2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Electrical System Problems

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.

Mileage: 204,826

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

Mileage: 79,000

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

Mileage: 339,000

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

Mileage: 131,000

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

Mileage: 62,000

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

Mileage: 69,000

THERE IS A RECALL ON PLYMOUTH VOYAGERS 1998 AND OLDER DOING THE SAME THINGS MY 2000 IS DOING, WHICH IS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS ARE: THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY FOR 6 WEEKS AND FOR THE PAST MONTH THE HORN DOES NOT HONK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T TURN ON. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAGS, NOW THAT I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ISSUE FOR OLDER MODELS. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *LA

Mileage: 82,500

WHILE DRIVING/PARKING CLOCK SPRING FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE HORN NOT TO WORK, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTION-WHICH HAS LED TO FAILURE OF HORN, AIRBAG, AND CRUISE CONTROL. *LA

MY 2000 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER'S ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES AND ALMOST THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY CAR, INCLUDING MY DASH BOARD AND PART OF MY FRONT SEATS WERE BURNED UP. THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDOWS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE FRONT BLEW OUT. I SUFFERED FROM SMOKE INHALATION AND DID END UP GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. I ALSO HAVE PULLED SOMETHING IN MY BACK AND ARMS THAT HAS MADE MY ARMS FROM THE ELBOWS TO THE HANDS GO PAINFULLY NUMB AND PRICKLY. IN ADDITION, I SEEMED TO HAVE CAUSED A HEMORRAGE IN MY UTERUS. MY PERIOD IS NOT DUE FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR A BIT MORE. IT IS LABOR DAY WEEKEND AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE A REGULAR DOCTOR YET. I ACTUALLY HAVE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAY THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS ON 2000 GRAND VOYAGER, THEY ALSO SAID THEY WOULDN'T SELL ANY VEHICLE THAT HADN'T HAD THE RECALL ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE BEING PUT ON THE LOT--ALSO, WHEN I CHECKED ON THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER WEBSITE AND PUT THE REQUESTED SECTION OF VIN NUMBERS INTO THEIR LITTLE CHECKUP BOX--IT SAID--"NO INCOMPLETE RECALLS OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATIONS EXIST."--I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET IN SEVERAL PLACES BEFORE I FOUND THIS SITE AND FOUND THAT 2000 GRAND VOYAGERS WITH 3.3 L. ENGINES WERE PART OF THE RECALL!!!! THE FIRST THING I SAW WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR BECAUSE OF ALL THE SMOKE WAS SOMETHING DRIPPING IN FLAMES FROM THE FRONT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE.*AK

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED, INSURANCE SAID THE CAUSE OF LOSS IS UNKNOWN BUT THE ONLY THING THEY KNOW IS THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE (CLAIM # 40-2413-995). *YD

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED, INSURANCE SAID THE CAUSE OF LOSS IS UNKNOWN BUT THE ONLY THING THEY KNOW IS THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE (CLAIM # 40-2413-995). *YD

CAR WAS PARKED FOR 6 HOURS AND AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FUSE RELATED TO STOP LAMPS/ AIRBAGS AND MEMORY FUSE.*AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AND RETURNING IN MORNING THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED DASHBOARD. COMPLETE DASHBOARD WAS MELTED, INCLUDING VENTS.*AK

DROVE ABOUT THREE MILES AND PARKED VEHICLE. THEN, WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE HAD STARTED BECAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND MANUFACTURER IS TO REPLACE IT *AK