While driving 60 MPH throttle cable broke. Brakes failed to stop vehicle. Vehicle was put into neutral, and the emergency brake was applied to gain control of vehicle. Please gave any further details.
1997 Plymouth Voyager: brake failure
5 of the 343 complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 12 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
While driving at approx. 65 MPH, a vibration was noted from under the vehicle. Shortly thereafter, when attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal went to the floor, and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. Driver pulled into the median on us 15, and the grass and mud slowed the wehicle to a stop. Dealer was unable to replicate the problem, and denied any history of similar problems.
This van, slightly over 1 year old, has a history of stalling, windshield wipers going on without reason and off, radio breaking, tape player making noise when not used and the brakes went out the first time, I was told it was fixed, and the very next day they went out again almost causing a serious accident and deaths. This is serious and I would like to know actions taken by the federal safety agency concerning this as I have seen many other instances/complaints of stalling, windshield wiper problems and serious brake defects and breakdowns on the federal safety agency's customer complaints on the internet. I believe that the federal safety agency should give more serious investigative attention against daimler chrysler concerning the stalling and brake problems as this is putting people's lives in danger it seems on a constant and re-occuring basis!
Abs brakes; when applying brakes in normal conditions, pedal went to the floor and brakes failed to stop vehicle, causing a extended stopping distance before vehicle came to stop. Windshield wipers operate sporatically
While dirving about 35mph applied brakes and they resisted. Brakes went to the floor of vehicle. Owner was involved in a collision due to brake failure. Dealer is repairing vehicle.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Snow/water ingestion into rear brake drum
- Snow/water ingestion into rear brake drum
- Snow/water ingestion into rear brake drum
- A condition may exist where a low frequency howl / moan noise is heard from the rear brake area during low...
- On some vehicles, while driving through deep or blowing snow / water, the snow / water may enter the rear...
- Information regarding snow / water entering the rear brake drums
- Information on rear wheel park brake actuator / lever service
- Some vehicles may experience a rattle in the area of the rear wheels caused by the parking brake actuator...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1997 Plymouth Voyager?
5 of 343 owner complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager (1%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Plymouth Voyager?
There are 0 recalls and 12 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Plymouth Voyager
Airbag light 35Adaptive cruise 29Transmission failure 19Wipers 16Stalling 14Headlights 11Fuel leak 8Fuel smell 8Grinding brakes 7Fire or smoke 7Overheating 7Seat belt 7Loss of power 6Tire blowout 6Fuel gauge 5Jerking 5Won't shift 5
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