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1989 Plymouth Colt Vista Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
2
Latest Dec 30, 1996
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Apr 14, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Plymouth Colt Vista. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–2 of 2

Powertrain (other)
Filed Dec 30, 1996

TRANSAXLE CASE BROKE, EXPOSING A SHAFT WHICH HAS EIGHT MISSING BEARINGS, POSING THE RISK OF TRANSAXLE LOCKING UP/ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
513281
Incident
Dec 16, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 14, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

DRIVERS SIDE/PASSENGER SEATBELT SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RETAIN OCCUPANTS IN REAR END COLLISION AT 25-35MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
963798
Incident
Sep 16, 1993

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.

Data sources

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