1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager problems
NHTSA has received 366 complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager, and 13% of them involve engine. Next are air bags (13%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 366 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 24
- Injuries and deaths
- 26 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 79 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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 79 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 90,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 86,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 24 complaints mention a crash; 24 complaints mention a fire; 26 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1997 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Plymouth Grand Voyager with enough data (220 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Drivers airbag did not deploy. The vehicle was hit in the left passenger slide door. The passenger by the left sliding door was killed. The accident occurred on 10/15/04.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 plymouth grand voyager. The contact stated that the vehicle was driving erratically. The hood was opened and gas was seen streaming out of the vehicle. The vehicle was turned off and a fire ensued. The contacts arms were burned. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. The vehicle was destroyed. Daimler chrysler stated that they would send an investigator to inspect the vehicle, but no one ever arrived.
Serpentine belt falls off all the time it pulls inward toward the engine slightly any when it gets just a little wet it slips off. The tensioner pulley looks like it needed to be cocked upward just the slightest little bit and then it don't move gates aftermarket product works perfect for all who use it chyrsler should be the ones paying to have this part replaced not us this is way to common of a problem .
Dt: the vehicle speed control stuck at 45 MPH on september 2, 2005. The consumer was able to get the vehicle to stop by turning the key off. The consumer unhooked the cruise control cable, and he has not had any more problems since this. When the mechanic looked at the vehicle he found that one of the cable strands broke. The consumer is currently waiting for the replacement part.