1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager Brakes Problems

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

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

MY TRANSMISSION ,MY STARTER, AIR CON.,BRAKES, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW,BELT, & PULLEY ALL HAVE HAD TO HAVE WORK DONE ON IT BUT NOW I CANT DRIVE MY VAN BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION & I'VE ONLY HAD MY VAN SINCE 03/21/2008. *TR

NHTSA ID

10239508

Incident

Mar 30, 2008

Mileage

197,715 mi

CONSUMER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONSUMER CHECKED THE BRAKES, AND FOUND THAT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS LEAKING FLUID. *AK

NHTSA ID

10059228

Incident

Jan 29, 2004

ON BRAKES, HAD TO REPLACE THE BREAK DRUMS AND COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. IN DECEMBER HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE R & R HEAD GASKET REPLACED. HAD HEAD REPLACED THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND RECALL OF CLOCK SPRING, WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE BEFORE I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE.

NHTSA ID

10069764

Incident

Dec 15, 2002

ABS PUMP WENT OUT

NHTSA ID

10069223

Incident

Aug 15, 2002

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE VAN EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY, WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER BURSTING AND LEAKING FLUID. ALSO THERE WAS A GAS SMELL WITHIN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE HEAT WAS ON. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO A FUEL LEAK WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10048533

Mileage

141,000 mi

DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AT 50,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 70,000 MILES. *AK THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND THE PADS WERE DOWN AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE LESS THAN 200 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND BOTH ROTORS WERE REPLACED, THE DRUMS WERE RESURFACED THE WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE BAD AND WERE REPLACED PER TSB, AND BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WAS ALSO REPLACED. THERE WAS A BAD NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT SIDE AND THE LOUDEST WAS IN THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10037682

Incident

Aug 26, 2003

Mileage

50,000 mi

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH MY WIFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND 2 DAUGHTERS, MORGAN 9 YEARS OLD AND MADISON, 5 YEARS OLD, WERE PASSENGERS. THEY WERE TRAVELING WEST ON INTERSTATE 78 IN NEW JERSEY JUST PAST EXIT 11 WHEN THEY SMELLED A SLIGHT UNUSUAL ODOR. AT THIS LOCATION ON THE INTERSTATE IS A MOUNTAIN, KNOWN AS "JUGTOWN MOUNTAIN." MY WIFE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, CONCERNED ABOUT THE ODOR AND FOUND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. TRAVELING DOWNHILL AND GAINING SPEED SHE PANICKED BRIEFLY, BUT MANAGED TO GET TO THE RIGHT LANE AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOWER GEARS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. AS THE INTERSTATE LEVELED OUT SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND CONTACTED MYSELF AND AAA FOR TOWING SERVICE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CLINTON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN CLINTON, NJ. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN TO MANY VEHICLES. HE WAS VERY COURTEOUS AND HELPFUL, BUT I QUESTIONED HIS RESPONSE AS I THOUGHT IT WAS UNUSUAL THAT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE VEHICLES BRAKE SYSTEM THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION WAS SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED "OFTEN TO MANY VEHICLES." HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT MATERIAL CAN BUILD UP IN THE CALIPERS AND HEAT THE BRAKES UP, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID EVAPORATING. HE ASKED HOW LONG IT WAS SINCE MY LAST BRAKE WORK AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM THE TWO PREVIOUS ROUTINE BRAKE JOBS AND WHEN THE OCCURRED. HE STATED THAT MORE THAN LIKELY I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BRAKE PADS AND/OR SHOES AGAIN AND THEY WOULD CHECK THE MASTER CYLINDER. WITH THIS BEING THE EXTENT OF MY KNOWLEDGE OF BRAKES I ASKED FOR A PRICE QUOTE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

767380

Incident

Aug 12, 2002

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BRAKE PEDAL FEELS NORMAL. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

8012868

Incident

Feb 15, 2002

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES WILL NOT ACTIVATE ON TIME. HAD CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8005645

Incident

Mar 13, 2002

VEHICLE WAS GOING 45MPH THROUGH A TUNNEL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED BOUCING BACK AND FORTH WHILE CONSUMER WAS ACCELERATING. ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. BEFORE APPLYING BRAKES THE ABS SEEM TO HAVE DISENGAGED AND BACK TO NORMAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 4-5 TIMES REGARDING THE ABS.*AK

NHTSA ID

8005388

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE AIRBAGS AND BRAKES. THEN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULDN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *TT CONSUMER STATES THAT OTHER ELECTRICALLY RELATED COMPONENTS LIKE THE WINDOWS FAILED AS WELL, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8000788

Incident

Dec 6, 2001

THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, CLAIM# 113849935 NLM

NHTSA ID

6900685

Incident

Sep 12, 2000

LEFT REAR VALVE BLOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. ONE PISTON BLEW OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE ANY BRAKES.*YH

NHTSA ID

785803

Incident

Oct 21, 2001

THE INSURED LEFT THE CAR IDLING TO WARM UP, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. NLM

NHTSA ID

6900686

Incident

Sep 12, 2000

SINCE PURCHASE IN 1996, THE ABS FAILURE LIGHT HAS REPEATEDLY COME ON. THERE IS ALMOST ALWAYS SOME TYPE OF "BUZZING SOUND" WHEN THIS OCCURS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED REPAIRS WHICH WERE DONE UNDER WARRANTY AND FOR WHICH I PAID. EACH TIME, IT WAS INDICATEDTO ME THAT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF "YOKE" AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN NEAR THE FIREWALL WHICH 'HAD TO BE REPLACED'. NOW, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE BUZZING AND LIGHT EVENT(S) OCCUR INSTANTLY, WITH THE ABS LIGHT STAYING ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. I'VE BEEN TOLD 'NOT TO WORRY' BY THE DEALER SINCE I STILL HAVE BRAKES. YES, I HAVE CONVENTIONAL BRAKES REMAINING, BUT I ALSO HAVE A NOTICABLE DECREASE IN BRAKING ABILITY, ESPECIALLY IN 'SHORT STOP' CONDITIONS. THE ISSUE I HAVE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEMS TO GO HAND IN HAND WITH THIS ABS PROBLEM. THE WIPERS JUST 'COME ON' ON BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY DAYS. I HAVE MADE ALL THE TRIPS I INTEND TO MAKE TO A SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHICH TELLS ME THIS ISN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY. EITHER THERE IS A TRUE DEFECT OR SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE THE COMPETENCE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS.*AK

NHTSA ID

752406

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

BRAKES HAS A GRINDING WHEN STARTING TO STOP. HAS NOT HAD A PROBLEM STOPPING.*AK

NHTSA ID

893740

Incident

Jun 5, 2001

CONSUMER HAD FRONT END PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE, NOISE MOSTLY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, VEHICLE BEGAN STRUT HOUSING BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE STABILISER LINK BROKE OFF, CAUSING IT TO CUT INTO TIRE. NO FLAT. STRUTS HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THIS .*AK STUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES AS WELL AS FRONT COIL SPRING, ALSO WHEN GAS TANK WAS FULL IT LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED, STEERING MAKES A NOISE WHEN TURNING, SUSPENSION MAKES A LOT OF NOISE, WHEEL BEARING MSKING A NOSIE,RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT,SWAYAR LINKS WERE REPLACED,CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED,WHEN A/C IS ON THE COMPRESSOR ENGAGES LOUD SOUND,WINDSHIELD FALLING APART,ROTORS WERE REPLACED,INTERMITTENLY WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES, ENGINE MAKES A SEVER NOISE,STABILIZER BAR BROKE.*JB

NHTSA ID

892712

Incident

May 9, 2001

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON/CRIUSE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. AT SAME TIME ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 10400 MILES, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

883694

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

ABS CONTROL MODE SOLENOID SENSOR SEPARATED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. MANUFACTUER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

878482

Incident

Jan 16, 2001

SLIDING DOOR GRAB HANDLE IS HARD TO DEPRESS WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *SLC *YH

NHTSA ID

558270

Incident

Jun 10, 1996

CHILD SEAT WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY PRIOR TO RECALL 95I004. *SLC

NHTSA ID

555401

Incident

Sep 25, 1998

TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER BYPASSED WHILE A NEW COOLER WAS ON ORDER, FIRE SUSPECTED TO HAVE STARTED IN THAT AREA CLAIM # 22-V361-586. NLM

NHTSA ID

6900693

Incident

Jul 17, 2000

TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HESITATION/SLIPPAGES. ALSO, EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS DUE TO PITTED/CORROSIVE ROTORS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED? *AK

NHTSA ID

865372

Incident

Apr 1, 2000