Plymouth Voyager check engine light comes on

Filed May 10, 2010 · Body, Electrical · 68,000 miles · WI · 1 injury

The heat changes from hot to A/C by itself, the rear defrost don't work all the time, the back wipers go on by then self with different delays,,, , stays on defrost, and the strut tower are very poor shape, never saw strut towers rust like this on any other van or car but this one..1998 plymouth voyager...also all this stuff wrong with it and the check engine like don't go on...very bad van to have.

Filed Aug 7, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · 116,250 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 plymouth voyager. Since november of 2003, the transmission has been replaced three different times. After purchasing a brand new transmission, it failed again the very same day and needed to be replaced again. The contact has had the top half of the engine rebuilt. The vehicle is stuck in drive and will not hold fluid. The front windshield wipers activate without a power surge in the vehicle. In addition, the rear bolts keep coming out of the shocks. The contact has taken the vehicle to have the bolts tightened three or four times. The engine is ticking and smoking. The serpentine belt slips off if it gets even slightly wet from snow or rain. The check engine light sporadically flashes on and off or constantly remains illuminated. The air conditioner was completely serviced; however, it cannot be used because of the transmission failure. The current mileage was 155,000 and failure mileage was 116,250. Update 09/10/08 *cw updated 09/15/08.

Filed Jun 26, 2004 · Engine, Transmission · 69,600 miles · FL

Vehicle not wanting to switch gears. It goes very slow until finally it switches over. The oil was leaking out of the van. The oil leak was repaired. As for the transmission, it all started off when it would slow by itself. Then it gradually got worse. On 02-12-03 I had taken it in to get checked for a oil leak and the problem with the gears not shifting. I was told I needed transmission service, to replace the valve cover gasket, and to replace the transmission output shaft seal. I did the repair that was supposed to fix the problem but of course it didn't. I took it in to the dealer and they found nothing wrong with the gears. But said a fuel injection cleaning, throttle body cleaning, and a tune up would fix the problem. This was done on march 26, 2003. They replaced the throttle body gasket and spark plugs. They did find a leak in the head gasket. They had to replace cylinder head gasket, water pump and timing belt. In november of 2000 the front pump seal was leaking, pan gasket leaking, side cover leaking, differential cover leaking, and rear main oil seal leaking. They removed the transaxle, removed and replaced the rear main seal. A few months ago the engine light started coming on when gears wouldn't shift. And it got worse everyday. Now the engine light is on all the time. I took it into aamco on 04-23-2004 to get it checked out. They said it wasn't safe to drive so they had to tow it to their station. It passed all the equipment testing and was told it may just be the spark plugs. So I replaced the spark plugs that day. It ran well for a little while. Then it started again. I had to stop driving my vehicle because it is a potential danger to my family. It would go very very slow when I was trying to cross the road. And with on coming vehicles on both sides we could easily get into a major collision. I have tried to talk to the chrysler but they refused to help me. And at this point I still don't know what is wrong with it.

Filed Jun 4, 2004 · Engine · 90,000 miles · NY

While driving at 35 MPH vehicle the vehicle overheated and the check engine light illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop who determined that the radiator had sprung a leak. The water and coolant from the radiator leaked into the transmission destroying it. *ak

Filed Feb 8, 2004 · Electrical, Engine · 89,450 miles · MA

Engine failure occurs after driving for 25 to 90 minutes. Failure would occur ramdomly regardless of season, weather, or temperature. First indication of failure would be a loss of power and reduction in speed. The engine would not respond to increases of throttle position. The rate of loss of speed would increase till the vehicle was hardly moving. There would be bucking and backfiring through the intake. The check engine soon dashboard warning light turns on. Engine stalls and will not restart. Has happened in 2003 4 times and on 1/16/04, 1/23/04 and 1/30/04 the last after replacing ECM (computer).

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Engine, Transmission · 70,000 miles · MD

Engine light went on low compression in cylinder #5. Transmission was slipping took it to chrystler said the engine was misfiring, paid for tune up. One week later transmission went out.

Filed Jun 26, 2003 · Airbags, Electrical · NY

The air bag light came on and did not go off. The horn was inoperative since the air bag light came on. The check engine light also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the consumer was told they were having a lot of problems with the same vehicle. *nlm....*ak driver's side door light switch did not work, the switch had to jiggled for the light to come on. *tt

Filed Jan 28, 2003 · Engine, Fuel system · NV

The consumer has experience the following: noise coming from the rear brakes, noise when starting the engine/uneven idle, the check engine light had come on/burned #5 exhaust valve-removed head/replaced valve/reassembled engine, the engine is knocking/internal rod knocking-engine had an oil leak/replaced gasket & the rear main seal is leaking (the vehicle is going thru 2-3 quarts per month), and when engaging in gear, the engine moves hard. Scc

Filed Jan 21, 2003 · Engine · 29,500 miles · NJ

While driving, the engine warning light came on, then the vehicle overheated. The dealership replaced the thermostat and gasket, but the problem recurred. Please provide more details. Ph

Filed Oct 30, 2002 · Engine · NV

The consumer stated while driving and with no warning, the vehicle jerked, the engine light had come on, and the consumer heard a loud knocking noise. The dealer was notified. Ts. Scc