1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

LIGHT RAIN, WET ROADS, TURNING LEFT AFTER A STOP, SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL. MANHANDLED TO A STOP OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE BELT HAS COME OFF IN RAIN AND LOSS OF CONTROL IS A REAL CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS ANY VEHICLES IN THE AREA. 145+ OTHER INCIDENTS NOTED ON THE WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_64215.HTML LINK FOUND BY GOOGLE. SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY BE KILLED DUE TO THIS DESIGN DEFECT. *NM

FAULTY LIFTERS IN MY 1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER ALLOWS OIL TO BE LOST THROUGH THE TAIL PIPE. *JB

ENGINE CAMSHAFT BROKE - ENGINE COULD NOT RUN - ONLY TWO CYLINDERS FUNCTIONAL - OTHER FOUR CYLINDERS NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO BROKEN CAMSHAFT . NO SIGNS OF ENGINE OVER HEATING ENGINE ONLY HAD 82,400 MILES. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE JERKED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS. SCC *JB

TENSION PULLEY BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE CANNOT OPERATE WITHOUT TENSION PULLEY. PRIOR TO VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONING, IT STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. PART HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES ,GOING 7 TIMES. DEALER WAS AWARE AND WAS INSPECTING EHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED REPLACEMENT OF RADIATOR. NO RESPONSE FROM MANUFACTURER. TSB 09-05-98 ISSUED NOVEMEBER 6, 1998.*AK

WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN THINKING IT WAS JUST AN OIL LEAK, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE MECHANICS SHOWED US THE ACTUAL PART AND RECOMMENDED WE FILE COMPLAINT. IN THEIR OPINION, CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT. THIS IS A 1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WITH ONLY 41,000 MILES! *AK

MY PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WAS POURING OIL PROFUSELY. UPON TAKING IT TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT., I DISCOVERED I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET, CAM SEALS, AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD, JUST 1900K OUT OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. 3 DAYS LATER A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD, UPON TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIMING BELT, PULLEY, AND TENSIONER THIS TIME. UPON QUESTIONING THEM WHETHER THIS MALFUNCTION COULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF THEIR PREVIOUS WORK, THEY RESPONDED THEY DID NOT HAVE TO TOUCH THESE PARTS IN THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. I IN TURN CALLED AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE WHO CONFIRMED FOR ME THAT THESE PARTS IN FACT HAD TO BE REMOVED. DUE TO MY MISTRUST OF THIS DEALERSHIP I TOOK THIS SECOND PROBLEM TO THE INDEPENDENT GARAGE. THEY INFORMED ME OF A PROBLEM WITH THE PLYMOUTH NEON HEAD GASKET FAILURE, AND THAT I HAD THE SAME ENGINE IN MY PLYMOUTH VOYAGER,...

HEADGASKET STARTED LEAKING AT 48951 MILES IN APRIL 2000. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ON JANUARY 4, 2001. COMPANY ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS ON THIS MODEL.*AK

ENGINE STARTED TO LEAK OIL.THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND OUT OIL WAS COMING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET, AND AT ONCE WAS REPLACED. *AK

HAS OIL LEAKING FORM THE HEAD GASKET. DEALER HAS AGREED TO FIX IT ONCE THE CONSUMER PAYS $200 DEDUCTIBLE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 3 MONTHS AGO.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOSE POWER ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO,THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE OVERHEATED & BATTERY HAD FAILED. TIMING BELT TENSIONER & TIMING BELT HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR & NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, RESULTING IN OIL LEAK. *AK

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION & REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER TO A TUNE OF $1340.08. HEAD GASKET BLEW AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TO A TUNE OF $ 810.96. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER WOULD OVERHEAT DUE TO FAN GOING/BLOWING BACKWARDS. THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN THE HEAD GASKETS AT 16,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD MADE POPPING SOUNDS & THEN BROKE DOWN. *AK

WARPED ENGINE HEAD DUE TO LOOSE ENGINE HEAD BOLTS. *AK

THE IDLE PULLEY BOLT BROKE OFF AND CAUSE THE PULLEY TO STRIKE THE POWER STEERING PULLEY. THE DRIVE BELT WAS LOST, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN IN AT APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILE FOR A NOISE IN THE ENGIN COMPARTMENT.

ENGINE OIL LEAK DUE TO BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. THUMPING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. SILENCER PADS AND STRAPS REPLACED ON GAS TANK. STILL THUMPS. BRAKES: HOWLING FROM REAR BRAKES. PADS/MASTERCYLINDER AND SPRINGS REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE VIN# UPON RECEIPT. THE SPINDLE/THE TIMING CHAIN IS NO LONGER USEFUL. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE TIMING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN TRYING TO PURCHASE, THEY WERE TOLD THAT CONSUMER NEEDS TO BUY THE TIMING CHAIN AND WHEEL WHICH IS NOW SOLD TOGETHER .SHE COULD NOT PURCHASE THEM SEPARATLY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70MPH THE ENGINE CUTS OFF AND CAUSES THE POWER STEERING AND THE ABS BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. AN ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET HAVE BLOWN, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE TIMING BELT FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN ON FREEWAY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFETY.