Plymouth / Grand Voyager / 1997

1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager problems

Owners have filed 366 complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 14.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 13.9%.

Complaints366

Crashes24

Fires24

Injuries26

Deaths3

What owners report breaking

Engine and engine cooling 14.5% · 53

Power train 13.9% · 51

Electrical system 13.1% · 48

Air bags 13.1% · 48

Steering 6.0% · 22

Fuel system, gasoline 4.9% · 18

Vehicle speed control 4.6% · 17

Visibility 4.1% · 15

Severity

Of those complaints, 24 describe a crash, 24 describe a fire, 26 report an injury and 3 report a death.

Reading the numbers

Across the 9 model years of the Plymouth Grand Voyager in this data, 1997 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 1996 draws the most.

Filings are rising — 17 in the last three years against 9 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 90,494 miles.

In owners' own words

Engine cuts off while driving. It has happenned numerous times. I've had it to the dealer twice for this. They say they cannot find the problem and nothing has been done to fix this. Also, at times, there is a momentary loss of power to the wheels while pressing the accelerator. Dealer cannot find this problem either. Mileage at first failure, date of first failure and failure speed are approximate. Engine and engine cooling

The contact owns a 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager. The vehicle had been running for approximately ten minutes when the contact heard a loud noise. Soon afterwards, the vehicle caught fire. There is a recall for this failure on plymouths with a different size engine. The current mileage, recall number, and powertrain were unknown. The failure mileage was 87,000. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 87,000 miles

While traveling at high speeds, the engine breifly shuts down and then restarts. When traveleing at low speeds the engine stalls completely resulting in the loss of power assist for steering and braking. In both cases the service engine light illuminates. The problem is intermittent but occurs on a regular basis. Engine and engine cooling

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Plymouth Grand Voyager years

1993 342 complaints · 25.4% service brakes, hydraulic 1994 247 complaints · 23.1% power train 1996 922 complaints · 12.6% engine and engine cooling 1998 378 complaints · 20.1% engine and engine cooling 1999 289 complaints · 18.0% air bags 2000 144 complaints · 22.2% power train

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