1992 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM Problems & Recalls
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PAINT DELAMINATION ON HORIZONTAL SURFACES. STARTED WITH JUST A FEW FLAKES. BY WINTER OF 2002, AREAS WERE INCREASING IN SIZE DRAMATICALY. PAINT ON HOOD IS NOW 90% GONE. TOP HAS LOST 60% OF PAINT AND IS BEGINING TO RUST! DECK LID IS STILL MINOR WTH PERHAPS 10% LOSS BUT IT IS STARTING TO LOOSE MORE PAI...
Mileage: 90,000
THERE WAS AN ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER. MR SCC *JB
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE APPEARED IN VEHICLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION WIRING HARNESS. ALSO REPLACED GASKET/THERMOSTAT/RADIATOR CAP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE APPEARED IN VEHICLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION WIRING HARNESS. ALSO REPLACED GASKET/THERMOSTAT/RADIATOR CAP. *AK
VEHIICLE HESITATED/STALLED DUE TO IGNITION PROBLEM. DT
THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM *JG
Mileage: 5,000
THE VEHICLES UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING AND LOSS STEERING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL92V015. MR *JG
Mileage: 37,000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. *SCC
INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT/TURNED CAR OFF, AND 5 OR 10 MINUTES LATER SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND ENGINE ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED. *YH
CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT/TURNED CAR OFF, AND 5 OR 10 MINUTES LATER SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND ENGINE ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED. *YH
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK
THE WELD ON THE REAR AXLE BROKE & IS HARD CONTROL AROUND TURNS/TEMP&SPEEDOMETER WORK ON AND OFF CAN'T FIND PROBLEM, AND DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLANTS ON ALL OF THESE THINGS. *AK
THE WELD ON THE REAR AXLE BROKE & IS HARD CONTROL AROUND TURNS/TEMP&SPEEDOMETER WORK ON AND OFF CAN'T FIND PROBLEM, AND DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLANTS ON ALL OF THESE THINGS. *AK
VEHICLE HAS AN OUT OF BALANCE VIBRATION AND WHEEL,TIRE,AXLE,AND BEARING ASSEMBLY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM PERSIST. COOLING LINE CLAMPS LOOSENED AND LEAKED COOLANT
VEHICLE HAS AN OUT OF BALANCE VIBRATION AND WHEEL,TIRE,AXLE,AND BEARING ASSEMBLY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM PERSIST. COOLING LINE CLAMPS LOOSENED AND LEAKED COOLANT
VEHICLE HAS AN OUT OF BALANCE VIBRATION AND WHEEL,TIRE,AXLE,AND BEARING ASSEMBLY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM PERSIST. COOLING LINE CLAMPS LOOSENED AND LEAKED COOLANT
THE SEAL AROUND THE AIR BAG IS CRACKED. TOLD DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY GLUED IT. I HAD THEM TEST DRIVE THE CAR, IN WHICH I DROVE, TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL WHAT THE HOLLOW SOUND WAS THAT I WAS HEARING AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT COULD ...
THE SEAL AROUND THE AIR BAG IS CRACKED. TOLD DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY GLUED IT. I HAD THEM TEST DRIVE THE CAR, IN WHICH I DROVE, TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL WHAT THE HOLLOW SOUND WAS THAT I WAS HEARING AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT COULD ...
THE SEAL AROUND THE AIR BAG IS CRACKED. TOLD DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY GLUED IT. I HAD THEM TEST DRIVE THE CAR, IN WHICH I DROVE, TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL WHAT THE HOLLOW SOUND WAS THAT I WAS HEARING AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT COULD ...
THE SEAL AROUND THE AIR BAG IS CRACKED. TOLD DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY GLUED IT. I HAD THEM TEST DRIVE THE CAR, IN WHICH I DROVE, TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL WHAT THE HOLLOW SOUND WAS THAT I WAS HEARING AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT COULD ...
THE SEAL AROUND THE AIR BAG IS CRACKED. TOLD DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY GLUED IT. I HAD THEM TEST DRIVE THE CAR, IN WHICH I DROVE, TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL WHAT THE HOLLOW SOUND WAS THAT I WAS HEARING AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT COULD ...
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, AND THE SPEED SET AT 68 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TO GAIN CONTROL, VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO NETURAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL, REVERSE, PARK, THEN STARTED LEAKING FLUIDS. *ET
THE RUBBER TUBING BETWEEN THE FUEL LINE AND THE ENGINE DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD LEAKS, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO A BROKEN WELD ON THE TRAILING ARM ASSEMBLY, CAUSING ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. *YC
WOULD MAKE A RIGHT TURN & STEERING WHEEL WOULD STAY IN POSITION. WOULD PULL HARD TO LEFT TO CORRECT TOWARDS CENTER. WOULD HEAR A CLUNKING SOUND. TOOK TO SHOP & MECHANIC NOTICED RACK & PINION ON BOTTOM OF STEERING WAS RUINED. HAD NO LEAKS. *AK
THE AIR BAG INDICATOR RED LIGHT IN THE DASH STAYS ON. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER CONCERNED OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK
UNDER STEERING COLUMN THERE IS HOT HEAT COMING FROM UNDER WHERE THE KEY GOES. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
UNDER STEERING COLUMN THERE IS HOT HEAT COMING FROM UNDER WHERE THE KEY GOES. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
STRUTS FAIL.
CRUISE CONTROL/RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK FAILED.
CRUISE CONTROL/RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK FAILED.
AIR BAG NOR SEAT BELTS PROTECTED THE CONSUMER DURING AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45MPH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
AIR BAG NOR SEAT BELTS PROTECTED THE CONSUMER DURING AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45MPH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE.
DEFECTIVE REAR AXLE DUE TO CORROSION OF THE METAL BAR INSIDE WHICH RESULTED IN SEPARATION FROM THE SHAFT IT SUPPORTS.
THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ,IT WAS IN PARK GEAR. DEALER HAD TOLD CONSUMER TO PUSH GEAR TOWARDS CONSUMER AND UP TO MAKE SURE GEAR WAS IN PARK. SUDDENLY GEAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A TREE. CONSUMER HAS TO GET DOOR AND LEFT FENDER REPLACED ,CONSUMER SUSTAINED BRUISES. *AK
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FILLED WITH WATER , CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO BLOW OUT. AK
HEADLIGHTS FAILED DUE TO CONDENSATION.
DURING COLLISION AIR BAG EXPERIENCED VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT.
CIRCUIT FOR AIR CONDITIONER FAN GOES THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE HIGHER THE A/C FAN SPEED, THE MORE THE IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATS- GETS HOT ENOUGH TO MELT WIRE INSULATION AND CAUSE FIRST DEGREE BURNS. *AK
WELD FAILUR EOF REAR AXLE, RESULTING IN NOISE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE OUTSIDE WELD OF THE REAR AXLE BREAKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SQUEAK. *AK
THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED.
THE REAR AXLE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MAKE NOISE.
BRAKE LINE AND TRANSMISSION CABLE INSTALLED TOO CLOSE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION CABLE TO RUB A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE/BRAKE FAILURE.
FUEL LEAK, SMELL OF FUMES, RUBBER HOSE CONNECTED TO TANK HAS CORRODED , CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE HORN STARTED BLOWING AND THAN THE AIR BAG POPPED OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK
CAR STARTED TO SMELL GAS, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING . *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE HAS CRACKED AND DOOR IS ALMOST FALLING OFF . *AK
SEAT BACK LATCH FAILED, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE 2 TIMES.
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN IN THE REVERSE POSITION VEHICLE MADE A CLANKING NOISE. THE TRAILING ARM OVER THE REAR AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE FOR A SECOND TIME, VEHICLE STALLED, POPPED HOOD OPEN AND GAS LINE WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK
VEHICLE REARENED SOMEONE AND AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE CORRECTLY.*AK
WHEN DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, VEHICLE PICKED UP EXCESSIVE SPEED, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT TWO POLES AND FLIPPED OVER. DAUGHTER WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE AND KILLED. THREE WITNESSES SAW DAUGHTER PUT ON HER SEAT BELT. ANOTHER OCCUPANT IN VEHICLE WAS INJURED. *SLC
WHEN DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, VEHICLE PICKED UP EXCESSIVE SPEED, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT TWO POLES AND FLIPPED OVER. DAUGHTER WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE AND KILLED. THREE WITNESSES SAW DAUGHTER PUT ON HER SEAT BELT. ANOTHER OCCUPANT IN VEHICLE WAS INJURED. *SLC
DRIVING VEHICLE SPEED 5MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, AND NO IMPACT WAS INVOLVED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE SPEED 5MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, AND NO IMPACT WAS INVOLVED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY. *AK
TURNED ON IGNITION AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND UNDER THE DASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE REAR WELD ON THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED. *AK
IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY. *SD
REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY. *SD
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. TT
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 20MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR PARTICALLY DEPLOYED AND CAUSED BURNS, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. TT
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER INSTALLED A GROUND WIRE FOR PROPER CONNECTION. TT WIPER MOTOR IS MOUNTED ON A PLATE AND PLATE IS ATTACHED TO CHASSIS, BOLTS ON MOUNTING PLATE MAKE POOR GROUND CONNECTOR. *SLC
PURCHASE CAR NEW REPLACED TWO FRONT AXLES ON LEFT AND RIGHT ,THE CV JOINT AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT . TT
PURCHASE CAR NEW REPLACED TWO FRONT AXLES ON LEFT AND RIGHT ,THE CV JOINT AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT . TT
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, ENGINE WILL INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE/SURGE, LURCH FORWARD. TT
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, ENGINE WILL INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE/SURGE, LURCH FORWARD. TT
THE WIRING INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN BURNS AND MELTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
HEARD A LOUD POP, RADIO AND CLOCK WENT OUT. TT
ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
TRANSMISSION JUMPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
REAR TRAILING ARM; ONE OF THE WELDS CONNECTING TO VEHICLE HAS BROKEN. WAS TOLD BY FISHER CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, SMASHING INTO A BRICK WALL. *AK
RIGHT EXTERIOR MIRROR DESIGN OF 'OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR' CAUSE DIFFICULTY JUDGING EXACT DISTANCES WHEN VEHICLES APPROACH REAR. *SKD
REAR FRAME BROKE. TT
REAR AXLE CRACKED. *AW
VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND DROPPED INTO 2ND GEAR, REPLACE SOLENOID PACK. TT