Light rain, wet roads, turning left after a stop, serpentine belt slipped off and lost all power steering control. Manhandled to a stop out of the way of traffic. This is the 3rd time the belt has come off in rain and loss of control is a real concern for myself and passengers as well as any vehicles in the area. 145+ other incidents noted on the www.carsurvey.org/viewcomments_review_64215.html link found by google. Someone will eventually be killed due to this design defect.
1997 Plymouth Voyager: sudden loss of power
6 of the 343 complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 24 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
What owners say
Dt*: the contact stated that the wiring harness for the airbags was causing a electrical issue that shorted out the ignition switch. There no events that lead up to the failure. The vehicle stalled and lost all power to the dashboard. There was no accident.
While driving the engine would lose power and consumer is unable to accelerate. Dealer has been notified. Ph
While driving transmission locked up, causing loss of power, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Engine head gasket had failed, causing engine to lose power on the freeway. Also,there was a complete loss of coolant. Vehicle overheated & battery had failed. Timing belt tensioner & timing belt had excessive wear & needed replacing.
Consumer stops, puts vehicle in a reverse mode, steps on gas pedal, vehicle is stuck,. Needs to reapply pressure on gas pedal repeatedly. Suddenly it will reverse. Dealer replaced tranmission. Claims cannot find problem. Now vehicle jerks repeatedly in the reverse mode, loss of power.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Valve Body
- Subject regarding camshaft / bearing service
- This bulletin involves installation of a new component to assist cam seal retention
- Subject regarding misdiagnosed leak detection pump systems with diagnostic trouble codes P1494, P0442...
- Concerns with the pcv valve freezing under extremely cold conditions
- Technical service bulletin regarding multi-layer steel (MLS) head gasket installation procedures
- Concerns with serpentine belt slipping off idler pulley
- Concerns with sags / hesitation / stumble / start & stall, a/c bump improvements, addition of leak...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 1997 Plymouth Voyager?
6 of 343 owner complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager (2%) mention sudden loss of power. 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 24 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 7Tire blowout 6Brake failure 5Fuel gauge 5Jerking 5Won't shift 5
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