Vehicle Data Hub

1993 Plymouth Voyager problems

NHTSA has received 749 complaints about the 1993 Plymouth Voyager, and 24% of them involve brakes. After that come seat belts (12%) and transmission (10%).

At a glance

Complaints
749 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Brakes 24% of complaints
Crashes and fires
52 and 6
Injuries and deaths
46 and 7
Typical mileage
120,000 miles 16 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

Complaints by mileage, 1993 Plymouth Voyager Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 120,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 120,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 19% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Among the 16 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 120,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 52 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 46 injuries reported; 7 deaths reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Plymouth Voyager with enough data (449 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.

My son was in a 1993 plymouth voyager that left the road and rolled six times. I believe he had his seatbelt on, but that it failed him. He was ejected from the vehicle and died four days later.

July 2003 CrashInjuryDeath

When ever turning around corners in venicle, the vehicle would stall or die out. It would occur sometimes in traffic. Took to dealer to check and could not find the problem.

August 1997 Death

Hit from behind; pushed across road into telephone pole; occupants were pushed forward; went backwards; front seats collapsed; vehicle totaled. Tt

June 1995 CrashInjury

Brakes continued to fail even though the vehicle was serviced since it was purchased. Consumer stated the vehicle has been parked.

Reported at 100,000 miles, April 1994

Tl* the contact owns a 1993 plymouth voyager. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs under NHTSA campaign id number: 96v099000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock) repairs. Ten months after the repairs were made the contact noticed that the brake and ABS warning lights were illuminated on the dash board. The contact stated that the brake pedal became stiff. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed brake fluid was leaking.

Reported at 180,000 miles, February 2011

Other model years of the Voyager

Best and worst years for the Plymouth Voyager