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1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints 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.
569
Latest Jan 11, 2019
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
11
Latest Nov 7, 2002
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
11
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
33
9 injuries, 1 deaths reported

Overview

Our database contains 569 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager, most frequently naming the fuel system, engine and transmission categories. 11 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year; 11 NHTSA investigations name it; and 8 manufacturer communications are on file.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

11 campaigns cover this model year

View all 11

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
02V293000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Nov 7, 2002
1,500,521 units potentially affected
The defect: ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN WOUND INCORRECTLY DURING THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.
The risk: THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
The remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON THIS COMPONENT FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 18, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONManufacturer number B24View on NHTSA.gov
00V268000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

Sep 13, 2000
1,163,000 units potentially affected
The defect: 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.
The risk: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SEAL ON THE VEHICLE FUEL RAILS TO PREVENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE, SHOULD THE EXISTING O-RINGS CONTINUE TO DEGRADE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2002. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE PHASED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONManufacturer number 895View on NHTSA.gov
99V216000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Aug 9, 1999
635,469 units potentially affected
The defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK AT THE INTERFACE OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ATTACHMENT.
The risk: IF A FUEL LEAK OCCURS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
The remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ATTACHING NUT WITH A NUT THAT INCLUDES TIGHTER DESIGN TOLERANCES. THE SEALING O-RING WILL ALSO BE REPLACED.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONManufacturer number 845View on NHTSA.gov

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.

EA01007ClosedEngineering Analysis

AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING

Opened Feb 21, 2001
Closed Nov 22, 2002

There is no summary currently available

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMLed to recall 02V293000
PE00032ClosedPreliminary Evaluation

AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING

Opened Aug 8, 2000
Closed Feb 21, 2001

There is no summary currently available

AIR BAGSLed to recall 02V293000
RQ00008ClosedRecall Query

DC MINIVAN FUEL INJECTOR RAIL LEAK

Opened Mar 9, 2000
Closed Mar 18, 2002

There is no summary currently available

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGESLed to recall 00V268000
EA99013ClosedEngineering Analysis

POST COLLISION FUEL SYSTEM

Opened Jun 11, 1999
Closed Aug 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

View all 569
BrakesFuel systemVisibility
Filed Jan 11, 2019

AFFECTED COMPONENT: BODY CONTROL MODULE THE BCM CONTROLS THE FOLLOWING: WIPERS, FUEL PUMP, VEHICLE POWER AND MUCH MORE. DURING A RAINY DAY IN OREGON CIRY OREGON, THE BCM FAILED. THE CAR WAS MOVING INTO A PARKING LOT AT LESS THAN 20 MPH. IN THE PARKING LOT WAS A POLICE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BCM FAILED, THE VEHICLE LOST FUEL PRESSURE AND THEREFORE ENGINE POWER THEN POWER BRAKING, POWER STEERING AND THE WIPER CONTROL WENT ERRADIC. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED, NARROWLY MISSING THE POLICE VEHICLE. I HAD NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, AND THE WIPERS STOPPED. THE BCM WAS TO BLAME. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I DON'T LIKE TO THINK WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED!!!

NHTSA ID
11166547
Incident
Dec 17, 2016
Mileage
205,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jan 26, 2015

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED (AROUND 65 MILES) MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FUEL PUMP. I HAVEN'T FIXED YET. AND IT HAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TOO. *TR

NHTSA ID
10678981
Incident
Oct 15, 2014
Mileage
180,000 mi
Engine
Filed Sep 9, 2014

ENGINE WOULD START AND RUN A FEW SECONDS AND THEN GO DEAD. ENGINE WOULD RESTART AND RUN VERY ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AND CONTINUE TO GO DEAD. EVENTUALLY ENGINE WOULD NOT START. CHECKED POWER AT COIL AND THERE WOULD BE POWER FOR A SECOND WHEN SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THEN AUTO SHUTDOWN RELAY CLICKS AND POWER IS LOST TO COIL. REPLACED CRANK SENSOR AND PUT A COMPUTER FROM SAME MODEL VAN IN AND STILL WILL NOT START. NO CODES ON SCAN TOOL. THERE IS FUEL PRESSURE ON THE FUEL RAIL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10631951
Incident
May 8, 2014
Mileage
170,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 23, 2010
Fire reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE AND THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE BEGAN UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ

NHTSA ID
10367315
Incident
Nov 22, 2010
Mileage
160,000 mi
Body & structureSuspension
Filed Sep 22, 2009

RUSTED STRUT TOWERS ON 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER FRONT STRUT POPPED THROUGH ALMOST CRASHED OTHER COMPLAINT NUMBER FOUND ON INTERNET PROBABLY A LOT MORE 10090457. *TR

NHTSA ID
10284828
Incident
Mar 12, 2007
Mileage
100,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 4, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS EXPERIENCED COMPUTERIZED ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. HE REPLACED THE COMPUTERIZED ANTILOCK BRAKES THREE TIMES. RECENTLY, IN DECEMBER OF 2007, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $4,000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

NHTSA ID
10279371
Incident
Sep 1, 2006
Mileage
78,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 29, 2009
Fire reported

1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER HAD AN ENGINE FIRE DUE TO A LEAKING FUEL RAIL - INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RAIL WAS UNDER AN OPEN RECALL THAT WAS NEVER FIXED AND I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF IT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10278710
Incident
Jul 9, 2009
Mileage
148,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 2, 2009

1. PURCHASED USED 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER IN 2006. 2. OVER 3 MONTH PERIOD IN 2006-7, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK WELDS BEGAN TO BREAK AS SEAT BACK WAS ADJUSTED FOR NORMAL DRIVING. DRIVERS WEIGHT WAS UNDER 200 LB. SEAT NOT RECLINED OR EXCESSIVE WEIGHT PLACED ON BACK. ALL WELDS FINALLY BROKE. 3. USED NYLON STRAP TO HOLD UP SEAT BACK UNTIL FRAME COULD BE REWELDED. OBSERVATION - RIGHT FRONT SEAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN SIMILAR FASHION BEFORE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THIS WAS NOT REVEALED AT TIME OF SALE. POTENTIAL INJURY/DEATH IF IN ACCIDENT OR IF SEAT HAD FAILED IN CRITICAL DRIVING SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10257207
Incident
Feb 1, 2007
Mileage
130,000 mi

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

08-049-20

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT

Charging System, Battery Diagnostic Tools and Warranty This information only bulletin discusses using the correct test equipment for testing batteries and charging systems, and also warranty reimbursement when battery replacements are necessary.

31-006-19

STRUCTURE

Repair Parts Used For Structural Repairs This bulletin involves discussing FCA US LLC position with regard to structural repair parts usage.

31-003-19

EQUIPMENT

Use of Salvage/Recycled Parts This bulletin involves discussing FCA US LLC position with regard to collision repair industry awareness regarding the use of recycled or salvage parts.

3100619

EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE

Repair Parts Used For Structural Repairs This bulletin involves discussing FCA US LLC position with regard to structural repair parts usage.

3100319

STRUCTURE

Use of Salvage/Recycled Parts This bulletin involves discussing FCA US LLC position with regard to collision repair industry awareness regarding the use of recycled or salvage parts.

3100519

STRUCTURE

Use of Aftermarket Parts This bulletin involves discussing FCA US LLC position with regard to collision repair industry awareness regarding the use of aftermarket parts.

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Plymouth Grand Voyager by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2002401—
2001200—
20001104361.4
19992085658.7
19982766663.9
19972615663.9
1996Viewing569111160.2
1995803561.0
19941986562.1
19932549764.3
19922448561.5
19911648558.6
1990423251.3
1989153254.1
1988832—
1987222—
1986122—
1985122—
1984122—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.