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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

15 reports

121,000 miles · Oct 21, 2003

Power Train

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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LOW GEAR AS I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DRASTICALLY, HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I AM ON THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE, FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES, THEN AT 70,000 MILES ANOTHER ONE, THEN AT 83,000 MILES ANOTHER ONE AND AT 115,000 MILES ANOTHER ONE, NOW AT 120,000 MILES AND SAME THING HAPPENS. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 604E AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, IT IS MY PROBLEM. IT HAS COST ME A SMALL FORTUNE TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE RUNNING, I HOPE MY 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY IS BETTER IN QUALITY, IF NOT I WILL GO TO THE NEWS MEDIA ABOUT IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE 89 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER LE OUT OF TOWN FOR FEAR OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IT SEEMS THAT IF I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT WHEN THIS OCCURS SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK PROPERLY AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME AND AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT RUN IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT LOW AND REVERSE. I THINK IT IS TIME FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO TO REIMBURSE ALL THE OWNERS OF VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION FOR THE MONIES THEY HAVE SPENT AND ALSO MONEY FOR THE TROUBLE IT HAS CAUSED. *LA

NHTSA ODI #10043320

Mileage unknown · Apr 16, 2003

Tires

THE CABLE WHICH HELD THE SPARE TIRE BROKE, AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10016026

Mileage unknown · Sep 18, 2002

Power Train

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8018948

Mileage unknown · May 6, 2000

Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolinePower Train

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VAN, GAS LEAK,A/C,PAINT PEELING,CVJOINTS,BRAKES, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, LIKE I SAID SEVERAL THINGS. I NEED TO GET AS MUCK INFORMATION AS I CAN ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP ME!

NHTSA ODI #722353

Mileage unknown · Mar 23, 2000

Vehicle Speed Control

CONSUMERS FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE ENGINE RACED AND THE CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NLM

NHTSA ODI #551503

Mileage unknown · Jan 29, 2000

Power Train

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I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VAN. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THIS ORGANIZATION FOR HELP. MY VEHICLE HAS A A604 ULTRADRIVE TRANSMISSION IN IT. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT BY RESEARCH THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION GETTING LOCKED INTO SECOND GEAR. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED, CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, RESULTING IN CHRYSLER CORPORATION PAYING FOR THIS DEFECT. IN THE PAST YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR, NO-ONE HAS EVER TOLD ME OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES, THE MOST RECENT ONLY LASTED 9,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE BOUGHT, AND TAKEN MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS HAS NEGLECTED TO TELL ME OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE, AND I'M TIRED OF IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN, IT SEEMS TO ME I'M NOT BEING TOLD EVERYTHING, OR THE DEALER IS TRYING TO MAKE A CONSIDERABLE PROFIT AT MY EXPENSE. AGAIN, I WOULD PLEASE LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HOPEFULLY GETTING MY MONEY BACK FROM THE PAST TRANSMISSION I HAD REPLACED. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE CAR ALWAYS IN THE SHOP, AT LEAST 10-15 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ABOUT THIS MATTER. THANKYOU....ALLEN DETWEILER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #718035

Mileage unknown · Mar 5, 1999

Power Train

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING IT NOT TO CHANGE GEARS, SPORADIC SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING AND SUDDEN DECELERATION.

NHTSA ODI #544262

Mileage unknown · Oct 27, 1997

Seat BeltsSeatsCrashInjury

VEHICLE WAS STOP AT RED LIGHT ,VEHICLE WAS HIT IN REAR, SEABELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT HEAD IN WINDSHIELD. DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL. BOTH SEATS COLLAPSED. FRAME CAME APART, SEATS RECLINED ALL THE WAY TO BACK SEAT. BACK END OF VEHICLE PUSHED UP TO MIDDLE ROW, THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #817697

Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 1997

Equipment

AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR LEAKED FREON

NHTSA ODI #5191905

Mileage unknown · Aug 26, 1997

Power Train

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO EITHER FIRST OR SECOND GEAR AND THEN LOCK UP. IF IT HAD BEEN HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #518342

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

EA94005 · Liftgate Latches

Opened Jan 31, 1994 · Closed Oct 25, 1995

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure

LIFTGATE LATCHES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES HAVE FAILED IN LOW AND MODERATE SPEED IMPACTS RESULTING IN OCCUPANT EJECTIONS, INJURIES, AND FATALITIES.THERE ARE TWO FAILURE MODES ASSOCIATED WITH LATCH FAILURE: FORK BOLT-DETENT LEVER BYPASS, AND INERTIAL UNLATCHING.NHTSA ANALYSES OF CHRYSLER AND PEER MINIVANS TOOK THE FORM OF STATIC AND DYNAMIC CRASH TESTING, ENGINEERING EVALUATIONS, COMPLAINT AND FIELD ANALYSES, AND REAL WORLD DATA ANALYSES.A TECHNICAL REPORT DISCUSSING THESE ANALYSES CAN BE FOUND IN THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TECHNICAL REPORT IN THE PUBLIC VIEWING FILE.CHRYSLER HAS ADVISED NHTSA THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE LATCHES ON ALL THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.THE CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN WILL CONSIST OF NOTIFICATION LETTERS TO ALL OWNERS; FREE REPLACEMENT OF ALL LATCHES WITH STRONGER, SAFER LATCHES REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OF THE MINIVANS; NATIONAL ADVERTISING TO PROMOTE CUSTOMER AWARENESS OF THE CAMPAIGN; QUARTERLY REPORTS REGARDING CAMPAIGN COMPLETION RATES; AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ENSURE A HIGH COMPLETION RATE, ABOVE AND BEYOND THE ACTIONS THAT NORMALLY WOULD BE TAKEN IN A FORMAL SAFETY RECALL.THESE INCLUDE FOLLOW UP WRITTEN AND TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATIONS TO OWNERS WHO DO NOT BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.NHTSA FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT THE CRASH PERFORMANCE OF THE LATCHES ON THESE MINIVANS RAISES SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS, AND THAT THE CAMPAIGN ADDRESSES THESE CONCERNS.THE CHRYSLER CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL INCREASE THE STRENGTH OF THE LIFTGATE LATCHES AND DECREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR INERTIAL UNLATCHING, THEREBY REDUCING THE RISK OF CRASH-RELATED OPENINGS OF THE LIFTGATE AND POSSIBLE OCCUPANT EJECTION THROUGH THE LIFTGATE OPENING.OWNERS OF CHRYSLER MINIVANS WILL GET A STRONGER, SAFER LATCH FREE OF CHARGE AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND COMPLEX AND TIME-CONSUMING LITIGATION WITH AN UNCERTAIN OUTCOME.BASED ON THE ABOVE, ODI IS CLOSING THIS INVESTIGATION.

EA91010 · Trans Park System Failure

Opened Dec 10, 1990 · Closed Dec 31, 1991

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train

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