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1989 Plymouth Colt Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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.
11
Latest Jan 9, 1997
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 Feb 22, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 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 1–11 of 11

Seat belts
Filed Jan 9, 1997

LEFT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH PRIOR TO RECALL 95V-103.003. *AK

NHTSA ID
806142
Incident
Jul 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Dec 17, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
512998
Incident
Nov 23, 1996
EngineSeat belts
Filed Dec 5, 1996

RECALL ON SEAT BELTS NOT PERFORM DUE TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID
513833
Seat belts
Filed Aug 12, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL WORK NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

NHTSA ID
505818
Incident
May 15, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 18, 1996

PE96-007, AUTOMATIC LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, WILL NOT RETRACT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE (OTHER VEHICLE FROM (985817). *AK

NHTSA ID
802685
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1996
1 injury reported

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE, CAUSING THE PERSON TO CHOKE. *SD

NHTSA ID
504823
Incident
May 23, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 14, 1996

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT NO LONGER RETRACTS ON THE TRACT CONSISTANTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984433
Incident
May 8, 1996
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 18, 1995

THE MANUFACTURER ASSEMBLED THE VEHICLE WITH A WRONG REAR AXLE, BEARINGS WERE MISMATCHED ON VEHICLE REAR AXLE. TT

NHTSA ID
969004
Incident
Jul 18, 1994
Brakes
Filed Mar 7, 1995

WIRING IN BRAKE LIGHTS SCREWED INTO PLASTIC HOUSING OF TAIL LIGHT MELTED, CAUSING CONNECTION TO BE INTERMITTENT. TT

NHTSA ID
961377
Incident
Nov 7, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 3, 1995

THE DRIVER'S LAP/SHOULDER SEAT BELT, MALE END WILL NOT LOCK INTO FEMALE END. TT

NHTSA ID
961120
Engine
Filed Feb 22, 1995

ENGINE REBUILT.

NHTSA ID
481854
Incident
Aug 24, 1994

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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