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1997 Plymouth Voyager: headlights failing or too dim

11 of the 343 complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager describe headlights failing or too dim.

owner complaints
11
of this car's complaints
3%
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

Filed Dec 29, 2006 · Lights · 125,000 miles · CT

Headlights are so frosted/yellowed you can.t see at night.the lights on this vehicle were not that good when they were new. But now that the plastic has broken down from exposure to the environment, the lights are useless. My older cars had headlights made of glass and did not seem to have this problem.

Filed Jul 24, 2006 · Lights · 28,000 miles · PA

Dt*: the contact stated that both front headlight covers are cloudy and discolored, which makes it difficult to see the road ahead. The manufacturer was contacted on 07/24/06 who determined that the whole headlight assembly needed to be replaced at cost.

Filed Jun 30, 2004 · Lights · SC

Consumer complained about the headlights. Both headlights have glazed over, almost opaque, resulting in extremely reduced visibility during the night. Thus, obstructing consumer's view while driving. Dealership indicated nothing they could do about it, only to replace each headlight unit. Each headlight unit would cost $263.00 at consumer's expense.

Filed Oct 21, 2003 · Lights · 150,000 miles · MD

Plastic covers of 1997 plymouth voyager minivan headlamps are losing transparency. Minute cracks appearing on the surface of the headlamps are making them less clear and thus decreasing the brightness of the headlamps at night. Noticed initially a year ago , slowly getting worse.

Filed Oct 6, 2003 · Lights · AZ

While driving at night headlights would get condensation inside of the lens that would cause the lights to become dim. This would pose a hazard to the driver due to a lack of visibility on the roads. There would be no light reflection while driving because of a lack of brightness. Will be taking vehicle to dealer to have headlight covers checked.

Filed Nov 7, 2002 · Fuel system, Lights · PA

Headlights are dim, can't see very far down the road, unsafe to drive at night. Premature failure of fuel gauge sending unit. Dt

Filed Jul 2, 2002 · Lights · MS

I have seen all of the other vehicles be recalled due to inadequte lighting by the head lights but I still do not see the crysler minivans being recalled for this problem. They are the worst. Please check on this and force crysler to recall them.

Filed May 28, 2002 · Lights · PA

While driving at night headlights will only shine 45-50 feet ahead of vehicle on low beam, dealer has adjusted lights, however problem still occurs.*ak. Consumer was informed by dealership that that was the design of the vehicle, the bulbs were replaced with lighter ones however the problem remained.

Filed Dec 6, 1999 · Lights · PA

Deffective design of head light causes regular and high beams lights to have very poor light output. Yh

Filed Feb 16, 1999 · Lights · CT

Visibility of high beam light hard to see. Also it is not apparent when driving at night to be able to tell whether high or low beams are on.

Filed Oct 6, 1998 · Lights · CT

Headlights are very dim, coloring is very yellowish and not bright, need to use high beams to see at night, took vehicle to dealer and was informed by mechanic that lights meet standards. *ak consumer was then informed by a chrysler represenative that running lights be installed at consumers expense.

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Questions about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager headlights

Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 1997 Plymouth Voyager?

11 of 343 owner complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager (3%) 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 1997 Plymouth Voyager?

There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.

Other symptoms on the 1997 Plymouth Voyager

Airbag light 35Adaptive cruise 29Transmission failure 19Wipers 16Stalling 14Fuel leak 8Fuel smell 8Grinding brakes 7Fire or smoke 7Overheating 7Seat belt 7Loss of power 6Tire blowout 6Brake failure 5Fuel gauge 5Jerking 5Won't shift 5

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