYERS OF METAL AND PERFORATED OVER HALF THE WAY AROUND FRONT TOP OF THE STRUT TOWER. VEHICLE HAS LITTLE OTHER BODY RUST EXCEPT THIS SHOCK / STRUT TOWER AREA AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL TO REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE ITEM BEFORE FURTHER ABNORMAL CORROSION CAUSES THE METAL TO FAIL AND FORCING THE STRUT THROUGH THE HOOD AND INTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR INJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #10208659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Plymouth Voyager at 98,742 miles Toledo, OH

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

OBSERVED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT TOWER IS RUSTED THROUGH TWO LAYERS OF METAL AND PERFORATED OVER HALF THE WAY AROUND FRONT TOP OF THE STRUT TOWER. VEHICLE HAS NO OTHER BODY RUST EXCEPT THIS SHOCK / STRUT TOWER AREA AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL TO REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE ITEM BEFORE FURTHER ABNORMAL CORROSION CAUSES THE METAL TO FAIL AND FORCING THE STRUT THROUGH THE HOOD AND INTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR INJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #10207757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Plymouth Voyager at 114,000 miles Alexandria, VA 1 injured

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE CLOSING THE LIFT GATE, THE LIFT BAR FAILED AND SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ON HIS HANDS. THE INSURANCE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. RECALL # 99V213000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS) WAS FOUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000.

NHTSA complaint #10193449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Plymouth Voyager at 78,500 miles North Tonawanda, NY

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION; THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER WAS BADLY CORRODED. THE MECHANIC EXPRESSED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PROBABLY NOT PASS INSPECTION THE NEXT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO CHECK FOR RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY RECALLS. THE SERVICE DEALER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. UPDATED 01/10/06.

NHTSA complaint #10172719 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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