1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager Problems

I WAS DRIVING A GROUP OF STUDENTS WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND LOST ALL GEARS ON MY TRANSMISSION. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK AND IT KEPT ROLLING. THE INTERIOR OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN. AT THE SAME TIME, IT BLEW OUT THE STARTER AND THE MAIN DRIVE. IF I CAN FIND A USED OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION, IT WILL COST ME $1,000 FOR THE TRANSMISSION PLUS LABOR COSTS. BEEN SEARCHING 2 WEEKS WITH NO LUCK. IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE TAKES THESE REPORTS SERIOUSLY. AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE STARTED. I BOUGHT THIS VAN FROM MY DAD WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN 1999. IT'S 2004 AND IT NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES.*JB

FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE PILLAR AROUND THE HINGE. THE CRACK HAS PROGRESSED ROUGHLY 50% OF THE WAY AROUND THE HINGE AND WILL LEAD TO COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE HINGE FROM THE PILLAR WITHOUT REPAIR. THIS CAR HAS HAD NO ACCIDENTS. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE APPROXIMATE DATE THE CRACK WAS FIRST DETECTED. *JB

WITHOUT WARNING THE TOP HINGE OF THE HYDRAULIC LIFT OF THE TAILGATE SNAPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HYDRAULIC "TUBE" WAS SENT INTO THE CEILING OF THE VAN, CAUSING THE INTERIOR AND CEILING TO HAVE SEVERE DAMAGE. HATCH CANNOT BE OPENED WITHOUT REMOVING HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY.*AK

MY CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE CHECKED ALL THE FUSES. THEY ARE ALL OK. WHEN CONTACTING SEVERAL MECHANIC AND READING ON-LINE FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM, IT IS COMMONLY REVEALED THAT THE AIR BAG SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL MAY HAVE GONE BAD WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON. THE VEHICLE, OTHERWISE IS OPERABLE. I WONDER IF THIS REVELATION IS TRUE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER SERIOUS RISKS THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND BOTH FRONTAL SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. THIS CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB *TC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITIES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING A LEAK IN THE FUEL SYSTEM NEXT TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V268000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THEY REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL, BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR IT WITH A FREE SERVICE CHARGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

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

BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND DRIVER CAN'T PUSH DOWN ON BRAKES. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW SHIELD WIPER MOTOR THREE TIMES IN A ONE YEAR PERIOD. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V189000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER LINKAGES), WHICH DEALT WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE PIVOT ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 8/8/12 *CN UPDATED 08/14/12

NHTS CAMPAIGN 99V189000 CONCERNS A FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGES ON 1993 PLYMOUTH VOYAGERS LEADING TO TOTAL LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER TODAY DURING A STORM, FORCING HER TO RETURN HOME VERY SLOWLY. NO ACCIDENT, NO ONE HURT. (NOTE THAT I AM A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.) UPON HER RETURN, I INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT: 1. THE WIPER MOTOR WAS RUNNING AND COULD BE AUDIBLY HEARD WHILE THE WIPERS SAT MOTIONLESS. 2. THE TWO WIPERS WERE LINKED TOGETHER AND COULD BE MOVED EASILY BY HAND. 3. THE RUNNING WIPER MOTOR WOULD NOT MOVE THE WIPERS. AT THAT POINT I REMOVED THE 3 BOLTS HOLDING THE WIPER MOTOR IN PLACE AND LOOKED INSIDE THE WIPER ARM CAVITY. I FOUND WIPER DRIVE ARM TO BE DETACHED FROM THE ROTATING ARM ON THE DRIVE MOTOR SHAFT. I HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. THE REASON FOR MY REPORT IS THIS: THE VAN WHICH THIS HAPPENED TO IS A 1994 GRAND VOYAGER, SAME BODY STYLE AS THE 1993. HOW DOES ONE SUGGEST THAT THE 1994 MODEL SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED? REGARDS, JEFF BOX [email protected]. *NM

MY CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE CHECKED ALL THE FUSES. THEY ARE ALL OK. WHEN CONTACTING SEVERAL MECHANIC AND READING ON-LINE FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM, IT IS COMMONLY REVEALED THAT THE AIR BAG SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL MAY HAVE GONE BAD WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON. THE VEHICLE, OTHERWISE IS OPERABLE. I WONDER IF THIS REVELATION IS TRUE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER SERIOUS RISKS THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.

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 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IS SHORTING OUT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. PLEASE HELP ME.*AK

CONSUMER CLOSED THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR WHICH HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE FOR SOME TIME, AND CURRENTLY IT FELL OFF. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS KEPT LOCKING, AND THE BELL KEPT GOING ON. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED, AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON.*AK

TAILGATE DOESN'T LIFT UP. IF TRAVELING TAILGATE WILL UNLOCK ON IT'S OWN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

2 ITEMS OF CONCERN. THE AIRCONDITIONING UNIT HAS FAILED. WE OWN A BLUE GRAND VOYAGER MINIVAN AND THE PAINT IS PEELING FROM THE ROOF AND ENGINE HOOD OF THE CAR. WE HAVE NOTICED MANY OF THE SAME COLOR AND YEAR TRUCKS, VANS AND CARS WITH FAILING PAINT. A RECALL SHOULD HAPPEN. PAINT SHOULD NOT START PEELING AFTER 4 YEARS OF A CARS LIFE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER REPLACED A LEAKING FUEL LINE. VEHICLE HAS STALLED SINCE. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY.*AK A/C IS COLD BUT NOT BLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS, ONLY BLOWING THROUGH THE DEFROST VENTS, ALSO A/C WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY,FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PLENTY OF GAS LEFT, TIRES WERE REPLACED SUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR,RIGHT DOOR ELECTRICAL LOCK IS INOPERATIVE.*JB

THE METAL TUBE WHICH SUPPLIES COOLANT TO THE REAR HEATER BEGAN TO LEAK DUE TO CORROSION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TUBE, HOWEVER ABOUT THREE AND A HLF YEARS LATER IT BEGAN CORRODING AGAIN, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR BUT IT WAS REJECTED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING LEFT FRONT TIE ROD UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND BOTH FRONTAL SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. THIS CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB *TC

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE GEN 3 SEAT BELTS I DON'T REALLY HAVE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO US IN OUR VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. AS AN OWNER OF A 1994 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER, I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER REPLACED A LEAKING FUEL LINE. VEHICLE HAS STALLED SINCE. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY.*AK A/C IS COLD BUT NOT BLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS, ONLY BLOWING THROUGH THE DEFROST VENTS, ALSO A/C WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY,FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PLENTY OF GAS LEFT, TIRES WERE REPLACED SUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR,RIGHT DOOR ELECTRICAL LOCK IS INOPERATIVE.*JB

INTERMITTENTLY FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WILL INDICATE THAT THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THE TANK IS FULL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT OF VEHICLE SHAKES/ BRAKES FADE, AND ABS LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A RESULT OF AXLE SHAFT GOING BAD. AT 57,000 MILES LEFT AXLE HAD TO BE CHANGED. ALSO, AT 65,000 MILES RIGHT AXLE HAD TO BE CHANGED. CURRENTLY, DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. AXLES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 10MPH MAKING A TURN, AND FRONT AXLE BROKE. THERE WAS A LOUD SCREACHING NOISE, AND THEN A CLUNK. LEFT FRONT SWUNG TO SIDE. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH. THERE WAS NO INTEREST IN KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED. *AK

VEHICLE HANDLING DEGRADED DUE TO REAR AXLE/BEAM FAILURE. THE HANDLING OF THE MINIVAN WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE REAR WHEEL HAD A SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE CAMBER WHEN IT HAS A SOLID REAR AXLE/BEAM. I JACKED THE CAR UP AND INSPECTED THE REAR / AXLE AND BEAM AND SAW A NEAR COMPLETE RUST THROUGH OF THE REAR AXLE/BEAM. THE RUST RESULTED IN THE REAR AXLE BENDING UPWARDS NEAR THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CASTING/HUB. THIS IN TURN YIELDED THE NEGATIVE CAMBER. THE FAILURE WAS CAUGHT PRIOR TO OCCURRING WHILE AT NORMAL SPEEDS (55 MPH). THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT IF THIS HAD FAILED AT 55 MPH IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE ONLY BEEN HELD ON BY A SHOCK ABSORBER AND BRAKE LINE. I HAVE NOT YET FINALIZE HOW TO REPAIR THIS BUT LOOKING AT THE REAR AXLE/BEAM ASSEMBLY IT WILL TAKE A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THIS ASSEMBLY. I'D EXPECT THIS TO BE A $2000 REPAIR. I HAVE DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHS AND A REPORT THAT I WOULD BE GLAD TO FORWARD. A MAJOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT SHOULD NOT RUST THROUGH TO FAILURE EVER IF IT WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. THE DODGE DESIGN CONNECTS THE TWO REAR WHEELS CAST IRON HUBS VIA A THIN WALLED TUBE. THIS THIN WALL TUBE KEEPS THE REAR WHEELS ALIGNED AND AT THE CORRECT CAMBER. THIS TUBE RUSTED THROUGH SUCH THAT THE MAIN SUPPORT TYING THE WHOLE REAR SUSPENSION TOGETHER IS LOST. THIS VAN SPENT SEVERAL YEARS IN NY. I WOULD SAY ANY DODGE MINIVAN RUNNING IN THE NORTH EAST IS AT A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF THIS FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AXLE SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE RIGHT BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THAT THE AXLE HAS BEEN TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE CHECKED ALL THE FUSES. THEY ARE ALL OK. WHEN CONTACTING SEVERAL MECHANIC AND READING ON-LINE FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM, IT IS COMMONLY REVEALED THAT THE AIR BAG SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL MAY HAVE GONE BAD WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON. THE VEHICLE, OTHERWISE IS OPERABLE. I WONDER IF THIS REVELATION IS TRUE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER SERIOUS RISKS THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING. TRIED JARRING IT LOOSE WITH FOOT BY TAPPING ON IT. DID NOT RETURN TO ORIGINAL POSITION. HIT A SNOW DRIFT, AND THEN SWUNG INTO PHONE POLE . THEN, HIT A TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON OUTER EDGE OF TIRES. THIRD SET OF TIRES IN 35K MILES. ALIGNMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN CHECKED AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN SPEC. TIRES HAVE BEEN RATED FOR 50 TO 70K MILES ONLY GETTING 15K. MAYBE THE AWD THAT IS CAUSING IT?? FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THEM AGAIN WITH NEW REAR SHOCKS (MONROE REFLEX). THIS IS THE SECOND GRAND VOYAGER. FIRST ONE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNDER THE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER HAS NO EXPLANATION EXCEPT TO INCREASE TIRE PRESSURE. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM OR NOT AND WHAT I CAN DO TO GET IT CORRECTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER REPLACED A LEAKING FUEL LINE. VEHICLE HAS STALLED SINCE. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY.*AK A/C IS COLD BUT NOT BLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS, ONLY BLOWING THROUGH THE DEFROST VENTS, ALSO A/C WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY,FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PLENTY OF GAS LEFT, TIRES WERE REPLACED SUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR,RIGHT DOOR ELECTRICAL LOCK IS INOPERATIVE.*JB

PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS GET CLOUDY AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE LIGHT OUTPUT AND THUS VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH SEVERAL CHRYSLER CORPORATION MINIVANS AND A NISSAN ALTIMA, HOWEVER, A QUICK TOUR THRU A PARKING LOT WILL IDENTIFY NUMEROUS CAR MAKES AND MODELS WITH CLOUDED HEADLIGHTS. IF THE PLASTIC CAN'T BE MANUFACTURED IN A WAY THAT PREVENTS IT FROM GETTING CLOUDY OR YELLOW, MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO USE GLASS. *AK

THE METAL TUBE WHICH SUPPLIES COOLANT TO THE REAR HEATER BEGAN TO LEAK DUE TO CORROSION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TUBE, HOWEVER ABOUT THREE AND A HLF YEARS LATER IT BEGAN CORRODING AGAIN, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR BUT IT WAS REJECTED. NLM

TIRES ARE UNABLE TO REMAIN INFLATED BECAUSE OF ALUMINUM RIMS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.