1993 Plymouth Voyager Problems and Recalls (611 Complaints)
The most-reported problem on the 1993 Plymouth Voyager is Brakes (24% of 611 owner reports). There are 10 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Brakes — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 611 complaints · 10 recalls
What problems show up on the 1993 Plymouth Voyager?
146 of 611 filings named Brakes (24% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.
Second is Seat belts (82 reports).
There are 10 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Steering, Wheels, Brakes, Seat belts, Glass / wipers / cameras, and Body / frame. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.
The 1992 has 698 reports on file; this year has 611. 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
System named most often: Brakes 146 complaints · 23.9% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
- Crashes 44
- Fires 5
- Injuries 42
- Deaths 7
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) | 146 | 23.9% | 10 crashes · 0 fires |
| Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) | 82 | 13.4% | 6 crashes · 0 fires |
| Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) | 70 | 11.5% | 2 crashes · 0 fires |
| Body / frame (STRUCTURE) | 50 | 8.2% | 2 crashes · 0 fires |
| Steering (STEERING) | 43 | 7.0% | 3 crashes · 0 fires |
| Engine (ENGINE) | 42 | 6.9% | 0 crashes · 1 fires |
| Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) | 33 | 5.4% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) | 30 | 4.9% | 1 crashes · 4 fires |
| Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) | 17 | 2.8% | 4 crashes · 0 fires |
| Unclassified NHTSA leftover | 538 | 88.1% | 38 crashes · 5 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 95I001001 was reported 81 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 95I001005 was reported 81 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 96V099000 was reported 525 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 97V148000 was reported 887 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 97V149000 was reported 887 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 99V189000 was reported 1,599 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 99V213000 was reported 1,644 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 00V305000 was reported 2,044 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 | 33 | |
| 1995-Q2 | Owner reports | 66 | |
| 1995-Q3 | Owner reports | 45 | |
| 1995-Q4 | Owner reports | 30 | |
| 1996-Q1 | Owner reports | 49 | |
| 1996-Q2 | Owner reports | 25 | |
| 1996-Q3 | Owner reports | 24 | |
| 1996-Q4 | Owner reports | 25 | |
| 1997-Q1 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 1997-Q2 | Owner reports | 43 | |
| 1997-Q3 | Owner reports | 19 | |
| 1997-Q4 | Owner reports | 16 | |
| 1998-Q1 | Owner reports | 19 | |
| 1998-Q2 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 1998-Q3 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 1998-Q4 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 1999-Q1 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 1999-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 1999-Q3 | Owner reports | 14 | |
| 1999-Q4 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2000-Q1 | Owner reports | 13 | |
| 2000-Q2 | Owner reports | 19 | |
| 2000-Q3 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2000-Q4 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2001-Q1 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2001-Q2 | Owner reports | 13 | |
| 2001-Q3 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2001-Q4 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2002-Q1 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2002-Q2 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2002-Q3 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2002-Q4 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2003-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2003-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2003-Q3 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2003-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2004-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2004-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2004-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2004-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2005-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2005-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2005-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2005-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2006-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2007-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2007-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2008-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2008-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2009-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2011-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2012-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 93V098000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 95I001001 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 95I001005 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 96V099000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 97V148000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 97V149000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 99V113000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 99V189000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 99V213000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 00V305000 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA94005 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE94024 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA94028 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE96008 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE96035 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA96027 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | DP97001 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE97013 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA97020 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | RQ99004 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | RQ00011 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | DP03002 |
Safety Recalls (10)
Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.
In short, these campaigns were filed about Steering, Wheels, Brakes, Seat belts, Glass / wipers / cameras, and Body / frame.
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Recall campaign 00V305000
Steering
- Report date
- Component:
- Steering (STEERING)
- Consequence:
- IF THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATES FROM THE CENTER HUB ATTACHMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF CONTROL CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING WHEEL FOR CRACKS AND ANY WHEELS WITH CRACKS WILL BE REPLACED. ALL OTHER VEHICLES WILL HAVE A REINFORCEMENT PLATE INSTALLED TO PREVENT STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION IN THE EVENT CRACKING OCCURS.
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Recall campaign 93V098000
Wheels
- Report date
- Component:
- Wheels (WHEELS)
- Consequence:
- POOR NUT-TO-WHEEL CONTACT DURING INSTALLATION CAN LEAD TOPOSSIBLE LOSS OF A WHEEL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
- Remedy:
- THE ROAD AND SPARE WHEELS WITH THE MALFORMED LUG NUT SEAT CONFIGURATION WILL BE REPLACED.
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Recall campaign 95I001001
Safety recall 95I001001
- 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 BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1995.
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Recall campaign 95I001005
Safety recall 95I001005
- 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 WILL REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH WITH A NEW STRONGER LATCH ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHRYSLER BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS DURING DECEMBER 1995.
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Recall campaign 96V099000
Brakes
- Report date
- Component:
- Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
- Consequence:
- IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE ABS FUNCTION COULD BE LOST AND REDUCED POWER ASSIST WOULD BE EXPERIENCED DURING VEHICLE BRAKING INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL TEST THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES IF NECESSARY. ALSO THE WARRANTY ON ALL ABS COMPONENTS WILL BE EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY AND THE PUMP-MOTOR ASSEMBLY WHICH WILL HAVE A LIFETIME COVERAGE). OWNERS WILL ALSO BE REIMBURSED FOR PREVIOUS ABS COMPONENT REPAIR COSTS.
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Recall campaign 97V148000
Seat belts
- Report date
- Component:
- Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
- Consequence:
- IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A COVER RETAINING CLIP TO THE STALK MOUNTED BUCKLE COVER TO PREVENT DISLOCATION OF THE BUCKLE COVER.
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Recall campaign 97V149000
Seat belts
- Report date
- Component:
- Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
- Consequence:
- IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ANCHOR HOOK RETAINING CLIP WITH A REVISED PROFILE CLIP AND A COVER PLATE.
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Recall campaign 99V113000
Safety recall 99V113000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN INJURE A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL PERFORM AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. ANY SHORT CIRCUITS IDENTIFIED IN EITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INITIATOR WIRE CIRCUIT WILL BE REPAIRED.
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Recall campaign 99V189000
Glass / wipers / cameras
- Report date
- Component:
- Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY)
- Consequence:
- THIS COULD ALLOW THE DRIVE ARM TO DISENGAGE FROM THE SHAFT LEADING TO A LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION. THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY WOULD BE IMPAIRED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT HAND SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ASSEMBLY.
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Recall campaign 99V213000
Body / frame
- Report date
- Component:
- Body / frame (STRUCTURE)
- Consequence:
- PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR IF THE BOLTS BREAK ALLOWING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL SUDDENLY.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR LOOSE FASTENERS, IF THE FASTENERS ARE LOOSE, THE STRUT (AND INTEGRAL BOLTS) WILL BE REPLACED. IF THE BOLT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF TORQUE, THE BOLT WILL BE REMOVED, LARGER WASHERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING WASHER AND THE BOLT WILL BE REINSTALLED AND HAND TIGHTENED TO THE TARGET TORQUED.
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 8 of 611 complaints · page 1 of 25
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT REPLACED FIRST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL SUMMARY INDICATED THAT THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT COULD EXPERIENCE WEAR AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,556. UPDATED 10/16/12*LJ UPDATED 10/23/2012 *JS
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) REPAIRS. TEN MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE ANTI LOCK BREAK SYSTEM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COSTS OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR UNLESS I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE REALLY HARD, THEN EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN. IT WILL START AND GO IN GEAR NOW BUT IT KEEPS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE BRAKES COULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
1993 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT AND LOST CONTROL UPON SLOWING ALSO STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NJ ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE WAS INJURED BY GLASS. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0442-90)*JB LETTER UPDATED 03/17/10*BF
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 122000. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT, AND THAT THE BRAKES, DRUMS AND THOSE COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAFETY RECALL HAVE FAILED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL OF THESE THINGS HAD BEEN REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE HE PURCHASED IT AND AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND TAKING IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOUND THAT NOT TO BE TRUE.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL*- THE CONTACT COMPLAINEDS BECAUSE CHRIS LEITH DODGE FAILED TO CORRECT THEB RAKE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A ROLLING STOP WHILE ALMOST STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THEM ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK
CrashFireInjuryDeath
1993 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE ACCELERATING CAUSING BRAKES TO BURN AND GET REALLY HOT. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *KB THE CONSUMER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT GET A REPLACEMENT MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE THE PART HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE CONSUMER COULD ONLY HAVE THE REPLACEMENT MADE AT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN THERE SAID THE RECALL WAS ON THE PRESSURE PISTON NOT THE MASTER CYLINDER. ANY PART DAMAGED BY THE RECALLED PART WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BOOST PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AND ACTUATOR. THEY ALSO REPLACED SOME RECALLED PARTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE MPG WAS REDUCED AND THAT THE BRAKES FELT DIFFERENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. EVENTUALLY THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR A WHILE. THE BRAKES LIGHT ILLUMINATED AN THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FOR TO TTHE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. TO AVOID THE HASSEL WITHTHE DEALER THE CONSUERM PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems on the 1993 Plymouth Voyager?
Owners named Brakes most often — 146 of 611 reports (24%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.
Are there recalls for the 1993 Plymouth Voyager?
NHTSA lists 10 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Steering, Wheels, Brakes, Seat belts, Glass / wipers / cameras, and Body / frame. 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 1993 Plymouth Voyager?
Look up the VIN for open recalls. Have a shop check pads, rotors, fluid and whether the pedal feels firm. 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
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Methodology & Data Integrity
Source: NHTSA ODI / recalls, snapshot 2026-09-07. YearTell is not a government agency.