general problems of the 1998 Plymouth Voyager

Three problems related to steering have been reported for the 1998 Plymouth Voyager. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Steering problem

Failure Date: 07/02/2010

Drove through a puddle. Serpentine belt fell off, causing loss of power steering. Completed repair as per TSB 07-02-99. Did not correct issue. A known issue with 1996 - 2000 Plymouth/Dodge caravans 3. 3l and 3. 8l. Very dangerous, happens on wet/snow conditions. Bottom third of harmnic balancer is not guarded from road moisture. Chrysler redesigned in 2001. Gates after market kit solves problem gat 38379k, cost $120-$220 with out labor. Does this meet the criteria for a recall?.

2 Steering problem

Failure Date: 05/09/2008

1998 Plymouth grand van 3. 3 motor. After going threw a rain puddle or going threw snow the belt will come off. It will leave you stuck on the side of the road!. Have tried to have it repaired 3 or 4 times and it still does it. It is a known problem by Plymouth. They need to fix this!!!!.

3 Steering problem

Failure Date: 12/07/2002

Tensioner freezes up and has to be replaced. This has happened twice in one year. Each of the two different dealers charged me different amounts,one charged 106. 00 and the other charged 275. 00. I have been told this can be very dangerous by the dealer and needs to be fixed. I wonder why then if it is so dangerous and so many people are having the same problem it has not been recalled.




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