1990 Plymouth Voyager Power Train:automatic Transmission Problems

NHTSA component category: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · data through 07/12/2026

40Power Train:automatic Transmission complaints

17.7%Of all 226 complaints

#1Most-reported category

Source: U.S. NHTSA complaint data. Complaints are unverified reports from vehicle owners — a complaint is not a confirmed defect.

How power train:automatic transmission ranks on this vehicle

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION40 · 17.7%

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK39 · 17.3%

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR19 · 8.4%

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY13 · 5.8%

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE11 · 4.9%

Share of the 226 complaints citing each category; one complaint can cite several. Full breakdown on the 1990 Plymouth Voyager overview page.

What owners report

“CONSUMER IS ON FOURTH TRANSMISSION, PURCHASE TRUCK NEW. PLEASE DESCRIBE .”NHTSA complaint 985564 — filed 06/12/1996

“TRANSMISSION WON'T CHANGE GEAR PROPERLY AND THIS HAS HAPPEND TWICE.”NHTSA complaint 985406 — filed 06/10/1996

“WHILE DRIVING, 4 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS THEN SLIPS INTO SECOND GEAR, NO PRIOR WARNING, DEALER'S REPLACED TRANS. TWICE, PROBLEM PERSISTS. TT CONSUMER STATES…”NHTSA complaint 977058 — filed 12/26/1995

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Power Train:automatic Transmission complaints by year filed

Frequently asked questions

Does the 1990 Plymouth Voyager have power train:automatic transmission problems?

Power Train:automatic Transmission is the most-reported problem area on the 1990 Plymouth Voyager: 40 of 226 complaints on file (17.7%). Complaints are unverified owner reports, not confirmed defects.

How many complaints does the 1990 Plymouth Voyager have in total?

226 complaints were on file with NHTSA as of 07/12/2026. Across all categories, 16 involved a crash, 6 involved a fire, 14 reported injuries, and 1 reported deaths.

What does NHTSA's power train:automatic transmission category include?

NHTSA assigns each complaint to standard component categories; this page reports the POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION category exactly as NHTSA defines and records it.

About this data — Complaint figures on this page are consumer reports submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a U.S. government agency. NHTSA does not verify individual complaints; a complaint is not proof that a defect exists, and counts reflect what owners chose to report, not confirmed failure rates. Recall information comes from official NHTSA safety recall campaigns; recall repairs are free at authorized dealers. Always check your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. CarModelProblems.com is an independent site and is not affiliated with NHTSA or any vehicle manufacturer. Data through 07/12/2026.