1990 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM

70 complaints filed with NHTSA.

70
Complaints
12
Crashes
10
Fires
15
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE7
AIR BAGS5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE5
SUSPENSION:REAR4
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER4
SEAT BELTS3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM2
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR2
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS2
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH1

Recent Complaints

20231031AIR BAGS

July 2017 I was hit by a drunk driver of which I was a passenger in my vehicle upon impact my seatbelts automatically released and my airbags did not deploy causing my driver to be ejected from the vehicle and for me to hit my head on my dash and then be smashed into my windshield then finally when the car stopped rolling I was in the back seat no longer in the front passenger seat to end up in the backseat when I was sitting originally in the front passenger. I was injured severely due to the l

20231031SEAT BELTS

July 2017 I was hit by a drunk driver of which I was a passenger in my vehicle upon impact my seatbelts automatically released and my airbags did not deploy causing my driver to be ejected from the vehicle and for me to hit my head on my dash and then be smashed into my windshield then finally when the car stopped rolling I was in the back seat no longer in the front passenger seat to end up in the backseat when I was sitting originally in the front passenger. I was injured severely due to the l

20210907CrashSEAT BELTS

both the drivers and the passengers front seat belts did not work correctly, If i repeadely inserted the clasp in and out, eventually they would click, but then later they would release, when i was in a very bad car accident july 13 2017, both the driver of my vehicle and i both had our seatbelts on and clasped, and upon impact the belts released and the driver was ejected from the vehicle and i hit my head and was banged and tossed around the vehicle as it spun and rolled, and when it was over

20210312CrashSEAT BELTS

JULY 2017 I WAS A PASSENGER IN MY OWN VEHICLE AND ME AND MY DRIVER WERE BOTH WEARING THE SEATBELTS, THAT AT IMPACT RELEASED AND HE WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE DOOR THAT HAD OPENED ON IMPACT AND IN THE SPIN IN THE AIR WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE CAR, I HIT MY HEAD ON THE DASH, BOTH SEATBELTS WERE FAULTY, IT WAS DIFFICULT WHEN PUTTING THEM ON TO GET THEM TO GRASP, YOU WOULD HAVE TO REPEATEDLY AND WITH ALOT OF FORCE OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL IT WOULD GRAB, WE BOTH HAD GOTTEN THE SEAT BELTS TO ENGAGE BUT ON I

Mileage: 150,000

20040518CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

ON MARCH 16, 2004, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON ICY PAVEMENT, THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RAN INTO A TREE INSTEAD. UPON IMPACT, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

20031120FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN A BIG BANG WAS HEARD. SMOKE STARTED COMING THROUGH THE DASH BOARD. SPARKS WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE BURNED. THE ENTIRE FRONT END BURNED THROUGH, THE ONLY THING LEFT WAS THE REAR TIRES AND TAIL LIGHTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VEHICLE NEVER HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *PH *JB

20030117CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

CONSUMER STATES, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT CAUSING PASSENGER TO GO THROUGH WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

20001107CrashAIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING A FRONTAL COLLISON CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUFFER FRACTURED FEMUR, FRACTURED RIGHT ORBIT, FRACTURED CHEEK BONE AND NOSE, THE FACIAL FRACTURES WERE FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. *ET

20000717FireSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. YH

20000713FireSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. YH

20000302FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET SIMILAR TO THE ONE DESCRIBED IN RECALL 89V237000, WHERE VEHICLE GOT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED.*AK *ML

20000207FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE WAS JUST PARKED. CONSUMER HAPPENED TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW VEHICLE ENGULFED IN HUGE FLAMES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

19990922FireAIR BAGS

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH CAUSED SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. ALSO, AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND CASUED WIRE HARNESS TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

19990922FireAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH CAUSED SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. ALSO, AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND CASUED WIRE HARNESS TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

19981109FatalUNKNOWN OR OTHER

WHILE ENTERING A LEFT BEND IN A ROAD THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I HAD TO APPLY A HARD LEFT JERK AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER PROPER STEERING IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. AT THE SAME TIME OF RECOVERY THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON. SOON AFTER, I FOUND THAT THE HORN AND SPEED CONTROL DID NOT OPERATE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE C/SPRING, MFG. PART NUMBER 5252468, COSTING 167.00 PLUS 13.78 TAX, FAILED INTERNALLY. IT IS THE ROTARY RELAY SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR THE AIR BAG, SPEED CONTROL SWITCHES AND HORN, LOCATED D

19980728FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ROLL ELECTRIC WINDOWS UP OR DOWN AND AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. AFTER TAKING IT TO DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THEN WHEN IT WAS TURNED BACK ON, AND VEHICLE WAS FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. THE BATTERY WAS JERKED OUT AND THE FIRE WENT OUT, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM BURNING UP. *AK

19980402FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO TURNPIKE COMMISSION/OHIO STATE POLICE)

19970716FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. THE CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. *AK

19960912CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING IN ORDINARY TRAFFIC, AIRBAG EXPLODED, NO KNOWN REASON, STUNNED DRIVER, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HIT CURBS, SPEED 30 MPH.*AK

19960124CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND PASSENGER SIDE BOLT BROKE. TT