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1989 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 Jul 17, 2003
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.
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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 26, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 33 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 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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Body & structure
Filed Jul 17, 2003

PAINT PEELING. *AK

NHTSA ID
10028540
Incident
Mar 3, 1998
Mileage
99,000 mi
EngineSeat belts
Filed May 25, 2001

VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. AND AFTER HAVING REPAIRED LEAK A FEW TIMES WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT PART. ALSO, HAS A PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
889209
Incident
May 25, 2001
Engine
Filed Mar 27, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
743118
Engine
Filed Feb 27, 2001

CONSUMER NOTICED LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL ON DRIVERWAY. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
881558
Engine
Filed Apr 28, 2000

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH LACK OF ACCELERATION AND HESITATION WHILE DRVING AT 35 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF INDEPENDENT AND DEALER SHOPS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

NHTSA ID
861100
Incident
Jun 10, 1996
Electrical
Filed Nov 16, 1999

PROBLEM: CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD;ACTS LIKE THE IGNITION IS SUDDENLY INTERRUPTED. WILL START BACK UP IN A MINUTE OR LESS. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW CAUSE OR WHAT TO LOOK FOR. HELP! *AK

NHTSA ID
714873
Seat belts
Filed Sep 30, 1999

WE WERE NOTIFIED OF A RECALL INVOLVING THE AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WERE GIVEN A SMALL TUBE OF LUBRICANT TO USE ON THE TRACKS. LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO MANUALLY MOVE IT TO THE POINT AT WHICH IT WOULD NORMALLY BE WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND THE SHOULDER BELT WAS IN USE. WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING THIS BELT IN THIS MANUAL MANNER FOR OVER FOUR YEARS. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS INVOLVED IF THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED ITS "ECONOMIC LIFE". WHEN ASKED WHAT THAT "LIFE" EXPECTANCY WAS, I WAS TOLD "ANYTHING OVER 100,000 MILES". THE PARTS WERE NOT REPLACED. I WAS ADVISED THAT I COULD PURCHASE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR A COST IN EXCESS OF $200 PER ASSEMBLY. I DID NOT REPLACE THE PARTS, NOR DID THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN USE AND THE BELTS ARE LAWFULLY SUPPOSED TO BE FUNCTIONING AS "AUTOMATIC" BUT THEY DO NOT. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RECEIVES LESS USE, BUT IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. HOW DO WE GET THE DEALER TO COMPLY AND REPAIR THIS VEHICLE? NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 92V053000L COMPONENT: INTEIOR SYSTEMS PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELTS; MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER CORPORATION; POTENTIONAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 115000. OUR VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THOSE AFFECTED. NOW WHAT?

NHTSA ID
712535
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 5, 1999

BACK WHEELS WERE MAKING NOISY. TOOK CAR TO GARAGE AND WHEN THEY PUT IT ON THE LIFT THE PASSENGER'S REAR HUB FELL OFF. THE ONLY THING KEEPING IT ON WAS THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR. THE LOOSE HUB HAD WORN A GROOVE INTO THE AXLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
701923
Incident
Dec 14, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Nov 13, 1998

REAR PLASTIC PORTION OF THE BUMBER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
830766
Incident
Oct 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Nov 13, 1998

ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE SHOULDER SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DO NOT OPERATE. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

NHTSA ID
830765
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Filed Aug 18, 1998

VIRTUALLY ALL COMPONENT FAILED. RECALLS AND REPAIRS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID
539997
Engine
Filed Nov 20, 1997
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
525274
Incident
Oct 18, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 15, 1997

SEAT BACK COLLASPED DUE TO BOLT FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
604522
Seat belts
Filed Aug 27, 1997

RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON THE MOTORBELT HOWEVER DRIVER'S SIDE BELT CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION.

NHTSA ID
533935
Engine
Filed May 29, 1997
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ID
517580
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 6, 1997
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING CAUSED THE DASH TO CATCH ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
808254
Incident
Jan 22, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Feb 20, 1997

WHEN LIFTING THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK SUPPORT FAILED, CAUSING THE TRUNK TO COME DOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
807773
Incident
Aug 4, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 10, 1997

DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELT LOCKS UP.

NHTSA ID
514606
Engine
Filed Nov 1, 1996

THE ENGINE MOUNTS THAT HOLD THE ENGINE IN PLACE, ARE STARTING TO FRACTURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
804430
Heating & air conditioningDriver assistanceEngine
Filed Jan 30, 1996

RPM GUAGE JUMPS AROUND WHILE IGNITION IS ON.

NHTSA ID
501124
Incident
Oct 15, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jan 23, 1996

VEHICLES DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INSTALLED DEFECTIVELY FOR A RECALL. REPLACEMENT BELTS HAVE SAME PROBLEM NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. TT CONSUMER STATED DEALER DID NOT HAVE PART ON 11-3-1995 HAD ORDER PRT INSTALLED NEW PART ON 11-9-1995 PART DEFECTIVE ALSO ON 12-12-1995 CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALER AND MANUFACTURER AND THEY WERE ALWAYS BUSY, CALLED DEALER BACK AND NO ONE RETURBED CONSUMER'S CALL, FINALLY WHEN CONSUMER SPOKE TO SOMONE WAS TOLD THEY SEAT BELT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.*JB

NHTSA ID
978073
Incident
Nov 3, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 8, 1995

MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS SLOWLY OR CHATTER IN THE TRACK AND MAY EVENTUALLY STOP TRAVELING AND BECOME INOPERATIVE, LUBRICATE TRACKS ON SEVERAL OCCASION, TO NO AVAIL, RECAL #545

NHTSA ID
487517
Incident
Dec 1, 1992
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 17, 1995

THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR GOES OUT AND CAUSES THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
970613
Heating & air conditioningElectricalInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Jul 18, 1995

FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING. *AK

NHTSA ID
969006
Incident
Jul 18, 1995
BrakesDriver assistanceEngine+3 more
Filed Apr 28, 1995

WATER PUMP AND HOSES LEAKING.

NHTSA ID
486121
Incident
Mar 29, 1995

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