Chrysler Voyager Base 2.5 TD Reviews
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★★★★☆
“Best little all rounder on the planet”
Written on: 14/04/2013 by Adrianmower
I have owned my V plate 2.5 LE for just over 6 years ,bought it at 40,000 miles ... Just passing 120000 ... In that time it has had 6 tyres ,1 battery .. A few oil and filter changes , front pads, and more recently a water pump and ancillary belt ... It is a pleasure to drive .. Spacious ( a friend of mine borrowed it to move her house in ) comfortable and fairly economical considering all the things it can do.. I tow a abbey Stafford with it and have taken it abroad with every confidence... (read more)
★★★★★
“Fantasitc car!!! great at towing, Lots of space,...”
Written on: 27/09/2010
Fantasitc car!!! great at towing, Lots of space, chairs are like armchairs, My 4 boys love it!! Only downfall we found was, if you only had 1/4 of a tank of diesel and you were on a hill pointing downwards, our car has cut out due to the fuel outlet being at the back of the tank, to which I did have to get the A.A out to rebleed the system.
Parts are expensive as they are made by Mercedes. Last year (2009) it cost us £900 for front brakes and bearings. But this is the only thing we have...
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★☆☆☆☆
“Owned 2 Voyagers - suffered third gear box failure...”
Written on: 18/08/2010
Owned 2 Voyagers - suffered third gear box failure August. 1st failure cost me £4000 for 2.4 petrol after 52K miles and 4 years old - Chrysler refused any "goodwill" gesture even though FDS records checked. 2nd failure @ 18K miles on current car after 22 months, replaced under warrenty. 3rd failure at 58K -technically 40K miles and three years since being replaced. Insisted on extended warrenty for gearbox, which ran out three days before the third failure, now waiting for Chrysler to honour... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“had car from new no real problems .had 1st year...”
Written on: 06/08/2010
had car from new no real problems .had 1st year service done at main dealer at 7,000 miles ,missed 2nd year sevice as it had only done 12,000 miles but got the 3rd year service done miles at 18,ooo at main dealer.the car has done 28,000 miles and is 4 1/ years old and the gearbox has gone according to the main dealer who drained off some gearbox oil and found metal swarf in the oil(cheeky buggers charged me 1/2 hour of labour £46 to diagnose this ,they quoted £2500 for a new one.phoned up... (read more)
★★★★★
“This car Voyager L E 3 3 auto has covered just over...”
Written on: 19/06/2010
This car Voyager L E 3 3 auto has covered just over 40,000 miles I have had 2 batteries 4 new tyres,also 3 recalls from Chrysler and better after market lights from Startech Nothing else has been done to it. We like the space and sliding doors . We also carry a wheel chair secured behind the back seat removed one captain"s chair the space used as a boot. we did reserch long before we orderd it and the model was quite new at the time ,so we didnt know of any impending trouble other owners... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Bought our grand chrysler voyager for our business. On...”
Written on: 07/04/2010
Bought our grand chrysler voyager for our business. On the clock it has 88k but being a diesal would not expect any issues. It started playing up yesterday reving and not going anywhere, been told today that it needs a new gearbox with an average repair bill of approx 3k?? That is ludiclous money for a repair or new gearbox, has anyone got any advice? Alan in the isle of man. (read more)
★★★★★
“We brought this from a car dealer 7yrs ago. we fell in...”
Written on: 18/03/2010 by memyselfand1 (1 review written)
We brought this from a car dealer 7yrs ago. we fell in love with it,inside and out. my hubby kept up its maintenance, oil ,water etc,we have four children so this big car was going to last till they were teenagers. thats not to say the kids loved it as much as we did.[especially when at the end of the week the amount of empty crisp packets and cans and the mcdonalds mess,the tamptrums feet banging, a skip with a tramp in it was probably cleaner and less noisy] but! our car took it well well,... (read more)
Memyselfand1's Response to memyselfand1's Review
Written on: 18/03/2010
sorry forgot to say. the Grand crysler voyager we owned was a petrol 3301cc automatic.
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★☆☆☆☆
“I love Grand Voyagers when they work. That's the...”
Written on: 25/02/2010
I love Grand Voyagers when they work. That's the problem, every other week there's something else goes wrong.
Charles Hurst Chrysler in Belfast are rude, unreasonable and absolute rip off merchants. This makes ownership even worse as they are the only dealer in N.Ireland.
I'm putting mine up for sale due to the amount of trouble I've had with the rear brakes. Totally unacceptable considering how much they cost. I'm going for a Volkswagon Caravelle next.
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★☆☆☆☆
“1st gear often hard to engage ”
Written on: 20/01/2010
1st gear often hard to engage
heaTER BLOWS ONLY COLD AIR
BLIND SPOTS TOO MANY TO MENTION
CRUMBLY BUMPERS
CLUNKY GEAR CHANGE
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★★★★☆
“I'm on my 3rd Chrysler Voyager 2.5TD, all starship...”
Written on: 30/09/2008 by jimbo777 (1 review written)
I'm on my 3rd Chrysler Voyager 2.5TD, all starship miles, all the same faults ie Syncros on 1st and second gear. I am lucky to be in the job and have done them myself (what a bitch) the syncro and spacers cost £475 from chrysler any other car they would be £55. Also number 1 injector packs up
Loses power at 2100rpm in 5th gear. Another £600 for 1 injector.
You might ask why 3 voyagers, because you can buy them off people who cant afford the repairs and it will do 45 to the...
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Vmenginefan's Response to jimbo777's Review
Written on: 04/09/2012
Yep you are right about 1.gear is hard , Try change gear oil to a engine oil 5/30 ,yes the gearbox only use engine oil . My 97 (with out timing chain) voyager td has been running 435000km with out big problems, only gearoil, injector no.1 with sensor feels like turbo not working, The injector was not bad only the sensor. Clutch last only 220000km :( gets real hard to press down.
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★★★☆☆
“Chrysler voyager 3.3 1997 model need a gearbox...”
Written on: 14/05/2008 by makeda
Chrysler voyager 3.3 1997 model need a gearbox desperate. Cruise control gone radio cuts off after fewwminutes
horn gone. Brakes spongey.
Now gearbox gone stuck in first. will cost between £2500 - £4000 to fix . One problem car is abroad........
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★★★☆☆
“Had my Chrysler 4 months n its had a front wheel...”
Written on: 09/05/2008 by cramont
Had my Chrysler 4 months n its had a front wheel bearing, water pump, starter motor and now the gear box is havin probs going in2 1st and 2nd, glad I took out a warranty with this car. (read more)
★★★★☆
“Have had my Chrysler Voyager Base since 69000 miles....”
Written on: 20/02/2008
Have had my Chrysler Voyager Base since 69000 miles. 97 model on S plate. had front brake pads doing which is fine and pretty normal. Now have whirring noise which stops when clutch is put in. was told that it was the gear box and that hopefully it just wasn't oiled enough. Had sump seal replaced at cost of £188.00 and no improvement. After reading all these reviews I have assigned my self to it being the gear box and probably needing anew one! Better bring out the credit card! and yes I... (read more)
☆☆☆☆☆
“My Voyager is just over 3 years old and needs a new...”
Written on: 05/02/2008 by oldbarn (1 review written)
My Voyager is just over 3 years old and needs a new gearbox - this will be the 4th! Is that a record? After a year I needed a new engine, new gearbox, new turbocharger, and new exhaust system. The ABS sensors have also been replaced. (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Bought the Chrysler Voyager from 7 seater dealer with...”
Written on: 12/08/2005 by davies6 (1 review written)
Bought the Chrysler Voyager from 7 seater dealer with 65000 MILES on, have been paying out since, cruise control went off, horn wouldn't work, airbag faulty, gearbox packed up, unrepairable damage, had already been fixed previously, clutch plates worn, had to be replaced. Exhaust and tyres expensive too, brakes expensive. Servicing expensive. Valuation of car has depreciated a lot in two years of buying it. We have paid out approx £3000 in repair bills in this time. Will never buy Chrysler... (read more)
★★★★☆
“Having first read the previous reviews, I can identify...”
Written on: 13/05/2004 by Lisa Leisten
Having first read the previous reviews, I can identify with a lot of them. The head gasket has just gone on my Chrysler Voyager Base 2.5 TD at 88,000 mls. I find the seat belts hard to release. Does anybody else? Clutch on its way out and Chrysler have quoted £ 1000.00 to replace!! Had a problem last year with the engine cutting out whilst negotiating roundabouts, put the car in for them to run a diagnostics check. This came back saying we needed a new diesel pump costing circa £2000 but my... (read more)
Jailer66's Response to 155593_Lisa Leisten's Review
Written on: 05/05/2006
I can do better than just the head gasket going at 84000 miles, i have a 4 year old voyager 2.5 CRD LX, that needs 4 new fuel injectors at £700 + VAT and a complete new head at £1500 +VAT, inclusing labour and bits and bobs.....£6700.00!!!!!!!!
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☆☆☆☆☆
“The Chrysler Voyager Base 2.5 TD car is a Lemon and...”
Written on: 08/04/2004 by goncrazi (1 review written)
The Chrysler Voyager Base 2.5 TD car is a Lemon and its gonna kill me soon. Its already tried twice. I cant drive it anymore, its just to dangerous (brake line went out a 65 mph, gas tank bracket fell off after filing it up with gas, tranny out, power steering out, water pump out, should I go on theres 40 or more pages and i've had it in the shop more than 45 days in 2 years)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“I purchased my Chrysler voyager Base 2.5 TD with a...”
Written on: 05/03/2004 by Garf (1 review written)
I purchased my Chrysler voyager Base 2.5 TD with a modest 65,000 miles on the clock,and a full dealer service history. In the three months of ownership, the gearbox failed,the rear brake cyliders failed, the o/s trackrod end failed,the air venting mechanism failed, the aircon failed, the exhaust failed, the clutch was virtually worn out (£300+ just for the parts)the front suspension had clonks, and the electrics had a mind of their own. My advise to anyone even considering one of these... (read more)
★★★★☆
“Chrysler Voyager Base is a good machine, had it...”
Written on: 13/02/2004 by ras290959 (1 review written)
Chrysler Voyager Base is a good machine, had it converted to LPG at a cost of £1200 - repaid for conversion within 10 months of fuel @31p per litre!!, dissapointed with electrical failures of airbag and fan relay at a vehicle only done 50,000 miles - head gasket leaking oil - dealer fix cost of £700+ again shouldn't happen on a fully dealer serviced vehicle of this age, any comments from other owners? (read more)
★★★★★
“On balance the Chrysler Voyager Base is a very...”
Written on: 04/11/2003 by asullivan (1 review written)
On balance the Chrysler Voyager Base is a very comfortable vehicle. Ideal for a large family. Will carry 7 adults (Not just Munchkins).Diesel is a bit noisy compared to latest CRD but most practical option unless you own an oil well or get the V6 gas converted. 30mpg (mainly school run)> Ibelieve the V6 petrol is well less than 20 although very smooth. (read more)
Djgary's Response to asullivan's Review
Written on: 27/01/2004
good reviews throughout the site, but having read the reviews regarding the voyager I will definately not buy one. shame as I have had my eye on one at a dealers in Earlstown mersyside. i will stick to my ford galaxys which are cheap to run and own and have never let me down. my current 1.9 tdi returns 40+ mpg solo and 35 mpg towing 1.5 ton of caravan.
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★★★☆☆
“Purchased the Chrysler Voyager Base June03 ex demo...”
Written on: 06/10/2003 by total01 (1 review written)
Purchased the Chrysler Voyager Base June03 ex demo from dealership with 16000mls,currently 50750mls when gearbox failed.
Car had been thro MOT and Service 10-days prior to the failure at the Swansea dealership.
Contacted the nearest dealership(Swansea),due to the fact that my local dealership had closed I was not advised of the extended warranty option from june etc the Chrysler "goodwill" meant that I had to have the car transported at my cost,they would then confirm cost to effect repairs...
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1Oll's Response to total01's Review
Written on: 02/07/2004
My gearbox also failed on my Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.5TD. The car was supplied new in February 2000 by Cumbo at Stoke on Trent. It has also been serviced by Main Dealers Cumbo. It has not towed anything or been driven hard. Would previous reviewer contact me at photograph@compuserve.com
<br>I have taken legal advice and need to know the average expected life of this gearbox (MTBF). I too will be taking action against Chrysler. I believe that there could only be three reasons for failure at this milage. 1:Lack of lubrication. 2: Manufacturing defect. 3:design defect.
<br>Brian Ollier in Sunny Macclesfield.
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180260_Kcalex's Response to total01's Review
Written on: 24/12/2004
I was thinking of buying the Chrysler for my wife as a gift but it seems to have a lot of faults with it and is very expensive to repair. I'll now opt for the Vauxhall Zafira voted best MPV by What Magazine.
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Freddie911's Response to total01's Review
Written on: 03/02/2005
We have a Zafira and a Grand Voyager and you simply cannot compare the two. Although reliable, the Zafira is horrendous inside with slabs of cheap plastic and uncomfortable seats. The Voyager is spacious, comfortable and well appointed. It is approaching 60,000 miles so now all I have to do is wait for the gearbox to go bang!
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J5's Response to total01's Review
Written on: 16/03/2005
Yes, I've got a 1999 2.5dt. Its hard to get 2nd gear when changing down. Changed 2nd and 1st gear sinkro and selector shaft, all done at the garage next door to chrysler, at a cost of £450.00 pounds.
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234266_Ros Chandler's Response to total01's Review
Written on: 16/03/2006
Yes! I hope i am not going to relate to this !! 99 T purchased one year ago 47,00mls judder in reverse .. thought it was me getting used to the car. Was well loaded up at time kid & camping. Only ever reversed into parking bays ..now at 62,000 there is obviously a problem, what is the estimated cost of this repair. Surely 47,00 is a little premature to develop a prob of this nature, my driving is mostly motorway! any help please.
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307383_Nitrox's Response to total01's Review
Written on: 27/08/2007
Yes i to have a voyager 2.5 td I purchased this about 4 years ago with 38,000 miles, when it had done around 80,000 miles I cannot go from 3rd to 2nd without revving and double the clutch I thought gearbox syncro is at fault I know this would be expensive to do so I just put up with double the clutch, if I had known these vehicles had to many faults wouldn't have bought. and I to found the Chrysler not to helpful and labour charges are high.
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Tradia's Response to total01's Review
Written on: 24/10/2008
I bought mines second hand at 58,000 miles over 3 years ago, now 87000 miles. No problems so far. On Monday heard funny noise. On checking at local garage been advised gearbox is gone. Anyone know best place to get cheap second hand one and get it replaced?
<br/>Thanks.
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Glastry's Response to total01's Review
Written on: 11/12/2008
My 1999 grand voyager le 2.5td -is not so grand ,from 3rd gear to 2nd is practically impossible while the car is moving.
<br/>This seems to be a recurrent fault,anybody interested to attempt a group approach to chrysler -(or know how to go about it?).
<br/>Chrysler belfast, today quoted "about" £800 to rebuild the gearbox.
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Annoyed Chrysler Owner's Response to total01's Review
Written on: 11/06/2010
Im not very happy at all.
<br/>My 2007 Grand Voyager automatic with a mere 27000 miles on the clock has had a catastrophic gearbox failure smashing planet gears etc. Rebuild cost will be £1800+ vat ---if I'm lucky!!
<br/>I assumed an american motor would be a safe get for an automatic box. How could they get it so wrong?
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★★★☆☆
“After having bought a 2.0litre petrol manual voyager...”
Written on: 27/12/2002 by Mums bus.
After having bought a 2.0litre petrol manual voyager with slightly higher than average mileage we found that the remote locking was inclined to unlock itself when the vehicle had become very wet, especially after having been high pressure hose washed and then at 79,000 miles the head gasket went. When it was taken to our local Voyager garage specialist we were then told that it was in fact the 3rd vehicle of similar age and mileage that they had had in with a blown head gasket in 10 days. Is... (read more)
Mickybird777's Response to Mums bus.'s Review
Written on: 03/07/2004
What you will find is that Chrysler have used second rate parts to manufacture the vehicles ,but they will tell you they have had no problems like this before, but on reading other reviews I have found I am not alone in my experiences and your also not, very poor manufactering.
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★★☆☆☆
“With about 5400 miles on this 2001 Chrysler Voyager...”
Written on: 31/05/2002 by twindad.
With about 5400 miles on this 2001 Chrysler Voyager Base MPV, 2 air bag sensors & 2 air bags have been replaced. Then the vent control module went bad, had that replaced guess what? Yep the new module was also bad. Ten days later we got the van back and so far it's still working. Of course my wife is afraid to drive it - I mean you don't know if the air going to work when needed or if it will just pop out (can you say LEMON).
P.S. it's been in the shop 31 days in 8 months.....
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★★★★☆
“Brakes are spongy, with lack of feel. Unless adjusted...”
Written on: 11/11/2001 by BigBri.
Brakes are spongy, with lack of feel. Unless adjusted every 500mls brake preformance is poor!
Seats too short and uncomfortable on long journey.
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Scrags.'s Response to 5715_BigBri.'s Review
Written on: 26/05/2003
Reasonable comments (bl***y awful brakes), although I am not sure about the 500 mile adjustments. Totally pathetic headlights as well. But it's big and reasonably comfortable and handles quite well for a big old barge. Not as much go in the 3.3 as you might expect (and maybe wish for). But perhaps that's a good thing with those awful, awful brakes!
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★★★★★
Sintraman's Response to 1670_RACER.'s Review
Written on: 18/12/2003
Not very informative, hardly going to inspire me to buy one as they have scored 10 out of 10 on most points. This is a MPV you know, surely there is somthing wrong with it, surely???
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Garibaldi's Response to 1670_RACER.'s Review
Written on: 29/12/2005
Agree with sintraman,with all the other comments ............ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME !!!!!!(ha,ha ,ha) sell it while the goings good, and buy a Sharan TDII .I am getting 40mpg around town. Judging by these last eleven reviews the voyager is a dreadful car.To think,when I bought the Sharan there was one right next to it and I was tempted by its beauty. What did it for me was that there were four other couples waiting to test drive the Sharan and nobody for the voyager(PHEW!) Is it true that the best selling car in U.S. IS A Honda ?
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Written on: 16/12/2012
The best vehicle I've ever owned - 7 years now and 173,000 miles - still covers 1000 miles UK to Poland in 14 hours at 34 mpg! But I get the same trouble with the fuel system, cutting out on a downslope at about a quarter of a tank. Any answers to this one, it's very annoying. It has cost me very little over this great mileage, and I still get a small shiver of excitement when I get in and close the door with 1000 miles ahead of me. It inspires great confidence - that's the trouble, look down and your doing 110 mph! And what a fantastic stereo...........