1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER

THE 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER PASSENGER VAN WAS INVOLVED IN A TWO VEHICLE COLLISION ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY. CAUSE OF THE COLLISION WAS DUE TO THE OTHER INVOLVED VEHICLE, THAT BEING A 2011 KIA SOUL, FAILING TO STAY WITHIN ITS TRAVEL LANE. THE KIA CROSSED OVER INTO THE PATH OF THE PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, WITH BOTH VEHICLES COLLIDING, FRONT/LEFT VS FRONT/LEFT. SPEEDS OF BOTH VEHICLES ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR. BOTH AIR BAGS IN THE KIA DEPLOYED, AS DID THE FRONT/PASSENGER AIRBAG IN THE PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG IN THE PLYMOUTH VOYAGER FAILED TO DEPLOY, UNKNOWN WHY. BOTH DRIVERS SUSTAINED INJURIES IN THE COLLISION. THE COLLISION WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT, PHONE 215-362-2301, POLICE REPORT #2016-00578.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 140,000

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TOWERS ARE CONSUMED BY CORROSION EXPOSING THE 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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF THE PULLEY, CAUSING THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 75,000

I OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT A NUMBER OF WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY APPEARED AND THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES WERE NOT OPERATING ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO SCAP JEEP/PLYMOUTH/DODGE DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFIELD CT. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT HE HAD NO CLUE WHAT IT WAS AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO TRACE EACH WIRE AND IT WOULD INCLUDE NUMEROUS MAN HOURS. HE ALSO SUGGESTED REPLACING THE MAIN COMPUTER. IF I WANTED TO HAVE THEM FIX IT I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. I FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED JUST FINE, JUST COULD NOT TELL MPH, MILEAGE, AUTO DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND AIRBAG, ANTI LOCK BRAKES, IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER GAUGES. THREE DAYS LATER ALL RETURNED TO NORMAL FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN A REPEAT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH NO PATTERN FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS COMPUTERS. IN SPEAKING WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC, HE HAD ANOTHER CUSTOME

Mileage: 80,000

DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE. SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. COMPLETED REPAIR AS PER TSB 07-02-99. DID NOT CORRECT ISSUE. A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 1996 - 2000 PLYMOUTH/DODGE CARAVANS 3.3L AND 3.8L. VERY DANGEROUS, HAPPENS ON WET/SNOW CONDITIONS. BOTTOM THIRD OF HARMNIC BALANCER IS NOT GUARDED FROM ROAD MOISTURE. CHRYSLER REDESIGNED IN 2001. GATES AFTER MARKET KIT SOLVES PROBLEM GAT 38379K, COST $120-$220 WITH OUT LABOR. DOES THIS MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 185,000

THE BELT SLIPS OFF IN THE RAIN CAUSING POWER FAILURE TO EVERYTHING RUNNING OFF THE BELT. NO POWER STEERING, NO COOLING SYSTEM, NO ELECTRICAL CHARGING, NO A/C, AND I BELIEVE THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

ANOTHER 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VAN WITH THE REAR BRAKE LINES BROKEN. HAPPENED ON THE ROAD, BRAKES WORKED AND LESS THAN 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED A TURN, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME BY HUSBAND USING FRONT BRAKES ONLY WHERE THE BROKEN LINES WERE DISCOVERED. WITH NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE CORROSION, RESEARCH REVEALS MULTIPLE INCIDENTS ON MID TO LATE 90S' PLYMOUTH VANS WITH CORRODED OR RUSTED REAR BRAKE LINES. I WILL REPLACE WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS TO AVOID REPEAT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

98 VOYAGER EXPRESSO 3.3 ENGINE. DOORS LOCK AT RANDOM, WHEN PUT IN GEAR, WHEN PUT IN PARK, WHILE KEYS IN CAR, WITH CAR RUNNING, THE 15MPH IS TOTALLY IRRELEVENT IN THIS VAN. IT ALSO OVER HEATS EVEN IN WINTER, AND ALL THE LIGHTS BLINK ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS THE HOUSING FOR AC, DEFROST, REAR WIPER, ETC. HAVE HAD TO LOCAL DEALER WHO CLAIMS THERE ARE NO RECALLS AT ALL ON THIS VAN. I HAVE JUST PRINTED OFF 3 PAGES OF SAFETY ISSUES, AND THE ONES I HAVE LISTED ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IN EXCESS OF 4 YEARS, AND IT ISNT GETTING ANY BETTER. *TR

98 VOYAGER EXPRESSO 3.3 ENGINE. DOORS LOCK AT RANDOM, WHEN PUT IN GEAR, WHEN PUT IN PARK, WHILE KEYS IN CAR, WITH CAR RUNNING, THE 15MPH IS TOTALLY IRRELEVENT IN THIS VAN. IT ALSO OVER HEATS EVEN IN WINTER, AND ALL THE LIGHTS BLINK ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS THE HOUSING FOR AC, DEFROST, REAR WIPER, ETC. HAVE HAD TO LOCAL DEALER WHO CLAIMS THERE ARE NO RECALLS AT ALL ON THIS VAN. I HAVE JUST PRINTED OFF 3 PAGES OF SAFETY ISSUES, AND THE ONES I HAVE LISTED ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IN EXCESS OF 4 YEARS, AND IT ISNT GETTING ANY BETTER. *TR

98 VOYAGER EXPRESSO 3.3 ENGINE. DOORS LOCK AT RANDOM, WHEN PUT IN GEAR, WHEN PUT IN PARK, WHILE KEYS IN CAR, WITH CAR RUNNING, THE 15MPH IS TOTALLY IRRELEVENT IN THIS VAN. IT ALSO OVER HEATS EVEN IN WINTER, AND ALL THE LIGHTS BLINK ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS THE HOUSING FOR AC, DEFROST, REAR WIPER, ETC. HAVE HAD TO LOCAL DEALER WHO CLAIMS THERE ARE NO RECALLS AT ALL ON THIS VAN. I HAVE JUST PRINTED OFF 3 PAGES OF SAFETY ISSUES, AND THE ONES I HAVE LISTED ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IN EXCESS OF 4 YEARS, AND IT ISNT GETTING ANY BETTER. *TR

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

Mileage: 57,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, MARKER LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, WIPERS, HORN AND POWER LOCKS ALL STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH NO LIGHTS FOR THREE DAYS. WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THEY FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULAR WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 168,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THE CHRYSLER DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE CLOCKSPRING ON MY MINIVAN BECAUSE THE PART THAT CHRYSLER WILL PAY FOR IS NOT IN STOCK. [XXX]. I HAVE HAD MY MINIVAN IN THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE JAN 15 AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IF NEEDED. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT CHRYSLER IS LIMITING PARTS TO FIX A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM CHRYSLER AND DID NOT HAVE ANY FAILURES ON THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V293000, AIR BAGS FRONTAL. AFTER THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE LETTER, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL AND THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS PER THE ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL; HOWEVER, HE WAS TOLD THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A MONTH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 183,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 183,000