RoadVitals

1991 Plymouth Voyager Steering Problems

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

Data refreshed

Steering 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 Oct 20, 1998
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.
5%
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.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. 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. 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 steering

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

BrakesSteering
Filed Oct 20, 1998

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING HAS VIBRATION AND THERE IS A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEIR IS A LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE FOR THE BRAKES TO BE FIXED, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING WITHIN THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ID
829219
Incident
Sep 22, 1998
Steering
Filed Feb 11, 1998

WHEN RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON STEERING WHEEL THE GAS GAUGE FAILED.

NHTSA ID
530347
Steering
Filed Feb 3, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE TENSIONER BELT BROKE AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ID
808533
Incident
Jan 31, 1997
Steering
Filed Dec 31, 1996

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
806917
Incident
Dec 31, 1996
Steering
Filed Sep 10, 1996

WHEN TURNING A CORNER THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF IN THE DRIVER'S HANDS. *AK

NHTSA ID
800441
Incident
Aug 3, 1996
Steering
Filed May 28, 1996

FAILURE OF THE OUTER TIE ROD, THE PASSENGER FRONT TIE ROD BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK

NHTSA ID
984891
Incident
May 18, 1996
Steering
Filed May 3, 1996

FRACTURES ON THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING PE95-012. *AK

NHTSA ID
984035
Incident
May 3, 1996
Steering
Filed Mar 4, 1996

RACK AND PINION BROKE , CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID
980199
Incident
Feb 29, 1996
Steering
Filed Mar 4, 1996

RACK AND PINION BROKE , CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID
980036
Incident
Feb 29, 1996
Steering
Filed Jan 3, 1996

POWER STEERING BELT FAILED. TT

NHTSA ID
977449
Steering
Filed Jan 3, 1996

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER HAS FRACTURED, LOSS OF STEERING. TT

NHTSA ID
977339
Incident
May 1, 1995
Steering
Filed Jan 2, 1996

#PE95-012; BELT TENSIONER HAS BROKEN TWICE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
977223
Steering
Filed Dec 28, 1995

THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STILL HAVING PROBLEM. WENT TO THE DEALER THEY HAVE WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
977066
Steering
Filed Dec 20, 1995

BELT TENSIONER; COMPONENT FAILED WHILE MOVING LOW SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
976851
Steering
Filed Dec 12, 1995

STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION DURING COLD WEATHER. TT

NHTSA ID
976484
Incident
Dec 12, 1995
Steering
Filed Nov 17, 1995

STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. TT

NHTSA ID
975106
Steering
Filed Nov 10, 1995

CONTINOUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *SD

NHTSA ID
487620
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
EngineSteering
Filed Nov 9, 1995

#PE95-012 THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED. TT CONSUMER STATES TENSIONER BELT MADE NOISE SOON AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, DEALER LUBED IT, HOWEVER NOISE WOULD NOT GO AWAY AND IT FINALLY CAME OFF, WATER PUMP FRACTURED, NOW BELT IS MAKING NOISES AGAIN. *SLC

NHTSA ID
974951
Incident
Oct 1, 1994
Body & structureEngineSteering
Filed Nov 6, 1995

THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE . TT DEFECTIVE LIFTGATE LATCH. BELT TENSIONER AND IDLER PULLEY FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
974573
Incident
Aug 25, 1995
Steering
Filed Nov 3, 1995

TENSIONER BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT

NHTSA ID
974526
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
EngineSteering
Filed Nov 2, 1995

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND POWER. TT ON INVOICE IT STATES WATER PUMP PULLEY PULLEY BROKE AN CUT BELT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
974478
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Steering
Filed Oct 26, 1995

POWER STEERING WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHEN MAKING TURNS; CAN ACTUALLY HEAR AND FEEL STEERING WHEEL POP; NO WARNING; DOES NOT HAVE TO BE DRASTIC TURN. TT

NHTSA ID
973965
Incident
Sep 15, 1994
Steering
Filed Oct 18, 1995

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER MALFUNCTIONED. TT

NHTSA ID
973532
Incident
Apr 1, 1994
Steering
Filed Sep 20, 1995

STEERING COLUMN TILT MECHANISM HAS BROKEN CAUSING IMPOSSIBLE FOR AUTO TO BE CONTROLED AT TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
972251
Steering
Filed Sep 8, 1995

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED, CAUSING PARTS TO FALL OFF/LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *DH

NHTSA ID
483894
Incident
Jun 1, 1993

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .