1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER
922 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 80 |
| AIR BAGS | 76 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 60 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 55 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 43 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 32 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 32 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 30 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 27 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 19 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 19 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 18 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 17 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 15 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 15 |
Recent Complaints
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
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
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
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
CONSUMER STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAD SOME CALLS WITH BEING IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAINSTROMS. *AK
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
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
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
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, CLAIM# 113849935 NLM
THE INSURED LEFT THE CAR IDLING TO WARM UP, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. NLM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM#35-W700-829 NLM
ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE COMPLETLY MELTING THE WIRING HARNESS, CLAIM # 59-V461-637. NLM
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
WHILE INSURED WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED (CLAIM # 35-W700-829). *YD
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
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
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
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
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE DAMAGING THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. CLAIM # 13-7029-839. NLM
TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER BYPASSED WHILE A NEW COOLER WAS ON ORDER, FIRE SUSPECTED TO HAVE STARTED IN THAT AREA CLAIM # 22-V361-586. NLM