Tl*the contact owns a 1996 plymouth grand voyager. The contact stated that he has experienced computerized antilock brake failure several times. He replaced the computerized antilock brakes three times. Recently, in december of 2007, the contact experienced the failure while driving 55 MPH on the highway. There was no braking power, but he was able to coast the vehicle off the road. The vehicle has not been repaired. The dealer estimated that the repair would cost $4,000. The current and failure mileages were 78,000.
1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager: brake failure
8 of the 562 complaints about the 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
The van experienced brake failure while driving at 45 MPH. The brake pedal went to the floor when it was applied. When this occurred, the vehicle failed to stop immediately, which resulted in extended stopping distance. The brake failure was caused by the rear brake cylinder bursting and leaking fluid. Also there was a gas smell within the cabin of the vehicle when the heat was on. The dealership indicated it was due to a fuel leak within the engine compartment.
The incident occurred with my wife driving the vehicle. My brother-in-law and 2 daughters, morgan 9 years old and madison, 5 years old, were passengers. They were traveling west on interstate 78 in new jersey just past exit 11 when they smelled a slight unusual odor. At this location on the interstate is a mountain, known as "jugtown mountain." my wife put her foot on the brake to slow down, concerned about the odor and found the brake pedal went to the floorboard. Traveling downhill and gaining speed she panicked briefly, but managed to get to the right lane and used the emergency brake and lower gears to slow the vehicle down. As the interstate leveled out she pulled the vehicle over and contacted myself and aaa for towing service. We had the vehicle towed to clinton chrysler jeep dodge in clinton, nj. After inspecting the vehicle the service manager informed me that this happens often to many vehicles. He was very courteous and helpful, but I questioned his response as I thought it was unusual that a catastrophic failure of the vehicles brake system that could have resulted in a life threatening situation was something that occurred "often to many vehicles." he further explained that material can build up in the calipers and heat the brakes up, potentially resulting in brake fluid evaporating. He asked how long it was since my last brake work and I explained to him the two previous routine brake jobs and when the occurred. He stated that more than likely I would have to have brake pads and/or shoes again and they would check the master cylinder. With this being the extent of my knowledge of brakes I asked for a price quote to repair the vehicle.
Abs control mode solenoid sensor separated, resulting in loss of brakes. Manufactuer has been notified.
Brakes failed. Yh
Rear brakes failed.
Brakes failed.
Abs brake failure.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
8 of 562 owner complaints about the 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager (1%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager
Airbag light 55Wipers 42Adaptive cruise 41Fuel leak 34Transmission failure 32Stalling 28Door locks 26Loss of power 18Fuel smell 17Fuel pump 16ABS 14Power steering loss 13Fire or smoke 10Coil spring 7Grinding brakes 6Overheating 5Slipping 5Steering noise 5
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