1995 Plymouth Voyager Transmission Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE, WHICH WAS REPLACED. LATER, THE AIR CONDITIONING FUSE BLEW. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS WORN WIRING AT THE CONNECTION TO THE FUSE BOX. THE WIRING WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BEFORE FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS COULD BE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10173728

Incident

Nov 16, 2006

Mileage

113,000 mi

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH *TR

NHTSA ID

10006732

Incident

Feb 6, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO SECOND GEAR, THE CONSUMERV WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *JB IT WAS DETERMINED THE LIMP MODE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION THAT HAS FAILED, EACH ONE LASTED ABOUT 65K MILES. *SCC

NHTSA ID

8019246

Incident

Sep 20, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

763122

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT DOWN, AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE A LOUD SIREN-LIKE NOISE OCCURRED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PUMP BUSHING WELDED TO THE CONVERTER HUB SPUN IN THE PUMP HOUSING, FILLING THE TRANSMISSION WITH METAL, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT 90,000 MILES IS TOO SOON TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FULL COST OF THE REBUIT TRANSMISSION. NLM

NHTSA ID

561996

Incident

Jun 7, 2001

WITHOUT WARNING, PUMP BUSHING WELDED TO CONVERTER HUB, SPUN IN PUMP HOUSING, FILLING THE TRANSMSSION WITH METAL AND SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SIREN-LIKE NOISE. TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REBUILDING COSTING $1400.

NHTSA ID

747320

Incident

Jun 7, 2001

HEAD GASKETS AND CAM SEALS AT 120-123000 / TRANSMISSION AT 73000 / AIR CONDITIONING AT 80000 DESPITE REGULAR MAINTAINENCE AND OIL CHANGES EVERY 3-4000 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

745649

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS ANYMORE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT PIN WHICH HOLDS GEAR INTO POSITION FELL OUT AND PUNCHED A HOLE IN CASING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

887938

Incident

May 1, 2001

I WANT TO CORRECT WHAT I HAD SENT IN ON 05/09/2001. I HAD AN INCOMPLETE MODEL DESCRIPTION. IT SHOULD HAVE READ PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CORRECT SEARCH ON THE WEB BROWSER OF WWW.GOOGLE.COM AND WWW.ALLTHEWEB.COM IS PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I'M AGAIN DESCRIBING MY PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AS SHOWN BY THE WEB SITE COMPLAINTS AND BY MY NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCES. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROADWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GEARS DISENTIGRATED AAAND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE CASING. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE FLUID SPLATTERED OVER THE ROADWAY SURFACE. SHE WAS VERY LUCKY NO ONE COLLIDED WITH HER. CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS AND THE CAR DEALER TOLD ME SINCE THE CAR WS PAST THE 75000 MILE WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. THEY WANTED 2100 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER AND THE SERICE STATIION THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER TRANSMISSIONS. THE WEB SITES M. *AK

NHTSA ID

745130

Incident

May 7, 2001

WITHOUT WARNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS SHATTERED AND POKED A HOLE IN THE CASING CAUSING A FULL LOSS OF POWER. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER SAY SINCE I AM PAST THE 75000 MILE LIMIT, THEY WILL NOT HELP. IT COST OVER $2100 TO REPAIR. INTERENT SEARCHES USING WWW.GOOGLE. COM AND WWW.ALLTHEWEB.COM WITH THE WORDS PLYMOUTH VAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OR CHRYSLER VAN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHOWED MANY SITES WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MORE OR LESS MILAGE. IF YOU ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK. THREE OF MY ACQUAINTANCES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NEWER CHRYSLER VANS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED SINCE 1994 TO PRESENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

745118

Incident

May 7, 2001

TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETLY, NO WARNING, I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE. *AK

NHTSA ID

739453

Incident

Dec 26, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

785175

TRAVELING 40MPH APPLIED GAS PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. WOULD START TO SHAKE. TRANSMISSION GEARS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. HAD IT REPLACED. THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. AFTER TUNE UP, VEHICLE STILL NOT PICKING UP POWER. VEHICLE WAS SHAKING & RATTLING. ALSO HAD THE MOUNTS REPLACED & CHECKED THE AXLE. NOTHING WAS WRONG.*AAK

NHTSA ID

873331

PLEASE REPLY TO NEW EMAIL ADDRESS:[email protected]. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

731454

Incident

Sep 12, 2000

CHRYSLER IS MANUFACTURING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL REPAIRS ON THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 50,000+ MILES. MANY MINIVAN OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF TWO FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS WITH MINIVANS WITH LESS THAN 55,000 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

731187

Incident

Sep 12, 2000

TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT, VEHICLE DOES MOVE, BUT VERY SLOW. VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN SHIFTING. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 44000 MILES BY THE DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. HE HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE HAS TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

NHTSA ID

870160

Incident

Jan 1, 1998

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY AND THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIR COST COULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. NLM

NHTSA ID

553301

THIS VEHICLE HAS 3 SPEED AUTOMATIC DEALER SAID MOST FAILURES WERE 4 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS

NHTSA ID

724582

Incident

Jun 25, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A NOISE OCCURS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

862528

WHEN PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE THERE WOULD BE A DELAY, THEN A BIG BANG, AND IT WOULD GO INTO REVERSE, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING CAR WOULD SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. *AK

NHTSA ID

861036

Incident

Apr 27, 1998

EVERYTHIME PUT INTO REVERSE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS, ALSO WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WINDS OUT ENGINE AND DOES NOT CATCH INTO GEAR,TO GET INTO OVERDRIVE I HAVE TO RELEASE ACCELERATOR UNTIL IT SHIFTS OR PUSH ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO SHIFT INTO OVER DRIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

719204

Incident

Jan 13, 1999

FOR ABOUT 100 MILES OR SO BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE, WE NOTICED A SLIGHT WHINING SOUND, PLUS SOME INSTANCES OF SLIGHTLY ERRATIC SHIFTING. A CHECK OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOWED IT TO BE AT THE PROPER LEVEL. IT LOOKED CLEAN, AND HAD NO BURNED SMELL. THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING AT ESTELLINE, TEXAS, ON US 287. I HAD TO CALL A TOWING SERVICE, AND WAS TOWED TO CHILDRESS, TEXAS. THER ARE NO PLYMOUTH OR CHRYSLER DEALERS IN CHILDRESS, SO WE WENT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED IN ABOUT A WEEK , AT A COST OF $1772.50. TOWING WAS $60. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE BUSHING IN FRONT PUMP APPARENTLY BECAME LOOSE AND STARTED SPINNING, CAUSING VERY RAPID WEAR, AND DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS. HE HAD TO INSTALL NEW FRONT PUMP AND FORWARD DRUM ASSEMBLIES, AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS. I FEEL EXTREMELY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE EXPENSE, AS WELL AS THE CONSIDERABLE PERSONAL INCONVENIENCE THIS INCIDENT CAUSED. I HAVE NEVER ABUSED THE TRANSMISSION, AND HAVE SEEN THAT IT HAD NORMAL MAINTENANCE, AND I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD FAIL AT ONLY 52000 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

716718

Incident

Dec 23, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

716707

Incident

Dec 23, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

714513

Incident

Apr 1, 1998

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 74,912 MILES WHICH REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER'S TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $1800.00. THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1990 GRAND VOYAGER ALSO FAILED. THE COST OF THAT REPAIR WAS PAID BY CHRYSLER THROUGH A RECALL. CHRYSLER HAS NOT OFFERED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF THE 1995 GRAND VOYAGER TRANSMISSION REPAIR. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE CONTACTED TWO CHRYSLER DEALERS REGARDING REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE AND THEY GAVE CONFLICTING STORIES OF HOW THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPAIRED AND THE FREQUENCY OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN GRAND VOYAGERS. UNDER THE CONDITIONS I DRIVE, I BELIEVE THE GRAND VOYAGER TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST OVER 100,000 MILES. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT BUILD A RELIABLE TRANSMISSION FOR THE GRAND VOYAGER. SANDY HOFFSTROM

NHTSA ID

713702

Incident

Oct 17, 1999