1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager Electrical system Problems

“Driving down road and all of sudden my guages go out on instrument panel-speedometer,fuel,temp, etc. It goes out and comes on whenever it wants to- I do a lot of traveling and rely on mileage re-imbursement but I get none cause my odometer and tripometer go out also, sometimes to never come on for a week or two.”

“Two weeks ago I noticed my air bag light was staying on. We also found out that the horn and the cruise control stopped working. We have checked all the fuses and found out through the my car stats web site this same problem was part of a recall involving a clock spring problem. Since no dealer in my area will honor this recall it is still broken.”

“1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager se. Key would not turn in the ignition switch. This has happened several times in the past. On friday, 02 january 2009, we had driven the vehicle to a destination and then upon trying to get in and start it, the key would not turn in the ignition switch. We tried turning the steering wheel to release any pressure, wiggled the steering wheel, etc until finally, the steering wheel became locked. At that point, there was nothing that we could do with the vehicle. …”

“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. The dealer wanted $250.00 for what they claimed only had on circuit panel when I knew better. It has two. I repaired it by using a strong zip tie to hold the plug up. This worked for years. Now it's the same old problem but it is no longer on and off depending on the temp.of the inside of the vehicle. It is 100% dead so now here I go again. …”

“When car is off, my front and back headlights constantly click on and off. I here a clicking sound in the fuse box. With the constant on and off, my battery dies. I am taking my vehicle to the shop today but was wondering is this an electrical problem. I often heard that the vehicles always usually has electrical problems. I never noted a recall or complaint before but would like a response to whether this problem is common.”