Tl* the contact owns a 1997 plymouth voyager. While traveling approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle erupted into flames. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal and noticed that the engine was not running. The vehicle would not change gears and was coasted to the side of the road. The contact was able to extinguish the flames with a water hose from a residential home. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was waiting for a response to determine how the failure occurred and if the vehicle could be repaired. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 98v185000 (child seat), 02v076000 (seat belts), and 02v293000 (air bags), but the contact not receive notification of the recalls to receive the repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 300,000.
1997 Plymouth Voyager: fire, smoke or burning smell
7 of the 343 complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 15 MPH there was a smell of fuel and smoke was coming from the air vents. Someone behind the vehicle alerted the driver that the vehicle was on fire. The driver pulled off of the road and exited the vehicle. The vehicle was engulfed in flames and was totaled. The fire department and the police department were notified. The fire department determined the fire originated from the hood and spread throughout the vehicle. Updated 07/03/06.
Consumer states vehicle caught on fire in the engine area (claim # 13-7512-010).
Consumer states 15 minutes after the vehicle was parked, the engine caught fire (claim # 13-7440-839).
Van parked in driveway not running no keys in van, and the interior light switch caught on fire.
While driving vehicle caught on fire.
The van was parked and the battery fell into the engine and then caught on fire. *ak the vehicle was totaled as the result of the fire.
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 ignition switch housing service
- Vehicle may experience remote keyless entry transmitter batteries discharge prematurely
- This bulletin involves transaxle kickdown, linkage wears the wiring harness
- Vehicle may expereience inoperative cd player sales code raz radio
- INFORMATION REGARDING the federal safety agency AUTHORIZED AIRBAG DEACTIVATION FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY. NLM
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1997 Plymouth Voyager?
7 of 343 owner complaints about the 1997 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 1997 Plymouth Voyager?
There are 0 recalls and 10 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 7Overheating 7Seat belt 7Loss of power 6Tire blowout 6Brake failure 5Fuel gauge 5Jerking 5Won't shift 5
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