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1991 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.
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Latest Sep 12, 2000
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 May 1, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 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 1–7 of 7

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 12, 2000
Crash reported

PEOO 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT THE VEHICLE SWAYING AWAY. THREE OUT FOUR TIRE BLEWOUT, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, FR360. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
870334
Incident
Mar 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 1997

THE RECALL PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ARE UNAVAILABLE, THUS THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BE DONE.

NHTSA ID
516865
Incident
Dec 20, 1996
Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 21, 1997

OWNER STATES THAT THE FRONT AND REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES ARE GOING BAD, SHE WAS TOLD THIS BY THE DEALER, OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID
809292
Seat belts
Filed Mar 20, 1997

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT NOT WORKING, MOTOR BELT PART OF THE SEAT BELT FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID
810251
Incident
Mar 20, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Dec 30, 1996

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER BELT TIGHTENED TOO MUCH AND OVER RETRACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
806898
Incident
Dec 29, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 24, 1996

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *AW

NHTSA ID
506597
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 1996

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS RETRACT TOO TIGHTLY AND CHOKE THE OCCUPANTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983911
Incident
Feb 12, 1996

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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