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1992 Plymouth Grand Voyager Interior & seats Problems

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

Data refreshed

Interior & seats 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.
12
Latest Jul 14, 2004
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.
5%
of 244 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Plymouth Grand Voyager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 interior

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

Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Jul 14, 2004

I HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A VERY SHORT TIME WHEN I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR NOT STAYING CLOSED. AFTER IT IS SHUT IT POPS OPEN IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE HAD THE BOLT ADJUSTED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD KEEP IT CLOSED, BUT NOT FOR LONG. AFTER IT HAD BEEN OPENED AND SHUT 2-5 TIMES IT WOULD AGAIN POP OPEN. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT AND FEAR TO SELL IT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE SLIDING DOOR. SOMEONE SHOULD REPLACE THIS FOR FREE, BUT WHO? I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH 4 CHILDREN AND USED TO RELY ON A MINI-VAN.*AK

NHTSA ID
10081064
Incident
Nov 1, 2000
Mileage
85,350 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 5, 2004

THE FRONT SEAT RECLINER BRACKET HAS CRACKED CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WILL NOT STAY UPRIGHT . *JB

NHTSA ID
10056632
Incident
Jan 10, 2004
Mileage
107,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 19, 2000

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR REAR LATCH. LATCH WAS REPLACED COUPLE YEARS AGO. BUT, ATTACHING HARDWARE CAME A LOOSE AND FELL OUT, AND LATCH ASSEMBLY WAS NO LONGER CONTAINED. *AK THE REPLACED LATCH WAS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE ORIGINAL BECAUSE IT IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. *YH

NHTSA ID
876759
Incident
Dec 18, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 27, 2000
Fire reported

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASH DUE TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
874039
Incident
Oct 14, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed May 28, 1999
1 injury reported

AS I WAS OPENING THE BACK HATCH OF OUR MINIVAN THE TOP BOLT SECURING THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC CYCLINDER SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE TRUNK LID TO ABRUPTLY COME DOWN BRUISING MY RIGHT ARM. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED WHILE OPENING THE TRUNK BUT IT IS SCAREY TO THINK THAT IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE THE LID WAS UP AND CAME CRASHING DOWN ON MY CHILDREN. IRONICALLY THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE TO RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 97V079000 IN FEB 98. HOWEVER, THE BOLT WAS NOT REPLACED, ONLY THE WASHERS AS DECRIBED BY THE RECALL NOTICE. THIS REMEDY WAS NOT ADEQUATE TO PREVENT THE BOLT FROM SHEARING. BYERS DUBLIN DODGE IN DUBLIN, OHIO WHO ORIGINALLY SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOR RECALL REPLACED BOTH CYLINDERS AT NO COST TO US UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, I DID NOTIFY CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND SPOKE TO CHRIS NEHOFF IN CUSTOMER SERVICE ON MAY 26. AT THAT TIME CHRYSLER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND IT WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT I WAS INJURED BUT THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. I WAS NOT PERMITTED TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR. AT THAT TIME THE VIN NUMBER I PROVIDED WAS THE ONE FROM THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH WAS INCORRECT. THIS WAS EITHER AN INVALID VIN OR BELONGED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT THE CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT REALIZE THE PROBLEM. AFTER FINDING THE RECALL NOTICE MYSELF ON YOUR WEBSITE, I CONTACTED BYERS DUBLIN DODGE ABOUT THE RECALL. THEY IN TURN CALLED THEIR DISTRICT MANAGER WHO APPARANTLY APPROVED THE REPAIR AT NO COST TO US AND KEPT THE BROKEN HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VIN WAS INCORRECT, AN ERROR CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT, I AM CONFUSED AS TO WHY I WASN'T TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL WHEN I CONTACTED CHRSYLER, AND THE FACT THAT OUR VAN HAD EVEN BEEN SERVICED FOR SUCH A RECALL. MOREOVER, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SUCH A HEAVY OBJECT CAN COME CRASHING DOWN WITHOUT NOTICE AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO KILL OR SERIOUSLY INJURE ANYONE-ESPECIALLY A SMALL CHILD. *AK

NHTSA ID
706953
Incident
May 26, 1999
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Nov 6, 1997

THE WELD THAT HOLDS THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE DOOR TOGETHER FAILED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SAG, AND ALSO THE LATCH DOES NOT WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID
818472
Incident
Nov 2, 1996
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Jul 2, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROAD DRIVER WA SAPPROACHING A STOP SIGN, UPON APPLYING ABS BRAKES, EHICLE FAILED TO STOP. WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION ONTO BUSY HIGHWAY WHER EIT WAS HIT BY A PASSENGER CAR. DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
517821
Incident
May 25, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 9, 1997

WHEN STOPPED AT TIMES THE VEHICLE'S SLIDING DOORS DO NOT OPEN ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *AK

NHTSA ID
807114
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 4, 1997

REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT DETACHES FROM FLOOR ANCHOR.

NHTSA ID
517778
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 21, 1997

OWNER STATES THAT HIS SEATBELT LATCH IN THE MIDDLE REAR BECOMES UNDETACHED. OWNER NOTES WHEN HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS THEY WERE UNABLE FIX PROBLEM. INVESTIGATION NO.EA97-005. *AK

NHTSA ID
811430
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 11, 1996

DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK AND ANCHOR BROKE WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER LOST TEMPORY CONTROL. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO DEFECTIVE METAL AND WELDING. THE PARTS ARE AVAIBLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

NHTSA ID
805350
Incident
Oct 23, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 1, 1996

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TO DOCTOR'S OFFICE, DRIVER'S SEAT JUST COLLAPSED, VEHICLE HAD NOT STOPPED NOR REARENDED. *AK

NHTSA ID
800360
Incident
Aug 1, 1996

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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