2000 Plymouth Voyager Transmission Problems

CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH/DODGE DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION COOLING HOSES AND CLAMPS USING CLAMPS AS PER CHRYSLER SERVICE BULLETIN 07-006-1. NHTSA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 632201 REFERS. CLAMP PART NUMBER 04596424AA CAME LOSE WHILE TRAVELING ON I-65 GOING THROUGH LOUISVILLE,KY CAUSING THE AUTO TO STALL. ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLOWN ONTO THE AUTO AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MANUVER TO A PLACE OUT AWAY FROM THE FLOW OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE AUTO WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED THREE DAYS LATER. FAILED PARTS ARE RETAINED BY ME. *NM

NHTSA ID

10131747

Incident

May 6, 2005

Mileage

75,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, 2000 VOYAGER TRANSMISSION SEIZED WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON MAIN ST., AT 40,000 MILES. REPLACED AT COST OVER $3000. *BF THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING RESTITUTION FOR THESE REPAIR COSTS. *SC

NHTSA ID

10101019

Incident

Aug 16, 2004

Mileage

4,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION HAS A FILTER THAT IS HOUSED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE PLASTIC DEVICE THAT HOLDS THE FILTER BREAKS, AND WHILE DRIVING IT FALLS OFF, MAKING THE TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE. THE O RING AND FILTER WERE REPLACED. IT FELL INTO THE PAN. *AK *SC

NHTSA ID

10090359

Incident

Aug 14, 2004

Mileage

78,930 mi

GEARS COULD BE SHIFTED WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *BF THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS BUMPED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION'S AUXILIARY MODE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD, HIT THE CONSUMER AND ROLLED OVER HER HIP/THIGH. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10094482

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

MY VAN STARTED EMITTING A WHISLING SOUND AFTER THE WARRANTY OF 30,000 MILES RAN OUT AT 40,000 MILES AND EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE OWNER SAID THAT HE WILL EAT THE COST BUT I FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD SOLD MY WIFE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW AT 103,000, ITS DOING THE SAME THING OF NOT SHIFTING. THE DEALER SAID THAT WE NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10083078

Incident

Mar 1, 2004

Mileage

103,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10061034

Incident

Feb 27, 2004

Mileage

90,200 mi

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 8-03, SECONDHAND FROM A DEALERSHIP IN NY. IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION LOSING POWER AND STARTING TO LOSE FLUID. IN ROUTE TO A DR'S APPT. WITH MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER AND HER 5 YR. OLD THE TRANS. STARTED TO SLIP AND LUNGE FORWARD. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE TRANS. WAS EMPTY OF FLUID AFTER 20 MILES FROM HOME. ADDED 4 QTS. OF FLUID ONLY TO GO ANOTHER 10 MILES AND THE TRANS. WAS DOING IT AGAIN. TO THE GARAGE ONLY TO FIND OUT THE TRANS. CASING WAS BLOWN OUT AND NO FLUID. MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANS. TO NO AVAIL, NO TRANS. TO BE FOUND IN NY STATE. TO GET ANOTHER TRANS IT IS GOING TO COST ME $1500-$2000. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VOYAGER. I WILL DO BETTER HOMEWORK NEXT TIME. *NM

NHTSA ID

10065589

Incident

Mar 31, 2004

Mileage

80,000 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER MINIVAN IN NOVEMBER OF 1999. IN JANUARY 2002, AT 38,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, STRANDING ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE AS A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS, WERE REPLACED. IN JANUARY 2003, AT 55,000 MILES, A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK WAS NOTICED. THE SAME DEALER REPAIRED TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES AND SEALS, AND CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER. IN NOVEMBER 2003, AT 75,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN, LEAVING MY CHILDREN AND I STRANDED ON THE ROADSIDE AT NIGHT. ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A SECOND FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10049106

Incident

Nov 26, 2003

Mileage

75,000 mi

VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BY IT SELF AFTER IDLING IN PARK FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, IT ROLLED BACK CAUSING THE DRIVER'S DOOR (WHICH WAS OPEN) TO HIT THE BUMPER OF A PARKED CAR THUS DAMAGING THE DOOR AND THE LEFT FRONT FENDER.*AK I PERSONALLY SAW AND HEARD THE MOMENT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, I WAS ABOUT 20 FEET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN I SAW THE BACK UP LIGHTS COME ON AND THE VEHICLE START TO ROLL BACK.

NHTSA ID

10046004

Incident

Nov 10, 2003

Mileage

58,822 mi

THERE WAS A DELAY IN ENGAGING GEARS. VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD OR BACKWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10046192

Mileage

61,000 mi

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 4 TIMES CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10039326

Incident

Oct 10, 2001

Mileage

29,932 mi

TRANSMISSION ACTING SLUGGISH WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON FELT LIKE SLIPPING. TOOK IN SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG (WHILE UNDER WARRANTY). AFTER WARRANTY- TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. 8 MONTHS LATER TRANSMISSION OUT AGAIN OVERHAUL TRANSMISSION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10033385

Incident

Aug 19, 2003

Mileage

30,000 mi

A PIN SLIPPED FROM THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10015631

Mileage

62,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, AND WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE,IT THEN JUMPED FORWARD AND SEEMED TO BE FINE, THEN IT DID IT AGAIN AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD IT TOWED OVER BY AAA TO HALL THE NEXT DAY.THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AT 50,800 MILES AND THE WARRENTY ONLY COVERED 3/36,000 MILE. I WAS LESS THAN THREE YEARS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I FOLLOWED THE B SCHEDULE OF SERVICE AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGE AT 46,000 MILES. THE SCHEDULE B IN MY OWNERS MANNUAL SAYS 48,000 MILES. THE SERVICES MANAGER SAYS THAT IT SHOULD BE CHANGED AT 36,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10007654

Incident

Feb 11, 2003

Mileage

50,818 mi

I HAVE A 2000 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN 12/00. I EXPEREINCE A PROBLEM WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO DRIVE. FROM A PARKED POSITION, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND PROCEED TO BACK UP. ONCE I HAVE COMPLETED BACKING OUT, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO (ATTEMPT) GO FORWARD. THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GO IN REVERSE (SEVERAL FEET). I HAVE TRIED SHIFTING TO OVERDRIVE, NEUTRAL, AND PARK HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO MOVE IN REVERSE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD AS I HAVE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS, ASSUMING THE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE. THE SERVICE MANAGER DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM, HE BLAMES IT ON ME NOT PUTTING MY BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN. I ADVISED HIM THAT DESPITE THE POSITION ON MY BRAKE IF THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE IT SHOULD MOVE FORWARD OR IF IT IS IN PARK IT SHOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY MOVES FORWARD, BUT NOT UNTIL IT IS READY. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID IS CLEAN AND FULL. MY MILEAGE NOW IS APPROX 25471. THE VEHICLE IS USED FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

NHTSA ID

10005497

Incident

Jan 7, 2003

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS COLD. FINALLY, TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. STALLING STARTED ON REPORTED INCIDENT DATE. TS

NHTSA ID

10002836

Incident

Jan 15, 2003

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NETRAL GEAR, THEN IT CUT OFF. TRANSMISSION WENT. REPLACED TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017272

Incident

Apr 12, 2001

CHECKING UNDER HOOD WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. WHEN TURNED KEY TO START ENGINE THE VEHICLE "SLIIPED" INTO NEUTRAL AND RAN BACK OVER ME CAUSING MAJOR INJURY. I BELIEVE IN NEWER VEHICLES THE INTERLOCK HAS BEEN REMOVED WHICH MAY HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT, IS THIS A TRUE STATEMENT?*AK

NHTSA ID

762057

Incident

Apr 27, 2002

WHILE PARKED 2 YEAR OLD CHILD PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, AND VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

8009256

WHILE DRIVING HOME IN A SCHOOL AT 20 MPH THE VAN SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NUETRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE . I THOUGHT VAN WAS KILLING AFTER HEARING A WEIRD NOISE AND LOOKED TO SEE THE PANEL HAD REGISTERD A PROBLEM AND THATS WHEN I SAW IT SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. WHEN I GOT HAOME I CALLED THE DEALER TO BRING IT IN AND TO SET UP A RENTAL FOR ME . WHEN I GOT THERE HE SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR I DAY OF RENTAL, AND THEY WOULD PUT THE VAN THROUGH TEST AND IF THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEN I CAN COOME PICK IT UP. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN CLEARED SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND WOULD LIKE TO RETURN THE VEHICLE IT THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

757021

Incident

Jan 17, 2002

VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE WHEN IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE GEAR SHIFTS BACK TO DRIVE, AND ONE MILE LATER LURCHED FORWARD WHILE STOPPED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8001908

Incident

Dec 18, 2001

VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON BRAKE. CHRYSLER HAS NOT MADE A DECISION TO ADD AN INTERLOCK DEVICE TO VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR THE DEVICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

894924

Incident

Aug 17, 2001

CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEAR SHIFTER INTO DRIVE WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

888351

Incident

May 15, 2001

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE CAN BE PUT INTO GEARS BY 2 YEAR OLD WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

887582

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED A COUPLE OF GEARS, WENT FROM 65 TO 35 IN A MATTER OF MOMENTS. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A LOUD THUMP IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS. MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRIC WINDOWS. INCORECTLY SHIFTING TRANSMISION. KEYLESS ENTRY FAILURE. DASH GAUGES FAIL. POOR GAS MILEAGE. WIND WHISTLING THROUGH FAILED WINDOW SEAL. *SLC

NHTSA ID

886798

Incident

Apr 14, 2001