2000 Plymouth Voyager

OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS - SINCE THE REPLACEMENT MY SERPENTINE BELT ON MY 2000 CHRYSLER VOYAGER HAS POPPED OFF 4 OR 5 TIMES. SINCE OUR LOCAL DEALER IS NO LONGER HERE I HAD TO PAY $93.21 TODAY TO HAVE THE BELT PUT BACK. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE BELT AND TENSIONER AND FOUND BOTH IN PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW CONDITION AND GOOD WORKING ORDER. HE COULD NOT FIND A REASON WHY IT WOULD COME OFF. EACH TIME IT HAS COME OFF WAS AFTER A RAIN. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I FOUND THAT IT HAS HAPPENED A LOT TO MANY OTHERS ALSO. MY FORMER DEALER'S MECHANICS ALSO COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS OCCURS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS A QUICK AND PERMANENT SOLUTION SINCE ALL THE POWER CONTROLS SUCH AS STEERING ARE MANAGED BY THIS ONE BELT. ONCE OUT YOU NO LONGER HAVE ANY POWER ASSISTED STEERING. *TR UPDATED 06/30/11 *BF UPDATED 07/01/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER VOYAGER. THE ENGINE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED JULY 2009 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER, THE SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE BELT COMPLETELY FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

DURING A VERY HEAVY RAIN, I HIT A BIG PUDDLE WHICH CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELT TO COME OFF THE PULLEYS. MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE RESULT IS NO POWER STEERING, NO ALTERNATOR TO CHARGE THE BATTERY AND NO WATER PUMP TO COOL THE ENGINE. I DROVE IT UNTIL THE TEMP GAUGE SHOWED HOT AND THEN SHUT IT DOWN. NO MAJOR DAMAGE RESULTED. MECHANIC PUT BELT BACK ON FOR $15.00. 135K MILES ON VEHICLE AND IS VERY DEPENDABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING IN EXCESSIVE RAINY CONDITIONS, HE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89000. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/09/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FAN BELT DISENGAGED WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BELT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WATER WOULD CAUSE THE FAN BELT TO HYDROPLANE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

SERPENTINE BELT REPEATEDLY COMES OFF. REPLACING IDLER PULLEY, TENSIONER PULLEY, AND BELT REMEDIES THE SITUATION FOR 6 MONTHS OR SO. THE PROBLEM IS SO PROMINENT IN OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE THAT GATES AND GOODYEAR SELL A KIT THAT WILL PERMANENTLY FIX CHRYSLER'S GOOF UP. FAILURE RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF BATTERY CHARGING. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN UNTIL THE BATTERY DIES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHEN THE ROADS WERE WET AND THE CONTRACT DROVE THROUGH STANDING WATER THE SERPENTINE BELT WOULD SLIP OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39876. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOUR TIMES, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELT. HOWEVER, HE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78904. *AK

FAILURE OF IDLER PULLEY ON MOTOR CAUSING MAJOR REPAIRS, DESTROYING NEW TIMING BELT,TENSIONER PULLEY DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION, SPARK PLUGS AND OTHER DAMAGE AND A $500 TOWING BILL ACROSS STATE. VAN IS STILL IN SHOP AFTER 2 WEEKS AND MECHANIC SAYS NEW PART LOOKS DIFFERENT AS IF OLD DESIGN WAS BAD AND CHANGED AND TO CONTACT AREA REP. AND FILE COMPLAINTS. *JB