U.S. public vehicle records

1996 Plymouth VOYAGER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

510 owner complaints analyzed

9 distinct recall campaigns

100,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1996 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 81 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 92 of 510 complaints (18.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Fuel system concerns	47	9.2%
Transmission and shifting	46	9.0%
Braking behavior	35	6.9%
Steering behavior	35	6.9%
Electrical and battery issues	22	4.3%
Engine operation	17	3.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags

Electrical System:Horn

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Vehicle Speed Control

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer

Air Bags:Frontal

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Air Bags	92
Electrical System:Horn	48
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	42
Vehicle Speed Control	40
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	37
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	30
Air Bags:Frontal	29
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	26

Air Bags: 92; Electrical System:Horn: 48; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 42; Vehicle Speed Control: 40; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 37; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer: 30; Air Bags:Frontal: 29; Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly: 26

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 4; 25,000 to 49,999: 4; 50,000 to 74,999: 18; 75,000 to 99,999: 14; 100,000 to 149,999: 32; 150,000 and above: 9

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (32). 429 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995

1996

2000

110

2001

112

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2012

2015

2017

1995: 13; 1996: 56; 2000: 110; 2001: 112; 2002: 78; 2003: 69; 2004: 37; 2005: 22; 2006: 3; 2007: 1; 2008: 4; 2009: 1; 2010: 1; 2012: 1; 2015: 1; 2017: 1

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 47 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 46 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 35 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10000540 · 2003-01-06 (January 6, 2003)

VANTAGE CONVERSION VAN FUEL LINE FAILURE. SERVICE ORDER READS: "SS RUBBER FUEL LINE WAS INSTALLED BY WHOMEVER INSTALL WHEEL CHAIR CARRIAGE FROM GAS TANK TO FRT OF ENGINE. RUBBER LINE ROTTED AWAY. FOUND FUEL LINE LEAKING FROM TOP OF ENGINE REPLACED LINE FROM FUEL TANK TO FUEL RAIL."

Owner-reported narrative. 19,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000540 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10004374 · 2003-01-22 (January 22, 2003)

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, AUSING FUEL TO LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SMOKE. TS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10004374 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10003277 · 2003-01-23 (January 23, 2003)

I AM ONE OF THE MANY MANY CUSTOMERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING COMPLETE FAILURES WITH THE CHRYSLER 41TE ULTRADRIVE TRANSMISSIONS. IN MY CASE I HADE A COMPLETE TRANSMITION REPLACEMENT AT 79,000 MILES. AT 123,000 MILES WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH. I HADE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT HAD INSTALLED THE FIRST TRANSMISSION. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVER ITS 36,000 WARRANTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DECLINED THE $2900 ESTIMATE AND I AM CURRENTLY GETTING A SE…

Owner-reported narrative. 123,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003277 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10005441 · 2003-02-06 (February 6, 2003)

1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER ;WHEN IGNITION KEY IS SWITCH TO ON.FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL TURN ON FOR A BRIEF PERIOD AND POWER DOOR LOCK MAKES LIKE A GRINDING NOISE.NOTE THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN CRANK AND STARTED YET AND ALL THE SWITCHES HAS BEEN OFF AND NOT TOUCH AT ALL.EVENTUALLY A FEW DAYS AFTER INCIDENT SOME SWITCHES TO THE HVAC FAN HAS NOT BEEN WORKING AND THE FACTORY STEREO EVENTUALLY MALFUNCTION.YOU CANNOT TUNE THE AM/FM TUNER IT STAYS IN 1 STATION.THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT TIMES WONT SHIFT AND OTHER TIMES WILL SHIFT WITHOUT PROBLEM.THE MI…

Owner-reported narrative. 46,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005441 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10004589 · 2003-01-24 (January 24, 2003)

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10004589 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10033900 · 2003-08-14 (August 14, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING AT UNDETERMINED SPEED VAN SUDDENLY/ABRUPTLY STARTED GOING INTO REVERSE. IN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VAN GEAR SHIFTER WAS MOVED FROM DRIVE TO PARK, BUT THE VAN CONTINUED IN REVERSE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS THE ONLY FUNCTION THAT STOPPED THE VAN FROM MOVEMENT. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10033900 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10000889 · 2003-01-09 (January 9, 2003)

FOUR NEW GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES (3 MONTHS OLD) WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE (SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND DEFORMITY) AFTER DRIVING FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. JUST OUT OF OHIO WE EXPERIENCED AN IRITATING, HAND-NUMBING VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WE MANAGED TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECT BY DRIVING UNDER 75MPH. AFTER 3000 MILES AND FIVE DAYS OF DRIVING, WE LOST THE POWER STEERING ON THE FIRST DAY IN LAS VEGAS. THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION. THEY FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT THE TIRES WER…

Owner-reported narrative. 118,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000889 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10002467 · 2003-01-09 (January 9, 2003)

OIL LEAKED FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THIS PROBLEM HAD EXISTED SINCE 45K MILES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT MOST OF THE VEHICLES FROM 1995-1999 ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AND CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THEM. *NLM THE SPECIFIC VEHICLES ARE: PLYMOUTH DODGE, CIRRUS, STRATUS, BREEZE, SEBRING, TOWN & COUNTRY, CARAVAN, AND VOYAGER. TSB-09-05-98 THE VEHICLE LOSES 1 QT. OF OIL, THE OIL GETS ON TOP OF THE STEERING RACK AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS FIRE. SCC

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10002467 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10006648 · 2003-01-13 (January 13, 2003)

BASICALLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT ( I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER). THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON INTERMITTENTLY , I HAVE PUT 3 OR 4 NEW BATTERIES IN IT. THE ALARM SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I HAVE HEARD THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THE AIR BAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. HAS ANY DECISIONS BEEN MADE SO THAT I WONT HAVE TO PAY $300.00 TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770839

Owner-reported narrative. 95,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10006648 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10053804 · 2004-01-12 (January 12, 2004)

WITHIN SECONDS UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IT BURST INTO FLAMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 180,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10053804 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10006777 · 2003-02-07 (February 7, 2003)

CONSUMERWAS DRIVING AND HEARD A "CLUNKING" NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. PH

Owner-reported narrative. 117,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10006777 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10009013 · 2003-02-21 (February 21, 2003)

THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10009013 at NHTSA ↗