Plymouth / Grand Voyager / 1994
1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager problems
Owners have filed 247 complaints about the 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 23.1% of them — the clear leader, ahead of air bags at 10.5%.
Complaints247
Crashes19
Fires3
Injuries26
Deaths6
What owners report breaking
Power train 23.1% · 57
Air bags 10.5% · 26
Structure 10.5% · 26
Engine and engine cooling 7.3% · 18
Service brakes, hydraulic 6.9% · 17
Visibility 6.9% · 17
Equipment 4.9% · 12
Electrical system 4.5% · 11
Severity
Of those complaints, 19 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire, 26 report an injury and 6 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 9 model years of the Plymouth Grand Voyager in this data, 1994 draws comparatively few complaints; 1996 is the outlier year.
Filing volume has held steady, 5 in the last three years against 5 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 136,950 miles.
In owners' own words
Pulled out of the driveway the morning of january 8, 2002 and into traffic. Felt a hard jerk and heard a strange winding noise. The transmission would not shift out of first gear. Took the van to the dealer and they said the transmission was shot from an internal failure and would need a new transmission. The dealer installed a new transmission at a cost of $2147.28 With a 3 year / 36,000 mile warranty. Power train
Transmission failed three times. Dealer rebuilt once under warranty, now states that the new rebuild is our resp. 35,000 Since last rebuild with one previous visit being termed nothing is wrong. Public should be aware of failures with the transmissions. Several technicians in the industry know why the transmission failed. Dealers are not doing updates on the known failures within the transmission system Power train
This is the second transmission failure. The first occurred at 42,000 miles in the middle of a busy san francisco intersection. The latest incident occurred while merging onto a freeway, putting several vehicles at risk, including our van full of children. The number of complaints on the internet as well as acknowledgement from a chrysler representative indicates this is a prevasive problem. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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Other Plymouth Grand Voyager years
1991 199 complaints · 19.6% service brakes, hydraulic 1992 300 complaints · 20.7% seat belts 1993 342 complaints · 25.4% service brakes, hydraulic 1996 922 complaints · 12.6% engine and engine cooling 1997 366 complaints · 14.5% engine and engine cooling 1998 378 complaints · 20.1% engine and engine cooling