Engine failure occurs after driving for 25 to 90 minutes. Failure would occur ramdomly regardless of season, weather, or temperature. First indication of failure would be a loss of power and reduction in speed. The engine would not respond to increases of throttle position. The rate of loss of speed would increase till the vehicle was hardly moving. There would be bucking and backfiring through the intake. The check engine soon dashboard warning light turns on. Engine stalls and will not restart. Has happened in 2003 4 times and on 1/16/04, 1/23/04 and 1/30/04 the last after replacing ECM (computer).
1996 Plymouth Voyager electrical complaints
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Within seconds upon starting the vehicle it burst into flames from under the hood. Fire department indicated that the fire was due to an electrical system failure.
Vehicle was taken to the dealer because the air bag light illuminated. Also vehicle was taken to dealer for recall 02v293000 clockspring repairs. Dealer attempted to repair the problems under the recall, but was only able to fix the horn. Air bag light was still illuminating, and cruise control did not function. Consumer requested a call back.
The vehicle caught on fire under the hood.
Consumer requested reimbursement regarding the air bag recall. Also all of the spark plugs were replaced. *ts
1996 plymouth voyager ;when ignition key is switch to on.front windshield wiper will turn on for a brief period and power door lock makes like a grinding noise.note the engine has not been crank and started yet and all the switches has been off and not touch at all.eventually a few days after incident some switches to the HVAC fan has not been working and the factory stereo eventually malfunction.you cannot tune the am/fm tuner it stays in 1 station.the automatic transmission at times wont shift and other times will shift without problem.the minivan has 48.500 miles only.I brought it to the dealer at mall chysler and they recomended transmission fluid replacement and replace clock spring,and repair fluel rail-injection.there is no change in the transmission shift,it still occasionally refuses to shift at times noticing the tach needle going at 4,000rpm with speed of only 30-40mph.the symptoms remains with wiper having a mind of its own turning on when inginition is on.another prolem comes up after I brought van to the dealer.occasionally interior lights will come on when I'm driving.also head gasket leaking.I hope chrysler will help me.
The van was involved in a head on collision mostly on the drivers' side. Neither dual air bags deployed. The owner has just received the recall for the "clock spring" 01-27-2003. Ph
Consumer stated that while driving without warning the electric system failed causing the consumer to lose steering control and brakes. Dealer notified. Ts
Basically, this vehicle has had several electrical problems since I have owned it ( I am the original owner). The windshield wipers go on intermittently , I have put 3 or 4 new batteries in it. The alarm system does not function properly. I have heard the federal safety agency is investigating the air bag, horn and cruise control problem. Has any decisions been made so that I wont have to pay $300.00 to fix this defect. *jb ****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis****770839
Horn failure and cruise control. Dealer says clock spring has failed. Dt
The clockspring connector routes the driver's airbag and horn wiring from the rotating steering wheel to the stationary column. It broke, leaving both the airbag and horn inoperative. I noticed an erratic airbag warning light for 6 months and recently found the horn no longer worked. I replaced the clockspring assembly and took apart the old unit to diagnose. It does not use wipers, but rather a coiled flat cable with ~ 6 flat copper leads. Since my van does not have cruise control, only 3 of the leads are used. I found that the flat cable is folded back tightly upon itself to secure at the inner rotating connector. All the leads were broken at this sharp bend. A thin plastic sheet is against the cable at this tight fold in an apparently lame attempt at strain relief. This design is guaranteed to fail after so many turns of the steering wheel. Tsb 08-010-01 notes many failures, claiming they are due to servicing issues. Safety recall 982 for failed clocksprings in dodge pickups. All affected chrysler vehicles should be recalled. I spent $80. For the part and much time fixing mine. Ts
The design of the lamp assembly allows arcing to occur between the bulb holder and the reflector assembly. Arcing caused problem in the electrical contacts, melted and charred the plastic reflector assembly. Mfg was contacted but chose to take no action. Damage was limited to contact area in reflector. However would expect that fire/charring of plastic could extend in some cases to cause ignition of entire assembly. Condition has been occurring for some time based on damage but was only found when lamp appeared to be "burned out". Dates and mileage are actually unknown for when event started. Mr
While driving instrument panel will start to act up, speedometer will start to jump up and down in speed, and anything else. Then, vehicle will shut off without any notice. Contacted dealer.
The problem is that the air bag warning light stays on, horn cannot work, and lose the cruise control. This indicates the malfunction in air bag system, horn circuit, and the speed control.
While the consumer was driving at 40 MPH the engine stalled.
Horn does not work, and airbag sensor light is on. Consumer feels airbag may or may not depoy. Can't warn other drivers. Cause unknown. Please provide any further information.
Investigation currently open by the federal safety agency ea01007. My airbag light would come on and sometimes extinguish during driving but come back on later. Finally the airbag light stayed on constantly. Over the course of a month, the cruise control and horn quit working as well. I inadvertantly stumbled across this open the federal safety agency case while looking for a wiring diagram to begin looking into the horn problem first. While the van is 6 years old I understand that dodge/plymouth have replaced over 400,000 clock spring assemblies. The dealership charged me $223.30 to replace the part including labor. It would seem that a fair amount of these assemblies have failed which I would expect to last for the lifetime of the vehicle. I would have been willing to pay for the part if dodge/plymouth would install it for free. Not only did they charge to install it, they were ready to charge me an additional $70.00 diagnostic fee if that wasn't the problem. I'm very disappointed that dodge/plymouth is very well aware of this problem which is obviously safety related as I have driven around for 2 - 3 months with an airbag light on which I'm sure others are doing and then they make a nice profit on charging me to fix a defect they are very well aware of. If I can answer any other questions, please feel free to contact me.
The horn quit working, cruise contron quit working, air bag light remained lit after starting.
Engine light stays on, airbag light stays on, horn and cruise control inoperable. Suspect defective clockspring est cost to repair $250-400.
Seems to be a common problem with chrysler vans. Something to do with a clock spring, that is in the steering wheel column. I have found other examples on the internet and there was mention of a class action law suite. Costs around $190 to $260 to fix. My father in laws chrysler van has same problem with air bag light. Not sure about horn.
During hot weather dash air bag indicator light illuminated, horn did not function & cruise control no longer functioned. Certified service center has identified problem is due to clock spring in steering column (ref the federal safety agency action #: ea01007). Air bag light came on first...cruise control still work intermittently. Did not become aware of horn malfunction until needed for collision avoidance (near miss, no damage). Reference the federal safety agency recall # 98v046 for same issue in different make vehicle by same manufacturer. Reference chrysler tsb # 08-010-01 may 01 that covers broad range of makes and models. This investigation was opened in feb-2001. Why was a recall issued on wrangler and not minivan when both use same system?
Airbag light has come on, and horn and cruise control stopped working.
Air bag light flickered then stayed on, cruise intermittent, no horn.
A fire started in middle of vehicle going all the way to the back. Contacted dealer ,and they were not willing to do anything.
Airbags lights stays on/ speed control and horn do not work. Clockspring failure.
The air bag/ clockspring was defective and affected the horn, cruise control and automatic locks. This is becoming a common problem for vehicles similar to my make, model and year, according to our mechanic. Upon research via internet, its an apparent problem and yet a recall has not been issued. I would like reimbursement since this was defective. Thank you for looking into this matter.
Air bag light stays, on and horn does not blow. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated it was not under warranty.
In 1999, interior lights failed. 10/2001 horn failed, and airbag lights go on/off :apparenlty it is the modular that control all these items and more such as milege, etc. Called dealer. Said chrysler has recall on airbag but not for my year.
Airbag light came on, horn and cruise control stopped working. Dealer replaced clock spring assembly.
Electronic contol unit is bad. This controlls the wipers as well as many other things. Only the windshield wipers do not at this time. I thought we would crash into some when we were on the highway and a big rainstorm hit. We could'nt see anything, it was very scarry. Dealer estimates $579.00 for repair/replacement. Chrysler said "too bad" "not our problem". Also, the parking brake does not hold. I had that checked @ the dealer, who said it could not be adjusted any further w/o risk of the brakes locking up. They also mentioned, the cable was fine, it was not stretched and did not need to be replaced. When we use the AC system, it gives off a bad smell. I think there is some filter in the system somewhere, but they state at the dealership, it does not affect the interior smell of the vehicle when replaced. In otherwords, it will not make the smell go away. The lugage rack does not stay locked in place when adjusted. The locks will not work to hold the adjustable bars in place. The cruise control accelerates far too quickly from the steering column buttons. It also does not dissengage when I try to use the buttons. Thank you for your time and patience! :o)
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