18 of the 47 complaints about the 1989 Plymouth Acclaim are about the engine — 38% of everything reported for this model year.
18
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RECALL 89 V 237 000/ENGINE VALVE COVER: PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8009466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET TRAILING ARM RUSTED OUT. AND ALSO THERE IS A TICKING NOISE.
NHTSA complaint #863450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED IT SLOWLY LEAKS OIL ,THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE NINETY-ONE, AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #848155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAIR LINE CRACK IN ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD IS CAUSING OIL TO SEEP THROUGH CRACK .
NHTSA complaint #846437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED, REPLACEMENT FAILED ALSO, RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND LEAKAGE.
NHTSA complaint #543634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED, REPLACEMENT FAILED ALSO, RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND LEAKAGE, UNABLE TO RECTIFY ENGINE PROBLEMS ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.
NHTSA complaint #543634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #604549 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED FAILURE RESULTING IN LEAKS, WATER PUMP FAILURE ALSO.
NHTSA complaint #542482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED FAILURE RESULTING IN LEAKS, WATER PUMP FAILURE ALSO.
NHTSA complaint #542482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
ENGINE THERMOSTAT HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #542482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH INCORRECT VALVE GUIDE WHICH IS CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SMOKING, POSSIBLY POLLUTING THE AIR.
NHTSA complaint #823263 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKETS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #820216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS A COLD WEATHER STARTING PROBLEM. IS THERE A RELATED RECALL?
NHTSA complaint #546764 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT WORK. OWNER HAD VALVE COVER REPLACED TWO TIMES STILL DOESN'T WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #981068 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAS A VALVE COVER LEAK AND IS PART OF A RECALL, BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX IT AND THERE IS OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #980280 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAS A VALVE COVER LEAK AND IS PART OF A RECALL, BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX IT AND THERE IS OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #980280 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE VALVE COVER AND THE CAMSHAFT WERE REPLACED THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN . TT
NHTSA complaint #977865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD ENGINE GASKET RECALL DONE, HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE. TT
NHTSA complaint #973073 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.