Steel pin inside transmission loosened and rotated inside trans case and blew a hole 3 x 6 inches in the trans case losing all fluid and locking the trans up. Call to chrysler dealer confirmed that it was a problem, trans shop said they were averaging 1 a month and that ours was the worst they had seen to date and that bodily injury was probable had my wife been traveling at highway speeds chrysler wanted the trans back but said that age and mileage prevented any reinbursement which is exactly what they said when the wheel bearings failed , they were man made parts and man made parts wear out. Every dealer /trans shop I have talked tosays that the trans are good for 80000 miles inthe northeast and are prone to failure they aren't in the south because of the absence of slippery conditions. I wasn't aware that a 25000 dollar vehicle should be considered disposable after 80000 miles unless you are willing to pay 1500 dollars for a trans and 510 for wheel bearings especially since this is supposed to be the most popular vehicle in its class
1996 Plymouth Voyager transmission complaints
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Vehicle was making a squeaking noise when changing gears. Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they replaced transmission around januanry of 2000, now, consumer is hearing the same problem again. Consumer feels its to soon to be having the same problem.
Vehicle is leaking transmission fluid. The front seal is defective.
Oil is leaking due to engine seal failure. Yh
Transmission gear wore out. As a result, vehicle was not able to shift gears. Dealer advised consumer that this problem has occurred on other vehicles with same make/model and year. *ak
Transmission broke down completely after a sudden big noise caused by the explosion from inside of the transmission. There is a big hole from underneath. Transmission fluid leak and vehicle is now non-driveable.
The transmission failed prematurely. Nlm
Vehicle experienced catastrophic failure of the forward differential, which exploded, scattering metal shavings throughout the transmission.
Consumer is having problems with transmission. Dealer has taken vehicle for transmission repairs, and used different parts for the transmission. But, vehicle will not shift. Also, once vehicle has come to a complete stop, it will not take off. It will move if put into 2nd gear. Dealer has over and over told the consumer it is solution.
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Transmission failure causing difficulty in shifting and leaking fluid. Yh
Our van only has 65,000 miles. When driving down the street we heard a noise and the van jerked and then made funny noises. We brought it into the shop the told us that we need a new transmission. It exploded inside. There should be a recall on all these vans with bad transmission. I hope some day soon something is done about this problem for the customer. This is not very good customer service providing customers defective vehicles.
Transmission failure at 32,000 miles. Was told that transmission failure was anomoly for 3 speed transmission like mine, most chrysler transmission failures were confined to the a604 electronically controlled transmission. Transmission failed test and was replaced by dealership, but I had to pay labor costs. I was told they would not honor the replacement under warranty, but that the new trans. Came with a 12,000 mi. One year warranty.
Chrysler corporation has been no help. They would not let me speak to any supervisor. This car is not old. I owned a caravan before and went through 2 transmissions and one motor. They are having transmission problems and wont even fix it.
Transmission has a huge crack in it, allowing transmission fluid to leak from the vehicle. Dealer says transmission has to be replaced.
My wife and 6 year old daughter were driving home from the dentist office, as they left town and began to accelerate the engine RPM went up but the van started slowing down. Coasted off the side of the highway, they tried to go again and nothing. Called for help and had vehicle taken to local shop for examination of problem. Van only has low gear, no others including reverse. Have heard a lot of complaints of others having trans. Problems around same milage. Trying to find more info on manufacturers replacement or repairs at less cost than the
We purchased the van with less than 50,000 miles on it, and I know that chrysler had a 5 year 60,000 mile warranty at one time.
This van had electrical problems from the beginning. The transmission was just the final straw for us. Then to see how many other people had put multiple transmissions in their chrysler vans. It's a crime.
Transmission and torque converter had to be rebuilt.
Transmission design does not contain a shift lock (poor design). Mjs
Transmission replaced by dealer for free on 5-1-97, struts replaced 11-1-97 for 616.01 by dealer, windshield wipers come on when not in use, cylinder head leaking oil 4-3-99.
Fourth transmission being put in van now. Transmission doesn't go into gear due to transmission fluid leak. Last time it was in they had to put two transmissions in before they could get it to run properly. Windshield wiper will go on all by itself.
The battery failed after 2 1/2 years. The air conditioning system failed after 1 month. It was repaired. It needed freon again two months later. It failed again 1 1/2 years after purchase, at which time we paid to have the system repaired. It has failed for the fourth time 3 years after purchase. The transmission suddenly failed three years after purchase, unable to go into reverse.
While driving the vehicle loses power. Trying to restart, engine will not turn over. Dealer contacted and is aware of the problem. Problem tracked to a component related to the automatic transmission. When tapped, it would prevent the van from starting. *ak
While driving transmission went out, and the gears were not shifting right. Consumer got stuck due to the gears getting stuck in neutral. Dealer can't determine the problem. First time transmission went out dealer replaced transmission and problem returned.
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Dealer refuses to discuss manufacturing defect of transmission. Unacceptable to have total transmission failure at only 49,000 miles!
When the van was in the parking gear, with the ignition running, 19 month old child crawled into van and was able to move gear from park to drive, causing van to take off, hitting the side of house and entering the street. Owner will be contacting the dealer. *ak
While driving down the freeway, the
Transmission failed/ engine stalls.
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