Ten problems related to engine belts and pulleys have been reported for the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Serpentine belt falls off all the time it pulls inward tward the engine slightly any when it gets just a little wet it slips off. The tensioner pulley looks like it needed to becocked upward just the slightest little bit and then it dont move gates aftermarket product works perfect for all who use it chyrsler should be the ones paying to have this part replaced not us this is way to common of a problem .
Vehicle has broken serpentine belt 11 times since purchased in August 1997. Vehicle looses power steering and alternator when this happens. Brackets, pulleys, tensioners and belts have all been replaced again and again but problem worsens. Last belt lasted only 2 months and 1500 miles.
I have problems with my wipers going on and right back off since the month I bought this vehicle in 2000 . I cant get it fixed because noone knows why it does it . Just this week I had my fan relay module replaced , only to learn my transmission is now not worknig it stops at 3rd gear only to drop to 1 gear . While trying to get that fixxed they told me my water pump is leaking (which is ok and expected of most vehicles , ) I have had to have my dash light computer reset because all my ac dfrost and wiper lights were blinking continuously. I dont know what to do this is only a 97 model and I havent even made my final payment but now I have all these expensive repairs. I have had I tick in my motor that rattles on acceleratin forever and change my oil every 3 to 4000 miles like I should . I also have the winning in the steering the thump every so often but cant tell where that is coming from not to mention my a/c compressor rattles. My belt on my tensioner pully flu aff about 6 months ago going down the road I had to put a new pukky plus both new belts on . And they squeek like crazy . I dont think these are normal problems can you help it is getting to costly >??????.
If the van goes through a puddle in the road air conditioner compressor belt slides off engine. When this occurs vfehicle loses power steering and stalls because the battery is drained.
The serpentine belt falls off and the vehicle must be towed. This is even after we paid to have a bracket installed & tensioner per TSB to prevent this from reoccurring. This is the second time the belt has fallen off. Chrysler should not provide a product in which the vehicle must be towed due to a design defect. Chrysler should not provide a service which would lead the consumer to believe that the design defect is remedied. ( is this not fraud?) also, this failure mode causes a situation in which the vehicle must be towed - how is this not a safety issue?.
While having our car serviced under clockspring recall, they found the serpintine belt tensioner frozen and water pump leaking coolant. The dealer gave us an estimate of $566 to replace the serpentine belt, tensioner, water pump, and coolant flush. The dealer told us the belt could fail at any moment.
While pulling up to an intersection I heard a clunk under the van like I had something hit the undercarriage of the van. I went to turn and had no power steering. After pulling off the side of the road I found the serpentine belt hanging loose. I went to a service station and they found that the bolt securing the tensioner pulley had broken and the tensioner was gone. The dealership that we got the parts from told our mechanic that they have requests for two or three of the tensioners a week due to the same problem. It cost almost $400 to fix the problem.
While driving in a mall parking lot, made a turn and heard a loud bang. Steering wheel locked up. I managed to turn the wheel to avoid hitting a parked car and brought the van to a stock. Inspection found that the retaining bolt holding the belt tensioner pulley had snapped off causing the serpentine belt to come off and resulting in power steering failure. Inspection of the failed bolt by aircraft mechanics revealed that the bolt may have had as many as 5 internal stress cracks. Contacted Chrysler who took care of the repair,immediately. Repairs were made at the dealers the same day. Damaged parts were taken to the dealer service department. I was surprised to find out that this retaining bolt is not rated for high stress. If the breakage had happened at high speed it could have caused a serious accident. Suggest that these bolts be inspected and replaced at around 30,000 miles. Or replaced with a rated bolt. Locked up. Managed to turn the wheel and bring the van to a stop. Found that the bolt that retains the idler pulley and tensioner had snapped off, causing the serpantine belt to come off, resulting in power steering failure. Examination of the snapped bolt by aircraft mechanics indicated 5 possible stress cra.
The bolt holding the idler pulley broke rendering the cooling system, power steering, etc. Useless. Luckily, the vheicle was operating at low speed, and my wife was able to handle the vehicle. This has happened twice, and the van has only 35000 miles!.
Chrsler dealer refuses to provide copy of service bulliten no. 070299, NHTSA item sb606159 concerning serpentine belt slipping off tensioner idler pulley.