Tl*the contact owns a 1997 plymouth grand voyager. The vehicle had been running for approximately ten minutes when the contact heard a loud noise. Soon afterwards, the vehicle caught fire. There is a recall for this failure on plymouths with a different size engine. The current mileage, recall number, and powertrain were unknown. The failure mileage was 87,000.
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager: fire, smoke or burning smell
10 of the 259 complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Vehicle fire nar 1/21/2003 5 minutes after the consumers son parked the vehicle, it caught on fire. After the fire, the consumer learned of a recall regarding a potential fire.
Engine and air conditioner were running. Consumer turned off engine, but not air conditioner. Consumer later tried to start the vehicle, but it would not start. The consumer had gotten out, and saw flames under the hood. The wires under fuse block were burning. Consumer was able to put fire out. *ak dealer repaired burned wiring at pdc and replaced two 40 amp fuses in pdc.
Consumer states vehicle caught on fire (claim # 42-1373-413).
Consumer states while driving, the vehicle caught on fire, it appeared that fire was due to an electrical problem (claim # 40-2269-222).
Owner was awakened by vehicle's alarm sounding. Checked and noticed vehicle was on fire. Contacted fire department. Fire was extinguished. Was informed possible engine overheating caused the fire. Please provide further information.
Consumer was driving 25 MPH when she noticed smoke coming from windshield defroster. It was hot enough to burn her fingers when she touched windshield. After a couple of minutes, windshield cracked, 3 cracks about 1 foot long. Dealer stated defroster was faulty, and needed to be replaced.
While driving vehicle stalled unexpectedly which may cause a crash. There was a burning smell, but dealer could not determine the cause. Please provide further information.
While driving pressed on accelerator pedal and vehicle hesitated. Noticed white smoke in the rear of vehicle. Checked side mirrors & noticed flames. Stopped & turned vehicle off. Fire department called & put flames out. Vehicle towed to dealership. Mechanic indicated a spark caused fuel pump to ignite & the electrical wires burned. Wiring harness, anti-lock brake sensors, fuel pump, fuel filter, and fuel tank were all damaged. *ak
A spark from an unknown source ignited gasoline from a small leak in the fuel pump and resulted in the minivan catching on fire. The wiring of the vehicle was also burned in the fire. The repair shop who intially looked at the vehicle felt it would be better for chrysler to perform the repair work due to the wiring being involved. Our local chrysler dealership refused to allow the car to be toed to the dealership until national chrysler sent out an investigator to determine the cause of the fire. We have been provided little information from chrysler other than their belief the fire was not due to a manufacturing problem. They have not stated what they believe caused the fire and the delay in getting our vehicle repaired was over 1 week. We have yet to get the vehicle back!
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
10 of 259 owner complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager (4%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
Airbag light 27Adaptive cruise 22Wipers 15Stalling 11Fuel leak 10Check engine light 9Transmission failure 9Hesitation 7ABS 6Power steering loss 6Fuel pump 5Headlights 5Seat belt 5Tire blowout 5
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