1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager Transmission 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

NHTSA ID

10061891

Incident

Feb 27, 2004

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES.*JB

NHTSA ID

10009563

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACE THREE TIMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO . *NLM

NHTSA ID

10002463

PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE MORNING OF JANUARY 8, 2002 AND INTO TRAFFIC. FELT A HARD JERK AND HEARD A STRANGE WINDING NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT FROM AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2147.28 WITH A 3 YEAR / 36,000 MILE WARRANTY.*AK

NHTSA ID

763106

Incident

Jan 9, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

752625

Incident

Aug 23, 1999

TWO YEAR OLD GRANDAUGHTER TURNED IGNITION KEY TO THE ON POSITION AND PULLED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER OUT OF THE PARK POSITION, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FROM A PARKED POSITION.

NHTSA ID

9002543

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE!! THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMMISION, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY DO RECALLS FOR SMALL ITEMS, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO LARGE EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS THEY LEAVE YOU HANGING!!*AK

NHTSA ID

746233

Incident

May 25, 2001

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE, DAT 18,000 MILES, AGAIN AT 76,248 MILES, AND AT PRESENT MILEAGE FAILURE HAD REOCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NOT UNDER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

881989

Incident

Mar 1, 2001

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED, ROTORS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. CJ

NHTSA ID

559444

I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBULIT AT 53K MILE AND NOW AGAIN AT 85K, THIS IS UNCALLED FOR. THERE SHOULD BE SOME RECALL FOR THESE VERY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS THAT CHRYSLER PUT OUT IN 1994. BY THE WAY BOTH TIMES IT HAS COSTED ME $1300 AND NOW$1421. *AK

NHTSA ID

737654

Incident

Apr 7, 1998

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

726252

Incident

Sep 1, 1998

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

725845

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ONE YEAR AGO FROM REALATIVE. AT THAT TIME IT HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT. THEY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALER WITH 38,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING INTO LOW GEAR AND HAVING TO "LIMP" TO OUR DESTINATION; IT SHIFTS ABRUPTLY WHEN DOWNSHIFTING; A COMPONENT HAS FAILED, MAKING THE VAN WANT TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE TRING TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 35-40 MPH; AND THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS THAT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS. THE VAN IS DRIVEABLE AT THIS TIME. TWO SEPERATE CHRYSLER DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT THE VAN AND ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THIS HAPPENED; WHAT CAUSED IT OR HOW TO REPAIR IT OTHER THEN REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2,000.00 THEY DO NOT GUARENTEE THAT THIS WILL CURE THE PROBLEM. EVERYONE I SPEAK WITH WHO HAS OWNED, OR HAS HAD A FAMILY MEMBER OWN A 1994 GRAND VOYAGER/ CARAVAN, HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED, AND HAVE HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS. THE NHTSA DATABASE IS FILLED WITH PEOPLES COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSIONS. 66,200 MILES ON A VEHICLE IS NOT MUCH, ESPECIALLY FOR A TRANSMISSION. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD OFFER SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY REFUSE. I WOULD ASK THAT NHTSA SERIOUSLY LOOK AT THIS ISSUE CLOSELY. HAVING HEARD SO MANY STORIES FROM INDIVDUALS; HAVING FOUND WEB SITES FILLED WITH PEOPLES STORIES OF FAILED TRANSMISSIONS, AND FROM YOUR OWN DATABASE, IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT CHRYSLER HAS USED IN THESE VEHICLES. *AK

NHTSA ID

725450

Incident

Jun 13, 2000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES IN 6 YEARS. THE FIRST WAS BARELY OVER WARRANTY. TO MANY COMPLAINTS TO REGISTER IN ONE SITTING! SO MUCH FOR A RELIABLE FAMILY VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

725108

Incident

Nov 20, 1996

I EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN AUTO TRANSMISSION DECIDED TO SELF DESTRUCT. DEALER'S COMMENTS WERE HOW "LUCKY" I WAS THAT MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION LASTED TO 100000 MILES, AS MOST DO NOT LAST THAT LONG. THE MOPAR FACTORY REBUILT REPLACEMENT LASTED ONLY 12000 MILES, BUT I DID NOT EXPERIENCE RAPID DISINTEGRATION AS WITH THE FIRST, ONLY "SLIPPAGE" AND INABLITY TO PROCEED IN ANY DIRECTION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MINIVANS, PROBABLY AN INDIRECT AND DIRECT CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS AND PERSONAL INJURY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *AK

NHTSA ID

721688

Incident

Jan 15, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

720364

TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES. DEALER REBUILT ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, NOW STATES THAT THE NEW REBUILD IS OUR RESP. 35,000 SINCE LAST REBUILD WITH ONE PREVIOUS VISIT BEING TERMED NOTHING IS WRONG. PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. SEVERAL TECHNICIANS IN THE INDUSTRY KNOW WHY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALERS ARE NOT DOING UPDATES ON THE KNOWN FAILURES WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

NHTSA ID

718260

Incident

Jan 29, 2000

TRANSMISSION UNDERWENT MAJOR REPAIR AT 59,653 MILES UNDER 7/70 WARRANTY. THIS TIME REPAIR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. LAST TIME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR AS IT WAS SHIFTING. THIS TIME THERE WAS A SUDDEN SHUDDER AND SMELL OF BURNING MATERIAL AND LOSS OF POWER WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT WESTOAKS CHRYSLER, 3839 AUTO MALL DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS, CA, 1-800-748-6118. THEY ALSO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE IN FEB 1998 UNDER WARRANTY. THIS FAILURE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME AND MY FAMILY. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED I PLAN TO GO TO PLYMOUTH FOR PAYMENT OF THIS OUT-OF-WARRANTY REPAIR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT CHRYSLER HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM 1989-1997.

NHTSA ID

715313

Incident

Nov 25, 1999

THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 32,000 WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

711783

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE DOES NOT GO INTO GEAR OR WILL CHANGE GEARS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

848232

Incident

Aug 17, 1999

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 25 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK , AND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING .THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARNING LIGHT THAT INDICATED THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING, WHICH COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

NHTSA ID

837402

Incident

May 3, 1999

THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 42,000 MILES IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY SAN FRANCISCO INTERSECTION. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY, PUTTING SEVERAL VEHICLES AT RISK, INCLUDING OUR VAN FULL OF CHILDREN. THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AS WELL AS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE INDICATES THIS IS A PREVASIVE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

703118

Incident

Feb 3, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

703017

Incident

Aug 5, 1998

BEEN THROUGH 2 TRANSMISSIONS AT EVERY 40-50,000 MILES WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

833777

Incident

Jan 1, 1996

THE TRANS-AXLE SEEMS TO HAVE A ELECTRICAL GLITCH THAT WILL PREVENT IT FROM SHIFTING GEARS. IF I TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON WHILE MOVING FORWARD, THE TRANS WILL SHIFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID I HAVE A CHIP PROBLEM AND THE ONLY WAY IT COULD BE FIXED IS REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANS-AXEL. ($2700.). TODAY THE TRANS STARTED MAKING VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING. I LOOKED UNDER TO SEE IF ANY THING WAS FALLING OUT AND A BRACE THAT SEEMS TO BE A TORQUE BRACE IS BROKEN. I AM GOING TO HAVE THAT LOOKED AT TODAY. HOWEVER THAT IS NOT GOING TO FIX THE SHIFTING. IT SEMS THAT WE ARE BUYING DISPOSABLE CARS NOW DAYS.

NHTSA ID

700017