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1991 Plymouth Acclaim Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Nov 15, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
12%
of 97 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Plymouth Acclaim submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Nov 15, 1999

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WON'T GO FORWARD AND THE ENGINE RACED. TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
850272
Incident
Oct 6, 1999
Driver assistancePowertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Oct 18, 1999

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO SCHOOL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND IT LOCKED UP. CONTACTED DEALER AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. 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. *AK

NHTSA ID
850967
Incident
Sep 15, 1999
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Sep 2, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON TWO OCCASIONS. *YC

NHTSA ID
548321
Incident
Jul 1, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed May 12, 1999

WHEN CONSUMER PUTS FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE MOTOR RACES, NO PROBLEMS FOUND. MJS

NHTSA ID
545508
Incident
May 3, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 22, 1999

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. *AK

NHTSA ID
705874
Incident
Apr 16, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 21, 1997

WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT THE CAR ACCELERATES . *AK

NHTSA ID
809040
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 13, 1996

WHILE DRIVING CAR ACELERATED, DRIVER CUT ANOTHER CAR OFF, TOOK TO DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY 4 CYLINDERS . *AK

NHTSA ID
806315
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 15, 1996

INTERMITTENT SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. TT

NHTSA ID
979274
Incident
Dec 15, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 2, 1995
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING, MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN, SUDDENLY SURGED THEN RACED OVER POWERING BRAKE, RESULT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

NHTSA ID
966237
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 25, 1995

CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTS AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER. TT

NHTSA ID
964306
Incident
May 1, 1991
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 20, 1995

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SURGING. TT

NHTSA ID
964097
Incident
Dec 29, 1992
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Feb 24, 1995

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SURGES, ALSO AT STOP SIGN RACES 2-300 RPM'S ALMOST OVER POWERING BRAKES, DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE. TT

NHTSA ID
960571
Incident
Feb 24, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Airbags14Engine11Transmission11Electrical11Suspension10

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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