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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

23 crash reports10 fire reports11 injury reports

What owners actually said

273 reports

Mileage unknown · Jun 28, 2004

Air BagsElectrical System

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF, FOLLOWED BY THE HORN MALFUNCTIONING. THESE PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO THE CLOCK SPRING FAILING . VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL, AND YEAR WAS UNDER A RECALL. BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10080055

69,600 miles · Jun 26, 2004

Engine And Engine CoolingPower Train

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VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO SWITCH GEARS. IT GOES VERY SLOW UNTIL FINALLY IT SWITCHES OVER. THE OIL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE VAN. THE OIL LEAK WAS REPAIRED. AS FOR THE TRANSMISSION, IT ALL STARTED OFF WHEN IT WOULD SLOW BY ITSELF. THEN IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. ON 02-12-03 I HAD TAKEN IT IN TO GET CHECKED FOR A OIL LEAK AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE GEARS NOT SHIFTING. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TRANSMISSION SERVICE, TO REPLACE THE VALVE COVER GASKET, AND TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL. I DID THE REPAIR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT OF COURSE IT DIDN'T. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE GEARS. BUT SAID A FUEL INJECTION CLEANING, THROTTLE BODY CLEANING, AND A TUNE UP WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS DONE ON MARCH 26, 2003. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY GASKET AND SPARK PLUGS. THEY DID FIND A LEAK IN THE HEAD GASKET. THEY HAD TO REPLACE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT. IN NOVEMBER OF 2000 THE FRONT PUMP SEAL WAS LEAKING, PAN GASKET LEAKING, SIDE COVER LEAKING, DIFFERENTIAL COVER LEAKING, AND REAR MAIN OIL SEAL LEAKING. THEY REMOVED THE TRANSAXLE, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE REAR MAIN SEAL. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN GEARS WOULDN'T SHIFT. AND IT GOT WORSE EVERYDAY. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. I TOOK IT INTO AAMCO ON 04-23-2004 TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE SO THEY HAD TO TOW IT TO THEIR STATION. IT PASSED ALL THE EQUIPMENT TESTING AND WAS TOLD IT MAY JUST BE THE SPARK PLUGS. SO I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS THAT DAY. IT RAN WELL FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THEN IT STARTED AGAIN. I HAD TO STOP DRIVING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A POTENTIAL DANGER TO MY FAMILY. IT WOULD GO VERY VERY SLOW WHEN I WAS TRYING TO CROSS THE ROAD. AND WITH ON COMING VEHICLES ON BOTH SIDES WE COULD EASILY GET INTO A MAJOR COLLISION. I HAVE TRIED TO TALK TO THE CHRYSLER BUT THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. AND AT THIS POINT I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10078855

59,000 miles · May 21, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER THE CROSS OVER PIPE ON THE MANIFOLD HOLE AND CAN'T BE REPAIRED MECHANIC TOLD ME HE NEVER SEEN ONE BREAK BEFORE ON A VEHCILE THAT ONLY HAS 59,000 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10072961

Mileage unknown · May 19, 2004

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10073914

82,500 miles · May 12, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

INFERIOR QUALITY OIL PAN...OIL PAN LEAKED THRU ON 99 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AT 5 YS AND 84T MILE.RELEASING OIL ALONG VAN FRAME AND BRAKES ..CAUSING SMOKE AND STRONG ODOR IN VAN COMAPRTMENT.HAD TO REPLACE OIL PAN THRU CHYRSLER AS NO ONE ELSE HAD IT.PER DEALER AND MECHANICS THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT THAT MILEAGE AND YEAR.CHRYSLER…

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NHTSA ODI #10072502

63,000 miles · Apr 29, 2004

Air Bags

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE HORN BEING INOPERABLE. *PH

NHTSA ODI #10055465

32,700 miles · Apr 10, 2004

Unknown Or Other

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1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER I BOUGHT IT ON 11-16-01, IT HAD 32739. 5/03 IT STARTED TO SQUEAL UNDER THE HOOD THEN I WAS DRIVING AND THE BELT BROKE SO I HAD IT TOWED. THEY REPLACED THE BELT. THEN ABOUT 1 1/2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED SO I TOOK IT TO THE BILL WALSH IN STREATOR ILLINOIS WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY PUT A NEW BELT ON. AROUND 5/10 I STARTED HEARING THE SQUEALING SO THEY CHECKED THE PULLIES AND REPLACED THE BELT. THE SQUEALING STOPPED AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER AGAIN THE SQUEALING STARTED. THE SAME THING AS LAST TIME, THEY REPLACED THE BELT SQUEALING STOPPED. IT STARTS SQUEALING AGAIN. SO INSTEAD OF BRINGING IT BACK FOR ANOTHER REPEAT(BIG MISTAKE) I DROVE IT WITH THE SQUEALING UNTIL 2/10/04 WHEN I HEARD A BIG CLUNKING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD AND IT WAS HALF THE BELT BREAKING. IT WORE THROUGH SO THEY REPLACED BELTS AGAIN AND CHARGED ME $140.86. THE CLUNKING STARTED SO I CALLED THEM AND THEY COULDN'T GET THE VAN IN FOR 2 DAYS SO I HAD TO MISS MORE DAYS OFF WORK BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A VEHICLE FOR ME TO DRIVE. SO AGAIN THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING AND SAID THE POWER STEERING PULLEY PUMP WAS CROOKED ON THE BRACKET SO THEY ADJUSTED IT AND PUT ANOTHER BELT ON. WELL I WAS STILL CALM AND ON 3/11/04 AGAIN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I HEARD THE THUMPING UNDER THE HOOD SO AFTER WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME I TURNED AROUND AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND NICELY ASKED THEM TO GET A CAR SO I COULD GET TO WORK. THEY DID LEND ME ONE AND THEY CHANGED THE BELT AGAIN THIS TIME THEY CHANGED THE BELT TENSIONER AND THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME PAY FOR THE TENSIONER SAYING THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COST WITH ME. I PAY FOR THE TENSIONER, THEY PAY FOR LABOR & BELT AND SO I TOLD THEM NO, HE SAID HE WOULD TALK TO HIS BOSS WHEN HE DID CALL ME BACK HE SAID THEY WOULD PAY THE BILL UNDER GOODWILL FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. MY VAN HAS ONLY 68056 MILES ON IT AND ITS VIN # IS[XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI #10065892

109,000 miles · Apr 6, 2004

Air Bags

THE VEHICLE'S CLOCK SPRING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE HORN HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE. *MR

NHTSA ODI #10066661

Mileage unknown · Mar 29, 2004

Air BagsElectrical System

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF FOLLOWED BY THE HORN MALFUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10065113

69,000 miles · Mar 22, 2004

Air BagsElectrical SystemVehicle Speed Control

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH BOARD. WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. DEALER FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. A RECALL FOR 1996-1998 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10064608

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.

02V076000 · Seat Belts:rear/other

Mar 8, 2002

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, SOME TRIM MATERIAL CAN LOOSEN AND DROP INTO THE REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRIM WITH FOAM BLOCKERS AND INSPECT AND REPLACE ALL 3RD ROW SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 3, 2002. 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.

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.

99V116000 · Exterior Lighting:headlights

May 6, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS BUILT FOR FLEET SALES ONLY. THE HEADLAMP MODULE DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE PARK LAMP AS "DRL" AS REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108.

Remedy: ALL FLEET OWNERS/OPERATORS WILL BE MAILED NON-REMOVABLE DECALS WITH THE REQUIRED "DRL" LETTERS.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

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.

RQ04001 · Driver Air Bag Clockspring Failure

Opened Jan 28, 2004 · Closed Jun 4, 2004

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

COMPLAINTS REPORT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND THIS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING HORN AND/OR CRUISE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED).THIS IS INDICATIVE OF AN OPEN-CIRCUIT CLOCKSPRING FAILURE (RESULTS IN NON-FUNCTIONING DRIVER'S AIR BAG), SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE CONDITION THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S RECALL OF MODEL YEAR 1996-1998.5 MINIVANS (RECALL NO. 02V-293).THIS RECALL QUERY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA04-013).

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

EA99013 · Post Collision Fuel System

Opened Jun 11, 1999 · Closed Aug 10, 2001

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap

No summary supplied.

PE99010 · POST-COLLISION Fuel System Integrity

Opened Feb 3, 1999 · Closed Jun 11, 1999

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap

There is no summary currently available