2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager

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

• 12/30/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER, 3.3 L. THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF DURING HEAVY RAIN WHILE I WAS ON THE TOLLWAY IN PLANO. I LOST THE POWERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY, LUCKILY I WAS NEAR TO THE EXIT AND WAS ABLE TO PARK MY CAR ON THE SERVICE ROAD. THIS DEFECT OF THIS CAR IS SO DANGEROUS AND A RECALL IS NEEDED. I CHECKED FROM INTERNET, THE PROBLEM ALWAYS HAPPENS DURING SNOWY OR RAINY DAY, THAT MAKES THIS PROBLEM MORE DEADLY FOR DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. I WILL NOT BUY THIS CHRYSLER'S CAR TILL THEY TAKE ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM. *NM

• 12/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON, BUT ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WERE INOPERABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE INSIDE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE PART WHICH THEY HAD INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK AGAIN. *AK

• 12/27/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER VAN THAT HAS A BROKEN CLOCK SPRING. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BEFORE THE MFG WARRANTY EXPIRED ONCE ALREADY. THE CHRYSLER WEBSITE SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM EVEN THOUGH IT CAN AFFECT YOUR HORN AND AIRBAG SAFETY EQUIPMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHRYSLER REPAIR THIS DEFECT AT NO CHARGE. *TR

• 12/26/2009· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CRUISE CONTROL, HORN DOES NOT WORK -THIS WAS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THEN GOES OFF AGAIN. NO ACCIDENT CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. *TR

• 12/17/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  IN WET CONDITIONS, THE SERPENTINE BELT OF OUR 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER MINIVAN COMES OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE (THOUGH ALWAYS WET). WHEN IT DOES SLIP OFF, THE DRIVER IS LEFT IN A DEADLY SITUATION AS ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO. WE'VE REPLACED THE BELT TWICE, THE PULLEY WHEEL, THE TENSIONER, AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS. WE'VE ALSO HAD A PLATE INSTALLED UNDER THE MOTOR TO TRY TO KEEP ROAD MOISTURE OFF OF THE BELT SYSTEM. I'VE NOW LEARNED THAT THIS IS SO COMMON A PROBLEM THAT THE GATES CORPORATION HAS MANUFACTURED A REPAIR/REPLACEMENT BELT SYSTEM FOR THESE VANS (WHICH I JUST PURCHASED). IT'S INTERESTING THAT THE GATES CORPORATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CHRYSLER/DODGE COMPANY HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL OR OFFERED ANY TYPE OF RECOURSE FOR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. WE'VE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR THAT NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE RESULTED. *TR

• 12/17/2003· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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

• 12/15/2003· POWER TRAIN

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

• 12/12/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE RED "NO BRAKE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS GOING AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR AND LUCKILY WAS IN THE COUNTRY. I DROVE INTO A FARMERS FIELD AND PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE MASTER CYLINDER EVEN THOUGH NOTHING WAS SHOWING ON THEIR COMPUTER. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN, PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR ALL THE TIME AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I AM WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS FROM THE DEALER AND THEIR INSURANCE CO. I WILL ALSO MOST LIKELY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER. THIS VEHICLE WAS A LEMON BUY BACK FOR BRAKING PROBLEMS THAT WERE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IN 2000.*JB

• 12/10/2008· STEERING

  I HAVE A 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER...IT WAS RAINING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP...I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THAT CAR AND IT WAS VERY SCARY. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT ENOUGH TO PULL INTO A WALGREENS, BUT I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND GET THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED. THIS WAS AWFUL! *TR

• 12/08/2011· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

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

• 12/08/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CROSSOVER PIPE CONNECTING MANIFOLD TO EXHAUST DEVELOPED A HOLE BACK IN AUGUST 2004. PART WAS ORDERED FROM CHRYSLER DEALER END OF AUGUST, HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT YET. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE 1300 CROSSOVER PIPES ON BACK ORDER AND CHRYSLER WAS REDESIGNING THE PART. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY DANGER OF EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THERE APPEARS TO BE AN INORDINATE NUMBER OF PARTS ON BACK ORDER. *TC

• 12/07/2000· TIRES

  TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING CAR, ON TRIP NORTH, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT AT ROCKYMT., NC ON I-95. LATER THAT SAME DAY REAR PASSENGER TIRE WENT IN MD ON US 301. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. WENT TO MULTIPLE GOODYEAR DEALERS RE. PROBLEM AND ALSO CAR DEALER IN NC. VERY SCARY TO HAVE TWO IN ONE DAY. ALMOST DIDN'T GET BACK IN CAR NEXT MORNING. STILL SHAKY ABOUT TIRES. SAW ARTICLE RE. GOODYEAR IN NEWS RECENTLY AND DECIDED TO WRITE TO YOU. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE SURVIVED BLOW OUT ON I-95 OTHER THAN GREAT BRAKING SYSTEM ON CAR (UPGRADE) AND MASTERFUL DRIVING BY MY HUSBAND. WE HAD COMPLETE TIRE SEPARATION FROM WHEEL BECAUSE OF SPEED AT WHICH IT OCCURED. COMPANY IN ROCKY MT., NC SAID IT WAS CLOSEST THING TO BLOW OUT HE'S SEEN IN 20 YEARS. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

• 11/28/2000· STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE PULLS RIGHT WHILE ACCELLERATING. REPLACED WAS THE TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING RACK, AXLES, CAPERS, ETC..(TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION). ALIGNMENTS, SWAPPING TIRES, ETC, DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FILED UNDER LEMON LAW, CHRYSLER IS REFUNDING PURCHASE PRICE. VEHICLE IS NOT FIXABLE PER DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER. *AK

• 11/24/2009· SUSPENSION

  FRONT LEFT STRUT TOWER RUSTED OUT. *TR

• 11/19/2014· AIR BAGS

  THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VAN FOR THE CLOCKSPRING. I TOOK IT TO HAYES CHRYSLER, AND THEY VERIFIED THAT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT NO COST. JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS RECALL TO BE ADDED TO THE VIN HISTORY. HAYES WILL BE REPAIRING IT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. *TR

• 11/08/2004· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. *AK

• 11/08/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 PLY.GRAND VOYAGER,SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE,STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HER.SHE GOT IT PARKED.WHEN I ARRIVED I FOUND THE BELT TENSIONER HAD FALLEN OFF,THE MOUNTING BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF.UPON THAT HAPPENING IT BROKE THE PLASTIC POWER STEERING PULLEY.OBVIOUSLY THIS DESIGN AND PART ARE NOT UP TO STANDARD.THIS PART SHOULD BE MADE BETTER,3 YEARS FOR A TENSIONER IS NOT ENOUGH CONSIDERING EVERYTHING IS RUN OFF OF THIS BELT,LOSS OF POWER STEERING BEING A SAFETY CONCERN.*AK

• 11/06/2000· EQUIPMENT

  STRONG MUSTY,MOLDY ODOR FROM AC.DEALER SPRAYED DISINFECTANT INTO VENTS,OK FOR ONE DAY.ODOR SAME AS BEFORE. HAVE TRIED TO RUN AC TO ELIMINATE THE ODOR BUT IT ALWAYS RETURNS.

• 11/03/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH INTO A FENCE AND THEN INTO A WOODEN POLE AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *JB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A HEAD INJURY WITH 6 STAPLES AND OTHER SMALL CUT TO THE HEAD AND FACE. CONSUMER ALSO CUT RIGHT HAND IN THE ACCIDENT. *TC

• 10/29/2009· SEATS

  THE REMOVABLE HEAD RESTS IN MY 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER HAVE A DESIGN FLAW. THE METAL SUPPORTS THAT EXTEND INTO THE PADDING ARE NOW PROTRUDING THROUGH THAT PADDING, BUT NOT THROUGH THE OUTER VINYL COVER, IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGERS HEAD WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE METAL AND LIKELY RECEIVE INJURIES FROM IT. THE HEADRESTS HAVE BEEN TURNED AROUND BACKWARDS TO PREVENT SUCH AN OCCURRENCE, THOUGH THEY ARE NOW NOT ADJUSTABLE AND WILL ONLY PROVIDE HEAD/NECK SUPPORT TO A CHILD. MY VAN CONTAINS 4 OF THESE HEADRESTS. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS AND ALL OF THEM HAVE DETERIORATED DURING THIS TIME. *TR

• 10/24/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE WILL START RACING AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD WHINING NOISE FOLLOWED BY EVIDENT T JERKING AND LURCHING. THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS IN GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT. *JG

• 10/24/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

• 10/23/2008· STRUCTURE

  FRONT STRUT PUSHING THROUGH BODY OF VAN. WE'VE SPOKEN TO A FEW MECHANICS/DEALERS WHO HAVE BEEN SEEING ALOT OF THE SAME THING WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL VAN. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED YET BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE. WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO THIS SO NHTSA CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEALERSHIPS AND RESOLVE. MAYBE A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED? THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS IF OWNERS ARE NOT AWARE OF THE SITUATION. IT ALSO IS A COSTLY REPAIR FOR AN ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE. *TR

• 10/17/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING BRAKES GRIND AND WHEN BRAKING PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER STATES BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN CHANGED EVERY THREE MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 10/17/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FUEL TANK HAD CRACK CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 10/16/2007· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, ALL OF THE GAUGE NEEDLES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V480000 (AIR BAGS). THE AIR BAG LIGHT DIMMED FOR SIX MONTHS, BUT THEN ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTOR FAILED AND THEY REPLACED THE PDC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

• 10/12/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT DISC BRAKE PAD (SPECIFICALLY THE EXTERIOR PAD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN MY CASE) WEARS VERY FAST RELATIVE TO THE REAR AT A RATE OF ONCE EVERY 10K OR FEWER MILES FOR THE FRONT VERSUS ONCE IN 125K MILES FOR THE REAR. MY PROBLEM IS SO SEVERE THAT I HAVE TO WATCH WEAR CLOSELY AND WILL SWAP THE LEFT FRONT PADS WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PADS TO KEEP FROM HAVING TO GET A NEW SET EVERY 10K MILES. CHRYSLER MECHANIC INSPECTED BRAKES AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS MOVING CORRECTLY BUT SUGGESTED I CHANGE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. I TOLD HIM I JUST DID WITHIN THE LAST 10K MILES.. HE SUGGESTED I USE CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. I TOLD HIM THE OE WAS CHRYSLER AND THEY TOO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE WATCHED OTHER CHYSLE/DODGE MINI-VANS LIKE THE GRAND VOYAGER, VOYAGER AND GRAND CARAVAN ON THE ROAD AND HAVE NOTICED THE SAME WEAR (AS IT PERMANENTLY STAINS THE FRONT HUB CAPS WITH BRAKE DUST AND RUST WHILE OTHER HUB CAPS DON'T GET STAINED) . REAR BRAKES ARE ESSENTIALLY NOT ENGAGING AND STOPPING THE CAR. SAFETY CONCERN- SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING AS THE FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATED (COULD SMELL THEM SMOKING) AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FADED. HAVE CLIMBED UP ON OTHER CARS AT STOP LIGHTS AS THE CAR DOES NOT STOP IN THE NORMAL DISTANCE. SEVERAL NEAR MISSES ON REAR END COLLISIONS. *NM

• 10/06/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER HAS REPEATED FAILURE OF POWER STEERING DUE TO THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPING OFF (MAINLY DURING RAINY DAYS). ON THE FIRST OCCASION, THE SHOP REPLACED THE BELT AND SPLASH GUARD. THE SECOND TIME, THE SHOP REPLACED THE BELT TENSIONER. THE THIRD TIME, THE SHOP REPLACED THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY. THE FOURTH TIME, THE SHOP PUT THE BELT BACK ON THE VAN, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE BELT OR PULLEYS. LOSS OF POWER STEERING IS DANGEROUS! (BESIDES, WE DID NOT GET THIS CAR ONLY FOR DRIVING ON SUNNY DAYS.) *JB

• 10/04/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE MANSTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS. *AK

• 09/24/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NHTSA RECALL 00-V-268-000: 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.*AK

• 09/19/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  VAN CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, VERY LIKELY AS A RESULT OF O RING FAILURE AT FUEL RAILS-NOT PART OF RECALL ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1999. *JB

• 09/19/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. CONSUMER HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO DEALER, AND THEY KEEP SAYING IT'S SOMETHING ELSE.*AK

• 09/18/2009· POWER TRAIN

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

• 09/17/2002· CHILD SEAT

  CONSUMERS FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS ABLE TO PULL THE SHOULDER HARNESS CLIPS FOR THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT APART WITHOUT RELEASING IT. BOTH OF THESE CLIPS CAN EASILY BE PULLED APART ON EITHER INTERGRATED SEATS. ONCE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THIS, CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED AND TWO NEW CLIPS WERE ORDERED. THE CLIPS WERE INSTALLED BUT THEY TOO EXPERIENCE THE SAME DEFECT. *JG

• 09/12/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

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

• 09/05/2002· CHILD SEAT

  CONSUMER STATES THIER FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD IS ABLE TO PULL THE RETAINER CLIP AND LOSEN THE HARNESS STRAPS AND GET OUT OF THE SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACE DTHE CLIP AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

• 09/05/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN DRIVING MY VAN THE DASH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE RPM, ODOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGES DROP OFF AS IF YOU HAVE SHUT THE CAR OFF. THESE GAUGES WILL NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE TAKEN OFF AND REACHED SPEEDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH. INTERMIDENTALLY THE GAUGES INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER WILL QUIT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL BASICALLY IT GETS READY TO YOU NEVER KNOW 1 MINUTE OR 5 MINUTES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM OR IF THEY ARE ON BECAUSE THEY HAVE A VALID REASON TO BE ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE FRANK FLETCHER DODGE FOR REPAIR AND THEY CHANGED A COMPUTER THE 2ND TIME AND TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM FOR MOST OF THE ISUES. I TAKE THEM FOR A DRIVE AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET CHRYSLER TO SHOW ANY REAL CONCERN OTHER THAN TELL ME I SHOULD BE PATIENT WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MY PATIENCE HAS EXPIRED AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR. IF YOU COULD PLEASE HELP ME I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.*AK

• 09/03/2019· ENGINE

  MY VAN HAS BEEN ACCELERATING WHEN I AM (APPLYING) PUTTING ON MY BRAKE TO STOP, MAKING MY VAN REV, SKIP & JERK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 2 MONTHS

• 09/03/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. CONSUMER INFORMED MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

• 09/02/2003· AIR BAGS

  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

• 09/01/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  MY 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER'S ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES AND ALMOST THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY CAR, INCLUDING MY DASH BOARD AND PART OF MY FRONT SEATS WERE BURNED UP. THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDOWS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE FRONT BLEW OUT. I SUFFERED FROM SMOKE INHALATION AND DID END UP GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. I ALSO HAVE PULLED SOMETHING IN MY BACK AND ARMS THAT HAS MADE MY ARMS FROM THE ELBOWS TO THE HANDS GO PAINFULLY NUMB AND PRICKLY. IN ADDITION, I SEEMED TO HAVE CAUSED A HEMORRAGE IN MY UTERUS. MY PERIOD IS NOT DUE FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR A BIT MORE. IT IS LABOR DAY WEEKEND AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE A REGULAR DOCTOR YET. I ACTUALLY HAVE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAY THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS ON 2000 GRAND VOYAGER, THEY ALSO SAID THEY WOULDN'T SELL ANY VEHICLE THAT HADN'T HAD THE RECALL ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE BEING PUT ON THE LOT--ALSO, WHEN I CHECKED ON THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER WEBSITE AND PUT THE REQUESTED SECTION OF VIN NUMBERS INTO THEIR LITTLE CHECKUP BOX--IT SAID--"NO INCOMPLETE RECALLS OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATIONS EXIST."--I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET IN SEVERAL PLACES BEFORE I FOUND THIS SITE AND FOUND THAT 2000 GRAND VOYAGERS WITH 3.3 L. ENGINES WERE PART OF THE RECALL!!!! THE FIRST THING I SAW WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR BECAUSE OF ALL THE SMOKE WAS SOMETHING DRIPPING IN FLAMES FROM THE FRONT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE.*AK

• 08/31/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

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

• 08/21/2010· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  2000 GRAND VOYAGER. STRUT TOWER RUST PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THIS DEFECT THROUGH A RECALL, WHICH THEY ABSOLUTELY SHOULD! *TR

• 08/18/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THIS LETTER IS REGARDING A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER AND 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS. *BF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES IN WET WEATHER. WHEN IT RAINS AND THE DRIVER GOES THROUGH WATER, THE VEHICLES SHUT THEMSELVES DOWN COMPLETELY. LIGHTS TURN OFF, POWER STEERING IS ARRESTED, AND THE DRIVER HAS TO COAST TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY PARENTS, AND MORE THAN ONCE, THEY HAVE HAD TO SECURE THE SERVICES OF A TOWING COMPANY TO GET THE VEHICLE(S) HOME OR TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS, LEAVING THEM STRANDED IN PITCH-BLACK DARKNESS. THESE ARE THE ONLY VEHICLES THAT MY PARENTS HAVE TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK, WHICH IS AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY FROM HOME. MY FATHER HAS VISITED THE CHRYSLER-DODGE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS IS A LARGE-SCALE PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTICULAR MODELS OF VANS. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FULL-SCALE RECALL ON THE VEHICLES. THERE IS A KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE KIT IS OVER $300, AND THE ONUS IS ON THE CONSUMER TO PURCHASE THE KIT AND HAVE IT INSTALLED. MY DAD SPENT OVER $700 TO HAVE THE KIT INSTALLED ON BOTH VANS. THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT IS DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES, BUT TO OTHER MOTORISTS. PLEASE CONSIDER DOING A NATIONAL RECALL FOR THIS FACTORY DEFECT.

• 08/15/2009· SUSPENSION

  FRONT WHEEL STRUT TOWERS RUSTED OUT; THIS IS APPARENTLY A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER MINIVANS. COMPLETE RUST OUT CAUSES THE FRONT WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. *TR

• 08/14/2000· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT BETWEEN 5-10 MPH VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY DUE TO A BOLT, WHICH HELD THE PULLEY IN PLACE, WAS NEVER TIGHTENED AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. UNSECURED BOLT DAMAGED THE CRANKSHAFT. VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 08/08/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE WILL MISS OR TURN OFF AT RANDOM . BOTH WHEN IT IS STOPPED OR IN MOTION AT SPEED. THE TACHOMETER WILL FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY OR SIMPLY DROP TO ZERO. AS OF YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT (THANKS IN PART TO THE ALERTNESS OF OTHER DRIVERS). THE DEALER HAS TAKEN NUMEROUS READINGS AND EXCHANGED NUMEROUS PARTS, INCLUDING PLUGS AND WIRES, CONTROL MODULES, NEUTRAL SWITCH AND FUEL PUMP AND FILTER ETC. STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. *JB

• 08/07/2008· POWER TRAIN

  EMAIL FROM CONSTITUENT RE HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CHRYSLER MINIVANS, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HE HAS WITH HIS 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER; FEELS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NJ THE COSNUMER NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A PIN A CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION THAT COMES LOOSE. THEY ALSO SAID THE PIN IN THE LINKAGE FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL SHOOTS OUT VERY FAST AND RUINS EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. *JB

• 08/06/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THERE WOULD BE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM FIVE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

• 08/04/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  DROVE ABOUT THREE MILES AND PARKED VEHICLE. THEN, WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE HAD STARTED BECAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND MANUFACTURER IS TO REPLACE IT *AK