There is something wrong with the brakes. When we bought the car, the dealer had just gotten it on the lot, and told us he was going to replace the brakes because they squeaked... badly. When we received the car, with new brakes, they still squeaked and we haven't been able to figure out what's wrong with them. This isn't just a minor squeak. It's a loud shrill noise that makes motorists and pedestrians alike turn heads thinking someone is about to crash. I've noticed other Grand Voyagers that seem to have the same problem. Friends who've owned them said that they think it's because it's a van. It seems VERY sketchy to have an entire line of vehicles making noises like this though.
The brakes on this vehicle are extremely "squishy." Since the day we bought it, it seems to take a very, very, very, long time to come to a complete stop. The brakes were new about 20,000 miles ago when we purchased the vehicle, and it seems this shouldn't be happening, not yet at least.
I'm aware that I'm driving a minivan, but this vehicle seems fairly difficult to control on the road. It feels unstable and "tippy." When I'm on the highway and going any more than about 55, I feel like I can barely control the vehicle.
We had a 1995 Plymouth Voyager before we got this one. We got rid of the 1995 because the transmission was on it's way out.
The brakes on the 1995 squeaked just as badly as the 1998.
The 1995 is twice as hard to control as the 1998. These vehicles should really be given a once over by thier designers and/or engineers. They are hard enough to control when there is only one person in the car giving driving their full attention. I get really scared seeing the stereotypical "soccer mom" trying to control her children, talk on her cell phone, drink her coffee, and drive this beast all at the same time.
I absolutely love me 1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager!!! I have never had one problem with it and it now has 130,000 miles on it. I am looking for another one with fewer miles on it to buy. It has been one of the vest vehicles I have ever owned!!
I think the soccer mom who wrote this review has had 1 too many coffee's. the van's are an absolute gem - try regular maintenence and they will be just fine.
These vehicles couldn't be worse. I'm a mechanic and I'm currently replacing the camshaft in a '99 with the 3.3 Liter. It broke it's first camshaft at 30,000 miles. And now, at 58,000 miles, it has broken its second. The owner of the vehicle wanted to replace the camshaft AGAIN, not realizing that this WAS NOT basic maintenance. But I recommended he find a cheap used engine out of a junker to try that. So far, he wants to stick with replacing the camshaft. Which inevitably will break again around 90,000 miles.
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