NHTSA — Vehicle Speed Control Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,767 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager Owner Comments

problem #15

Mar 222003

Grand Voyager 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 56,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When foot is on brake pedal, car surges forward, causing an accident. Dealer has found no cause for problem, which continues to occur. (date below is approximate for accident).

- Belmont, MA, USA

problem #14

Jun 152002

Grand Voyager

  • miles
Voyager air bag and speed control. Stockton Dodge service dept. Estimated $225 plus tax to replace a steering wheel "clockspring". I was informed that this is a typical failure on these Chrysler vehicles. Stockton Dodge told me the "clockspring" was not a recall on this 1997 Voyager.

- Sunnyvale, CA, USA

problem #13

May 012002

Grand Voyager

  • miles
Airbag light illuminated, and two days later, horn and cruise control stopped operating. Consumer heard that when these components go out it may be a clock spring. Failure.

- Sidney, OH, USA

problem #12

Jan 012002

Grand Voyager

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Clock spring on vehicle is not working properly which resulted in is that the air bag has been turned off. Also the cruise control has been shut off. Contacted dealer, and the dealer replaced the parts.

- Katy, TX, USA

problem #11

Aug 032001

Grand Voyager

  • miles
Multiple elect. Problems with car: (3) alternators, wire harness(#12), replaced main computer, (3) map sensors, (1) O2 sensor, cruise control inoperable

- Ellenwood, GA, USA

problem #10

Aug 102001

Grand Voyager

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Airbag sensor light stays illuminated while driving. Also, cruise control is inoperable, and intermittently horn assembly is inoperable. Dealer has been notified. Possible clockspring failure.

- Bells, TX, USA

problem #9

Apr 071999

Grand Voyager

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When making a left or right turn engine races, but transmission fails to engage. Also, transmission only functions properly when it is in reverse or first gear. Dealer has replaced transmission five times, which has not corrected problem. Front brakes failed twice.

- Arlington, TX, USA

problem #8

May 012001

Grand Voyager

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Air bag light has come on and stayed on. Also, horn failed to work, and cruise control operated randomly. Possible clockspring failure.

- Plainview, TX, USA

problem #7

Apr 042001

(reported on)

Grand Voyager

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When van was hit by another vehicle, on the passenger's side at a high rate of speed, there was no deployment of the passenger's front air bag. Also, horn does not work, remote entry on driver's side door does not work, air bag warning light stays on, fuel gauges does not work, A/C heater blink on and off, inside dome light blinks on and off, steering column freezes, cruise control works on and off.

- Victorville, CA, USA

problem #6

Apr 172001

Grand Voyager

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Airbag light was on, and cruise control stopped working.

- Heth, AR, USA

problem #5

Jan 012001

Grand Voyager

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Horn, airbag, and cruise control inoperable

- Yorktown, VA, USA

problem #4

Mar 062001

Grand Voyager

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Air bag light comes / cruise control fails to work, and horn cannot be used. Problem happens only when engine starts, and is intermittent. The cruise control and the horn failures caused by clock spring assembly and was replaced.

- St Louis, MN, USA

problem #3

Feb 222000

(reported on)

Grand Voyager

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving at highway speeds and trying to pass another vehicle, engine revs, and the accelerator has to be released before the transmission catches up. Dealer has been contacted, says this condition is normal.

- Ormond Beach, FL, USA

problem #2

Apr 091999

Grand Voyager

  • miles
The cruise-control caused the vehicle to accelerate well past the set speed and could usually only be reset by shutting off the engine. The service dept. (mckinney Dodge, easley S.C.) believes the cause to be bent accelerator and speed control cables. If so, the design must be defective as the only work ever done near this area of the engine compartment was replacement of the battery several months ago. Whether the cables were bent during the battery replacement, during manufacture, or somewhere in between, the tight radius of these cables without any protection would seem to be a major design flaw. With the accelerator stuck, stopping the vehicle is difficult (particularly trying to keep the brakes from fading out) and ultimately requires the engine to be shut off.

- Seneca, SC, USA

problem #1

Jul 011998

Grand Voyager

  • miles
While foot is on brake pedal, the vehicle surges forward almost causing a collision.

- Dale City, VA, USA

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