The vehicle caught fire when I was about to leave my house, I had started it and then was about to put it in gear when it exploded, I had to jump out the passenger side and then there was another explosion followed by another.
Plymouth Grand Voyager fire or smoke problems
52 of the 2,395 owner complaints about the Plymouth Grand Voyager describe fire, smoke or burning smell, most of them for the 1996 model year.
- owner complaints
- 52
- worst model year
- 1996
- typical mileage
- 117,232
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Overheating 2Fuel pump 2Won't start 1Won't shift 1Stalling 1Loss of power 1
What owners say
Tl*the contact owned a 1996 plymouth grand voyager. While driving in reverse approximately 1 MPH he smelled an odor of gasoline and the vehicle engulfed into flames. The fire began underneath the hood of the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the flames. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an insurance lot. The failure was not diagnosed and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 160,000. Updated 01/14/11
My transmission has gone out on my vehicle and when it was in the repair shop there where two other vehicle the same year make and model with the same transmission problems not to mention one of my sisters co-workers with the same vehicle just had hers fixed is there any way you can look into this I do feel it would be a safety recall beings if my children where in the vehicle and it broke down on the side of the road and transmissions have been know to start on fire if they start too go out also when this happened I was at a stop light at a busy intersection and caused a big traffic jams do to my vehicle not shifting.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 plymouth grand voyager. The vehicle had been running for approximately ten minutes when the contact heard a loud noise. Soon afterwards, the vehicle caught fire. There is a recall for this failure on plymouths with a different size engine. The current mileage, recall number, and powertrain were unknown. The failure mileage was 87,000.
Smell of gas after driving for about 20 min. Lead to a pop sound from under vehicle. Smoke filled the inside of the van and after I brought it to a stop on a median the vehicle was engulfed in flames before I managed to exit. After exiting the vehicle and having the fire put out soon on with use of a fire extinguisher I noticed the evap canister had dropped all of its charcoal. Possible that gas was being directed into this canister and when it popped the fumes and gas ignited from the exhaust system.
I started vehicle to warm up while at our cabin in northern michigan. After about 3 minutes of running I noticed a bad odor coming from the vehicle. Upon inspection of the vehicle I discovered smoke inside of the vehicle. I moved it away from my garage and shut it off. I opened the doors and the left rear speaker next to the seat was on fire! I went into my cabin,grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out the fire.
Car was recalled to correct air bag light malfunction, but presently the airbag light continued to come on, and it smelled as if something eletrical was burning. My radio went out, the interior lights wouldn't come on and the car simply wouldnot even turn over. The car was repaired, siting a fuse on 11/23/04. The smell of burning rubber or something electrical was noted , the interior lights went dim, lights appeared on dash, speed was reduced so rapidly it felt as if something has fallen from the bottom of vehicle. I believe that my instrument cluster panel is shorting out due to this malfunction. Please help me.
Vehicle caught on fire while parked in a parking lot. Upon exiting the vehicle consumer noticed smoke, then flames coming from the engine compartment. Fire department was called, and they extinguished the fire. The fire inspector indicated that the fire may have been caused by an oil leak, but they were not sure. Vehicle was totaled.
While vehicle was shut off and parked at a shopping mall vehicle was trying to start on its own. Consumer noticed smoke coming from the dashboard, indicating a vehicle fire. Dealership was contacted.
Van caught fire in the engine, on the driver's side, very likely as a result of o ring failure at fuel rails-not part of recall issued on september 9, 1999.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Plymouth Grand Voyager fire or smoke
Which Plymouth Grand Voyager years have fire, smoke or burning smell problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1996 (10 complaints), 1997 (10 complaints) and 1998 (10 complaints).
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