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 Feb 13, 2002
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.
2
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 Feb 21, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 14 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Plymouth Colt. 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 1–14 of 14
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 13, 2002
FRONT DOOR LATCHES FAULTY. TO LOCK DOORS HANDLE MUST BE HELD UP, DRIVER'S DOOR WAS FIRST TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM. I WOULD NOTICE DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN SOME MORNING AND I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS MESSING WITH THE CAR. THOUGH ALWAYS EXTREMELY CAREFUL ABOUT LOCKING, I BECAME EVEN MORE SO. PROBLEM PERSISTED, APPROX. 1 MONTH LATER PASSENGER DOOR BEGAN EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. NOW IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET DOORS TO LATCH WHEN LOCKING. WHEN TURNING CORNER PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT OPEN BUT UNLATCHED ENOUGH TO CAUSE WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON.
NHTSA ID
758177
Incident
Dec 1, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Feb 3, 1998
CONSUMER UNABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL WORK ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE.
NHTSA ID
529707
Incident
Aug 4, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Oct 20, 1997
PASSENGER SEAT BELT BROKEN.
NHTSA ID
605488
Fuel systemExterior lightingSeat belts
Filed Oct 3, 1997
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BELT AND BUCKLE, DUE TO PART ORDER (ONLY ABLE TO ORDER BUCKLE WITH BELT). (MJS)
NHTSA ID
523157
Incident
Jul 22, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Aug 8, 1997
THE CAR HAS A FRONT SEAT BELT RECALL, AND THE DEALER REMOVED THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY; WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SEAT BELT ASSEBLY FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS. *AK
NHTSA ID
815207
Electrical
Filed May 6, 1996
Fire reported
DRIVING HOME, ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE DIED, PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, STARTING SMOKING, GOT BABY AND SELF OUT, HOOD BUCKLED AND FLAMES ENGULFED VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
984093
Incident
May 4, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 2, 1996
THE DEALERSHIP IS GIVING THEM THE RUN AROUND ABOUT SEAT BELT RECALL. THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE/PERSON INCHARGE IS NOT IN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. (95V103.003). *AK
NHTSA ID
982189
Incident
Mar 2, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 13, 1996
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE CRACKED. *SD
NHTSA ID
502229
Incident
Mar 13, 1996
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 13, 1995
WHEN JACKING VEHICLE PER INSTRUCTION MANUAL, JACK COLLAPSES, FALLS TO GROUND; DROPPED TWICE; ONCE NEARLY HITTING OWNER ON LEG. TT
NHTSA ID
973358
Incident
Oct 5, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 11, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF PARKING SPACE, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. TT
NHTSA ID
971876
Incident
Aug 30, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1995
THE DRIVER SIDE IS HARD TO LATCH AND NOW IT DOESN'T LATCH AT ALL. TT
NHTSA ID
965694
Incident
Feb 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 12, 1995
FRONT PASSENGER LAP/SHOULDER BUCKLE FAILS TO ENGAGE NOT HOLDING. TT
NHTSA ID
963618
Seat belts
Filed Mar 20, 1995
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, TAKATA SEAT BELTS. TT
NHTSA ID
962224
Incident
Mar 20, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 21, 1995
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. TT
NHTSA ID
960241
Incident
Feb 7, 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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