1998 Plymouth Voyager transmission problems

Owners reported transmission problems in 48 complaints for the 1998 Plymouth Voyager, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 48 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 80,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 2 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 31% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	0
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	2
60k to 80k miles	3
80k to 100k miles	2
100k to 120k miles	2
120k to 140k miles	2
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 13 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While the vehicle was on driver's 2 year old daughter shifted the gear into reverse without applying the brakes and vehicle moved and hit the driver. Driver sustained bone bruises all over the body, and was transported to the hospital.

Reported at 100,000 miles, February 2004 CrashInjury

Dt: contact went to have brakes checked on 8-3-05, just a routine check, and the mechanic noticed that left front caliper bolts were incorrect and have damaged the steering knuckles. He told her the left front wheel was spinning inside the knuckles, within 7 months after purchasing the car had to replace the transmission. Also, the ignition switch was bad.

Reported at 100,000 miles, August 2005

Transmission problems in other years

Transmission problems across all Plymouth models