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1990 Plymouth Acclaim complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →

Suspension › Rear

Filed Aug 2, 1995NJ

REAR SWAY BAR BROKE ALSO BOLTS THAT ATTACHED THE FRAME BROKE. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic Convertor

Filed Jun 16, 1995NY

CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPAIRED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured

Filed Jun 14, 1995NY

WHILE DRIVING, HIT A DIP AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock SwitchCrash1 injured

Filed May 31, 1995MI

CAR WAS PARK ENGINE WAS OFF A TEN YEAR OLD BOY PUSH BUTTON ON TOP OF SHIFT KNOB TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE WITH ENGINE OFF WENT DOWN A HILL CAR WAS TOTALED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine

Filed Apr 20, 1995OH

ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET DISLOCATES CAUSING OIL TO LEAK CREATING RISK OF POTENTIAL FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage

Filed Mar 14, 1995SC

SEAT BELT FAILED DURING ACCIDENT. *SKD

Air Bags

Filed Mar 1, 1995MN

OTHER: WEAK PLASTIC AIRBAG RETAINER CLIP, CAUSING AIRBAG MODULE TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. *AW

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured

Filed Jan 26, 1995PA

UPON IMPACT WITH A DEER, AT APPROX. 30-35MPH, FRONTAL CRASH, AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EMMITTED A SMOKE SMELL POWDERY SUBSTANCE, WHICH CAUSE BURNS TO WRIST. TT

Electrical System › Ignition

Filed Jan 23, 199500

VEHICLE HAD A SURGE PROBLEM THAT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER, NOW THERE IS A STALLING THAT CANNOT SEEM TO BE FIXED. TT

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly

Filed Jan 18, 1995MO

ROD END THREADS DO NOT ENGAGE FOR FIRST INCH AND HALF; ALLOWS TIE ROD TO APPEAR ASSEMBLED WHEN IN ACTUALITY A SLIP-FIT; CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. TT

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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