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1988 Plymouth Sundance 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 Oct 29, 2001
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.
4
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 Jan 11, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 27 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Plymouth Sundance. 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

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Seat belts
Filed Oct 29, 2001

MOTOR BELT DOES NOT FUNCTION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID
898359
Incident
Oct 12, 2001
Engine
Filed Apr 23, 2001

THIS CAR HAS A POTENTIAL FOR "OIL" FIRE AND NO DEALER SO FAR HAS BEEN ABLE TO OFFER A SOLUTION. *AK

NHTSA ID
744424
Incident
Apr 12, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Nov 27, 2000
Fire reported

I CAME HOME FROM WORK ON THE 20TH OF NOVEMBER AND WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVE WAY MY CAR WEN'T UP IN FLAMES FROM WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID WAS A AS LEAK THAT WAS LEAKING FROM MY FUEL INJECTER ONTO MY MANIFOLD. MY CAR WAS TOTALED FROM THIS FIRE. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS. *AK

NHTSA ID
736883
Incident
Nov 20, 2000
Filed Aug 21, 2000

PLEASE CALL BEGONIA FERREIRO AT 1973-344-4469

NHTSA ID
728617
Incident
Sep 16, 1999
BrakesEnginePowertrain (other)+3 more
Filed Jan 10, 2000

VEHICLE HAS ODOMETER TAMPERING/FRAUD. YH

NHTSA ID
550323
Incident
Nov 11, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 17, 1999

REAR SEAT BELT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY, AND WHEN TRYING TO PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT OF THE RETRACTOR, THE SEAT BELT WILL FREEZE. CONSUMER CAN'T PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
845194
Incident
Jan 1, 1988
Visibility
Filed Jul 1, 1998
Fire reported

REAR DEFROST WIRING SHORT.

NHTSA ID
537655
Incident
May 29, 1998
Engine
Filed Apr 16, 1998

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BLEW OUT, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THEN DIED OUT.

NHTSA ID
534613
Incident
Apr 10, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 20, 1997

MAIN HOOD LATCH FAILED TO HOLD THE HOOD SHUT/SECONDARY LATCH ALSO FAILED TO ENGAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID
517828
Incident
Apr 13, 1997
Seat belts
Filed May 21, 1997

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE NYLON TACKS FOR BELTS HAVE WORN AWAY. *AK

NHTSA ID
812428
Fuel system
Filed Feb 28, 1997

GAS TANK MOUNTING BRACKETS RUSTED, CAUSING TANK STRAPS TO FALL DOWN.

NHTSA ID
515176
Incident
Jan 24, 1997
BrakesEngineSteering
Filed Dec 30, 1996

ENGINE HEAD GASKET/VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED; ALSO REPLACED RACK AND PINION STEERING/LEFT WHEEL CYLINDER AND OXYGEN SENSOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
513202
Incident
Oct 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 23, 1996
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
802769
Incident
Sep 21, 1996
Heating & air conditioningEngine
Filed Aug 27, 1996

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

NHTSA ID
507934
Incident
Jan 7, 1995
Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Aug 20, 1996

DRIVERS MOTORBELT FAILED, ALSO COMES ACROSS NECK.

NHTSA ID
507699
Incident
Aug 1, 1993
Fuel systemSeat belts
Filed Mar 28, 1996

THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL SO NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL (92V-053). *AK ALSO VEHICLE BLOWING SMOKE INJECTORS WERE REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID
981329
Incident
Mar 28, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 7, 1996

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED, INVOLVED IN RECALL NO 88V129000 IN 1993, DEALER MADE REPAIRS BUT PROBLEMS CAME BACK. *JB

NHTSA ID
978806
Incident
Feb 7, 1996
Fuel systemSteering
Filed Jan 26, 1996

STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
502038
Incident
Jan 26, 1996
Transmission
Filed Sep 11, 1995
1 injury reported

PLACE IN PARK WHILE IDLING, THEN VEHICLE JUMPED TO REVERSE AND ROLLED BACK, DRIVER JUMPED IN AND GOT RAN OVER, FINALLY STOPPED VEHICLE BY PASSENGER. TT

NHTSA ID
971869
Incident
Sep 2, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 5, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS. TT

NHTSA ID
971571
Incident
Jul 29, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Aug 21, 1995

K FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING, DIFFICULT TO STEER. TT

NHTSA ID
970816
Incident
Aug 18, 1995
Engine
Filed Jul 26, 1995

THE ENGINE HAS KNOCK IN IT THE PISTON WAS REPLACE . TT

NHTSA ID
969439
Seat belts
Filed May 30, 1995

THREE OUT OF FOUR SEAT BELT BUCKLES UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. FOURTH SEAT BELT JAMMED IN LOCKING MECHANISM. TT

NHTSA ID
966026
Incident
May 30, 1993
ElectricalSeat belts
Filed May 4, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, FURTHER REPAIRS DENIED DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. (88V129) *TW

NHTSA ID
489955
Incident
May 4, 1995
Visibility
Filed Feb 24, 1995

WHEN USING THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. TT

NHTSA ID
960541
Incident
Feb 24, 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.

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