Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 91 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Plymouth Voyager. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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1988 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.*MR THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A TORN LEFT ROTARY CUFF, SHOULDER AND BACK INJURIES. THE DRIVER REFERENCED A CLOCKSPING RECALL. *NM
DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE HEADLAMP LENSES ARE TO BRIGHT. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN THE CONSUMER LEFT THE REPAIR SHOP THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE NO LONGER OPERATES. *PH *NLM
THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY PIVOTS UP AND DOWN IN THE DRIVERS HAND. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER IS VERY DIFFICULT FTO MOVE UNLESS THE DRIVER PIVOTS THE STEERING COLUMN UP HOLDING THE STEERING COLUMN IN PLACE WHILE MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT HE COULD FORCE A 1/16TH THICK, 1 INCH WIDE PIECE OF STEEL ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY TO ARTIFICALLY HOLD THE STEERING COLUMN IN A HIGH POSITION, OVERRIDING THE ADJUSTABLE CAPABILITY OF THE STEERING COLUMN, TO STOP THE PROBLEM OF NOT BEING ABLE TO EASILY MOVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER. PLEASE COMMENT ON THE SAFTETY OF THIS SOLUTION FOR THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS OF THIS VEHICLE. MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS MISSPELLED ON YOUR FORM. THE CORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS IS [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCHES PUT IN AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING. NLM CONSUMER SOLD VEHICLE. *JG
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT CONSUMER CANNOT SEE, HIGH AND LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK. THERE IS A SUBSTANCE ON LIGHT BULBS, PREVENTING DRIVER TO SEE. DEALERS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
OXYGEN SENSOR BURNT WIRE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR AND PIVOT ARMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
INSTALLATION ON THE WIRE HARNESS DRY ROTTED AND BURNED THE WIRES UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND IN THE DOOR PANEL. CONSUMER STOPPED FIRE FROM STARTING BY UNHOOKING THE BATTERY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
OIL BURNING FAILS TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT AT 50,000 MILES. NOW AT 120,000 MILES THE DEALER SAIDS I NEED TO REPLACE THE HEADS ON THIS CAR. I HAVE KNOWEST THAT ALL THE PLYMOUTH VANS I SEE ON THE ROAD THEY THEY ALL SMOKE ALL THE TIME LIKE MIND. *AK
STEERING GEAR BOX GETS STUCK. *AK *ML
ACCIDENTAL FIRE--MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A LIQUID COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM.
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, A BURNING SMELL DEVELOPED. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY INCREASINGLY VISIBLE PLUMES OF SMOKE WHICH EVENTUALLY IMPAIRED DRIVING VISIBILITY. FLAME WAS VISIBLE BRIEFLY. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY POSITIVE CABLE, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CLASS C FIRE AS THE SMOKE AND FIRE DIMINISHED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AS LONG AS THE HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS NOT TURNED ON. UPON EXAMINATION BY AN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST, IT WAS FOUND THAT A SPRING ON THE DIMMER SWITCH USED AS A VARIABLE RESISTOR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SWITCH HOUSING MAKING CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF THE DASH ASSEMBLY CAUSING A DEAD SHORT TO GROUND. AS THE SPRING WAS ELECTRONICALLY RESISTIVE BY DESIGN, IT GLOWED TO A BRIGHT ORANGE IGNITING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS AROUND THE SWITCH. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR THE AFORE MENTIONED VEHICLE WAS CONTACTED. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY MANDATORY OR VOLUNTARY RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS. HOWEVER, THEY KNEW THAT THE HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS UPGRADED WITH A SOLID STATE DIMMER COMPONENT (P/N 56021889-AA).
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS FAULTY. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR TIGHTEN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THIS WAS IN AUGUST, AND THEY STILL HAVEN`T GOTTEN THE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
STEERING WHEEL FLUID LEAKAGE CAUSED FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.
CONSUMER AND WIFE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND AND BOTH, PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SEATS COLLAPSED, LEAVING OCCUPANTS FLAT ON THEIR BACKS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 35MPH AND UP THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY OUT OF CONTROL. NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. *AK
ALL 3.0 LITER , 6 CYLINDER ENGINES IN CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH VANS MANUFACTURED IN 1988 ARE FAILING AFTER APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES DUE TO VALVE SEALS/BUSHINGS MALFUNCTIONING, SOME EVEN DROPPING DOWN INTO CYLINDERS. THERE IS ALSO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND SEVERE AIR POLLUTION. *AK
LIFTGATE BRACKET HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN OFF, DOOR LATCHES POP OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK
SPARE TIRE CABLE FRAYED/BROKE, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF. *AK
SPARE TIRE CABLE FRAYED/BROKE, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF THE VEHIC LE. *AK
ELECTRICAL FIRE.
WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TILT WITHOUT MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STEERING WHEEL. IT TILTS WHEN MODERATE PULLING PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO TOP OF STEERING WHEEL BY DRIVER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED DUE TO TROTTLE STICKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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