Plymouth Voyager Steering Problems
Owners have filed 108 complaints with NHTSA about steering problems on the Plymouth Voyager across 6 model years. The 1996 model year has the most (33). The words owners use most often: “serpentine belt” (11% of reports).
- 108steering complaints
- —median miles at failure
- 5mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 15%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.
- Serpentine belt: mentioned in 12 of 108 complaints (11%)
- Clock spring: mentioned in 8 of 108 complaints (7%)
- Loss power steering: mentioned in 8 of 108 complaints (7%)
- Rack pinion: mentioned in 6 of 108 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do steering problems happen?
Based on 24 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 108 complaints, 5 mention a crash, 1 a fire.
Plymouth Voyager steering complaints by model year
| Model year | Steering complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Voyager | 6 | 4% | 83,000 |
| 1999 Voyager | 16 | 6% | 110,909 |
| 1998 Voyager | 19 | 6% | 79,500 |
| 1997 Voyager | 17 | 5% | 90,482 |
| 1996 Voyager | 33 | 4% | 63,320 |
| 1995 Voyager | 17 | 5% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists steering for the 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.
The serpentine belt comes off causing the power steering to fail, and the alternator not to work. This has occurred off and on since the vehicle was new. This failure occurs in motion when the streets are wet and a bit bumpy.
Tl* the contact owns a 1996 plymouth voyager. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated while driving and the cruise control and horn failed to function. In addition, when making a turn, there was a flapping noise in the steering wheel that caused the clock spring…
My minivan has a badly corroded driver side strut tower that chrysler knows is a product flow yet will not authorise repairs to. This places all owners families and the general public at grave danger when this tower. *tr collapses for the vehicle looses steering and the wheel falls off. I feel a…
Losing power steering from bumpy roads and during bad weather. This happened three times within a 30 day period... ...first, while changing lanes in city i noticed that the power steering was hard when i made a right turn, had to keep going with traffic, when i made the second right turn i realized…
Drove through a puddle. Serpentine belt fell off, causing loss of power steering. Completed repair as per tsb 07-02-99. Did not correct issue. A known issue with 1996 - 2000 plymouth/dodge caravans 3.3l and 3.8l. Very dangerous, happens on wet/snow conditions. Bottom third of harmnic balancer is…
Frequently asked questions
Do all Plymouth Voyagers have steering problems?
No. NHTSA has 108 owner complaints about steering for the Plymouth Voyager. Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the Plymouth Voyager steering?
No recall currently lists steering for this vehicle.
What do owners say about steering problems on the Plymouth Voyager?
The most frequent phrase is “serpentine belt”, in 12 of 108 complaints, followed by “clock spring” (8).
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