Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 01/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| Air conditioner quit working, problem is evaporator under dash. repair to be $1200 estimated. fuel pump failed. paint began peeling at 40,000 miles. just finished repainting whole vehicle at own expense. both front seatbelts would not unroll and were replaced. transmission failed at 68,000 miles, dealer repaired at no charge. abs no longer works. wheels lock up when hard braking. | |||
| 1 | 09/20/1992 | ||
| Fuel is leaking in the engine area around injectors. all injectors and o-rings have been replaced and it is still leaking. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 01/30/2002 | 1 | ||
| When turning on the heating system a fuel smell consumed the passenger compartment through the vents of the vehicle . due to a leakage in the fuel rail. dealer has been contacted concerning this problem. nlm | |||
| 03/15/2000 | 2 | 12/01/1992 | |
| Inlet/outlet fuel hoses from tank to chassis lines are corroded at crimp connector. composition of crimp fitting appears to be of type that reacts poorly with roadsalt . crimp fittings have disolved causing fuel leak. exposure of raw fuel/vapors near rear exhaust area may cause a fire/explosion | |||
| 02/10/1999 | 1 | 06/01/1993 | |
| The van lost all power while traveling at 65+ mph on an interstate highway. this occurred suddenly with no warning after the van hit a slight bump in the road. after putting the vehicle in neutral and coasting to a stop on the side of the highway, the van was restarted and driven to a dealership. the dealership ran a computer diagnostic that found no problems (since the van lost all power nothing was registered in the onboard computer memory). we got back on the road and 1.5 hours later the same thing happened. this time it was at night, on an extended section of interstate with no shoulder. we were lucky that no one was following closely behind. again, after placing the van in neutral and coasting to a stop, the van was restarted and driven to a motel. the vehicle was repaired at a service station, the mechanic said he had seen a similar problem on 6-8 + vans over the past several years. though no diffinitive diagnostic could be run to detect a short circuit in the electric fuel pump, the pump was replaced and no further problems occurred. failure of the fuel pump and loss of all power is a serious malfunction at high speeds. i question whether the problem is more widespread and indicative of a defect in design or manufacture. | |||
| 06/24/1999 | 5 | 11/01/1994 | |
| After leaving san diego 06/24/1999 in route to phoenix az. my family and i had 5 highspeed engine shutdowns at 70 plus mph. causing braking and steering failure.after several attempts of restarting engine it would restart after approximitaly 5 minutes. the weather was hot at about 110 and this accured at about 3:pm . we finally made it to our destination and spent the night. next morning took van to independent repair facility and they could not reproduce stalling. they mentioned vapor lock ? kept traveling to next destination which was going to be in new mexico and highspeed stalling accured again between phoenix and flagstaff.returned to phoenix and went to plymouth dealership { petre dealership}.they ran several tests and thought it was the o2 sensor and dirty throttle plates. 480$ later back on road heading for flagstaff az. highspeed shutdown again about 60 to 80 miles into trip.decided to try to make it to flagstaff az. and experienced one more shut down before arriving. next morning took van to flagstaff dealership for further diagnoses but could not get van in untill next day because of volume of business. said most likely cause was malfunctioning fuel pump after showing him the repair work from phoenix. advised keeping fuel tank full and proceed to next distination of albuquerque n.m.. took advise because we were on time schedule and made it to within 20 miles of destination and van did another highspeed shutdown on downgrade almost causing loss of control . stayed night in albuquerque nm and found dealership {zangara dodge ) open on sat. gave history of events and they replaced fuelpump and fuel pump harness. no other shutdowns accured on rest of trip to illinois and back to california. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 05/18/2000 | 1 | 04/19/2000 | |
| Vehicle would not start due to a faulty fuel pump, exhaust was leaking. *slc | |||
| 06/07/1998 | 1 | 07/03/1996 | |
| Fuel pump failure. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 04/01/1993 | |||
| The fittings on the fuel lines corroded allowing the the vehicle to leak. dealer has not seen vehicle. owner replaced the fittings to correct failure. *ak *yc | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| Fuel was leaking from vehicle. took vehicle to dealer and had to replace fuel rails. consumer also, recall 00v286000 for 1996-2000 vehicles. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - FUEL RAIL | |||
| 01/02/2003 | 115000 | 1 | 11/01/1997 |
| The consumer smelled gas while driving. the consumer stopped the car, popped the hood and saw gas spraying all over the engine. the mechanic said the fuel rails were leaking. *nlm *cb *jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - INJECTORS | |||
| 02/28/2002 | 4 | 11/01/1992 | |
| 4 of 6 fuel injectors leak from under plastic top of injector near the electrical connection. fuel leaks and pools on top of the engine. injectors seal and stop leaking as engine warms up. injectors do not leak if the outside air temperature is not below 50 degrees f. i talked with kenai chrysler, our local dealer, and was told that there is no recall on the injectors. i also talked to a local shop in homer, ak, sunny service. the owner, j. j. carroll, has seen this problem several times. i believe this could lead to a fire in the engine compartment. after the car warms up the fuel eventually evaporates from the heat of the engine, but there is a strong gasoline odor in and around the car. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| Upon filling vehicle with fuel consumer has notice fuel was leaking from top of tank. also, fumes/odor in garage, and spots of leaking fuel. consumer has contacted dealer. please provide any further details.*ak | |||
| 08/01/1996 | 1 | 05/01/1993 | |
| The vehicle has been an ongoing problem although the maker says that they have not had excessive problems | |||
| Right rear corner seam of fuel tank is cracked, resulting in fuel leak. *ak | |||