1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER

922 complaints filed with NHTSA.

922
Complaints
13
Crashes
39
Fires
11
Injuries
2
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION80
AIR BAGS76
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY60
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE55
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN43
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR32
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL32
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER30
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP27
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM19
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH18
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS17
UNKNOWN OR OTHER15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH15

Recent Complaints

20101123FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE AND THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE BEGAN UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ

Mileage: 160,000

20090729FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER HAD AN ENGINE FIRE DUE TO A LEAKING FUEL RAIL - INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RAIL WAS UNDER AN OPEN RECALL THAT WAS NEVER FIXED AND I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF IT. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

20080718AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR VAN, AND HE GOT INTO A FENDER BENDER AND WAS ONLY GOING 4 TO 5 MPH, AND HE LIGHTLY HIT A POLE DUE TO SUN GLARE, AND IT DID NOT MAKE A IMPACT AT ALL , AND BOTH AIR BAGS POPPED OUT, AND I WAS INJURY BADLY. THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS COVERING THE AIRBAG FLEW OFF, AND CUT MY HEAD OPEN, AND THE BAG FRACTURED MY NOSE, AND MY WHOLE TOP PART OF MY BODY IS SORE AND BRUISED. THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF 30 SECONDS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS VERY LATE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. MY HUSBAND

20070926FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

SMELL OF GAS AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN. LEAD TO A POP SOUND FROM UNDER VEHICLE. SMOKE FILLED THE INSIDE OF THE VAN AND AFTER I BROUGHT IT TO A STOP ON A MEDIAN THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES BEFORE I MANAGED TO EXIT. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE AND HAVING THE FIRE PUT OUT SOON ON WITH USE OF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER I NOTICED THE EVAP CANISTER HAD DROPPED ALL OF ITS CHARCOAL. POSSIBLE THAT GAS WAS BEING DIRECTED INTO THIS CANISTER AND WHEN IT POPPED THE FUMES AND GAS IGNITED FROM THE EXHAUST S

Mileage: 142,000

20041201CrashVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

CONSUMER STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD SOME CALLS WITH BEING IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAINSTROMS. *AK

20040913FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE, THEN FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THEY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT THE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN OIL LEAK, BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

Mileage: 120,000

20030409CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 60 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! IF I WOULD NOT HAVE TURNED THE WHEEL LEFT WHEN I DID AND HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE DEAD ON I WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *JB

Mileage: 92,300

20030318SEAT BELTS:FRONT

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNLATCHED WHEN A SUDDEN STOP WAS MADE THROWING A MOTHER OF 2 INTO THE DASH BOARD- THIS IS A GENERAL 3 SEAT BELT. *JB

Mileage: 157,000

20020514FireSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, CLAIM# 113849935 NLM

20020514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

THE INSURED LEFT THE CAR IDLING TO WARM UP, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. NLM

20020514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM#35-W700-829 NLM

20020514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE COMPLETLY MELTING THE WIRING HARNESS, CLAIM # 59-V461-637. NLM

20020514FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

CONSUMER STATES THE WIRING HARNESS IS COMPLETELY MELTED DOWN, CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF SIMILAR CASES ON THIS MAKE AND TYPE OF VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE (CLAIM # 59-V461-637). *YD

20020514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE INSURED WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED (CLAIM # 35-W700-829). *YD

20020514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING, THE INSURED SMELLED SMOKE, PULLED OVER AND RAISED THE HOOD AND FOUND FIRE, IT APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR FAILURE OF MASTER CYLINDER (CLAIM # 11-3849-935). *YD

20020514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

INSURED LEFT THE VEHICLE IDLING TO WARM UP AS IT HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS, WHEN THE INSURED RETURNED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. (CLAIM # 18-0594 -775). *YD

20020514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE BEGAN COMING THROUGH THE VENTS, THE DRIVER PULLED OVER THEN THE SMOKE STOPPED, AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE LATER IT APPEARED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SMALL FIRE. NLM

20020514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR OUT OF THE ENGINE, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES CLAIM # 53-C745-067. NLM

20020514FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE DAMAGING THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. CLAIM # 13-7029-839. NLM

20020514FirePOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER BYPASSED WHILE A NEW COOLER WAS ON ORDER, FIRE SUSPECTED TO HAVE STARTED IN THAT AREA CLAIM # 22-V361-586. NLM