1997 Plymouth Voyager Power Train Problems
Owners have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA about power train problems on the 1997 Plymouth Voyager, 16% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 77,072 miles. The words owners use most often: “transmission failed” (15% of reports).
- 55power train complaints
- 77,072median miles at failure
- 2mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 31%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.
- Transmission failed: mentioned in 8 of 55 complaints (15%)
At what mileage do power train problems happen?
Based on 13 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 55 complaints, 2 mention a crash.
Plymouth Voyager power train complaints by model year
| Model year | Power Train complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Voyager | 34 | 20% | 61,500 |
| 1999 Voyager | 41 | 15% | 68,000 |
| 1998 Voyager | 55 | 17% | 76,250 |
| 1997 Voyager | 55 | 16% | 77,072 |
| 1996 Voyager | 88 | 12% | 72,000 |
| 1995 Voyager | 63 | 19% | 113,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists power train for the 1997 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.
1997 plymouth voyager transmission failure. Consumer states that the transmission has failed 5 times. Consumer believes that he is due to some compensation due to the continuing failure of this vehicle. *kb the transmission would not shift properly into gear and sometimes it would get stuck in…
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle would not transition to a higher gear and would not reach a speed of more than 5mph. The vehicle was towed to a service dealer who replaced the transmission. The day the transmission was repaired the vehicle began to make a clicking sound and was taken to a local…
At about 62000 miles van began to shift hard and clunk at about 35-40 mph. Took it to the dealer during warranty period and was told that there was nothing wrong with the transmission. At 65000 miles the transmission failed while my wife and 11 month old were driving, leaving them stranded about…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1997 Plymouth Voyagers have power train problems?
No. NHTSA has 55 owner complaints about power train for the 1997 Plymouth Voyager (16% of the 346 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 1997 Plymouth Voyager power train?
No recall currently lists power train for this vehicle.
At what mileage do power train problems start?
The median reported mileage is 77,072 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about power train problems on the 1997 Plymouth Voyager?
The most frequent phrase is “transmission failed”, in 8 of 55 complaints.
Other 1997 Plymouth Voyager problems
See all 1997 Plymouth Voyager problems or power train problems across all Voyager years.