1990 Plymouth Acclaim: raw data

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vehicle	1990 / plymouth / acclaim
known issues	8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints	71 on file (1994-12-05 → 2023-10-31)
recalls	2
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Sway bar, torsion bar and trailing arm breakageSUSPENSION8 complaints1994-12 → 2002-11acclaim-1990-rear-suspension-breakage

540033 SWAY BAR ASSEMBLY BROKEN ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE
969745 REAR SWAY BAR BROKE ALSO BOLTS THAT ATTACHED THE FRAME BROKE. TT
507640 REAR TRAILING ARM CRACKED

Air bag deployment without a collisionAIR BAGS7 complaints1995-06 → 1999-09acclaim-1990-airbag-unintended-deployment

842191 WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
822149 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT. OWNER HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALER. *AK
819750 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. *AK

Air bag non-deployment in a collisionAIR BAGS2 complaints2000-10 → 2004-05acclaim-1990-airbag-no-deployment

784911 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. *ET
10073830 UPON IMPACT, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

Seat belt release or failure in a crashSEAT BELTS5 complaints1995-03 → 2023-10acclaim-1990-seat-belt-release-failure

11402639 BOTH SEATBELTS WERE FAULTY, IT WAS DIFFICULT WHEN PUTTING THEM ON TO GET THEM TO GRASP, YOU WOULD HAVE TO REPEATEDLY AND WITH ALOT OF FORCE OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL IT WOULD GRAB, WE BOTH HAD GOTTEN THE SEAT BELTS TO ENGAGE BUT ON IMPACT THEY INSTANTLY RELEASED
10004140 CONSUMER STATES, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT CAUSING PASSENGER TO GO THROUGH WINDSHIELD
482287 SEAT BELT FAILED DURING ACCIDENT. *SKD

Valve cover gasket oil leakENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints1995-04 → 2000-03acclaim-1990-valve-cover-gasket-oil-leak

532257 VALVE COVER GASKET DRIPS OIL NOW LOSING 1 QUART OF OIL A MONTH
964072 ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET DISLOCATES CAUSING OIL TO LEAK CREATING RISK OF POTENTIAL FIRE
857826 CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET SIMILAR TO THE ONE DESCRIBED IN RECALL 89V237000, WHERE VEHICLE GOT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED.*AK *ML

Smoke or fire from dash, wiring or steering columnELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints1997-06 → 2000-06acclaim-1990-smoke-fire-dash-wiring

814268 WHILE STARTING VEHICLE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE
813613 VEHICLE WAS IDLING WHEN CONSUMER SAW LOTS OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING AREA
552618 THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. YH

Automatic transmission failure and loss of powerPOWER TRAIN5 complaints1995-06 → 1999-10acclaim-1990-automatic-transmission-failure

975019 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES AT 66K MILES. TT
972783 WHILE DRIVING AT HWY. SPEEDS, EXPERIENCE SUDDENLY DECELERATION AND LOSS OF POWER, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER SUSPECTS TRANS. MALFUNCTION, FIXED 11 TIMES. TT

Engine stalling and shutoff while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints1995-01 → 1996-04acclaim-1990-engine-stalling

982725 WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING MORE FREQUENTLY DURING WET WEATHER; VARIOUS SPEEDS, INCLUDING HIGHWAY; COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT.*AK
959013 VEHICLE HAD A SURGE PROBLEM THAT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER, NOW THERE IS A STALLING THAT CANNOT SEEM TO BE FIXED. TT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
71	1994-12-05	2023-10-31	12	9	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:18; AIR BAGS:13; POWER TRAIN:9; SUSPENSION:8; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:6

Recalls all years →

campaign_number	report_received_date	component	summary	consequence	remedy
08E033000	14/04/2008	SUSPENSION	FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.	THE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.	FEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.
89V237000	27/12/1989	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	THE ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET MAY DISLOCATE AND ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET.	THE LEAKAGE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD CAUSEA FIRE.	REPLACE GASKET COVER WITH REVISED COVER, AND RTV SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED IN PLACE OF A GASKET.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1990 Plymouth Acclaim vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/plymouth/acclaim

@misc{wrenchpro_1990_plymouth_acclaim_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1990 Plymouth Acclaim},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/plymouth/acclaim}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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