1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager Owner Complaints

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER AND THE LEFT CV SHAFT SUPPORT BEARING BROKE OFF THE DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10242349

Incident

Sep 7, 2008

Mileage

130,000 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

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR VAN, AND HE GOT INTO A FENDER BENDER AND WAS ONLY GOING 4 TO 5 MPH, AND HE LIGHTLY HIT A POLE DUE TO SUN GLARE, AND IT DID NOT MAKE A IMPACT AT ALL , AND BOTH AIR BAGS POPPED OUT, AND I WAS INJURY BADLY. THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS COVERING THE AIRBAG FLEW OFF, AND CUT MY HEAD OPEN, AND THE BAG FRACTURED MY NOSE, AND MY WHOLE TOP PART OF MY BODY IS SORE AND BRUISED. THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF 30 SECONDS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS VERY LATE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. MY HUSBAND IS BRUISED AND VERY SORE FROM THE BAG HITTING HIM ON THE CHEST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10234753

Incident

Jul 15, 2008

FAILURE OF FRONT STRUT TOWERS ON A 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER FOUND UPON VEHICLE INSPECTION (SAFETY ISSUE). NO INCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN IS THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT STRUT TOWERS. OLD PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IF YOU REQUEST ME TO KEEP THEM. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10210820

Incident

Dec 4, 2007

Mileage

157,600 mi

SMELL OF GAS AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN. LEAD TO A POP SOUND FROM UNDER VEHICLE. SMOKE FILLED THE INSIDE OF THE VAN AND AFTER I BROUGHT IT TO A STOP ON A MEDIAN THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES BEFORE I MANAGED TO EXIT. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE AND HAVING THE FIRE PUT OUT SOON ON WITH USE OF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER I NOTICED THE EVAP CANISTER HAD DROPPED ALL OF ITS CHARCOAL. POSSIBLE THAT GAS WAS BEING DIRECTED INTO THIS CANISTER AND WHEN IT POPPED THE FUMES AND GAS IGNITED FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10204171

Incident

Sep 26, 2007

Mileage

142,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING,VEHICLE WOULD STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GAUGES DROPPED TO ZERO, LOOKED LIKE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. TAKEN VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & HE COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10190597

Incident

Apr 26, 2007

I TOOK MY 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER TO MY MECHANIC TO HELP ME LOCATE A CREAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN. WE FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS THE SWAY BAR. BUT WHAT WE ALSO DISCOVERED WAS THE TOWER MOUNT (THAT CONNECTS THE STRUT TO THE BODY FRAME) WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE REST OF THE BODY HAS VERY LITTLE RUST. MY MECHANIC CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT ABOUT A REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM, LEARNED THAT THESE DEALERSHIPS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR COURTESY VANS. BECAUSE THE TOWER MOUNT IS SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE WORKING OF THE VEHICLE, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE NO WAY THAT WATER CAN GET UP AND STAY IN THE TOWER MOUNT AND CAUSE THE MOUNT TO RUST OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10168117

Incident

Sep 8, 2006

Mileage

151,950 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING A STATE INSPECTION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE REPAIR SHOP TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10153217

Incident

Mar 20, 2006

Mileage

46,000 mi

INCIDENT 1. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUITS. PULL OVER, AFTER 20 MIN THE VAN STARTS AND DRIVES FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. INCIDENT 2. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUITS. PULL OVER, WAIT 20 MIN. THE VAN STARTS AND DRIVES FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. INCIDENT 3. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUITS. PULL OVER AND WAIT 20 MIN. THE VAN STARTS AND DRIVES FINE FOR 7 MONTHS. ALL THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10152887

Incident

Jun 10, 2005

Mileage

57,000 mi

1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER SE RUSTED STRUT TOWER. WENT TO CHECK MY OIL LEVEL AND COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW BAD THE STRUT TOWERS WHERE RUSTED I COULD PUSH DOWN ON FRONT FENDERS AND WATCH THE STRUTS PUSH THE SURROUNDING METAL UP SO I TYPED IN GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER SE RUSTED STRUT TOWER AND TO MY SURPRISE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS FLAW IN THERE VANS TO I CANT BELIEVE I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS IN THIS VAN WITH THIS PROBLEM I THINK THE BAND AID THAT CHRYSLER IS OFFERING IS PATHETIC THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED RIGHT AND NOT AT CONSUMERS COST PLEASE PUSH CHRYSLER TO TAKE CARE OF THERE FAULT ON THIS ISSUE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10146190

Incident

Dec 26, 2005

Mileage

169,000 mi

STRUT TOWERS ARE RUSTING AND POSE A SAFETY RISK OF CRASH AND/OR ROLLOVER WHEN STRUTS EVENTUALLY BREAK LOOSE FROM THE STRUT TOWERS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143983

Incident

Nov 29, 2005

DT: WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THE RADIO DID NOT COME ON , BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. HOWEVER, AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GET THE RADIO TO WORK, THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO GO OFF, AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO REGISTER. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 2, 2005. *AK

NHTSA ID

10131108

Incident

Jun 2, 2005

LIKE SED BEFOR ON A FEW OTHER COMPLANTS I HAVE A 96 PLYMOUNTH GRAND VOYAGER SE AND MY STRUT TOWERS ARE RUSTING OUT AT A FAST PASE AND IS VERY UN SAFE TO BE DRIVING THESE VANS WITH THIS PROBLEM... STRUT TOWER FAILUR CAN LEAD TO CRASH AND DEATH IF AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUY CAUSING DEFENT ROLEOVER THIS PROBLEM SHULD BE FIXED IMEADETLY BY DCX

NHTSA ID

10115987

Incident

Mar 29, 2005

Mileage

80,000 mi

AFTER HAVING THE WATER PUMP REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME, WHILE DRIVING HOME THE PULLEY FLEW OFF OF THE WATER PUMP, WENT INTO THE AIR, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER PUMP PULLEY WAS PRESSED ON TO THE SHAFT. AS A RESULT OF THE PULLEY FALLING OFF THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TC

NHTSA ID

10092477

Incident

Apr 12, 2004

Mileage

108,000 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. AS A RESULT, THE HORN DID NOT WORK. A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE'S YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS INSPECTION. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10101955

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

159,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD SOME CALLS WITH BEING IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAINSTROMS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10101916

Incident

May 1, 2001

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS MALFUNCTIONING. TO REPAIR VEHICLE WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700.00. *AK THE WIPER PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AT STARTUP, WHILE TURNING AND OR WHILE IN MOTION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BECOME A PROBLEM AS WELL. *SC

NHTSA ID

10094555

Incident

Sep 28, 2004

Mileage

68,000 mi