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1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager Visibility Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA

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Visibility 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.
16
Latest Dec 27, 2015
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.
6%
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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. 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. 16 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 visibility

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

BrakesElectricalFuel system+4 more
Filed Dec 27, 2015

TAKATA RECALL,SERPENTINE BELT HAS SHREDDED AT LEAST SIX TIMES AND JUST CAME OFF THREE TIMES ,TENSIONER REPLACED THREE TIMES,IDLER PULLEY TWICE,WHEN BELT SHREDS WIRES SEVER AND VAN STOPS ABRUPTLY,WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP ABRUPTLY HESITATING BEFORE RESUMING,SWAY BAR LINKS NEED REPLACED,O2SENSORS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON,CV AXLES FAILING REPLACED RIGHT TWICE,HUB ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE CALIPERS MISS ALIGNED,ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED AND NEEDED,REPLACED,AIRBAG AND ABS LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD PANEL FUSE BLOWING,TAILLIGHTS POSSIBLE SHORT CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT TO FAIL,BATTERY NEEDING TO BE DISCONNECTED. TO SAVE BATTERY FROM DYEING DUE TO BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON CONSTANTLY, TRANSMISSION JERKING AND HESITATING IN REVERSE AND FIRST GEAR,PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NOT OPERATING POSSIBLE PROBLEM,BACK WINDOWS OPEN BUT WILL NOT ALWAYS SHUT,HORN NOT WORKING,REPLACED FUEL PUMP DUE TO GAS LEAK,WHEN BRAKING VAN LURCHES FORWARD,FRONT END SHAKES, TIE BAR ENDS REPLACED,HEATER BLOWS COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE AND NOT COOLING,MOST PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING,REPLACED STOP BRAKE SWITCH, BRAKE LIGHT DRIVERS SIDE ILLUMINATED, BUT NOT WHEN BRAKE PETAL PUSHED,TRANSMISSION LEAKING BY CV AXEL,TURN SIGNALS AND PANELS INSIDE BY DASH NOT ALWAYS OPERATING,ONLY WHEN NEGATIVE TERMINAL IS READJUSTMENT,LIGHTS FLASHING AS IF PANIC MODE WAS ACTIVATED WHEN CAR IS NOT ON,RATTLING. SOUND FROM FRONT OF VAN POSSIBLE CV AXEL OR SUSPENSION.

NHTSA ID
10816372
Incident
Dec 27, 2015
Mileage
198,650 mi
Heating & air conditioningElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Jul 7, 2006

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM: EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES SO FAR, FIRST TIME BEING UNDER 3 YEAR WARRANTY. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW, EVEN AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH "NO PROBLEMS" AND BEING RESET. LATELY, THE WINDOWS WON'T GO UP AND DOWN UNTIL THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. SAME THING WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TACHOMETER. THEY JUST "GO DEAD". *NM

NHTSA ID
10161735
Incident
Jun 1, 2006
Mileage
24,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Nov 15, 2004

1997 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER WINDSHIELD WIPERS START ON THERE OWN AND SOMETIMES CEASE TO FUNTION WHEN SWITCHED ON! THE WIPER WEAR EXCESSIVELY DUE TO STARTING ON DRY GLASS. CAN BE A HAZARD IF WIPERS FAIL TO FUNTION WHEN NEEDED. *AK HAD MECHANIC CHECKED MOTOR AND WIRING AND IN FORMED THAT IT COUND BE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE BUT IT IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE A NEW ONE COULD RESULT IN THE SAME PROBLEM AT A COST OF OVER $500.00! CHECKED ON INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR VEHICLE

NHTSA ID
10098860
Incident
Nov 1, 2004
Mileage
65,000 mi
TransmissionVisibility
Filed Aug 15, 2004

STARTED WHEN I WOULD TAKE OFF IN FIRST GEAR, IT WOULD VIBRATE REALLY HARD, LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMITION DOES WHEN IT NEEDS TO DOWN SHIFT. THEN I WAS ALMOST IN A COLLISION, WHEN I WAS STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF A HILL, AND WENT TO PULL OVER, AND TO MY SURPRISE I ROLLED BACKWARDS, AS IF IN NUTRAL. MY TRASMISSION WAS GONE. AFTER A VERY LARGE TOW BILL, AND 1500 REBUILT TRANSMISSION, MY DIM LIGHTS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO, THE PASSENGER WINDOW IS TO THE POINT WHERE IT ALMOST WONT GO UP.....THERE'S ALMOST TOO MUCH MORE TO GO ON. *JB

NHTSA ID
10086902
Incident
Jun 17, 2004
Visibility
Filed Jan 6, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AND OFF AT RANDOM. IT CAN BE ONE TIME OR SEVERAL TIMES. IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE IN 2000.*AK

NHTSA ID
10052528
Incident
Dec 25, 2000
Mileage
67,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 15, 2003

VENTILATION SYSTEM ONLY FUNCTIONS ON HIGH SETTING. ALSO, THIS HAS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHEN TRYING TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TS *JB

NHTSA ID
10033650
Incident
Jan 1, 2002
Mileage
79,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 8, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10026714
Incident
Apr 15, 2002
Visibility
Filed Apr 21, 2003

WIPERS ACTIVATE WHEN TURNED OFF(ON SUNNY DAYS) AND DO NOT WORK IN INTERMITTENT MODE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10016253
Incident
Apr 21, 2003
Mileage
69,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY LEFT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW JUST SHATTERED AND POPPED OUT OF VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
8013099
Visibility
Filed May 3, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORKS ON LOW SPEED, AND CAN SOMETIMES LOCK UP.*AK

NHTSA ID
8009169
Incident
Dec 15, 2000
Visibility
Filed Nov 5, 2001

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IN OFF POSITION. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN WIPERS ON THEN OFF. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
898748
Incident
Nov 1, 2001
TransmissionVisibility
Filed Oct 16, 2001

VEHICLE WASN'T GOING IN GEAR. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
897827
Incident
Aug 1, 2001
Visibility
Filed Jun 20, 2001
1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. IT WAS HOT ENOUGH TO BURN HER FINGERS WHEN SHE TOUCHED WINDSHIELD. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, WINDSHIELD CRACKED, 3 CRACKS ABOUT 1 FOOT LONG. DEALER STATED DEFROSTER WAS FAULTY, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
890828
Incident
May 30, 2001
Visibility
Filed Oct 15, 1999

MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, WIPERS ACTIVATE AUTOMATICALLY APPROX. EVERY 100 MILES

NHTSA ID
713351
Incident
Aug 22, 1999
Visibility
Filed Oct 8, 1999

WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT ACTIVATING- DURING NORMAL DRIVING

NHTSA ID
712980
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
Visibility
Filed Oct 5, 1998

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH; ALL OF SUDDEN PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW SHATTERED. NO SIGN OF PROJECTILE WAS FOUND. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
828528
Incident
Oct 4, 1998

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