While traveling at various speeds vehicle loses all power. Engine light flashes, and vehicle stalls.
1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager engine complaints
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Pulling out of parking lot across 2-way traffic, heard loud clunk, then transmission lost power. Barely managed to pull off shoulder. No fwd or reverse. Dealer states transmission needs replacement ($1957). Since out of warranty, chrysler corp. Unwilling to help - claim to not be aware of transmission problems on this yr/make/model. Also, dealer states vehicle leaking oil past cam shaft seals. Replacement to cost $1200. Have paid over $3000 on many other prior repairs on vehicle.
Sliding door grab handle is hard to depress when trying to exit the vehicle. *slc
Plastic vent hose that connects to fuel tank was leaking fuel, and causing fire hazard. Consumer had to replace fuel tank because manufacturer did not sell plastic vent hose that separated.
Child seat was not operating correctly prior to recall 95i004.
While driving the vehicle caught on fire, claim#35-w700-829 nlm
Vehicle lost power & loud sounds started coming from under vehicle. The ding noise from inside kept ringing although vehcle was shut off. Battery had to be disconnected. Dealer said that they had to work on the serpentine belt before they could determine anything else was wrong. Bu tit had to be done at consumer's cost. Warranty didn't cover this component.
Various parts on the dashboard work intermittently, currently, engine stalled, and then it would start again. Consumer felt this was an electrical problem, and someone could be hurt.
Dealer failed to repair after 3 attempts-dealer states that vehicle should not be filled up to capacity. Strong smell makes passengers light-headed and nauseaus. Concerned about possible fire.
2 occurrences; while traveling hwy speeds, sudden loss of power, engine check light comes on. The dealer hasn't been able to figure it out. This is extremely dangerous since it's only done it at hwy speeds, 60 to 70mph. There is no warning for vehicles behind you and you have to get over to shoulder of the roadway with limited power.
There is a fuel leak at the interface fuel pump module, causing the fuel to leak into the engine. Fuel tank cap/seal has been replaced. Also, fuel vent was leaking.
While driving on highway travelling 65-70 MPH all of sudden experienced loss of power. Noticed oil light came on. Had to coast down to the nearest exit ramp. Contacted mechanic and was told that he had a broken engine piston.
I have received a recall notice for a radiator fan relay, which is not mentioned on your site. Today, I found a new leak of transmission fluid, the red lights are again flashing on and off, there are power surges in the control panels, the engine chokes and shudders. Oh, and the A/C is out again. We won't even mention the windhield wipers which have continually gone on and off since we have owned this car, or the airbag alarms, or the incredible amount of money we have put into this maintained car. My 20,000 car has become a 40,000 lemon. There is simply no excuse for this, mileage or not. I have attempted to keep this car because I wanted a "safe" car for my teenagers to drive. Now, it appears I have them driving the pinto of the 1990's. I thought I was keeping my kids safe!! When the engine failed, I had the car taken to an non dealer becuase I am fed up with their attitudes...what do you expect at 100,000 miles, etc. When the first diagnostic was ran on the car, a bewildering array of codes came up. After changing the spark plugs, all of the codes dissapeared. However, the electrical problems increased in intensity, and now I'm afraid my daugher will go up in a fireball. I already assume there will be no response from the manufacturer....I am going to consider a suit as I consider these cars dangerous! Fuel leaks, static charge buildups? Come on!
While stopped at stop sign, driver heard loud pop. Driver pulled forward but unable to steer vehicle. Bolt holding serpentine belt tensioner sheared off, dropping tensioner into engine compartment. Vehicle towed to service station for repair. Additional damage to flywheel discovered due to tensioner falling into moving engine parts. Noted this problem in other the federal safety agency complaint reports on web. Fortunately car was stopped at time of incident. Bolts should not shear like this.
Emergency brake fails to hold. Mjs
This is an intermittent problem that chrysler so far refuses to fix. My van will at times stall when the weather is hot. It does this when I am not pressing the gas pedal while turning or coasting, for example. The dealer has only been able to duplicate the situation once and does not know what causes it so refused to "throw parts at it." it started when the van was in warranty, about 1 year old with fewer than 15,000 miles, and has continued happening every summer. I have gone through chrysler and their response is the same: "we will not throw parts at it." so, the problem remains. The vehicle has stalled on major highways and on rotaries and is very dangerous. I have to throw it in neutral while still moving in heavy traffic and restart it. I have recorded the problem with chrysler, but they have not done anything.
While pulling into a shoppiing center sepentine belt tensioner that bolts into the engine broke and fell off. Van was towed to dealership and corrected at owner's expense. Please provide any further details.
Engine continually stalling while in deceleration, unable to rectify. Mjs
Electrical harness under dash experienced short resulting in fire. Mjs
Although we got our vehicle in june '96, we've had repeated electrical problems. The most serious were the dashboard lights failed several times, the electrical locks on the sliding doors failed several times, the windshield wipers failed seven times!!!, the radio was replaced, the water pump was replaced, the battery was replaced, the body module was replaced 20aug97, sliding doors had to be adjusted to open properly 07oct97 mileage 9502, power distribution center was replaced 11dec97 mileage 10360, had to hold turn signal stalk down to keep high beams on at night due to faulty muti-function switch on several occasions, heater hose had to be replaced 24feb99 mileage 18494.
I have two pages of detailed accounts of my serptine belt being shredded and breaking and tensioners going bad on my 96 plymouth grand voyager. Please email or call me and I will be more than happy to provide you a mailed or faxed copy of all accounts, receipts, and details of my numerous visits to local and plymouth garages trying to fix these problems. I have owned the van for only 9 months but have already spent 2,000 dollars in repairs, towing expenses and parts. Please provide any help possible in this matter. Thank you
Engine stalled numerous times without warning after slowing from high speed. In each incident, stalling occurred while slowing after driving at highway speeds for extended periods (1 hr or more) during hot weather (80deg of higher). One incident involved stalling on I-95 during rush hour. Traffic slowdown caused speed decrease from approx 60mph to approx 40mph when engine stalled suddenly and without warning. Van was immediately put into neutral in attempt to restart while coasting.engine started right up but then stalled again immediately. Had to coast across two lanes of heavy traffic to get van off road. Waited several minutes to restart. Engine restarted ok. Kept foot on gas to prevent restalling. After 2-3 minutes, engine ran fine again. Latest incident involved engine stalled just after entering turn at approx 15-20mph. Van had been driven at high speeds (50-70 MPH) for approx 2hrs prior to incident. Engine stalled suddenly and without warning, resulting in loss of steering.lack of steering nearly caused accident.allowed van to coast off road. Restarted and kept foot on gas pedal to prevent restalling. After several minutes, engine ran ok. Other incidents involved engine stalling while driving into parking lots after driving at highway speeds continuously for several hours. Three dealers have attempted to fix problem by replacing computer,fuel pump,battery, and fuel tank.also tried using premium unleaded gas,yet stalling still persists.incidents occurred approx 3-4 times/year.usually no fault codes indicated by computer when checked by dealer.
The drive belt appears to be defective. If this is the case, the power steering could go out. Occasionally, the power steering has locked up on me. The windshield wipers turn on whenever they want to. Several friends said they have the same problem with the plymouth truck, voyagers or with the dodge truck, caravans.
Consumer stated that vehicle just cuts off when she is driving between 30mph and 50mph, and the brakes just will not stop vehicle. Also the consumer wants the dealer to pick up the van.
While driving the main belt that runs the alternator/water pump, breaks every two months, dealer replaced the belt and problem still exists.
Serpentine belt and tensioner failed several times resulting in steering lock up.
Electrical system malfunctions causing windshield washers to go on for no reason and electric door locks that will not lock.
Cooling fan relay failed causing battery to drain, recall for component however for the model year of 1998 only.
When coming to a stop the vehicle stalls, resulting in loss os power steering. Dealer has inspected and repaired vehicle; however, problem still exists.
When traveling at hight speed the vehicle will cut off withou prior warning. Consumer has contacted the dealer.
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