Two problems related to steering rack and pinion have been reported for the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Failure of the rack and pinion steering system on 1997 Plymouth voyagervin 1p4gp44r3vb213588. First failure was Jul, 16 2001 at 72,936 miles requiring complete replacement of the rack and pinion and the power steering pump. Failure mode was extremely difficult steering ie. High force required on the steering wheel to guide the vehicle. Second failure occurred at 104,575 with same sympton as above and again required replacement of the entire rack and pinion. The dealer claimed there was no problem and a call to Chrysler customer service resulted in no assistance or improvement for this failure.
Rack and pinion steering failed, causing vehicle to shudder.