1992 Plymouth Laser: raw data

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vehicle	1992 / plymouth / laser
known issues	5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints	46 on file (1995-02-09 → 2008-08-09)
recalls	1
investigations	3
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Door window track and roll-up failureVISIBILITY4 complaints1995-02 → 1999-01laser-1992-door-window-track

833404 DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS DIFFICULT TO ROLL UP DUE TO GOING OFF TRACK
823979 BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S MANUAL WINDOWS DO NOT STAY ON THEIR TRACKS, RESULTING IN WINDOWS NOT COMING DOWN IN AN EMERGENCY
962863 SIDE DOOR WINDOWS WILL NOT STAY CLOSED

Seat belt latch and automatic belt failureSEAT BELTS4 complaints1996-03 → 2002-08laser-1992-seat-belt-latch-release

566914 IT APPEARS THE SHOULDER BELT RELEASED FROM THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS
704561 THE FRONT PASSENGER LAP BELT WOULD CLICK AND SOUND LIKE IT WAS LATCHED BUT IF YOU GAVE IT PULL IT WOULD COME OUT
501397 AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED

Hatchback support and hood retentionSTRUCTURE3 complaints1997-01 → 1998-03laser-1992-hatch-and-hood-retention

808163 THE HINGES THAT SUPPORT THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION
523845 RECALL ON THE SUPPORT ROD FOR LIFT GATE CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS
533462 HOOD FLEW UP AND BROKE THE SUN ROOF WHILE IN MOTION (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE)

Transfer case leakage and wheel lockupPOWER TRAIN13 complaints1997-07 → 2008-02laser-1992-transfer-case-wheel-lockup

10039893 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT WARNING, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP DUE TO A LEAKING SEAL FROM THE TRANSFER CASE
518117 FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT SLEEVE YOKE ALLOWS ESCAPE OF CASE LUBRICANT. UPON DEPLETION, TRANSFER CASE LOCKS UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL
539295 TRANSFER CASE FAILED CAUSING WHEELS TO LOCK UP, MANUFACTURER DENIED RECALL REPAIR WORK

Timing belt, head gasket and engine stallENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5 complaints1995-02 → 2000-09laser-1992-timing-belt-engine-stall

813806 ENGINE: RECEIVED NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER ON MAY 29 ,1997, FOR CAMSHAFT/TIMING BELT. WAS SITTING AT STOP LIGHT AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED
814692 THERE WAS A RECALL ON VEHICLE. SHE HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE RECALL WAS ON THE CAMSHAFT TIMING BELT
730550 THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, AND AGAIN A YEAR LATER

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
46	1995-02-09	2008-08-09	1	0	POWER TRAIN:17; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:11; VISIBILITY:5; SEAT BELTS:4; STRUCTURE:4

Recalls all years →

campaign_number	report_received_date	component	summary	consequence	remedy
98V069002	07/04/1998	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.	THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.	DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR ADEQUACY OF THE TRANSFER CASE OIL VOLUME, TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AND OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MECHANISM. IF OIL VOLUME IS INSUFFICIENT, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF OIL WILL BE ADDED. IF THERE IS TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AFFECTED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED. IF THE TRANSFER CASE SHOWS OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION, THE TRANSFER CASE WILL BE REPLACED.

Investigations all years →

action_number	status	subject	components	opened	closed	recall_campaign	summary
EA98002	closed	TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP	WHEELS	1998-01-30	1998-04-30	98V069001	·
PE94074	closed	HOOD FLY-UP	STRUCTURE	1994-10-12	1995-02-24	·	There is no summary currently available
PE97040	closed	TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP	WHEELS	1997-09-04	1998-01-30	·	ALLEGED DRIVETRAIN FAILURE THAT CAN LEAD TO LOCK-UP OF THE REAR OR ALL WHEELS.

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 Laser vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/plymouth/laser

@misc{wrenchpro_1992_plymouth_laser_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1992 Plymouth Laser},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/plymouth/laser}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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