1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager: windshield wiper failure

Filed Jan 10, 2009 · Visibility · 1,200 miles · IL

Front windshield wipers sometimes will not turn on. The rear wiper and both washers work fine. Some components were replaced in 1999, but problem continues.

Filed Feb 1, 2008 · Electrical · MO

My entire instrument panel suddenly quit working and my check engine light and ABS light are always on. The wipers start on their own whenever they like and I have to manually time when I turn them off because the wipers will not return to the bottom on their own.

Filed Jul 17, 2007 · Visibility · 170,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 plymouth grand voyager. The contact stated that the windshield wipers would activate without warning and would not turn off. The dealer has not inspected the vehicle. The mechanic suggested that the cause of failure could be electrical. The current mileage is 178,000 and failure mileage was 170,000.

Filed Feb 9, 2007 · Electrical, Visibility · CA

Electrical problems with my 1998 plymouth grand voyager. Wipers will not turn off and all gauges died. No speedometer, no tachometer, no fuel gauge and no temp gauge.

Filed Oct 8, 2005 · Visibility · 65,000 miles · NC

Intermittent wipers on my 1998 plymouth grand voyager do not work.

Filed May 17, 2005 · Electrical · 54 miles · MD

There is no particular event that triggers the following problems: the instrument cluster / controller is defective. The gauges fail constantly. The ABS light stays on which I believe is related to the clock-spring recall, and the speedometer, odometer, tachometer,fuel gages stop working. I read an article in a forum that said disconnect the battery because it was a problem with the ecu. It seems resetting the ecu did fix the problem temporarily. So each time it happens that how I fix it. A recall for the defective ecu may be in order. I have read many articles with people with this same issue. (2) the leds for the A/C, heating and rear wipers don't work. They just blink. I have found that if you drive long enough, they start working usually non-stop driving for over an hour.

Filed Mar 28, 2005 · Visibility · 35,672 miles · OH

Intermittent wiper function ceased working correctly. Would wipe a couple times then quit. Turning it on and off caused it to work a couple more times then quit. Dangerous, since one relies on the intermittent function to continue to work. Problem came and went. More noticeable in wet weather (when of course you actually need the wipers) then in the dealers dry shop. Finally dealer replaced the multi-function switch. Worked better for a while, then same problem returned. Dealer cannot find anything else wrong. Refused to consider clock-spring problem.

Filed Feb 12, 2003 · Transmission · 78,000 miles · NY

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

Filed Jun 23, 2000 · Visibility · MD

Dealer has been unable to remedy the problems with the windshield wipers, many component have been replaced (multifunction switch, wiper motor and body control module) but none have been able to fix the problem, the wipers either don't come on or fail while in motion. Nlm

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.

Filed Aug 30, 1999 · Visibility · MD

I have had 5 windshield wiper failures since about june 1999 (remember it has not rained much in maryland this summer so the wipers have not been used much). The condition lasts from 5 to 10 minutes. The wipers will either not start up or will fail during driving. After about the 5 or 10 minutes the wipers return to normal operation and so far have not failed after they start working. This appears to be a random event since I and the dealer have been unable to cause the problem to happen on demand. The dealer has tried to find wiring problems once but was unable to determine the cause. On 31 august the dealer is to replace a module to see if that fixes the problem but I will not know until after it rains again. It is unsettling to have your wiper blades fail while driving and could cause a seriouly dangerous situation if it happens on the highway.

Filed Jan 12, 1999 · Visibility · CA

Windshield wipers fail intermittantly.