Bought van june of 1998 with a 3 yaer warranty/36,000 miles. Feburary of 2001, transmission goes out. A problem with the pin. 12 month warranty on reman transmission. Feburary of 2002, on exact same day as last year, transmission goes out again. Dealer tries to get out of the warranty--called customer service--should be a three year warranty. Again, problem with the pin. Another reman transmission put in. April of 2003, transmission acting funny and jumping speeds when slowing. Problem with torque. Another reman installed. April of 2003, the next week, transmission making fluttering noises at different speeds. Torque problem again. Another reman transmission.
1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager transmission complaints
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Failure of the transmission.
Transmission failure
The vehicle was put into gear without the brake being applied.
While driving the transmission "fell apart" without warning and caused loss of front wheel drive. A broken transmission pin caused this problem. *nlm the technicians said that this is design flaw and chrysler was aware. Scc
98 plymouth grand voyager - 70k miles was informed by a chrysler service center that I needed a new transmission. 96 plymouth grand voyager wipers activate on there own occassionally - airbag light comes on and stays on occassionally
Noise from underneath van sounding as if parts were falling off or like metal in a blender. Once I stopped and looked under a steady stream of transmission fluid was pouring out. Had transmission shop confirm today that a "pin" broke and caused complete destruction to transmission and case. Nothing can be reused. Need an entire new transmission. Called dealership where purchased and they advised to call 800# in manual. Called 800# and was told there was nothing on file of this problem and this is our responsibility since it is no longer under warranty. I informed her that there is only 48,000 miles on van and this is unacceptable. Again she advised it was our responsibility.
Consumer states vehicle's transmission blew up while driving without warning. Dealer notified. Please provide additional information. Ts
Consumer states that while driving vehicle would not switch gears and stalled. Dealer advised that transmission had failed. Ts
Consumer states she parked her auto and left the auto running to pick up her kids, her 3 year old ran out in front of her and got in the auto, and pulled the gear shift causing it to roll back hitting a house and fence. No one was injuried. Consumer states she is upset because the child just pulled the shift indicator and her foot could not have reached the brakes. She also states that she did not know that this could be done.
Transmission pump seal was leaking. Problem reoccurred at 40,000 miles. This was the second time for repairs. The dealer was notified. Please add more information.
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While driving, vehicle stalled without warning. Could not restart vehicle. Took to dealer and dealer indicated transmission case was cracked and pieces inside were broke. Nlm
Transmission can be engaged when the vehicle is on/off or when brakes are applied. Dealer has been contacted. Ak
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Transmission fluid leak was noticed and vehicle was taken in for investigation to the charlie zook dealership located in sioux city, ia. After their investigation they stated there was a crack in the transmisison casing causing the leak. They stated would not be able to determine what caused the crack until they were able to drop the transmission and ivestigate further. The dealer did state they contacted chrysler and since the vehicle was no longer under warrenty, but was so close to it, they would do complete repair for a deductable of 250.00. After the dealer dropped the transmission they stated that the transmision had extensive damage and needed a complete replacement. They asked if we had heard a bang while driving, as a piece had broke causing the crack in the casing. They stated that was only a matter of time till complete transmission failure due to the damaged that had been caused by the first part failure.
Cruise control failed to operate and air bag light would intermittently come on/off while driving. Dealer was notified. *ak dealer thinks PCM-engine controler going bad.
Transmission made a very loud bang and began leaking transmission fluid, consumer was informed that there was a quarter size hole in the transmission case which caused the leak, the transmission would need replaced, upon removal of the torque converter a hole approximately 7- 8 inches long by 6 inches wide was found in the case wall between the transfer case and the bell housing, the mechanic pointed out that a permanent retaining pin which held a larger pin in place had sheared off and sent the larger one through the case wall, this pin is not designed to be serviced and there was no way to adjust or even diagnose the problem prior to its failure, consumer states that this is a design flaw and is furious that chrysler will not provide him any assistance.
Vehicle rolled backwards down consumer's driveway while vehicle was in park , no emergency brake in use. Driveway had a slight incline, and vehicle rolled approximately 15 to 20 feet before he could stop it. Also, there was no shift interlock system present in vehicle. Dangerous if a child were to play in vehicle. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Transmission began slipping during normal operation at approximately 24,000 miles. At 49,000 miles, transmission is slipping at low speeds, and reverse will not engage. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Consumer heard a loud bang almost like hitting a bump. After parking vehicle there was a puddle of transmission fluid on ground. Vehicle would start up, but wouldn't drive. Chrysler wouldn't cover cost. Customer service agent was very rude.
Transmission slippage.
A pin broke inside differential wall and gearing mechanism. In doing so, transmission locked up, and wouldn't move. Dealership was aware of problem. Transmission was replaced.
In november 1999 had transmission replaced. Currently, transmission needs to be replaced again. In december 2000, headgasket blewout.
I was slowing vehicle as I approached a stop sign. At about 20m.p.h. I heard a very loud "bang". I pulled to the shoulder of the road and observed transmission fluid leaking onto the ground. Vehicle was towed to dealership where it was purchased and a loaner was provided. Mechanic discovered quater-sized hole in transmission caused by unknown part being propelled through case. Chrysler refuses to cooperate with me or dealer. This is obviously a manufacture flaw which could have resulted in injury to myself, family or other driver if location or speed were different.
I have contacted chrysler and they paid for the ignition and the manifold gasket replacement. They paid $1,000 of the transmission failure. The total bill for the transmission failure was $2500.
Three weeks after purchasing transmission/ transfer case was defective, and the bearing that held the fan belt together fell off. While driving consumer heard an explosion, then lost braking power and steering. Consumer coasted to the side.
When backing out of driveway on a hill, it is difficult to put it into drive from reverse, causing the vehicle to roll backwards before it actually engages the drive gear.dealer claims this is not a defect. Also, anti-lock brake failure reported previously.
On various occasions since the first week of ownership of the vehicle the speedometer and temperature guage have simultaneously dropped to zero and the fluctuated between 0 & 85 MPH, dealer was contacted and they kept the van to investigate, nothing found, they then hooked up a computer reader that I drove with for 10 days, as sthis incident only happened sporadically and I had to hit a button when it did nothing was reported. When travelling at anywhere from 10 to 65mph it is sometimes quite dangerous to takes your eyes off the road and your hand off the steering wheel to hit the button of an attachment on your visor..! This incident had continued to occur over the past year and now in the middle of a hurricane I have attempted to evacuate my children from the area only to find that my vehicle will not start. The dealership sent somebody to assist and due to the weather conditions he told me to keep the car running all day as he did not feel that this was a battery problem but computer related,particularly after I told him about the strange happenings with the speedo etc. The van ran for about 3.5 hours on my driveway and then died...! The local chrysler dealership is coming to pick it up tomorrow morning.
Owner's 3-yearr old was able to put gears into reverse without applying the brakes, and vehicle hit a tree. Dealer has not seen vehicle.
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