2000 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Electrical System Problems

THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL, AND THE ALTERNATOR NOT TO WORK. THIS HAS OCCURRED OFF AND ON SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THIS FAILURE OCCURS IN MOTION WHEN THE STREETS ARE WET AND A BIT BUMPY.

Mileage: 1,500

TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2000 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE THE HORN STOPPED WORKING, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER ,WHERE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE, AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THEY PERFORMED THE REQUIRED RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DIAMLER CHRYSLER DEALER AND ONCE SHE TOLD THEM SHE HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON THE CLOCK SPRING THE DEALER REFUSED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE, AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHO PERFORMED THE WORK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000, THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70000. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

PURCHASED 2000 CHRYSLER VOYAGER MINIVAN FROM DAVID STANLEY DODGE IN MIDWEST CITY, OK. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2005, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, IN THE REAR NEAR THE SPEAKER COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE SPEAKER AND MELTING OF WIRES AROUND SPEAKER. NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATED VEHICLE FIRES ON SIMILAR VEHICLES AND FOUND THE 2001 AND 2002 CHRYSLER/DODGE MINIVANS WERE RECALLED FOR FIRE STEMMING FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHERE THE ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, CONDENSATION FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS MAY DROP THROUGH VENT HOLES IN THE TOP OF THE RADIO AND RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT SUBSEQUENTLY SENDS DIRECT CURRENT TO THE REAR SPEAKERS. (DIRECTLY FROM RECALL NOTICE) THE RECALL NOTICE WAS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V531000 OBVIOUSLY WHAT OCCURRED WITH MY VAN IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS RUNNING AND ALSO THE RADIO WAS TURNED ON HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DAVID STANLEY DODGE LOCATED AT 7609 SE 29TH STREET, MIDWEST CITY, OK 73110 (405)737-3700 "NICK" WAS MY SERVICE ADVISOR. ALTHOUGH NICK WAS HELPFUL, THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND DENIED ANY CLAIM OR RESPONSIBILITY AND WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE VEHICLE TO ENSURE ITS SAFETY! I NOW FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR FURTHER PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME IN THIS MATTER! *NM

Mileage: 114,000

MY VEHICLE HIT THE REAR OF A JEEP CHEROKEE AT APPROX. 10 MPH. I STOPPED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO LOOK AT THE DAMAGE AND FOUND PRACTICALLY NOTHING. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THEN BURST INTO FLAMES AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VAN. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THE INCIDENT. I HAVE SENT THE VAN TO THE JUNK YARD. I HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE AND WOULD BE GLAD TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU. *NM

Mileage: 140,000

I BOUGHT THE VAN USED IN LATE SEPT. 2002 WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT. DID NOT BUY EXT. WARRANTY. BY THE TIME I USED THE 1.AC IN THE SPRING IT DIDN'T WORK, WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. REPLACED COMPRESSOR, NOT AT THE DEALER, THEN FOUND OUT EVAPORATOR WAS BAD TOO. NO MORE MONEY,STILL DRIVING WITH NO AC. 2. HORN DIDNT WORK. I PAID TO FIX IT. 3. HAVE REPLACED BRAKES TWICE IN 3 YEARS. ABS LIGHT WAS ON FOR 6 MONTHS THEN WENT OFF. 4. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ..DOOR LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES, WHILE THERE ARE BELLS DINGING, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ALL AT THE SAME TIME. LOOK LIKE SOME KIND OF CHRISTMAS TREE ON WHEELS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FOR THE DEALER. NOT FIXED. 5. SIX TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK VAN HAS STALLED. 5 WHEN TURNING AND ONCE WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FOR THE DEALER. NOT FIXED. 6. WHILE THERE FOR THE STALLING, HAD THEM LOOK AT THE RECALL FOR AIRBAG BECAUSE THE LIGHT STAYS ON LONGER THAN ALL THE OTHERS, THEY SAID IT WAS FINE AND DIDN'T NEED TO BE FIXED..... THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS I CAN REMEMBER. I WILL ALSO REMEMBER NOT TO BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER.

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TWICE. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THEY COULD GO OUT WHILE BEING IN THE DARK.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE HEADLIGHT IS GOING BAD AGAIN. *TC

Mileage: 15,612

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOC SPRING: AFTER ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERATIVE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

Mileage: 13,000

IGNITION WASN'T WORKING, KEY WOULD NOT TURN. *PH IT HAS BEEN GOING ON OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. *LA

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING, BUT THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR THAT MODEL YEAR. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS.*AK

Mileage: 56,000

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BATTERY, MASTER CYLINDER, TENSIONER, AIR CONDITIONER AND SERPENTINE BELT.*MR THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS THE AIR CONDITIONER. ALL THE EXPENSES WERE VERY FRUSTRATING, ESPECIALLY WITH LOW MILEAGE. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER FELT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2001, 2002, AND 2003 VOYAGERS WITH AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS, SHOULD'VE BEEN EXTENDED TO 2000 VOYAGERS. *PH *JB

Mileage: 29,171

THERE IS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO OUT FROM TIME TO TIME, AND SOME PROBLEMS WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL.*AK

THERE IS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO OUT FROM TIME TO TIME, AND SOME PROBLEMS WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL.*AK

HORN DOES NOT WORK, DEALER REPLACED AIRBAG AND HORN MODULE. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER AIRBAGS WERE PACKED TOO TIGHT . *AK HORN STILL DOES NOT WORK ON COLD MORNINGS AFTER FOUR DEALER VISITS TO FIX IT. *YH

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER HAD SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHILE DRIVING, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC

ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL IN TO A PARKING LOT SAFELY. CAR RESTARTED 10 MINUTES LATER ONLY TO SHUT DOWN AS SOON AS I MOVED. TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER, THEY REPLACED AN ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS COMMON IN THESE VEHICALS, BUT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS ON TODAYS HIGHWAYS. *AK