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1998 Plymouth Voyager Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance 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.
11
Latest Sep 14, 2004
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.
3%
of 323 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.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Plymouth Voyager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Sep 14, 2004

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ,AND HORN/CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
10092106
Incident
Aug 14, 2004
Mileage
100,000 mi
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jun 12, 2004

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IT IS NOW GONNA COST ME ROUGHLY $300 TO HAVETHE CLOCK SPRING FIXED. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10075276
Incident
Jun 10, 2004
Mileage
97,455 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalTransmission+1 more
Filed Mar 31, 2004

TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED, WIPER MOTOR PROBLEMS, AND LOST OF HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. *PH *MR

NHTSA ID
10065193
Incident
Dec 1, 2003
Mileage
50,000 mi
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Feb 4, 2004

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER SAW A NHTSA ARTICLE CONCERNING AN INVESTIGATION OF THESE VEHICLES. *AK

NHTSA ID
10057517
Incident
Jan 21, 2003
Mileage
80,000 mi
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Oct 27, 2003

AFTER THE SIGNAL LIGHT TURNED GREEN DRIVER STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
10044773
Incident
Oct 27, 2003
Mileage
81,000 mi
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Oct 9, 2003

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE SERVICE WAS INCOMPLETE BECAUSE, AFTER A WEEK, VEHICLE STARTED JERKING WHENEVER ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER SHOP, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EXCEPTIONALLY LOW. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THAT DIAGNOSIS TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS WITHOUT CONSUMER PAYING FOR THEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
10042657
Incident
Sep 16, 2003
Mileage
79,500 mi
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jun 13, 2003

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THERE IS NO HORN/CRUISE CONTROL, ETC. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE CLOCKSPRING. CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
10024041
Mileage
102 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 10, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THEY BROUGHT THEIR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE FOR FUEL LEAKAGE, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER A SPECIAL PART TO COMPLETE THE RECALL AND THEY WILL CALL THE CONSUMER WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE PART. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT GOTTEN BACK IN CONTACT WITH CONSUMER, AND THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL. TS

NHTSA ID
8024046
Incident
Jul 17, 2002
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jul 26, 2002

"CLOCKSPRING" BAD IN 98 CHRYSLER MINIVAN. AIRBAG LIGHT ON, HORN/CRUISE NOT WORKING, ETC.*AK

NHTSA ID
764784
Incident
Jan 1, 2002
Driver assistance
Filed May 9, 2001

THROTTLE LINKAGE CABLE BECAME FRAYED AND STUCK WITHIN THE SHEATH. ENGINE REMAINED AT HIGH RPM, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP OR TURN. ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE BACK OF MY GARAGE TRYING TO STOP. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION WHICH SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL INSTITUTED. HIGH POSSIBILITY OF INJURY OR DEATH. *AK

NHTSA ID
745101
Incident
May 8, 2001
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jan 11, 2001
Fire reported

AUTO IS ON CRUSE 67 MPH, I FEEL A "SLIGHT STUDDER OR QUICK HESITATIONS" I SPEED TO 72 MPH SEEMS O.K, AUTO RETURNS TO CRUSE SPEED ALL IS O.K., 5-10 SECONDS LATER I LOSE POWER, WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ARE NOT LITE, I PULL OFF ON SHOULDER AND STOP AT WHICH TIME I SEE "WHITE" SMOKE AT LEFT FRONT, I PULL THE HOOD RELEASE AND IT DON'T RELEASE THE HOOD, THEN SMELL SMOKE AND IT'S LITE GRAY,I GET OUT TO GET HELP? I DO HAVE APPROX 5 MIN TIME OR MORE BEFORE I SEE FLAMES APPEAR BETWEEN THE HOOD AND WHEELWELL.I EST 10 MIN BEFORE THE AIR BAGS? EXPLODE AT WHICH TIME THE FIRE DEPT FROM SAV GA AND POOLER GA ARRIVE A 6-8 MILE DRIVE FROM FIRE STATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
739230
Incident
Jan 1, 2001

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.

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