1999 Plymouth Voyager

I HAVE A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WITH A 3.3 L ENGINE. EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR SNOW THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER VEHICLE. I HAVE 5 CHILDREN THAT I TAKE FROM PLACE TO PLACE. THE ALTERNATOR STOPS CHARGING AS WELL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND I CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *TR

EVERY TIME IT'S REALLY WET OUT RAINING OR SNOW MY SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF, THIS IS BECOMING A HUGE PROBLEM CAUSE NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THIS, WELL WHEN BELT COMES OFF YOU CANT STEER IT'S VERY HARD TO TURN WHEEL, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT FAILURE OTHER THEN KEEP SPENDING MONEY ON NEW BELTS IF YOU LOST THEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THROUGH WET CONDITIONS THE SERPENTINE BELT WOULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALER WOULD REATTACH THE BELT,THE SAME FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,091 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,798.*AK

ENGINE BECAME VERY HOT WHEN DROVE ACCIDENTALLY THROUGH A PUDDLE AFTER A LARGE RAIN. HAD TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT, WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THIS HAPPENS ALOT TO THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE ONE BELT CONTROLLING SO MANY PULLEYS/WHATEVERS IN THE VAN. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE ENGINE HAD CLICKING NOISES & WAS TOLD THE LIFTERS HAD COLLASPED. THE VAN HAD PLENTY OF OIL & WATER, ALL FILTERS WERE UPDATED TOO. THE VAN DEVELOPED AN OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. WE TREATED THIS VAN LIKE A FAMILY MEMBER- WITH LOVING CARE. DRIVING ON TO SEE FAMILY ON EASTER WEEKEND, OUR VAN SUDDENLY LOST POWER. WE WERE STRANDED. THE MECHANIC TOLD US OUR ENGINE HAD SEIZED & DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY SINCE WE HAD PLENTY OF OIL. THE VAN IS TOO YOUNG & HAS MINIMAL MILES ON IT TO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN!*AK

I PURCHASED A USED 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 2.4L MINIVAN WITH 54,000 MILES IN APRIL 2001. SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND AT ABOUT 58,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL. THE OIL LEAK HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, TO WHERE I AM LOSING 1 QUART OF OIL PER WEEK. THE OIL IS SPRAYING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, INCLUDING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VAN NOW HAS 88,000 MILES. I TOOK THE VAN IN RECENTLY AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE HEAD GASKET SHOULD NOT FAIL AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE! THE HEAD GASKET IS BEING REPLACED, AT A COST OF OVER $1000!. ALTHOUGH NO DEATHS, ACCIDENTS, FIRES, DAMAGE, ETC. HAS OCCURRED, THERE WAS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN OIL FIRE FROM THE LEAK. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.4L ENGINES ON THIS MODEL!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT!*AK

A PART HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR MY CAR SINCE OCT 2004. AT THE TIME THE ORDER WAS PLACED I WAS TOLD THERE WERE 1500 ON BACK ORDER FROM CHRYSLER. TODAY I WAS AGAIN TOLD THERE ARE STILL 1500 NATIONALLY ON BACKORDER FROM CHRYSLER. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS PART IS PART OF MY EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THAT MY AUTOMOBILE WILL UNLIKELY PASS STATE INSPECTION AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ALSO BE LEAKING CARBON MONOXIDE. CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH HAS BEEN LESS THAN HELPFUL IN ATTAINING THIS PART AND DOES NOT SEEM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS CAUSING MY AUTO TO LEAK EXHAUST AND CARBON MONOXIDE. I AM TOLD THEY ARE TRYING TO GET A NEW MANUFACTURER FOR THE PART BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. IF THERE IS SOME OTHER AGENCY I SHOULD CONTACT, PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *AK

WE HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON OUR CAR. THE VAN HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AS RECENTLY AS JUNE OF 2004. AT THAT TIME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE VAN WAS NOT SHIFTING UP IN GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WE GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE EMISSION SYSTEM,AND COINCIDENTALLY WE WERE 42 MILES OVER THE FACTORY WARRANTY OF 80,000 FOR THE EMISSION SYSTEM. WE THEN ASKED OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY AND THEY ARE ALSO HEDGING. WE CALLED CHRYSLER AND A PERSON BY THE NAME OF "JOE" ANSWERED THE PHONE WHO WAS VERY RUDE AND WHEN WE ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR HE REPLIED HE "WAS IT. " AND WHEN WE ASKED FOR HIS LAST NAME HE REFUSED. WHAT WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND IS IF THE EMISSION SYSTEM AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS INVOLVED, WHY THEN WOULD IT NOT BE COVERED? IF THIS SYSTEM IS FAILING THEN THE ENGINE CANNOT RUN RIGHT. AND IF WE WERE ONLY 42 MILES OVER THE 80,000 CHRYSLER SHOULD HONOR IT SINCE WE JUST HAD THE VEHICLE IN THEIR FOR THE TRANSMISSION IN JUNE OR JULY. OUR VAN HAS BEEN ALMOST A LEMON FROM THE TIME WE BOUGHT IT, AND WE HAVE GONE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR EACH AND EVERY TIME. WEST COVINA CHYRSLER JEEP. IT IS ON RECORD THERE HOW MANY PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD. WE ARE VERY UPSET WITH CHRYSLER NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND COVERING THIS $1600 PROBLEM!!*AK

1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VAN, THE VAN GOT HOT IT WAS NOT OUT OF WATER, I TOOK IT TO A SHOP BECAUSE I THOUGH IT MIGHT NEED A WATER PUMP, AFTER THEY RAN A FEW CHECKS THEY SAID THAT WATER WAS NOT CORRELATING AND IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IF IT COULD NOT BE MILLED DOWN. I AM WONDERING WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN SINCE THERE WAS WATER IN THE MOTOR AND RADIATOR, THE SHOP SAID THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A DEFECT IN THE HEADS,