NHTSA Complaint #10050992 — 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10050992
Vehicle	1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Date of Incident	December 22, 2003
Date Filed	December 23, 2003
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MO

Consumer Description

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER-SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF PULLEYS WHEN RUN IN WET CONDITIONS. THIS HAS OCCURED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. AFTER FIRST TWO TIMES, THE BELT WAS SIMPLY PUT BACK IN PLACE BY DEALER STATING THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ON THE LAST OCCURENCE, DEALER INFORMED ME OF TSB 07-01-99 DEALING WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT AND REPLACING A BRACKET THAT KEEPS THE BELT IN ALIGNMENT. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $100.00 TO REPLACE. THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT HAS SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES ESPECIALLY SINCE THE BELT CONTROLS POWER STEERING AND COOLING OF THE VEHICLE. AN OBVIOUS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AT HIGH SPEEDS CAN HAVE DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES. NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE PLYMOUTH TO RETROFIT ALL OF THESE VEHICLES.

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