Seven problems related to engine have been reported for the 1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Broken rear rocker shaft. Dealership started and ran engine despite owner's warning. Further damage occurred. Replaced cylinder head, rocker shaft, gaskets, valve, hoses, etc. Engine 3. 3l. Mileage 101552.
Broken front rocker shaft. Replaced bent push rods, broken rocker shaft, drained cylinder heads of gasoline. Mechanic had seen this before. Engine 3. 3 l. Mileage 97726.
On Chrysler vans, rod consistently breaks on cylinder #1 because the bolt is too short. Only happens on cylinder #1, even though the exact same head, on the other side of the engine (which would be cylinder #6) does not break like #1 does consistently.
Leaking anti-freeze. Found blown head gasket.
The engine caught on fire.
Antifreeze was found under the car, an intial diagnosis was a blown head gasket.
Consumer was driving vehicle in water 18 inches deep on wet pavement, then vehicle would not start, towed to dealer. Dealer indicated that engine locked up. Consumer maintained that it was poor engine design since water is sucked up into engine which causes this problem.