Driving down the road my van would not shift into gear unless I stepped on the gas peddle really hard, then every time I came to a stop it would do it again. It will start and go in gear now but it keeps doing the same thing.
Plymouth Voyager won't shift problems
43 of the 4,779 owner complaints about the Plymouth Voyager describe stuck in gear or won't shift, most of them for the 1993 model year.
- owner complaints
- 43
- worst model year
- 1993
- typical mileage
- 69,400
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Transmission failure 9Wipers 4Check engine light 2Grinding brakes 2Sudden acceleration 1Slipping 1Seat belt 1
What owners say
We had a 1996 plymouth minivan that has been giving us problems with electrical and engine. It wouldn't shift, the cruise control would stick, the battery would be drained even though nothing was left on. On tuesday, dec. 9th 2008 we moved our van to clear our driveway of snow. Within 10 minutes it started on fire in the dash. Somewhere near or in the glove box. The van is a total loss due to the fire department having to use high pressure water,fire extinguisher, cutting wires and fire/smoke damage.
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.
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.
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
The problem started in may of 2003, originally. I bought the vehicle a 2000 plymouth voyager from a dealership in june 2003. It had 52,400 miles on it when I purchased it. I travel a lot mostly highway and put approximately 7800 miles on the vehicle since I bought the van. I noticed a leak on the ground in mid-october. Before this I had noticed on three occasions mostly in the morning that the van would hesitate and no go forward when I stepped on the gas, then it would lunge forward, the same happened a couple of times when I tried to go in reverse. I thought it was because I had not warmed the van up in the a.m. Then I noticed the leak and I took it to the nearest garage. I was told it was a transmission leak. They looked at it and said it had been fixed before and that my engine was soaked with transmission fluid. The clamps that were on the hoses were two big and the transmission pan was not put in correctly. I called the chrysler dealer ship and they stated they could not give me any documents regarding the repairs that the previous owner had done. However, the service man did say that they had the vehicle in may of 2003 because of leaks from the hoses of the transmission. They put new clamps on and that seemed to fix the problem. The day after I had the clamps done in october the van would not go into gear, then it would lunge forward. I would try to go forward and it would go backwards. I nearly got in to accidents getting it to the dealer. I took it to the chrysler dealership in bangor and they told me I needed a new transmission. It is actually a rebuilt one. It is costing me $2,525 total. I have looked into this a lot and this appears a common problem with this vehicle.
1996 plymouth voyager ;when ignition key is switch to on.front windshield wiper will turn on for a brief period and power door lock makes like a grinding noise.note the engine has not been crank and started yet and all the switches has been off and not touch at all.eventually a few days after incident some switches to the HVAC fan has not been working and the factory stereo eventually malfunction.you cannot tune the am/fm tuner it stays in 1 station.the automatic transmission at times wont shift and other times will shift without problem.the minivan has 48.500 miles only.I brought it to the dealer at mall chysler and they recomended transmission fluid replacement and replace clock spring,and repair fluel rail-injection.there is no change in the transmission shift,it still occasionally refuses to shift at times noticing the tach needle going at 4,000rpm with speed of only 30-40mph.the symptoms remains with wiper having a mind of its own turning on when inginition is on.another prolem comes up after I brought van to the dealer.occasionally interior lights will come on when I'm driving.also head gasket leaking.I hope chrysler will help me.
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.
While driving at highway speeds the transmission went into second gear, the consumerv was able to move the vehicle to the side of the road. *jb it was determined the limp mode was the cause of the problem, this is the third transmission that has failed, each one lasted about 65k miles.
I had just returned from a trip to branson, mo. When I got up the next morning to go to work the card would not shift gears. Therefore, I could only go 10 MPH. I took the car the next day to my dealership for service expecting a free replacement since just six months before, I had had the same problem. The mileage the first time was 49384 and it occurred on dec 10, 2001. The service dealership is frontier motor company at po box 430 in el reno, ok. Phone is 405‑262‑6433. I have always taken my car to them for service and maintenance. They say that the part is the sensor transmission input/output speed (part #4800879) at a cost of 146.16 the first time and 114.42 this second time. After discussing with the dealership that they should replace it free because obviously the first replacement was defective, the service department informed me that the part only carried a 12 month or 12,000 mile warranty. I was 408 miles over. I believe plymouth has a problem with this part.
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The model years with the most reports are 1993 (8 complaints), 1994 (7 complaints) and 1996 (6 complaints).
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