1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

THE BELT SLIPS OFF IN THE RAIN CAUSING POWER FAILURE TO EVERYTHING RUNNING OFF THE BELT. NO POWER STEERING, NO COOLING SYSTEM, NO ELECTRICAL CHARGING, NO A/C, AND I BELIEVE THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK RIGHT. *TR

98 VOYAGER EXPRESSO 3.3 ENGINE. DOORS LOCK AT RANDOM, WHEN PUT IN GEAR, WHEN PUT IN PARK, WHILE KEYS IN CAR, WITH CAR RUNNING, THE 15MPH IS TOTALLY IRRELEVENT IN THIS VAN. IT ALSO OVER HEATS EVEN IN WINTER, AND ALL THE LIGHTS BLINK ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS THE HOUSING FOR AC, DEFROST, REAR WIPER, ETC. HAVE HAD TO LOCAL DEALER WHO CLAIMS THERE ARE NO RECALLS AT ALL ON THIS VAN. I HAVE JUST PRINTED OFF 3 PAGES OF SAFETY ISSUES, AND THE ONES I HAVE LISTED ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IN EXCESS OF 4 YEARS, AND IT ISNT GETTING ANY BETTER. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FIRST COMPONENT OF CONCERN WAS THE BELT TENSIONER WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS OBSERVED TO BE DISMANTLED. THE SECOND COMPONENT WAS IDENTIFIED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A MAJOR LEAK COMING FROM THE PUMP SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE, A CRACK WAS OBSERVED IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO REBUILT BECAUSE A TRANSMISSION FOR REPLACEMENT COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A PIN DROP WHICH HAS BEEN COMMON IN VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE THIRD COMPONENT WAS DISCOVERED WHILE THE CONTACT SEARCHED CAR FAX FOR HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE; THERE WAS A RECALL...

DT: CALLER GOT RECALL WORK DONE ON CLOCK SPRING, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON BEFORE IT WAS FIXED, AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS OFF , AND THE ABS LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT WERE ON, AND NONE OF GAUGES WORKED. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. DEALER SAID THEY COULD DO A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL SPILLS FROM UNDER THE CAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS A CRACKED HEAD GASKET.*AK

THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON AND HORN THE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB THE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKED OIL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T FIND A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO OTHER TECHNICIANS WHO BOTH AGREED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK. THE SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED AT 90000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE CLAMPS WERE REPLACED. *NM

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. OIL LEAKING OUT ON DRIVEWAYS.

A/C EVAPORATER NO GOOD. THEY REPLACED THEM UP TO 1997. REAR LATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE & IT DOES NOT WORK AGAIN. HOLE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT JUST BEHIND DRIVER SLIDING DOOR.

ANTIFREEZE LEAKED FROM VAN SUDDENLY. TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET LEAK. THEY FIXED IT AT A COST OF $1300.00. IT HAD 84,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURED A FEW MONTHS AGO. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CRYSLER VANS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.*AK

DAIMLER/CHRYSLER 2.4 LITER DOHC CYLINDER HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL ON HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF IT CONTINUED TO RUN AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NLM

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER LOSES SERPENTINE BELT ,OVER HEATS AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHENEVER IT RAINS. I HAD THE BELT TENSIONER REPLACED TWICE IT HAS NOT HELPED NOW VAN IS AT ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY SAY IT IS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND PULLEY. THEY ARE CHARGING ME $400.00 DOLLARS TO DO THIS WORK AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND ADDRESSED.*JB