2000 Plymouth Voyager

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA IN RAINY WEATHER, THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED. THERE WAS EXTREME HEAT PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD AREA. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE SERPENTINE BELT DISENGAGED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC REINSTALLED THE SERPENTINE BELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. *AK

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT ONLY HAD 21,486 AT THREE YEARS OLD AND THEY CALLED IT CERTIFIED. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT THEY REFUSED TO EVEN REIMBURSE US PART OF IT BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE HAVE THE POWERTRAIN A THIS POINT UNTIL 70,000 MILES. WE HAVE HAD ENGINE KNOCKING, WHICH OUR MECHANIC ADDED AN ADDITIVE TO AND SEEMED TO GO AWAY BUT NOW AT THE END OF AUGUST SEEMS TO BE RETURNING. THE TIRES WERE TERRIBLE AT WHAT SEEMED TO US TO BE LOW MILEAGE. WE HAD SENSORS THAT WENT AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNWSHIFT SO OUR MECHANIC REPAIRED. WE HAVE SUBMITTED THAT ONE BILL TO CHRYSLER BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT IT WAS A POWERTRAIN ISSUE ON THAT. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT YET. WHEN THE BRAKES WENT METAL TO METAL TOTALLY WITHOUT WARNING ON AUGUST 23 WE BEGAN TO WONDER IF OUR ODOMETER HAD BEEN TURNED BACK BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT BUT ARE NOW THINKING IT IS JUST A VERY CHEAP,SHODDY VECHICLE AND WE ARE SO SORRY WE HAVE BOUGHT IT AND WASTED THIS MUCH MONEY ON IT. WE WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, SUNCOAST CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH WHEN THE AIR WENT OUT AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. WE WENT BACK AGAIN TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE END OF AUGUST TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS AND GET OUR MONEY BACK OR AT THE VERY LEAST HELP WITH THE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE BRAKE REPAIR AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE ENGINE DOES NOT SOUND GOOD NOW SO WE ARE EXPECTING ANYTHING TO HAPPEN NEXT.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO GET STIFF. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK TSB#090600. DURING HEAVY RAIN, THE CONSUMER LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. WHEN THE CONSUMER CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, HE SAW THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER REMOVING THE SHIELD THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE INCIDENT. *SCC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BATTERY, MASTER CYLINDER, TENSIONER, AIR CONDITIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT.*MR THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS THE AIR CONDITIONER. ALL THE EXPENSES WERE VERY FRUSTRATING, ESPECIALLY WITH LOW MILEAGE. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER FELT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2001, 2002, AND 2003 VOYAGERS WITH AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS, SHOULD'VE BEEN EXTENDED TO 2000 VOYAGERS. *PH *JB

I HAVE A 2000 VOYAGER WHOSE A/C UNIT HAS COMPLETELY DIED. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM AT A COST OF STARTING $1,200.00 PLUS REPLACING THE BELTS. I HAVE 75,000 MILES ON IT. I DO DRIVE MY CAR WHICH IS ONLY TWO YEAR OLD. IF YOU CHECK IN THE THE HISTORY OF MY CAR YOU WILL SEE THAT I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS: LEAKING ENGINE, TIRE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES, BATTERY 2X, PULLIE REPLACE, BREAK SWITCH, SUN CLIPS 2X AND STILL BROKEN ETC.

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SMELT AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR,WAS AS A RESULT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BURNING OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, BUT NOW THERE WAS A METAL TO METAL ODOR, COMING FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT DUE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BURNING OUT, IT CAUSED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO HAVE A CRACK IN IT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS