1997 Plymouth Voyager: stuck in gear or won't shift

Q: Is stuck in gear or won't shift a common problem on the 1997 Plymouth Voyager?

5 of 343 owner complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager (1%) mention stuck in gear or won't shift. The model year with the most reports is 1993.

Q: Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Plymouth Voyager?

There are 0 recalls and 16 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

5 of the 343 complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Voyager describe stuck in gear or won't shift.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 16 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year

2000
2
1999
2
1998
1
1997
5
1996
6
1995
4
1994
7
1993
8
1992
5
1991
2
1990
1

What owners say

Filed May 16, 2008 · Steering, Transmission · 90,482 miles · WI

1997 plymouth voyager transmission failure. Consumer states that the transmission has failed 5 times. Consumer believes that he is due to some compensation due to the continuing failure of this vehicle. *kb the transmission would not shift properly into gear and sometimes it would get stuck in second gear. Both outer tie rod ends were loose.

Filed Jun 24, 2004 · Transmission · 22,834 miles · CT

At 20 and 50k miles, the consumer noticed that while making a turn and placing the vehicle in reverse a grinding noise was heard. The vehicle would not shift into reverse. The dealership stated the transmission needed replacement. Vehicle is now on its third transmission. *la both transmission failure were due to a broken differential pin. A new transmission was placed in the vehicle at 22k and 55k miles by the dealer. The transmission was also flushed. *sc

Filed Feb 3, 2003 · Transmission · 69,400 miles · KY

Failure of transmission range sensor and transmission front pump on a vehicle that's just at 6 years old, with <70000 miles on it. Car did not respond when shifted into reverse. Shifted into park, then reverse again - still did not go into gear. Shifted into park and then drive, and the car proceeded to roll backwards down the driveway (obviously didn't go into gear). Shifted into park, then reverse and it finally took. This has happened 3 times in the past week. This car is only driven to and from work - with not much starting and stopping. This seems like a premature failure for these two parts.

Filed Nov 24, 2000 · Electrical, Transmission · CA

Engine check light comes on due to bad vibration, won't shift into gear, like it's running out of gas.*ak the dealer replaced the oxygen sensor as a possible cause but it wasn't. Then, fuel filter was replaced but it wasn't again. Finally, the #3 spark plug wire was replaced and the problem was solved.

Filed Feb 4, 2000 · Transmission · CT

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