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 PLYMOUT

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

AS AN INVESTIGATOR ASSIGNED TO THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM (MAIT) IN SACRAMENTO, AND AS DIRECTED BY THE MAIT OPERATIONS MANUAL, THIS IS TO NOTIFY NHTSA/ODI OF THE VERIFIED FAILURE OF A SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A SEVERE-INJURY TRAFFIC COLLISION. ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009, A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CA. THE REGISTERED OWNER/SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE VOYAGER SUSTAINED INJURY WHEN HIS VEH

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH, PANIC BRAKING WAS ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A VEHICLE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT; SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE TOOK A REPORT AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE ABS FAILURE.

Mileage: 145,000

FIRST WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN AND HAD TO REPLACE HAD GASKET WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VAN, YET THERE IS NO RECALL. THEN ON OCTOBER 13TH 2003 I WAS IN A AUTO ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY A WOMEN DOING 30-35 MPH I HIT PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE VAN WAS TOTALLED BUT YET THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I STILL HAVE THE VAN, MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH HURT. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING.*AK

Mileage: 98,000

FIRST WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN AND HAD TO REPLACE HAD GASKET WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VAN, YET THERE IS NO RECALL. THEN ON OCTOBER 13TH 2003 I WAS IN A AUTO ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY A WOMEN DOING 30-35 MPH I HIT PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE VAN WAS TOTALLED BUT YET THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I STILL HAVE THE VAN, MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH HURT. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING.*AK

Mileage: 98,000

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.(NAR) *MR ANOTHER DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM THE MEDIAN AND RAN INTO THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL#02V293000 VIA MAIL. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SC *JB *CB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND TRIED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER HIT THE GUARD RAIL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE DIFFERENTIAL CRACKED AND BROKE THE AXLE WHICH WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REMEDIED, 4 DAYS LATER, THE SEALS LEAKED. *SC *JB

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS NO CRASH, NO POTHOLE, NO BUMP ON THE ROAD, NOTHING TO TRIGGGER THE AIRBAG TO GO OFF. AS A RESULT I SUFFERED A BURN MARK TO MY CHIN AND NECK AND BRUSING ON MY CHEST AND FOREARM. PASSENGER WAS ALSO HIT I FACE NO VISIBLE MARKS AND CHILDREN WERE TERRIBLY SHAKEN.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON DRIVER'S 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE MOVED AND HIT THE DRIVER. DRIVER SUSTAINED BONE BRUISES ALL OVER THE BODY, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK *LA

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SERVICED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. *JB

Mileage: 56,228

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF IT CONTINUED TO RUN AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NLM

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE OFF IT CONTINUED TO RUN AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS CHANGING MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY USING THE JACK SUPPLIED WITH MY 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. I HAD JUST REMOVED THE TIRE WHEN THE "JACK SCREW" SNAPPED IN HALF. THE VAN FELL TOWARDS ME, HITTING ME AND KNOCKING ME BACKWARDS ONTO THE PAVEMENT. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED ME TO BREAK A MOLAR IN HALF REQUIRING A CAP TO REPAIR IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED OCCASIONAL BLURRED VISION. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORP. VIA THEIR INTERNET SITE ON 02/10/03. I DID NO

Mileage: 90,000

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT VEHICLE WAS TOTAL, THE SEATBELTS DIDN'T LOCK AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE LISTED ITEMS WERE ON RECALL BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL A MONTH AFTER ACCIDENT BUT NOW VEHICLE HAS BEEN DESTROYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE ENGINE BLEW AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT OWNER NOTICED SMOKE/SPARKS FROM WHERE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM WAS LOCATED. WITHIN A MINUTE, VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE, AND AFTER EXITING A SMALL EXPLOSION DID FOLLOW. OWNER DID INJURED, HAND BURNING IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE DELAER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB