The headlight lenses on my 1996 plymouth voyager van are deteriorating. You could say they are fogging up. I looked at them with a magnifying glass and it looks like there are tiny cracks. It is degrading the light emanating from the lenses to such an extent that night driving is really dangerous. My brights are dimmer than most cars' low beams.
1996 Plymouth Voyager: headlights failing or too dim
9 of the 752 complaints about the 1996 Plymouth Voyager describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
What owners say
1996 plymouth grand voyager se, headlamp lenses turn opaque when they age until they reach a point where it is dangerous to operate the vehicle at night. I called a dealer and he said they are made of plastic and it is up to the consumer to replace them at a cost of $558.00 ($279.00 each). I consider this a safety defect - the lenses should be made out of a material that does not degrade significantly with age.
Dt: headlight lens gets very cloudy over a period of time. Can not be replaced unless you buy the whole unit at about $250.00. Can not get lens from anywhere because all of the lenses are cloudy for that model. Does effect visibility at night. Manufacturer will not do anything to help. *nm
Headlight lens degradation
While driving front headlight lens were fogged, making it hard for the consumer to see during night hours.
Vehicle had been to dealer twice , would not start, bought new battery. Next day dead again. Dealer said headlight stayed on that caused battery to be drained. Next night vehicle was burning, flames and smoke from under the hood. Fire department had to cut open hood to get to engine, left side of engine was melted. Vehicle at dealers since then.
Windshield wiper problem has been fixed at least 2 times by dealer. Problems continue on an intermittent basis. We never know when they will activate by themselves. Park in middle of windshield. Recently problem developed on an intermittent basis. Headlights will not always turn on. Also dashboard displays goes blank on intermittent basis
Fuel tank: rollover valve located on top of plastic fuel tank is welded into fuel tank at manufacture. First tank failed at 6000 miles on vehicle, tank cracked around weld at rollover valve site. Fuel leakage and vapor leakage ensued until tank replaced by dealer (quality chrysler jeep plymouth eagle, albuquerque, nm in aug 1996). The replacement tank developed a leak at the same site, weld of rollover valve to tank body, in december 1998. Both tanks failed in similar manner, both failures cause raw fuel and vapor to leak continuously from tank. Problem with multi-function switch (turn signals, high/low beam, wiper, washer switch, steering column mounted. When driving, the front and rear windshield wipers will automatically turn on by themselves. First multifunction switch replaced by quality chrysler plymouth jeep eagle, albuquerque nm, late 1996. Dealer replaced multifunction switch. Problem recurred in november 1998. Dealer replaced multifunction switch a second time. Fuel tank leak at rollover valve site, and multifunction switch both failed two times in same vehicle. It is apparent that the tank manufacturing process is deficient, and that there is a basic design flaw in the multifunction switch.
Consumer unable to see the turn signal, odometer, and high beam. Because the steering wheel blocks his view.*ak
Related recalls
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Questions about the 1996 Plymouth Voyager headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 1996 Plymouth Voyager?
9 of 752 owner complaints about the 1996 Plymouth Voyager (1%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Plymouth Voyager?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Plymouth Voyager
Airbag light 70Wipers 68Adaptive cruise 51Stalling 30Fuel leak 25Door locks 24Transmission failure 24Fire or smoke 20ABS 16Loss of power 16Fuel pump 15Grinding brakes 11Power steering loss 11No deployment 10Overheating 10Check engine light 9Fuel smell 9Brake failure 8Fuel gauge 6Jerking 6Won't shift 6Coil spring 5
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