1992 Plymouth Laser Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1992 Plymouth Laser, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Transmission1126.8%
- Engine922.0%
- Seat belts49.8%
- Visibility49.8%
- Tires & wheels49.8%
- Body & structure37.3%
- Powertrain (other)24.9%
- Electrical24.9%
- Interior & seats12.4%
- Brakes12.4%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
1992 PLYMOUTH LASER BADLY SLIPPING TRANSMISSION CAR QUIT IN TRAFFIC ABLE TO GET IT TOWED TO REPAIR A FULL TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT COST OF 1150.00 $ BY TRANSMISSION KINT TEMPLE TX IN 2002 ALL PARTS REPLACED OCT 10 2002. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 PLYMOUTH LASER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER AND MECHANIC HAVE NOT YET INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V069002 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,502. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTION FOR RECALL 98V-069 FOR THE FAULTY TRANSFER CASE BUT AT THAT TIME THE DEFECT DID NOT EXIST, THE VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE BEGAN TO FAIL AFTER THE INSPECTION AND THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIR, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, AND AGAIN A YEAR LATER. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME, YET IT BLEW A YEAR LATER. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE VALVES WHEN THE TIMING BELT WENT OUT. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE!
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE IN MOTION CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT APPEARS THE SHOULDER BELT RELEASED FROM THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS. THE LAP PORTION OF THE BELT WAS NOT BUCLKED. THIS CRASH RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF THE DRIVER. *JG
THE FRONT PASSENGER LAP BELT WOULD CLICK AND SOUND LIKE IT WAS LATCHED BUT IF YOU GAVE IT PULL IT WOULD COME OUT. GOETSCH & IRVINE MOTOR THE PLYMOUTH DEALER WHERE I CURRENTLY LIVE REPLACED THE LAP BELT AND INNER LAP BELT ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 785-776-4875. THEY ARE LOCATED AT 4TH & LEAVENWORTH, P.O. BOX 707 MANHATTAN, KS. 66505-0707. I WAS SATISFIED WITH THEIR REPAIRS BUT WONDER IF THEIR IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN. SOMEONE WOULD THINK THEIR BELT IS LATCHED, HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND LATCH WOULD COME FREE. THE ASSEMBLY ON DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE FRONT PASSENGER LAP BELT WOULD CLICK AND SOUND LIKE IT WAS LATCHED BUT IF YOU GAVE IT PULL IT WOULD COME OUT. GOETSCH & IRVINE MOTOR THE PLYMOUTH DEALER WHERE I CURRENTLY LIVE REPLACED THE LAP BELT AND INNER LAP BELT ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 785-776-4875. THEY ARE LOCATED AT 4TH & LEAVENWORTH, P.O. BOX 707 MANHATTAN, KS. 66505-0707. I WAS SATISFIED WITH THEIR REPAIRS BUT WONDER IF THEIR IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN. SOMEONE WOULD THINK THEIR BELT IS LATCHED, HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND LATCH WOULD COME FREE. THE ASSEMBLY ON DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS DIFFICULT TO ROLL UP DUE TO GOING OFF TRACK.. *AK.ET.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSFER CASE IN HIS VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBER GIVEN BY THE DEALER IS 13781167. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR IT INITIALLY. THE REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED LAST WEEK. HOWEVER TODAY THE DEALER CALLED TO SAY THE VEHICLE RECALL WOULD NOT BE HONORED. THE VEHICLE OWNER CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE HAD BEEN REDESIGNED. THE VEHICLE OWNERS SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A DIRT ROAD AT 10 TO 15 MPH AND THE WHEELS LOCKED. THIS OCCURRED TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN INTO THE SHOP FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AFTER THE RECALL WAS SEEN ONLINE. TWO YEARS THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THIS RECALL WORK COMPLETED AND THE PAPERWORK INDICATED THAT IT SHOULD STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT WARNING, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP DUE TO A LEAKING SEAL FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
HOOD FLEW UP AND BROKE THE SUN ROOF WHILE IN MOTION (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE).
THE HINGES THAT SUPPORT THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION. NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR PROBLEM. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
DRIVESHAFT YOKE (CONNECTING TO THE TRANSFER CASE), LEAKING DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR.
FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT SLEEVE YOKE ALLOWS ESCAPE OF CASE LUBRICANT. UPON DEPLETION, TRANSFER CASE LOCKS UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRANSMISSION JUMPING WHILE CAR WAS IN PARK AT 60K MILES...PAINT FAILED AT 41K MILES AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED BY DEALER 2 OR 3 TIMES(STILL A MESS) ...COMPUTER FAILED AROUND 70K MILES(ALONG WITH A FUEL INJECTOR AND A SENSOR)....HATCHBACK WOULDN'T STAY UP AT ABOUT 40K-60K MILES...... MILES ARE ESTIMATED TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE
ELECTRICAL DRAW FROM INTERIOR LIGHTS, CAUSING FAILURE OF TWO BATTERIES. *AW
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Interior & seats
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.
From owner reports, verbatim
COMPUTER WENT BAD
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
IN NORMAL/HARD BRAKING, BRAKES WILL THROB; INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN IN REVERSE, MAKE SQUEEKING NOISE; WARPED ROTORS; PADS NEED REPLACING. TT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .