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1987 Plymouth Horizon 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.
9
Latest Sep 2, 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 8, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Plymouth Horizon. 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 1–9 of 9

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 2, 2002

TOP TREAD OF TIRE , FROM SIDEWALL TO SIDEWALL WAS COMPLETELY TORN OFF. METAL CASING IS SHOWING AROUND THE WHOLE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD USE TO BE.*AK

NHTSA ID
766567
Incident
Sep 1, 2002
Body & structure
Filed Feb 7, 2000

DRIVER'S OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME. ALSO, REAR DOOR, BEHIND THE PASSENGER, WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IT WILL BE DANGEROUS. DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
856431
Incident
Feb 4, 2000
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jun 17, 1999

REAR AXLE RUSTED CAUSING IT TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE MOUNT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND LOSS TO CONTROL. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

NHTSA ID
546234
Incident
May 16, 1999
BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine+1 more
Filed Oct 17, 1998

TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED.

NHTSA ID
781318
Incident
Dec 10, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 22, 1997

SUDDEN ACCELERATION; ONLY WAY VEHICLE COULD BE STOPPED WAS BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. *AK

NHTSA ID
518360
Incident
Mar 17, 1997
Filed Feb 4, 1997

REQUESTING ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
546611
Fuel system
Filed Aug 6, 1996
Crash reportedFire reported

FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/FIRE. *DH

NHTSA ID
507135
Incident
Jul 30, 1996
Electrical
Filed Nov 16, 1995

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED THE ENGINE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT

NHTSA ID
975030
Incident
May 5, 1994
Steering
Filed Feb 8, 1995

POWER STEERING; WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING GO OUT. TT

NHTSA ID
959784
Incident
Feb 3, 1993

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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