2003 Chrysler Voyager Complaint Log

REVERSE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. TOLD BY 2 MECHANICS THAT CHRYSLER HAD REPAIRED VIA RECALL OR LETTERS IN PAST. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A ROUTINE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED.

SO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR END OF THE VAN MIND YOU THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45MPH HERE. I DRIVE IT TO THE NEAREST SHOP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT , THEY CAME IN AND TOLD ME I'M LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR AS ( THE REAR CHASSIS HAS BROKE! ) THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED JUST LIKE FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID WITH THEIR VANS !!! I HAVE HEARD ABOUT OTHER VOYAGER VANS HAVING THIS ISSUE IN SALT BELT STATES .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL CABLE FAILURE THAT RAN THROUGH THE FUEL INJECTION AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,000.

OUR VAN MODEL / YEAR ISN'T LISTED UNDER THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, BUT WE HAVE THE IDENTICAL ISSUE; YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY IN ANY POSITION - WHETHER THE MOTOR IS RUNNING, OR IS ON ACCESSORY. *TR

HEADLIGHTS AND ALL INSIDE LIGHTING FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED ALT. AND BATT. STILL FLICKERS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

IN THE BEGINNING, IT BEGAN WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENT VIEWS. BUT QUICKLY, A FEW KILOMETERS LATER THIS LIGHT REMAINED LIT PERMANENTLY. AT THE TIME, THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS ONCE ON THREE, AND THEN AFTER NOTHING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS LIT CONTINUOUSLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, AND WORSE THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE. I CAN NO LONGER TAKE THE VEHICLE. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN MY REGION WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS WILL BE CHARGED AT AROUND 300 EUROS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL OF THE CHRYSLER VOYAGER FOR THOSE SAME FAILURES. IT IS THEN BY SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I CAME ACROSS YOUR SITE SORRY FOR MY APPROXIMATE ENGLISH. I SPEAK BETTER FRENCH. NOTE: I WRITE FROM FRANCE, BUT MY COUNTRY IS NOT LISTED BELLOW, SO I AM TO CHOOSE A TOWN AND PHONE NUMBER FROM AMERICA TO FIT THE FORMULA. *KB

THE FAILURE CAME SUDDENLY. ONE DAY, WHILE DRIVING, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN WAS EXTINGUISHED A FEW MINUTES AFTER. THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME IT ON REMAINED LIT PERMANENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE GARAGE IN WHICH I BOUGHT THE CAR ON OCCASION. COULD FIND THE FAILURE. HE ASKED ME TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER. THE FAILURE HAS NOT REPAIRED, EVEN THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN ARE INOPERATIVE. I CAN NO LONGER TAKE THE VEHICLE. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN REGION TO TALK HIM ABOUT IT. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS FAILURE, WITHOUT ANY OTHER FAILURE WILL BE CHARGED AROUND 300-350 EUROS BECAUSE MY CAR IS NO LONGER ON SAFETY WARRANTY AND IT IS ALSO NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL OF THE CHRYSLER VOYAGER FOR THOSE SAME FAILURES. THE CHARGE IS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR ME. IT IS THEN I TRY TO FIND HELP ON INTERNET THAT I CAME ACROSS YOUR WEBSITE. THAT IS MY ENTIRE PROBLEM. THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS: 1 - AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED PERMANENTLY 2 - SPEED CONTROL (CRUISE CONTROL) NON FUNCTIONAL 3 - HORN INOPERATIVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES WHEN SHE APPLIED PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. VEHICLE HAS NEW ALTERNATOR. DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS DIM ON BRAKING. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENT WILL DRIVING.

RECENTLY I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS "SPONGY"- I INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND FOUND A STEEL PORTION OF LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE ASSEMBLY RUSTED AND LEAKING. THE LINE FELL APART COMPLETELY DURING REMOVAL. THE LINE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. I DO HAVE THE OLD LINE ASSEMBLY FOR INSPECTION. THIS VEHICLE HAS BRAKES THAT WEAR OUT MORE FREQUENTLY THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES TWICE AND THE REAR BRAKES AND WHEEL CYLINDERS IN LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. WHEN I TRY TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM I INVARIABLY RECEIVE THE WRONG PARTS- I HAVE TO GET PARTS LISTED FOR A 4 CYL. VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH MINE IS A V-6. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL NAME-BRAND PARTS MANUFACTURERS AND ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED AT THE FACTORY WITH THE WRONG FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH IS UNDERRATED AND RESULTS IN PREMATURE WEAR. I HAVE ALSO, ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, HAD AN ISSUE WITH AN "ABS" LIGHT AND "BRAKE" LIGHT COMING ON- EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. AT THAT TIME THERE WERE NO LEAKS OR OTHER FAULTS TO CAUSE THE WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS FORCED TO PAY THE DEALER TO "RE-FLASH" THE COMPUTER WHICH WAS IMPROPERLY PROGRAMMED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD A TSB FOR THIS CONDITION AND I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A CHARGE TO CORRECT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS WHICH SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES! *TR

I HAVE 2003 CHRYSLER VOYAGER MINI-VAN LE THAT BOTH OF THE REAR RED COVERS SEPARATED FROM THEIR REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLE. THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. THE RED COVERS UNGLUED FROM THE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLE AND FALL OFF THE VAN DURING DRIVING THE VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER VOYAGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO THE THIRD AND FORTH GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPONTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,000. UPDATED 06/02/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VAN WOULD HESITATE. UPDATED 07/16/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2004. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,428 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY(30 MPH), DIDN'T EVEN HIT A BUMP. MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, HITTING MY SON IN THE FACE. HE WASN'T HURT, BUT WE WERE VERY SCARED. *TR

BEGINNING PRIOR TO SERVICE APPT. 12-23-05, HEADLIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS FLICKERED ON/OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING. VEHICLE CHECKED WITH NO PROBLEM CODES SHOWING UP. PROBLEM CONTINUES. LATEST EVENT OCCURRED 10-8-06 ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 2003. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF AND THEN STOPPED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

ON THE EVENING OF NOV 19, 2005, THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2003 CHRYSLER VOYAGER MINIVAN FLICKERED ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING HOME. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE EVENING OF NOV 20, 2005. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO MY MECHANIC ON NOV 21, 2005, AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM NOR COULD THEY IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH WITHOUT A REPEAT INCIDENT, BUT LAST WEEK (AROUND FOURTH WEEK IN DEC) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE IS AN ONGOING GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH 2001 AND 2002 MODEL YEAR CHRYSLER MINIVANS, AND I WANT TO GO ON RECORD AS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH A 2003 MODEL YEAR MINIVAN. I MAY BE SIGNIFICANT THAT I PURCHASED MY 2003 MINIVAN IN NOV, 2002, VERY EARLY IN THE 2003 MODEL YEAR. *NM

I HAD ABOUT 36,000 MILES ON MY VAN. I DON'T LIVE ON DIRT ROADS, ALL PAVEMENT DRIVING. I COULD FEEL THE FRONT END WOBBLING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH OUTER TYRODS WERE ABOUT READY TO BREAK. BOTH OUTER TYRODS WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. I STILL HAVE THE PARTS

THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE ON FRONT PASSENGER'S AXLE AND MODERATE VIBRATION THAT ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER 40 MPH. DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THE SWAY BARS ARE BENT, AND THE BUSHINGS ARE BAD.*AK

THE PLASTIC MOLDING THAT COVERED THE FRONT BUMPER CRACKED . THE CRACKING OF THAT MOLDING WAS CAUSED BY THE COLD WEATHER (BELOW 10 DEGREE F). CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT PIECES OF THE CRACKED BUMPER MY CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OR TO THE TIRES WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V386000 CONCERNING POWER STEERING. DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE WORK. *AK

THERE IS A WATER LEAK THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN DOWN TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE CARPET FLOOR. THE WATER TENDS TO MAKE THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PADS WET. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN TENDS TO MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW HAD BLOWN OUT. *AK THE DESIGN OF THE WINDOWS SUPPORT FOR THE GLASS OVER THE BODY RUBBER CUSHIONS, CAUSED THE GLASS TO VIBRATE AND SHATTER. *SCC *JB

THE HORN WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB THE HORN WAS REPORTED 3 TIMES. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE WAY THE HORN WAS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO USE THE HORN 3 TIMES IN ORDER TO AVOID CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. (THE HORN DID NOT WORK DUE TO THE CENTRAL POINT) *SCC *JB

I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT 24 HOURS AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW CHRYSLER VOYAGER, I FIND OUT THAT THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN AUTO SAFETY IN THE INSTANCE OF A CRASH IS DEFECTIVE. HOW AM I TO FEEL ABOUT STRAPPING IN MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OR WIFE IN A VEHICLE WITH EQUIPMENT THAT COULD RESULT IN THEIR DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY? *AK

THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE, AND ENGINE THE REVVED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. *JB

HOW A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 22,900 MILES ON IT AND WAS BOUGHT NEW CAN BE TAKEN TO THE SHOP OVER 16 TIMES ALREADY WITH MAJOR ISSUES. AT 1,734 MILES THE RADIATOR HOSE/OUTLETS/INJECTOR FUEL HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT 7,749 MILES AND SEVERAL TRIPS REPLACED PADS, DISC BRAKES, ROTORS (BOTH SIDES) AFTER FINDING BREAK LINE OFF FROM FACTORY, AT 12,275 MILES REPLACED PRIME PUMP/GASKET/SPACER, AT 12,913 MILES REPLACED BOTH SWAY BARS AND BUSHINGS/GLASS & REGULATOR ON PASSENGER FRONT DOOR, AT 17,163 MILES REPLACED POWER STEERING HOSE, AT 17,812 MILES HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS & BRAKES BOTH SIDES (3RD SET ON VEHICLE), AT 20,662 REPLACED COWL CLIP/SEALED UP FRONT WINDSHIELD/REPLACED SWAY BAR(3RD SET ON VEHICLE), AT 20,900 REPLACED HOSE/VAPOR CANISTER. AT 22,422 REPLACED SOP/COWL PANEL. THE ABOVE ISSUES HAVE ALL BEEN DONE DURING THE DATES 04-07-03 TO 07-20-05. OUR CONCERN IS IF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE COME IN ON THE SAME ISSUE OR IS IT POSSIBLE THIS IS JUST A BAD VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO BE IN THE SHOP EVERY 2 TO 3 MONTHS. ALSO, SINCE THE BRAKES/ROTORS/SWAY BAR CONTINUE TO BE REPLACED OUR CONCERN IT THAT SOMETIME IT MAY FAIL AND RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. SEEMS THE PIECES THAT ARE BEING REPLACED HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, MAKING US QUESTION IF SOMETHING ON THE VEHICLE IS OFF IN THE BUILDING OF THIS VEHICLE TO CAUSE SUCH WEAR AND TEAR ON MAIN ITEMS THAT YOU USE TO STEER AND MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, WE DID TRY TO ASK THE DEALER FOR THE OLD BRAKES BUT WAS ADVISED THEY COULD NOT GIVE AS THEY NEED TO HAVE A EVIDENCE TO GET THE 1ST SET PAID FOR AND THE 2ND SET WAS SET UP FOR US TO PAY A PORTION OF THE BILL. *NM

2003 CHRYSLER VOYAGER'S FRONT BUMPER CRACKED DURING THE COLD WINTER MONTHS.*MR *NM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT AND SUDDENLY DECELERATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT PROBLEM COULD BE IN THE ENGINE OR THE COMPUTER, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THERE WAS A HOWLING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO THE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER SUGGESTED IT WAS A CUSTOMARY NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, BUT THE SOUND STILL EXISTED. THE VAN WAS TAKEN AGAIN AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED BUT THERE WAS STILL NO RESULT. (THIS WAS THE 5TH TIME TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH NO RESULT) THE NOISE SEEMED TO COME WHEN ACCELERATING. *SCC *JB

THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAD NO WAY OF STOPPING. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER'S ARM WAS INJURED WHEN THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT. THE DRIVER SPRAINED WRIST.*AK