Vehicle died. Attempt to restart failed. Fire burst from under hood. Entire vehicle, inside and out, became engulfed in flames. Totally burned inside and out. Father able to get three small children out of vehicle without injuries. Ranger stated that fire started under dash.
1991 Plymouth Voyager: fire, smoke or burning smell
8 of the 518 complaints about the 1991 Plymouth Voyager describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
I am sorry that I do not have all of the information necessary. I never knew how to fill out a complaint like this before. A few years ago, my car would not start and when it did it stalled out. It had around 80,000 miles on it at the time. I took it in to be serviced frequently. Then it began to smoke when it was driven. Finally, I spoke to a dealer concerning these problems and he said that I needed to bring it in for an overhaul. I explained that I was just calling for a price, appt for a tuneup and he said that if I had the plymouth voyager and I was lucky enough to have gotten that far and it was still working then it needed a major overhaul. They all did he said. That's when I started noticing the other minivans on the road. The slightly older ones. All of them have whitish gray smoke coming from the tail pipe. All of them except for the ones that have already had to replace their engines and/or had major overhauls involving the replacement of the valves. Now my car is leaking oil and the mechanic won't work on it anymore even a minor tuneup because he says that the engine is going to blow up. I can't afford to replace it. I can't afford to repair it. I've been driving it the way it is because I have no choice. I have made it a point to speak to other van owners that I have seen on the road. They all have the same problem. No matter how well or how badly you maintain the vehicle you have the same result. I recently heard that mitsubishi has been investigated for selling defective automobiles. The plymouth voyager has a mitsubishi engine in it. I believe the dodge caravan has the same engine and the same problem. I don't know how this system works or how long it takes. But I do know that these engines are putting out incredible amounts of exhaust which must violate some sort of regulation. Thank you for reading this. If I can answer any further questions, please let me know. I'd appreciate any help you can give me.
While driving vehicle caught on fire under the hood without any warning. Driver extinguished the flames. Lifted hood and noticed electrical wiring harness was burnt. Has not taken vehicle to dealership.
When traveling consumer noticed smoke coming from the front end.vehicle caught fire in the engine compartment. Consumer has yet to determine the cause. Please provide any further details.
While driving car, experienced loss of power and performance; kept driving. Car engine dying and coming back to life over a period of 15 minutes; trying to reach home. Suddenly, car died and smoke and flames appeared. Within minutes entire forward portion of vehicle was engulfed in flames. Police and fire responded. Afterwards car was towed to local body shop, a probable total loss. Suspect fault in fuel lines/pump/injection system, however, no technical investigation has been conducted. Earlier on day of occurrence car ran normally, engine running fine.
Consumer started engine, turned heater on, and sat for 10-15 minutes and smoke came in through vents. Then flames came out of hood. Vehicle burned totally. Smoke was extremely thick.
While driving smelled something boiling, like water; stopped vehicle & called aaa for towing. Vehicle started turning red hot in front & then burst into flames; fire department arrived & put flames out; said might be heater core overheating. Vehicle was totaled.
Electronic door lock wiring harness caught fire in drivers door, while vehicle idling. Please describe details. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
- Subject regarding airbag / clock spring service for various models including 2002 model year jeep liberty
- Subject regarding wire splice repairs
- This bulletin provides a revised wire splice procedure and related parts
- INFORMATION REGARDING the federal safety agency AUTHORIZED AIRBAG DEACTIVATION FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY. NLM
- PCM not properly disengaging a/c clutch via the relay also the PCM may not energize the a/c clutch relay
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 Plymouth Voyager fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1991 Plymouth Voyager?
8 of 518 owner complaints about the 1991 Plymouth Voyager (2%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Plymouth Voyager?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1991 Plymouth Voyager
ABS 87Brake failure 46Seat belt 31Stalling 12Fuel leak 11Transmission failure 11Power steering loss 10Loss of power 8Headlights 7Wipers 7Spongy pedal 6No deployment 5Door locks 5
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