1978 Plymouth Sport Utility 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 1978 Plymouth Sport Utility, 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
- Airbags133.3%
- Heating & air conditioning133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
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
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
FAILURE OF DEALER TO FIX RECALLED AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING RECALL #B24 ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 14TH. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE RECALL BECAUSE MY VAN WINDOWS HAVE CHALK ON THEM TO TELL THE PUBLIC THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Heating & air conditioning
Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system.
From owner reports, verbatim
FAILURE OF DEALER TO FIX RECALLED AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING RECALL #B24 ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 14TH. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE RECALL BECAUSE MY VAN WINDOWS HAVE CHALK ON THEM TO TELL THE PUBLIC THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
PLYMOUTH VOYGER MINIVAN I JUST PURCHSED A 1999 VOYGER AND THE FIRST DAY THAT I HAD IT I WAS SHOCKED THAT IT DID NOT HAVE A BREAK SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM INSTALLED. HOW I FOUND THIS OUT WAS IT WENT INTO GEAR AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE CAN IN FRONT OF ME IN A PARKING LOT JUST BARLY MISSING MY 6 YEAR OLD AND 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE AND I GOT INTO THE CAR TO WARM IT UP AND I LEANED OVER TO GET SOMETHING OFF OF THE DASH AND BUMPED THE GEAR SHIFT IT DEPLOYED AND THE CAR PRECEIDED TO MOVE. THIS IS THE FIRST CHRYSLER CAR THAT I HAVE EVER HAD AND I AM KINDA DISAPOINTED IN THIS FEATURE. SINCE THIS NEAR ACCIDENT I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT WAS ON AN OPTION NOR A STANDARD. IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT ELSE IS MISSING. I PURCJHSED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE CHRYSLER CONTENDS THAT IT LINE OF VANS AND MINIVANS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE LEADER IN SAFTEY. HUMMS MAKES YOU THINK. I NEVER LEAVE MY CHILDREN IN A CAR ALONE NOT FOR ONE MIN.I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR NEARLY 37 YEARS AND HAVE ALWYS RELIED ON THE CAR MANUFACTURES TO BE ON TOP OF THIS ISSUE AND OTHER THAT ARE IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. MY RESEARCH HAD FOUND THAT THIS TYPE OF SAFTEY ISSUE IS REALLY A HOT DEBATE, SOMETHING I FEEL THAT NEEDS FURTHRE INVESTAGATION WELL I HOPE I HAVE OPENED SOME EYES. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME AND HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON.
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 .