1997 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Electrical System Problems

TAKATA RECALL,SERPENTINE BELT HAS SHREDDED AT LEAST SIX TIMES AND JUST CAME OFF THREE TIMES ,TENSIONER REPLACED THREE TIMES,IDLER PULLEY TWICE,WHEN BELT SHREDS WIRES SEVER AND VAN STOPS ABRUPTLY,WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP ABRUPTLY HESITATING BEFORE RESUMING,SWAY BAR LINKS NEED REPLACED,O2SENSORS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON,CV AXLES FAILING REPLACED RIGHT TWICE,HUB ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE CALIPERS MISS ALIGNED,ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED AND NEEDED,REPLACED,AIRBAG AND ABS LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD PANEL FUSE BLOWING,TAILLIGHTS POSSIBLE SHORT CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT TO FAIL,BATTERY NEEDING TO BE DISCONNECTED. TO SAVE BATTERY FROM DYEING DUE TO BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON CONSTANTLY, TRANSMISSION JERKING AND HESITATING IN REVERSE AND FIRST GEAR,PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NOT OPERATING POSSIBLE PROBLEM,BACK WINDOWS OPEN BUT WILL NOT ALWAYS SHUT,HORN NOT WORKING,REPLACED FUEL PUMP DUE TO GAS LEAK,WHEN BRAKING VAN LURCHES FORWARD,FRONT END SHAKES, TIE BAR ENDS REPLACED,HEATER BLOWS COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE AND NOT COOLING,MOST PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING,REPLACED STOP BRAKE SWITCH, BRAKE LIGHT DRIVERS SIDE ILLUMINATED, BUT NOT WHEN BRAKE PETAL PUSHED,TRANSMISSION LEAKING BY CV AXEL,TURN SIGNALS AND PANELS INSIDE BY DASH NOT ALWAYS OPERATING,ONLY WHEN NEGATIVE TERMINAL IS READJUSTMENT,LIGHTS FLASHING AS IF PANIC MODE WAS ACTIVATED WHEN CAR IS NOT ON,RATTLING. SOUND FROM FRONT OF VAN POSSIBLE CV AXEL OR SUSPENSION.

Mileage: 198,650

WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR AFTER 3 TO 5 SECOND IT WOULD TURN OFF AND WHEN I AM DRIVING WHEN IT REACHES ABOUT 15 TO 25 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL TURN ON AND CAR TURNS OFF AND STEERING WHEEL DOS NOT WORK AND THE BRAKES DOS NOT WORK, BUT THE ELECTRICITY IS STILL WORKS , THE STEREO WOULD STILL BE ON. *TR

Mileage: 165,355

SO FAR THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A LEMON. I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING ON IT, FROM FUEL PUMP, SENSORS, STEERING COLUMN, BELT TENSIONER AND PULLEY, ALTERNATOR, WIPER SWITCH THAT SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN EVEN THO I REPLACED A NEW SWITCH. NOW MORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOW MESSED UP. ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON ALL MY GAUGES GO FLAT. LIGHTS GO DIM. THEN SUDDENLY LIGHTS WILL FLASH AND THEY WILL ALL COME BACK ON. THEN GO OFF AGAIN. NOW, NOT ONLY DO THEY GO FLAT BUT NOW I HAVE A SHIFTING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT. IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. I REPLACED THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM. EGR VALVE, CAM SENSOR, CRUISE CONTROL, THE BODY. THE GAS PEDAL USE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THAT WAS A LITTLE SCARY GOIN DOWN THE ROAD NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WAS GONNA DO THAT. EVERYONE WHO RIDES WITH ME KEEPS JOKING AS IF THE VEHICLE IS HAUNTED. LIGHTS GO WEAK, I'VE REPLACED ALL THE BULBS CLEANED THE HEADLIGHTS. NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK RIGHT ON THIS VEHICLE. I'VE ALREADY INVESTED THOUSANDS. WAY MORE THEN ITS WORTH. I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WHERE THE VEHICLE JUST REFUSES TO START. SOMETIMES NOT A PROBLEM. THEN USUALLY IN THE COLD IT WONT TURN OVER AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY NUMEROUS TIMES CHECKED FOR CODES. AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TRANSMISSION HESITATES. SOMETIMES VEHICLE SHUDDERS ACTS LIKE ITS GONNA QUIT.VEHICLE JUST HAS ON GOING PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

SERPENTINE BELT FALLS OFF ALL THE TIME IT PULLS INWARD TOWARD THE ENGINE SLIGHTLY ANY WHEN IT GETS JUST A LITTLE WET IT SLIPS OFF. THE TENSIONER PULLEY LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDED TO BE COCKED UPWARD JUST THE SLIGHTEST LITTLE BIT AND THEN IT DON'T MOVE GATES AFTERMARKET PRODUCT WORKS PERFECT FOR ALL WHO USE IT CHYRSLER SHOULD BE THE ONES PAYING TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED NOT US THIS IS WAY TO COMMON OF A PROBLEM . *TR

Mileage: 203,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY FAILED AND ALL OF THE GAUGES DROPPED TO 0. THE VEHICLE ALSO INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

Mileage: 162,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED GOING OFF AND ON. WHEN IT WOULD GO OFF THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, DURING THIS TIME EVERY THING WENT OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, GAS AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES WENT OUT. I WOULD HIT THE DASH AND IT WOULD WORK CORRECTLY. I FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE IT AND THAT ONE LASTED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. SO KNOW I HAVE PUT ANOTHER ONE IN AND AT THIS TIME HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING IT TO FUNCTION. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, BUT NONE ON NHTSA WEBSITE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

ENTIRE DASH BOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DIES WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, COMES BACK ON ITS OWN AND DIES. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM: EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES SO FAR, FIRST TIME BEING UNDER 3 YEAR WARRANTY. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW, EVEN AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH "NO PROBLEMS" AND BEING RESET. LATELY, THE WINDOWS WON'T GO UP AND DOWN UNTIL THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. SAME THING WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TACHOMETER. THEY JUST "GO DEAD". *NM

Mileage: 24,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2002 FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING, ALTERNATOR, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, COOLING SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IS NEEDED FOR GROSS POLLUTION. THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED UNDER FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURES OF THE FAN, RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN HOT, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO BLOW OUT. SERVICE FOR THESE COMPONENTS WERE PERFORMED AT AN INDEPENDANT AUTO SHOP.

SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, HEADLIGHTS STAY ON, DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE OVERHEATS, A/C STOPS WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN THE ABSOLUTE WORST VEHICLE EVER OWNED. IT COST TOO MUCH TO KEEP REPAIRING, PLEASE ADVISE ON THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM POSSIBILITIES. THANKS. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

IF THE VAN GOES THROUGH A PUDDLE IN THE ROAD AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BELT SLIDES OFF ENGINE. WHEN THIS OCCURS VFEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND STALLS BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. *AK

Mileage: 85,411

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING MOST OF THE TIME. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY.*AK

FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENT NON-FUNCTIONAL. INCREASINGLY MORE FREQUENT ENGINE DYING EPISODES, THEN IS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER 5-10 MINUTES REST PERIOD. MIL LAMP CODE READS BATTERY POWER DISCONNECT TO PCM DURING PREVIOUS 40 ENGINE CRANKS. I SUSPECT A FAULTY RELAY( SWITCH) COMPONENT THAT FAILS AT CERTAIN VOLTAGES AND AFTER EQUILIBRATION REST PERIOD ITS VALUE RETURNS TO NORMAL AND RESTARTS (ALLOWS CURRENT TO PASS THROUGH FROM BATTERY. SOURCE TO PCM AND INTO IGNITION CIRCUIT). *NLM

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN CAR IS SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, THE CODE WHICH CAME UP INDICATED A PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST. IT WAS DETERMINED A SHORT CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. WHEN THE COMPUTER WAS RESET, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. I DO NOT THINK THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO AGE OF THE CAR. MANY OF MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE THESE SAME AUTOS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WILL REQUIRE AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND IS PERFORMED ON AN HOURLY RATE. THIS COULD WELL COST HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO TRACK DOWN THE PROBLEM. I AM UNABLE TO SELL MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SPENDING A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT WAS ONLY SPORADIC. IT DID NOT OCCUR ENOUGH TO WARRANT A SEARCH. IN THE PAST YEAR IT HAS BECOME ROUTINE. WHAT CAN PLYMOUTH CORPORATION DO TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT THE EXPENSE BEING THAT OF THE OWNER. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP ALSO INDICATED THAT HE WAS COMPLETELY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING IN MOST VANS OF THIS AGE. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT THE NEXT STEP SHOULD BE. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, HORN NOT FUNCTIONING, CONCERN OF SAFETY OF VEHICLE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY A DEALER.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE RUNNING. CONSUMER TURNED OFF ENGINE, BUT NOT AIR CONDITIONER. CONSUMER LATER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER HAD GOTTEN OUT, AND SAW FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE WIRES UNDER FUSE BLOCK WERE BURNING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT. *AK DEALER REPAIRED BURNED WIRING AT PDC AND REPLACED TWO 40 AMP FUSES IN PDC. *SCC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABVE VEHICLE. *AK

I USED TO BE A MACHANIC, I HAVE TAKEN THE DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING ASSY APART AND FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS THAT IS SUPPOSE TO WIND & UNWIND--I FOUND AN AREA THAT WAS BENDING/KINKED INSTEAD SO IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME TILL TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH THE WIRES WOULD BREAK. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SINCE IT PLYS A PART IN THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND HORN THIS IS RELATED TO A SAFETY ITEM.. I DID SEE ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS RIGHT NOW.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND TWO DAYS LATER, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED OPERATING. CONSUMER HEARD THAT WHEN THESE COMPONENTS GO OUT IT MAY BE A CLOCK SPRING. FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON APPROXIMATELY 10/15/2001 WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. AT THAT SAME TIME, I TRIED TO USE THE HORN TO LET SOMEONE KNOW THAT I WAS THERE TO PICK THEM UP. THE HORN DID NOT WORK. SINCE I DID NOT WANT TO PAY THE $70 FEE TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM (WITHOUT HAVING ANY OF THAT MONEY GO TOWARDS THE ACTUAL PAYMENT OF THE REPAIR), I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT WORK ON ANY COMPONENT RELATED TO THE AIR BAG BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF REPLACING THE AIR BAG IN THE EVENT IT ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED. HE ALSO SAID THAT SINCE THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON, IT COULD EITHER NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN I NEEDED IT, OR THAT IT COULD DEPLOY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DID NOT NEED IT. HE CONSIDERED IT A SAFETY ISSUE. HE RECOMMENDED TAKING IT TO THE DEALER. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE PART IN QUESTION IS A CLOCKSPRING WIRING HARNESS AND THAT 124,511 VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT REPLACED BY CHRYLSER. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, A RECALL ISSUE AND AN ECONOMIC ISSUE. IF CHRYSLER CHARGES $70 PER DIAGNOSIS AND $250 FOR EACH REPAIR OF THE 124,511 DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING WIRING HARNESS/DESIGN FLAWS, THAT EQUALS ABOUT $40 MILLION. HOW MUCH PROFIT IS CHRYSLER MAKING ON REPAIRING THEIR OWN SAFETY RELATED DESIGN FLAW AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GETTING INJURED BECAUSE A RECALL IS NOT BEING ISSUED ON THIS COMPONENT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, IT APPEARED THAT FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (CLAIM # 40-2269-222). *YD

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, IT APPEARED THAT FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (CLAIM # 40-2269-222). *YD

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

"AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND HORN DOES NOT WORK. MECHANIC SAYS THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SAME SYMPTOMS AS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA01-007.*AK

MULTIPLE ELECT. PROBLEMS WITH CAR: (3) ALTERNATORS, WIRE HARNESS(#12), REPLACED MAIN COMPUTER, (3) MAP SENSORS, (1) O2 SENSOR, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE

MULTIPLE ELECT. PROBLEMS WITH CAR: (3) ALTERNATORS, WIRE HARNESS(#12), REPLACED MAIN COMPUTER, (3) MAP SENSORS, (1) O2 SENSOR, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE

MULTIPLE ELECT. PROBLEMS WITH CAR: (3) ALTERNATORS, WIRE HARNESS(#12), REPLACED MAIN COMPUTER, (3) MAP SENSORS, (1) O2 SENSOR, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE

MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/REPAIRS INCLUDING 3 ALTERNATORS/ 12 WIRE HARNESS/ 3 MAP SENSORS/ 1 O2 SENSOR, AND MAIN COMPUTER REPLACEMENT. STILL BEING SERVICED TO CORRECT PROBLEM OF STALLING OUT/HESITATING ALL DESCRIBED AS DRIVEABILITY PROBLEM. *AK

MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/REPAIRS INCLUDING 3 ALTERNATORS/ 12 WIRE HARNESS/ 3 MAP SENSORS/ 1 O2 SENSOR, AND MAIN COMPUTER REPLACEMENT. STILL BEING SERVICED TO CORRECT PROBLEM OF STALLING OUT/HESITATING ALL DESCRIBED AS DRIVEABILITY PROBLEM. *AK

MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/REPAIRS INCLUDING 3 ALTERNATORS/ 12 WIRE HARNESS/ 3 MAP SENSORS/ 1 O2 SENSOR, AND MAIN COMPUTER REPLACEMENT. STILL BEING SERVICED TO CORRECT PROBLEM OF STALLING OUT/HESITATING ALL DESCRIBED AS DRIVEABILITY PROBLEM. *AK

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERABLE, AND INTERMITTENTLY HORN ASSEMBLY IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

TRANSMISSION - SHUDDERS/VIBRATES/HESITATES WHEN UPSHIFTING FROM 1-2 GEARS. A/C COMPRESSOR, STARTER AND/OR IGNITION, AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE HAVING PROBLEMS OR QUIT WORKING ALL AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ON AND, HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL AT THIS TIME, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK CONSUMER STATES CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO INOPERATIVE. *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. ALSO, HORN FAILED TO WORK, AND CRUISE CONTROL OPERATED RANDOMLY. *AK POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. ALSO, HORN HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. *AK

WHEN VAN WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAG. ALSO, HORN DOES NOT WORK, REMOTE ENTRY ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOES NOT WORK, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, FUEL GAUGES DOES NOT WORK, A/C HEATER BLINK ON AND OFF,INSIDE DOME LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF, STEERING COLUMN FREEZES, CRUISE CONTROL WORKS ON AND OFF.

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES / CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO WORK, AND HORN CANNOT BE USED. PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY WHEN ENGINE STARTS, AND IS INTERMITTENT. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN FAILURES CAUSED BY CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

HORN, AIRBAG, AND CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE

CHRSLER DEALER REFUSES TO PROVIDE COPY OF SERVICE BULLITEN NO. 070299, NHTSA ITEM NO: SB606159 CONCERNING SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPING OFF TENSIONER IDLER PULLEY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, IT APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL, CLAIM # 40-2269-222. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, IT APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL, CLAIM # 40-2269-222. NLM

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I TOOK THE VAN TO A GARAGE FOR THE PROBLEM I'M REPORTING AND THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE LOSING GROUNDING AND BURNING OUT THE PCM(?), BCM(?). THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT A PART THAT IS MANUFACTURED FOR REPLACEMENT, YOU HAVE TO PULL THE DEFECTIVE ONE OUT AND SEND IT IN TO BE REPAIRED. THIS WILL TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 5 DAYS AND THE COST IS $1,500. ADD TO THIS, 2 TO 5 DAYS OF A RENTAL CAR IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. NEVER WILL I BUY ANOTHER PLYMOUTH. EVER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE HESITATED. NOTICED WHITE SMOKE IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE. CHECKED SIDE MIRRORS & NOTICED FLAMES. STOPPED & TURNED VEHICLE OFF. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED A SPARK CAUSED FUEL PUMP TO IGNITE & THE ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNED. WIRING HARNESS, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS, FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, AND FUEL TANK WERE ALL DAMAGED. *AK *ML

A SPARK FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IGNITED GASOLINE FROM A SMALL LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND RESULTED IN THE MINIVAN CATCHING ON FIRE. THE WIRING OF THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO BURNED IN THE FIRE. THE REPAIR SHOP WHO INTIALLY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE FELT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR CHRYSLER TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WORK DUE TO THE WIRING BEING INVOLVED. OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ALLOW THE CAR TO BE TOED TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL NATIONAL CHRYSLER SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED LITTLE INFORMATION FROM CHRYSLER OTHER THAN THEIR BELIEF THE FIRE WAS NOT DUE TO A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOT STATED WHAT THEY BELIEVE CAUSED THE FIRE AND THE DELAY IN GETTING OUR VEHICLE REPAIRED WAS OVER 1 WEEK. WE HAVE YET TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK! *AK

VEILCLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH ELETRCAL SYSTEM, WHICH INTURN, CAUSED PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR,/OOR MOTOR, ENGINE CHECK LIGH/ODOMETER . ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WOUD LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON ELEVEN OCCASIONS, AND NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN DONE. *AK

ELECTRIC COIL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ABOUT 6 TIMES. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *AK