1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

I PURCHASED A USED 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 2.4L MINIVAN WITH 54,000 MILES IN APRIL 2001. SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND AT ABOUT 58,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL. THE OIL LEAK HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, TO WHERE I AM LOSING 1 QUART OF OIL PER WEEK. THE OIL IS SPRAYING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, INCLUDING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VAN NOW HAS 88,000 MILES. I TOOK THE VAN IN RECENTLY AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE HEAD GASKET SHOULD NOT FAIL AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE! THE HEAD GASKET IS BEING REPLACED, AT A COST OF OVER $1000!. ALTHOUGH NO DEATHS, ACCIDENTS, FIRES, DAMAGE, ETC. HAS OCCURRED, THERE WAS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN OIL FIRE FROM THE LEAK. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.4L ENGINES ON THIS MODEL!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE...

1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VAN, THE VAN GOT HOT IT WAS NOT OUT OF WATER, I TOOK IT TO A SHOP BECAUSE I THOUGH IT MIGHT NEED A WATER PUMP, AFTER THEY RAN A FEW CHECKS THEY SAID THAT WATER WAS NOT CORRELATING AND IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IF IT COULD NOT BE MILLED DOWN. I AM WONDERING WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN SINCE THERE WAS WATER IN THE MOTOR AND RADIATOR, THE SHOP SAID THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A DEFECT IN THE HEADS,

EXCESS ENGINE OIL LEAK, OIL FOUND IN COOLING SYSTEM DUE TO FAILED ENGINE HEAD GASKET TO 2.4 LITER DOHC EGINE WITH 78,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. NEEDS REPLACMENT WITH TRANSMISSION FLUSH, NEW SPARK PLUGS, WIRES AND OIL CHANGE. NEEDS NEW BATTERY, REPLACED STARTER IN 2003. IT IS NOT EVEN FIVE YEARS OLD.*AK

MY CAR ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES AND IT ALREADY HAS A WARPED MAIN GASKET. I TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED THE MECHANIC SAID IT MUST BE A RECALL BECAUSE THAT'S NOT NORMAL. THE REPAIRS CLOSE TO 1,000 DLS. *LA

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY LOST POWER AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO JERKED EXCESSIVELY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *NLM

THE VAN WILL BE GOING ALONG AND JUST SHUT DOWN. NO ADVANCE WARNING. SOMETIMES IT WILL START AFTER SETTING FOR 30 MINUTES, SOMETIMES IT HAS TO SIT FOR 24 HOURS, SOMETIMES FOR 2-3 DAYS. THE VAN HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE VAN STARTS RIGHT UP AND RUNS WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN A WEEK OR SO LATER IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE VAN IS A HAZARD BECAUSE IT WILL STOP IN TRAFFIC AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO START. *JB

OIL LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *NLM PH. THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A HEAD GASKET LEAK. *JB

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL.*JB

OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET AT 47500 MILES.

OIL LEAK COMING FROM HEAD GASKET AFTER ONLY 49,000 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT CHRYSLER KNEW AND PUT NEW MLS GASKETS IN PRODUCTION JUST A MONTH AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED.

HEAD GASKET FAILURE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, ENGINE HAS NEVER OVERHEATED. *AK

CONUSMER FOUND OUT THAT HEAD GASKETS ARE GOING OUT. COST IS AT $800.00 .*AK

THE FRONT ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AT 24,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. *YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE, NOW HAS LEAK ON LEFT SIDE HEAD GASKET. *AK

THE FRONT ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AT 24,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. *YH

MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONCE MY HUSBAND DISCOVERED THE OIL LEAK. REPLACING A HEAD GASKET AT THE CURRENT MILES LISTED IS UNHEARD OF. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT NEVER MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ONWERS AND ADVISE THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DID REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR $333.10 AND SAID IN THEIR RESPONSE THAT THEY SPLIT THE COST WITH ME. THIS PROBLEM IF NOT DISCOVERED BY MY HUSBAND COULD HAVE LED TO MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND EXPENDITURES OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN. THIS PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A POOR DESIGN AND DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP AT BEST. MY HUSBAND HAS OWNED A HONDA SINCE 1987 AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY SUCH PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT CHYSLER AND GARY MATHEWS MOTORS HAVE VICTIMIZED HONEST CONSUMERS SUCH AS MYSELF. THE DEALERSHIP WAITED UNTIL THE PROBLEM SURFACED AND PROFITED FROM SOMETHING...

OIL LEAK WAS COMING FROM HEAD GASKETS. *AK

FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP WHILE DRIVING. NLM

FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP WHILE DRIVING. NLM

FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP WHILE DRIVING. NLM