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1993 Plymouth Duster 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.
12
Latest Dec 26, 1998
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.
4
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 Oct 29, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Plymouth Duster. 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 1–12 of 12

Engine
Filed Dec 26, 1998

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION LEE THAN 50,000 MILES ON ENGINE

NHTSA ID
701600
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Mar 13, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported

SEAT BELT BROKE DURING ACCIDENT. 526819 DUP 0F 532600; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

NHTSA ID
532600
Incident
Aug 17, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jan 27, 1998

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.

NHTSA ID
529105
Incident
Jan 20, 1998
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Dec 18, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION (HEAD ON), SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR FAILED. DUP OF 532600. *AK

NHTSA ID
526819
Incident
Aug 17, 1997
Engine
Filed Nov 4, 1997

THE MOTOR MOUNTS WAS REPLACED (15) MONTHS AGO WITH 43,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 57,000 MILES AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACING AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
818239
Transmission
Filed Sep 19, 1997

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
520874
Incident
Aug 2, 1995
Driver assistanceEngineSuspension
Filed Feb 26, 1997

TORSION BAR SHATTERED; ALSO SERPENTINE BELT POPPED OFF AND ROUGH IDLE WHEN STARTING. *AK

NHTSA ID
602629
Engine
Filed Feb 20, 1997
Fire reported

HUSBAND DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE IN GLOVE COMPARTMENT, OPENED UP & NOTICED FLAMES, STOPPED VEHICLE, OPENED DOOR AND SAW REAL HEAVY & BLACK SMOKE, VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FIRE DEPT ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. WAS TOWED. INSURANCE CO. NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
807680
Incident
Jan 6, 1997
Airbags
Filed Dec 4, 1996
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE TRAVELING 35MPH AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG. *AK

NHTSA ID
805902
Incident
Nov 11, 1996
Suspension
Filed Nov 15, 1996

AT AN INCLINE BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, A SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY/VIBRATION IS EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES AND A SOLUTION HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. *AK

NHTSA ID
805111
Incident
Oct 15, 1995
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 1, 1996

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF, THE RPMS WERE AT 4 AND TEMP GAUGE WENT TO HOT, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD OVERRIDE, BUT UPON RELEASE OF PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ATONES .THIS OCCURRED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID
804434
Incident
Oct 25, 1996
Brakes
Filed Oct 29, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
601919
Incident
Oct 29, 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.

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