1992 Plymouth Acclaim: raw data

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vehicle1992 / plymouth / acclaim
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-10)
complaints73 on file (1995-01-05 → 2004-01-15)
recalls1
investigations2
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Rear axle and trailing arm weld failuresSUSPENSION9 complaints1992-01 → 1999-12acclaim-1992-rear-axle-weld
  • 545807 ON TWO OCCASIONS THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO A BROKEN WELD ON THE TRAILING ARM ASSEMBLY, CAUSING ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS
  • 816112 WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE OUTSIDE WELD OF THE REAR AXLE BREAKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SQUEAK
  • 965293 REAR TRAILING ARM; ONE OF THE WELDS CONNECTING TO VEHICLE HAS BROKEN
Transmission shifting from park into reversePOWER TRAIN3 complaints1992-01 → 1999-12acclaim-1992-park-to-reverse
  • 820263 SUDDENLY GEAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A TREE
  • 486029 TRANSMISSION JUMPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT
  • 958434 VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT
Fuel line and hose leaksFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4 complaints1992-01 → 1999-12acclaim-1992-fuel-leaks
  • 842948 THE RUBBER TUBING BETWEEN THE FUEL LINE AND THE ENGINE DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD LEAKS, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE
  • 810586 FUEL LEAK, SMELL OF FUMES, RUBBER HOSE CONNECTED TO TANK HAS CORRODED , CAUSING A FUEL LEAK
  • 806970 CAR STARTED TO SMELL GAS, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING
Air bag deployment and non-deployment eventsAIR BAGS9 complaints1992-01 → 1999-12acclaim-1992-air-bag-deployment
  • 868235 WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL
  • 985787 DRIVING VEHICLE SPEED 5MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, AND NO IMPACT WAS INVOLVED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY
  • 979391 IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
Sudden acceleration and surgingVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5 complaints1992-01 → 1999-12acclaim-1992-sudden-acceleration
  • 855815 WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, AND THE SPEED SET AT 68 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED
  • 970725 AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, ENGINE WILL INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE/SURGE, LURCH FORWARD
  • 486221 WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, SMASHING INTO A BRICK WALL
Ignition switch and steering column overheating or smokeELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints1992-01 → 1999-12acclaim-1992-ignition-column-overheating
  • 8022435 THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING
  • 985981 TURNED ON IGNITION AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND UNDER THE DASH
  • 970350 THE WIRING INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN BURNS AND MELTED

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
731995-01-052004-01-15124AIR BAGS:13; POWER TRAIN:13; SUSPENSION:10; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:7; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:7

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
92V01500014/02/1992STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BARTHE ZINC PLATING OPERATION PERFORMED ON THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLING BOLT CAUSED HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT AND BREAKAGE OF THE BOLT.FRACTURES OF THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLINGBOLT RESULT IN A LACK OF COUPLING LOAD ON THE SHAFT AND LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL.REPLACE THE ZINC PLATED BOLT WITH A PHOSPHATE PLATED BOLT.

Investigations all years →

action_numberstatussubjectcomponentsopenedclosedrecall_campaignsummary
PE96008closedSAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATIONSEAT BELTS1996-01-251996-06-28·There is no summary currently available
PE96036closedTHROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE POSITIONVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1996-05-141996-10-31·UNCONTROLLED ENGINE SPEED CONDITION RESULTS FRO THROTTLE SHAFT BINDING

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). 1992 Plymouth Acclaim vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/plymouth/acclaim
@misc{wrenchpro_1992_plymouth_acclaim_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1992 Plymouth Acclaim},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/plymouth/acclaim}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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