1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER ENGINE WENT OUT.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS ENGINE PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *NM

OIL LEAKED ON THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF THE HEAD GASKET. NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS SHOOTING SPARKS FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THEN, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. MECHANIC HAD TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF BY DISCONNECTING OR TOUCHING A WIRE. *AK THE SES LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT BECAME STUCK AND THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE REAR DOOR LOCK WOULDN'T WORK WITH THE KEY. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE NOISY. ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD CORD SEPARATION. *NM

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR AN EXAMINATION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN.*AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE HEAD FASKET KIT. *AK *NM

MY19 98 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER WITH THE 2.4LTR ENGINE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AT APPROX. 49,000 MILES. AFTER TEDIOUS SEARCHING, I FOUND THE LEAK WAS CONFINED TO THE HEAD GASKET. WHICH HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. I ASKED CHRYSLER IF THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD NO. SO THEN I DECIDED TO CHECK THE INTERNET, AND LORDY LORDY THE PLACE WAS OVERFLOWING WITH A MULTITUDE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DESIGN PROBLEM, WHICH GIVES TO A SERIOUS POSSIBILITY OF LOSS OF PROPERTY OR LIFE DUE TO THE OIL LEAKING COULD CATCH FIRE AS IT DRIPS AND MISTS IT'S WAY UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE EXHAUST AND CONVERTER ARE BOTH IN THE PATH OF THE OIL. CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE ALL MONEYS PAID IN TRYING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND FAILED TO RESTART. *AK THE VAN WOULD CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START FOR 2-3 HOURS MAYBE LONGER. THE VAN NO LONGER STARTS. *PH *JB

OIL PAN IS MADE OF ALUMINUM WHICH RESULTS IN THE TREAD WEARING OUT AFTER SEVERAL OIL CHANGES. OIL PAN CANNOT BE PLUGGED.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 42,000 MILES. *JB

THE INTERIOR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKERED. OCCASIONALLY THE HORN WOULD FAIL. METAL FRAGMENT CUT THROUGH THE POWER STEERING AND CAUSED NOISE WHEN STEERING. THE DOOR HANDLE DIDN'T OPEN SMOOTHLY. THE DEALER REPLACED FRONT STRUTS AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS. ALSO, REPLACED LEAKING ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET, ENGINE BELT AND TENSIONER. . *AK *NLM

THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON, THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED, THE DRIVER'S WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, AND THERE WAS A CRUNCHY NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, IT WAS DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING LINES LEAKED, THE FRONT STRUTS AND SUSPENSION WERE REPLACED, AT TIMES THE HORN DID NOT WORK, AND LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A COURTESY COPY TO NHTSA (CC) THE LETTER IS ADDRESSED TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER.*PH ALSO THE VALVE COVER GASKETS WERE REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE ENGINE BLEW AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILUMINATED.*AK ALSO THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BAD.*JB

WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLED WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN OFF, AND WENT THROUGH THE PISTON, DAMAGING HEAD GASKET.*AK

ENCOUNTERED BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 98 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER MINI-VAN THAT WAS LESS THAN 3 YRS. OLD WITH A MILEAGE IN THE 60000 RANGE. A CO-WORKER HAS A 98 VOYAGER MINI-VAN WITH UNDER 50000 MILES THAT ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. HAS OTHER OWNERS REPORTED ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS.. *AK

LATENT DEFECT (CASTING VOID) PRESENT AT DELIVERY, DISCOVERED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT 45,209 MILES ON 03/08/2002 DURING ROUTINE SERVICE AND INSPECTION. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AT THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF THE HEAD GASKET AND THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH

HEAD GASKET BLOW OUT AT 44500 MILES. ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE LEAKING ON STARTER. NO WARNING AT ALL. NOT UNUSUAL FOR THIS ENGINE, IS WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM ALL MECHANICS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 10-15MPH AROUND A CORNER WHEN SERPINTINE BELT BROKE, AND CONSUMER LOST SLIGHT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER DIDN'T HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR BELT BREAKING. CONSUMER WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SERVICE.*AK BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND BELT SLIPPED OFF. BELT DID NOT BREAK. CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *YH

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE AND THE POSSIBILTY OF A FACTORY DEFECT AS THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 200,000 MILES. NLM

AIR BAG LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, ALSO, WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP WAS WHEN CONSUMER FOUND OUT ABOUT HEAD GASKET BLOW OUT. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED ON THIS WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. MANY OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND SIMILIAR ENGINES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH BRAKE PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO AND PEDAL HIT FLOOR, CAUSING A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE , DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. CONSUMER FELT DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE SEAL OR CYLINDER HEAD. *AK

AT 54,000 MILES HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS CAUSED AN OIL LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE OR ENGINE TO FAIL. COMMON PROBLEM.*AK.ET.