1996 Plymouth Voyager Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 114 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 1996 Plymouth Voyager, 15% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 92,625 miles. The words owners use most often: “clock spring” (14% of reports).
- 114electrical system complaints
- 92,625median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 37%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Clock spring: mentioned in 16 of 114 complaints (14%)
- Horn cruise: mentioned in 14 of 114 complaints (12%)
- Windshield wipers: mentioned in 8 of 114 complaints (7%)
- Control work: mentioned in 6 of 114 complaints (5%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 14 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 114 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 12 a fire, 1 an injury.
Plymouth Voyager electrical system complaints by model year
| Model year | Electrical System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Voyager | 15 | 9% | 34,000 |
| 1999 Voyager | 37 | 14% | 65,000 |
| 1998 Voyager | 42 | 13% | 71,000 |
| 1997 Voyager | 44 | 13% | 100,000 |
| 1996 Voyager | 114 | 15% | 92,625 |
| 1995 Voyager | 18 | 5% | 63,009 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 1996 Plymouth Voyager. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
We had a 1996 plymouth minivan that has been giving us problems with electrical and engine. It wouldn't shift, the cruise control would stick, the battery would be drained even though nothing was left on. On tuesday, dec. 9th 2008 we moved our van to clear our driveway of snow. Within 10 minutes it…
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 plymouth voyager. Since november of 2003, the transmission has been replaced three different times. After purchasing a brand new transmission, it failed again the very same day and needed to be replaced again. The contact has had the top half of the engine rebuilt. The…
Me and my son was driving down the interstate when all of the sudden my speedometer stopped working and the rpms was going up to a dangerous zone ,i let off the gas to try and avoid a engine blow up and the rpms was still quite high, i manged to get us off with out getting ran into from behind, i…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1996 Plymouth Voyagers have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 114 owner complaints about electrical system for the 1996 Plymouth Voyager (15% of the 756 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1996 Plymouth Voyager electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 92,625 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 1996 Plymouth Voyager?
The most frequent phrase is “clock spring”, in 16 of 114 complaints, followed by “horn cruise” (14).
Other 1996 Plymouth Voyager problems
See all 1996 Plymouth Voyager problems or electrical system problems across all Voyager years.