Plymouth Voyager ball joint problems

Filed Mar 13, 2012 · Suspension · NY

I bought my van on 03/02/2012. It was inspected on 03/03/2012. On 03/08/2012 I was driving and it was all over the road and very hard to control. I stopped at monroe muffler and had the tires checked,they were fine. I made an appointment to have the van totally checked on 03/12/2012. I was told I had a bad tie rod and ball joint and that they should not have passed inspection. I have tried several times to contact the dealer and he now seems to be avoiding me. I have four kids and need the van fixed and safe asap.

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 12, 2006 · Suspension, Transmission · 124,000 miles · OH

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle would not transition to a higher gear and would not reach a speed of more than 5mph. The vehicle was towed to a service dealer who replaced the transmission. The day the transmission was repaired the vehicle began to make a clicking sound and was taken to a local mechanic who determined the axel needed to be replaced. Last week, while driving 35pmh on an exit ramp, a loud popping noise was heard. After stopping at a stop sign, the vehicle failed to move forward while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop where the driver side tie rod end was replaced.

Filed Mar 20, 2006 · Steering · 49,065 miles · PA · crash

On 12/03/2005, my 1999 plymouth grand voyager mini van's tie rods failed and my wheels went wall-eyed. My car slid into an unoccupied parked vehicle causing damage to both vehicles. My son-in-law looked under the vehicle and told me that my tie rods broke. I was driving at 25 miles per hour. The repairs were: replaced right front axle, lower control arm and power steering rack, alighment and collision and body work. This accident cost $2809.33 plus my $500.00 deductible. My car was still under warranty but because my car slid into another vehicle chrysler wouldn't honor my warranty. My vehicle was 5 year old. I believe that tie rods should not fail for that short a time. The vehicle had less than 49,000 miles on it. I called daimler chrysler to complain about a possible defect. My friend in new jersey informed me that his 2000 dodge dorango was recalled for defective tie rods. Chrysler stopped manufacturing my vehicle around the same year. I talked to an employee of chrysler, matt, special investigations. He told me that there was no recall on my vehicle and that I should contact my insurance company because they have full subjugation rights to try to recover the cost of repairs along with my deductible. I did that on january 18, 2006. I wrote to ms. Elizabeth beach & ms. Jennifer jones of aaa mid-atlantic insurance group. I got no satisfaction from chrysler or from my own insurance company. My insurance company didn't write back to say whether or not they will investigate the matter. My insurance rates will probably go up because of this defect. If I were on a highway doing 55 miles an hour and the car tie rods failed at that time I would have more than likely been injured or killed along with my family members and maybe my grandchildren would have been in the vehicle with us. I'm angry and don't want anyone else to experience this problem because of a manufacturer's defect that they are not willing to admit to.

Filed Dec 28, 2004 · Suspension · 107,269 miles · LA

While driving any speed, the consumer heard a popping noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. The dealership informed the consumer that the problem was pertaining to the front upper ball joints. The problem was not resolved. Please provide more information.

Filed May 17, 2004 · Suspension · KY

While driving a loud noise was heard from the rear. Consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic determined that both front upper ball joints needed to be replaced due to corrosion.

Filed Sep 30, 2003 · Suspension · 65,448 miles · AL

Ball joints factory installed with no grease fittings dried out with no way to lubricate. Causing popping, knocking noise under front end of plymouth voyager. This was found after an accident where the front end of vehicle was off in a ditch. Mechanic had overlooked this issue earlier and the joint broke on that customer. This was not the cause of my accident but mechanic had seen it before and spotted it immediately. I could not locate anything on the web site regarding this issue. I do not feel like I should have to pay for this repair. Chrysler should know better.

Filed Jan 18, 2003 · 58,022 miles · NY

Lower control arms of my 2000 plymonth grand voyenger se minivan

Filed Aug 12, 2000 · Steering · WI

We took our plymouth voyager to our dealer with a complaint of a loud "clunk" in the front end. We were informed that our transmission was failing and that it would soon require replacement. We asked if the vehicle was safe to drive as we had to leave on a 400 mile business trip the next day. We were informed that the transmission could fail, but that it would not cause and accident. We then left for our destination. We took it to a mechanic at the destination and he informed us that their was nothing wrong with the transmission, but that the vehicle required immediate repairs to the front ball joints. He said the vehicle was extremely unsafe and should not be driven until repairs were completed. We had him do the repairs. Upon removing the front ball joints he showed us that one had probably never been greased since we bought the car. He also said that due to the zerk fitting aiming down it required a special tool to get grease into it and that he had always replaced these poorly designed zerk fittings with angled ones so that they could routinely be greased. The replacement ball joints were equipped with the proper grease fittings which would allow easy maintenance. I took the failed parts to my dealer and was informed that despite my having numerous lubrications and safety checks at their facility that it was not their fault. I disagreed whole heartedly and since have had no further dealings with their department. My question is this..... Am I the only plymouth voyager owner out there riding on a vehicle with unserviced ball joints. If it is so difficult to properly lubricate them, how many other people are riding in vehicles that could have disasterous front end failures. Why were the improper zerk fittings put into these vehicles in the first place. I feel that a routine inspection of similar plymouth voyagers could show a trend of improper (or zero) maintenance. Please investigate this potential safety hazard!

Filed Jul 15, 1998 · Suspension, Transmission · MA · 1 injury

Strut tower/control arms failed, resulting in loss 0f control and crash.driver suffered injuries, and vehicle wa stotaled. Also transmission failure, and cv joints malfunctioned.