FaultScore

Plymouth Sundance problems

Owners have filed 408 complaints about the Plymouth Sundance with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 1998. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Plymouth Sundance year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1998 1 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1995 2 0 0 Brakes
1994 70 16 5 Brakes
1993 67 15 4 Airbags
1992 69 8 4 Electrical System
1991 32 4 0 Seats
1990 59 14 4 Airbags
1989 51 0 3 Engine & Cooling
1988 45 2 2 Engine & Cooling
1987 12 1 3 Electrical System

What breaks on a Plymouth Sundance

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 56 13.7%

Worst in 1989

Airbags 45 11.0%

Worst in 1993

Seats 35 8.6%

Worst in 1993

Seat Belts 33 8.1%

Worst in 1988

Worst in 1992

Worst in 1994

Worst in 1990

Suspension 27 6.6%

Worst in 1992

Brakes 24 5.9%

Worst in 1994

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 4.7%

Worst in 1992

Fuel & Propulsion 18 4.4%

Worst in 1994

Steering 14 3.4%

Worst in 1990

Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 3.2%

Worst in 1993

Equipment & Accessories 10 2.5%

Worst in 1989

Exactly what failed on a Plymouth Sundance

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Frontal 38 24.1%
Recliner 25 15.8%
Engine 25 15.8%
Gasoline 16 10.1%
Rear 10 6.3%
Automatic Transmission 10 6.3%
AIR Conditioner 9 5.7%
Windshield 9 5.7%
Support Device/Strut 8 5.1%
Foundation Components 8 5.1%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Plymouth Sundance, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 25 Nov 2004

Plymouth Sundance problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Plymouth Sundance

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.