AI Damage1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager: common problems
Owners of the 1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager filed 276 complaints with NHTSA, most often about engine and cooling and electrical system. Details by component below, with sources.
Key figures
- Owner complaints
- 276
- involving a crash
- 13
What fails most often
- 1 Engine and cooling 24% of all complaints
- 2 Electrical system 19% of all complaints
- 3 Air bags 16% of all complaints
- 4 Powertrain 15% of all complaints
- 5 Service brakes 10% of all complaints
- 6 Suspension 7% of all complaints
- 7 Vehicle speed control 6% of all complaints
- 8 Structure 5% of all complaints
- Engine and cooling: 65 complaints (24% of all).
- Electrical system: 53 complaints (19% of all).
- Air bags: 43 complaints (16% of all), 3 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Powertrain: 42 complaints (15% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Service brakes: 27 complaints (10% of all), 5 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 276 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and cooling | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| Air bags | 43 | 3 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 42 | 2 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| Suspension | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat belts | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
The air bags did not deploy. The driver and passenger were transported to the hospital via ambulance. The driver sustained neck, shoulder, back, hip and knee injuries. The passenger sustained injuries to the neck, shoulder, back, hip and a bruised hernia. The police reported to the scene and a report was filed.
While driving, the consumer was directed onto another lane of traffic. A vehicle hit the consumer from behind without warning. The passenger's side front seat collapsed forward and the driver and passenger side air bags deployed.
Both frontal air bags failed to deploy. Driver suffered neck and back injuries and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The vehicle was totaled.
Brake pedal went to the floor causing vehicle to crash into another vehicle no damage was done. Dealer notified and informed consumer that nothing could be found. Can nhtsa help or provide details in this matter.
Multiple collisions, non-family member driving car. Driver had an epileptic seizure and blacked out. Apparently accelerated the mini van and rear ended a dodge ram pickup truck twice,and then ran into a telephone pole. Both air bags deployed. Driver wakened from accident.
While driving at various speeds, the horn failed to function and the air bag light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the clock spring failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.
At certain times the serpentine belt will slip off of the pulleys and quit powering the alternator, water pump, and power steering pump. This can be worsened by rainy conditions. Changing belt tensioner works for a year or two.
The dash panel dies and the abs light turns on followed by the check engine light due to the computer throwing a code. I have removed the dash panel three times and found the problem is at the female plug on the back of the panel, by using a wiggle test.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
Comparison
By complaint count this model year ranks 1,467 of 36,656 model years in the NHTSA data (top 4% most complained about).
On average one model year of the Grand Voyager has 128 complaints (19 years in the data). This year has 276, above average.
What to check before buying
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
Other years of this model
- Grand Voyager 19888 sources
- Grand Voyager 198915 sources
- Grand Voyager 199042 sources
- Grand Voyager 1991164 sources
- Grand Voyager 1992244 sources
- Grand Voyager 1993254 sources
- Grand Voyager 1994198 sources
- Grand Voyager 199580 sources
- Grand Voyager 1996569 sources
- Grand Voyager 1997261 sources
- Grand Voyager 1999208 sources
- Grand Voyager 2000110 sources
- Grand Voyager 20024 sources
Questions and answers
What are the most common problems with the 1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
Owner complaints to NHTSA most often mention: engine and cooling, electrical system, air bags. Total complaints: 276. The most frequent symptoms in complaint texts: airbag warning light (10%), rust, corrosion (8%), steering or power steering problems (6%).
How many service bulletins (TSB) were issued for the 1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
NHTSA lists 0 manufacturer service bulletins for this year. A bulletin tells dealers how to diagnose or fix a known issue; it is not a recall.
Should I buy a 1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager from a US auction?
Owner complaints describe defects, not crash damage. Before bidding, check the components listed above and review the lot photos: VinWind builds a report of visible and hidden damage by VIN.
Other 1998 models
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.