FaultScore

1990 Plymouth Acclaim airbag problems

14 of the 70 complaints about the 1990 Plymouth Acclaim are about the airbag system — 20% of everything reported for this model year.

F

14

Complaints

5

Crashes

2

Fires

4

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Frontal 9 64.3%
AIR Bags 5 35.7%

Airbags across every Plymouth Acclaim year

1990 14 26.4%
1991 15 28.3%
1992 13 24.5%
1993 11 20.8%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Union gap, WA 2 injured

AIR BAGS

July 2017 I was hit by a drunk driver of which I was a passenger in my vehicle upon impact my seatbelts automatically released and my airbags did not deploy causing my driver to be ejected from the vehicle and for me to hit my head on my dash and then be smashed into my windshield then finally when the car stopped rolling I was in the back seat no longer in the front passenger seat to end up in the backseat when I was sitting originally in the front passenger. I was injured severely due to the lack of my seatbelts working correctly and it caused me to have a broken back and eight places a broken pelvis that pierced my liver and gallbladder and broke my collarbone legs and arms I had to be given full blood transfusion and I maxed out the other cars insurance and my uninsured motorist ins while my injuries pain and medical was over $150000 I only received a few thousand and now have chronic pain and related health issues due to the damage to my liver

NHTSA complaint #11552816 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Mount Vernon, OH Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

ON MARCH 16, 2004, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON ICY PAVEMENT, THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RAN INTO A TREE INSTEAD. UPON IMPACT, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA complaint #10073830 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LA Porte, IN Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING A FRONTAL COLLISON CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUFFER FRACTURED FEMUR, FRACTURED RIGHT ORBIT, FRACTURED CHEEK BONE AND NOSE, THE FACIAL FRACTURES WERE FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA complaint #784911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dallas, TX Fire

AIR BAGS

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH CAUSED SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. ALSO, AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND CASUED WIRE HARNESS TO CATCH ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #842178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dallas, TX Fire

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH CAUSED SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. ALSO, AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND CASUED WIRE HARNESS TO CATCH ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #842178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dallas, TX

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED.

NHTSA complaint #842191 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

NEW Rochelle, NY

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH HIT A DECORATIVE ROCK WHICH SCRAPPED THE UNDERNEATH PORTION OF VEHICLE, AND CAUSED THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, FRONT BUMPER WAS NOT AFFECTED.

NHTSA complaint #825477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Becker, MN

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT. OWNER HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #822149 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Copemish, MI

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD. DIDN'T HIT A BUMP OR ANYTHING, IT JUST WENT OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #819750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Highland, CA Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING IN ORDINARY TRAFFIC, AIRBAG EXPLODED, NO KNOWN REASON, STUNNED DRIVER, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HIT CURBS, SPEED 30 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #802320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Sherman, TX

AIR BAGS

OTHER: AIR BAG PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601422, 601423, 601428)

NHTSA complaint #503129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Staton Islan, NY Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING, HIT A DIP AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TT

NHTSA complaint #966909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Burnsville, MN

AIR BAGS

OTHER: WEAK PLASTIC AIRBAG RETAINER CLIP, CAUSING AIRBAG MODULE TO BECOME DISCONNECTED.

NHTSA complaint #481548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Allentown, PA Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

UPON IMPACT WITH A DEER, AT APPROX. 30-35MPH, FRONTAL CRASH, AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EMMITTED A SMOKE SMELL POWDERY SUBSTANCE, WHICH CAUSE BURNS TO WRIST. TT

NHTSA complaint #959179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1990 Plymouth Acclaim problems

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