1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2005· AIR BAGS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V293000, CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND GAVE VERBAL AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE WORK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEMS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY AGREED WITH THE DEALER THAT THE RECALL WORK SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHOWING SIGNS OF THE DEFECT. BECAUSE THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED THE CONTACT FELT THE AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE AN INJURY. *AK

• 12/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO HELP FROM DEALER. $12OO REPAIR BILL FOR PART THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED 100,000 MILES! *AK

• 12/30/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, NEARLY RESULTING IN A COLLISION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/30/1997· CHILD SEAT

  INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT FAILED TO RELEASE SEAT BELT WHILE A CHILD WAS RESTRAINED WITH IT. THE MORE THE OWNER PULLED, THE TIGHTER THE MECHCHANISM WOUND CAUSING THE OWNER TO CUT THE BELT WITH SCISSORS.

• 12/30/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ELECTRICAL SHORT, UNDER THE HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, IN FOR REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP, WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING TESTED FOR STALLING FAILURE, IGNITION MODULE REPLACED, AFTERWARDS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

• 12/29/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON WHEN TURN LEFT SIGNAL ENGAGED WHILE TURNING LEFT OR SOMETIMES NOT COME ON AT ALL: MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY CONTROLS OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. *AK

• 12/28/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE OIL LEAKED EXCESSIVELY FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH REQUIRED OIL TO BE ADDED TO THE RESERVOIR EVERY FOUR DAYS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V006000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, WHICH WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

• 12/28/2001· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AT ANYTIME,DRIVERS AUTOMATIC WINDOW DOESN'T WORK VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAK,STRUTS WERE BAD HAD FIXED, STARTER WENT OUT, HAD FIXED,, BREAK LIGHTS, FIXED, AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FILLED ,FREON STILL LEAKS OUT,REPLACED BATTERY, AND WIPERS,COMPLETE BRAKES REPLACED IN FRONT, AND NOW WE ARE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED, WE ARE VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE , WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD GM VEHICLES BUT SEEMS WE MADE A BIG MISTAKE WITH THIS ONE ! ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUR VIN # DOES NOT MATCH UP WITH ANYTHING IN YOUR SYSTEM FROM MY BUYERS GUIDE WE ARE GETTING THE # [XXX], WE CHECKED THE # ON THE VEHICLE ALSO SAYS THIS #. PLEASE ADVISE US WHAT TO DO WE DO NOT HAVE THE ESTIMATED PRICE OF $2000.00 TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPLACED WE WERE ASSURED BY THE DEALER THIS VEHICLE WAS GONE OVER BUY THEIR MECHANIC & IT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN ! [XXX],[XXX] BANGOR, PA [XXX] PHONE [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS *TR

• 12/28/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 8 TIMES AT 70-75 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, UNABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/28/2000· AIR BAGS

  THE CLOCKSPRING DEFECT IS COMMON--CAUSES AIRBAG TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

• 12/28/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE REPORTED TO US PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. EVEN RON RITTENHOUSE THE OWNER OF PARNELL SAID HE IS AWARE OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS AND OTHER LOCAL MECHANIC'S. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHY HASN'T SOMEONE CONTACTED US TO OUR REQUEST THROUGH PARNELL. WE HAD TO PAY $604.00 AND HAVE IT REDONE TWICE BEFORE THE VAN WAS DRIVEABLE AGAIN. PLEASE REPLY. IS THIS A POSSIBLE RECALL? WE QUESTION IF THIS WAS CAUSED IN PART BY THE FAN MOTOR THAT WAS RECALLED. *AK

• 12/27/2005· SUSPENSION

  1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER SE RUSTED STRUT TOWER. WENT TO CHECK MY OIL LEVEL AND COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW BAD THE STRUT TOWERS WHERE RUSTED I COULD PUSH DOWN ON FRONT FENDERS AND WATCH THE STRUTS PUSH THE SURROUNDING METAL UP SO I TYPED IN GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER SE RUSTED STRUT TOWER AND TO MY SURPRISE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS FLAW IN THERE VANS TO I CANT BELIEVE I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS IN THIS VAN WITH THIS PROBLEM I THINK THE BAND AID THAT CHRYSLER IS OFFERING IS PATHETIC THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED RIGHT AND NOT AT CONSUMERS COST PLEASE PUSH CHRYSLER TO TAKE CARE OF THERE FAULT ON THIS ISSUE. *NM

• 12/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH FUEL VAPORS FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK

• 12/27/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES, AND FUMES ENTER INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *AK

• 12/27/1998· STEERING

  POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS WHEN CAR IS OPERATED IN RAIN. PROBLEM OCCURS DURING TURN AND BELT GETS WATER ON IT. DEALER CONTACTED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY CHRYSLER AT THIS TIME. WITHOUT POWER ASSIST, THE STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL IF THE RIGHT SET OF CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT.

• 12/24/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SUB FRAME OF VAN HAS CRACKED CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION. ALL MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. MY 1990 HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM. VAN IS BARLEY DRIVABLE AND UNSALEABLE. THROW IN TWO COMPLETE AC SYSTEMS, TWO MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCHES(LOOKS LIKE #3 IS LININGS UP), A CLOCKSPRING(RECALL) AND TOP IT OFF WITH HORRIBLE SERVICE. LOYALTY SHOULD BE A TWP WAY STREET!! TS

• 12/23/1998· CHILD SEAT

  CONSUMER COULD UNBUCKLE THE BUILT-IN CAR SEAT, BUT COULD NOT PULL IT OUT TO RELEASE THE CHILD. GRIFFIN MOTORS HAS NOW PLACED EXTENSIONS ON HARNESSES AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS TO DATE. *AK *ML

• 12/23/1998· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A CRACKING NOISE AND WHEN HITTING BUMPS THERE IS MORE NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES, ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, REPLACED THE SWAY BAR CUSHION AND BUSHING, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE FROM THE REAR DUE TO SHOE AND LINING, BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. REAR RIGHT OR LEFT BRAKE DRUM WORN OUT. THERE IS A DRIPING NOISE FROM ENGINE DUE TO TENSIONER/PULLEY FAILURE. *YH

• 12/23/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR UNLOCKED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO OPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/23/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKES HAD WORN OUT AND REAR DRUMS REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES. ALSO HAS HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/23/1996· STEERING

  WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS THE RACK PINION STEERING, 6 CYLINDER . *AK

• 12/23/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING CHAIN FAILED.

• 12/22/1998· CHILD SEAT

  RECALL REPAIR ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS DID NOT FULLY FIX THE FAILURE, ENTIRE SEAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AFTER REPAIR.

• 12/22/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RECALL 96V099000/685. BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, EVERY DAY ACCUMULATION, ABS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED FOUR BRAKES NEEDED REPAIRING. IN ADDITION, ENGINE PISTON SEAL WORE OUT, CAUSING PUMP MOTOR DETERIORATION. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO THE RECALL BECAUSE OF YEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION...

• 12/21/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  A SINGLE CAM SHAFT LOBE OUT OF 14 LOBES EXCESSIVELY WORE.

• 12/20/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IN LATE JUNE OF 2004 VECHICLE HAD STALLED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPERENT REASON AND WOULD NOT START. THE EMC WAS REPLACED. FIVE MONTHS LATER IT REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM... ALL WIRING HAS BEEN CHECKED EMC REPLACED, COIL PACK REPLACED, CRANK SHAFT SENSOR REPLACED AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER 6 WEEKS.*AK

• 12/20/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL NOT FUNCTIONING. *AK

• 12/20/2000· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD REMAIN ON MOMENTARILY AFTER TURNING THEM OFF, AND NOT RETURNING TO BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 12/19/2003· POWER TRAIN

  5 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING FROM DEALERSHIP WITH 70000 MILES, DROVE 400 MILES SINCE PURCHASE AND WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND SLOWED TO 10 MPH. REVVED ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MAKING CLUNKING NOISES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VAN. TEST DROVE 15 MILES IN CITY/FREEWAY. CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ONLY CODE THEY PULLED WAS FROM A MISFIRE. COULDN'T EXPLAIN THE CLUNKING NOICE FROM TRANSMISSION. FORWARD HAS PROBLEMS BUT REVERSE WORKED PERFECTLY FINE.*AK

• 12/19/2001· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE AIR BAG/ CLOCKSPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND AFFECTED THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND AUTOMATIC LOCKS. THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES SIMILAR TO MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC. UPON RESEARCH VIA INTERNET, ITS AN APPARENT PROBLEM AND YET A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THIS WAS DEFECTIVE. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER.

• 12/19/2000· AIR BAGS

  DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAS BEEN RECALLED IN EARLIER MODELS, BUT NOT YET IN THE 1996. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM IN THIS CAR. *AK

• 12/19/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  LEAKING ROLLOVER VALVE ON FUEL TANK. I SPOKE TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER ON 12/19/2000 ABOUT SAFETY RECALL #665- FUEL FILLER TUBE ROLLEROVER VALVE & GROUND STRAP (NHTSA 95V236000) AN WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT NINE (9)DAYS (ON 8/19/95) AFTER THE RECALL END DATE 8/10/95 THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO REPLACE THE TANK. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE TANK AT A COST OF $697.02 THEN SEND IN RECEIPT FOR REVIEW. I FEEL THAT SINCE I HAVE SEEN MANY CASES IN YOUR OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS FILES ( ODI-835261, ODI-814712, ODI-510678, ODI-801764, ODI-853149, ODI-986406, ODI-809874, ODI-870842, ODI-523381, ODI-547150, ODI-974927, ODI-974005, ODI-811247, ODI-980479 & NHTSA ACTION # EA97002, PE95053, PE96051,) THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER SHOULD STEP UP AND REPLACE THIS AT NO COST SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PRODUCT FAILURE. THIS IS A "POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD" AS THEIR RECALL NOTIFICATION STATES. THE SERVICING DEALER HAS ALSO PERFORM OTHER SAFETY RECALLS TO THIS TANK # 670 FILLER TUBE GROUND STRAP (NHTSA ID 96V002000) & 845 FUEL PUMP MODULE SEAL ONCE AGAIN ALL RELATED TO A FUEL TANK CONCERN WHICH DOES SHOW THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS EFFECTED PRIOR TO THEIR CUT OFF DATE OF 8/10/95.

• 12/19/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  MY VEHICLE WAS AN UNDERBODY FIRE.VECHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR FUEL PUMP SAFETY. *AK

• 12/19/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO DOWN SHIFT AND UP SHIFT UNCONTROLLABLY.

• 12/18/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL FROM FUEL TANK IN THE AREA OF THE FILLER TUBE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST A SHORT DISTANCE, AND/OR IS PARKED ON INCLINE. *AK

• 12/18/1996· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES CONTINUALLY.

• 12/18/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS, WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 15MPH. TT

• 12/17/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

  LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE AIRBAGS AND BRAKES. THEN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULDN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *TT CONSUMER STATES THAT OTHER ELECTRICALLY RELATED COMPONENTS LIKE THE WINDOWS FAILED AS WELL, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *SLC

• 12/16/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I JUST READ THAT A RECALL IS PENDING ON THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD THE ORIGINAL RECALL WORK DONE ON THE VAN, BUT HAVE EXPERIENCED PERIODIC EPISODES OF RAW FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN. OUR LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAD DONE ALL THE WORK COVERED BY THE ORIGINAL RECALL, HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR MORE WORK, BUT WOULD MAKE REPAIRS AT OUR EXPENSE. THIS IS AMAZING, THE KIND OF IRRESPONSIBLE AND RECKLESS SITUATION I SEE ON 60 MINUTES, BUT HAVE NEVER PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED BEFORE NOW.*AK

• 12/16/1998· STEERING

  POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY DEALER AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. ASSEMBLY HAD DEVELOPED A LOUD, MOMENTARY "HONK" OR "GROAN." PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: WHEN MANEUVERING IN PARKING LOTS OR OTHER CLOSE QUARTERS, IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT, A LOUD HONK OR GROAN COULD BE HEARD EMANATING FROM THE STEERING SYSTEM. AT THE SAME TIME, I COULD FEEL A NOTICEABLE DRAG ON THE STEERING COLUMN, SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY A LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE STEERING SYSTEM AND INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY HAD A DEFECTIVE VALVE. THE DEALER REPLACE THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY. THIS NEW ASSEMBLY IS NOW BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS, AT APPROXIMATELY 54000 MILES. I SUSPECT THAT THIS ASSEMBLY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ORIGINAL ASSY WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED.

• 12/16/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TENSIONER PULLEY ON SERPENTINE BELT SYSTEM OF ENGINE HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. FIRST FAILURE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. PULLEY HAD SEIZED ON ITS BEARINGS, AND STOPPED TURNING. THE FAILURE FORCED THE SERPENTINE BELT TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY AGAINST A NON-ROTATING MEMBER OF THE BELT DRIVE TRAIN. THIS FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE THE BELT TO BREAK, HOWEVER IT DID CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR ON THE BELT. IF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETECTED, THE BELT WOULD HAVE BROKEN DUE TO FATIGUE AND HEAT RELATED STRESS, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, AND POWER BRAKE ASSIST, AS WELL AS LOSS OF ENGINE WATER PUMP FUNCTION, AND LOSS OF ALTERNATOR FUNCTION. DEALER REPLACED THE PULLEY ASSEMBLY AT APPROX 30,000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED SOMEWHERE PRIOR TO REACHING 54,000 MILES, AND FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER -- IT SEIZED ON ITS BEARINGS AND STOPPED TURNING. DEALER AGAIN REPLACED PULLEY ASSEMBLY. TWO FAILURES OF THE SAME SUBASSEMBLY INDICATES TO ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR COMPONENT HAS AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW. UNDETECTED FAILURE OF THIS PART CAN LEAD TO SUDDEN LOSS OF THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH WILL CAUSE INSTANT LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND POWER BRAKE ASSIST, EITHER OF WHICH CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

• 12/15/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WATER PUMP HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 YEARS . ALSO THE TIMING BELT WAS BROKEN 3 TIMES AND TENSIONER WAS BROKEN 2 TIMES ( ALL REPLACED WHEN WATER PUMP WAS BROKEN )-IN PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 1996. *AK

• 12/15/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE WAS LEAKING FUEL. *AK

• 12/15/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS BEEN NO HELP. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME SPEAK TO ANY SUPERVISOR. THIS CAR IS NOT OLD. I OWNED A CARAVAN BEFORE AND WENT THROUGH 2 TRANSMISSIONS AND ONE MOTOR. THEY ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WONT EVEN FIX IT. *AK

• 12/15/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VISIBILITY

  FUEL TANK: ROLLOVER VALVE LOCATED ON TOP OF PLASTIC FUEL TANK IS WELDED INTO FUEL TANK AT MANUFACTURE. FIRST TANK FAILED AT 6000 MILES ON VEHICLE, TANK CRACKED AROUND WELD AT ROLLOVER VALVE SITE. FUEL LEAKAGE AND VAPOR LEAKAGE ENSUED UNTIL TANK REPLACED BY DEALER (QUALITY CHRYSLER JEEP PLYMOUTH EAGLE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM IN AUG 1996). THE REPLACEMENT TANK DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE SAME SITE, WELD OF ROLLOVER VALVE TO TANK BODY, IN DECEMBER 1998. BOTH TANKS FAILED IN SIMILAR MANNER, BOTH FAILURES CAUSE RAW FUEL AND VAPOR TO LEAK CONTINUOUSLY FROM TANK. PROBLEM WITH MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH (TURN SIGNALS, HIGH/LOW BEAM, WIPER, WASHER SWITCH, STEERING COLUMN MOUNTED. WHEN DRIVING, THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON BY THEMSELVES. FIRST MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED BY QUALITY CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH JEEP EAGLE, ALBUQUERQUE NM, LATE 1996. DEALER REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. PROBLEM RECURRED IN NOVEMBER 1998. DEALER REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH A SECOND TIME. FUEL TANK LEAK AT ROLLOVER VALVE SITE, AND MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH BOTH FAILED TWO TIMES IN SAME VEHICLE. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE TANK MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS DEFICIENT, AND THAT THERE IS A BASIC DESIGN FLAW IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH.

• 12/15/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE JUST CUTS OFF WHEN SHE IS DRIVING BETWEEN 30MPH AND 50MPH, AND THE BRAKES JUST WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. ALSO THE CONSUMER WANTS THE DEALER TO PICK UP THE VAN. *AK

• 12/14/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  OIL GALLEY PLUG FAILED, SPRAYED 2 QTS OIL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD, SMOKE, FLAMES. *AK

• 12/14/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  PLASTIC MANUFACTURED FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK, AND IS LEAKING BADLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE DEALER BLAMES THE MANUFACTURER FOR DEFECTIVE DESIGN BUT THE MANUFACTURE BLAMES THE DEALER FOR POOR INSTALLATION. FUEL TANK CRACKED DUE TO INCORRECT INSTALATION. *YH

• 12/14/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT ON NOV. 16, 95 AND THE PASSENGERS AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/13/1999· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50-55 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE SEAT BACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE COLLASPED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE WHOLE SEATBACK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. DEALER REIMBURSED OWNER FOR REPAIRS. *AK.