1995 Plymouth Voyager Interior & seats Problems

I FOUND THAT I EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH DOOR HINGE CRAKING RESULTING IN DOOR NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. MY FATHER WAS ABLE TO FIX WITH SIMPLE WELDING., BUT NOW I FIND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO EXPERIENCE THIS. MY FRIEND HAS A SIMILAR 95 DODGE CARAVAN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ON BOTH DOOR. I HAD IT ONLY ON ONE. NOW LOOKING THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS I'M WODERING IF IT MAY BE A STRUTUAL PROBLEM INTEAD OF JUST WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. DATE IS NOT ACCURAT ALL I REMEMBER WAS THAT IT WAS LAST YEAR. THE COMPUTER WOULDN'T LET ME PROCEED WITH OUT A FULL DATE INPUT.

NHTSA ID

10185413

Incident

Sep 21, 2006

CONSUMER STATED DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FRAME WHERE THE HINGES WERE ATTACHED CRACKED. THIS WAS HAPPENING AROUND DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER' SIDE DOORS. BECAUSE OF THE CRACKS DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK, AND COULD BE OPENED INVOLUNTARILY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10089937

Incident

Aug 24, 2004

Mileage

136,000 mi

THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT IS LEANING BACK AND WE CAN NOT ADJUST IT BACK TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION. ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND THE METAL CHASSIS FOR THE SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF WE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THAT THE SEAT IS BASICALLY USELESS AND WOULD NOT ABSORB ANY IMPACT. IS CHRYSLER DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE SEATS OR REPLACING THEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10079134

Incident

Jan 6, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT IS LEANING BACK AND WE CAN NOT ADJUST IT BACK TO AN UPRIGHT POSITON. ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND THE MEATL CHAISIS FOR THE SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF WE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THAT THE SEAT IS BASICLY USELESS AND WOULD NOT ABSORB ANY IMPACT. IS CHRYSLER DOING ANYHTING THE DEFECTIVE SEATS OR REPLACING THEM? *AK

NHTSA ID

10072756

Incident

May 17, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING BOTH SLIDING DOORS UNLATCHED, CAUSING THE DOORS TO OPEN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10055467

Incident

Oct 15, 2003

ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PLYMOUTH VOYAGER'S, THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *PH (NAR) THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS AND THE TAIL GATE LIGHT COMING ON. *CB

NHTSA ID

10055474

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT STRUCTURE PROBLEMS. THE HINGES ON THE DOOR WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE DOOR, AND THERE WAS A CRACK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WERE CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. ALSO, LATCH ON THE DOOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY TO THE POINT THAT WHEN THEY MADE A SHARP CURVE THE DOOR CAME OPEN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10037753

Mileage

10,400 mi

THE HOOD RELEASE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN HAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN HOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

NHTSA ID

10006726

Mileage

70,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE DRIVER SEAT WILL FULLY RECLINE BACK CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

NHTSA ID

8021951

Incident

Oct 22, 2002

MY HUSBAND WAS INJURED WHEN WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAT BACK IS TOO LOW TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM WHIPLASH. IT BOTHERS ME THAT THE SEAT DESIGN REMAINS UNCHANGED IN THE 2002 MODELS. THERE SHOULD BE ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS FOR ALL PASSENGER SEATS.*AK

NHTSA ID

764887

Incident

Jul 13, 2002

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LIGHT WILL COME ON, SHOWING THAT DOOR IS OPEN EVEN WHEN IT IS CLOSED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002071

Incident

Jan 8, 2002

ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FREEWAY IN SPOKANE,WA. TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED IN MY LANE. I WAS HIT IN RIGHT REAR CORNER AFTER I HAD COME TO COMPLETE STOP. THIS CAUSED US TO BE THROWN COUNTERCLOCKWISE AND FORWARD. MY WIFE'S SEATBACK GAVE WAY, CAUSING HER TO FALL BACKWARDS AND STRIKING HER HEAD ON THE SLIDING DOOR WINDOW. THIS SHATTERED THE WINDOW, FORTUNATELY ONLY CAUSING MY WIFE NECK AND BACK STRAIN, AND NOT CUTTING HER AT ALL. UPON CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, WE WERE TOLD THE SEAT MECHANISM DID NOT BREAK,BUT BENT WHICH IS WHAT THEY SAID IS AS DESIGNED TO PREVENT NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THIS IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF INJURY MY WIFE SUSTAINED. A COPY OF THE LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER IS AVAILBLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

753498

Incident

Sep 28, 2001

DRIVER'S SEAT WAS LEANING MORE THEN NORMAL. TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM MAY BE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. NOTIFIED DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

NHTSA ID

895137

Incident

Aug 24, 2001

WHEN CONSUMER GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND SAT DOWN SEATBACK COLLAPSED WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF BREAKAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

888423

Incident

Jun 15, 2000

EXHAUST SYSTEM CRACKS AND GROANS WHEN STOPPING OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *SLC

NHTSA ID

785175

WHEN THE DOOR MECHANISM FAILED I TOOK IT TO TIMBERLINE AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT AND SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT FIXED AT A BODY SHOP. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE BODY SHOP THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE APPROX. 6 OF THESE MECHANISM ON THE SAME MODEL OF VAN AS MINE IN THE PAST YEAR. THEY SAID THAT WHEN IT WAS BUILT THE MECHANISM SHOULD HAVE HAD STEEL FRAMEWORK TO ADHERE TO AND THERE WAS ONLY A VERY LIGHT METAL USED TO BUILD IT WITH. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IT ONE OF MY CHILDREN WOULD HAVE HAD THE DOOR COME OPEN OR MYSELF BECAUSE THE LATCH AND LOCK FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID

725372

Incident

Jun 15, 2000

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARD, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

862662

Incident

May 26, 2000

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER 'S SEAT COLLAPSED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

862035

HAD THE LATCH ON THE HATCHBACK SERVICED ABOUT A YEAR PRIOR AS PER THE RECALL. ALL OF THE SCREWS CAME LOOSE AND THE LATCH FELL OFF THE HATCH. THE DEALER APPARENTLY NEGLECTED TO TIGHTEN THE SCREWS WHEN REPLACING THE UNIT AS PER THE RECALL! LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT! *AK

NHTSA ID

722791

Incident

Dec 15, 1998

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HOOD LATCH RELEASED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP, BLOCKING VISIBILITY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

861629

THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE'S DOOR TO NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY. DEALER HAS PUT A CORD ON THE DOOR TO KEEP IT FROM OPENING. *AK

NHTSA ID

854578

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HINGES BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO HANG DOWN. ALSO, DRIVER SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM BROKE, CAUSING SEATBACK TO FALL TO THE FLOOR. RECLINER MECHANISM BROKE TWICE. CHRYSLER FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE CONSIDERS THE SEATS IN THE CAR TO BE TRIM, AND AS SUCH, IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

NHTSA ID

838391

Incident

Mar 23, 1999

I BOUGHT THIS VAN IN 1998 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS,I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY,BUT IT EXPIRED WHEN I HIT 100,000 MILES.I AM STILL PAYING FOR IT AND KNOW AM PAYING FO REPAIR BILLS.I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND NOW AM HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN,HAVE ALSO HAD PRO. WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM.AND PRO. WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND SLIDING DOOR HINGES OR LOCKS ALSO BRAKES EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND IT'S SOMETHING ELSE BASICLY "I BOUGHT A LEMON"

NHTSA ID

711985

WHENEVER MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, A DINGING NOISE, LIKE A BELL, WOULD SOUND FOR DOOR. THE LOCKS WOULD GO UP/DOWN. DIMMER SWITCH WAS USED TO TURN OFF INTERIOR LIGHTS WHICH CAME ON/OFF ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED ONLY WHEN VEHICLE HIT BUMPS OR ROUGH PATCH IN ROAD. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON. DOME LIGHT COMES ON ALSO. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AS OF YET TO CHECK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

848587

Incident

Aug 2, 1999

SEAT FRAME ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

844989