1998 plymouth grand voyager with several recall issues. Consumer states that the vehicle has not been looked at for these problems with the gasoline delivery system, airbags, and fuel injection and would like to know what to do. *kb the consumer stated the vehicle now has engine problems and is not running.
1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager engine complaints
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Dt*: the contact stated at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted and the dealership was unable to determine a problem.
The serpentine belt comes off this vehicle, leading to a sudden loss of power steering. So far, this has happened while on the entrance ramp to a freeway, while driing in light city traffic, and while idling at a bank (prior to taking a highway trip which had to be cancelled). In all cases the driver was female and had great difficulty controlling the vehicle. In all cases this was during wet weather. After the second case, we had the deale install a guide plate that is supposed to keep the belt on, but it came off anyway. We have now learned that there appears to be a defect in the mounting bracket for the power steering pump, leading this part to bend under normal wear and tear such that the serpentine belt will jump off in wet weather. In our vehicle, there was another with the exact same problem in at the same time, and the replacement part was on backorder with 18 customers waiting. This clearly seems to be a design flaw as this vehicle is becoming notorious for this problem among mechanics, with several discussion theads to be found on the internet. It is only a matter of time before someone loses power steering at a critical time, thereby losing cotrol of the vehicle and leading to a fatal accident. Indeed, I would be surprsied if this hasn't already ahppened. A recall must be issued for this problem.
Our 1998 plymouth voyager has an exhaust leak in the crossover pipe. Our nine year old daughter continually gets headaches in the car, and unbeknownst to us, there is carbon monoxide leaking into the van. It is not repairable, and the parts are on a "nationwide backorder" according to chrysler and they do not know when they will be available. In the meantime, we are not willing to subject our child to this, and believe we are being forced into purchasing a different vehicle, when we are not ready to do so, with another daughter in college. We believe that chrysler should be held accountable for this.
While driving 70 MPH the driver heard a loud crunching noise from the front end. The driver pulled over and proceeded to put the vehicle into park, however the vehicle began to roll backwards so she applied the emergency brake. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop where she learned the engine and transmission needed to be replaced. Please provide additional information.
The service engine light comes on constantly in my 1998 plymouth voyager. This vechicle has broken down on me 6 times in the past 3 months and has cost me a fortune in repairs. Each time, the problem is traced to the engine cooling system/fan relay. The fan relay part has been replaced 3 times, but the "service engine" light came on again within days of the repair and the engine overheated each time. The 5th time this happened, the car was towed to the dealer. They said the problem this time was the fan relay "connector" and they replaced this part which I had to pay for in full. Today, 20 days after this latest repair, the "service engine" light is back on and the fan is again, not running, causing the engine to overheat. I am now arranging to have the vechicle towed to the dealer again. These breakdowns have cost me over 2 weeks of work and resulted in my children being stranded at their schools. The repairs are costing me a fortune and the problem persists.
Leaking head gasket which eventually blew. Replaced head gasket. Engine 3.3l. Mileage 66049. Informed by dealership not covered. Yet I have seen on this web site where it was covered.
Failed water pump. Replaced water pump and coolant. Engine 3.3l. Mileage 89525.
Broken front rocker shaft. Replaced bent push rods, broken rocker shaft, drained cylinder heads of gasoline. Mechanic had seen this before. Engine 3.3 l. Mileage 97726.
Broken rear rocker shaft. Dealership started and ran engine despite owner's warning. Further damage occurred. Replaced cylinder head, rocker shaft, gaskets, valve, hoses, etc. Engine 3.3l. Mileage 101552.
Dealership and independent shop replaced the serpentine belt seven times in the past year. Mechanic indicated to the consumer these were defective parts. Consumer found there was a technical service bulletin on this issue.
Owner drove over a puddle and the splash knocked the serpentine belt off of the pulleys. Power steering was lost, engine began to overheat, and the minivan needed to be towed to service station to have the serpentine belt replaced.
Defective idler arm pulley alignment on 1998 plymoth grand voyager.I have had the idler arm replaced and pulley replaced and belt replaced 4 times since I have owned the car and the car makes a terrible squeaking noise. The belt has come off two times. I have many friends with similiar voyagers with the same problem.
Intake or head gasket leak allowed the crank case to fill with water and coolant. The engine immediately seized up and died. I was driving down a crowded interstate at the time, and lost all power, steering and brakes. The entire engine will have to be replaced.
The info I just provided was the most recent.I bought the van used with 22,000 miles and since then I have lost 6 serpentine belts and nobody will help me with the problem.I have spent over 1,000$ in the attempts to get the problem fixed and this last time I just did it myself is why the cost is so low.I have been told by two top mechanics in my area that the belt is not lined up right and there is no adjusting it.the problem is from the factory they tell me.nobody will help me though because it is not a recall. Maybe this will help the next guy.
The evaporator has gone out,so no cold air - the mechanic said this happens often with my make and model vehicle and said I should complain. If you can ofer anyhelp or solutions I would apprecitate it. Thanks, d kossow
On chrysler vans, rod consistently breaks on cylinder #1 because the bolt is too short. Only happens on cylinder #1, even though the exact same head, on the other side of the engine (which would be cylinder #6) does not break like #1 does consistently.
Oil is leaking from underneath the vehicle.
Rear head gasket leaks coolant to rear of engine. From what I've now read, this was an unwritten recall, which chrysler would fix if brought in before ~75--80k miles. Mine developed this leak before that, but I didn't find out about it until the vehicle had 105k on it.
We purchased our grand voyager with about 14,000 miles on it. It now has about 67,000 miles on it and we have been through approximately 6 serpentine belts and 4 belt tensioners. We have been through 1 belt per year at least since we bought the vehicle. The dealership never acknowledged that there was a defect in the engine that kept causing the belt to become mis-aligned, start squeaking, and eventually rip apart. The problem is more severe in hot weather and we have about 5 months of 90 degree weather where we are. Our own mechanic has started shimming the belt tensioner, which seems to prolong belt replacement time but does not solve the problem. He believes the problem is that the hole that was drilled to install the tensioner and/or pulley is drilled at the wrong angle or not lined up correctly. Our only consolation is that the squeaking gives us warning about the state of the belt.
Leaking anti-freeze. Found blown head gasket.
The engine caught on fire.
The brake system was defective, there were burn like smells, and noises, the clock spring was inoperative and caused other problems, and the squeaking serpentine belt had gone bad. Scc *jb
Consumer states that if driving in the rain and vehicle hits a water puddle, water splashes onto the serpentine belt and it comes off. As a result, vehicle loses power steering. Consumer very concerned that if turning and problem occurs driver will not be able to turn vehicle and possibly crash. Dlr also advised consumer that mfr is aware of problem. Nlm
At 600 miles, instrument cluster failed, A/C not working, no reverse. Dealer replaced instrument cluster, could not duplicate the no reverse condition, and replaced the A/C fuse. At 6,363 miles, transmission slipping and scraping noise when turning left in reverse. Dealer could not duplicate. At 7,586 miles, no start condition on numerous occasions, after the dealer had the van for over a week, they finally duplicated the problem and and replaced the starter. At 36,141 miles the serpentine belt broke because of a defective tensioner pulley, dealer replaced the belt and tensioner, supposed goodwill, but we all know about the tsb, and all the other complaints. At 36,741 miles, leaking coolant, dealer replaced the rear head gasket, and did not even check the front head. (now who ever heard of replacing one head gasket on a v-6 motor, I guess chrysler must think they are superior). At 53,000 complete engine failure, 2 hours away from home, and now waiting to see what the cause is. According to the service manager the motor is knocking and there is a lot of metal in the oil. And I forgot to mention that this vehicle has not even fulfilled the lease term. Nlm
Anti- frreeze was leaking on ground. Consumer assumed head gasket cracked or gasket blew. Dealer was notified.
Oil pump failed, engine froze up and needs to be replaced. Chrysler refuses to hear any complaint as the van has 44,100 miles on it and the warranty on this 5 year leased vehicle was 36,000 miles.
Consumer states vehicle caught on fire, and was put out by fire department, the adjuster unable to determine cause of fire at this time (claim # 14-1313-773).
Consumer had problems with vehicle and pulled over and parked, the vehicle ignited in the engine area and the fire department put out fire (claim # 25-5404-238).
Consumer noticed liquid dripping on the garage floor and placed a rag under the vehicle, when backing out of the garage the rag attached to the axel and consumer noticed that he did not have brakes and was notified by passers-by that his car was on fire, comments from the adjuster is engine wiring harness damaged heavily and brake sensor wire burned up, no signs of a rag or anything (claim # 42-1330-502).
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