We found the following complaints for PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM (1991)
Read complaints for PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM (1991)
Other: air bag problems. (attorney for client) (third vehicle on 503129, 601422, 601428) *dh
Driver's air bag deployed, burning drivers clothing.tt
Consumer drove over an exposed portion of arailroad track at approximately 10 mph.the driver's front air bag deployed without warning which resulted in the consumer sustaining burns from the deployment chemicals.
During frontal crash seat belt didnt lock and airbag didnt deploy. Please describe.
Applied the brakes and the air bag deployed.
Driver's airbag did not deploy during front end collision.front end of vehicle hit passenger's side door of another moving vehicle.vehicle to be inspected by insurance company.
Vehicle was stolen, traveling wet road, approx. 40mph, lost control, hit and broke telephone pole, frontal damage,bent frame, airbag did not deploy, car purchased 3 weeks prior to incident, thief fled scene.
Upon air bag deployment, driver received burns on face and chin area. Please describe details.tt
Was going 35mph when another vehicle ran stop sign and hit consumer's vehicle. Acclaim was crossing intersection. Upon impact, driver's air bag failed to deploy.
Driver air bag deployed, but did not inflate during an accident. Tt
The driver's side airbag deployed and the bag exploded further, injuring the driver.
While drivingon ice lost control of vehicle and hit utility pole head-on,air bags did not deploy,causing consumer to sustainchest and back injuries.
(603-528-5774h)airbag partially deployed in a frontend collision at 40-50mph into guardrail causing minor injuries and burns to driver. Please describe details.
Air bag indicator lights stays on at all times. Consumer has had this problem service (3) times.
Driver's airbag did not deploy during front end collision.front end of vehicle hit passenger's side door of another moving vehicle.vehicle to be inspected by insurance company.
Alternator belt fell off causing loss of power steering.
While driving vehiclewill cut off and stall without any notice.
Ext 136: engine cut off in middle of making turn; without warning; experienced humming sound.
While driving 60 mph, suddenly engine drops speed to approximately 30 mph, remain, as if stalling, picks up speed, could cause accident, 2.2 engine.
Wires going into the ignition overheated and melted plastic covering and sleeve about 1 foot down, resulting in a fire.
Ignition caught fire when vehicle was started.
Vehicle stalls out at any speed, resulting in steering and braking ability loss.
While driving 60 mph, suddenly engine drops speed to approximately 30 mph, remain, as if stalling, picks up speed, could cause accident, 2.2 engine.
Automatic tramsmission in overdrive, engine running and vehicle would not move, finally, transmission kicked into gear, vehicle started moving, could have caused accident, dealer found no problem with transmission. Replaced corroded spark plug wires.
Defective ignition switch shorted out and burned three wires.
Smoke came out of the steering column and the dash vents.
Water pump crossover tube located under engine with 1" exposed where it connects with rubber coolant hose developed a pin hole leak.
Three motor mounts broke.tt
Engine belts failed, timing and alternator causing overheating.
Coolant was leaking from underneath of vehicle.alsoexhaust system was blowing out blue smoke frompipe area.dealership was aware of problem.
Head gasket leaks oil.
Head gasket failed on two occasions, causing damage to other engine components.
While driving on the expressway at 45mphor slowing down to make a turn,vehicle just cuts off.
Sporadicbehavior, vehiclewill not accelerate past 30 mph.
While at a stop light the engine idles. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further infromation.
Vehicle stalled twice while in traffic. *dsh
Intermittent stalling.
Engine belts failed, timing and alternator causing overheating.
1991 plymouth acclaim, unit 1 was traveling westbound on ir 76 in the right lane, when the driver pulled over onto the right berm because of engine trouble,which the vehicle then ignited into flames and was consumed by fire.according to the police report, the fire may have originated in the catalytic converter area of the muffler.(ohio traffic crash report # 10-0381-91)
Air bag indicator lights stays on at all times. Consumer has had this problem service (3) times.
Vehicle's front headlights;the sqaure design which is made in a 2pcs allows water to enter,and causes possible shorts/bulb burnouts.
The seals on both front headlamp assemblies have failed allowing moisture and dust to enter, thus clouding the lenses and reflectors to the point where the lighting is greatly diminished (at least 50%).the manufacturer ought to replace these defective units. Additional problem with lighting:the headlamp dimmer switch has failed --- when i use the flasher to go to the high beam, all lights go out - black, with a 100% loss of vision --a real safety problem.
Water gets into the headlight, it reduce s visibility.
Headlights too bright,causing poor visibility.
Headlights misaligned, causing poor visibility.
Moisture builds up in the front headlights untill a pool of water deveopes. This pool of water than moves around inside the headlight causing the hot halogen bulb to burst and all of sudden you don't have any headlights. Very dangerous when you are driving at night.
Fel pump failure.
Gasoline leakage is occuring and electrical wire was smoking due to spillage contact due to defective fuel pump.tt
The top of fuel pump leaked and the gas went through the plug because the plughad melted and the wire got real hot.
Experiencing stalling, electrical fuel connector had burned.ttconsumer states the wire inside the fuel tank was black from heat and the elecrrical connector both outside and inside of the tank was charred and burned.
Metal fitting on gas line corroded away, causing gas to leak from line. *dh
Hood latch safety catch does not close securely. Hears a click like it has locked and then suddenly it flies up. Took to a body shop and they repaired it,but is having the same problem .
Emergency brake slips out of position, causing vehicle to roll.*aw
Speedometer failed 3 times.
The transmission went out on the vehicle.the consumer requested another vehicle to satisfy him as a long time customer.mrscc
Transmission downshifts erratically due to computer problems.
While driving, transmission downshifted by itself.tt
While driving the vehicle to school vehicle suddenlyaccelerated.shifted into second gear and it locked up. Contacted dealer and had the transmissionreplaced.drove the vehicle about 6 blocks and had the same problem. The dealer replaced an electronic automatic transaxle controller. The original controller was not reprogrammable.this fixed the problem of locking in 2nd gear.
At 28-32 mphvehicle jerks/shifts to second gear, and rpms go to 3000-4000. Vehicle will not accelerate at this point. Transmission is stuck in second gear,.consumer has to shut off engine to get out of second gear. This has happened only once at 55 mph, all other times at 28-32mph.
Vehicle experienced transmission problems on two occasions.
Whenputting the vehicle into gear, the vehicle jerks.also, sometimes the vehicle will go backwards, but will not go forwards.the transmission has been replaced twice, and now it has gone out again.the dealer said it's out of warranty to replace it a 3rd time, and stated that the consumer would have to pay for the transmission.
While drivingvehicle just stopped.transmission failure, won't go forward and the engine raced.towed to the dealer.
Vehicle seems to downshift, or not get enough gas, driving it will go into lower gear, engine will rev, odometer goes over 5, in order to keep it from shutting off, i drive it in lower gear.first started after driving app. 50 miles, now it won't stay running.have replaced the coil, did not help
Steering does not lock when turning key to lock.tt
Automatic tramsmission in overdrive, engine running and vehicle would not move, finally, transmission kicked into gear, vehicle started moving, could have caused accident, dealer found no problem with transmission. Replaced corroded spark plug wires.
Child put car in gear with steering wheel locked, causing accident. *dh
While driving the vehicle to school vehicle suddenlyaccelerated.shifted into second gear and it locked up. Contacted dealer and had the transmissionreplaced.drove the vehicle about 6 blocks and had the same problem. The dealer replaced an electronic automatic transaxle controller. The original controller was not reprogrammable.this fixed the problem of locking in 2nd gear.
Automatic seat belts on the driver and passenger side do not latch/close properly. Tt
During frontal crash seat belt didnt lock and airbag didnt deploy. Please describe.
Seat belt stuck,preventing exit from vehicle in rollover accident. *sd
The adjuster on the side is coming loose from use. It will not adjust the sholder belt properly across my 3yr old son's body, wg=hen the seat is used on the passenger side read seat. I am going to contact fisher-price tommarrow and let them know the date of mgg on the model 79750 is 2/18/98. We bought it new about 4 months ago.thjanks chuck
Seat belts failed. *sd
Driver seatbelt buckle hard to connect.tt
Recall related 91v122000, front lap/shoulder belt will not retract in for repair did not repair.tt
Was hit from behind and the drivers seat broke and put driver into the back seat.tt
Car was struck from the rear causing the drivers seat to break and falling back into the rear seat and losing control of the car and continuing another 200 feet before being able to recover and stop the vehicle.
Driver's seat latch broke, causing seat to recline backwards.*skd
Abs brake failure, resulting in severe shaking of vehicle when brakes are applied, also weld broke on rear trailing arm.
Driving along the highway and put foot on abs brakes,did't have anybrakes,the brakes just didn'twork.
Vehicle stalls out at any speed, resulting in steering and braking ability loss.
The engine revs while stopped, consumer has to press hard on brakes in order for vehicle not to move forward, the problem occurs more when the vehicles air conditioning/defrost system is on, when mechanic repairs the vacuum leaks, it helps for a while, but then the problem resurfaces.nlm
Vehicle stalls out at any speed, resulting in steering and braking ability loss.
Electrical short in the steering column, causing the wiring harness to catch fire.
The paint on this vehicle is just falling off in splotches. A mechanic friend of mine said that was typical of this make and model. He claims the manufacturer used the incorrect primer and final paint.
Bad paint which is now peeling off the hood and roof, though the rest of the car is just fine.
Paint chipping off of vehicle.
Plymouth acclaim 1991, springs in front doors too strong.
Door hinges welded to sheet metal of door, if weld was to break the door would separate from the body.
Undercarriage bolt came out.*aw
Vehicle developed weird sound from rear,identifying a crack in the rear cross member/rear trailing arm.
Shocks and struts failed.
Shocks and struts failed.
Vehicle seems to downshift, or not get enough gas, driving it will go into lower gear, engine will rev, odometer goes over 5, in order to keep it from shutting off, i drive it in lower gear.first started after driving app. 50 miles, now it won't stay running.have replaced the coil, did not help
Rear trailing arm assembly broke.
Crack in rear suspension.
Crack in rear end suspension.
Replaced noisy rear axle control arm.
This particular problem has occurred on two similar vehicles, also on everyspirit, acclaim, sundance, shadow i've seen on the road or in the junkyard.this piece of conduit running between the spindle plates has cracked on every one i've come across.i bought this car, thinking it was ok but the dealer or previous owner had shoved rubber hosing up into the voice between axle and tube to keep it quiet.the manufacturer/dealership wants over $1200 to fix by complete replacement, says it has to be done but won't explain what this tube is supposed to accomplish or what could happen if not replaced.could this be a safety issue?i could afford to fix if i knew it wasn't just going to bust again, but how about all the poorer folk out there who will jimmy it up and pass it along?this is a case of really poor design.i've heard of these failing at 40,000 miles or less.the weld cracks or the tube cracks at either spindle plate.if it's not a safety issue, why have the thing on there at all?thanks for listening.
Abs brake failure, resulting in severe shaking of vehicle when brakes are applied, also weld broke on rear trailing arm.
This particular problem has occurred on two similar vehicles, also on everyspirit, acclaim, sundance, shadow i've seen on the road or in the junkyard.this piece of conduit running between the spindle plates has cracked on every one i've come across.i bought this car, thinking it was ok but the dealer or previous owner had shoved rubber hosing up into the voice between axle and tube to keep it quiet.the manufacturer/dealership wants over $1200 to fix by complete replacement, says it has to be done but won't explain what this tube is supposed to accomplish or what could happen if not replaced.could this be a safety issue?i could afford to fix if i knew it wasn't just going to bust again, but how about all the poorer folk out there who will jimmy it up and pass it along?this is a case of really poor design.i've heard of these failing at 40,000 miles or less.the weld cracks or the tube cracks at either spindle plate.if it's not a safety issue, why have the thing on there at all?thanks for listening.
Vehicle developed weird sound from rear,identifying a crack in the rear cross member/rear trailing arm.
Rear trailing arm cracked. *sd
Shocks and struts failed.
Rear suspension failure, weld on trailing arm assembly is fractured.tt
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While driving, made attempt to slow down, suddenly surged then raced over powering brake, result hit another vehicle.tt
On one occasion vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, clipping side of house, causing damage to the passenger side due to loss of control.
Cruise control disconnects and causes vehicle to loose power.tt
Intermittent sudden unexpected acceleration of the vehicle.tt
Having problems with vehicle surging.tt
When consumer puts foot on the brakes the motor races, no problems found.mjs
Whiledriving car acelerated,driver cut another car off,took to dealer replaced the throttle body4 cylinders .
I need to get this component cleaned every 10k miles. This is a design defect.i show 7 failures (it continues to fail until the throttle body is cleaned).since all the do at the shop is clean the throttle body, i felt why bother.this is a safty issue.i should have complained sooner.i had just found out about this service.
While driving engine surges, also at stop sign races 2-300 rpm's almost over powering brakes, dealer can't reproduce.tt
While drivingvehicle just stopped.transmission failure, won't go forward and the engine raced.towed to the dealer.
When stopping at a light the car accelerates .
While driving the vehicle to school vehicle suddenlyaccelerated.shifted into second gear and it locked up. Contacted dealer and had the transmissionreplaced.drove the vehicle about 6 blocks and had the same problem. The dealer replaced an electronic automatic transaxle controller. The original controller was not reprogrammable.this fixed the problem of locking in 2nd gear.
Consumer will put heating unit on heat setting or vent setting and when accelerating, it kicks into defrost moving the air circulation from proper ventilation to dash ventilation, also causing engine to rev up.
Vehicle running fan gets hot, melts plastic underneath the steering column, causing vehicle to smoke.
The driver side windshield wiper does not work can not see road in bad weather.tt
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