Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Plymouth Acclaim.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | 1991 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON IR 76 IN THE RIGHT LANE, WHEN THE DRIVER PULLED OVER ONTO THE … |
| 2006-10-13 | SEATS | Yes | 2 | CAR WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR CAUSING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO BREAK AND FALLING BACK INTO THE REAR SEAT AND LOSING CONTROL O… |
| 2004-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM 1991, SPRINGS IN FRONT DOORS TOO STRONG. *BF *JB |
| 2003-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BAD PAINT WHICH IS NOW PEELING OFF THE HOOD AND ROOF, THOUGH THE REST OF THE CAR IS JUST FINE.*AK |
| 2003-03-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | CONSUMER DROVE OVER AN EXPOSED PORTION OF A RAILROAD TRACK AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOY… |
| 2003-03-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON THIS VEHICLE IS JUST FALLING OFF IN SPLOTCHES. A MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE SAID THAT WAS TYPICAL OF THIS MAK… |
| 2002-05-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AT 28-32 MPH VEHICLE JERKS/SHIFTS TO SECOND GEAR, AND RPMS GO TO 3000-4000. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT THIS POINT.… |
| 2001-09-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. ALSO EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS BLOWING OUT BLUE SMOKE FROM PIPE AREA. DEAL… |
| 2001-05-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS STOLEN, TRAVELING WET ROAD, APPROX. 40MPH, LOST CONTROL, HIT AND BROKE TELEPHONE POLE, FRONTAL DAMAGE,BENT … |
| 2000-08-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON TWO SIMILAR VEHICLES, ALSO ON EVERY SPIRIT, ACCLAIM, SUNDANCE, SHADOW I'VE SEE… |
| 2000-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE DASH VENTS. *AK |
| 2000-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | SPORADIC BEHAVIOR, VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH. *AK |
| 2000-01-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FEL PUMP FAILURE. |
| 1999-10-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WON'T GO FORWARD AND THE ENGINE RACED. TOWED TO THE DEALER… |
| 1999-09-15 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO SCHOOL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND IT LOCKED UP. CONTAC… |
| 1999-07-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WAS GOING 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. ACCLAIM WAS CROSSING INTERSECTION. UPO… |
| 1999-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 45MPH OR SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, VEHICLE JUST CUTS OFF. *AK |
| 1999-05-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER PUTS FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE MOTOR RACES, NO PROBLEMS FOUND. MJS |
| 1999-04-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I NEED TO GET THIS COMPONENT CLEANED EVERY 10K MILES. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I SHOW 7 FAILURES (IT CONTINUES TO FAIL… |
| 1998-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE IDLES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFROMATION. *AK |
| 1998-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT AND BURNED THREE WIRES. |
| 1997-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION CAUGHT FIRE WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED. |
| 1997-10-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 4 | DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION. FRONT END OF VEHICLE HIT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER M… |
| 1997-10-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR TRAILING ARM ASSEMBLY BROKE. |
| 1997-06-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE BAG EXPLODED FURTHER, INJURING THE DRIVER. *AK |
| 1997-05-26 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN SEVERE SHAKING OF VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ALSO WELD BROKE ON REAR TRAILING ARM… |
| 1997-04-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS TOO BRIGHT, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. |
| 1997-03-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS MISALIGNED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. |
| 1997-02-25 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | CRACK IN REAR END SUSPENSION. |
| 1997-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE SEALS ON BOTH FRONT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES HAVE FAILED ALLOWING MOISTURE AND DUST TO ENTER, THUS CLOUDING THE LENSES A… |
| 1996-12-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ON ICE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT UTILITY POLE HEAD-ON, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING CONSUMER… |
| 1996-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR BELT FELL OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. |
| 1996-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CLIPPING SIDE OF HOUSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE D… |
| 1996-10-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE TOP OF FUEL PUMP LEAKED AND THE GAS WENT THROUGH THE PLUG BECAUSE THE PLUG HAD MELTED AND THE WIRE GOT REAL HOT. … |
| 1996-09-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1996-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF AND STALL WITHOUT ANY NOTICE.*AK |
| 1996-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL. |
| 1996-08-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | VEHICLE DEVELOPED WEIRD SOUND FROM REAR, IDENTIFYING A CRACK IN THE REAR CROSS MEMBER/REAR TRAILING ARM. |
| 1996-07-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK |
| 1996-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WIRES GOING INTO THE IGNITION OVERHEATED AND MELTED PLASTIC COVERING AND SLEEVE ABOUT 1 FOOT DOWN, RESULTING IN A FIRE.… |
| 1996-07-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHTS STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SERVICE (3) TIMES.*AK |
| 1996-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SUDDENLY ENGINE DROPS SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, REMAIN, AS IF STALLING, PICKS UP SPEED, COUL… |
| 1996-06-30 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR TRAILING ARM CRACKED. *SD |
| 1996-06-14 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO CATCH FIRE. *AK |
| 1996-05-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 1 | CHILD PUT CAR IN GEAR WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH |
| 1996-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | EXT 136: ENGINE CUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF MAKING TURN; WITHOUT WARNING; EXPERIENCED HUMMING SOUND. *AK |
| 1996-04-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OTHER: AIR BAG PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (THIRD VEHICLE ON 503129, 601422, 601428) *DH |
| 1996-03-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT STUCK,PREVENTING EXIT FROM VEHICLE IN ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. *SD |
| 1996-03-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRAMSMISSION IN OVERDRIVE, ENGINE RUNNING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, FINALLY, TRANSMISSION KICKED INTO GEAR,… |
| 1995-12-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. TT |