1990 Plymouth Voyager Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 44about this part
- Share
- 19%of 226 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 44 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1990 Plymouth Voyager, 19% of the 226 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We purchased this van 3/98. It was not driven from 5/19/98 until 10/15/98 due to my surgery except for driving it to the new house (3 miles away) about 6 times. I really feel this is not acceptable since the transmission was checked out, and it was said to be fine.”
NHTSA complaint #705366, filed 1999-04“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.”
NHTSA complaint #750315, filed 2001-08“This is the third trans. Failure in the 102,700 miles on the vehicle trans. #1 lasted 42,000 miles , trans. #2 lasted 27,000 miles and trans. #3 lasted 29,000 miles I believe that there is something wrong with this picture. My service has been done on the replacement of each of these transmissions at warren chrysler Plymouth and I have paid 1/2 the bill on #2 & #3 and chrysler has paid for the other 1/2 on each. It still costs me approximately $800.00 to $900.00 dollars each time. …”
NHTSA complaint #712600, filed 1999-09“Customer charged $700.00 for work covered by warranty while car was under warranty. Transmission was not properly fixed or diagnosed in 1997. Car was seen by dealer 2 times since 1997 with shifting problems and coming out of gear while engaged in park.”
NHTSA complaint #704804, filed 1999-03“While driving with out warning transmission system malfunctioned, causing vehicle to come out of gear which may have caused a crash. Previously, transmission was replaced. At 20,000 miles needs to be replaced again.”
NHTSA complaint #857310, filed 2000-02Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34 | 20% |
| 1999 | 41 | 15% |
| 1998 | 55 | 17% |
| 1997 | 55 | 16% |
| 1996 | 88 | 12% |
| 1995 | 63 | 19% |
| 1994 | 85 | 16% |
| 1993 | 86 | 14% |
| 1992 | 89 | 13% |
| 1991 | 49 | 9% |
| 1990 | 44 | 19% |
| 1989 | 32 | 19% |
| 1988 | 3 | 3% |
| 1987 | 4 | 5% |
| 1986 | 3 | 6% |
Other parts of the 1990 Plymouth Voyager
57 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
46 complaintsEngine cooling
22 complaintsSeat belts
20 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsTires
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsEquipment
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1990 Plymouth Voyager
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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