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1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
17
Latest Sep 26, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 261 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Driver assistance
Filed Sep 26, 2005

DT: THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL STUCK AT 45 MPH ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2005. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP BY TURNING THE KEY OFF. THE CONSUMER UNHOOKED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, AND HE HAS NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS SINCE THIS. WHEN THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE HE FOUND THAT ONE OF THE CABLE STRANDS BROKE. THE CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. *AK

NHTSA ID
10137641
Incident
Sep 2, 2005
Mileage
140,000 mi
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Mar 11, 2004

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING MOST OF THE TIME. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY.*AK

NHTSA ID
10061913
Incident
Feb 28, 2003
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 23, 2003
Crash reported

WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE PEDAL, CAR SURGES FORWARD, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS FOUND NO CAUSE FOR PROBLEM, WHICH CONTINUES TO OCCUR. (DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE FOR ACCIDENT). *NLM

NHTSA ID
10023576
Incident
Mar 22, 2003
Mileage
56,500 mi
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Jul 30, 2002

VOYAGER AIR BAG AND SPEED CONTROL. STOCKTON DODGE SERVICE DEPT. ESTIMATED $225.00 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE A STEERING WHEEL "CLOCKSPRING". I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL FAILURE ON THESE CHRYSLER VEHICLES. STOCKTON DODGE TOLD ME THE "CLOCKSPRING" WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS 1997 VOYAGER.*AK

NHTSA ID
764904
Incident
Jun 15, 2002
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed May 6, 2002

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND TWO DAYS LATER, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED OPERATING. CONSUMER HEARD THAT WHEN THESE COMPONENTS GO OUT IT MAY BE A CLOCK SPRING. FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8009183
Incident
May 1, 2002
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Apr 15, 2002

CLOCK SPRING ON VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHICH RESULTED IN IS THAT THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS.*AK

NHTSA ID
8007560
Incident
Jan 1, 2002
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Oct 25, 2001

MULTIPLE ELECT. PROBLEMS WITH CAR: (3) ALTERNATORS, WIRE HARNESS(#12), REPLACED MAIN COMPUTER, (3) MAP SENSORS, (1) O2 SENSOR, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE

NHTSA ID
753657
Incident
Aug 3, 2001
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Aug 10, 2001

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERABLE, AND INTERMITTENTLY HORN ASSEMBLY IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
894048
Incident
Aug 10, 2001
BrakesDriver assistanceTransmission
Filed Jun 21, 2001

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN ENGINE RACES, BUT TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION ONLY FUNCTIONS PROPERLY WHEN IT IS IN REVERSE OR FIRST GEAR. DEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION FIVE TIMES, WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK FRONT BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *YH

NHTSA ID
890944
Incident
Apr 7, 1999
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed May 15, 2001

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. ALSO, HORN FAILED TO WORK, AND CRUISE CONTROL OPERATED RANDOMLY. *AK POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
888253
Incident
May 1, 2001
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Apr 20, 2001

AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON, AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING.*AK

NHTSA ID
886386
Incident
Apr 17, 2001
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical+2 more
Filed Apr 4, 2001
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WHEN VAN WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAG. ALSO, HORN DOES NOT WORK, REMOTE ENTRY ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOES NOT WORK, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, FUEL GAUGES DOES NOT WORK, A/C HEATER BLINK ON AND OFF,INSIDE DOME LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF, STEERING COLUMN FREEZES, CRUISE CONTROL WORKS ON AND OFF.

NHTSA ID
9002210
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Mar 27, 2001

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES / CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO WORK, AND HORN CANNOT BE USED. PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY WHEN ENGINE STARTS, AND IS INTERMITTENT. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN FAILURES CAUSED BY CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

NHTSA ID
884402
Incident
Mar 6, 2001
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Mar 25, 2001

HORN, AIRBAG, AND CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE

NHTSA ID
743027
Incident
Jan 1, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 22, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, ENGINE REVS, AND THE ACCELERATOR HAS TO BE RELEASED BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION CATCHES UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, SAYS THIS CONDITION IS NORMAL. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
857323
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 13, 1999

THE CRUISE-CONTROL CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WELL PAST THE SET SPEED AND COULD USUALLY ONLY BE RESET BY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE DEPT. (MCKINNEY DODGE, EASLEY S.C.) BELIEVES THE CAUSE TO BE BENT ACCELERATOR AND SPEED CONTROL CABLES. IF SO, THE DESIGN MUST BE DEFECTIVE AS THE ONLY WORK EVER DONE NEAR THIS AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. WHETHER THE CABLES WERE BENT DURING THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT, DURING MANUFACTURE, OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN, THE TIGHT RADIUS OF THESE CABLES WITHOUT ANY PROTECTION WOULD SEEM TO BE A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW. WITH THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, STOPPING THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT (PARTICULARLY TRYING TO KEEP THE BRAKES FROM FADING OUT) AND ULTIMATELY REQUIRES THE ENGINE TO BE SHUT OFF.

NHTSA ID
705583
Incident
Apr 9, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 28, 1998

WHILE FOOT IS ON BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
541766
Incident
Jul 1, 1998

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