1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager transmission problems

Filed Dec 27, 2011 · Transmission · 170,000 miles · LA

Ok I didn't know how else to put this but to say that when raining this van and the funny part is that when driving during weather conditions (I.e. Rain snow) the micro v belt slips off and makes the van hard to drive and may in time if not already cause and accident the first time it happened to us we went though a small puddle of water on an on ramp from one free way to another and the van became unstable and hard to steer we had a 11 and a 2 year old in this van and now it doesn't matter when we drive in the rain it happens I have been told that there is a fix but the kit is over 200 dollars and is next to impossible for people to fix this on fixed incomes to this day we still deal with it but something should be done about it with chrysler and after doing a search on just google alone I found 1500-5000 different compliance on this one problem.

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 Feb 6, 2009 · Transmission · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 plymouth grand voyager. The contact stated that the transmission failed after the vehicle was purchased. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop and the mechanic stated that the transmission had to be rebuilt. The vehicle was repaired. Approximately a month later, the transmission began failing again. The vehicle was driven to the local repair shop on three different occasions and the mechanic stated each time that the transmission failed due to the speed sensor. The vehicle was repaired after each visit. The manufacturer was not notified. The current mileage was 170,000 and the failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Nov 14, 2005 · Transmission · 48,000 miles · CO

1998 plymouth grand voyager transmission implosion. While driving at highway speed some gears from the 4 speed automatic transmission punched out of the housing causing complete transmission failure and loss of power. Pushed vehicle to side of highway, but was left stranded in middle of night with small children and full term pregnant wife. Although chrysler was aware of this common problem they would not repair it as ~10000 miles out of warranty - $3000 replacement out of pocket cost. Second transmission failed ~38000 miles later, 2000 miles out of warranty and chrysler refused again - $2100 rebuild cost. Besides the massive cost, total mechanical failure is very dangerous in highway traffic and if it leaves you stranded in the middle of nowhere.

Filed Jul 30, 2005 · Transmission · 49,564 miles · WI

May 29, 2004 on a state highway and traveling at 55 MPH when we felt a "thump" under our van. Upon pulling over, saw an oil slick left on road from vehicle. Transmission had a hole punched through from inside. Both chrysler dealer and transmission supply said they see many like it every month, where a set pin lets go and a small shaft slips over far enough to contact transmission case and destroys it. Vehicle had 49564 miles on it at the time. Transmission replaced at a cost of $2004.29. I have old case at home.

Filed Jan 24, 2005 · Engine, Transmission · 83,000 miles · OH

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.

Filed Sep 8, 2004 · Transmission · PA

While driving at 55 MPH automatic transmission failed. Vehicle was towed to independent shop, mechanic replaced the transmission at consumer's expense of $1,7000.

Filed Jun 16, 2004 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · WA

My 1998 plymouth grand voyager went through several quarts of transmission fluid in the past winter. When I took it to my mechanic he said he had worked on several other vehicles of the same model. He warned that the transmission could go out any time and that it is a manufacturer's defect. A pin is coming loose in the transmission. As there was never a puddle under my vehicle it took the van failing to engage into p r d n 1 2 to notice the problem. The fluid was spraying out as I was driving.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Transmission · 66,961 miles · NY

The pin (about 1" dia) in the transaxle broke, travelling at about 60mph, and locked up the front wheels of the vehicle. The lockup occured because the pin exited through the housing of the transaxle and lodged itself in between the bell housing and torque converter. The transaxle had three different holes smashed in its side from the failure. I have pictures of the damage which I can email. I was told by the garage that replaced the transaxle that this is a common failure on the plymouth voyagers although normally the failure doesn't occur until the 90,000+ mark. This failure could have created a serious accident since the front wheels suddenly locked up.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Transmission, Visibility · 58,000 miles · MO

The power window on the drivers side just became sluggish and finally went down and wouldn't come back up, a bracket was broken, the entire assembly had to be replaced. The transmission would not go into gear during very cold weather and it was not a consistent problem to begin with. When you put the car in drive the engine would rev but it would not move forward. Then finally after warming up a few minutes it would lurch forward and be fine. Finally this past week it began making a grinding noise in reverse and refused to go in reverse. The car was put into drive and the grinding noise continued. Just fyi when I contacted chrysler corporation about this problem, because I think a car should be able to make it to at least 100,000 miles before you start experiencing major problems, the customer assistance rep told me that I was unrealistic to expect my car to make it 100,000 miles. I find this amusing since this is the first car that I have owned that has had any major problems before 100,000 miles. My transmission mechanic also told me that he can only guarantee my repairs for 90 days because there are so many problems with the transmissions in these vehicles.