2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Recalls, Complaints & Safety

Component	Complaints
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	16
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS	11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	8
AIR BAGS	7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH	5
SUSPENSION:FRONT	5
STEERING	5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN	4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	4

The contact owns a 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the clockspring. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V480000 (Air Bags), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 178,000.

MY VAN HAS BEEN ACCELERATING WHEN I AM (APPLYING) PUTTING ON MY BRAKE TO STOP, MAKING MY VAN REV, SKIP & JERK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 2 MONTHS

THIS LETTER IS REGARDING A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER AND 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS. *BF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES IN WET WEATHER. WHEN IT RAINS AND THE DRIVER GOES THROUGH WATER, THE VEHICLES SHUT THEMSELVES DOWN COMPLETELY. LIGHTS TURN OFF, POWER STEERING IS ARRESTED, AND THE DRIVER HAS TO COAST TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY PARENTS, AND MORE THAN ONCE, THEY HAVE HAD TO SECURE THE SERVICES OF A TOWING COMPANY TO GET THE VEHICLE(S) HOME OR TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS, LEAVING THEM STRANDED IN PITCH-BLACK DARKNESS. THESE ARE THE ONLY VEHICLES THAT MY PARENTS HAVE TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK, WHICH IS AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY FROM HOME. MY FATHER HAS VISITED THE CHRYSLER-DODGE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS IS A LARGE-SCALE PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTICULAR MODELS OF VANS. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FULL-SCALE RECALL ON THE VEHICLES. THERE IS A KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE KIT IS OVER $300, AND THE ONUS IS ON THE CONSUMER TO PURCHASE THE KIT AND HAVE IT INSTALLED. MY DAD SPENT OVER $700 TO HAVE THE KIT INSTALLED ON BOTH VANS. THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT IS DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES, BUT TO OTHER MOTORISTS. PLEASE CONSIDER DOING A NATIONAL RECALL FOR THIS FACTORY DEFECT.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VAN FOR THE CLOCKSPRING. I TOOK IT TO HAYES CHRYSLER, AND THEY VERIFIED THAT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT NO COST. JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS RECALL TO BE ADDED TO THE VIN HISTORY. HAYES WILL BE REPAIRING IT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. *TR

THE STEEL BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND START LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP.NEARLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I OWN A 2000 GRAND VOYAGER VAN. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT FALLING OFF SO MUCH IN THE HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP THAT I AM FRUSTRATED BEYOND BELIEF. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN IT RAINS AND I HAVE SPENT $2000 PLUS DOLLARS IN TOWS CHARGES AND MECHANIC SERVICES CHARGES TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT, TENSIONER WITH PULLEY AND IDLER PULLEY. I FEEL THAT THE DODGE/PLYMOUTH VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS HAVE KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE LET CONSUMERS SUFFER AND STRUGGLE WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUES WITH NO INTERVENTION ON THEIR PART. I AM A PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PERSON WHO USES A WHEELCHAIR FOR MY MOBILITY AND THE VAN WAS MODIFIED TO ACCEPT A RAMP SYSTEM, WITH NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE CHASSIS OR ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE BEEN LEFT BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY MANY TIMES. *TR

THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF EVERY TIME I GO THRU WATER. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE VAN ANYTIME IT RAINS OR THE ROADS ARE WET! MY DAUGHTER IN LAW HAS THE SAME VAN AND THE SAME PROBLEM! ONCE THE BELT COMES OFF I LOOSE ALL POWER,STEERING,BRAKES. PUTTING ME AND ANY PASSENGERS IN DANGER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED ALONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT UNDER THE DASHBOARD THAT WOULD NEED REPLACING IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 04/29/11

2000 GRAND VOYAGER. STRUT TOWER RUST PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THIS DEFECT THROUGH A RECALL, WHICH THEY ABSOLUTELY SHOULD! *TR

CRUISE CONTROL, HORN DOES NOT WORK -THIS WAS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THEN GOES OFF AGAIN. NO ACCIDENT CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. *TR

FRONT LEFT STRUT TOWER RUSTED OUT. *TR

THE REMOVABLE HEAD RESTS IN MY 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER HAVE A DESIGN FLAW. THE METAL SUPPORTS THAT EXTEND INTO THE PADDING ARE NOW PROTRUDING THROUGH THAT PADDING, BUT NOT THROUGH THE OUTER VINYL COVER, IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGERS HEAD WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE METAL AND LIKELY RECEIVE INJURIES FROM IT. THE HEADRESTS HAVE BEEN TURNED AROUND BACKWARDS TO PREVENT SUCH AN OCCURRENCE, THOUGH THEY ARE NOW NOT ADJUSTABLE AND WILL ONLY PROVIDE HEAD/NECK SUPPORT TO A CHILD. MY VAN CONTAINS 4 OF THESE HEADRESTS. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS AND ALL OF THEM HAVE DETERIORATED DURING THIS TIME. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON MY VEHICLE AND WHEN IT WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP THERE WHERE TWO OTHER VEHICLE THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOT TO MENTION ONE OF MY SISTERS CO-WORKERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE JUST HAD HERS FIXED IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS I DO FEEL IT WOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BEINGS IF MY CHILDREN WHERE IN THE VEHICLE AND IT BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN KNOW TO START ON FIRE IF THEY START TOO GO OUT ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND CAUSED A BIG TRAFFIC JAMS DO TO MY VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING. *TR

FRONT WHEEL STRUT TOWERS RUSTED OUT; THIS IS APPARENTLY A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER MINIVANS. COMPLETE RUST OUT CAUSES THE FRONT WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. *TR

MY 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER (3.0L ENGINE) HAS REPEATED ISSUE WITH LOSING ITS POWER STEERING BELT IN WET CONDITIONS (DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES AS SHALLOW AS 2 INCHES). THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN ONE WEEK (AND I HAD JUST HAD THE SYSTEM INSPECTED AND A NEW BELT PUT ON BEFORE IT HAPPENED THE 2ND TIME) I CONTACTED SEVERAL LOCAL DEALERS AND ASKED IF THEY WERE AWARE OF AND HAD A SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE. ONE DEALER TOLD ME "STAY OUT OF PUDDLES." ALL THE DEALERS I CONTACTED SAID THIS WAS A "VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MODEL" AND THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY FIX FOR THE ISSUE. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF VANS FROM THE LATE 90S SHARE THIS DESIGN ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND SOME AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS THAT MAY FIX THE ISSUE. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIND A SOLUTION AND PROVIDE THIS SOLUTION AT THEIR DEALERS BEFORE THIS ISSUE CAUSES FURTHER BREAKDOWNS AND ACCIDENTS. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY RESULTED FROM A LOSS OF POWER STEERING RELATED TO THIS ISSUE, BUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN LINKED TO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE: SPEEDS TEND TO BE LOWER IN WET CONDITIONS - ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING THROUGH PUDDLES. IF COLLIDING WITH FIXED OBJECT OFTEN DRIVER WOULDN'T REPORT IT TO AVOID TICKET & INSURANCE PREMIUM HIKES. ALSO, IF THE ACCIDENT IS REPORTED THEY MAY BLAME THE COLLISION OR BELT WEAR AS THE CAUSE FOR THE STEERING LOSS. *TR

VEHICLE IS A 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER. BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION AND PEDAL BECAME "SOFT" WITH NO RESISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY AND DIAGNOSIS INDICATED RUSTY BRAKE LINES WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER...IT WAS RAINING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP...I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THAT CAR AND IT WAS VERY SCARY. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT ENOUGH TO PULL INTO A WALGREENS, BUT I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND GET THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED. THIS WAS AWFUL! *TR

FRONT STRUT PUSHING THROUGH BODY OF VAN. WE'VE SPOKEN TO A FEW MECHANICS/DEALERS WHO HAVE BEEN SEEING ALOT OF THE SAME THING WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL VAN. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED YET BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE. WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO THIS SO NHTSA CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEALERSHIPS AND RESOLVE. MAYBE A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED? THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS IF OWNERS ARE NOT AWARE OF THE SITUATION. IT ALSO IS A COSTLY REPAIR FOR AN ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE. *TR

EMAIL FROM CONSTITUENT RE HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CHRYSLER MINIVANS, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HE HAS WITH HIS 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER; FEELS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NJ THE COSNUMER NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A PIN A CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION THAT COMES LOOSE. THEY ALSO SAID THE PIN IN THE LINKAGE FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL SHOOTS OUT VERY FAST AND RUINS EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED EACH TIME. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 03/26/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THE TENSIONER BELT AND THE IDLER PULLEY.

I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER VAN THAT HAS A BROKEN CLOCK SPRING. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BEFORE THE MFG WARRANTY EXPIRED ONCE ALREADY. THE CHRYSLER WEBSITE SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM EVEN THOUGH IT CAN AFFECT YOUR HORN AND AIRBAG SAFETY EQUIPMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHRYSLER REPAIR THIS DEFECT AT NO CHARGE. *TR

IN WET CONDITIONS, THE SERPENTINE BELT OF OUR 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER MINIVAN COMES OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE (THOUGH ALWAYS WET). WHEN IT DOES SLIP OFF, THE DRIVER IS LEFT IN A DEADLY SITUATION AS ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO. WE'VE REPLACED THE BELT TWICE, THE PULLEY WHEEL, THE TENSIONER, AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS. WE'VE ALSO HAD A PLATE INSTALLED UNDER THE MOTOR TO TRY TO KEEP ROAD MOISTURE OFF OF THE BELT SYSTEM. I'VE NOW LEARNED THAT THIS IS SO COMMON A PROBLEM THAT THE GATES CORPORATION HAS MANUFACTURED A REPAIR/REPLACEMENT BELT SYSTEM FOR THESE VANS (WHICH I JUST PURCHASED). IT'S INTERESTING THAT THE GATES CORPORATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CHRYSLER/DODGE COMPANY HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL OR OFFERED ANY TYPE OF RECOURSE FOR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. WE'VE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR THAT NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE RESULTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, ALL OF THE GAUGE NEEDLES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V480000 (AIR BAGS). THE AIR BAG LIGHT DIMMED FOR SIX MONTHS, BUT THEN ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTOR FAILED AND THEY REPLACED THE PDC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

EVERYTIME IT RAINS AND I RUN OVER A PUDDLE, THE BELT COMES OFF AND THE VAN BECOMES NOT DRIVABLE. I CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL AND THE WARNING LIGHTS STARTS TO FLASH AND THE VAN GOES DEAD. I HAVE TO PAY $50 {NOT INCLUDING TOWING} TO GET IT FIXED EVERYTIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT ISN'T A DEFECT. IT WILL JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET OR FREEWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. IT'S VERY COSTLY AND HOW COULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS BE OVERLOOKED? I GET SCARED EVERYTIME IT RAINS. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF THEIR PULLEYS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH LEFT MY CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING, BRAKES, COOLING, A/C, OR ALTERNATOR. I HAD TO STOP AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN. DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A PREVENTATIVE REPAIR TO KEEP THE BELT FROM SLIPPING OFF AGAIN. FINALLY, GATES HAD A KIT IN FEB. 2007 THAT I HAD INSTALLED THAT IS SUPPOSED TO CURE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGE, CURRENTLY WITH 136000 MILES ON IT. ANY TIME THERE SEEMS TO BE A BIT OF A WET CONDITION, THAT LEADS TO THE SERPENTINE BELT COMING OFF. IT HAPPENED ON 3/12/2007, IN NOV 2006, IN SEPT 2006, IN AUG 2006, DURING THE SUMMER OF 2005, AND SUMMER OF 2004(ORIGINAL BELT). WITH THE NUMBER OF SYSTEMS CONTROLLED BY THAT BELT, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE REPORTS SEEM TO BE THAT THE BELT IS VERY PRONE TO SLIPPING OFF. IN THE NOV 2006 REPAIR, THE SHOP SAID I NEEDED A WATER PUMP BECAUSE THE BEARINGS WERE WORN AND THE SHAFT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I WONDER IF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE SERPENTINE BELT WALKING, PUTTING ODD STRESSES ON THE SHAFT. A LARGE WASHER, PART OF A REPAIR KIT FOR THE PROBLEM, WAS INSTALLED ON THE TENSIONER IN SEPTEMBER, BUT THAT HAS NOT ENDED THE PROBLEM. IT'S OVERLY SENSITIVE TO WET CONDITIONS - WHICH AT TIMES SIMPLY CANNOT BE AVOIDED. *JB

DRIVING IN THE RAIN MADE THE POWER STEERING BELT COME OFF. THE RESULT WAS I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VAN AND HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD TO GET A SHOP TO COME AND GET THE CAR AND PUT THE BELT BACK ON. *NM

2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER, 3.3 L. THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF DURING HEAVY RAIN WHILE I WAS ON THE TOLLWAY IN PLANO. I LOST THE POWERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY, LUCKILY I WAS NEAR TO THE EXIT AND WAS ABLE TO PARK MY CAR ON THE SERVICE ROAD. THIS DEFECT OF THIS CAR IS SO DANGEROUS AND A RECALL IS NEEDED. I CHECKED FROM INTERNET, THE PROBLEM ALWAYS HAPPENS DURING SNOWY OR RAINY DAY, THAT MAKES THIS PROBLEM MORE DEADLY FOR DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. I WILL NOT BUY THIS CHRYSLER'S CAR TILL THEY TAKE ACTION ON THIS PROBLEM. *NM

THIS 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER HAS REPEATED FAILURE OF POWER STEERING DUE TO THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPING OFF (MAINLY DURING RAINY DAYS). ON THE FIRST OCCASION, THE SHOP REPLACED THE BELT AND SPLASH GUARD. THE SECOND TIME, THE SHOP REPLACED THE BELT TENSIONER. THE THIRD TIME, THE SHOP REPLACED THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY. THE FOURTH TIME, THE SHOP PUT THE BELT BACK ON THE VAN, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE BELT OR PULLEYS. LOSS OF POWER STEERING IS DANGEROUS! (BESIDES, WE DID NOT GET THIS CAR ONLY FOR DRIVING ON SUNNY DAYS.) *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON VISUAL INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED THE STRUT TOWERS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE STRUT TOWERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS LOCATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM *NM UPDATED 03/07/07*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEED TO BE REPLACED.

THE VEHICLE WILL MISS OR TURN OFF AT RANDOM . BOTH WHEN IT IS STOPPED OR IN MOTION AT SPEED. THE TACHOMETER WILL FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY OR SIMPLY DROP TO ZERO. AS OF YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT (THANKS IN PART TO THE ALERTNESS OF OTHER DRIVERS). THE DEALER HAS TAKEN NUMEROUS READINGS AND EXCHANGED NUMEROUS PARTS, INCLUDING PLUGS AND WIRES, CONTROL MODULES, NEUTRAL SWITCH AND FUEL PUMP AND FILTER ETC. STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. *JB

CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER 2000 REAR BRAKE SHOES SEIZE UP AFTER PARKING CAR OVERNIGHT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO SERVICE OUR VEHICLE. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT (NOTE: WE WERE NOT USING THE PARKING BRAKE!) THE REAR BRAKE SHOES CONTINUED TO SEIZE UP BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR MOVING BY DRIVING FORWARD (OFTEN HEARING A SMALL OR LARGE CLUNK) AND THEN REVERSING. SINCE THAT TIME I OPENED THE REAR BRAKE DRUM, INSPECTED THE PADS AND REPLACED ALL THE SPRINGS. THIS LATEST INCIDENT PROMPTED ME TO WRITE THE NHTSA. THE MECHANIC THAT CAME TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO USE A WINCH AND METAL BAR TO RELEASE THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE WHICH WAS SEIZED. THE MECHANIC SHARED THAT THIS WAS THE 9TH! SUCH FIX HE HAD TO DO ON A "CARAVAN" THIS SUMMER. WHEN ASKED, OUR DEALER EVEN MENTIONED THAT THESE VEHICLE REAR BRAKES TEND TO SEIZE UP...WHAT IS GOING ON HEAR? THOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, IT CERTAINLY SEEMS WORTHY OF SOME FROM OF RECALL... SVEN TRENHOLM

THE RIGHT SIDE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR HAS SLIDE UNTO THE CONSUMER LEFT THUMB. CONSUMER RECEIVED SEVERE INJURY TO HER THUMB AND WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NM

CROSSOVER PIPE CONNECTING MANIFOLD TO EXHAUST DEVELOPED A HOLE BACK IN AUGUST 2004. PART WAS ORDERED FROM CHRYSLER DEALER END OF AUGUST, HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT YET. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE 1300 CROSSOVER PIPES ON BACK ORDER AND CHRYSLER WAS REDESIGNING THE PART. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY DANGER OF EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THERE APPEARS TO BE AN INORDINATE NUMBER OF PARTS ON BACK ORDER. *TC

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON, BUT ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WERE INOPERABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE INSIDE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE PART WHICH THEY HAD INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE RED "NO BRAKE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS GOING AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR AND LUCKILY WAS IN THE COUNTRY. I DROVE INTO A FARMERS FIELD AND PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE MASTER CYLINDER EVEN THOUGH NOTHING WAS SHOWING ON THEIR COMPUTER. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN, PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR ALL THE TIME AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I AM WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS FROM THE DEALER AND THEIR INSURANCE CO. I WILL ALSO MOST LIKELY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER. THIS VEHICLE WAS A LEMON BUY BACK FOR BRAKING PROBLEMS THAT WERE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IN 2000.*JB

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THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. *AK

THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH INTO A FENCE AND THEN INTO A WOODEN POLE AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *JB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A HEAD INJURY WITH 6 STAPLES AND OTHER SMALL CUT TO THE HEAD AND FACE. CONSUMER ALSO CUT RIGHT HAND IN THE ACCIDENT. *TC

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FRONT DISC BRAKE PAD (SPECIFICALLY THE EXTERIOR PAD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN MY CASE) WEARS VERY FAST RELATIVE TO THE REAR AT A RATE OF ONCE EVERY 10K OR FEWER MILES FOR THE FRONT VERSUS ONCE IN 125K MILES FOR THE REAR. MY PROBLEM IS SO SEVERE THAT I HAVE TO WATCH WEAR CLOSELY AND WILL SWAP THE LEFT FRONT PADS WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PADS TO KEEP FROM HAVING TO GET A NEW SET EVERY 10K MILES. CHRYSLER MECHANIC INSPECTED BRAKES AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS MOVING CORRECTLY BUT SUGGESTED I CHANGE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. I TOLD HIM I JUST DID WITHIN THE LAST 10K MILES.. HE SUGGESTED I USE CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. I TOLD HIM THE OE WAS CHRYSLER AND THEY TOO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE WATCHED OTHER CHYSLE/DODGE MINI-VANS LIKE THE GRAND VOYAGER, VOYAGER AND GRAND CARAVAN ON THE ROAD AND HAVE NOTICED THE SAME WEAR (AS IT PERMANENTLY STAINS THE FRONT HUB CAPS WITH BRAKE DUST AND RUST WHILE OTHER HUB CAPS DON'T GET STAINED) . REAR BRAKES ARE ESSENTIALLY NOT ENGAGING AND STOPPING THE CAR. SAFETY CONCERN- SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING AS THE FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATED (COULD SMELL THEM SMOKING) AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FADED. HAVE CLIMBED UP ON OTHER CARS AT STOP LIGHTS AS THE CAR DOES NOT STOP IN THE NORMAL DISTANCE. SEVERAL NEAR MISSES ON REAR END COLLISIONS. *NM

MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE MANSTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS. *AK

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