TRANSMISSION SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8009756
- Incident
- Apr 20, 2001
Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Plymouth Voyager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 81 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.
The 25 most recent of 81, in the owner's own words
TRANSMISSION SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. BACK WIPER WOULD CONSTANTLY RUN MOTOR OUT, FUSE HAD TO BE REMOVED. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT PLASTIC COVER BROKE WHILE TRYING TO USE IT. BRAKES MAKE NOISE WHEN IN USE.*AK
SHIFTER CABLE HAS BROKEN. SHIFTER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK
PURCHASED VEHICLE JULY, 1996. 1ST (ORIGINAL) TRANSMISSION WENT BAD LESS THAN A YEAR LATER AT APPROX. 70,000 MILES. 3 YEARS AND APPROX. 35,000 MILES LATER, THE TRANSMISSION THAT THE DEALER REPACED THE FIRST WITH WENT BAD. PAID 1400.00 THE FIRST TIME. THEY WANTED 1800.00 THE SECOND TIME AS THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY FOR 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILES ON THE REPLACE TRANNY.
TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONED. TRANSMISSION NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO DIFFERENT GEAR POSITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILING, THE VEHICLE OFTEN LUNGES FORWARD AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHILE THE DRIVER WOULD BE STEPPING ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT INITIALLY MOVE AS IT SHOULD. IT HESITATES AN THEN LUNGES FORWARD.N *AK
HYDRAULIC DOOR SHOCK DURING COLD WEATHER TO WEAK TO SUPPORT DOOR, DOOR FALLS ON HEADS OR CRUSH DOWN SHATTERED BACK WINSHIELDS. STILL NOT FIT YET AND STILL HAPPENING. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO USE BACK TRUCK DOOR. *AK
THE STARTER FAILED. NLM
THE TRANSMISSION ON THE CHRYSLER HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITH 22K , CHRYSLER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME WAS WITH APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES, CHRYSLER PAID FOR THE PARTS, I PAID FOR THE LABOR. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS 5/11/00 WITH 119,000 MILES. MY PROBLEM IS THAT IT SEEMS EVERY ONE THAT I SPEAK TO WITH A CHRYSLER MINI- VAN APPEARS TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THIS WILL BE MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION IN EIHGT YEARS. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH ALL OF CHRYSLER'S MINI VANS AND THE NHTSA SHOULD ADDRESS IT. THANK YOU. *AK
TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED, PRIOR TO FAILING COMPLETELY CONSUMER HEARD NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION. *MJS
TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 20 TIMES FROM JULY 1994 TO DECEMBER 1999. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING STALLING IN PARK/NUETRAL OR DRIVE POSITION WHICH MAY RESULTIN A CRASH. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHICH MAY ALSO RESULTIN A CRASH. THERE IS TSB ON THESE PROBLEMS. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
AFTER THE TRANS. FAILLED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY,NO OTHER PROBLEMS TO REPORT EXCEPT THE PEELING PAINT ON THE HOOD AND THE ROOF JUST ABOVE THE WINDSHELD,THAT STARTED APPROX. 6 MOS AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED.PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VECHILE HAVE HAD SIMILIAR PROBLEMS. THANK YOU
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. MANAGED TO PARKING LOT. VEHICLE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. WAS INFORMED THE GEARS HAD BEEN CHEWED UP. TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH REBUILT ONE. *AK
TRANSMISSION PREMATURLEY MALFUNCTIONED AT TIMES. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS CORRECTLY OR BECOMES STUCK IN GEAR. TRANSMISSION PUMP GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER REPAIRED THE PUMP AT WARRANTY COST. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSON FAILED WHILE DRIVING HOME THAT NIGHT
I HAVE HAD 4 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED TO DATE ALL OF WHICH FAILED AND AM ON NUMBER 5! ALL REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN FACTORY REBUILT UNITS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LAST TWO WITHIN THE LAST 45 DAYS. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. I PAID $ 911.00 FOR THE 7/70 ADDED SERVICE PROTECTION PACKAGE WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WHICH COVERED THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. I HAVE PAID FOR THE REST BUT THIS DESIGN DEFECT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHRYSLER AND THEY SHOULD PICK UP THE EXPENSE.
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE IS STALLING AND JERKING, AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. ALSO, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE. *AK
IN TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, STEEL LINE WHICH CONNECTS TO THE ALUMINUM VALVES PROVOKED A CHEMICAL REACTION WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE TO LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
STARTER REBUILT.
I HAVE HAD MY ABS SYSTEM REPLACED 3 TIMES. THIS TIME THE PEDAL DOES NOT COME UP PROPERLY TO SHUT OFF THE BRAKE LIGHTS, AND LET CRUISE CONTROL TO WORK PROPERLY. I FEEL THAT THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED MY FRONT ROTORS TO WARP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RETURN SPRING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED. SERVICE BULLETIN 05-08-92 RER SYSTEM OF THE CAR IF THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. IS THE TRANSMISSION ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY OR IS THIS WHAT CAUSED MY TRANSMISSON TO GO OUT. *AK
TRANSMISSION BANGS INTO GEAR. *AK
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