PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER · model year

1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER

378 NHTSA complaints, 16 crash reports for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1998PLYMOUTHGRAND VOYAGER carries 378 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 16 crashes, 32 fires, 16 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1998 GRAND VOYAGER is power train:automatic transmission with 30 filings, followed by air bags (29) and engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline (25). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 5 investigation files overlapping the 1998 GRAND VOYAGER. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

378
Complaints
16
Crashes
32
Fires
16
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

378 filings

Crashes Reported

16 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

Above median complaint volume — review patterns below.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION30
AIR BAGS29
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE25
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM21
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL11
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL9
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER7
SUSPENSION:FRONT6
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER6
POWER TRAIN5

Recent Complaints

20190328AIR BAGS

I WAS DRIVING AND THE WHOLE DASH PANEL WENT OUT, GAS, SPEED , HORN GAUGES

20190328ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I WAS DRIVING AND THE WHOLE DASH PANEL WENT OUT, GAS, SPEED , HORN GAUGES

20190328VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I WAS DRIVING AND THE WHOLE DASH PANEL WENT OUT, GAS, SPEED , HORN GAUGES

20160622ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

20160622AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

20151102ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

AT CERTAIN TIMES THE SERPENTINE BELT WILL SLIP OFF OF THE PULLEYS AND QUIT POWERING THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS CAN BE WORSENED BY RAINY CONDITIONS. CHANGING BELT TENSIONER WORKS FOR A YEAR OR TWO.

Mileage: 180,000

20151102ENGINE

AT CERTAIN TIMES THE SERPENTINE BELT WILL SLIP OFF OF THE PULLEYS AND QUIT POWERING THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS CAN BE WORSENED BY RAINY CONDITIONS. CHANGING BELT TENSIONER WORKS FOR A YEAR OR TWO.

Mileage: 180,000

20151102STEERING

AT CERTAIN TIMES THE SERPENTINE BELT WILL SLIP OFF OF THE PULLEYS AND QUIT POWERING THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS CAN BE WORSENED BY RAINY CONDITIONS. CHANGING BELT TENSIONER WORKS FOR A YEAR OR TWO.

Mileage: 180,000

20150717ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THE DASH PANEL DIES AND THE ABS LIGHT TURNS ON FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO THE COMPUTER THROWING A CODE. I HAVE REMOVED THE DASH PANEL THREE TIMES AND FOUND THE PROBLEM IS AT THE FEMALE PLUG ON THE BACK OF THE PANEL, BY USING A WIGGLE TEST. THE DEALER WANTED $250.00 FOR WHAT THEY CLAIMED ONLY HAD ON CIRCUIT PANEL WHEN I KNEW BETTER. IT HAS TWO. I REPAIRED IT BY USING A STRONG ZIP TIE TO HOLD THE PLUG UP. THIS WORKED FOR YEARS. NOW IT'S THE SAME OLD PROBLEM BUT IT IS NO LONGER ON AND OFF DEPENDING ON THE TEMP.OF THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS 100% DEAD SO NOW HERE I GO AGAIN. TAKE THE DASH APART AND TRY TO GET IT TO FUNCTION. I USE MY GPS FOR MILAGE, SPEED, AND FUEL. THAT AND A USB LIGHT MADE FOR A PC. I HAVE DELT WITH THE FAULTY TENSHIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT PROBLEM TWICE. NOW IT IS ALL THE RELAYS FROM HEAT BURNT OUT. IT STARTED WITH THE STARTER RELAY AND WENT SOUTH. TAIL LIGHTS AND SO ON.

Mileage: 100,000

20150708FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE GAVE AN INCORRECT READING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL SPEWING FROM THE FUEL RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V268000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 241,338.

Mileage: 241,338

20150707SERVICE BRAKES

BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES ABOVE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID

Mileage: 120,000

20150426ENGINE

DRIVING TO STORE. WEATHER WAS CLEAR ~ 85 DEGREES F, ROAD WAS CLEAR, NO RAIN, TIME APPROXIMATELY 10PM. WHILE DRIVING, I MOVED INTO THE CENTER LANE (MAJOR ROAD, THREE LANES BOTH WAYS) FOR A TURN TO THE STORE, DURING MY TURN TO THE LEFT, I NOTICED THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND VERY HARD TO CONTROL/STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER STRUGGLING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT MY VAN (1998 PLYMOUTH, GRAND VOYAGER SE) I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE TEMPERATURE HAD GONE OFF SCALE / OVER HEATING. AT THIS POINT I STOPPED THE VAN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 221,000

20150202ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVING BELT WAS OUT OF THE PULLEY. THE BELT WAS PLACED BACK INTO POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

Mileage: 154,000

20150202STEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVING BELT WAS OUT OF THE PULLEY. THE BELT WAS PLACED BACK INTO POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

Mileage: 154,000

20140611ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO READ PROPERLY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER LOCKS AND WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FAILED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

20130405FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06E091000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR

20130405ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06E091000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR

20130405FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06E091000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR

20121222ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

COMPUTER FAILING TO SEND SIGNAL TO FAN RELAY. *TR

Mileage: 223,001

20121003ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WOULD DETACH WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WHILE RAINING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER have?
The 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER has 378 NHTSA complaints, 16 crashes, 32 fires, 16 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER?
The most-complained component for the 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION with 30 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include AIR BAGS and ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE.
Is the 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.