While driving 30 MPH or more the ABS and the "check engine" lights illuminated simultaneously. The condition caused the instrument gauges and the power door locks to be inoperative. The vehicle has been to the dealer on three separate occasions. They replaced three difference sensors and a module and the problem keeps recurring. *jb
Plymouth Grand Voyager door locks problems
42 of the 2,395 owner complaints about the Plymouth Grand Voyager describe doors won't lock, open or latch, most of them for the 1996 model year.
- owner complaints
- 42
- worst model year
- 1996
- typical mileage
- 70,000
By model year
Often reported together
Wipers 4Airbag light 3ABS 3Transmission failure 1Headlights 1Check engine light 1Adaptive cruise 1
What owners say
At any givin time, the interior lights will flash on and off, the door locks will lock and unlock, the interior bell dings. They all do this together. Nothing seems to set it off.
The printed circuit board that controls the instrument cluster has failed twice and had to be replaced. The mechanic admitted that this happens frequently with my vehicle and I can expect it to fail agian. There is an electrical problem that the dealership says does not exsist, yet my car constantly fails to operate properly and many electrical faults occur regularly. The headlights stop working, the radio cuts out, the instrument panel goes out, the door locks wont work, the hazzard flashers come on & will not shut off. The dealer insists that there is nothing wrong, yet the problems continue to plauge my vehicle.
We just purchased the preowned van on april 8, 2003 it has 41600 miles on it one time owner previously 1. Paint is chipping off of the driver side door handle. The dealer is going to get us touch up paint to fix. 2. The power steering return hose to the power steering reservoir was cut when we looked at it. The dealer had the mechanic look at it and thought maybe the hose got caught in the fan belt and cut it. The dealer repaired it and said no other damage was done. This time they tide down the hose away from the belt.
While driving down the interstate doing about 70 MPH I heard a loud noise. Looked at speedometer and it registered 0. I had no power. Barely managed to get van off the road. Got out and looked under it, there was transmission fluid everywhere. Had it checked out by personal mechanic. He then told me that there have been numerous complaints about this year of plymouth grand voyagers. I only have 86,000 miles on it. Also the sliding door locks have failed, windshield washers have failed, A/C has failed, not to mention the airbag light, fuel line and all of the numerous other recalls it has had on it.
The door locks failed twice, due to a faulty actuator.
Door locks,actuator/solenoid/motor-electic door locks. Locks have been inoperative and fixed 4 times, they are inoperative again
Lights flash,bells chime,door locks activate repeatedly, dash gauges go dead very distracting and scary for my wife.
Panels on left side that covers door handle fell off, exposing door handles an lock. Dealer and manufacturer have been contacted. *ak
Door lock failures: repeated failures required new mechanisms, also affected the fuel tank door. Transmission failure: occurred in parking lot fortunately. Required $2200 in repair. Dealer (hershberger motors in woodburn, or) failed to correctly seal the transmission. When returned to dealer for this, they broke the right bearing hub, another $400 to repair. Body control module failure: wipers stopped working - an absolute necessity in oregon! Bcm repaired by sending out existing unit by dealer (town & country chrysler, milwaukie, or). Did not correct problem ($450 repair costs). Presently in for correcitve action. Signed - unhappy customer.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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The model years with the most reports are 1996 (26 complaints), 1999 (5 complaints) and 1998 (4 complaints).
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