1994 Plymouth Laser

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports	Fires	Injuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer	1	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	1	0	0
Power Train › Clutch Assembly	1	1	2
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine	1	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Power Train › Automatic Transmission98V069002

Filed Apr 7, 199842,214 vehiclesChrysler Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR ADEQUACY OF THE TRANSFER CASE OIL VOLUME, TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AND OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MECHANISM. IF OIL VOLUME IS INSUFFICIENT, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF OIL WILL BE ADDED. IF THERE IS TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AFFECTED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED. IF THE TRANSFER CASE SHOWS OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION, THE TRANSFER CASE WILL BE REPLACED.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train › Clutch AssemblyFire2 injured

Filed Mar 30, 2001TX

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HOUSING EXPLODED, BLOWING TRANSMISSION AWAY FROM ENGINE, AND CAUSING AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT IT APPEARS THAT THE BOLTS CAME LOOSE OR BROKE IN THE PRESSURE PLATE, CHRYSLER IS STATING THAT ALL THE FAILURES ARE NOT THEIR PROBLEMS, TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED DUE TO SMOKE INHALATION. *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine

Filed Jun 1, 1999NY

THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER PURCHASED, THERE IS A MITSUBISHI ENGINE IN THIS CAR AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE 1994 LASERS, ECLIPSES OR TALONS HAVE BLOWN THE VALVES IN THEIR ENGINES AS WELL. I FEEL THIS IS CHEAPLY PUT TOGETHER AND I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM PLYMOUTH. IN THE 1 YEAR AND 9 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE PUT $4000.00 IN IT FOR ENGINE REPAIRS.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer

Filed Jan 31, 1995PA

STREAKS SEEMS TO APPEAR ON FRONT WINDSHIELD DURING RAINY WEATHER; WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT CLEAR WINDSHIELD; CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY; HAZARDOUS DRIVING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Filed Jan 9, 1995CA

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1992

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
1998	2	0	0	0	Routine
1995	1	0	0	0	Routine
1994 — this page	4	1	1	0	Routine
1993	15	1	0	0	Routine
1992	35	1	0	1	Fatalities reported
1991	30	1	0	0	Routine
1990	30	4	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 7, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.