Danville, PA
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL, REVERSE, PARK, THEN STARTED LEAKING FLUIDS.
NHTSA complaint #784263 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1992 Plymouth Acclaim transmission problems
14 of the 84 complaints about the 1992 Plymouth Acclaim are about the transmission — 17% of everything reported for this model year.
14
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Axle Assembly
5
35.7%
Automatic Transmission
2
14.3%
Power Train
2
14.3%
Manual Transmission
2
14.3%
Column Shift
1
7.1%
Axle Shaft
1
7.1%
Constant Velocity Joint
1
7.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain across every Plymouth Acclaim year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Milwaukee, WI
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE WELD ON THE REAR AXLE BROKE & IS HARD CONTROL AROUND TURNS/TEMP&SPEEDOMETER WORK ON AND OFF CAN'T FIND PROBLEM, AND DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLANTS ON ALL OF THESE THINGS.
NHTSA complaint #726603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Milwaukee, WI
POWER TRAIN
THE WELD ON THE REAR AXLE BROKE & IS HARD CONTROL AROUND TURNS/TEMP&SPEEDOMETER WORK ON AND OFF CAN'T FIND PROBLEM, AND DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLANTS ON ALL OF THESE THINGS.
NHTSA complaint #726603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wichita, KS
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
VEHICLE HAS AN OUT OF BALANCE VIBRATION AND WHEEL,TIRE,AXLE,AND BEARING ASSEMBLY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM PERSIST. COOLING LINE CLAMPS LOOSENED AND LEAKED COOLANT
NHTSA complaint #721215 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hartford, CT
POWER TRAIN
THE SEAL AROUND THE AIR BAG IS CRACKED. TOLD DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY GLUED IT. I HAD THEM TEST DRIVE THE CAR, IN WHICH I DROVE, TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL WHAT THE HOLLOW SOUND WAS THAT I WAS HEARING AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE A BEARING IN THE WHEEL THAT WAS GOING BAD. BUT THEN THE NEXT DAY ANOTHER GUY TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE EXHAUST. I HAVE ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO GOODYEAR WHO INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE CAR NEEDED A WATER PUMP, FRONT STRUTS AND BACK SHOCKS AND THE MECHANIC CHANGED ONLY THE BACK SHOCKS. WHEN I DRIVE IN REVERSE, I HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I AM BRAKING. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE MOTOR MOUNT IN THE FRONT. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC IS ALWAYS ON THE PHONE. THE DOOR CHIME SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND WHEN IT DECIDES TO WORK YOU CAN FEEL THE CAR JERK WHILE I AM DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #719923 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Oakpark, MI
Crash
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ,IT WAS IN PARK GEAR. DEALER HAD TOLD CONSUMER TO PUSH GEAR TOWARDS CONSUMER AND UP TO MAKE SURE GEAR WAS IN PARK. SUDDENLY GEAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A TREE. CONSUMER HAS TO GET DOOR AND LEFT FENDER REPLACED ,CONSUMER SUSTAINED BRUISES.
NHTSA complaint #820263 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Auburn, AL
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WELD FAILUR EOF REAR AXLE, RESULTING IN NOISE.
NHTSA complaint #523908 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pittsburgh, TX
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE OUTSIDE WELD OF THE REAR AXLE BREAKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SQUEAK.
NHTSA complaint #816112 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lincoln Park, NJ
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
PURCHASE CAR NEW REPLACED TWO FRONT AXLES ON LEFT AND RIGHT ,THE CV JOINT AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT . TT
NHTSA complaint #972895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lincoln Park, NJ
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
PURCHASE CAR NEW REPLACED TWO FRONT AXLES ON LEFT AND RIGHT ,THE CV JOINT AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT . TT
NHTSA complaint #972895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bloomingda, NJ
Crash
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JUMPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #486029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Opelousas, LA
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR AXLE CRACKED.
NHTSA complaint #481973 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Maple Glen, PA
Crash
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
NHTSA complaint #958434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sanford, FL
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND DROPPED INTO 2ND GEAR, REPLACE SOLENOID PACK. TT
NHTSA complaint #958295 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.