1996 Plymouth Voyager Electrical Problems

WE HAD A 1996 PLYMOUTH MINIVAN THAT HAS BEEN GIVING US PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE. IT WOULDN'T SHIFT, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD STICK, THE BATTERY WOULD BE DRAINED EVEN THOUGH NOTHING WAS LEFT ON. ON TUESDAY, DEC. 9TH 2008 WE MOVED OUR VAN TO CLEAR OUR DRIVEWAY OF SNOW. WITHIN 10 MINUTES IT STARTED ON FIRE IN THE DASH. SOMEWHERE NEAR OR IN THE GLOVE BOX. THE VAN IS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVING TO USE HIGH PRESSURE WATER,FIRE EXTINGUISHER, CUTTING WIRES AND FIRE/SMOKE DAMAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10251271

Incident

Dec 9, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2003, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION, IT FAILED AGAIN THE VERY SAME DAY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE TOP HALF OF THE ENGINE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN DRIVE AND WILL NOT HOLD FLUID. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE WITHOUT A POWER SURGE IN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR BOLTS KEEP COMING OUT OF THE SHOCKS. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE BOLTS TIGHTENED THREE OR FOUR TIMES. THE ENGINE IS TICKING AND SMOKING. THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPS OFF IF IT GETS EVEN SLIGHTLY WET FROM SNOW OR RAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SPORADICALLY FLASHES ON AND OFF OR CONSTANTLY REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS COMPLETELY SERVICED; HOWEVER, IT CANNOT BE USED BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,250. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10237372

Incident

Nov 21, 2003

Mileage

116,250 mi

I OWN A 1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AND ON THIS MIN VAN THE WIPERS ACT VERY ERRATIC. THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T SHUT OFF AND OTHER TIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL OR STOP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR VIEW. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE SERPENTINE BELTS POPPING OFF THE DRIVE LINE LEAVING YOU WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES AND COMPLETELY DISABLES THE VEHICLE. I ALSO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH THE REAR SHOCKS. THE BOLTS COME LOOSE AND DETACHES THE REAR SHICK FROM THE VAN LEAVING IT QUITE UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE DRIVING. ALL 3 ISSUES HAPPENS ON MANY OCCASIONS. ALL 4 OF THESE DEFECTS MAKE THIS VAN VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE OR TRAVEL WITH. CURRENTLY MY VAN IS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN FOR 5 YEARS NOW AND IN 5 YEARS I HAVE BLOWN 3 TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10209285

Incident

Aug 22, 2003

Mileage

116,250 mi

ME AND MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND THE RPMS WAS GOING UP TO A DANGEROUS ZONE ,I LET OFF THE GAS TO TRY AND AVOID A ENGINE BLOW UP AND THE RPMS WAS STILL QUITE HIGH, I MANGED TO GET US OFF WITH OUT GETTING RAN INTO FROM BEHIND, I WENT 25 MPH GOING HOME AT THE RATE OF RPMS AT 3 1\2 TO 4 ,I HAVE NO IDEAL AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON BUT A FEW THINGS I HAVE READ SO FAR SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE EMISSIONS OR TRASMISSION, I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME AND DISABLED ,I WISHED I KNEW ABOUT ALL THE RECALLS AND THE TROUBLES THE VOYAGER HAD BEFORE I BOUGHT IT, WELL SOME ONE WISH ME LUCK , THANKS

NHTSA ID

10124528

Incident

Jun 7, 2005

Mileage

101,000 mi

CONCERNS REGARDING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES ON 1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGERS.*MR THE VEHICLE'S DISTRIBUTOR FAILED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ENGINE FIRES FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10117434

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

THERE WAS NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I HAVE HAD NO PROABLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. I PARKED THE VAN IN THE YARD AND IT STARTED ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE INSPECTOR SAID THE FIRE WAS FROM THE WIRING. MY INSURANCE TOTALED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLERCRYSLER AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10105691

Incident

Dec 7, 2004

Mileage

66,000 mi

THERE WAS NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. PARKED VEHICLE IN FRONT YARD AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE INSPECTOR SAID FIRE WAS DUE TO ELECTICAL FAILURE. INSURANCE TOTALED VECHILE. CALLED DAIMLERCHRYSLER STILL WAITING FOR RESPONSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10105686

Incident

Dec 7, 2004

Mileage

66,000 mi

IN LATE JUNE OF 2004 VECHICLE HAD STALLED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPERENT REASON AND WOULD NOT START. THE EMC WAS REPLACED. FIVE MONTHS LATER IT REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM... ALL WIRING HAS BEEN CHECKED EMC REPLACED, COIL PACK REPLACED, CRANK SHAFT SENSOR REPLACED AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER 6 WEEKS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10104129

Incident

Nov 4, 2004

Mileage

16,000 mi

TRANSMISSION LEAKING FLUID. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PIN BROKE AND DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION CASE. *SC THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10095355

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

Mileage

75,230 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL DEFECTS. THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WERE SOMETIMES EFFECTED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THE WIPERS STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM WHICH LEADS TO POOR VISIBILITY. *TT

NHTSA ID

10091481

Incident

Sep 7, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPAIR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS OVER 70,000 MILES RECALL LIMIT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10072155

Incident

Apr 14, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

ENGINE FAILURE OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR 25 TO 90 MINUTES. FAILURE WOULD OCCUR RAMDOMLY REGARDLESS OF SEASON, WEATHER, OR TEMPERATURE. FIRST INDICATION OF FAILURE WOULD BE A LOSS OF POWER AND REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INCREASES OF THROTTLE POSITION. THE RATE OF LOSS OF SPEED WOULD INCREASE TILL THE VEHICLE WAS HARDLY MOVING. THERE WOULD BE BUCKING AND BACKFIRING THROUGH THE INTAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE SOON DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON. ENGINE STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART. HAS HAPPENED IN 2003 4 TIMES AND ON 1/16/04, 1/23/04 AND 1/30/04 THE LAST AFTER REPLACING ECM (COMPUTER). *AK

NHTSA ID

10056754

Incident

Jan 16, 2004

Mileage

89,450 mi

WITHIN SECONDS UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IT BURST INTO FLAMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10053804

Incident

Jan 10, 2004

Mileage

180,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL 02V293000 CLOCKSPRING REPAIRS. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS UNDER THE RECALL, BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO FIX THE HORN. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATING, AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT FUNCTION. CONSUMER REQUESTED A CALL BACK.*AK

NHTSA ID

10037908

Incident

Aug 13, 2003

Mileage

131,778 mi

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10014633

Incident

Mar 26, 2003

CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT REGARDING THE AIR BAG RECALL. ALSO ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10011444

Incident

Aug 30, 2000

Mileage

74,250 mi

1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER ;WHEN IGNITION KEY IS SWITCH TO ON.FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL TURN ON FOR A BRIEF PERIOD AND POWER DOOR LOCK MAKES LIKE A GRINDING NOISE.NOTE THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN CRANK AND STARTED YET AND ALL THE SWITCHES HAS BEEN OFF AND NOT TOUCH AT ALL.EVENTUALLY A FEW DAYS AFTER INCIDENT SOME SWITCHES TO THE HVAC FAN HAS NOT BEEN WORKING AND THE FACTORY STEREO EVENTUALLY MALFUNCTION.YOU CANNOT TUNE THE AM/FM TUNER IT STAYS IN 1 STATION.THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT TIMES WONT SHIFT AND OTHER TIMES WILL SHIFT WITHOUT PROBLEM.THE MINIVAN HAS 48.500 MILES ONLY.I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AT MALL CHYSLER AND THEY RECOMENDED TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT AND REPLACE CLOCK SPRING,AND REPAIR FLUEL RAIL-INJECTION.THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT,IT STILL OCCASIONALLY REFUSES TO SHIFT AT TIMES NOTICING THE TACH NEEDLE GOING AT 4,000RPM WITH SPEED OF ONLY 30-40MPH.THE SYMPTOMS REMAINS WITH WIPER HAVING A MIND OF ITS OWN TURNING ON WHEN INGINITION IS ON.ANOTHER PROLEM COMES UP AFTER I BROUGHT VAN TO THE DEALER.OCCASIONALLY INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I'M DRIVING.ALSO HEAD GASKET LEAKING.I HOPE CHRYSLER WILL HELP ME.

NHTSA ID

10005441

Incident

Oct 6, 2002

Mileage

46,000 mi

THE VAN WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION MOSTLY ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE. NEITHER DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE OWNER HAS JUST RECEIVED THE RECALL FOR THE "CLOCK SPRING" 01-27-2003. PH

NHTSA ID

10006438

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA ID

10004589

Incident

Jan 17, 2003

BASICALLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT ( I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER). THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON INTERMITTENTLY , I HAVE PUT 3 OR 4 NEW BATTERIES IN IT. THE ALARM SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I HAVE HEARD THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THE AIR BAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. HAS ANY DECISIONS BEEN MADE SO THAT I WONT HAVE TO PAY $300.00 TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770839

NHTSA ID

10006648

Incident

Dec 26, 2002

Mileage

95,800 mi

HORN FAILURE AND CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER SAYS CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED. DT

NHTSA ID

769485

Incident

Mar 15, 2002

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, HORN CANNOT WORK, AND LOSE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS INDICATES THE MALFUNCTION IN AIR BAG SYSTEM, HORN CIRCUIT, AND THE SPEED CONTROL.*AK

NHTSA ID

766946

Incident

Sep 1, 2002

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. *YH

NHTSA ID

567406

Incident

Jun 1, 1998

HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ON. CONSUMER FEELS AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPOY. CAN'T WARN OTHER DRIVERS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8018058

Incident

Sep 2, 2002

INVESTIGATION CURRENTLY OPEN BY NHTSA EA01007. MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND SOMETIMES EXTINGUISH DURING DRIVING BUT COME BACK ON LATER. FINALLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN QUIT WORKING AS WELL. I INADVERTANTLY STUMBLED ACROSS THIS OPEN NHTSA CASE WHILE LOOKING FOR A WIRING DIAGRAM TO BEGIN LOOKING INTO THE HORN PROBLEM FIRST. WHILE THE VAN IS 6 YEARS OLD I UNDERSTAND THAT DODGE/PLYMOUTH HAVE REPLACED OVER 400,000 CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLIES. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $223.30 TO REPLACE THE PART INCLUDING LABOR. IT WOULD SEEM THAT A FAIR AMOUNT OF THESE ASSEMBLIES HAVE FAILED WHICH I WOULD EXPECT TO LAST FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD HAVE BEEN WILLING TO PAY FOR THE PART IF DODGE/PLYMOUTH WOULD INSTALL IT FOR FREE. NOT ONLY DID THEY CHARGE TO INSTALL IT, THEY WERE READY TO CHARGE ME AN ADDITIONAL $70.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE IF THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT DODGE/PLYMOUTH IS VERY WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY SAFETY RELATED AS I HAVE DRIVEN AROUND FOR 2 - 3 MONTHS WITH AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON WHICH I'M SURE OTHERS ARE DOING AND THEN THEY MAKE A NICE PROFIT ON CHARGING ME TO FIX A DEFECT THEY ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF. IF I CAN ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.

NHTSA ID

766009

Incident

Jun 1, 2002