1990 Plymouth Sundance: raw data

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vehicle	1990 / plymouth / sundance
known issues	6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints	50 on file (1994-03-05 → 2002-01-07)
recalls	2
investigations	1
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transmission slipping and failurePOWER TRAIN4 complaints1997-01 → 1997-05sundance-1990-transmission-slipping

514466 TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY
546586 TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND CLOSE TO FAILING
517101 TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT

Valve cover gasket failure and oil leakENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints1995-07 → 2001-02sundance-1990-valve-cover-gasket-oil-leak

559926 THE ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET BLOWS OFF RESULTING IN LOSS OF OIL, THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SAME FAILURE DESCRIBED IN RECALL 89V-237 BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN
484609 VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. (89V-237)

Key removal without selecting parkPOWER TRAIN2 complaints1996-12 → 2002-01sundance-1990-key-removal-not-in-park

512986 KEYS CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT GEAR BEING IN PARK POSITION, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD/BACKWARDS
8001665 VEHICLE WAS LEFT PARKED OUT OF GEAR AND REMOVED KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, CONDITION CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD INTO A NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY WALL

Hatch and trunk lid support strut failureSTRUCTURE2 complaints1996-03 → 1996-09sundance-1990-hatch-trunk-struts

980154 W/HATCHBACK; STRUTS THAT SUPPORT HATCH WHEN UPRIGHT SEEM TO FAIL/WEAKEN WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE 30 DEGREES OR BELOW STRIKING OWNER IN HEAD
802130 IN HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS THE TRUNK LID DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION

Air bag deployment with reported injuriesAIR BAGS9 complaints1996-01 → 1998-09sundance-1990-air-bag-deployment-injury

828151 WAITING AT STOP LIGHT WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON
822827 HAD JUST STARTED VEHICLE, BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES ON FACE AND NECK
987165 CONSUMER REAR ENDED A TRUCK AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THERE WAS A FLAME THAT CAME OUT OF THE AIR BAG, CAUSING THIRD DEGREE BURNS

Engine compartment fireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints1995-01 → 1999-04sundance-1990-vehicle-fire

836904 CAR WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT
823108 WHILE PARKED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
50	1994-03-05	2002-01-07	11	4	AIR BAGS:13; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:8; POWER TRAIN:7; STRUCTURE:4; SEAT BELTS:4

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 →

action_number	status	subject	components	opened	closed	recall_campaign	summary
EA93009	closed	STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION	STEERING	1993-04-21	1994-07-22	·	There is no summary currently available

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 Sundance vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/plymouth/sundance

@misc{wrenchpro_1990_plymouth_sundance_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1990 Plymouth Sundance},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/plymouth/sundance}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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