1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Mar 2, 2009 · Electrical, Engine · CA

My van is a lemon. All kinds of electrical problems - defogger sometimes work and sometimes not, windows won't roll down, stereo speakers sometimes works, instrument panel lights go off and on, dim yellow headlights, etc. Found pin hole in head...defect in metal. Van over heated and gauge did not say it was hot. Fan went out. Now something going wrong with front end. Occasionally smell gas. The lifter head gasket now leaks oil. Van sometimes jumps in park and rolls. I can not afford to fix this stuff... Bail me out not chrysler....

Filed Aug 11, 2007 · Electrical · 97,000 miles · WA

Headlights, interior and other lights, come on and go off automatically. This can happen when vehicle is running (lights flashing) and this happens even when engine and ignition is off. Eventually battery is completely drained. Mechanics are unable to properly diagnose problem. Some mechanics say it could be because of a faulty bcm, but not sure. Reading through edmunds.com and other blogs, this seems to be a common problem with many plymouth/dodge/chrysler mini van owners, with no real solution. Flashing lights when driving can distract other drivers on the road. A dead battery at any time and especially in the wrong place can cause all kinds of difficulties. Headlights going off during night driving can lead to accidents. Took the vehicle to a local mechanic who ran a diagnostic test and was unable to find root cause, but suggested could be faulty bcm (diagnostics cost $150). Took the vehicle to chrysler dealer who ran diagnostics and said could be because of an after market alarm. Recommended removing the alarm (cost $400 for diagnostics and removing alarm). Problem was not solved and now says caused by faulty bcm (which they say could have been caused by alarm), suggested replacing bcm. Cost of new bcm quoted is $700+ labor. Vehicle is currently inoperable (dead battery). Is this is a common problem with plymouth/ dodge/chrysler minivan's?

Filed Dec 12, 2006 · Lights · 132,125 miles · VA

Dt*: the contact stated while driving at night the headlight illumination was too dim. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who cleaned and buffed out the lenses. Updated 1/19/2007 -

Filed Jun 24, 2005 · Electrical, Lights · 75,000 miles · ID

I see there is an investigation on dodge caravan and grand caravan, plymouth voyager and grand voyager and chrysler town and country and voyager minivans from the 2001 and 2002 model years. Owners have reported that the headlights are flickering, dimming and periodically shutting down while the vehicle is in motion. The problem has LED to the minivans being towed in some cases. I would hope that you can add my year minivan. I have a 1998 plymouth grand voyager experiencing the same problems. I am not able to get it fixed because the mechanic can't figure out what is causing this. Is there anything you can do to add my vehicle to this safety investigation??? The headlights are flickering on and off, the dash lights do this at the same time. Sometimes the headlights just stay on.

Filed Jun 17, 2004 · Electrical · 88,000 miles · NY

When car is off, my front and back headlights constantly click on and off. I here a clicking sound in the fuse box. With the constant on and off, my battery dies. I am taking my vehicle to the shop today but was wondering is this an electrical problem. I often heard that the vehicles always usually has electrical problems. I never noted a recall or complaint before but would like a response to whether this problem is common.

Filed Nov 12, 2003 · Lights · 40,000 miles · AL

The headlights lens developed a yellowish color appearance. This decreased the lights illumination and resulted in poor visibility. The dealership was unable to replace the lens due to the part being on back order. Also, the dealer indicated that replacing the lens was not going to solve the problem. The problem would recur because of the plastic being used. *ak *scc

Filed Sep 10, 2003 · Lights · FL

Headlight lens covers. The lens covers seem to fade and pitt causing poor visibility when using head lights. I have noticed this on a lot of plymouth vans with the same headlight lens.

Filed Apr 7, 2000 · Engine, Steering · NC

This is the second time this has happened. The first time was 2 months after purchase. An exceptional amount of rain had fallen and many roads had standing water on them. While negotiating one spot (approx. 6-12 in) all power steering ability was lost. Assuming the belt was wet continued to drive until warning light and signal showed overheating. Discovered that serpentine belt had fallen off. Dealer replaced and informed that incident had been reported to plymouth. Today same problem. Attempting to negotiate several instances of water, less than 25mph and suddenyl, no power steering. Personally reported to plymouth and was informed that they had not heard any instances of this failure. Questioned dealer and was informed that they had seen it happen several times. Initial problem: tension pully has no edge to hold belt on if water gets between pulley and belt. Pulley is also smooth which causes belt to slip. Result: loss of power steering, loss of charging to battery, loss of power to drive headlights/wipers/air conditioning. Dangerous result: loss of control/visibility. Solution(?): replace smooth pulley with one that has edges and put grooves of some sort on the pulley to allow water to be sheeted off if it comes between the pulley and the belt.