Tl* the contact owns a 1999 plymouth voyager. He contacted the dealer in reference to recall campaign id number: 04v480000 (air bags). He was advised that the parts were on backorder. No repairs have been made. The failure mileage was 96000. The current mileage was 97000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.
1999 Plymouth Voyager airbags problems
65 complaints (24% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 78,000. 10 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 65
- of this car's complaints
- 24%
- typical mileage
- 78,000
- crashes
- 10
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
- Frontal15
- Frontal: sensor/control module10
- Frontal: driver side: inflator module1
At what mileage
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Plymouth Voyager airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1999 Plymouth Voyager airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
Air bags
- What is wrong
- On certain minivans, the driver's air bag may become disabled due to a failure of the clockspring, which is located in the hub of the steering wheel.
- Risk
- This condition will manifest itself through illumination of the air bag warning lamp, and could eventually result in a driver's air bag open circuit, if the part is not replaced in a reasonable amount of time.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the clockspring assembly on all covered vehicles with 70,000 miles or less. For those vehicles with more than 70,000 miles, daimlerchrysler will offer an extended lifetime warranty under which it will replace the clockspring at no charge if it fails. Daimlerchrysler will also reimburse owners who have paid to have the clockspring replaced on their vehicles. The recall began on october 12, 2004. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403.
Recall number 04V480000 · Recall details
Related investigations
Driver air bag clockspring failure
The driver air bag clockspring can develop an open-circuit condition resulting in nonfunctional driver-side frontal air bag, horn, cruise control (if equipped), and/or steering wheel radio control (if equipped).in its october 5, 2004 letter to the federal safety agency, daimlerchrysler stated that it will conduct a safety recall and replace the clockspring assembly on all my 1998.5-2000 daimlerchrysler minivans, built between march 1998 and august 2000, with 70,000 miles or less.it will also provide a lifetime warranty for this component on my 1998.5-2000 minivans, regardless of mileage.the details of the corrective action are described in daimlerchrysler's letter (see recall no. 04v‑480).the agency believes that further expenditure of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that no safety-related defect exists with respect to those vehicles covered only by the lifetime warranty.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see page 2 for additional information.
EA04013
Driver air bag clockspring failure
Complaints report air bag warning light illuminates, and this may be accompanied with a non-functioning horn and/or cruise control (if equipped).this is indicative of an open-circuit clockspring failure (results in non-functioning driver's air bag), similar to the failure condition that was the subject of daimlerchrysler's recall of model year 1996-1998.5 minivans (recall no. 02v‑293).this recall query has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea04-013).
RQ04001
What 1999 Plymouth Voyager owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Driving down the road hit a bump stopped the car then air bags deployed.
Tl*the contact own a 1999 plymouth voyager. The clock spring caused the air bags, horn and cruise control to fail. The dealer stated that the parts were on back order. They don't know when they will be able to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 146,520.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30mph, the airbag warning light illuminated without any prior warning. Afterwards, the dash panel clock, radio, and heating defroster stopped working. The contact parked the vehicle and attempted to turn the engine off. The key would not release from the ignition and the engine continued running. After multiple attempts, the contact removed the battery cables from the battery and reattached them. The engine stopped running, but the clock and radio illuminated indicating normal function. Although the key remained in the ignition, the vehicle was not seen by a dealer.
Dt: the consumer stated that 1999 plymouth voyager was recalled. Under 04v480000 and chrysler # d17 concerning clock spring faikure. The dealership that the consumer spoke with said that they would not repair the recall for free because the vehicle was over 70,000 miles. The owner's recall letter stated that if the clock spring failsedthat the dealership will replace the clock spring at no charge regardless of the mileage. The owners vehicle the air bag light did not go off. The dealership was contacted about a month ago. Also, when consumer received the recall letter he not contacted chrysler at this point, but had plans to do that. Consumer was concerned that the air bag may fail if the van was in an accident.
Dt: caller stated that this was a clock spring recall repair. When dealer repaired the clock spring the steering wheel was not centered but was at the 10 o'clock position. The dealer left the steering wheel scratched, greasy and with black lines and marks on it. It took the dealer three hours to conplete the repairs although the recall letter stated it would only take 45 minutes. Dealer could not find the recall letter that caller gave them.
Dt: the owner was involved in a crash and the air bags did not deploy. This was the second time that this vehicle had a complaint filed on the air bags not deploying. The owner was involved in another crash with the same vehicle and the air bags did not deploy at that time either. The owner was stopped in traffic and another vehicle hit the owner from behind. Neither front air bags deployed from the vehicle when impacted. Owner has had an investigator from odi come investigate the first incident. The owner would like for another investigator to check the second incident. There was a recall on the air bags in october 25, 2004. Owner's vehicle was in the repair when the odi investigator reviewed the complaint. The car was totaled on this last crash. The owner has a police report. There were no injuries reported. The dealer's information was unavailable at this time to the consumer.
Dt: while driving the air bag light stayed on most of the time. The light stayed on longer and longer. Vehicle was not in an accident. To owner's knowledge other problems existed. . Vehicle was regulary serviced. No attempt yet made to repair the vehicle. But he will take it in soon. No other recalls besides seat belts.
Dt: air bag light stays on and horn does not work.
Consumer was driving on a winding road doing the speed limit when another vehicle pulled out in front and caused a collision. Consumer's vehicle t-boned the other vehicle. In a delayed reaction, the air bags deployed. This caused driver to sustain major chest injuries. Also, two other passenger's sustained injuries. *ak
Questions about the 1999 Plymouth Voyager airbags
Does the 1999 Plymouth Voyager have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 65 complaints about the airbags of the 1999 Plymouth Voyager, 24% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1999 Plymouth Voyager airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 78,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Plymouth Voyager airbags?
Yes, 1 recall: 04V480000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Plymouth Voyager have bad airbags?
The Plymouth Voyager model years with the most airbags complaints are 1996 (134 complaints), 1994 (90 complaints) and 1995 (72 complaints).
Other 1999 Plymouth Voyager problems
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