1990 Plymouth Voyager Problems and Recalls (225 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 1990 Plymouth Voyager is Body / frame (24% of 225 owner reports). There are 6 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Body / frame — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 225 complaints · 6 recalls

What problems show up on the 1990 Plymouth Voyager?

53 of 225 filings named Body / frame (24% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Transmission / driveline (38 reports).

There are 6 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Engine, Brakes, and Seat belts. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 1989 has 164 reports on file; this year has 225. Older years collect more reports just by being on the road longer. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 1990 Plymouth Voyager

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 6 campaigns on file below.
  2. Body / frame. Look for rust, collision repair and body gaps that do not match a clean truck.
  3. Transmission / driveline. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped.
  4. Seat belts. Check that every belt latches, retracts and that related recalls are closed.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Body / frame. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Body / frame 53 complaints · 23.6% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 16
  • Fires 6
  • Injuries 14
  • 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.

Which systems owners named Body / frame (STRUCTURE) appears in 53 of 225 owner complaints (23.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. Body / frame (STRUCTURE): 53 complaints, 23.6% of reports Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 2 crash reports 53 · 23.6% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 38 complaints, 16.9% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 2 crash reports 1 fire reports 38 · 16.9% Seat belts (SEAT BELTS): 18 complaints, 8.0% of reports Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 1 crash reports 18 · 8.0% Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES): 15 complaints, 6.7% of reports Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 3 crash reports 15 · 6.7% Engine (ENGINE): 14 complaints, 6.2% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 1 fire reports 14 · 6.2% Tires (TIRES): 6 complaints, 2.7% of reports Tires (TIRES) 6 · 2.7% Suspension (SUSPENSION): 5 complaints, 2.2% of reports Suspension (SUSPENSION) 1 crash reports 5 · 2.2% Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY): 5 complaints, 2.2% of reports Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 1 fire reports 5 · 2.2% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 4 complaints, 1.8% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 3 fire reports 4 · 1.8% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 210 complaints, 93.3% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 15 crash reports 6 fire reports 210 · 93.3% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“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)
Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 53 23.6% 2 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 38 16.9% 2 crashes · 1 fires
Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 18 8.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 15 6.7% 3 crashes · 0 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 14 6.2% 0 crashes · 1 fires
Tires (TIRES) 6 2.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Suspension (SUSPENSION) 5 2.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 5 2.2% 0 crashes · 1 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 4 1.8% 0 crashes · 3 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 210 93.3% 15 crashes · 6 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.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Dec 1989. 1995-Q1: 46 owner reports 46 1995-Q2: 42 owner reports 42 1995-Q3: 18 owner reports 18 1995-Q4: 18 owner reports 18 1996-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 1996-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 1996-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 1996-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 1997-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1998-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 1998-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 1998-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2000-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2000-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Dec 1989 Apr 2008 Recall campaign 89V237000 ◆ Recall campaign 89V237000 Recall campaign 90V145000 ◆ Recall campaign 90V145000 Recall campaign 91V053000 ◆ Recall campaign 91V053000 Recall campaign 95I001003 ◆ Recall campaign 95I001003 Recall campaign 95I001007 ◆ Recall campaign 95I001007 Recall campaign 08E033000 ◆ Recall campaign 08E033000 Investigation EA91010 ● Investigation EA91010 Investigation PE91026 ● Investigation PE91026 Investigation PE91062 ● Investigation PE91062 Investigation PE92027 ● Investigation PE92027 Investigation EA94005 ● Investigation EA94005 Investigation PE95014 ● Investigation PE95014
  • Campaign 95I001003 was reported 76 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 95I001007 was reported 76 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 46
1995-Q2 Owner reports 42
1995-Q3 Owner reports 18
1995-Q4 Owner reports 18
1996-Q1 Owner reports 8
1996-Q2 Owner reports 8
1996-Q3 Owner reports 12
1996-Q4 Owner reports 4
1997-Q1 Owner reports 4
1997-Q2 Owner reports 6
1997-Q3 Owner reports 3
1997-Q4 Owner reports 4
1998-Q1 Owner reports 4
1998-Q2 Owner reports 5
1998-Q3 Owner reports 3
1998-Q4 Owner reports 4
1999-Q1 Owner reports 3
1999-Q2 Owner reports 3
1999-Q3 Owner reports 4
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 6
2000-Q2 Owner reports 2
2000-Q3 Owner reports 4
2000-Q4 Owner reports 2
2001-Q1 Owner reports 2
2001-Q3 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 3
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 89V237000
Recall campaign 1 90V145000
Recall campaign 1 91V053000
Recall campaign 1 95I001003
Recall campaign 1 95I001007
Recall campaign 1 08E033000
Defect investigation 1 EA91010
Defect investigation 1 PE91026
Defect investigation 1 PE91062
Defect investigation 1 PE92027
Defect investigation 1 EA94005
Defect investigation 1 PE95014
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (6)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Engine, Brakes, and Seat belts.

  1. Recall campaign 08E033000

    Safety recall 08E033000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    FEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  2. Recall campaign 89V237000

    Engine

    Report date
    Component:
    Engine (ENGINE)
    Consequence:
    THE LEAKAGE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD CAUSEA FIRE.
    Remedy:
    REPLACE GASKET COVER WITH REVISED COVER, AND RTV SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED IN PLACE OF A GASKET.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  3. Recall campaign 90V145000

    Brakes

    Report date
    Component:
    Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD RESULT IN INCONSISTENT FRONT TO REAR BRAKEBALANCE WITH POTENTIAL FOR REAR BRAKE SKID UNDER HEAVY BRAKING CONDITIONS.
    Remedy:
    REPLACE PROPORTIONING VALVE TO BRACKET SCREWS WITH PROPER LENGTH SCREWS.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  4. Recall campaign 91V053000

    Seat belts

    Report date
    Component:
    Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
    Consequence:
    FATIGUE FAILURE OF SAFETY BELTS IN A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT CONDITION RESULTS IN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANT.
    Remedy:
    REPLACE FATIGUED STRAPS OR RETROFIT STRAPS WITH A REINFORCEMENT PLATE AND REMOVAL OF AN ANTIROTATION TAB TO PREVENT FATIGUE FAILURE.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  5. Recall campaign 95I001003

    Safety recall 95I001003

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    IF THE LIFTGATE LATCH OPENS, OCCUPANTS CAN BE EJECTED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH.
    Remedy:
    CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH WITH A STRONGER LATCH ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHRYSLER BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS DURING OCTOBER 1995.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  6. Recall campaign 95I001007

    Safety recall 95I001007

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    IF THE LIFTGATE LATCH OPENS, OCCUPANTS CAN BE EJECTED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH.
    Remedy:
    CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH WITH A NEW STRONGER LATCH ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHRYSLER BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES IN JUNE 1996.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints 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.

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
Safety incident filters
Showing 10 of 225 complaints · page 1 of 9
2008-03-03Suspension (SUSPENSION)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10219986
CrashFireInjuryDeath
REAR LEFT TIRE IS CROOKED GOING DOWN ROAD. FOUND REAR AXLE HOUSING RUSTED THROUGH AND KINKED. *TR
2003-12-19FUEL SYSTEMUnclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10051854
CrashFireInjuryDeath
WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS A STRONG GAS ODOR INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT 3 OF THE FUEL INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
2002-10-21Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 8021244
CrashFireInjuryDeath
THE HATCH BACK DOOR FAILED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS *JG
2002-05-17Tires (TIRES)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 8010062
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TIRE TREADS ARE SEPARATING.*AK
2002-03-20Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 8006043
CrashFireInjuryDeath
CONSUMER STATED THE LIFT GATE LATCH WOULD NOT SHUT.*YH
2002-01-13Engine (ENGINE)
NHTSA ODI 756799
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I WAS WONDERING HOW OR IF MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN THIS RECALL-DUE TO THE SEVERE OIL LEAK I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. *AK
2002-01-09Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 8001831
CrashFireInjuryDeath
FRONT PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
2001-09-08Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 751922
CrashFireInjuryDeath
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OFF POSITION FOR 15 MINUTES. UPON RETURNING TO VEHICLE, VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. *AK
2001-08-13Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 750315
CrashFireInjuryDeath
AT LOW STOP AND GO SPEED THE MOTOR WILL RUN HOT AND LOOSE GEAR SHIFTING, YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VAN AND RESTART THE VAN. I HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR, WATER PUMP,ALL SENSORES, TEMP.GAUGES,THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. COULD THE PROBLEM BE IN THE COMPUTER BOARD? WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE VAN AND RESTART THE VAN IT WILL SHIFT OK UNTIL YOU STOP AGAIN, AND DO IT ALL OVER. THIS HAS CAUSE PROBLEMS IN TRAFFIC. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS. THIS IS MY SECOND MINIVAN NO TROUBLE WITH THE FRIST ONE.
2001-01-26Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 739967
CrashFireInjuryDeath
THIS WILL BE OUR 6TH TRANSMISSION. REPLACEMENT ONLY THIS TIME CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PROVIDE A WARRANTY FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *AK

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 1990 Plymouth Voyager?

Owners named Body / frame most often — 53 of 225 reports (24%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 1990 Plymouth Voyager?

NHTSA lists 6 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Engine, Brakes, and Seat belts. 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 1990 Plymouth Voyager?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Look for rust, collision repair and body gaps that do not match a clean truck. 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.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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