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2001 Chrysler Voyager problems

The 2001 Chrysler Voyager has 93 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (29%) concerns air bags. Next are electrical system (13%) and suspension (6%).

At a glance

Complaints
93 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Air bags 29% of complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 50 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Air bags 29%
  • Electrical system 13%
  • Suspension 6%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 6%
  • Lighting 5%
  • Transmission 5%
  • Engine 4%
  • Fuel system 4%
  • Seat belts 3%
  • Steering 3%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2001 Chrysler Voyager Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 50 complaints that include mileage. 46% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 50 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 69,000 miles (17 complaints with mileage).

Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.

It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

Car was in park on driveway on a hill, when I was climbing in car dropped from park to reverse and started rolling back down the driveway. My left foot was still out of the car the drivers side tire caught my left foot and I was dragged out of the car. I was severely injured, open fracture of right ankle, large and deep laceration behind right knee, eight broken ribs right side and a collapsed lung right side. Transmission slips out of gear from park to reverse.

Reported at 105,000 miles, May 2020 Injury

While making a turn into a parking lot another vehicle front end went underneath his vehicle and pushed it into fifth wheel. Vehicle rolled over twice, but airbags didn't deploy.

May 2002 Crash

When braking on flat surface and no warning vehicle will pull to the right, and it is hard for consumer to keep control of the vehicle. Dealer notified.

July 2002 Crash

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 MPH while attempting to turn the steering wheel would only turn one way. The steering wheel felt as if it locked up, the contact jerked the wheel and this in turn freed the wheel. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop the problem was the rack and pinion had failed. Repairs have been made, the manufacturer has been alerted. Updated 03/22/06.

Reported at 79,000 miles, February 2006

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler voyager. When operating the vehicle, the horn would occasionally stop working and eventually stopped operating permanently. In addition, the air bag sensor intermittently illuminated while operating the vehicle. The sensor permanently remained illuminated after starting the vehicle. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000.

Reported at 105,000 miles, January 2017

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