Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 210599A | 09/03/1999 | 210599 | 607959 | This bulletin announces the availability and installation of a resuable automatic transmission oil pan gasket. *tt | 10/19/1999 |
| 210599 | 03/05/1999 | 604696 | Subject regarding reusable automatic transmission oil pan gasket. *tt | 05/07/1999 | |
| 210499 | 02/26/1999 | 604364 | Service and parts information on 1999 running changes to transmission range sensor (trs) *tt | 04/27/1999 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 181299 | 06/18/1999 | 181797 | 607298 | This bulletin explains the operation and application of the leak detection pump (ldp) monitor test. *tt | 09/17/1999 |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||||
| 0700601 | 11/11/2001 | 632201 | Subject regarding transmission oil cooler line hose clamp service. *tt | 07/11/2002 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 210798 | 04/24/1998 | 600751 | Subject on delayed transaxle engagement. *ak | 06/05/1998 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 210398 | 02/13/1998 | 600372 | Subject on transaxle desensitization to intermittent faults / driveability improvements. *yc | 11/04/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 03/15/2002 | 58000 | ||
| It is june of 2003 and the car is currently in the shop again for the transmission problem. it has had a power steering pump failure, serpentine belt failure times 5 and now a computer problem. i have contacted chrystler corp at least 5 times regarding the problems with this car. their answer is well, if you don't like the care trade it in. | |||
| 03/18/1998 | 1 | 03/18/1998 | |
| Vehicle's solenoid assembly/transaxle failed. *yc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/24/2006 | 133000 | 2 | 11/12/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated a leak was noticed under the transmission when the vehicle was parked. a local independent repair mechanic replaced a shaft seal in the transmission. however, that did not remedy the leak. the vehicle was taken to an independent repair transmission shop were it was determined the transmission needed rebuilt and the differential needed replaced. | |||
| 08/03/2005 | 100000 | 3 | 09/01/2004 |
| Dt: contact went to have brakes checked on 8-3-05, just a routine check, and the mechanic noticed that left front caliper bolts were incorrect and have damaged the steering knuckles. he told her the left front wheel was spinning inside the knuckles, within 7 months after purchasing the car had to replace the transmission. also, the ignition switch was bad. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2003 | 35700 | 1 | 08/01/1997 |
| Dt: contact owns a 1998, plymouth, voyager van. transmission failed on oct. 1, 2003 at only 35,700 miles. *ak *jb | |||
| 02/14/2000 | 36000 | 6 | 01/23/2000 |
| Plymouth voyager transmission failed at 36,000 miles. it was just out of the 3 year warranty. some valve shot through the transmission housing. transmission fluid sprayed all over the engine compartment including the exhaust. i'm surprised it didn't burn. to do a total rebuild the independent transmission shop had to weld the case because this failure is so common used transmission housings are scarce. this failure was repeated 3 more times in the year that i owned this vehicle. there were also 2 failures of an electronic control valve on the transmission. the transmission shop owner said he fixes many more chrysler minivan transmissions than any other vehicle. he said its been an ongoing problem with them for at least a dozen years that keeps his family fed. chrysler denied any knowledge of defective transmissions in their vehicles. my research says its an all too common failure in not only the minivans but in the pickup trucks and jeeps as well. i drove chyslers and jeeps all my life but now i won't buy either. *jb | |||
| 12/01/2003 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Transmission disintegrated, wiper motor problems, and lost of horn and cruise control. *ph *mr | |||
| 02/17/2004 | 100000 | 1 | |
| While the vehicle was on driver's 2 year old daughter shifted the gear into reverse without applying the brakes and vehicle moved and hit the driver. driver sustained bone bruises all over the body, and was transported to the hospital. *ak *la | |||
| 09/16/2003 | 79500 | 2 | |
| Vehicle was taken to the dealer for service. consumer feels that the service was incomplete because, after a week, vehicle started jerking whenever accelerator was pressed. vehicle was taken to another shop, and consumer was told that transmission fluid was exceptionally low. less than a week after that diagnosis transmission completely stopped working. the dealer would not make repairs without consumer paying for them.*ak | |||
| 06/07/2003 | 05/10/2002 | ||
| 98 plymouth voyager expresso has a problem with a pin in the transmission braking and it cracks your case in trying to find a used one, everyone that had one, that was what had happened to it. *nlm | |||
| 12/31/2002 | 45000 | 06/28/2002 | |
| I have a plymouth voyager with 47,000 mi. i'd only had it for 4 mos. when the transmission started to act up. i have been told that it is probably on it's way out seeing as chrysler knows not how to make a working product. it is very dangerous for me to try to pull out onto a road when i am not sure whether or not i am going to be able to go. when i do and it doesn't move, i then have to hurry up and gun it so as not to get hit from oncoming traffic. the car then jerks into gear after reving up to around 50 if i take it that far. i usually don't because then engine sounds like it is screaming. shifting is a problem. it is well known to most chrysler owners that there is a serious problem with their transmissions, yet chrysler does nothing to upgrade or fix the defects. had i known this information before i had bought the car, i would've bought a different make vehicle. | |||
| 12/07/2001 | 2 | ||
| Transmission has been replaced twice, but problem still persists.*ak | |||
| 06/02/2002 | |||
| Seals in transmission needed to be replaced due to vehicle slipping in and out of gear .this will happen intermittently. contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.*ak | |||
| 07/30/2001 | 1 | ||
| While driving on a busy highway, the transmission failed without warning, vehicle lost speed at an alarming rate, dropping from 70 mph to 20 mph within seconds.*jb | |||
| 05/07/2002 | |||
| While driving at 40mph vehicle hesitated to accelerate and starting chocking. took vehicle to dealership who informed him transmission was shot.*ak | |||
| 05/03/2002 | 1 | 02/01/2098 | |
| Am about to have vehicle taken to dealership, but have researched several similar incident where chrysler tried to deny responsibility for a transmission that goes out after only 58,000 so i'm creating cases, just in case. *ak | |||
| 03/26/2002 | 15 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 07/30/2001 | 1 | ||
| While driving on a busy highway, the transmission failed without warning, vehicle lost speed at an alarming rate, dropping from 70 mph to 20 mph within seconds.*jb chrysler refused to replace the transmission at no cost to the consumer. *slc | |||
| 01/10/2001 | 1 | ||
| The consumer took the vehicle to have the leaking transmission filter gasket replaced and as they were raising the car on the hoist the starter began to burn, the fire was caused by coolant leaking between the head and block, as the mechanic began to disassemble the motor they found one of the head bolts broken off and lying on the head cover, the broken bolt caused the head gasket to leak coolant onto the starter which caused the fire, the consumer believes this was faulty workmanship at the assembly plant. nlm | |||
| 05/23/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Transmission was faulty. also, it looked like roll pin had snapped and blew a hole in transmission wall. entire transmission has been replaced. consumer has contacted chrysler. *ak per the transmission repair shop, the roll pin did snap, causing the greater damage to the rest of the tranmission. *yh | |||
| 05/08/2001 | 1 | 05/01/1998 | |
| Tensioner & serpentine belt replaced 3 times so far and it still is not working correctly. the transmission failed on us while i was driving with my kids but no accident occurred.*ak | |||
| 05/20/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was backing out of garage about 3mph and heard a winding noise, transmission went out.*ak | |||
| 05/01/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving could hear noise coming from transmission. most of the time it will not shift or accelerate more than 30 mph. manufacturer was contacted.*ak | |||
| 05/06/2001 | 1 | ||
| While traveling at approximately 45 to 50 mph there was a bang that came from front of vehicle. vehicle rolled approximately 10 feet and stopped. a dealership stated that differential pin dropped out of transmission which caused this defect. *ak *jb | |||
| 1 | 04/20/1998 | ||
| The transmission, fuel injection and serpentine belt failed causing the vehicle to be inoperative. nlm | |||
| 03/01/2001 | 3 | ||
| This is the third transmission that has been replaced at 10,000. dealership is aware of problem.*ak | |||
| Trans axle blewout, blowing transmission. *ak | |||
| 1 | 08/01/1998 | ||
| When vehicle is running transmission can be placed into gear without and application on the brake pedal. *ak | |||
| 12/28/2000 | 1 | 04/01/1999 | |
| 1998 transmission with 60k miles on it blew thru the aluminum casing into the torque converter, cost to owner $2609.00 for repairs and have been told chrysler is making poor engineering decisons with transmissions and continue producing them, they will not help with a good will repair and were rude to my wife on the phone.*ak | |||
| 11/24/2000 | 2 | 06/01/1998 | |
| Place car in reverse. backed out into street, shifted to drive, car would not move forward. 2nd time this happened in 2 years. dealer claimed fixed last year, yet same thing happened this year. occurs in cold weather only.*ak | |||
| 09/15/2000 | 09/01/1998 | ||
| Transmission failed on this vehicle. van would not move forward or backward. i have another 98 plymouth voyager that is also used as a delivery van and it is experiencing some of thesame traits as this one. it will hesitate when put into gear and sometimes slip when starting from a stopped position. this is exactly what the van that has been fixed was doing. chrysler paid for the parts on the van and i paid for labor. there appears to be some bulletins already on the books that pertain to these problems with the transmission. | |||
| 04/11/2000 | 1 | 12/01/1998 | |
| The transmission is a known problem that chrysler is playing dumb about. they are attempting to blame the consumer for failing to purchase extended warranties, when no one could reasonably expect a transmission to fail at 40k miles. chrysler has offered to pick up the cost for parts, but ... that still leaves $1,119.00 for the labor on the transmission and the erg valve. neither of these components should have failed at 40k, but the transmission is my major concern. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1998 | |||
| The transmission failed on 12/23/1999. it had to be rebuilt. chrysler would not replace without charging us. *ak | |||
| 1 | 04/01/1998 | ||
| I would report my vin number however my van is still at the dealers. also the date was12/23/99 that the transmission quit working. no safety defect (s) listed in summary. | |||
| 10/13/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1998 | |
| No summary | |||
| 07/31/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Transmission failed at 41,000 miles 100's of similar @this site please recall! huge chucks of metal in pan, entire casing was damaged and had to be replaced. vehicle showed no prior indication of failing. a search of this site has shown this is a problem with daimler-chrysler all brands of mini's since at least 1996, why is nothing being done to hold them accountable? in addition, the vehicle shifts into any gear from any gear without applying the brake.is | |||
| 07/25/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Complete transmission failure @ 1.5 years-41000 miles requiring replacement. dealer admits similar incidents in like vehicles. no warning, no prior related service problems. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 02/16/2004 | 90000 | 1 | 08/20/1998 |
| The airbag sensor light continued to stay on and horn the was inoperative. the dealer stated the air bag clock spring had failed. a recall was issued, however the vehicle identification number was outside of the remedy scope. *jb the valve cover gasket leaked oil while the vehicle was still under warranty. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who claimed they couldn't find a leak. the vehicle was taken to two other technicians who both agreed that there was a leak. the serpentine belt cracked at 90000 miles. the transmission cooler line clamps were replaced. *nm | |||
| 11/12/2001 | |||
| While at a stop, consumer states pressed accelerator and vehicle would not move. engine was still running but vehicle would not move. the vehicle was towed, to dealer, the dealer states the coolant line ruptured and caused antifreeze to go into the transmission. which resulted in the transmission and radiator being replaced. please provide any further information. mr | |||
| 06/01/1998 | 1 | 05/01/1998 | |
| Transmission leaking. yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| The shift indicator is in drive, but it does not indicate whether vehicle is in 1st or 2nd . dealer has been notified. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 05/01/2006 | 126459 | 1 | 01/03/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated there were several problems with the vehicle that would be considered a manufacturer defect. the first component of concern was the belt tensioner which had to be replaced by the dealer because it was observed to be dismantled. the second component was identified when the vehicle was taken in for a regular oil change. the independent mechanic determined there was a major leak coming from the pump seal on the transmission. once the transmission was taken out of the vehicle, a crack was observed in the torque converter. the transmission had to rebuilt because a transmission for replacement could not be found. the dealer determined the transmission problem was due to a pin drop which has been common in vehicles of this year, make and model. the third component was discovered while the contact searched car fax for history on the vehicle; there was a recall on this vehicle for the airbag. when the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the remedy repair, it was not performed because the vehicle exceeded 70,000 miles. the dealer confirmed that the remedy repairs would be issued only if the vehicle incurred the consequences of the recall. the last component of concern was the service engine soon light, which constantly illuminated. when the vehicle was taken to the dealer, they determined there was cylinder misfire. however, the contact expressed that this problem may have been caused by a malfunctioned computer system. after a major tune up to the vehicle the service engine soon light only illuminates intermittently. | |||
| 02/01/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1998 | |
| When driving on a incline it caused front wheels to dribble or vibrate. vehicle was taken to an independent shop, and consumer was informed that the problem was caused by a torque converter failure. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| Trans axle blewout, blowing transmission. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 07/20/2007 | 156999 | 1 | 06/20/2002 |
| While starting from stopped position at traffic light, my front left axel snapped in the middle. it seems there was a manufacturing defect in the axel rod. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 01/24/2006 | 133000 | 2 | 11/12/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated a leak was noticed under the transmission when the vehicle was parked. a local independent repair mechanic replaced a shaft seal in the transmission. however, that did not remedy the leak. the vehicle was taken to an independent repair transmission shop were it was determined the transmission needed rebuilt and the differential needed replaced. | |||
| 03/06/1999 | 46224 | 4 | 01/13/1998 |
| Consumer heard a loud noise from the vehicle, when the consumer pulled over, a pink substance had leaked from the vehicle. *jb on each occasion , the transmission had gone out, and a loud noise was heard. the transmission differential failed. the keepler pin was found not properly hardened. scc | |||
| 04/03/2001 | |||
| Planetary gear in transmission failed. dealership has given consumer no reason for failure. please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak | |||
| 02/06/2001 | |||
| My spouse was taking off from the bank when she heard a bang. auto dealer determined pin broke and went through wall of differential. auto would not move. contact with transmission company gained information that they have gotten 1 of these incidents per week. compnay called was transmission supply in eau claire, wis. i would think this to be a major concern should this happen going at high speeds. please inform me of any information available or record this incident. chrysler did offer to pay all but $500 dollars even though my warranty went off approximately 6 weeks ago. thanks*ak | |||
| 04/13/2000 | 1 | 01/01/1998 | |
| From what i understand this is a common failure in these vans. this pin in the transmission breaks and shoots through the transmission housing. this is a manufacturing defect that chrysler should correct. this is going to cost me $2000.00. who's to say this won't happen again.recall these vans and fix this problem! | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/28/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that while driving at any speed and without warning the transmission will start to make a clunking noise causing a distraction to the consumer. dealer notified. ts | |||
| 01/10/2001 | 1 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Transmission contained a hole in the case, transmission replacement needed. *jb | |||