My cruise control system does not work. I have checked all the fuses. They are all ok. When contacting several mechanic and reading on-line from other owners with similar problem, it is commonly revealed that the air bag spring in the steering wheel may have gone bad which is not uncommon. The vehicle, otherwise is operable. I wonder if this revelation is true, are there any other serious risks that could be associated with this.
The worst 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager problems
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Problems by type
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- Transmission55
- Body24
- Airbags22
- Engine17
- Brakes16
- Visibility14
- Electrical11
- Steering10
- Fuel system7
- Locks7
- Seat belts7
- Suspension6
- Acceleration4
- Lights4
- Tires4
- Seats3
- Wheels1
Specific symptoms reported on the 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager
Transmission failure 16Slipping 10Stalling 9Wipers 9Airbag light 7No deployment 6ABS 5Jerking 5
Recalls 4
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: mini vans equipped with 2-spoke luxury wheels manufactured july 1992 through june 1993; or equipped with 4-spoke sport wheels manufactured from july 1992 through september 1993. The steering wheel armature stamping can crack and separate from the center hub attachment to the steering column.
- Risk
- If the steering wheel separates from the center hub attachment to the steering column, loss of control can occur increasing the risk of an accident.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the steering wheel for cracks and any wheels with cracks will be replaced. All other vehicles will have a reinforcement plate installed to prevent steering wheel separation in the event cracking occurs.
Recall number 00V305000 · Recall details
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: mini vans. The bolts used to attach the strut to the body and the rear liftgate can accumulate fatigue damage if three factors combine. If the bolt is loose, the gas strut is over-pressurized, and the frequency of opening and closing cycles is higher than for the average customer, the bolt can fail.
- Risk
- Personal injury could occur if the bolts break allowing the liftgate to fall suddenly.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect for loose fasteners, if the fasteners are loose, the strut (and integral bolts) will be replaced. If the bolt shows evidence of torque, the bolt will be removed, larger washers will replace the existing washer and the bolt will be reinstalled and hand tightened to the target torqued.
Recall number 99V213000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: mini vans. The wiring that initiates the driver and/or passenger air bag could electrically short circuit to ground. A short circuit to ground that exists immediately after turning the ignition key to the "on" or "start" position can cause the air bag(s) to inadvertently deploy.
- Risk
- Inadvertent air bag deployment can injure a front seat occupant.
- Remedy
- Dealers will perform an electronic diagnostic check. Any short circuits identified in either the driver's or passenger side air bag initiator wire circuit will be repaired.
Recall number 99V113000 · Recall details
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- What is wrong
- Wheels with misformed lug nut seats were installed on these vehicles. This causes reduced nut to wheel contact area and limits the wheel self-centering capability during installation. This results in loss of wheel lug nut torque retention.
- Risk
- Loss of lug nut torque retention may lead to wheel lugfailure which may cause wheel separation and an accident.
- Remedy
- Inspect the wheel assembly plant code; replace wheels known to have the problem and install new lug nuts.
Recall number 93V215000 · Recall details
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Defect investigations
Steering column separation
Mr. Larry a. Sackey submitted a petition to the federal safety agency by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that agencyfurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr ? 30120(g), the federal safety agency has decided to limit the scope of the petition vehicles to 1993-1995 models, excluding the 1993 jeep grand cherokee and 1994-1995 dodge ram series trucks that were recalled (93v210 & 96v230) for steering column failure.if the analysis of these vehicles had identified a potential problem, the scope could have been expanded in an investigation.a review of odi's data base shows no recent complaints and a lack of a complaint trend concerning the subject issue on the subject vehicles as a whole or by individual models.therefore, the petition is denied.for details, see federal register notice volume 68, no. 130, july 8, 2003.
DP03002
Steering wheel separation
There is no summary currently available
RQ00011
Air bag circuit/windshield wiper motor
There is no summary currently available
PE97049
Safety blt latch operation
There is no summary currently available
PE96008
Liftgate latches
Liftgate latches in the subject vehicles have failed in low and moderate speed impacts resulting in occupant ejections, injuries, and fatalities.there are two failure modes associated with latch failure: fork bolt-detent lever bypass, and inertial unlatching.the federal safety agency analyses of chrysler and peer minivans took the form of static and dynamic crash testing, engineering evaluations, complaint and field analyses, and real world data analyses.a technical report discussing these analyses can be found in the engineering analysis technical report in the public viewing file.chrysler has advised the federal safety agency that it will conduct a campaign to replace the latches on all the subject vehicles.the chrysler campaign will consist of notification letters to all owners; free replacement of all latches with stronger, safer latches regardless of the age of the minivans; national advertising to promote customer awareness of the campaign; quarterly reports regarding campaign completion rates; as well as additional measures to ensure a high completion rate, above and beyond the actions that normally would be taken in a formal safety recall.these include follow up written and telephonic notifications to owners who do not bring their vehicles in for corrective action.the federal safety agency firmly believes that the crash performance of the latches on these minivans raises serious safety concerns, and that the campaign addresses these concerns.the chrysler corrective action will increase the strength of the liftgate latches and decrease the potential for inertial unlatching, thereby reducing the risk of crash-related openings of the liftgate and possible occupant ejection through the liftgate opening.owners of chrysler minivans will get a stronger, safer latch free of charge at the earliest possible time, without the need for further technical investigation and complex and time-consuming litigation with an uncertain outcome.based on the above, odi is closing this investigation.
EA94005
Technical service bulletins for the 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager 1
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What 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl* the contact owns a 1994 plymouth voyager. The contact stated that she had to replace the window shield wiper motor three times in a one year period. The contact found the federal safety agency recall campaign id number: 99v189000 (visibility: windshield wiper/washer linkages), which dealt with the driver's side pivot assembly. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was informed that there was nothing that could be done to repair the problem. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 68,000. Updated 8/8/12 *cn updated 08/14/12
Tl* the contact owns a 1994 plymouth grand voyager. The contact was driving approximately 55 MPH when the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle as it operated as normal. The failure began to recur intermittently so the vehicle was taken to various independent repair facilities where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The fuel pump was replaced but the failure continued to recur intermittently. The failure mileage was 200,000 and the current mileage was unavailable.
Vehicle handling degraded due to rear axle/beam failure. The handling of the minivan was significantly different. I inspected the vehicle and noticed the rear wheel had a significant negative camber when it has a solid rear axle/beam. I jacked the car up and inspected the rear / axle and beam and saw a near complete rust through of the rear axle/beam. The rust resulted in the rear axle bending upwards near the right rear wheel casting/hub. This in turn yielded the negative camber. The failure was caught prior to occurring while at normal speeds (55 MPH). There is no question that if this had failed at 55 MPH it would have resulted in complete loss of control. The drivers side rear wheel assembly would have only been held on by a shock absorber and brake line. I have not yet finalize how to repair this but looking at the rear axle/beam assembly it will take a complete replacement of this assembly. I'd expect this to be a $2000 repair. I have detailed photographs and a report that I would be glad to forward. A major suspension component should not rust through to failure ever if it will result in loss of control. The dodge design connects the two rear wheels cast iron hubs via a thin walled tube. This thin wall tube keeps the rear wheels aligned and at the correct camber. This tube rusted through such that the main support tying the whole rear suspension together is lost. This van spent several years in ny. I would say any dodge minivan running in the north east is at a significant risk of this failure.
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 plymouth grand voyager. The contact is experiencing a leak in the fuel system next to the exhaust manifold. He took his vehicle to the local dealer and was informed that his vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v268000 (fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system). They replaced the fuel rail, but would not repair it with a free service charge. The current and failure mileages were 180,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 plymouth grand voyager. While driving 4 MPH, the rear driver side axle snapped. The vehicle shook violently and the contact heard a squealing noise right before the failure occurred. This is the fourth time that the axle has been towed and repaired. The current mileage is 115,000 and failure mileage was 110,000.
Fatigue cracking of the driver's side door hinge pillar around the hinge. The crack has progressed roughly 50% of the way around the hinge and will lead to complete separation of the hinge from the pillar without repair. This car has had no accidents. The incident date is the approximate date the crack was first detected.
Nhts campaign 99v189000 concerns a failure of windshield wiper linkages on 1993 plymouth voyagers leading to total loss of wiper function. This happened to my daughter today during a storm, forcing her to return home very slowly. No accident, no one hurt. (note that I am a registered professional engineer.) upon her return, I inspected and found that: 1. The wiper motor was running and could be audibly heard while the wipers sat motionless. 2. The two wipers were linked together and could be moved easily by hand. 3. The running wiper motor would not move the wipers. At that point I removed the 3 bolts holding the wiper motor in place and looked inside the wiper arm cavity. I found wiper drive arm to be detached from the rotating arm on the drive motor shaft. I have digital photographs available if you would like to see them. The reason for my report is this: the van which this happened to is a 1994 grand voyager, same body style as the 1993. How does one suggest that the 1994 model should also be recalled? Regards, jeff box [email protected].
Consumer closed the sliding passenger door which has been difficult to open and close for some time, and currently it fell off. Also, when driving the automatic locks kept locking, and the bell kept going on. The interior lights flashed, and the door ajar light came on.
While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Both frontal air bags failed to deploy and both frontal seat belts failed to lock. This caused the passenger to sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to a garage. The cause has not been determined at this time. Please provide further details. *jb
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Questions about the 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager
Is the 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager reliable?
Owners have filed 198 complaints about the 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager, 49.5 times a typical Grand Voyager model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
Transmission and drivetrain, with 55 complaints. Next is body (24).
How many recalls does the 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager have?
4 recalls, covering steering, structure and air bags.
What year does the Plymouth Grand Voyager have bad transmission?
The Plymouth Grand Voyager model years with the most transmission complaints are 1996 (102 complaints), 1994 (55 complaints) and 1997 (49 complaints).
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