1998 Plymouth Voyager

98 VOYAGER EXPRESSO 3.3 ENGINE. DOORS LOCK AT RANDOM, WHEN PUT IN GEAR, WHEN PUT IN PARK, WHILE KEYS IN CAR, WITH CAR RUNNING, THE 15MPH IS TOTALLY IRRELEVENT IN THIS VAN. IT ALSO OVER HEATS EVEN IN WINTER, AND ALL THE LIGHTS BLINK ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS THE HOUSING FOR AC, DEFROST, REAR WIPER, ETC. HAVE HAD TO LOCAL DEALER WHO CLAIMS THERE ARE NO RECALLS AT ALL ON THIS VAN. I HAVE JUST PRINTED OFF 3 PAGES OF SAFETY ISSUES, AND THE ONES I HAVE LISTED ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IN EXCESS OF 4 YEARS, AND IT ISNT GETTING ANY BETTER. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FIRST COMPONENT OF CONCERN WAS THE BELT TENSIONER WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS OBSERVED TO BE DISMANTLED. THE SECOND COMPONENT WAS IDENTIFIED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A MAJOR LEAK COMING FROM THE PUMP SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE, A CRACK WAS OBSERVED IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO REBUILT BECAUSE A TRANSMISSION FOR REPLACEMENT COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A PIN DROP WHICH HAS BEEN COMMON IN VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE THIRD COMPONENT WAS DISCOVERED WHILE THE CONTACT SEARCHED CAR FAX FOR HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE; THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE AIRBAG. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR, IT WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 70,000 MILES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE REMEDY REPAIRS WOULD BE ISSUED ONLY IF THE VEHICLE INCURRED THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE RECALL. THE LAST COMPONENT OF CONCERN WAS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, WHICH CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS CYLINDER MISFIRE. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONED COMPUTER SYSTEM. AFTER A MAJOR TUNE UP TO THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY.

THE SERPENTINE BELT ON MY 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN AUGUST 2004. IT HAS GONE BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE AFTER THAT MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THE BELT SLIPS WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED A MOUNT WHICH IS IN THE RECOMMENDED TSB BY CHRYSLER BUT TO NO AVAIL. TO THIS DATE IT SLIPPED ON ME 3 TIMES ALREADY AND ONCE I WAS IN DALLAS, TEXAS. I BELIVE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN AS MUCH YOU LOOSE ALL YOUR CONTROL WHEN THIS BELTS SLIPS.

DT: CALLER GOT RECALL WORK DONE ON CLOCK SPRING, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON BEFORE IT WAS FIXED, AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS OFF , AND THE ABS LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT WERE ON, AND NONE OF GAUGES WORKED. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. DEALER SAID THEY COULD DO A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 3.3L ENGINE HAS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE METAL BELLOWS ON THE ENGINE CROSSOVER PIPE. THE BELLOWS IS MEANT TO ABSORB ANY THERMAL MOVEMENTS CREATED WHEN THE EXHAUST PIPING HEATS UP MORE THAN THE ENGINE. EITHER ASSEMBLY ISSUES, FATIGUE DESIGN OF THE BELLOWS OR A SUSCEPTIBLE MATERIAL HAS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FAILURES ON THIS PART. SO MANY SO THAT I HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY PROCURING THE PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER. UPON FAILURE THE BELLOWS DEVELOPES A CRACK THAT PROPAGATES ALL THE WAY AROUND IT. EXHAUST GASES THEN LEAK OUT AND AT SLOW SPEEDS APPEAR TO BE PULLED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE CAR'S VENT SYSTEM. I'VE TRIED TO PATCH THE REPAIR BUT I'VE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. OUR LOCAL DEALER WON'T PERFORM EXHAUST WORK. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE FAILURE NUMBER IS BASED UPON A NUMBER OF BACKORDERS THAT I WAS TOLD THE MANUFACTURER HAD ON THIS PART.

VEHICLE WAS SHOOTING SPARKS FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THEN, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. MECHANIC HAD TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF BY DISCONNECTING OR TOUCHING A WIRE. *AK THE SES LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT BECAME STUCK AND THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE REAR DOOR LOCK WOULDN'T WORK WITH THE KEY. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE NOISY. ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD CORD SEPARATION. *NM