1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager Interior & seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS FRACTURED, THROWING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTO THE DASH BOARD. THE SEAT THEN MOVED BACKWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK, SHOULDER, BACK, HIP AND KNEE INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, SHOULDER, BACK, HIP AND A BRUISED HERNIA. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10422789

Incident

Jul 3, 2011

Mileage

100,000 mi

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

DT: CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH ALL PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND THERE WAS NOT INDICATION OF SPEED. CURRENTLY, THE PANEL LIGHTS NO LONGER CAME BACK ON . HOWEVER THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES BECAUSE THERE WERE TOO MANY. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10143061

Incident

Aug 6, 2003

Mileage

150,000 mi

I SEE THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON DODGE CARAVAN AND GRAND CARAVAN, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AND GRAND VOYAGER AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND VOYAGER MINIVANS FROM THE 2001 AND 2002 MODEL YEARS. OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FLICKERING, DIMMING AND PERIODICALLY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM HAS LED TO THE MINIVANS BEING TOWED IN SOME CASES. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU CAN ADD MY YEAR MINIVAN. I HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM NOT ABLE TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THE MECHANIC CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THIS SAFETY INVESTIGATION??? THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FLICKERING ON AND OFF, THE DASH LIGHTS DO THIS AT THE SAME TIME. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS JUST STAY ON.

NHTSA ID

10126522

Incident

May 1, 2005

Mileage

75,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS DIRECTED ONTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. A VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER FROM BEHIND WITHOUT WARNING. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT COLLAPSED FORWARD AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10089316

Incident

Aug 19, 2004

I OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. IT HAS 168,900 MILES ON IT. FOR THE PAST 13 MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN AS WE ARE DRIVING, ALL GAUGES WILL SUDDENLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THIS INCLUDES THE SPEEDOMETER. WHEN OUR GAUGES GO OUT, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING THAT SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. ARE OTHER VOYAGER OWNERS EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM? *LA

NHTSA ID

10047354

Incident

Oct 11, 2002

Mileage

131,000 mi

THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TWICE, DUE TO A FAULTY ACTUATOR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10019697

AT 600 MILES, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED, A/C NOT WORKING, NO REVERSE. DEALER REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NO REVERSE CONDITION, AND REPLACED THE A/C FUSE. AT 6,363 MILES, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SCRAPING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT IN REVERSE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. AT 7,586 MILES, NO START CONDITION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AFTER THE DEALER HAD THE VAN FOR OVER A WEEK, THEY FINALLY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND AND REPLACED THE STARTER. AT 36,141 MILES THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER PULLEY, DEALER REPLACED THE BELT AND TENSIONER, SUPPOSED GOODWILL, BUT WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE TSB, AND ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. AT 36,741 MILES, LEAKING COOLANT, DEALER REPLACED THE REAR HEAD GASKET, AND DID NOT EVEN CHECK THE FRONT HEAD. (NOW WHO EVER HEARD OF REPLACING ONE HEAD GASKET ON A V-6 MOTOR, I GUESS CHRYSLER MUST THINK THEY ARE SUPERIOR). AT 53,000 COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, AND NOW WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THE MOTOR IS KNOCKING AND THERE IS A LOT OF METAL IN THE OIL. AND I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT EVEN FULFILLED THE LEASE TERM. NLM

NHTSA ID

767182

Incident

Sep 8, 2002

MULTIPLE COLLISIONS, NON-FAMILY MEMBER DRIVING CAR. DRIVER HAD AN EPILEPTIC SEIZURE AND BLACKED OUT. APPARENTLY ACCELERATED THE MINI VAN AND REAR ENDED A DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK TWICE,AND THEN RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAKENED FROM ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT, HOWEVER, WAS UP AGAINST THE DASHBOARD AFTER THE ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER SENT OUT AN ENGINEER TO LOOK AT SEAT. IT WAS PINNED AGAINST THE DASHBOARD AND WILL NOT MOVE. OUR CONCERN IS OBVIOUS. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT? PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE VIA E-MAIL IF REQUESTED. CAR WAS CONSIDERED "TOTALLED"BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. CAR IS LOCATED AT PULERA ALRIKAS COLLISION CENTER KENOSHA, WI 53144. *AK

NHTSA ID

702834

Incident

Jan 7, 1999

YPULERA ALRIKAS COLLISION CENTER WAS RETURNING VEHICLE TO CONSUMER WHEN THEY HIT SOMETHING THAT PUSHED IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER SAW VEHICLE THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT WAS ONLY 4" AWAY FROM THE DASH. ALSO, CONSUMER CANNOT OPEN GLOVE BOX DUE TO IMPACT. THE FRONT SEAT SLIDING MECHANISM RELEASED THE SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID

833337

Incident

Jan 7, 1999