Plymouth Voyager won't start problems

Filed Jul 31, 2009 · Electrical · 126,989 miles · GA

Own a 98 plymouth voyager expresso that intermittently will not crank or will crank and immediately go dead. All dash lights flicker or go out, no fuel indicator, no speedometer. Has died while driving it once which was very dangerous and scary. Failure occurs periodically and is dangerous and vehicle is no longer dependable. Have had numerous things replaced bcm, starter, wiring harness, sensors etc. Problem continues to come back eventually. Has to be a chrysler defect. I had one dealership deny awareness of a problem with that year minivan and some say "you can try this for 1,000 dollars but it may only work for awhile. This should fall under the lemon law most repairs made only lasted a few months. No repairs have lasted more than a year. Please help...I love my vehicle otherwise but have no money to make further repairs or to buy a new vehicle. I started having this problem in october of 2006 and have been dealing with this off and on ever since. My van will not crank now and I have only had the latest bcm since october 2008.

Filed Dec 20, 2004 · Electrical · 16,000 miles · OH

In late june of 2004 vechicle had stalled while driving for no apperent reason and would not start. The emc was replaced. Five months later it repeated the same problem... All wiring has been checked emc replaced, coil pack replaced, crank shaft sensor replaced and the dealership cannot find the problem after 6 weeks.

Filed Aug 7, 2003 · Engine · TN

While traveling on the highway and without prior warning, the vehicle shut down and failed to restart. *ak the van would cut off and wouldn't start for 2-3 hours maybe longer. The van no longer starts. *ph

Filed Feb 19, 2002 · Electrical · IL

Consumer stateed the ignition cylinder was stuck, therfore vehicle will not start, dealer found tumblers corroded and a piece broke off inside, cylinder has been replaced twice. *ak

Filed Sep 5, 2001 · Airbags, Visibility · MD

The air bag light was intermitent for the last couple of months but 2 weeks ago it came on and stayed on. I saw on tv that this was a known problem with the clock spring int the 1996 voyagers and could be harmful if the bag accidently went off or worse didn't go off in a crash. Please push a recall! The wiper blades have come on without activation since new. The dealer replaced the switch once but said they could not duplicate whenever I took it back under warranty. Now they come on frequently and it becomes distracting to the point that it could cause an accident. The fuel gauge indicates 3/4 full when the tank is full and the low fuel lite comes on when there is still 5-6 gallons in the tank. This was reported under warranty but I was told there was nothing wrong. Now it's in the tech bulletins and I have to pay to have it fixed. The door locks have been replaced on 3 of the 4 doors by chrysler. The drivers door twice, and sliding door twice. Once we couldn't get out the sliding door. The ignition module went bad this labor day weekend. I parked and the car wouldn't start so I had it towed to hoffman chrysler in hagerstown, md. They troubleshot it to the module no having a ground. The warning code indication the auto shutdown circuitry was activated. What if this happened on the interstate at 65 MPH?

Filed Nov 27, 2000 · Electrical, Lights · AZ · fire

Vehicle had been to dealer twice , would not start, bought new battery. Next day dead again. Dealer said headlight stayed on that caused battery to be drained. Next night vehicle was burning, flames and smoke from under the hood. Fire department had to cut open hood to get to engine, left side of engine was melted. Vehicle at dealers since then.

Filed Sep 20, 2000 · Engine · WA

I am sorry that I do not have all of the information necessary. I never knew how to fill out a complaint like this before. A few years ago, my car would not start and when it did it stalled out. It had around 80,000 miles on it at the time. I took it in to be serviced frequently. Then it began to smoke when it was driven. Finally, I spoke to a dealer concerning these problems and he said that I needed to bring it in for an overhaul. I explained that I was just calling for a price, appt for a tuneup and he said that if I had the plymouth voyager and I was lucky enough to have gotten that far and it was still working then it needed a major overhaul. They all did he said. That's when I started noticing the other minivans on the road. The slightly older ones. All of them have whitish gray smoke coming from the tail pipe. All of them except for the ones that have already had to replace their engines and/or had major overhauls involving the replacement of the valves. Now my car is leaking oil and the mechanic won't work on it anymore even a minor tuneup because he says that the engine is going to blow up. I can't afford to replace it. I can't afford to repair it. I've been driving it the way it is because I have no choice. I have made it a point to speak to other van owners that I have seen on the road. They all have the same problem. No matter how well or how badly you maintain the vehicle you have the same result. I recently heard that mitsubishi has been investigated for selling defective automobiles. The plymouth voyager has a mitsubishi engine in it. I believe the dodge caravan has the same engine and the same problem. I don't know how this system works or how long it takes. But I do know that these engines are putting out incredible amounts of exhaust which must violate some sort of regulation. Thank you for reading this. If I can answer any further questions, please let me know. I'd appreciate any help you can give me.

Filed Feb 19, 1999 · Engine, Transmission · NE

While driving the vehicle loses power. Trying to restart, engine will not turn over. Dealer contacted and is aware of the problem. Problem tracked to a component related to the automatic transmission. When tapped, it would prevent the van from starting. *ak

Filed Dec 13, 1998 · Electrical, Lights · CA

When vehicle is put in reverse rear lights will not function, dealer sold vehicle in this condition. Ignition key is turned, starter does not turn over, starter and battery tested and o.k., safety switch replaced and problem persists.

Filed Mar 30, 1995 · Engine · WI

Vehicle will not start.