NHTSA complaint: 1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
DRIVING IN THE RAIN/SNOW CAUSES SERP BELT TO SLIP OFF. OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS IT HAS SLIPPED NUMEROUS TIMES(8+), AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION OF THE BELT AND PULLEYS THE BELT WAS REINSTALLED OR REPLACED. AFTER THE BELT CAUSING A SENSOR BREAK, HAD MECHANIC TROUBLESHOOT AND IT WAS DEEMED THE TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SERP BELT REPLACE AS WELL AS SENSOR. AFTER THIS MAINTENANCE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE SERP BELT. THE CAR HAS OVERHEATED,BATTERY DRAINED AND HAS BECOME VERY HARD TO STEER OR STEERING APPEARS TO LOCK AFTER LOSING THE BELT THAT CONTROLS ALL ACCESSORY FUNCTIONS, ALTERNATOR, AC, POWER STEERING, WATER PUMP. MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN AVOIDED DUE TO QUICK THINKING. *NM
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation