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1998 Plymouth GRAND VOYAGER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

276 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

88,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1998 model year. Data updated: . 108 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 29 of 276 complaints (10.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior4415.9%
Transmission and shifting3312.0%
Steering behavior3111.2%
Electrical and battery issues176.2%
Engine operation124.3%
Fuel system concerns62.2%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags
29
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
29
Electrical System
21
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
15
Electrical System:Horn
14
Engine And Engine Cooling
14
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys
14
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
13
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Air Bags29
Power Train:Automatic Transmission29
Electrical System21
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline15
Electrical System:Horn14
Engine And Engine Cooling14
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys14
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine13

Air Bags: 29; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 29; Electrical System: 21; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 15; Electrical System:Horn: 14; Engine And Engine Cooling: 14; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys: 14; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 13

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
6
25,000 to 49,999
12
50,000 to 74,999
20
75,000 to 99,999
29
100,000 to 149,999
28
150,000 and above
13
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0006
25,000 to 49,99912
50,000 to 74,99920
75,000 to 99,99929
100,000 to 149,99928
150,000 and above13

Under 25,000: 6; 25,000 to 49,999: 12; 50,000 to 74,999: 20; 75,000 to 99,999: 29; 100,000 to 149,999: 28; 150,000 and above: 13

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (29). 168 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1998
6
1999
31
2000
20
2001
30
2002
37
2003
33
2004
51
2005
16
2006
7
2007
5
2008
7
2009
8
2010
5
2011
7
2012
3
2013
1
2014
1
2015
6
2016
1
2019
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19986
199931
200020
200130
200237
200333
200451
200516
20067
20075
20087
20098
20105
20117
20123
20131
20141
20156
20161
20191

1998: 6; 1999: 31; 2000: 20; 2001: 30; 2002: 37; 2003: 33; 2004: 51; 2005: 16; 2006: 7; 2007: 5; 2008: 7; 2009: 8; 2010: 5; 2011: 7; 2012: 3; 2013: 1; 2014: 1; 2015: 6; 2016: 1; 2019: 1

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 44 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 33 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 31 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10009064 · 2003-02-28 (February 28, 2003)

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE, THERE WERE BURN LIKE SMELLS, AND NOISES, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS, AND THE SQUEAKING SERPENTINE BELT HAD GONE BAD. SCC *JB *TS

Owner-reported narrative. 70,568 miles reported. Look up ODI 10009064 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10017780 · 2003-04-29 (April 29, 2003)

THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. *NLM

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Owner report 10004515 · 2003-01-23 (January 23, 2003)

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Owner-reported narrative. 58,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10004515 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10005288 · 2003-02-04 (February 4, 2003)

NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH VAN SOUNDING AS IF PARTS WERE FALLING OFF OR LIKE METAL IN A BLENDER. ONCE I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER A STEADY STREAM OF TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS POURING OUT. HAD TRANSMISSION SHOP CONFIRM TODAY THAT A "PIN" BROKE AND CAUSED COMPLETE DESTRUCTION TO TRANSMISSION AND CASE. NOTHING CAN BE REUSED. NEED AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION. CALLED DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY ADVISED TO CALL 800# IN MANUAL. CALLED 800# AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING ON FILE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THIS IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER W…

Owner-reported narrative. 48,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005288 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10013962 · 2003-04-04 (April 4, 2003)

THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED MY AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE LIST TO RECEIVE THE FREE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY $300 TO FIX A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT.*JB

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Owner report 10016063 · 2003-04-17 (April 17, 2003)

WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS MADE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *JB CONSUMER HAD TO JERK TO THE RIGHT TO BREAK LOOSE THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT CANCEL. BROKEN MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE. DEALER REPLACED LEAKING EVAPORATOR. FASCIAS AND REAR SLIDING DOOR DAMAGED, DIRTY. *TT

Owner-reported narrative. 49,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10016063 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10019066 · 2003-05-21 (May 21, 2003)

DEAR SIR: TO WHO IT MAY CONCERN. I HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH CARAVAN VAN (THEY CALL IT A TRUCK) WITH A 3.3 LITER ENGINE. WITH ABOUT 54,000 MILES ON IT . LAST WEEK I MADE A SHORT TRIP TO LOWES ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WENT INTO MY GARAGE. AFTER ABOUT 2 MIN I SAW FIRE DRIPPING FROM MY ENGINE, I GOT MY FIRE EXT. AND USED IT UNDER THE CAR. THEN I OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE REST OF THE FIRE. I THEN DISCONNECTED BOTH BATTERY TERMINALS AND CALLED THE WRECKER TO TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR (…

Owner-reported narrative. 54,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10019066 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10078363 · 2004-06-17 (June 17, 2004)

WHEN CAR IS OFF, MY FRONT AND BACK HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY CLICK ON AND OFF. I HERE A CLICKING SOUND IN THE FUSE BOX. WITH THE CONSTANT ON AND OFF, MY BATTERY DIES. I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP TODAY BUT WAS WONDERING IS THIS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I OFTEN HEARD THAT THE VEHICLES ALWAYS USUALLY HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I NEVER NOTED A RECALL OR COMPLAINT BEFORE BUT WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE TO WHETHER THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 88,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10078363 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10127310 · 2005-07-01 (July 1, 2005)

THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF THIS VEHICLE, LEADING TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SO FAR, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO A FREEWAY, WHILE DRIING IN LIGHT CITY TRAFFIC, AND WHILE IDLING AT A BANK (PRIOR TO TAKING A HIGHWAY TRIP WHICH HAD TO BE CANCELLED). IN ALL CASES THE DRIVER WAS FEMALE AND HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. IN ALL CASES THIS WAS DURING WET WEATHER. AFTER THE SECOND CASE, WE HAD THE DEALE INSTALL A GUIDE PLATE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE BELT ON, BUT IT CAME OFF ANYWAY. WE HAVE NOW LEAR…

Owner-reported narrative. 87,247 miles reported. Look up ODI 10127310 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10142612 · 2005-11-14 (November 14, 2005)

1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER TRANSMISSION IMPLOSION. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED SOME GEARS FROM THE 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PUNCHED OUT OF THE HOUSING CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOSS OF POWER. PUSHED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY, BUT WAS LEFT STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT WITH SMALL CHILDREN AND FULL TERM PREGNANT WIFE. ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THIS COMMON PROBLEM THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AS ~10000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY - $3000 REPLACEMENT OUT OF POCKET COST. SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED ~38000 MILES LATER, 2000 MI…

Owner-reported narrative. 48,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10142612 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10507280 · 2013-04-05 (April 5, 2013)

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 FAIL…

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Owner report 10732557 · 2015-07-07 (July 7, 2015)

BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES ABOVE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID

Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10732557 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

276 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

39.1%Usable mileage108 / 276 records
92.0%Valid incident date254 / 276 records
100.0%Valid filing date276 / 276 records
91.7%Ordered incident and filing dates253 / 276 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
112.5%
ODI 710958

HAVE REPLACED FOUR TRANSMISSION ON THIS MINIVAN. TRANSMISSION IN VAN IS CURRENTLY SHOT. WE HAVE BEEN PUT IN THE POSITION OF TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER TO PUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION INTO THIS VAN OR NOT. THE VAN IS CURRENTLY IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE (OTHER THAN ADDITIONAL LISTED PROBLEMS). THIS IS A VEHICLE WHICH IS BEING USED BY OUR COLLEGE AGED SON AND IS NEEDED BY OUR FAMILY FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM COLLEGE AND WORK. WE ARE DISTRESSED THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO REPLACE OUR FIFTH TRANSMISSION IN THIS VAN. WHEN WE CONTACTED A DEALER ABOUT THIS VA…

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533.3%
ODI 10043320 · 121,000 mi

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 TRANSMISSIO…

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1535.7%
ODI 10047611

1990 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WITH THE 3.3 ENGINE, RUN THE VEHICLE 20 OR 30 MINUTES AND SHUT IT OFF LEAVE IT SIT 15 OR 20 MINUTES THEN START IT UP AND PUT IT IN DRIVE IT DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT OUT OF LOW. IF I SHUT IT OFF AND START IT UP AND PUT IT IN DRIVE 3 OR 4 TIMES IT WILL START WORKING. I ALSO HAVE HAD IT SHIFTING OK BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY IN OD AND THE TRANSMISSION KICKS OUT OF GEAR UNTIL IT GETS BACK DOWN TO 25, 30 MPH THEN IT SLAMS INTO LOW. *LA

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1911.6%
ODI 10140727

MY 1991 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THE TRANSMISSION, PUT IN A NEW FUEL PUMP, A NEW RADIATOR, NOW IT FAILED AN EMISSIONS TEST AND I WAS SMELLING FUEL WHEN I WAS DRIVING ONLY TO FIND OUT MY FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING OR SHOULD I SAY SQUIRTING AS ONTO THE ENGINE, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A FIRE HAD I HAD BEEN SMART ENOUGH TO CHECK IT OUT. NOW THE SHOP WHERE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED SINCE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SAYS YOU CAN ONLY GET THE PART FROM A DEALER WHICH COSTS 319.00 AND THAT DOES…

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2510.2%
ODI 10020114

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL UNTIL THE SPEED DECREASED AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY DEFAULTED INTO 2ND GEAR. *NLM

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3212.6%
ODI 10149689 · 170,000 mi

4TH 1993 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER SE TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING BEFORE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAS 1ST GEAR TO ABOUT 15 MPH AND THEN SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. NO REVERSE NO NOTHING. VAN IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE WHILE I DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THIS GIANT BOAT ANCHOR. *JB

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4321.7%
ODI 10002463

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACE THREE TIMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO . *NLM

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1012.5%
ODI 10003181 · 95,000 mi

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DIFFERENTIAL PIN BROKE AND CRACKED THE BELL HOUSING. FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND LESS THAN 5000 MILES AFTER REGULAR 90K TRANSMISSION SERVICE. REQUIRES COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT EST COST OF $3,500. VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED WITH VERY LIGHT DUTY USE. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT IS UNWARRANTED FOR WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE OF THIS AGE.

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7813.7%
ODI 10015981

WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BUCK BACK AND FORWARD. THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND DID NOT MOVE MORE THAN 10 MPH. *JB

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3011.5%
ODI 10004776

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BLEW. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

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2910.5%
ODI 10004515 · 58,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

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3215.4%
ODI 10000256 · 60,500 mi

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THEN VAN COULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 35 MPH. I WOULD HEAR STRAINING ON THE ENGINE AND THE RPM GAUGE WOULD SHOW A HIGHER RPM RATE FOR THE LOW SPEED I WAS TRAVELLING. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

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1513.6%
ODI 10003008 · 72,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2003 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER (WITH 72000 MILES) WE HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FOUND UNDER THE CAR. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEARNED THE TRANSMISSION PIN HAD BROKEN. WE WERE INFORMED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, MORE THAN 30 REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS ARE ON BACK ORDER. THE COST OF THE REPARIS IS SIGNIFICANT AND WE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED WHEN THE PARTS WIL BECOME AVAILABLE. I CALLED CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THERE IS NOT. IN THE…

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150.0%
ODI 760304

TRANSMISSION-VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING.DEALERSHIP FOUND LEAK FROM THE FUEL PUMP.IT WAS ALSO LEAKING 2-4PISTON SEAL. BRAKES-ARE CONTINUAL GRINDING AND SQUEAKING. REPLACES PADS AND SHOES ON FRONT AND BACK. THEY STILL GRIND. BATTERY HAD A SHORT. IT WAS REPLACED. TIRES WERE SEPERATING CAUSING VIBRATION WITH THE STEERING. SUSPENSION-KNOCKING NOISE FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE. REPLACED SWAY BAR LINK NUTS. IT STILL MAKES THE KNOCKING SOUND.THIS VEHICLE HAS CONTINUAL PROBLEMS AND WE ARE UNSURE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE FOR O…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Air Bags
112.5%
ODI 10104877 · 97,950 mi

WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT ITS OWN WILL CAN'T FIND ANYONE TO HELP. *JB

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

42.4%
ODI 10015053

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL, WHO STATED THEY DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM. *JB THE HORN HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. SCC

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52.0%
ODI 10069362

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE RECALLS FOR THE ABOVE VEHICLE AND WHAT EXACTLY THEY COVER AND DON'T COVER AND I GO ABOUT GETTING THEM FIXED. MY CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR FAILURE OF BRAKES. WHILE I WAS OUT DRIVING THE BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT ON ME

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31.2%
ODI 6900737

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING BRAKE FAILED TO STOP AND VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY (CLAIM# 27-7050-482). *YD

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157.6%
ODI 10100918 · 69,000 mi

CAR WAS RECALLED TO CORRECT AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION, BUT PRESENTLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON, AND IT SMELLED AS IF SOMETHING ELETRICAL WAS BURNING. MY RADIO WENT OUT, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON AND THE CAR SIMPLY WOULDNOT EVEN TURN OVER. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, SITING A FUSE ON 11/23/04. THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WAS NOTED , THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT DIM, LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASH, SPEED WAS REDUCED SO RAPIDLY IT FELT AS IF SOMETHING HAS FALLEN FROM THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT MY INSTR…

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22.5%
ODI 10029418

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER RECEIVED HEAD, NECK, CHEST AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED RECURRING ELECTRICAL AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE WERE SEVERAL REASONABLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS MADE TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. *MR *CB *NLM

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7413.0%
ODI 10004079

THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN DOES NOT WORK DUE TO THE CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

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3914.9%
ODI 10022536

1997 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER CLOCK SPRING RECALL. *MR THE VEHICLE CLOCK SPRING FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DIDN'T SUBMIT PAGE TWO OF THE INVOICE. *SCC *NLM

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2910.5%
ODI 10009064 · 70,568 mi

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE, THERE WERE BURN LIKE SMELLS, AND NOISES, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS, AND THE SQUEAKING SERPENTINE BELT HAD GONE BAD. SCC *JB *TS

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3215.4%
ODI 10001120

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE NOT WORKING. TS

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76.4%
ODI 10032266 · 71,600 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE FUSES WERE CHECKED BUT NONE OF THEM WERE BAD. AFTER THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. *AK *PH *NLM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

125.0%
ODI 10133680 · 41,000 mi

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING VAN, SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON FOR A LONG TIME OR OTHER TIMES ITS ONLY ON FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN GOES OFF. EACH TIME IT GOES ON YOU HEAR A WARNING CHIME. MY SEARCH OF THE INTERNET FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM SHOWS A RECALL ON THE 1998-2000 VANS FOR A CLOCKSPRING REPAIR. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THIS THROUGH A DEALER. THIS SORT OF PROBLEM IS A TOUGH ONE TO DEAL WITH AS A COMSUMER BECAUSE UNLESS THE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON,…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

16.7%
ODI 519390

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

3420.7%
ODI 10009979

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL #96 V 099 00, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.*JB

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3715.2%
ODI 10028348 · 140,000 mi

MY 1992 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER MINIVAN HAS EXPERIENCED RECURRING FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT BOTH ILLUMINATED. ON OCCASION THE SYSTEM RESUMED OPERATION IF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF OR NOT DRIVEN FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS. IN MARCH OF 2003 A LOCAL GARAGE DIAGNOSED THE ABS RELAY WAS NOT PROVIDING POWER TO THE ABS PUMP. THE RELAY WAS REPLACED - COST $100. DAYS LATER THE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN. THE PUMP WOULD ONLY OPERATE IF CONNECTED TO DIRECT BATTERY VOLTAGE TO START IT RUNNING. IN …

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6324.8%
ODI 10024774

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK

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115.6%
ODI 10024270

INTERMITTENTLY AND ONGONE PROBLEM WITH ABS INDICATOR LIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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56.3%
ODI 511876

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 12 TIMES IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

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264.6%
ODI 10059228

CONSUMER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONSUMER CHECKED THE BRAKES, AND FOUND THAT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS LEAKING FLUID. *AK

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72.7%
ODI 10088364 · 82,000 mi

VIN #P4GP44R9VR169548 '97 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO BOTH D & E DODGE IN WILMINGTON, NC AND TO NATIONAL DODGE IN JACKSONVILLE, NC FOR REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES STILL DO NOT WORK. THE BRAKE SYSTEM FLUID, DRUMS, ROTARS, MASTER CYLINDER - EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE OK, THEY SAY, WHEN WE PICK IT UP, BUT, WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, BRAKES ARE "SPONGY" AND SOMETIMES THERE ARE NO BRAKES AT ALL. IT SEEMS PRETTY FAIR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN BECOMES INCREASINGLY WORSE. THIS HAS BEEN APPEARING FOR APPROXIMATEL…

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114.0%
ODI 10059267

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

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31.4%
ODI 10014724 · 35,000 mi

WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SENOR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

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21.8%
ODI 735036

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
112.5%
ODI 730014

NEEDED TO FIND OUT IF ANY KNOW PROBLEM'S WITH ENGINE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

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213.3%
ODI 518250

ENGINE STALLS.

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24.8%
ODI 542589

MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILED.

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10.6%
ODI 881787

WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STARTED TO "CHUG" UP A HILL AND THEN DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER.*AK

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20.8%
ODI 521781

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 40 MPH WHEN A BREAKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED, ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BROKEN PISTON ROD, ONE LEAF OF CRANKSHAFT BROKEN AND THE PISTON WAS CRUSHED TO HALF. THERE WERE ALSO HOLES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK.

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83.1%
ODI 510259

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED STALLING PROBLEMS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

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84.0%
ODI 702038

ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPS WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTS RIGHT UP

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56.3%
ODI 508629

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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447.7%
ODI 10046058 · 104,000 mi

A GAS ODOR ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE MAKES THE OCCUPANTS SICK. THE CAUSE AND LOCATION OF THE ODOR IS UNDETERMINED, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES.*AK

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207.7%
ODI 526394

BACTERIA GROWIN GIN AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR COILS, CAUSING TERRIBLE ODOR. ALSO, ENGINE MAKES LOUD SIREN NOISE WHEN STARTED, OCCURS RANDOMLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN ENGINE STARTS TAPE PLAYER JAMS. *AK

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155.4%
ODI 6900697

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE DRIVER STOPPED AND RAISED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE, CLAIM # 46-0533-441. NLM

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41.9%
ODI 10030824 · 58,041 mi

THE CAMSHAFT BROKE ON MY 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.*AK

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10.9%
ODI 6900702

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED, CLAIM # 40-2413-995 . NLM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Seat Belts:Front:Anchorage
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

24.8%
ODI 812125

PASSIVE RESTRAINTS: FRONT SAFETY SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER' SIDE, THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE MALE END OF SEAT BELT ON STRAP IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. DON'T THINK IT WILL HOLD IF THERE IS A CRASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT IT WASN'T REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

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2716.5%
ODI 517745

THE SEAT BELT FAILS TO REMAIN ATTACHED TO FLOOR MOORING HOOK - DUCT TAPE BEING USED TO KEEP THE BELT FROM SLIPPING OUT.

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4819.7%
ODI 518932

RIGHT/REAR SEAT BELT PART WHICH ATTACHES TO LOWER BODY SIDE,THE RETAINING CLIP BROKE DURING NORMAL USE. SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED. *AK

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176.7%
ODI 507121

PLASTIC PARTS CRACK IN DESERT HEAT DUE TO WEAK MATERIAL. *DH

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31.5%
ODI 533849

REAR SEAT BELTS ARE HARD TO PULL OUT. ALL SEAT BELTS ARE SOMETIMES HARD TO GET LOCKED. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

30.5%
ODI 752127

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT "D" RING HAS 3 FRACTURES, ALL IN DIFFERENT PLACES. ONE FRACTURE IS VERY LARGE AND THE OTHER TWO ARE OF GOOD SIZE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND NO ABNORMAL STRESS HAS BEEN PLACED UPON THIS COMPONET TO CAUSE SUCH FRACTURES. IT IS REASONABLY NEW AND WAS NOT THERE AS OF ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I JUST DISCOVERED IT ON OR ABOUT 09-05-01.

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10.4%
ODI 768759

PASSANGER SUFFERS TRAMATIC/PERMANENT LEFT EYE INJURY DUE TO RESTRAINT MECHANISM FAILED TO LOCK KEEPING HIM FROM A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE AIRBACK AND HITTING WINDSHIELD.

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10.4%
ODI 760940

WILL THESE GEN 3 SEATBELTS BE RECALLED AND IF NOT WHY NOT. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.9%
ODI 744866

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE DATE GIVEN. THE OTHER PARTY INVOLVED PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT HER AT ABOUT 45 MPH. THE MAIN IMPACT WAS AROUND THE LOCATION OF MY LEFT HEADLIGHT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND FRONT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK AND RESTRAIN ME AND MY BACK SEAT COLLAPSED UPON IMPACT. CHRYSLER HAS SENT AN ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THE VAN AND I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. THE ESTIMATE IS STILL NOT COMPLETE BY STAN'S AUTO BODY AND THE TOTAL IS ALREADY CLOSE TO $5000. I HAD TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT D…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Electrical System:Horn
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

21.2%
ODI 10015053

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL, WHO STATED THEY DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM. *JB THE HORN HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. SCC

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.5%
ODI 605873

HORN ACTIVATORS ARE NOT EASILY LOCATED DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, DUE TO DESIGN.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

437.6%
ODI 10006177 · 54,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION AND BELT TENSIONER FAILED, THE AXLE HAD BROKEN, THE HORN, WIPERS, AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE A/C HAD GONE OUT ALONG WITH THE CONDENSER. THERE WAS FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE POWER STEERING RACK & PINION, THE VEHICLE HAD GONE DEAD. AS A RESULT THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. SCC *JB

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135.0%
ODI 10061913

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING MOST OF THE TIME. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY.*AK

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145.1%
ODI 10051733 · 120,000 mi

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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188.7%
ODI 10033976

WIRE HARNESS HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DESCRIPTION; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *MR

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43.6%
ODI 10054911

CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTION-WHICH HAS LED TO FAILURE OF HORN, AIRBAG, AND CRUISE CONTROL. *LA

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Electrical System
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

12.4%
ODI 10052503

THERE IS A PROBLEMS WITH EITHER THE ELECTRICAL OR FUEL SYSTEM IN MY 1990 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A SPEED FROM 35MPH ON UP TO 65MPH, MY VAN HAS A "HICCUP". IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE EITHER TURNS THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF OR STEPS HARD ON THE BRAKE. IT FEELS LIKE IT JERKS INSIDE BUT I CANNOT TELL IF IT JERKS ON OUTSIDE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVER TIME DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AND NO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND BY THE AUTO MECHANIC. THEY HAVE EVEN DRIVEN THE VAN AND HAVE FELT THE PROBLEM. IT STARTED DOING THIS ABOUT 2 TO…

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21.2%
ODI 10015031

THE VEHICLES OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD MAKE A SINGLE SWIPE. ONE ANOTHER OCCASION WHEN THE WIPERS WERE TURNED ON DURING RAIN THE WIPERS SWIPED A FEW TIMES THEN STOPPED RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. WHEN THE WIPER SWITCH WAS TURNED TOT HE STOP POSITION THE WIPER CAME ON AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OF WITH THE KEY REMOVED THE WIPERS CONTINUED TO OPERATE. *AK *NLM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

52.5%
ODI 10087823

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

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11.3%
ODI 757839

THIS VEHICLE WAS CONVERTED FOR MY DISABLED DAUGHTER'S USE, BY DRIVING SPECIALTIES.EVERY EVENT WAS REPORTED TO THEN AND MOST TO CHRYSLER,ALSO.FROM THE BEGINNING IT HAS PLAGUED US WITH ELECTRICAL AND FUEL DEFECTS.WE CAN NOT USE THIS VEHICLE.IT IS TOO DANGEROUS.I WOULD LIKE SOME ADVICE/ACTION,FROM THE GOVERNMENT.I WILL EMAIL YOU THE 8 PAGES OF DETAILED EVENTS. THANK YOU.

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173.0%
ODI 10006177 · 54,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION AND BELT TENSIONER FAILED, THE AXLE HAD BROKEN, THE HORN, WIPERS, AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE A/C HAD GONE OUT ALONG WITH THE CONDENSER. THERE WAS FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE POWER STEERING RACK & PINION, THE VEHICLE HAD GONE DEAD. AS A RESULT THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. SCC *JB

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124.6%
ODI 10160769

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2002 FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING, ALTERNATOR, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, COOLING SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IS NEEDED FOR GROSS POLLUTION. THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED UNDER FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURES OF THE FAN, RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN HOT, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO BLOW OUT. SERVICE FOR THESE COMPONENTS WERE PERFORMED AT AN INDE…

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217.6%
ODI 10073107 · 108,000 mi

ONE DAY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, HORN WOULD NOT WORK, NEITHER WILL THE CRUISE CONTROL. BAD CLOCKSPRING ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS THE CAUSE. FOUND PROBLEM SIMPLY BY SEARCHING ON CLOCKSPRING AND THIS PROBLEM SHOWS UP PERTAINING TO 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. CURRENTLY IT IS STILL BROKEN.

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94.3%
ODI 10117501 · 94,000 mi

ALL OF THE COMPUTERIZED GAUGES ARE INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

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76.4%
ODI 10026350

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.4%
ODI 804942

VEHICLE LEAKS GAS WHEN FILLED AT GAS STATION, CUSTOMER NOTES THAT THERE IS A CRACK ON TOP OF FUEL TANK, RESULTING IN SPILLAGE OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING. *AK

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31.2%
ODI 701715

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THE MAKER SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD EXCESSIVE PROBLEMS

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52.5%
ODI 529780

TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS BADLY. OWNER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A COTTMAN TRANSMISSION AND NOTICED A LARGE NUMBER OF MINIVANS ON THE LOT REQUIRING NEW TRANSMISSIONS. COTTMAN TECHNICIAN STATED THAT MINIVAN TRANSMISSIONS ARE OF POOR QUALITY.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

5810.2%
ODI 10078994

MY 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER MINI-VAN 3.3 LITER V6 2 WHEEL DRIVE BROKE DOWN. APPARENTLY IN THE TRANSPORT, LOADING, OR UNLOADING OF THE VEHICLE ON MY TRAILER, ONE OF THE MUFFLER MOUNTS BECAME DISCONNECTED AND THE OTHER MUFFLER MOUNT THE BOLT INTO THE FRAME WAS PULLED OUT. THIS CAUSED THE MUFFLER AND EXHAUSE TO SHIFT. I DID NOT NOTICE THIS PRIOR TO OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AFTER PERFORMING THE INITIAL REPAIRS THAT CAUSED THE BREAKDOWN (WATER PUMP / SERPENTINE BELT FAILURES). THE SHIFT OF THE MUFFLER CAUSED MY FUEL LINE AND GAS TANK TO MELT …

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51.9%
ODI 10022064

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK

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10.4%
ODI 839733

FUEL TANK LEAK LEAKS ABOUT A GALLON IN A 1:30 SECONDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

21.8%
ODI 10088872

SMELLED GAS. TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER REPORTS THE GAS TANK IS CRACKED ON THE TOP. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Air Bags67,976–122,250 mi88,493 mi8
ODI 10009064 · 70,568 mi

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE, THERE WERE BURN LIKE SMELLS, AND NOISES, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS, AND THE SQUEAKING SERPENTINE BELT HAD GONE BAD. SCC *JB *TS

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ODI 10051733 · 120,000 mi

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 10056404 · 60,200 mi

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED ABOUT 45 DAYS AGO. AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON LAST WEEK. AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, BUT IS ON MOST OF THE TIME.*AK

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission50,173–79,500 mi67,350 mi10
ODI 10004515 · 58,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

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ODI 10005288 · 48,500 mi

NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH VAN SOUNDING AS IF PARTS WERE FALLING OFF OR LIKE METAL IN A BLENDER. ONCE I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER A STEADY STREAM OF TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS POURING OUT. HAD TRANSMISSION SHOP CONFIRM TODAY THAT A "PIN" BROKE AND CAUSED COMPLETE DESTRUCTION TO TRANSMISSION AND CASE. NOTHING CAN BE REUSED. NEED AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION. CALLED DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY ADVISED TO CALL 800# IN MANUAL. CALLED 800# AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING ON FILE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THIS IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER W…

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ODI 10005739 · 78,000 mi

98 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER - 70K MILES WAS INFORMED BY A CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. 96 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WIPERS ACTIVATE ON THERE OWN OCCASSIONALLY - AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON OCCASSIONALLY

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Electrical System88,000–142,350 mi108,000 mi13
ODI 10073107 · 108,000 mi

ONE DAY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, HORN WOULD NOT WORK, NEITHER WILL THE CRUISE CONTROL. BAD CLOCKSPRING ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS THE CAUSE. FOUND PROBLEM SIMPLY BY SEARCHING ON CLOCKSPRING AND THIS PROBLEM SHOWS UP PERTAINING TO 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. CURRENTLY IT IS STILL BROKEN.

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ODI 10078363 · 88,000 mi

WHEN CAR IS OFF, MY FRONT AND BACK HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY CLICK ON AND OFF. I HERE A CLICKING SOUND IN THE FUSE BOX. WITH THE CONSTANT ON AND OFF, MY BATTERY DIES. I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP TODAY BUT WAS WONDERING IS THIS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I OFTEN HEARD THAT THE VEHICLES ALWAYS USUALLY HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I NEVER NOTED A RECALL OR COMPLAINT BEFORE BUT WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE TO WHETHER THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON. *JB

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ODI 10099037 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE THE ABS AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONDITION CAUSED THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THEY REPLACED THREE DIFFERENCE SENSORS AND A MODULE AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING. *JB *SC

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Electrical System:Horn87,000–120,000 mi100,000 mi5
ODI 10051733 · 120,000 mi

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 10078822 · 76,985 mi

TWO WEEKS AGO I NOTICED MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WE HAVE CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND FOUND OUT THROUGH THE MY CAR STATS WEB SITE THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS PART OF A RECALL INVOLVING A CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM. SINCE NO DEALER IN MY AREA WILL HONOR THIS RECALL IT IS STILL BROKEN.*AK

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ODI 10082294 · 129,000 mi

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN DOES NOT WORK. *LA

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Engine And Engine Cooling66,049–102,000 mi87,247 mi9
ODI 10069758 · 22,000 mi

THE INFO I JUST PROVIDED WAS THE MOST RECENT.I BOUGHT THE VAN USED WITH 22,000 MILES AND SINCE THEN I HAVE LOST 6 SERPENTINE BELTS AND NOBODY WILL HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM.I HAVE SPENT OVER 1,000$ IN THE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THIS LAST TIME I JUST DID IT MYSELF IS WHY THE COST IS SO LOW.I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO TOP MECHANICS IN MY AREA THAT THE BELT IS NOT LINED UP RIGHT AND THERE IS NO ADJUSTING IT.THE PROBLEM IS FROM THE FACTORY THEY TELL ME.NOBODY WILL HELP ME THOUGH BECAUSE IT IS NOT A RECALL. MAYBE THIS WILL HELP THE NEXT GU…

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ODI 10071242 · 58,000 mi

INTAKE OR HEAD GASKET LEAK ALLOWED THE CRANK CASE TO FILL WITH WATER AND COOLANT. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SEIZED UP AND DIED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CROWDED INTERSTATE AT THE TIME, AND LOST ALL POWER, STEERING AND BRAKES. THE ENTIRE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

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ODI 10091241 · 66,049 mi

LEAKING HEAD GASKET WHICH EVENTUALLY BLEW. REPLACED HEAD GASKET. ENGINE 3.3L. MILEAGE 66049. INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP NOT COVERED. YET I HAVE SEEN ON THIS WEB SITE WHERE IT WAS COVERED.*AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys70,568–87,000 mi78,000 mi5
ODI 10009064 · 70,568 mi

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE, THERE WERE BURN LIKE SMELLS, AND NOISES, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS, AND THE SQUEAKING SERPENTINE BELT HAD GONE BAD. SCC *JB *TS

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ODI 10019017 · 20,000 mi

WE PURCHASED OUR GRAND VOYAGER WITH ABOUT 14,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 67,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 6 SERPENTINE BELTS AND 4 BELT TENSIONERS. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH 1 BELT PER YEAR AT LEAST SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE THAT KEPT CAUSING THE BELT TO BECOME MIS-ALIGNED, START SQUEAKING, AND EVENTUALLY RIP APART. THE PROBLEM IS MORE SEVERE IN HOT WEATHER AND WE HAVE ABOUT 5 MONTHS OF 90 DEGREE WEATHER WHERE WE ARE. OUR OWN MECHANIC HAS ST…

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ODI 10058146 · 78,000 mi

DEFECTIVE IDLER ARM PULLEY ALIGNMENT ON 1998 PLYMOTH GRAND VOYAGER.I HAVE HAD THE IDLER ARM REPLACED AND PULLEY REPLACED AND BELT REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR AND THE CAR MAKES A TERRIBLE SQUEAKING NOISE. THE BELT HAS COME OFF TWO TIMES. I HAVE MANY FRIENDS WITH SIMILIAR VOYAGERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine81,500–100,596 mi90,363 mi6
ODI 10009909 · 120,000 mi

THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB

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ODI 10016934 · 74,600 mi

LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. FOUND BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *TT

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ODI 10045495 · 81,000 mi

ON CHRYSLER VANS, ROD CONSISTENTLY BREAKS ON CYLINDER #1 BECAUSE THE BOLT IS TOO SHORT. ONLY HAPPENS ON CYLINDER #1, EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT SAME HEAD, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENGINE (WHICH WOULD BE CYLINDER #6) DOES NOT BREAK LIKE #1 DOES CONSISTENTLY.

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

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Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

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2025-010None

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2025-020None

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2025-030None

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2025-040None

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2025-050None

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2025-060None

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2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

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2025-100None

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2025-110None

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2025-120None

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2026-010None

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2026-020None

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2026-030None

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2026-040None

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2026-050None

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2026-060None

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2026-070None

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2026-080None

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2026-090None

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2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

2001: 0 complaints · 2002: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2001000
2002001
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2001101
2002400

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentAir BagsPower Train:Automatic TransmissionElectrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineElectrical System:HornEngine And Engine CoolingEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated PulleysEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine
Air Bags—0
1
ODI 11192209

I WAS DRIVING AND THE WHOLE DASH PANEL WENT OUT, GAS, SPEED , HORN GAUGES

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0
11
ODI 10051733 · 120,000 mi

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 10067020

HORN MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AFTER THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR WAS UNDER A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

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ODI 10078822 · 76,985 mi

TWO WEEKS AGO I NOTICED MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WE HAVE CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND FOUND OUT THROUGH THE MY CAR STATS WEB SITE THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS PART OF A RECALL INVOLVING A CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM. SINCE NO DEALER IN MY AREA WILL HONOR THIS RECALL IT IS STILL BROKEN.*AK

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0
1
ODI 10009064 · 70,568 mi

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE, THERE WERE BURN LIKE SMELLS, AND NOISES, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS, AND THE SQUEAKING SERPENTINE BELT HAD GONE BAD. SCC *JB *TS

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0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission0—
1
ODI 10260433

MY VAN IS A LEMON. ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - DEFOGGER SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES NOT, WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN, STEREO SPEAKERS SOMETIMES WORKS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON, DIM YELLOW HEADLIGHTS, ETC. FOUND PIN HOLE IN HEAD...DEFECT IN METAL. VAN OVER HEATED AND GAUGE DID NOT SAY IT WAS HOT. FAN WENT OUT. NOW SOMETHING GOING WRONG WITH FRONT END. OCCASIONALLY SMELL GAS. THE LIFTER HEAD GASKET NOW LEAKS OIL. VAN SOMETIMES JUMPS IN PARK AND ROLLS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS STUFF... BAIL ME OUT NOT CHRYSLER.... *T…

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2
ODI 10108677 · 83,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND PROCEEDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS SO SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE LEARNED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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ODI 879832

IN NOVEMBER 1999 HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IN DECEMBER 2000, HEADGASKET BLEWOUT. *AK

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Electrical System
1
ODI 11192209

I WAS DRIVING AND THE WHOLE DASH PANEL WENT OUT, GAS, SPEED , HORN GAUGES

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1
ODI 10260433

MY VAN IS A LEMON. ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - DEFOGGER SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES NOT, WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN, STEREO SPEAKERS SOMETIMES WORKS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON, DIM YELLOW HEADLIGHTS, ETC. FOUND PIN HOLE IN HEAD...DEFECT IN METAL. VAN OVER HEATED AND GAUGE DID NOT SAY IT WAS HOT. FAN WENT OUT. NOW SOMETHING GOING WRONG WITH FRONT END. OCCASIONALLY SMELL GAS. THE LIFTER HEAD GASKET NOW LEAKS OIL. VAN SOMETIMES JUMPS IN PARK AND ROLLS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS STUFF... BAIL ME OUT NOT CHRYSLER.... *T…

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1
ODI 10445541 · 140,000 mi

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 WIT…

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1
ODI 847586

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING,A/C,AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.ALSO, ENGINE BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE BELT 3 TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. *AK

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0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline000—0000
Electrical System:Horn
11
ODI 10051733 · 120,000 mi

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 10067020

HORN MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AFTER THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR WAS UNDER A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

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ODI 10078822 · 76,985 mi

TWO WEEKS AGO I NOTICED MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WE HAVE CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND FOUND OUT THROUGH THE MY CAR STATS WEB SITE THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS PART OF A RECALL INVOLVING A CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM. SINCE NO DEALER IN MY AREA WILL HONOR THIS RECALL IT IS STILL BROKEN.*AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling00
1
ODI 10445541 · 140,000 mi

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 WIT…

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00—00
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys
1
ODI 10009064 · 70,568 mi

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE, THERE WERE BURN LIKE SMELLS, AND NOISES, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS, AND THE SQUEAKING SERPENTINE BELT HAD GONE BAD. SCC *JB *TS

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0
1
ODI 847586

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING,A/C,AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.ALSO, ENGINE BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE BELT 3 TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. *AK

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000—0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine0
2
ODI 10108677 · 83,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND PROCEEDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS SO SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE LEARNED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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ODI 879832

IN NOVEMBER 1999 HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IN DECEMBER 2000, HEADGASKET BLEWOUT. *AK

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

8 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

14 mentions · 5.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 94,624 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10016063 · 49,000 mi

WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS MADE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *JB CONSUMER HAD TO JERK TO THE RIGHT TO BREAK LOOSE THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT CANCEL. BROKEN MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE. DEALER REPLACED LEAKING EVAPORATOR. FASCIAS AND REAR SLIDING DOOR DAMAGED, DIRTY. *TT

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ODI 10062253

OWNER DROVE OVER A PUDDLE AND THE SPLASH KNOCKED THE SERPENTINE BELT OFF OF THE PULLEYS. POWER STEERING WAS LOST, ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, AND THE MINIVAN NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED.*AK

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ODI 10127310 · 87,247 mi

THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF THIS VEHICLE, LEADING TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SO FAR, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO A FREEWAY, WHILE DRIING IN LIGHT CITY TRAFFIC, AND WHILE IDLING AT A BANK (PRIOR TO TAKING A HIGHWAY TRIP WHICH HAD TO BE CANCELLED). IN ALL CASES THE DRIVER WAS FEMALE AND HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. IN ALL CASES THIS WAS DURING WET WEATHER. AFTER THE SECOND CASE, WE HAD THE DEALE INSTALL A GUIDE PLATE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE BELT ON, BUT IT CAME OFF ANYWAY. WE HAVE NOW LEAR…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

13 mentions · 4.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 97,649 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10127310 · 87,247 mi

THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF THIS VEHICLE, LEADING TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SO FAR, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO A FREEWAY, WHILE DRIING IN LIGHT CITY TRAFFIC, AND WHILE IDLING AT A BANK (PRIOR TO TAKING A HIGHWAY TRIP WHICH HAD TO BE CANCELLED). IN ALL CASES THE DRIVER WAS FEMALE AND HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. IN ALL CASES THIS WAS DURING WET WEATHER. AFTER THE SECOND CASE, WE HAD THE DEALE INSTALL A GUIDE PLATE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE BELT ON, BUT IT CAME OFF ANYWAY. WE HAVE NOW LEAR…

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ODI 10142612 · 48,000 mi

1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER TRANSMISSION IMPLOSION. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED SOME GEARS FROM THE 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PUNCHED OUT OF THE HOUSING CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOSS OF POWER. PUSHED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY, BUT WAS LEFT STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT WITH SMALL CHILDREN AND FULL TERM PREGNANT WIFE. ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THIS COMMON PROBLEM THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AS ~10000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY - $3000 REPLACEMENT OUT OF POCKET COST. SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED ~38000 MILES LATER, 2000 MI…

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ODI 10167504 · 97,649 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM.

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

7 mentions · 2.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 56,996 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10114843 · 38,437 mi

BRAKE LINE TO REAR WHEELS CORRODED THROUGH. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. *JB

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ODI 10178219 · 85,000 mi

WE HAVE A 98 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WE HAVE OWNED IT 5-6 YEARS. FOR ABOUT THE LAST 2 YEARS SOMETIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL PULLS DOWN ON ITS OWN AND STICKS FOR A FEW MOMENTS. IT WILL DO THIS WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE PEDAL AND NOT PRESSING DOWN AT ALL, BUT IT ALSO DOES IT WHEN YOUR FOOT IS NOT OVER THE PEDAL AT ALL! I COULD BE GOING 45 MPH AND IT WILL PULL DOWN ON ITS OWN AND COME BACK UP IN A FEW SECONDS. IT IS AN VERY OCCASIONAL PROBLEM SO WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN,UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT DONE IT WHILE AT THE MECHANICS. WE HAVE HAD IT LO…

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ODI 10267743 · 56,996 mi

BRAKE LINES RUST OUT AND BRAKES FAIL. *TR

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

7 mentions · 2.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 100,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10047354 · 131,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. IT HAS 168,900 MILES ON IT. FOR THE PAST 13 MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN AS WE ARE DRIVING, ALL GAUGES WILL SUDDENLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THIS INCLUDES THE SPEEDOMETER. WHEN OUR GAUGES GO OUT, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING THAT SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. ARE OTHER VOYAGER OWNERS EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM? *LA

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ODI 10099037 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE THE ABS AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONDITION CAUSED THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THEY REPLACED THREE DIFFERENCE SENSORS AND A MODULE AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING. *JB *SC

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ODI 10216720

MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE ALWAYS ON. THE WIPERS START ON THEIR OWN WHENEVER THEY LIKE AND I HAVE TO MANUALLY TIME WHEN I TURN THEM OFF BECAUSE THE WIPERS WILL NOT RETURN TO THE BOTTOM ON THEIR OWN. *TR

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

5 mentions · 1.8% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10260433

MY VAN IS A LEMON. ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - DEFOGGER SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES NOT, WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN, STEREO SPEAKERS SOMETIMES WORKS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON, DIM YELLOW HEADLIGHTS, ETC. FOUND PIN HOLE IN HEAD...DEFECT IN METAL. VAN OVER HEATED AND GAUGE DID NOT SAY IT WAS HOT. FAN WENT OUT. NOW SOMETHING GOING WRONG WITH FRONT END. OCCASIONALLY SMELL GAS. THE LIFTER HEAD GASKET NOW LEAKS OIL. VAN SOMETIMES JUMPS IN PARK AND ROLLS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS STUFF... BAIL ME OUT NOT CHRYSLER.... *T…

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ODI 10507280

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 FAIL…

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ODI 738460

FIRE ORIGINATED FROM ENGINE AREA. WE WERE PULLED OVER BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO SAW FLAMES UNDER THE MINI-VAN. AS I (DRIVER) EXITED AUTO, I WAS HIT BY EXPLOSIVE FLAMES THAT ORIGINATED FROM ENGINE EXITING BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. FLAMES ALSO EMITTED FROM PASSENGER FRONT (RT) SIDE.DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER RECEIVED 2ND AND 1ST DEGREE BURNS. AUTO WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 5 MINUTES. TOTAL LOSS. INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED - PRELIMINARY CONCLUSION FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

3 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 97,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10199308 · 97,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR AND OTHER LIGHTS, COME ON AND GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING (LIGHTS FLASHING) AND THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN ENGINE AND IGNITION IS OFF. EVENTUALLY BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DRAINED. MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. SOME MECHANICS SAY IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY BCM, BUT NOT SURE. READING THROUGH EDMUNDS.COM AND OTHER BLOGS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY PLYMOUTH/DODGE/CHRYSLER MINI VAN OWNERS, WITH NO REAL SOLUTION. FLASHING LIGHTS WHEN DRIVING CAN DISTRACT OTHER …

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ODI 767182

AT 600 MILES, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED, A/C NOT WORKING, NO REVERSE. DEALER REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NO REVERSE CONDITION, AND REPLACED THE A/C FUSE. AT 6,363 MILES, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SCRAPING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT IN REVERSE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. AT 7,586 MILES, NO START CONDITION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AFTER THE DEALER HAD THE VAN FOR OVER A WEEK, THEY FINALLY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND AND REPLACED THE STARTER. AT 36,141 MILES THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER PULLEY…

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ODI 828782

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN WATER 18 INCHES DEEP ON WET PAVEMENT, THEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED THAT ENGINE LOCKED UP. CONSUMER MAINTAINED THAT IT WAS POOR ENGINE DESIGN SINCE WATER IS SUCKED UP INTO ENGINE WHICH CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. *AK

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

2 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 53,500 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10016063 · 49,000 mi

WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS MADE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *JB CONSUMER HAD TO JERK TO THE RIGHT TO BREAK LOOSE THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT CANCEL. BROKEN MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE. DEALER REPLACED LEAKING EVAPORATOR. FASCIAS AND REAR SLIDING DOOR DAMAGED, DIRTY. *TT

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ODI 10070394 · 58,000 mi

THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST BECAME SLUGGISH AND FINALLY WENT DOWN AND WOULDN'T COME BACK UP, A BRACKET WAS BROKEN, THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR DURING VERY COLD WEATHER AND IT WAS NOT A CONSISTENT PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THEN FINALLY AFTER WARMING UP A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD AND BE FINE. FINALLY THIS PAST WEEK IT BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE IN REVERSE AND REFUSED TO GO IN REVERSE. T…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 750557

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000 WE REPLACED THE BELT TENSIONER. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 33000 MILES ON IT. IN JANUARY OR SO WE HAD TO REPLACE A VALVE COVER GASKET BECAUSE OIL WAS LEAKING AND WE WERE LOSING OIL. THE VAN HAD 39000 MILES ON IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT ACCOMODATE US EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS ONLY ONE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AT THAT MILAGE - MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THEN WE JUST FOUNDOUT THIS WEEK AT 48000 MILES THAT WE NEED A VALVE AND RING JOB BECAUSE THE CAR WAS BURNING OIL. WE HAD BEEN BURNING OIL SINCE BEFO…

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b