2004 Chrysler Grand Voyager Limited XS 3.3 petrol from UK and Ireland

Summary:

Cumbersome

Faults:

Handbrake issue (warranty repair).

Transmission problems.

Usual wear and tear.

General Comments:

Needed a large family car after our old Renault died - the Grand Voyager was ideal. Beige in color, which most seem to be.

Lots of space, very comfortable seats. Loved days out in this vehicle. Ideal family use for anything - Chrysler got that perfect. The Grand Voyager's only positives however.

It's a shame everything else about it was poor - reliability was average. It was awful to drive - very large and cumbersome, I hated it. 3.3 petrol automatic was slow and terrible on fuel - 18 - 20 mpg at best. A friend had the diesel version and still only managed 19 - 26 mpg at best. Hardly a big difference.

Glad to have rid of it to be honest, sold it back in 2015 when the transmission started playing up. I cut my losses. In the USA I suppose they call them "mini vans" but here they are MPV's (multi purpose vehicles) and to be honest there are lots of those to choose from in the Euro market, no need for an over sized American thing like this here! Wouldn't buy another.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 11th April, 2024

2004 Chrysler Grand Voyager Limited 3.3 petrol from Australia and New Zealand

Summary:

The Queen Mary on wheels

Faults:

One of the rear doors doesn't unlock with the button, but works OK manually.

Saggy rear struts on the tailgate.

Dashboard starting to crack.

Headlining falling down.

Loads of drive train noise.

Sluggish.

General Comments:

Electric everything, including side doors and tailgate.

Very comfortable and quiet - more so than my previous Voyager, and that was pretty peaceful inside.

Park brake actually works (in previous models they were woeful).

For a van, not bad to drive.

Absolutely feature packed.

My kids love it, and the ducted A/C is a big improvement on my 1997 model's dashboard only system.

Nicer than a Kia Carnival.

If you're thinking of buying one, see if the auto shudders from 1st to 2nd, or if there is a delay when you put it in drive. The auto box is complex and expensive to rebuild ($5000).

There is enough room to put my kids in and all of their bikes without using a bike rack.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 8th September, 2013