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1988 Plymouth Voyager Interior & seats Problems

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

Data refreshed

Interior & seats 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.
27
Latest Mar 28, 2000
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.
30%
of 91 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
6

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Plymouth Voyager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 27 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 interior

The 25 most recent of 27, in the owner's own words

Interior & seats
Filed Mar 28, 2000

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

NHTSA ID
859292
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 10, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER AND WIFE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND AND BOTH, PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SEATS COLLAPSED, LEAVING OCCUPANTS FLAT ON THEIR BACKS. *AK

NHTSA ID
824167
Incident
May 5, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 29, 1997

LIFTGATE BRACKET HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN OFF, DOOR LATCHES POP OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
814500
Incident
Jul 22, 1997
Heating & air conditioningInterior & seats
Filed Dec 11, 1996

LIFT GATE LATCH REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
512540
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 18, 1996

REAR LIFT GATE LATCH FAILED TWICE.

NHTSA ID
508832
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 3, 1996

OWNER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON TRUNK LATCH.

NHTSA ID
508191
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 12, 1996

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FELL BACK INTO THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
986794
Incident
Jul 10, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 8, 1996

REAR HATCH REMOTE LATCH RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. DH

NHTSA ID
506252
Incident
Feb 1, 1989
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 24, 1996

THE SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN STUCK FOR TWO YEARS AND HAS YET TO BE OPENED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
986080
Incident
Jun 1, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 23, 1996

HATCHBACK RECALL; OWNER HAS PUSH BUTTON LATCH AND HAS TRIED SINCE "OCT 95". WAS TOLD HE WOULD BE PUT ON PRIORITY LIST. HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING.*JB

NHTSA ID
978176
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 18, 1996

CALLER STATES THAT REAR LATCH STILL HAS PROBLEMS, BUT DEALER HAS NOT MADE RECALL REPAIRS. TT *JB

NHTSA ID
977800
Incident
Jan 18, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 14, 1995

SCREWS HOLDING TAILGATE LATCH IN PLACE FELL OUT, CAUSING TAILGATE TO POP OPEN. *DSH

NHTSA ID
483060
Incident
May 23, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 4, 1995
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE, DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL FIRE, THE FIRE STARTED AT THE STEERING COLUMN. TT

NHTSA ID
969852
Incident
Jul 27, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 18, 1995

REAR LIFT GATE LATCH FAILURE, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ID
968960
Incident
Jul 18, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 3, 1995

THE REAR HATCH LATCH LOCK CUT OUT AND THE REAR HATCH LATCH DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN, HAVE TO KEEP DOOR OPEN WITH HAND . *AK

NHTSA ID
968109
Interior & seats
Filed May 2, 1995

DIFFICULTY LATCHING THE LIFTGATE, HAS TO SLAM DOOR A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT CLOSES. TT

NHTSA ID
964630
Incident
May 2, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 6, 1995

REAR LATCH COMES OPEN AND SOMETIME IT WILL NOT CLOSE. TT

NHTSA ID
963276
Incident
Oct 2, 1992
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 4, 1995

THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS DEFECT SOMETIME IT OPEN HALF WAY. TT

NHTSA ID
963203
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 4, 1995

REAR LATCH CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING ALONG. TT

NHTSA ID
963028
Incident
Oct 3, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 3, 1995

TAIL GATE LATCH APPEARED TO BE RUSTED UPON PURCHASE. OCCASIONALY LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING COMPONENT IS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY. TT

NHTSA ID
962951
Incident
Apr 3, 1994
Interior & seatsVisibility
Filed Mar 21, 1995
Crash reported

STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN HIT IN REAR SIDE WINDOWS BLEW OUT AND TAIL GATE LATCH BROKE. TT

NHTSA ID
962269
Incident
Oct 21, 1991
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 16, 1995

ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HATCH TO POP OPEN. DRIVER PULLED INTO PARKING TOO CLOSE. TT

NHTSA ID
962177
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Interior & seatsOther / unspecified
Filed Mar 14, 1995
Crash reported4 injuries reported1 death reported

WIFE DRIFTED OFF ROAD UPON RETURNING LOSS CONTROL, LEFT FRONT WHEEL FOLDED, AND ROLLED, TAILGATE POPPED OPEN. 2 CHILDREN 1 DEATH AND 1 BROKEN FEMUR ETC. TT

NHTSA ID
961902
Incident
Dec 31, 1989
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 9, 1995

LIFTGATE OPENED WITHIN FIRST MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. LATCH NEEDED CONSTANT TIGHTENING. WHILE DRIVING BACK GATE WOULD OPEN PERIODICALLY. TT

NHTSA ID
961748
Incident
Mar 9, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 3, 1995

REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING, DEALER FIXED PROBLEM, OWNER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT PART WAS INSTALL, POSSIBLE LATCH, ALSO FIRE IN DASH WHERE LIGHT LOCATION.

NHTSA ID
961099
Incident
Dec 5, 1994

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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