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143,000 miles · Dec 8, 2011

Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainSteering

THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF EVERY TIME I GO THRU WATER. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE VAN ANYTIME IT RAINS OR THE ROADS ARE WET! MY DAUGHTER IN LAW HAS THE SAME VAN AND THE SAME PROBLEM! ONCE THE BELT COMES OFF I LOOSE ALL POWER,STEERING,BRAKES. PUTTING ME AND ANY PASSENGERS IN DANGER! *TR

NHTSA ODI #10439003

117,232 miles · Sep 18, 2009

Power Train

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MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON MY VEHICLE AND WHEN IT WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP THERE WHERE TWO OTHER VEHICLE THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOT TO MENTION ONE OF MY SISTERS CO-WORKERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE JUST HAD HERS FIXED IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS I DO FEEL IT WOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BEINGS IF MY CHILDREN WHERE IN THE VEHICLE AND IT BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN KNOW TO START ON FIRE IF THEY START TOO GO OUT ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND CAUSED A BIG TRAFFIC JAMS DO TO MY VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10284492

Mileage unknown · Aug 7, 2008

Power Train

EMAIL FROM CONSTITUENT RE HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CHRYSLER MINIVANS, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HE HAS WITH HIS 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER; FEELS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NJ THE COSNUMER NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A PIN A CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION THAT COMES …

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NHTSA ODI #10238188

136,000 miles · Feb 27, 2006

Engine And Engine CoolingPower Train

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ODI #10151289

58,000 miles · Jun 25, 2004

Power Train

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM SECOND GEAR TO OVER DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE SOLENOID SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN PARTS. THE FAULTY SOLENOID SWITCH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSM…

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NHTSA ODI #10071496

Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 2004

Power Train

10/30/03 KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. TOOK TO FIRESTONE IN DECEMBER AFTER IT GOT EXTREMELY LOUD. WAS INFORMED TO GO TO DEALER AS THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE. 12/10/03 CHRYSLER REPLACED FLYWHEEL. WAS INFORMED THAT THE DELAY IN REPAIRS WAS BECAUSE 2 OTHER REPLACEMENT FLYWHEELS HAD CRACKED IN THE SAME FASHON. I FOUND NO REC…

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NHTSA ODI #10074876

52,000 miles · Dec 17, 2003

Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

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THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE ALL ALONG. THEN IN THE EVERNING WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE, I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION CAN'T SHIFT UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS GONE, AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON. DEALER CALLED BACK AND WANTED TO CHARGE $150 FOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE 3 PROBLEMS. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS ALL RELATED SO TRYING TO RACK UP ON DIAGNOSTIC IS NOTICED. THEN THEY REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A MALFUNCTION TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WHICH ALSO SHORTED OUT THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SPEED SENSORS. THE TOTAL REPAIR BILL IS $600. AND THE CAR HAS ONLY 52K MILES. SPOKE TO CHRSYLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THEY DO NOT ADMIT IT IS A COMPONENT OR DESIGN DEFECT. AND THEY WILL NOT REIMBURST OR PAY FOR THE REPAIR.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10050658

Mileage unknown · Dec 15, 2003

Power Train

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE CAN BE PUT IN ANY GEAR WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKES FIRST. TODDLER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHILE STANDING ON THE SEAT. CONSUMER CALLED CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS, AND IT WILL NOT BE CHANGED OR RECALLED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10050571

27,000 miles · Mar 18, 2003

Power Train

THE VEHICLE'S ROLL PIN FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK BACK AND FORTH LIKE IT HAS BEEN THROWN IN PARK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10011978

47,000 miles · Mar 15, 2003

Power TrainVisibility

FROM DAY ONE OF GETTING THIS VAN I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH REPAIRS THE LAST STRAW HAPPENED ON 03/11/03 . MY TRANSMISSION HOSES CRACKED AND LOST ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON A 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER SE. I NOTICED A PROBLEM LAST YEAR BUT REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE THE PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE TO PAY $$$$ TO HAVE IT FIXED A…

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Official recalls

04V480000 · Air Bags

Oct 6, 2004

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY BECOME DISABLED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE CLOCKSPRING, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HUB OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL COVERED VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. FOR THOSE VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 70,000 MILES, DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY UNDER WHICH IT WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING AT NO CHARGE IF IT FAILS. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

00V268000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System

Sep 13, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS BUILT WITH 3.3L AND 3.8L ENGINES HAVE FUEL RAILS WITH NITROLE RUBBER O-RING SEALS THAT CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME. FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE UNDERHOOD FUEL INJECTION FUEL RAIL COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A VEHICLE FIRE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SEAL ON THE VEHICLE FUEL RAILS TO PREVENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE, SHOULD THE EXISTING O-RINGS CONTINUE TO DEGRADE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2002. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE PHASED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

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NHTSA investigations

EA04013 · Driver Air Bag Clockspring Failure

Opened Jun 4, 2004 · Closed May 25, 2005

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal

THE DRIVER AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING CAN DEVELOP AN OPEN-CIRCUIT CONDITION RESULTING IN NONFUNCTIONAL DRIVER-SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED), AND/OR STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED).IN ITS OCTOBER 5, 2004 LETTER TO NHTSA, DAIMLERCHRYSLER STATED THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL AND REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL MY 1998.5-2000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER MINIVANS, BUILT BETWEEN MARCH 1998 AND AUGUST 2000, WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS.IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THIS COMPONENT ON MY 1998.5-2000 MINIVANS, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE.THE DETAILS OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION ARE DESCRIBED IN DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S LETTER (SEE RECALL NO. 04V-480).THE AGENCY BELIEVES THAT FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS WITH RESPECT TO THOSE VEHICLES COVERED ONLY BY THE LIFETIME WARRANTY.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.SEE PAGE 2 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

EA01007 · Air Bag Clockspring

Opened Feb 21, 2001 · Closed Nov 22, 2002

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System

There is no summary currently available

RQ00008 · Dc Minivan Fuel Injector Rail Leak

Opened Mar 9, 2000 · Closed Mar 18, 2002

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

There is no summary currently available