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1991 Plymouth Voyager Fuel system Problems

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

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Fuel system 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.
23
Latest Apr 18, 2008
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.
4%
of 520 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Plymouth Voyager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 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 fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed Apr 18, 2008

1991 VOYAGER WITH A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEAK IS AT THE CROSS OVER PIPE ON THE FUEL RAIL. HE STATES THAT THE LEAK IS SO BAD THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. *KB

NHTSA ID
10225130
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Fuel system
Filed Nov 7, 2005

SMELLED FUEL, FOUND FUEL RAIL LEAKING AT PRESSED JOINT LEADING TO OTHER SIDE, CAR UNDRIVEABLE, NOT YET REPAIRED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10141951
Incident
Nov 6, 2005
Mileage
130,000 mi
Body & structureBrakesEngine+1 more
Filed Jan 15, 2004

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
Fuel system
Filed Apr 12, 2002

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM FUEL RAIL SEALING "O" RING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8007465
Incident
Apr 10, 2002
EngineFuel system
Filed Mar 27, 2002

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR MAINTENANCE CHECK FOUND THAT THERE IS A FUEL LEAK. WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE YEARS BETWEEN 1996-2000. NLM DEALER REPLACED LEAKING FUEL RAIL AND INJECTOR O-RINGS AND FUEL PRESS./REGULATOR O-RINGS. ENGINE HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED WHEN PICKED UP DIES AT STOPS. HAS TO BE JUMP STARTED. *TT

NHTSA ID
8006544
Incident
Mar 27, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Mar 8, 2001

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED. PRIOR TO VEHICLE STOPPING, HAD SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. LIFTED HOOD & NOTICED THAT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED, AND WAS SPITTING FLUID ONTO ENGINE.*AK

NHTSA ID
882531
Incident
Feb 13, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Nov 27, 2000

WHILE DRIVING FUEL RAIL WILL LEAK FUEL AT ALL TIME. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WHEN DRIVING, AND TECHNICIAN HAD VERIFIED THE PROBLEM ON VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
875513
Incident
Nov 27, 2000
Fuel systemTransmission
Filed Jan 17, 2000

I GOT A STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN THE CAB, TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL INJECTOR SEALS AND RAIL WERE LEAKING. WHEN HE ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT PART, WE FOUND OUT THAT THE PART IS ON A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER. CHRYSLER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE RAIL IS A RECALLED PART FOR THE '93 - '97 VOYAGERS. MY QUESTION IS SHOULD IT BE A RECALL, AND WHY IS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OUT OF THIS PART? THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY WILL SHIP SOME OUT ON 1/21, BUT DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO MEET ALL THE ORDERS!!!!! WHAT'S GOING ON? ALSO, A FEW MONTHS AGO, I WAS GOING ALONG DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VAN JUST "LOCKED UP" AND STOPPED. --LUCKILY I WAS TRAVELING FAIRLY SLOWL WHEN I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. BUT THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, NO NOISES, NOTHING. THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT AND LOCKED UP THE VEHICLE. ANY IDEAS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE TWO THINGS? I'M VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING WHY THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS WAITING ON THIS ONE PART. *AK

NHTSA ID
717464
Incident
Jan 11, 2000
Fuel systemInterior & seats
Filed Sep 28, 1999

SLIDING DOOR IS BROKEN, AND CONSUMER CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. ALSO, WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER CAN ONLY PUT SEVEN DOLLARS WORTH OF GAS DUE TO THE GAS OVERS PILLING FROM THE GAS TANK. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
848992
Incident
Feb 1, 1999
EngineFuel system
Filed Aug 24, 1999

THE CYLINDER HEAD/ROCKER ARM SHAFT OF MY ENGINE BROKE CAUSING ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. I ALSO HAD A MAJOR FUEL LEAK ( A POTENTIAL ENGINE FIRE HAZARD) AND HAD TO HAVE MY FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY REPLACED.WHEN THE MECHANIC ORDERED THESE PARTS, THERE WERE 160 OF THE ENGINE HEADS AND EVEN MORE OF THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY ON BACK ORDER. THE NEW ENGINE HEAD CAME WITH A SPECIAL STUD IN THE SAME AREA WHERE THE OLD PART HAD BEEN BROKEN. MY INVOICE FROM THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATES THESE REPAIRS IN MORE DETAIL. I ALSO STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL PARTS. I CONTACTED CHRYSTLER FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE AGE AND MILAGE OF MY VEHICLE THEY WERE DENYING MY CLAIM. WHEN I ASKED THEM ABOUT THE UNUSUAL NUMBER OF BOTH OF THESE PARTS BEING ON BACK ORDER, IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE A CONCERN TO THEM NOR DID THE LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE ITEMS NEEDING TO BE RECALLS.

NHTSA ID
710443
Incident
Jun 21, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Aug 23, 1999
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING CAR, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND PERFORMANCE; KEPT DRIVING. CAR ENGINE DYING AND COMING BACK TO LIFE OVER A PERIOD OF 15 MINUTES; TRYING TO REACH HOME. SUDDENLY, CAR DIED AND SMOKE AND FLAMES APPEARED. WITHIN MINUTES ENTIRE FORWARD PORTION OF VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. POLICE AND FIRE RESPONDED. AFTERWARDS CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL BODY SHOP, A PROBABLE TOTAL LOSS. SUSPECT FAULT IN FUEL LINES/PUMP/INJECTION SYSTEM, HOWEVER, NO TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED. EARLIER ON DAY OF OCCURRENCE CAR RAN NORMALLY, ENGINE RUNNING FINE.

NHTSA ID
710375
Incident
Aug 22, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Jun 21, 1999

A CHEMICAL WAS USED TO FLUSH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WHICH IS HARMFUL, AND HAS CAUSED HEALTH PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID
837928
Incident
May 19, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Feb 3, 1999

FUEL RAIL LEAKING GASOLINE ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, PART BACK ORDERED.

NHTSA ID
543666
Incident
Dec 22, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Feb 10, 1998

THE METAL BAND THAT CLAMPS THE METAL GAS LINE TO THE RUBBER GAS LINE LEADING TO THE GAS TANK CORRODED AND SPLIT, RESULTING IN GAS LEAK.

NHTSA ID
530225
Incident
Jan 26, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Nov 30, 1997

RIGHT FRONT FUELLINE FLEX HOSE LEAK.

NHTSA ID
526515
Incident
Nov 29, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Nov 30, 1997

FUEL WAS LEAKING IN GARAGE UNDERNEATH VAN AND ALL OVER INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO SEVERE CRACKS IN THE FUEL LINE FLEX HOSE END. *AK

NHTSA ID
526496
Incident
Nov 29, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Jan 27, 1997

CONSUMER NOTICED A GAS LEAK AT THE PIPE FILLER DUE TO A SLIPPED JOINT, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
808205
Incident
Jan 14, 1997
Body & structureFuel system
Filed Aug 29, 1996

CONSUMER WENT TO WARM UP THE TRUCK AND THE REAR HATCH EXPLODED. PLEASE DECRIBE .*AK

NHTSA ID
801599
Incident
Aug 29, 1996
Fuel system
Filed May 20, 1996

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
984667
Incident
Feb 1, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Apr 9, 1996

EXPERIENCING A LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. *AK

NHTSA ID
982513
Fuel system
Filed Dec 4, 1995

GAS TANK IS LEAKING AFTER REPAIRED TWICE TAKING TANK COMPLETELY OFF. FILLER NECK TO TANK AREA OF LEAK. DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
975970
Fuel system
Filed Sep 14, 1995

FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL FILLER PIPE AREA. *TW

NHTSA ID
483965
Incident
Sep 14, 1995
Driver assistanceEngineFuel system+1 more
Filed Mar 3, 1995

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

NHTSA ID
481564
Incident
Jul 1, 1993

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