1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager Fuel system Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE GAVE AN INCORRECT READING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL SPEWING FROM THE FUEL RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V268000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 241,338.

NHTSA ID

10732735

Incident

Jul 2, 2015

Mileage

241,338 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06E091000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10507280

Incident

Apr 15, 2009

MY VAN IS A LEMON. ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - DEFOGGER SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES NOT, WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN, STEREO SPEAKERS SOMETIMES WORKS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON, DIM YELLOW HEADLIGHTS, ETC. FOUND PIN HOLE IN HEAD...DEFECT IN METAL. VAN OVER HEATED AND GAUGE DID NOT SAY IT WAS HOT. FAN WENT OUT. NOW SOMETHING GOING WRONG WITH FRONT END. OCCASIONALLY SMELL GAS. THE LIFTER HEAD GASKET NOW LEAKS OIL. VAN SOMETIMES JUMPS IN PARK AND ROLLS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS STUFF... BAIL ME OUT NOT CHRYSLER.... *TR

NHTSA ID

10260433

Incident

Feb 26, 2000

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN 11/02 FOR RECALL REMEDY 02V268000. DEALER HAD TO ORDER PARTS AND WOULD CONTACT CONSUMER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. MR. DAM CONTACTED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, AND WAS CONSTANTLY BEING ADVISED THAT PARTS HAVE NOT ARRIVED. SINCE FIRST CONTACT WITH DEALER, MR. DAM HAS RECEIVED 2 ADDITIONAL REMINDER LETTERS FROM MANUFACTURER REGARDING RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10022629

Incident

Nov 1, 2002

I HAVE SMELLED GAS SMELL ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I GOT IT WHEN I WOULD START IT. THEY REPLACE A LEAKING FUEL INJECTOR IN 2001 AND ANOTHER IN 2002.WHEN I CALLED THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE THEY ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEM LEAKING GAS. THIS SEEMS DANGEROUS TO ME. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YET THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. WHY ARE PEOPLE NOT BEING TOLD.*AK

NHTSA ID

757014

Incident

Jan 10, 2001

THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON ODOR IS OUTSIDE, AS WELL AS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8000790

Incident

Sep 1, 2001

SOMETIME THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE IS SO STRONG, EVERYONE MUST GET OUT.*AK

NHTSA ID

742261

Incident

Dec 14, 2000

"O" RINGS REPLACED IN 1998, 1 WEEK LATER STILL LEAKING. AS A RESULT, ENTIRE FUEL FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DECEMBER 2000, "O" RINGS LEAKED AGAIN, REPAIRED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. SAME PROBLEM AS IN RECALL 00V268000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

879071

Incident

Jul 1, 1998

FIRE ORIGINATED FROM ENGINE AREA. WE WERE PULLED OVER BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO SAW FLAMES UNDER THE MINI-VAN. AS I (DRIVER) EXITED AUTO, I WAS HIT BY EXPLOSIVE FLAMES THAT ORIGINATED FROM ENGINE EXITING BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. FLAMES ALSO EMITTED FROM PASSENGER FRONT (RT) SIDE.DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER RECEIVED 2ND AND 1ST DEGREE BURNS. AUTO WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 5 MINUTES. TOTAL LOSS. INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED - PRELIMINARY CONCLUSION FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

738460

Incident

Oct 27, 2000

CONSUMER IS INVESTIGATING DEFECT ON THIS VEHICLE. IT APPEARED THE FIRE CAME ON IN FUEL PUMP. THERE WERE OTHER CHRYSLER MINIVANS WHICH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

875502

Incident

Oct 27, 2000

MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN LEFT THE HOUSE IN OUR 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER MINIVAN AT APPROXIMATELY 8:05AM ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1999 TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOL. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 1 AND 1/2 MILES, THEY BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE. AFTER TRAVELING ANOTHER 1/2 MILE, MOTORISTS BEHIND THE VAN BEGAN HONKING. ONE OF OUR SONS LOOKED AND SAW FLAMES OUT OF THE BACK OF THE VAN. MY WIFE PULLED THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND REMOVED THE KEYS. EVERYONE QUICKLY GO OUT OF THE VAN THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS AND THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR. AT THIS POINT, FLAMES WERE COMING OUR FROM UNDERNEATH THE VAN IN THE REAR AND ON BOTH SIDES. A TRAIL OF FLAMES ON THE ROAD WAS STILL BURNING WHERE THE VAN HAD TRAVELED. BYSTANDERS CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FLAMES EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY ENGULFED THE VAN BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD ARRIVE AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO GASOLINE WAS FOUND IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE NIGHT BEFORE. NO OBJECTS WERE RUN OVER ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT IS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

735472

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

A FIRE BROKE OUT UNDERNEATH VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 20 MPH TO SCHOOL. FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A A FUEL LEAKEAGE ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DEALER NOTIFED, AND SEEKING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM NHTSA. *AK

NHTSA ID

846989

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

FUEL TANK LEAK LEAKS ABOUT A GALLON IN A 1:30 SECONDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

839733