1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager

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.

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.

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.

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

I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SQUEAKY SERPENTINE BELT. PUT A LITTLE BELT DRESSING ON IT AND THAT WAS AS FAR AS THE ISSUE WENT. THEN ON A DARK RAINY NIGHT, WENT THROUGH A RAIN PUDDLE-VERY SLOWLY, AND INSTANTLY, STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE WORST PART OF THIS EXPERIENCE THIS NIGHT WAS TRYING TO PUT BELT BACK ON PULLEYS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IN THE DARK AND NO IDEA HOW TO ROUTE IT. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS A DIAGRAM IN ENGINE. WITH NO KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES IT WAS QUITE A SURPRISE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, AND READING ALL OF THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR!! FATAL ACCIDENTS!! THERE HAS BEEN MORE THAN ENOUGH INFO SUBMITTED AND DOCUMENTED TO WARRANT A RECALL AND HAVE THE MANUFACTURER TAKE CARE OF THIS. OH-BUT GUESS WHAT? ANOTHER COMPANY 'GATES" HAS COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT APPARENTLY HAS HAD POSITIVE REVIEWS. MY ORDER IS IN AND I AM AWAITING MY RETROFITTED TENSIONER BELT COMPONENT KIT SO THAT I WILL FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO BE OUT ON THE ROADS AND THAT I WILL NOT BECOME A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WITH ME. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMES TO THE AID OF A BIG COMPANY LIKE CHRYSLER (PLYMOUTH) EVEN WHEN IT IS MORE THAN OBVIOUS THAT THEY ARE BUILDING SUBSTANDARD CARS. THIS IS NOT A MAJOR REPAIR, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY A PROBLEM THAT COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES TO MANY PEOPLE FROM JUST ONE INCIDENT! IT HAS NOW BEEN FOURTEEN YEARS SINCE THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. HOW MANY YEARS OF COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO GET SOMEONE TO NOTICE AND TAKE ACTION? IS THERE SOMEONE ABOVE YOU THAT WE HAVE TO BEG, PLEASE HELP US! THE LITTLE GUYS. WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO BEG, "PLEASE DON'T LET MY CAR BE THE ONE THAT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE."MAKE THE ONES RESPONSIBLE-BE RESPONSIBLE! THANK YOU (I THINK). *TR

DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF, ABS LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES OFF. SPEED IS UNKNOWN, AMOUNT OF GAS IS UNKNOWN, OIL, ETC. THIS IS RIDICULOUS IN THE FACT THAT SO MANY HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT AND THE COMPANY STILL HASN'T RECALLED THE VEHICLES TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED. YES I MAY HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT BECAUSE OF THE INCOMPETENCE THAT THIS COMPANY HAS THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO SHELL OUT MONEY TO HAVE IT FIGURED OUT AND REPAIRED. I UNDERSTAND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT THIS IS NOT NORMAL (FOR OTHER VEHICLES, OBVIOUSLY VERY NORMAL FOR THIS ONE IN GENERAL). THE STRANGEST THING IS, IF THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP FROM THE SUN, THE PANEL SEEMS TO WORK, THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, WHERE I LIVE IT DOESN'T WORK, AND I HAVE TO GUESSTIMATE EVERYTHING. HOW IS THIS SAFE?!?! *TR