While trying to get van out of a parking spot van would not go into gear at first. After the van was parked in driveway for about one hour and when starting van again, van would not move. Van was taken to a transmission specialist. The planetary gear was replaced. Consumer was informed that chrysler changed the design of the planetary gear after this vehicle was made, to account for the problems it had been causing. *ak
1997 Plymouth Voyager transmission complaints
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At 16,000 showed signs of transmission failure, brought back many times. Did not fix. Please e-mail or phone me.
Transmission failure under above normal driving conditions. Never towed anything, driven in rural area. More highway miles than city. Not alot of starting and stopping so transmission doesn't need to shift alot. Also happen on a previously owned 1994 voyager about the same mileage.
When driving at 35 to 40 MPH the there is a loud clucking noise, and the vehicle shifts very hard.
21/2- year old childvehicle was able to be shift into drive without having foot on the brakes. However, emergency brake was on, and vehicle didn't move.
Air conditioner would overheat due to fan going/blowing backwards. The engine had blown the head gaskets at 16,000 miles. The transmission went out. The vehicle had made popping sounds & then broke down.
Transmission completely failed while driving the car with no previous warning. Mechanic at dealership said transmission was completely destroyed and need a new transmission for my 2 year old car. After talking with other plymouth voyager owners, I have found the same problem to have happened with their car needing new transmission at a cost of $2,000 -$4000. After reporting my problem to chrylser, they say no such problem exists. No other problems reported. Chrysler is failing to deal with the problem as a whole, in stead just on a case by case basis. Clearly there is a manufacturer defect in these transmissions where they are not made to last the life of the car. As of 1994, chrysler no longer warranties the power train which would include the transmission for 100,000 miles. I suspect it is because their were too many warranty claim. The only way to have this warrnatied now is under an extended warranty. If I had know of this great problem with these cars, perhaps I would have purchased the extended warranty.
Transmission failed while driving on freeway. Entire transmission had to be rebuild due to torque converter failure
Automatic transmission dropped out of drive without warning while going at highway speed of 65 MPH. Transmission would not stay in gear. Service technician dropped transmission pan and discovered metal shavings in pan. Automatic transmission was properly serviced at plymouth dealership on the two recommended maintenance schedules recommended by the owners manual: 17,000 and 35,000 miles. The scheduled maintenance did not discover any problems with the transmission.
At 35 MPH & above, the transmission emits a whistle or whine. The dealer said its the ring & pinon gears making the noise but all cars do it. If you take your foot off the gas or shift into neutral at 35 MPH the noise stops. Its been getting worse in the last month.
After putting vehicle into park, while vehicle was turned off, vehicle jumped out of park into reverse, causing it to hit another vehicle.
Transmission failure.
Whenever stopping the vehicle at a stop sign or red light the vehicle hesitates to move, the engine will roar up, but the truck just sits there before it will move. Also transmission failure.
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.
The gear shift handle will move from park into any gear before putting the key into the ignition.
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