1994 Plymouth Voyager Base from North America - Comments

Cylinder head cracked at 103,000 cost $500 in parts and 16 hours of my own labor to repair. Vehicle quit running and I was left stranded away from home. Contacted Chrysler and was told "Too bad, warranty has expired." This is a know problem with this engine, yet Chrysler does not notify owners of the pending danger of a real possibility of being stranded Chrysler also does not offer any help in repairs.

98,000 miles, Paint is peeling. Over 5 month period, the entire top has almost lost all of the paint. This peeling paint and resulting rust spots have reduced vehicle value by 50%. Contacted Chrysler and was told too bad, warranty has expired. This is a know problem with this year of Plymouth vehicles, yet Chrysler does not offer any help in repairs.

50,000 miles half shaft was replaced, bad constant velocity joint.

102,000 miles horn was replaced.

Recalled to have a rear hatch lock replaced with one that will not open in an accident.

Distributor cap and rotor are good for about 20,000- 25,000 miles only problem is contacts in cap are on ends of spark plug wires. This requires spark plug wires to be replaced. 25,000 miles is not a respectable tune up interval.

Drivers door weatherstrip will not stay in place.

Gas cap restraining cable broke at 70,000 miles.

A 4 cylinder non turbo charged is not enough engine for a mini van, even with a 5 speed manual transmission.

You cannot accelerate onto the freeway at 55 miles per hour with the air conditioner on. You must turn off the AC for any acceleration.

I have a 1994 Plymouth Voyager and I'd never buy another one, either. It has 149,000 miles on it. I bought it 2 years ago.

In that time, I've had to replace the entire air conditioning system, motor mounts (and replace stuff damaged by that), transmission, and have had various other repairs.

However, the big problem I've still got is that every time standing water splashed under the engine, the serpentine belt slips off!!! The mechanic got a new splash guard and put it on, and today I was out and - guess what - it slipped off again! Fortunately, I was close to home.

I bought it from friends, who could have used it for a trade-in and gotten more $$ that way. They told me it had never happened to them. I'm not sure I believe that any more, it's happened to me too much.

I purchased a 94 Plymouth Grand voyager used with 53,000 miles. It now has 182,000 with virtually no problems out of ordinary wear and tear. ie 4 brake jobs, 1 set spark plugs and wires, one belt, rear hatch lock and switch recalls, one light bulb, 3 sets of tires, a battery and an ac recharge. The only item that actually failed was the belt tensioner at 170k. When it failed, the belt came off because of the change in alignment which may be what may be the cause of one writers problem. 29 bucks and 30 minutes fixed that. I do have a little transmission drip, but with 180k miles, that is great.

The paint is now beginning to chip a little on the roof, but it has been on the outside for a long time in the hot and cold weather.

I have read many reports about chrysler vehicles. Transmissions seem to be a high failure part with the AC running a close second. Heard about engine failures due to cracked blocks, and CV joint failures. I seem to have been lucky enough to get a good one. I have 3 other chrysler vehicles that are having similar successes. 96 dakota 100k, 96 town and country 135k, and a 90 dakota with 150k.

All original engine, transmissions, water pumps, alternators, radiators, exhausts, cv joints, ac, and paint (except 90 dakota was painted from damages incurred).

Have a 94 grand voyager that I bought new. No major mechanical problems ever, just small stuff. Paint is bad.

Have 92 Dakota that still has original accesories (starter, alternator, compresser, etc.) after 300k miles! Have replaced timing chain twice (and thus water pump as precaution). This truck has still got the original freon in the AC system. Bad paint, but neither car has ever been in a garage or carport.

This Dakota is the best vehicle I have ever owned.

I bought my 94 Voyager in Fairbanks Alaska in 94, brand new. Manual transmission, 2.5 Liter engine. I am in the military, was re-assigned to Ft Polk Louisiana a couple years later. Drove the Van from Alaska to New York, then Louisiana. Now I am in Missouri. 10 years, vastly different climates and driving conditions, 136,000 miles.

My Voyager has been a very good car to me and my family. I had to replace a water pump in 97, Brake drums in 01. The starter is going bad, and the windshield Wipers just died last week. Paint is chipping off of the roof in a lot of areas as well.

But for the price I paid for it in 94, and the utility I have gotten from it (It has helped us move at least 4 times, being the primary cargo vehicle to move a family of 6 and everything they own) It has been good on gas, never had a major leak, and the paint (except for the roof) is still glossy. The interior has help up pretty well, drivers side window handle loses it's knob once in a while, the sliding door window pops open a lot, but overall it still looks pretty good.

I am happy with my Van, If I had the chance to go back and buy it again, I would.

I have had a 1994 Voyager base with the 2.5L 4 cyl. and a 5-speed manual transmission. I bought it off eBay with 97k miles in August of 2001 and now have 159k miles on it. The only real expensive things I've had go wrong with it was that the shift fork broke in the transmission and had to have that fixed shortly after I got it and the A/C evaporator core needed to be replaced. While I had the transmission out I had a clutch assembly put in - it wasn't bad at 100k+ miles, but for $250, just go ahead and did it at the same time. The A/C problem was fairly standard in the 94-95 model years and there was a recall, but ours didn't qualify due to miles. The dealer was the only one who could/would do the job since most of the dash had to come out. I've had issues with the CV shafts, but with that many miles it is expected and I did it myself for $70 per side. I've had to do a couple brake jobs up front (never touched the back brakes) and I replaced the spark plugs, cap, rotor, and wires at 135k. I had put close to 40k on the ones that were there when I bought it, and they were old then. I have 6 kids and replaced the 2 person middle bench seat with a 3 person bench seat and we all fit (snugly, but OK). In addition, I've towed my 4' X 8' trailer for 300+ miles with all of us in the van to visit family. The worst thing with that is having to downshift to go up the KY hills - big deal. As for getting on the interstate with the AC on, I have had no trouble. We've NEVER been left stranded by this van. I've had the normal maintenance items like brakes, tires, struts (one of which I blew out on a huge hole in the road), tune up, and recently an exhaust from the manifolds back. The catalytic converter collapsed and greatly reduced our mileage and the performance along with causing the check engine light to come on. I had the entire exhaust system replaced by a shop and the total was $450, with a new oxygen sensor too ($70 alone). The gaskets are beginning to leak oil, but I only put a quart in about every 1000 miles. Even at 159k miles we still get 24 on the highway with 8 people and some luggage. Overall, it has been the BEST vehicle we've ever owned.