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1985 Plymouth Reliant 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.
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Latest Apr 20, 1999
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 23, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Plymouth Reliant. 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 1–5 of 5

SteeringSuspension
Filed Apr 20, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE FRONT IS SHAKING REAL BADLY, AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIE RODS/ BALL JOINTS AND STRUTS.DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
836910
Incident
Apr 5, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Oct 16, 1997

CARBURATOR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND HESITATE.

NHTSA ID
604547
Engine
Filed Aug 11, 1997
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
520759
Incident
Jul 8, 1997
Suspension
Filed Jul 5, 1995

DEALER INSTALLED A TRAILING ARM WHICH BROKE. TT

NHTSA ID
968241
Incident
May 22, 1995
ElectricalEngine
Filed Feb 23, 1995

HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE. *AW

NHTSA ID
481426
Incident
Jun 18, 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

Data on this page last refreshed .