| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004012347 | Incident Date: Oct, 25 2004 |
| Consumer's City: CONWAY | Consumer's State: AR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: VOYAGER | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2P4GP45G5WR | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 26 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1998 plymouth voyager 3.3l engine has a defect in the design of the metal bellows on the engine crossover pipe. the bellows is meant to absorb any thermal movements created when the exhaust piping heats up more than the engine. either assembly issues, fatigue design of the bellows or a susceptible material has caused a significant number of failures on this part. so many so that i have had difficulty procuring the part from the manufacturer. upon failure the bellows developes a crack that propagates all the way around it. exhaust gases then leak out and at slow speeds appear to be pulled into the passenger compartment through the car's vent system. i've tried to patch the repair but i've been unsuccessful. our local dealer won't perform exhaust work. i believe that this should be a recall. the failure number is based upon a number of backorders that i was told the manufacturer had on this part. |
