1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager Problems and Recalls (255 Complaints)
The most-reported problem on the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager is Transmission / driveline (16% of 255 owner reports). There are 5 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Transmission / driveline — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.
What problems show up on the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
40 of 255 filings named Transmission / driveline (16% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.
Second is Engine (33 reports).
There are 5 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Fuel system, Airbags, Seat belts, and Tires. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.
The 1996 has 562 reports on file; this year has 255. A smaller lifetime total is not a clean bill of health. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.
What owners reported
- Crashes 16
- Fires 15
- Injuries 15
- Deaths 2
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) | 40 | 15.7% | 4 crashes · 1 fires |
| Engine (ENGINE) | 33 | 12.9% | 1 crashes · 7 fires |
| Airbags (AIR BAGS) | 29 | 11.4% | 3 crashes · 0 fires |
| Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) | 27 | 10.6% | 0 crashes · 4 fires |
| Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) | 18 | 7.1% | 1 crashes · 3 fires |
| Steering (STEERING) | 15 | 5.9% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) | 14 | 5.5% | 3 crashes · 0 fires |
| Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) | 13 | 5.1% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) | 12 | 4.7% | 1 crashes · 0 fires |
| Unclassified NHTSA leftover | 183 | 71.8% | 12 crashes · 11 fires |
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 00V268000 was reported 1,132 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 02V293000 was reported 1,854 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 | 1 | |
| 1997-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 1997-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 1997-Q4 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 1998-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 1998-Q2 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 1998-Q3 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 1998-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 1999-Q1 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 1999-Q2 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 1999-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 1999-Q4 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2000-Q1 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2000-Q2 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2000-Q3 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2000-Q4 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2001-Q1 | Owner reports | 13 | |
| 2001-Q2 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2001-Q3 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2001-Q4 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2002-Q1 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2002-Q2 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2002-Q3 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2002-Q4 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2003-Q1 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2003-Q2 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2003-Q3 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2003-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2004-Q1 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2004-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2004-Q3 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2004-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2005-Q3 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2005-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2006-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2006-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2007-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2007-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2008-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2008-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2008-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2009-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2009-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2011-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2012-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2012-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2012-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2013-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2013-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2015-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2015-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2016-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2016-Q3 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2018-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 97I001000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 97V200000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 98V185000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 00V268000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 02V293000 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | SQ96016 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA97003 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE99010 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA99013 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | RQ00008 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA01007 |
Safety Recalls (5)
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 Tires.
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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 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 97V200000
Tires
- Report date
- Component:
- Tires (TIRES)
- Consequence:
- SUDDEN TIRE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF DRIVER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TIRES THAT WERE MOUNTED ON STEEL WHEELS.
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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.
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.
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems on the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
Owners named Transmission / driveline most often — 40 of 255 reports (16%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.
Are there recalls for the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
NHTSA lists 5 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Fuel system, Airbags, Seat belts, and Tires. 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 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
Look up the VIN for open recalls. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped. 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
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.