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1988 Plymouth Reliant 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.
16
Latest Jul 26, 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.
5
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 10, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 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 1–16 of 16

Body & structureSteering
Filed Jul 26, 1999

HAD NOTICED STEERING WAS OFF. TO MUCH TURNING TO GET WHEELS TO TURN. HAD MECHANIC CHECK & BOLTS WERE LOOSE & HAD THEM TIGHTENED ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE SPLIT & COULD BE SEEN MOVING WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. ALSO NOTICED CROSSBAR WAS CRACKED. PE91065. *AK

NHTSA ID
843280
Incident
May 30, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 12, 1999
Crash reported

STARTED THE CAR FROM A PARKING LOT, AS SOON AS I PUT ON DRIVE, THE CAR WENT ON HIGH SPEED, WENT IN A CIRCULAR MOTION, I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR UNTIL I HIT TWO OTHER CARS.

NHTSA ID
708526
Incident
Mar 29, 1999
Suspension
Filed May 28, 1999

FRONT CROSSMEMBER CORRODED, CONSUMER STUCK IT WITH A SCREW DRIVER HANDLE AND IT FELL APART. MJS

NHTSA ID
545820
Incident
Apr 26, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 15, 1997
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, WHEN MAKING A TURN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD INTO THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
819968
Incident
Jul 21, 1997
Engine
Filed Nov 3, 1997

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
526613
Incident
Oct 20, 1997
Electrical
Filed Oct 29, 1996

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
601921
Incident
Oct 29, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 9, 1996
Crash reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
509664
Incident
Sep 5, 1996
Engine
Filed Aug 22, 1996

VEHICLE JERKS INTERMITTENTLY DURING THE SUMMER.

NHTSA ID
507828
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
EngineFuel system
Filed May 15, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DSH

NHTSA ID
504298
Incident
Apr 7, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 23, 1996
Crash reported

VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE W/CAUSE, SPEED SENSOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
978175
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Aug 8, 1995

BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
483433
Incident
Aug 8, 1995
Steering
Filed Jul 3, 1995

RACK/PINION LEAK. *DH

NHTSA ID
485724
Incident
Aug 26, 1991
Transmission
Filed May 12, 1995

WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE WILL JERK FORWARD. TT

NHTSA ID
965234
Incident
May 12, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 5, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS. TT

NHTSA ID
964902
Incident
Apr 20, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Apr 5, 1995

TRUNK LID CLOSED UNINTENTIONALLY. TT

NHTSA ID
963102
Incident
Apr 5, 1995
Engine
Filed Feb 10, 1995

OIL INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT ALERT DRIVER IN TIME TO AVOID ENGINE DAMAGE. TT

NHTSA ID
959864
Incident
Oct 1, 1994

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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