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1991 Plymouth Grand Voyager Visibility Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA

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Visibility reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
11
Latest Feb 25, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 164 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Plymouth Grand Voyager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming visibility

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Visibility
Filed Feb 25, 2003

THE SLIDEBAR CABLE THAT SUPPOSED TO BRING AND DEFROSTER INSIDE VEHICLE IS STUCK AND VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING THE VISIBILITY ON WINDSHIELD IS IMPAIRED BECAUSE THERES NO HEAT TO WARM INSIDE VEHICLE.*JB

NHTSA ID
10008092
Incident
Dec 5, 1999
Mileage
32,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Feb 3, 2003

THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL/SLIDE BAR IS INOPERATIVE AND BLOWS COLD AIR THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE. SCC

NHTSA ID
10004803
Visibility
Filed Apr 15, 2002

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AN HOUR WHEN BACK WINDOW BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

NHTSA ID
8007589
Visibility
Filed Jan 8, 2002

WINDSHIELD WASHER LIGHT WILL COME ON AT ALL TIME DUE TO POSSIBLE HOLE ON WASHER FLUID, WHICH CONSUMER COULD NOT FIND, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIX. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8001804
Incident
Jan 7, 2002
Visibility
Filed Jan 8, 2002

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WHEN SWITCHED ON WILL WORK FOR A WHILE THEN WILL STOP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AKI

NHTSA ID
8001803
Incident
Jan 7, 2002
ElectricalInterior & seatsExterior lighting+2 more
Filed Sep 5, 2001

THIS CONTROL MODULE CONTROLS REAR VENT WINDOWS, OVERHEAD LIGHTS, ELEC. ODOMETER, TRIP ODOMETER, EXT. TEMPERATURE AND COMPASS. NO ALTERATIONS OR REPAIRS HAVE EVER BEEN MADE TO THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE MODULE BEGAN TO PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HEAVY SMOKE AND ODOR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF THE CAR, PULLED DOWN THE CONSOLE AND PULLED THE MASTER MULTI-PIN PLUG. WERE I ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THE SMOKE FROM THIS EVENT (DIRECTLY ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD AND OVERHEAD OF THE DRIVER) WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*AK

NHTSA ID
751717
Incident
Sep 4, 2001
Visibility
Filed Aug 24, 2000

I CAME HOME FROM WORK, PARKED THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS CRACKED, WENT OUT A LITTLE WHILE LATER AND THE ENTIRE BACK GLASS WAS CRACKLED. I OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO LOOK INSIDE, CAME OUT, SHUT THE DOOR, AND THE BACK WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THIS VAN IS A COMPLETE LEMON! I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, REPLACED THAT, FUEL INJECTOR RAIL WENT OUT -- FIRE HAZARD-- VAN WAS IN SHOP 3 MONTHS AWAITING PART ON BACK ORDER, NOW THE BACK WINDOW JUST SHATTERS FOR NO REASON. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE??????

NHTSA ID
728888
Incident
Aug 23, 2000
Visibility
Filed Jul 5, 2000

DAIMLERCHRYSLER/WINDSHIELD WIPER: DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES SINCE RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE IN MAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
864722
Visibility
Filed May 5, 2000

WHILE USING THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER, IT QUIT WORKING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID
861486
Incident
May 5, 2000
Body & structureFuel systemPowertrain (other)+1 more
Filed Oct 14, 1999

WHILE DRIVING TO SCHOOL COULD SMELL GASOLINE. CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED GAS HAD BEEN SHOOTING FROM THE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING CONTINUOUSLY. ALSO, POWER LOCKS WENT ON AND OFF/SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO/GAS GAUGE READ TANK EMPTY WHILE IT WAS FULL, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
850682
Incident
Jul 5, 1999
Visibility
Filed Feb 10, 1998

REAR WIPER MOTOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
530194
Incident
Oct 1, 1997

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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