1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager Problems and Recalls (562 Complaints)
The most-reported problem on the 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager is Fuel system (15% of 562 owner reports). There are 11 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Fuel system — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 562 complaints · 11 recalls
What problems show up on the 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
83 of 562 filings named Fuel system (15% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.
Second is Transmission / driveline (83 reports).
There are 11 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Fuel system, Airbags, Seat belts, and Engine. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.
The previous year is not published here. Use the year list to jump around.
What owners reported
System named most often: Fuel system 83 complaints · 14.8% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
- Crashes 10
- Fires 22
- Injuries 8
- Deaths 1
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Which systems owners named
Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.
“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.
View component data as a table
| System / Component | Complaints | Share of Reports | Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) | 83 | 14.8% | 0 crashes · 3 fires |
| Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) | 83 | 14.8% | 0 crashes · 1 fires |
| Engine (ENGINE) | 68 | 12.1% | 0 crashes · 12 fires |
| Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) | 61 | 10.9% | 1 crashes · 4 fires |
| Airbags (AIR BAGS) | 45 | 8.0% | 2 crashes · 0 fires |
| Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) | 37 | 6.6% | 1 crashes · 1 fires |
| Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) | 28 | 5.0% | 1 crashes · 0 fires |
| Body / frame (STRUCTURE) | 26 | 4.6% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Steering (STEERING) | 19 | 3.4% | 2 crashes · 0 fires |
| Unclassified NHTSA leftover | 450 | 80.1% | 8 crashes · 19 fires |
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
When reports and recalls showed up
When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.
- Campaign 99V216000 was reported 1,090 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 00V268000 was reported 1,491 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 02V293000 was reported 2,250 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
| Date | Record type | Count | Record identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-Q3 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 1996-Q4 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 1997-Q1 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 1997-Q2 | Owner reports | 22 | |
| 1997-Q3 | Owner reports | 20 | |
| 1997-Q4 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 1998-Q1 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 1998-Q2 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 1998-Q3 | Owner reports | 16 | |
| 1998-Q4 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 1999-Q1 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 1999-Q2 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 1999-Q3 | Owner reports | 32 | |
| 1999-Q4 | Owner reports | 20 | |
| 2000-Q1 | Owner reports | 24 | |
| 2000-Q2 | Owner reports | 21 | |
| 2000-Q3 | Owner reports | 25 | |
| 2000-Q4 | Owner reports | 22 | |
| 2001-Q1 | Owner reports | 33 | |
| 2001-Q2 | Owner reports | 26 | |
| 2001-Q3 | Owner reports | 19 | |
| 2001-Q4 | Owner reports | 14 | |
| 2002-Q1 | Owner reports | 48 | |
| 2002-Q2 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2002-Q3 | Owner reports | 18 | |
| 2002-Q4 | Owner reports | 14 | |
| 2003-Q1 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2003-Q2 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2003-Q3 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2003-Q4 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2004-Q1 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2004-Q2 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2004-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2004-Q4 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2005-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2005-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2005-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2006-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2006-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2007-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2007-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2007-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2008-Q3 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2009-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2009-Q3 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2010-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2014-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2015-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2019-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 95I004000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 95V225000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 95V236000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 96V006000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 96V002000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 96V136000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 97I001000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 98V185000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 99V216000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 00V268000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 02V293000 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE95053 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE96008 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE96051 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | SQ96016 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA97002 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA97003 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE99010 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA99013 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | RQ00008 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE00032 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA01007 |
Safety Recalls (11)
Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.
In short, these campaigns were filed about Fuel system, Airbags, Seat belts, and Engine.
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Recall campaign 00V268000
Fuel system
- Report date
- Component:
- Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM)
- Consequence:
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SEAL ON THE VEHICLE FUEL RAILS TO PREVENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE, SHOULD THE EXISTING O-RINGS CONTINUE TO DEGRADE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2002. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE PHASED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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Recall campaign 02V293000
Airbags
- Report date
- Component:
- Airbags (AIR BAGS)
- Consequence:
- THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON THIS COMPONENT FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 18, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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Recall campaign 95I004000
Seat belts
- Report date
- Component:
- Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
- Consequence:
- Not available in the source record
- Remedy:
- CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH CHILD SEAT ASSEMBLIES WITH REVISED SEATS CONTAINING RETRACTOR IMPROVEMENTS. THE REVISED SEATS WILL ALSO INCREASE CHILD COMFORT BY INCORPORATING PROTECTIVE SEAT BELT WRAPS TO PREVENT BELT CHAFE.
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Recall campaign 95V225000
Safety recall 95V225000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, THE BOLT MAY FAIL AND CAN CAUSE THE SEAT TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE SEAT RISERS, WHICH INCREASES THE POTENTIALOF INJURY TO ITS OCCUPANTS.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR BENCH SEAT TO RISER BOLTS.
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Recall campaign 95V236000
Fuel system
- Report date
- Component:
- Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM)
- Consequence:
- FUEL LEAKAGE INCREASES THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE WITH A FILLER TUBE THAT HAS AN ADDITIONAL ROLLOVER VALVE. THE ASSOCIATED ROLLOVER VALVE VAPOR HOSES WILL BE REROUTED.
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Recall campaign 96V002000
Fuel system
- Report date
- Component:
- Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM)
- Consequence:
- THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A SPARK TO OCCUR WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY IGNITE THE FUEL VAPORS.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A GROUND STRAP FOR THE FUEL FILLER TUBE.
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Recall campaign 96V006000
Engine
- Report date
- Component:
- Engine (ENGINE)
- Consequence:
- INADEQUATE SEALING AND RETENTION OF THE PLUG CAN RESULT IN OIL LEAKAGE WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN EXPANSION PLUG AND RETAINING BRACKET OVER THE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLEY PLUG.
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Recall campaign 96V136000
Seat belts
- Report date
- Component:
- Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
- Consequence:
- IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, THE CHILD SEAT MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO THE OCCUPANT.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT MODULE BOLTS.
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Recall campaign 97I001000
Seat belts
- Report date
- Component:
- Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
- Consequence:
- THE LATCH PLATE LOCATED IN THE SEAT CUSHION AREA MUST BE FREE TO MOVE BACK AGAINST ITS STOP AFTER THE BUCKLE IS REMOVED TO ALLOW THE SHOULDER BELTS TO BE PULLED OUT. ALWAYS BE SURE THE AREA AROUND THE LATCH PLATE IS FREE OF FOOD OR OTHER ITEMS THAT MIGHT PREVENT THE LATCH PLATE FROM MOVING BACK.
- Remedy:
- OWNERS ARE BEING PROVIDED WITH A VIDEO TAPE AND 2 HARNESS CLIPS. THE VIDEO TAPE INSTRUCTS OWNERS ON THE PROPER USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CHILD SEATS.
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Recall campaign 98V185000
Safety recall 98V185000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- THIS CAN CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN RELEASING A CHILD FROM THE RESTRAINT.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL CLEAN THE LATCH MECHANISM. AN EXTENDER WILL BE ADDED TO THE EMERGENCY RELEASE ANCHOR FOR THE CHILD SEAT SAFETY BELTS SO THAT THE RELEASE CLIPS ARE MORE VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE OPERATOR IN THE EVENT THAT THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED. IN ADDITION, AN INSTRUCTIONAL OWNER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT CARD WILL BE PROVIDED.
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Recall campaign 99V216000
Fuel system
- Report date
- Component:
- Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM)
- Consequence:
- IF A FUEL LEAK OCCURS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ATTACHING NUT WITH A NUT THAT INCLUDES TIGHTER DESIGN TOLERANCES. THE SEALING O-RING WILL ALSO BE REPLACED.
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
What owners actually wrote
Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.
Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Showing 10 of 562 complaints · page 1 of 23
CrashFireInjuryDeath
AFFECTED COMPONENT: BODY CONTROL MODULE THE BCM CONTROLS THE FOLLOWING: WIPERS, FUEL PUMP, VEHICLE POWER AND MUCH MORE. DURING A RAINY DAY IN OREGON CIRY OREGON, THE BCM FAILED. THE CAR WAS MOVING INTO A PARKING LOT AT LESS THAN 20 MPH. IN THE PARKING LOT WAS A POLICE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BCM FAILED, THE VEHICLE LOST FUEL PRESSURE AND THEREFORE ENGINE POWER THEN POWER BRAKING, POWER STEERING AND THE WIPER CONTROL WENT ERRADIC. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED, NARROWLY MISSING THE POLICE VEHICLE. I HAD NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, AND THE WIPERS STOPPED. THE BCM WAS TO BLAME. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I DON'T LIKE TO THINK WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED!!!
CrashFireInjuryDeath
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED (AROUND 65 MILES) MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FUEL PUMP. I HAVEN'T FIXED YET. AND IT HAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TOO. *TR
CrashFireInjuryDeath
ENGINE WOULD START AND RUN A FEW SECONDS AND THEN GO DEAD. ENGINE WOULD RESTART AND RUN VERY ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AND CONTINUE TO GO DEAD. EVENTUALLY ENGINE WOULD NOT START. CHECKED POWER AT COIL AND THERE WOULD BE POWER FOR A SECOND WHEN SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THEN AUTO SHUTDOWN RELAY CLICKS AND POWER IS LOST TO COIL. REPLACED CRANK SENSOR AND PUT A COMPUTER FROM SAME MODEL VAN IN AND STILL WILL NOT START. NO CODES ON SCAN TOOL. THERE IS FUEL PRESSURE ON THE FUEL RAIL. *TR
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE AND THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE BEGAN UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ
CrashFireInjuryDeath
RUSTED STRUT TOWERS ON 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER FRONT STRUT POPPED THROUGH ALMOST CRASHED OTHER COMPLAINT NUMBER FOUND ON INTERNET PROBABLY A LOT MORE 10090457. *TR
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS EXPERIENCED COMPUTERIZED ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. HE REPLACED THE COMPUTERIZED ANTILOCK BRAKES THREE TIMES. RECENTLY, IN DECEMBER OF 2007, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $4,000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER HAD AN ENGINE FIRE DUE TO A LEAKING FUEL RAIL - INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RAIL WAS UNDER AN OPEN RECALL THAT WAS NEVER FIXED AND I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF IT. *TR
CrashFireInjuryDeath
1. PURCHASED USED 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER IN 2006. 2. OVER 3 MONTH PERIOD IN 2006-7, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK WELDS BEGAN TO BREAK AS SEAT BACK WAS ADJUSTED FOR NORMAL DRIVING. DRIVERS WEIGHT WAS UNDER 200 LB. SEAT NOT RECLINED OR EXCESSIVE WEIGHT PLACED ON BACK. ALL WELDS FINALLY BROKE. 3. USED NYLON STRAP TO HOLD UP SEAT BACK UNTIL FRAME COULD BE REWELDED. OBSERVATION - RIGHT FRONT SEAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN SIMILAR FASHION BEFORE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THIS WAS NOT REVEALED AT TIME OF SALE. POTENTIAL INJURY/DEATH IF IN ACCIDENT OR IF SEAT HAD FAILED IN CRITICAL DRIVING SITUATION. *TR
CrashFireInjuryDeath
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER AND THE LEFT CV SHAFT SUPPORT BEARING BROKE OFF THE DIFFERENTIAL. *TR
CrashFireInjuryDeath
MY TRANSMISSION ,MY STARTER, AIR CON.,BRAKES, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW,BELT, & PULLEY ALL HAVE HAD TO HAVE WORK DONE ON IT BUT NOW I CANT DRIVE MY VAN BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION & I'VE ONLY HAD MY VAN SINCE 03/21/2008. *TR
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems on the 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
Owners named Fuel system most often — 83 of 562 reports (15%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.
Are there recalls for the 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
NHTSA lists 11 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Fuel system, Airbags, Seat belts, and Engine. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.
What should I inspect before buying a 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
Look up the VIN for open recalls. Check for fuel smell, leaks and whether it starts and idles cleanly. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.
Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?
No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.
Estimated Ownership Cost
EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates
Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Adjacent Model Years
Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Methodology & Data Integrity
Source: NHTSA ODI / recalls, snapshot 2026-09-07. YearTell is not a government agency.