1999 Plymouth Voyager Engine cooling Problems

“I have a 1999 Plymouth Voyager with a 3.3 l engine. Every time it rains or snow the serpentine belt comes off, making it impossible to steer vehicle. I have 5 children that I take from place to place. The alternator stops charging as well. When this happens I lose all control of the vehicle and I cannot steer the vehicle or control the vehicle.”

“Head gasket failure with suspected cracked cylinder head. This vehicle has 77k miles and is now undriveable. The heater does not work now, so I can't defrost the windshield. Estimated repair costs $900-1,500. Mechanics tell me it's cheaper to replace the engine. I can't afford this.”

“1999 Plymouth Voyager van, the van got hot it was not out of water, I took it to a shop because I though it might need a water pump, after they ran a few checks they said that water was not correlating and it was a blown head and would need to be replaced if it could not be milled down. I am wondering what caused this to happen since there was water in the motor and radiator, the shop said this may have been a defect in the heads,”

“We have the extended warranty on our car. The van has been into the dealer numerous times as recently as june of 2004. At that time it was a transmission problem. This time the van was not shifting up in gears in the automatic transmission. We thought it was a transmission problem. We got the vehicle to the dealership. The next day they told us it was the emission system,and coincidentally we were 42 miles over the factory warranty of 80,000 for the emission system. We then asked our extended warranty company and they are also hedging. …”

“I purchased a used 1999 Plymouth Voyager 2.4l minivan with 54,000 miles in april 2001. Six months after purchase and at about 58,000 miles, the vehicle began leaking oil. The oil leak has become progressively worse over the past 3 years, to where I am losing 1 quart of oil per week. The oil is spraying the undercarriage, including the exhaust system. The van now has 88,000 miles. I took the van in recently and they diagnosed the problem as a blown head gasket. The head gasket should not fail at such low mileage! The head gasket is being replaced, at a cost of over $1000!. …”