334 of the
6,848 complaints filed about the Plymouth Voyager
are about the doors, latches and locks —
5% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1990.
I FOUND THAT I EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH DOOR HINGE CRAKING RESULTING IN DOOR NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. MY FATHER WAS ABLE TO FIX WITH SIMPLE WELDING., BUT NOW I FIND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO EXPERIENCE THIS. MY FRIEND HAS A SIMILAR 95 DODGE CARAVAN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ON BOTH DOOR. I HAD IT ONLY ON ONE. NOW LOOKING THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS I'M WODERING IF IT MAY BE A STRUTUAL PROBLEM INTEAD OF JUST WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. DATE IS NOT ACCURAT ALL I REMEMBER WAS THAT IT WAS LAST YEAR. THE COMPUTER WOULDN'T LET ME PROCEED WITH OUT A FULL DATE INPUT.
NHTSA complaint #10185413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REMAINED IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IT CANNOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY OR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A POWER DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, BUT HE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THIS COMPONENT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE THE ADDRESS FOR THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.
NHTSA complaint #10128122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I BOUGHT THE VAN USED IN LATE SEPT. 2002 WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT. DID NOT BUY EXT. WARRANTY. BY THE TIME I USED THE 1.AC IN THE SPRING IT DIDN'T WORK, WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. REPLACED COMPRESSOR, NOT AT THE DEALER, THEN FOUND OUT EVAPORATOR WAS BAD TOO. NO MORE MONEY,STILL DRIVING WITH NO AC. 2. HORN DIDNT WORK. I PAID TO FIX IT. 3. HAVE REPLACED BRAKES TWICE IN 3 YEARS. ABS LIGHT WAS ON FOR 6 MONTHS THEN WENT OFF. 4. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ..DOOR LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES, WHILE THERE ARE BELLS DINGING, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ALL AT THE SAME TIME. LOOK LIKE SOME KIND OF CHRISTMAS TREE ON WHEELS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FOR THE DEALER. NOT FIXED. 5. SIX TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK VAN HAS STALLED. 5 WHEN TURNING AND ONCE WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FOR THE DEALER. NOT FIXED. 6. WHILE THERE FOR THE STALLING, HAD THEM LOOK AT THE RECALL FOR AIRBAG BECAUSE THE LIGHT STAYS ON LONGER THAN ALL THE OTHERS, THEY SAID IT WAS FINE AND DIDN'T NEED TO BE FIXED..... THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS I CAN REMEMBER. I WILL ALSO REMEMBER NOT TO BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER.
NHTSA complaint #10121761 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER HAS A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHEN SHE IS PARKED AND ELECTRONICALLY LOCKS THE DOORS, THERE IS A VERY LOUD BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE SLIDING DOOR. THIS ALSO HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. AS WELL WHEN DRIVING, "DOOR OPEN" LIGHT COMES ON.
NHTSA complaint #10101629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ALARM SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED. POWER DOOR LOCKED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO GET OUT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10097696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE WAS SHOOTING SPARKS FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THEN, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. MECHANIC HAD TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF BY DISCONNECTING OR TOUCHING A WIRE. *AK THE SES LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT BECAME STUCK AND THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE REAR DOOR LOCK WOULDN'T WORK WITH THE KEY. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE NOISY. ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD CORD SEPARATION.
NHTSA complaint #10097759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TOTAL POWER SHUTDOWN WHILE TRYING TO START. STARTED 10 MINUTES LATER. VARIOUS COMPONENTS STARTED FAILING - DOOR LOCKS, INTERMITTANT WIPER, REAR WIPER, REAR WASHER, POWER MIRROR. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW BCM. REPLACED BCM FOR $600 AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING HAD TO BE REPAIRED! THEY REPLACE DEFECTIVE BCM 50-60 TIMES A YEAR SO THAT THEY CAN TELL YOU YOUR CAR IS NOT WORKING! WHAT A RACKET! AND APPARENTLY THE ONE THEY REPLACED HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BEFORE - HOW MANY TIMES I DON'T KNOW. $220 OF RECOMMENDED REPAIRS WERE NOT GUARANTEED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS EITHER! I REPORTED THE DETAILS TO "CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE" AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL BACK - THEY DIDN'T. WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THAT ALL ASSISTANCE WAS DENIED! I HAD TO PAY $600 SO THEY COULD TELL ME WHAT I HAD ALREADY TOLD THEM! I'LL TAKE IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHERE THEY CHARGE TO FIX THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10096216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER STATED DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FRAME WHERE THE HINGES WERE ATTACHED CRACKED. THIS WAS HAPPENING AROUND DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER' SIDE DOORS. BECAUSE OF THE CRACKS DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK, AND COULD BE OPENED INVOLUNTARILY.
NHTSA complaint #10089937 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PLYMOUTH VOYAGER'S, THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *PH (NAR) THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS AND THE TAIL GATE LIGHT COMING ON.
NHTSA complaint #10055474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT STRUCTURE PROBLEMS. THE HINGES ON THE DOOR WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE DOOR, AND THERE WAS A CRACK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WERE CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. ALSO, LATCH ON THE DOOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY TO THE POINT THAT WHEN THEY MADE A SHARP CURVE THE DOOR CAME OPEN.
NHTSA complaint #10037753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY REAR LIFTGATE OPENED, CAUSING CONTENTS IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE TO POUR OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. DEALER SAID LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA complaint #8009222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SLIDING DOOR COULD NOT BE LOCKED. WHEN IT LOCKED COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8002344 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.