The contact owns a 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the clockspring. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 04V480000 (Air Bags), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 178,000.
The worst 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager problems
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Problems by type
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- Transmission28
- Engine21
- Electrical15
- Airbags12
- Brakes12
- Steering8
- Suspension7
- Acceleration6
- Fuel system6
- Body5
- Seats3
- Visibility2
- Seat belts1
- Tires1
Specific symptoms reported on the 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager
Airbag light 7Adaptive cruise 5Fire or smoke 5Power steering loss 5
Recalls 2
Air bags
- What is wrong
- On certain minivans, the driver's air bag may become disabled due to a failure of the clockspring, which is located in the hub of the steering wheel.
- Risk
- This condition will manifest itself through illumination of the air bag warning lamp, and could eventually result in a driver's air bag open circuit, if the part is not replaced in a reasonable amount of time.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the clockspring assembly on all covered vehicles with 70,000 miles or less. For those vehicles with more than 70,000 miles, daimlerchrysler will offer an extended lifetime warranty under which it will replace the clockspring at no charge if it fails. Daimlerchrysler will also reimburse owners who have paid to have the clockspring replaced on their vehicles. The recall began on october 12, 2004. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403.
Recall number 04V480000 · Recall details
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: mini vans built with 3.3l and 3.8l engines have fuel rails with nitrole rubber o-ring seals that can degrade over time. Fuel leakage from the underhood fuel injection fuel rail could result, increasing the likelihood of a vehicle fire.
- Risk
- Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a seal on the vehicle fuel rails to prevent external leakage of fuel from the fuel rail crossover tube, should the existing o-rings continue to degrade. Owner notification began on january 25, 2002. Due to the large quantity of vehicles involved in this campaign, the owner notification will be phased over the next several months. However, if a vehicle is leaking fuel from the o-rings, the vehicle should be taken into a dealer to have this repaired as soon as possible. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403.
Recall number 00V268000 · Recall details
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Defect investigations
Driver air bag clockspring failure
The driver air bag clockspring can develop an open-circuit condition resulting in nonfunctional driver-side frontal air bag, horn, cruise control (if equipped), and/or steering wheel radio control (if equipped).in its october 5, 2004 letter to the federal safety agency, daimlerchrysler stated that it will conduct a safety recall and replace the clockspring assembly on all my 1998.5-2000 daimlerchrysler minivans, built between march 1998 and august 2000, with 70,000 miles or less.it will also provide a lifetime warranty for this component on my 1998.5-2000 minivans, regardless of mileage.the details of the corrective action are described in daimlerchrysler's letter (see recall no. 04v‑480).the agency believes that further expenditure of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that no safety-related defect exists with respect to those vehicles covered only by the lifetime warranty.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see page 2 for additional information.
EA04013
Air bag clockspring
There is no summary currently available
EA01007
Dc minivan fuel injector rail leak
There is no summary currently available
RQ00008
Technical service bulletins for the 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager 14
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- KEY, Master If replacing the key/FOBIK on a WJ, KJ, TJ, or PT Cruiser, use the "AC" NIC level part number
- Charging System, Battery Diagnostic Tools and Warranty
- Repair Parts Used For Structural Repairs
- Use of Salvage/Recycled Parts
- Use of Aftermarket Parts
- Valve Body
- 82212076, 82203694
- Customer satisfaction notification regarding fuel pump module
- Subject regarding the owner's manual contains a statement that was included inadvertently
- Subject regarding canadian vehicle emission control information (VECI) label inadvertently installed on...
What 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
My van has been accelerating when I am (applying) putting on my brake to stop, making my van rev, skip & jerk. This has been going on for over 2 months
This letter is regarding a manufacturer defect in the 2000 plymouth grand voyager and 2000 chrysler town and country vans. *bf there is an issue with the vehicles in wet weather. When it rains and the driver goes through water, the vehicles shut themselves down completely. Lights turn off, power steering is arrested, and the driver has to coast to a stop. This has happened several times to my parents, and more than once, they have had to secure the services of a towing company to get the vehicle(s) home or to a repair shop. This has happened at night on two-lane highways, leaving them stranded in pitch-black darkness. These are the only vehicles that my parents have to drive to and from work, which is an hour and a half away from home. My father has visited the chrysler-dodge dealership several times, and they told him that this is a large-scale problem with these particular models of vans. They are well aware of the issue, but there has not been a full-scale recall on the vehicles. There is a kit to fix the problem. The kit is over $300, and the onus is on the consumer to purchase the kit and have it installed. My dad spent over $700 to have the kit installed on both vans. This manufacturer defect is dangerous not only to the drivers of the vehicles, but to other motorists. Please consider doing a national recall for this factory defect.
There was a recall on my van for the clockspring. I took it to hayes chrysler, and they verified that it was under warranty to have it replaced at no cost. Just wanted to report this recall to be added to the VIN history. Hayes will be repairing it within the next couple of days.
The steel brake lines rusted out and start leaking brake fluid, vehicle was unable to stop.nearly cause an accident.
I own a 2000 grand voyager van. I have been dealing with the serpentine belt falling off so much in the history of ownership that I am frustrated beyond belief. This problem occurs mostly when it rains and I have spent $2000 plus dollars in tows charges and mechanic services charges to replace the serpentine belt, tensioner with pulley and idler pulley. I feel that the dodge/plymouth vehicle manufacturers have known of this problem and have let consumers suffer and struggle with this safety issues with no intervention on their part. I am a physically challenged person who uses a wheelchair for my mobility and the van was modified to accept a ramp system, with no modifications to the chassis or engine compartment. I have been left broken down on the side of the road or highway many times.
The serpentine belt comes off every time I go thru water. I can not drive the van anytime it rains or the roads are wet! My daughter in law has the same van and the same problem! Once the belt comes off I loose all power,steering,brakes. Putting me and any passengers in danger!
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chrysler grand voyager. The contact stated that the entire instrument panel failed along with the windshield and rear windshield wiper. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who advised that there was an unknown component under the dashboard that would need replacing in order to correct the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 79,000 and the approximate current mileage was 109,000. Updated 2/28/11 *cn updated 04/29/11
2000 grand voyager. Strut tower rust problem. This is a known and common issue and chrysler will not fix this defect through a recall, which they absolutely should!
Cruise control, horn does not work -this was within 30 days of each other. Airbag light comes on then goes off again. No accident caused this to occur.
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Questions about the 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager
Is the 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager reliable?
Owners have filed 109 complaints about the 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager, 27.3 times a typical Grand Voyager model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
Transmission and drivetrain, with 28 complaints, typically around 58,000 miles. Next is engine (21).
How many recalls does the 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager have?
2 recalls, covering air bags and fuel system, gasoline.
What year does the Plymouth Grand Voyager have bad transmission?
The Plymouth Grand Voyager model years with the most transmission complaints are 1996 (102 complaints), 1994 (55 complaints) and 1997 (49 complaints).
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