FaultScore

Plymouth Sundance seat problems

35 of the 408 complaints filed about the Plymouth Sundance are about the seats — 9% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1993.

35

Complaints

9%

Share of all complaints

5

Crashes

0

Fires

Seats complaints by model year

1988 Sundance 2 5.7%
1989 Sundance 2 5.7%
1990 Sundance 2 5.7%
1991 Sundance 7 20.0%
1992 Sundance 5 14.3%
1993 Sundance 10 28.6%
1994 Sundance 7 20.0%

What owners said

1994 Plymouth Sundance Gloversville, NY

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL # 99 V 212 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10018265 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Plymouth Sundance Mountainview, CA

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

THE FRONT SEATBACKS FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED IN PLACE. WOULD RECLINE FORWARD, PUSHING DRIVER/PASSENGER TOWARDS STEERING WHEEL/DASHBOARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , AND MECHANIC REFUSED TO LOOK AT PASSENGER'S SEATBACK. DRIVER'S SEATBACK WAS UNDER RECALL AND WOULD REPAIR IT. *AK THE FAILURE OF FRONT SEAT BACK WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN.

NHTSA complaint #884397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Plymouth Sundance Orlando, FL

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

RECALL 99V212 COMPLETED BUT CONSUMER STILL HAS PROBLEMS WITH SEATS FLIPPING FORWARD. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #553746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Plymouth Sundance Dayton, OH

SEATS

WHEN MOVING SEAT TO A DIFFERENT POSITION IT IS VERY HARD TO ADJUST. ALSO, ONCE WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE SEAT WENT BACK.1P3AP28D9RN.

NHTSA complaint #860100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Plymouth Sundance LAS Cruces, NM

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

RECALL REPAIR NOT COMPLETED DUE TO DEALER/PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *MJS (99V-212)

NHTSA complaint #550699 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Plymouth Sundance Sand Lake, MI

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #99V212000. CONTACTED DEALER. INFORMED CONSUMER SEAT HAD TO BE ORDERED. TOOK VEHICLE ON DATE GIVEN. SEAT HAD NOT ARRIVED. SEAT IN VEHICLE WAS BROKEN & WENT BACKWARDS. WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INDICATION WHEN SEAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. WOULD NEED TO TEAR EXISTING SEAT APART TO REPAIR & NOT REPLACE IT.

NHTSA complaint #851763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Plymouth Sundance Byron, IL

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

RECALL REPAIR (99V212000) COULD NOT BE DONE DUE TO DISTANCE / LOCATION OF DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #548461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Plymouth Sundance Thornton, CO

SEATS

REPORTING A RECALL FAILURE; AFTER DEALER REPLACING SEATBACK BOLT CONSUMER NOTICED SEAT WOULD FALL FORWARD FREELY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. CHECKED MY OWNER MANUAL AND LEARNED THAT WAS NOT NORMAL, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY DEALER IS REFUSING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY.

NHTSA complaint #848458 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Plymouth Sundance Chicago, IL

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT APPROX. 40 MPH, BACK REST FELL BACKWARD, AND ALMOST CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. SEEKING HELP IN THE MATTER FROM NHTSA.

NHTSA complaint #846616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Plymouth Sundance Riesel, TX

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLT BROKE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S SEAT TO FALL BACK A LITTLE.

NHTSA complaint #842011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Plymouth Sundance Westford, MA Crash 2 injured

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

WHILE STOPPED IN A LEFT TURN LANE THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE IMPACT CAUSED BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBACKS TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD, CAUSING NECK STRAIN TO THE PASSENGER AND NECK & LOWER BACK STRAIN TO THE DRIVER.

NHTSA complaint #701292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Plymouth Sundance LEO, IN

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

SEAT BACK COLLASPED DUE TO BOLT FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #604522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Plymouth Sundance Rodchester Hills, MI Crash 1 injured

SEATS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT. WHEN FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND HIT THE DRIVER. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, AND DRIVER ENDED UP LAYING IN THE REAR SEAT, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #829915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Plymouth Sundance Rochester, NY 1 injured

SEATS

VEHICLE REARENDED WHILE AT STOP. FRONT SEAT BOLT BROKE CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACK.

NHTSA complaint #536935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Plymouth Sundance Coventry, RI

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

WHILE DRIVING,THE FRONT SPLIT SEAT BACK (DRIVER SIDE) SNAP AND FELL BACK; CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE,ALMOST CAUSING A SEROUS ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AND ACCEPT RESPONABILITY.

NHTSA complaint #824269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Plymouth Sundance SAN Bernar, CA

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT SEAT MOVES FORWARD. THE FRONT SEAT DOESN'T LOCK.

NHTSA complaint #528533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Plymouth Sundance Massapeque, NY

SEATS

RECALL 97V078000. NO PARTS SINCE JULY.

NHTSA complaint #819021 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Plymouth Sundance Ludington, MI

SEATS

DEALERSHIP HAD TO ORDER NEW SEAT BECAUSE BEFORE RECALL NOTICE BOLT HAD ALREADY BROKEN. THIS WAS IN AUG OF 1997. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, STILL HAS NOT PROVIDED SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #818319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Plymouth Sundance Pleasant Valley, MO

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT SUPPORT THE DRIVERS SEATBACK BROKE AND CAUSED SEAT TO FALL BACK, THE SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION,. WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK

NHTSA complaint #816615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Plymouth Sundance Taylor, MI

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST LOST CONTROL.

NHTSA complaint #811587 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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