2000 Plymouth Voyager Engine cooling Problems

“I have a 2000 chrysler mini van and my serpentine belt keeps coming off when it rains. This has happened 4 times in one year. They have replaced the belt and fixed the tensioner its in the shop right now and waiting for a belt kit to fix the problem (gates system kit). Why isn't there a recall on this problem?”

“During a very heavy rain, I hit a big puddle which caused the serpentine belt to come off the pulleys. My mechanic said it is a common problem with this vehicle. The result is no power steering, no alternator to charge the battery and no water pump to cool the engine. I drove it until the temp gauge showed hot and then shut it down. No major damage resulted. Mechanic put belt back on for $15.00. 135k miles on vehicle and is very dependable.”

“Over the past 5 years - since the replacement my serpentine belt on my 2000 chrysler Voyager has popped off 4 or 5 times. Since our local dealer is no longer here I had to pay $93.21 today to have the belt put back. The mechanic checked the belt and tensioner and found both in practically brand new condition and good working order. He could not find a reason why it would come off. Each time it has come off was after a rain. In researching this problem online I found that it has happened a lot to many others also. My former dealer's mechanics also could not explain why this occurs. …”

“We purchased the vehicle because it only had 21,486 at three years old and they called it certified. When the air conditioning went out they refused to even reimburse us part of it because we did not have the extended warranty. We have the powertrain a this point until 70,000 miles. We have had engine knocking, which our mechanic added an additive to and seemed to go away but now at the end of august seems to be returning. The tires were terrible at what seemed to us to be low mileage. We had sensors that went and caused the transmission to downwshift so our mechanic repaired. …”

“Failure of idler pulley on motor causing major repairs, destroying new timing belt,tensioner pulley damage to transmission, spark plugs and other damage and a $500 towing bill across state. Van is still in shop after 2 weeks and mechanic says new part looks different as if old design was bad and changed and to contact area rep. And file complaints.”