1991 Plymouth Voyager Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ABS SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10334598

Incident

Mar 10, 2010

Mileage

79,000 mi

BRAKE FAILURE 1991 PLYMOUTH VAN ABS SYSTEM FAILURE PUMPS BRAKE FLUID OUT TOP FILL CAPS WHILE PARKED & RUNS BATTERY DOWN TO DEAD ALSO HARD PEDAL AT ANY TIME FAILS TO STOP ABS SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED OR REPLACED ABOUT 1999 DASH WARNING GO ON & OFF AT ANY TIME BEEN DEALER SHOP 4 WEEKS DISPUTE LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10236467

Incident

Jul 2, 2008

Mileage

179,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE THE PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND MUST BE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. AN NHTSA RECALL, # 96V099000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10159700

Incident

Jun 13, 2006

Mileage

73,000 mi

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP AND LIGHT COMES ON W/ANTI LOCK LIGHT CHRYSLER REPLACED WITH ANOTHER EXACT PART FROM JUNKYARD AND CHARGED ME FOR NEW PARTS $937.59. 1.5 YRS. LATER SAME PROBLEM OCCURS, THIS IS HOW I LEARNED WHAT THEY HAD DONE.

NHTSA ID

10070732

Incident

Aug 15, 2002

Mileage

138,406 mi

VEHICLE HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF NUMEROUS NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS PRESENTLY LOCATED IN PROVENCE (FRANCE) WHERE PARTS AND LABOR ARE VERY HARD TO COME BY.....

NHTSA ID

10068919

Incident

Oct 15, 2003

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHEN COMING TO A STOP CONSUMER APPLIED A LOT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 702 CONCERNING ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050249

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042774

Mileage

108,000 mi

INTERMITTENTLY ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND CAUSE BRAKE LOSS. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8016973

Incident

Dec 5, 2001

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE. SEAT BELTS ARE A PROBLEM. PROBLEM WITH BRAKES.*AK

NHTSA ID

765668

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL GOES HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD.*AK A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THE FACT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 96V099000) ON CERTAIN MODELS OF THE PLYMOUTH VOYAGERS. SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YD

NHTSA ID

8008820

CONSUMER COMMENTS THAT THE RIGHT REAR OUT BOARD SEAT BELT, FULLY EXTENDED, WILL NOT RETRACT, THEREFORE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO UTILIZE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *JG

NHTSA ID

564865

BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE DISCONNECTED ALLOWING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. *JG

NHTSA ID

564164

Incident

Oct 12, 1991

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8000918

Incident

Dec 18, 2001

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES, REPLACED ACCUMULATER PUMP, WIRING HARNESS, AND MULTI- FUNCTION SWITCH. BUT, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTEDDUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

897871

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE ABS LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL CANNOT BE DEPRESSED BECAUSE OF RESISTANCE FROM THE PEDAL FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WHICH REOCCURRED SIX MONTHS LATER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

897865

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

891624

VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXPERTLY MAINTAINED. THE PROBLEM HERE, IS THE RE PLACEMENT OF CALIPERS DURING A REBUILD SEQUENCE ALLOWS FOR THE REBUILDER, THE RIGHT TO REPLACE A METAL CYLINDER WITH A "PHENOLIC" LIKE CYLINDER, WHICH HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN A 5 MONTH PERIOD ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. WHILE ON OCCASION A CALIPER OR WHEEL CYLINDER MAY GO BAD-THIS DESIGN IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED IN IT'S ENGINEERING CONCEPT. THE PHENOLIC PISTONS DO NOT DISSIPATE HEAT PROPERLY, AND BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW OF WHERE THE CYLINDER PROTRACTS WHEN IT MEETS THE STEEL BACKING OF THE BRAKE PAD LEAVES FULLY 1/3 OF THE PISTON FULLY EXPOSED TO UNNECESSARY HYDRAULIC PRESSURES. IT IS EXACTLY AT THIS JUNCTURE WHERE A SERIOUS FRACTURE OCCURS ON THE PISTON, RENDERING THE BRAKE DANGEROUSLY INOPERABLE. MOREOVER, THE POSSIBILITY OF THE RUPTURED PARTICLES CAN FALL IN BETWEEN THE ROTORS AND THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH WOULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO PITCH AND OVERTURN DUE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS. CHRYSLER HAS MANY OF THESE DEPLOYED ON THE ROAD IN VARIOUS MODELS OF AUTOS AN VANS. THIS IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT TO ALLOW THE PRODUCERS TO CONTINUE FLOODING THESE MARKETS WITH FLAWED DESIGN TO BEGIN WITH, AND A SERIOUSLY FLAWED REPLACEMENT CYLINDER. AS A PILOT AND AIRCRAFT OWNER I WOULD TELL YOU THAT THE FAA, WOULD NEVER PERMIT SUCH A DESING ON AN AIRCRAFT. HAVING HAD MANY EXTENSIVE YEARS OF EXPERTISE ON BOTH AIRCRAFT AND AUTOMOTIVE REBUILDING-THESE BRAKE UNITS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET AND A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE MANDATED BY THE DOT. THE CHANGES NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS ARE QUITE SIMPLE AND WOULD BE EFFECTIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS SHOWING THE REQUIRED TESTS PERFORMED BY THESE AFTERMARKET BRAKE ASSEMBLY PRODUCER. MY SUSPICION IS THAT THERE IS LITTLE OR NO INFORMATION OTHER THAN A "WHITE SHEET" INTRODUCED IN THIS MATTER. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT CONSIDERING THE SHEER VOLUME OF THESE INNEFFICIENT AND FLAWED SYSTEMS THAT THE POSSIBILITY THAT MANY MAY HAVE.

NHTSA ID

745689

Incident

May 20, 2001

THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AND VIBRATE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON ABS ( 96V-099) AND DEALER INDICATED TO HAVE REPLACED THE ABS. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ABS WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER SAYS THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS. *YH

NHTSA ID

886688

Incident

Apr 24, 1998

I FIRST REPORTED THIS PROBLEM IN JANUARY 1997 WHEN THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. EVENTUALLY, IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED ON DEC 31, 2000 WITH A REQUEST FOR MEETING WITH CHRYSLER REP., TO DATE NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. IN MY OPINION, THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE, TO BOTH MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. *AK

NHTSA ID

739768

Incident

Dec 26, 2000

3RD TIME ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, GOING 45 MPH HIT BRAKE PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENED. BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY. *AK

NHTSA ID

875674

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

VEHICLE BRAKES OVERHEATED, CAUSING BRAKES FAILURE FROM FLUID BOIL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK THE PISTONS IN THE CALIPERS HAD CHIPS AROUND THE EDGES. *YH

NHTSA ID

871573

Incident

Sep 8, 2000

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, REINSTALLED PART DEFECTIVE!*AK

NHTSA ID

731204

CONSUMER BELIEVES A TONE WHEEL IS AN ABS COMPONENT AND THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL EXTENDED WARRANTY 96V-099 PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER DEALER STATED THAT THE PART IS NOT COVERED. NLM

NHTSA ID

552348

Incident

Oct 17, 1996

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL 97V148000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 742 CONCERNING SEAT BELT BUCKLES. ALSO NHTSA RECALL 96V099000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 685 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

861342

CONSUMER REPLACED 2 SPEED SENSORS WITHIN A YEAR OF EACH OTHER. NLM

NHTSA ID

549887