SUSPENSION
FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.
Remedy: FEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.
6,903 vehicles affected
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER MINIVANS WITHOUT REMOTE RELEASE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE MINIVAN LATCHES. CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED MINIVANS. IN A COLLISION, THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY COULD OPEN.
Remedy: CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH WITH A NEW STRONGER LATCH ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHRYSLER BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS DURING NOVEMBER 1995.
411,678 vehicles affected
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER MINIVANS WITH REMOTE RELEASE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE MINIVAN LATCHES. CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED MINIVANS. IN A COLLISION, THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY COULD OPEN.
Remedy: CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH WITH A NEW STRONGER LATCH ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHRYSLER BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES DURING JULY 1996.
1,262,000 vehicles affected
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
INBOARD FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY STRAPS CAN SUFFER FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE STRAP NEAR ITS ANCHOR POSITION.
Remedy: REPLACE FATIGUED STRAPS OR RETROFIT STRAPS WITH A REINFORCEMENT PLATE AND REMOVAL OF AN ANTIROTATION TAB TO PREVENT FATIGUE FAILURE.
640,000 vehicles affected
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET MAY DISLOCATE AND ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET.
Remedy: REPLACE GASKET COVER WITH REVISED COVER, AND RTV SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED IN PLACE OF A GASKET.
634,000 vehicles affected
WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. FOR THE MOST PART, WE HAVE LOVED THIS VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT FALLING OFF WHENEVER IT RAINS. WE MOVED TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, SINCE THIS MOVE, THE BELT HAS FALLEN OFF THREE TIMES. WE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BECAUSE WE LIVED IN AN AREA THAT DID NOT RECEIVE MUCH RAIN DURING THE YEAR. WE TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND ARE TOLD THIS SHOULDNT BE HAPPENING. OF COURSE, WE ARE CHARGED TO PUT THE BELT BACK ON THE CAR. WE AND OTHERS (OBVIOUSLY FROM THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS) BELIEVE THIS IS A CAR DEFECT THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER SHOULD BE AWARE OF OR ARE AWARE BUT IGNORING THE PROBLEM. WE FOUND OUT THAT A KIT IS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FOR ONLY $500 WE CAN GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. IT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. ALSO, MANY PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THAT SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED IF THE BELT FALLS OFF SINCE THE POWER STEERING AND SEVERAL OTHER FUNCTIONS BECOME DISABLED. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO BE INJURED OR WORSE FOR THE CAR COMPANY TO ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM. *TT
WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. FOR THE MOST PART, WE HAVE LOVED THIS VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT FALLING OFF WHENEVER IT RAINS. WE MOVED TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, SINCE THIS MOVE, THE BELT HAS FALLEN OFF THREE TIMES. WE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BECAUSE WE LIVED IN AN AREA THAT DID NOT RECEIVE MUCH RAIN DURING THE YEAR. WE TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND ARE TOLD THIS SHOULDNT BE HAPPENING. OF COURSE, WE ARE CHARGED TO PUT THE BELT BACK ON THE CAR. WE AND OTHERS (OBVIOUSLY FROM THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS) BELIEVE THIS IS A CAR DEFECT THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER SHOULD BE AWARE OF OR ARE AWARE BUT IGNORING THE PROBLEM. WE FOUND OUT THAT A KIT IS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FOR ONLY $500 WE CAN GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. IT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. ALSO, MANY PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THAT SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED IF THE BELT FALLS OFF SINCE THE POWER STEERING AND SEVERAL OTHER FUNCTIONS BECOME DISABLED. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO BE INJURED OR WORSE FOR THE CAR COMPANY TO ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM. *TT
WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. FOR THE MOST PART, WE HAVE LOVED THIS VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT FALLING OFF WHENEVER IT RAINS. WE MOVED TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, SINCE THIS MOVE, THE BELT HAS FALLEN OFF THREE TIMES. WE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BECAUSE WE LIVED IN AN AREA THAT DID NOT RECEIVE MUCH RAIN DURING THE YEAR. WE TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND ARE TOLD THIS SHOULDNT BE HAPPENING. OF COURSE, WE ARE CHARGED TO PUT THE BELT BACK ON THE CAR. WE AND OTHERS (OBVIOUSLY FROM THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS) BELIEVE THIS IS A CAR DEFECT THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER SHOULD BE AWARE OF OR ARE AWARE BUT IGNORING THE PROBLEM. WE FOUND OUT THAT A KIT IS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FOR ONLY $500 WE CAN GET THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. IT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. ALSO, MANY PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THAT SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED IF THE BELT FALLS OFF SINCE THE POWER STEERING AND SEVERAL OTHER FUNCTIONS BECOME DISABLED. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO BE INJURED OR WORSE FOR THE CAR COMPANY TO ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM. *TT
1989 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER CAUGHT FIRE ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0015-90. *JB
Fire
ALL 4 TIRES HAD AN INDENTATION IN THE SIDE WALL IN THE RADIAL DIRECTION. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A BLOW OUT. *NM *SC *JB
Crash
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. *NLM
1989 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VIN NO. [XXX] 3.0 L V-6 OIL LEAKING OUT OF CYLINDER COVER GASKETS IS DRIPPING ONTO HOT ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE'S PRODUCTION DATE FALLS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 89V237000, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO IN ORDER TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE CLAIMS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED IN THE CAMPAIGN. THIS SITUATION IS AN UNDER-HOOD FIRE HAZARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE NOISE IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE NOW THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT FORWARD. IT WENT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR AND HIT THE HOUSE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 500.00, DAMAGE TO HOUSE WAS $ 1500.00.*AK *SLC
Crash
CONSUMER JUST PARKED VEHICLE AND A FEW MINUTES LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT FIRE STARTED AT ENGINE.*AK *SLC
Fire
WHEN OPENING TAILGATE FOR ANY REASON DOOR WILL COME DOWN AND HIT HEAD JUST LIKE STATED IN RECALL 95 I 001 008. *AK
I HAVE A 1998 VOYAGER VAN AND IT HAS ALREADY HAD 2 TRANSMISSIONS (BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER) PUT IN IT! WAS THERE EVER A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS OR PARTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION FOR THAT YEAR? THIS IS NOT RIGHT! TWO NEW TRANS-SENSORS WERE JUST PUT ON...IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING BUT NOT CORRECTLY. I HAVE 3 SMALL BOYS AND AM ON MY OWN. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. *AK
AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES AND PARKING, A VALVE UNDER THE CAR STARTS DUMPING FUEL ON THE GROUND.IF LEFT ALONE, THE ENTIRE TANK WILL DRAIN. ONLY RESTARTING THE CAR, SHIFTING FORWARD AND REVERSE WILL IT STOP.
HATCH BACK RATTLES, REAR WINDSHIELD MOTORS START UP WHEN UP HIT A BUMP AND WON'T STOP, FRONT END CLINKS AND IT SMOKES REAL BAD AND BURNS A LOT OF OIL.
Crash
1 injured
HATCH BACK RATTLES, REAR WINDSHIELD MOTORS START UP WHEN UP HIT A BUMP AND WON'T STOP, FRONT END CLINKS AND IT SMOKES REAL BAD AND BURNS A LOT OF OIL.
Crash
1 injured
PAINT IS PEELING OFF FRONT HOOD IN LARGE BLOTCHES/ NOTICED OTHER PLY. VOYAGERS AROUND TOWN WITH SAME PROBLEM. WAS THERE A RECALL ON THE PAINT OF THESE CARS?NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN THE SUMMARY. *AK
DEFECTIVE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH WAS REPLACED FOR THE RECALL, BUT THE LATCH WOULD NOT SHUT PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) NLM
Fire
BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSING INJURIES TO PASSENGER AND DRIVER. NLM
2 injured
BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSING INJURIES TO PASSENGER AND DRIVER. NLM
2 injured
BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES BUSTED. *AK
BOLT WHICH HOLDS DRIVER'S SEAT IN UPRIGHT POSITION BROKE DURING AUTO ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND WAS REAR-ENDED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN THE SEAT BELT ENGAGED AND HELD HIM INTO THE SEAT, THE BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, AUTOMATICALLY RECLINING THE SEAT. MY HUSBAND WAS THROWN BACKWARDS INTO THE RECLINED SEAT AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. CONSCIOUSNESS WAS MOMENTARILY LOST. ADDITIONAL INJURIES MAY HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED DUE TO THE SEAT FAILURE, AND ADDITIONAL MEDICAL COSTS MAY HAVE BEEN INCURRED. THE DEFECT WAS NOT REPAIRED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash
1 injured
TRANSMISSION BEARINGS WORE OUT. GEARS ARE NOT ABLE TO SHIFT. INTERNAL REPAIRS CANNOT BE REPAIRED. ENGINE MAKES A LOUD ROARING NOISE. VEHICLE MOVES SLOW OR NOT AT ALL. MOTOR COULD STILL BE RACING EVEN AFTER GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. *AK
TRANSMISSION BEARINGS WORE OUT. GEARS ARE NOT ABLE TO SHIFT. INTERNAL REPAIRS CANNOT BE REPAIRED. ENGINE MAKES A LOUD ROARING NOISE. VEHICLE MOVES SLOW OR NOT AT ALL. MOTOR COULD STILL BE RACING EVEN AFTER GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. *AK
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION W/OVERDRIVE HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE--IT IS DOWN NOW FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, IT HAS GONE DOWN AGAIN. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PLYMOUTH VOYAGER MINIVANS OR HAS ANY MANUFACTURER RECALLS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT. OR AM I STUCK WITH HAVING TO PURCHASE YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION? *AK
VEHICLE WOULD REV UP TO ABOUT 35-40MPH RPMS. WOULD JUST STOP & NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHENEVER DRIVING WOULD HEAR LOUD NOISES. VEHICLE WOULD BE AT STOP LIGHT OR SIGN & SHAKE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSAGER'S SIDES, THE SEAT BELTS WILL LOCK UP AND WON'T UNLOCK. IT TAKES TIME FOR THE SEAT BELTS TO UNLOCK, AND THE CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
SEAT BELTS FAILED DURING COLLISION, ALSO PROBLEM W/SEATS. QCAW
2 injured
SEAT BELTS FAILED DURING COLLISION, ALSO PROBLEM W/SEATS. QCAW
2 injured
WHEN THE DOOR IS LOCKED WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE SLIDING DOOR TO OPEN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
DOOR LOCK MECHANISM FAILS CONTINUOUSLY.
FAILURE OF LIFTGATE STRUT MOUNTING BRACKET WELD AT D-PILLAR CAUSED STRUT SHAFT TO PENETRATE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
PAINT IS FLAKING OFF. DEALER WON'T REPAIR BECAUSE MILEAGE IS TOO HIGH ON VEHICLE. *ML
THE WELDS HOLDING GAS CYLINDER STRUTS BROKE OR FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS ALLOWED THE STRUTS TO PENETRATE THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPARTMENT. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS TOLD IT IS A BODY PROBLEM. *AK
AFTER SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO 1ST GEAR, CANNOT GET OUT OF 1ST. CAN NOT REVERSE. CAN DRIVE 30MPH, BUT CANNOT SHIFT. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED PREVIOUSLY IN 6/94. MANUFACTURER SAID WARRANTY RAN OUT DUE TO HAVING 2ND OWNER. *AK
THE CABLE WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE HAS RUSTED, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER 'SSIDE SEATBACKS BROKE TO THE RECLINING POSITION, CAUSING INJURIES TO BOTH DRIVER/ PASSENGER AND THE REAR OCCUPANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash
3 injured
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN STARTED UP FROM A STOPPED POSITION AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. AT TIMES, IT ALSO LOCKS IN LOW GEAR. *AK
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN STARTED UP FROM A STOPPED POSITION AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WARMED UP. SOMETIMES IT WILL LOCK UP IN LOW GEAR. *AK
DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH, WHEN NOTICING SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD; VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE & LOSE PRESSURE. POLICE NOTICED FIRE. SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER HOOD. PULLED OVER & EXITED VEHICLE. STATE FARM INSPECTOR FOUND CELLENOID SWITCH LINES HAD BEEN CUT. *AK
Fire
BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY.
HOOD MISALIGNED, HITS RADIATOR CAP.