FaultScore report
Owners have filed 13 complaints about the 1987 Plymouth Horizon with NHTSA between 1995 and 2002. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain.
13
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
1 crashes, 1 fires
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
FUEL RESERVOIR LEAKS
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Fuel System
THE PRESSURE REGULATOR INSTALLED IN THE FUEL SUPPLY PLUMBING SYSTEM MAY BE THE SOURCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. CORRECTION: FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM PRESSURE REGULATOR AND ASSOCIATED PLUMBING WILL BE REPLACED WITH COMPONENTS OF ANOTHER CONFIGURATION.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #507135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
TIRES
TOP TREAD OF TIRE , FROM SIDEWALL TO SIDEWALL WAS COMPLETELY TORN OFF. METAL CASING IS SHOWING AROUND THE WHOLE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD USE TO BE.
NHTSA complaint #766567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR AXLE RUSTED CAUSING IT TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE MOUNT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND LOSS TO CONTROL. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS
NHTSA complaint #546234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME. ALSO, REAR DOOR, BEHIND THE PASSENGER, WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IT WILL BE DANGEROUS. DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS. *AK
NHTSA complaint #856431 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #781318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #781318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #781318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #781318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #781318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION; ONLY WAY VEHICLE COULD BE STOPPED WAS BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION.
NHTSA complaint #518360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REQUESTING ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #546611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #507135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
PURCHASED VEHICLE USED THE ENGINE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT
NHTSA complaint #975030 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING; WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING GO OUT. TT
NHTSA complaint #959784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.