I have a 2000 plymouth grand voyager...it was raining and all of a sudden while making a turn, the steering wheel locked up...I had my children in that car and it was very scary. Thank goodness I was able to turn it enough to pull into a walgreens, but I had to have it towed and get the serpentine belt replaced. This was awful!
Plymouth Grand Voyager steering lock-up problems
12 of the 2,395 owner complaints about the Plymouth Grand Voyager describe steering wheel locks up, most of them for the 1996 model year.
- owner complaints
- 12
- worst model year
- 1996
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20002
- 19982
- 19972
- 19964
- 19931
- 19921
Often reported together
What owners say
Consumer states while driving steering wheel locks up intermittently while making left or right turns.
When a left turn was made, the steering wheel locked up. *jb consumer had to jerk to the right to break loose then the turn signals would not cancel. Broken multifunction switch replaced. Air conditioner inoperative. Dealer replaced leaking evaporator. Fascias and rear sliding door damaged, dirty.
Steering wheel locked up while making a turn. Dealer has inspected, and will repair vehicle. Please provide information.
Driving 20mph from a stop sign when steering wheel locked up. Had vehicle towed to dealership. Mechanic indicated power steering unit & system was replaced due to being defective. Since system was replaced steering locked up while going 45mph. Vehicle again towed to dealership where mechanic tried to repair it again.
When driving in the rain or when going over rain puddles steering wheel locks up and makes it hard to contol vehicle. Contacted dealer, and dealer did not remedy problem.
Steering wheel seemed to stick momentarily while turning it right. Steering froze up while driving forward.
While driving in a mall parking lot, made a turn and heard a loud bang. Steering wheel locked up. I managed to turn the wheel to avoid hitting a parked car and brought the van to a stock. Inspection found that the retaining bolt holding the belt tensioner pulley had snapped off causing the serpentine belt to come off and resulting in power steering failure. Inspection of the failed bolt by aircraft mechanics revealed that the bolt may have had as many as 5 internal stress cracks. Contacted chrysler who took care of the repair,immediately. Repairs were made at the dealers the same day. Damaged parts were taken to the dealer service department. I was surprised to find out that this retaining bolt is not rated for high stress. If the breakage had happened at high speed it could have caused a serious accident. Suggest that these bolts be inspected and replaced at around 30,000 miles. Or replaced with a rated bolt. Locked up. Managed to turn the wheel and bring the van to a stop. Found that the bolt that retains the idler pulley and tensioner had snapped off, causing the serpantine belt to come off, resulting in power steering failure. Examination of the snapped bolt by aircraft mechanics indicated 5 possible stress cra
Serpentine belt and tensioner failed several times resulting in steering lock up.
Was driving down highway when steering locked up, preventing drive to move the vehicle. Consumer states she was in the turn lane.
Related recalls
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: mini vans equipped with 2-spoke luxury wheels manufactured july 1992 through june 1993; or equipped with 4-spoke sport wheels manufactured from july 1992 through september 1993. The steering wheel armature stamping can crack and separate from the center hub attachment to the steering column.
- Risk
- If the steering wheel separates from the center hub attachment to the steering column, loss of control can occur increasing the risk of an accident.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the steering wheel for cracks and any wheels with cracks will be replaced. All other vehicles will have a reinforcement plate installed to prevent steering wheel separation in the event cracking occurs.
Recall number 00V305000 · Recall details
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- What is wrong
- The steering wheel armature stamping can crack and separate from the center hub attachment to the steering column.
- Risk
- If the steering wheel separates from the center hub attachment to the steering column, loss of control can occur increasing the risk of an accident.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the steering wheel for armature cracks in the center hub attachment area. Any steering wheels showing cracks will be replaced. All other vehicles will have a reinforcement plate installed to prevent steering wheel separation in the event cracking occurs.
Recall number 96V229000 · Recall details
Questions about the Plymouth Grand Voyager steering lock-up
Which Plymouth Grand Voyager years have steering wheel locks up problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1996 (4 complaints), 1997 (2 complaints) and 1998 (2 complaints).
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