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1992 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.
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Latest Nov 9, 2003
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.
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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 10, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 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.

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Showing 1–13 of 13

Electrical
Filed Nov 9, 2003
Fire reported1 injury reported

ECM MODULE, WELL KNOWN FOR ITS HEAT RELATED FAILURES IN MITSUBISHI AND PLYMOUTH COLT VISTA MODELS, CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS A 1992 PLYMOUTH COLT VISTA 1.8L, 71000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA ID
10045831
Incident
Nov 7, 2003
Mileage
71,045 mi
EngineSeat beltsTransmission
Filed Oct 29, 1999

MOTORBELT FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID
549476
Engine
Filed Sep 29, 1999

THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO OIL LEAKING FROM BLOWN ENGINE GASKET. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
849059
Seat belts
Filed Aug 17, 1999

SEAT BELT TRACK CABLE BROKEN

NHTSA ID
710117
Incident
Aug 6, 1999
BrakesTransmission
Filed Aug 4, 1999

BRAKES SQUEAL/GRAB/ PULL, AND CAR SHIMMIES. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS A BAD SMELL. IT GRINDS AND DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. WILL NOT HOLD ON A HILL WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER

NHTSA ID
844318
Incident
Aug 5, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Jul 12, 1999

RECALL NOTICE INDICATED REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE SEATBELT SYSTEM ON 2-DOOR MODEL (INCLUDING RAILS AND BELT RETRACTION SYSTEMS), BUT ONLY THE MOTOR FOR THREE-DOOR MODELS. SINCE THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELT SYSTEMS IN THESE CARS, I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEATBELT SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
708521
Incident
Jul 3, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jul 7, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
708305
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Aug 12, 1998

RECALL WORK NOT COMPLETED ON SEAT BELTS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH DEALER AND SCHEDULE.

NHTSA ID
539000
Seat belts
Filed Sep 24, 1997

CONSUMERS MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

NHTSA ID
522409
Seat belts
Filed Sep 25, 1996

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT AS DESIGNED, WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.*AK

NHTSA ID
801833
Incident
Sep 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 13, 1996

WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO CHANGE RADIO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCK IN PLACE. PLEAE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
984357
Body & structure
Filed Oct 17, 1995

SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE CAME OFF OF TRACK DUE TO RAIL SNAPPING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
973452
Body & structure
Filed Apr 10, 1995

THE SECOND DOOR HINGES CAME OFF (PASSENGER) . TT

NHTSA ID
963541
Incident
Apr 10, 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.

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