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Cracked or broken rear trailing arm, axle and sway bar weldsSUSPENSION12 complaints1995-03 → 2001-03acclaim-1993-rear-suspension-cracks
526571 TRAILING ARM ASSEMBLY TORQUE TUBE WELDS BROKE
971639 THE SWAY BROKE AT THE WELDS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSS CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
848899 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE TORSION BAR WAS FOUND TO BE UNWELDED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Automatic transmission failure to engage gearPOWER TRAIN5 complaints1995-02 → 2011-09acclaim-1993-transmission-shift
877772 CONSUMER HAD TO ADD TRANSMISSION OIL. THEN, CONSUMER TRIED TO SHIFT GEAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK IN ANY GEAR , REVERSE WILL WORK. *AK
807997 CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR IN REVERSE, IT WILL GO INTO REVERSE IN NEUTRAL AND ALSO WILL GO INTO DRIVE IN SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPAIRED THE PART. *AK
10424409 MY 93 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM 4 DOOR SEDAN WITH A 3 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THE TRANSMISSION AT STOPS STARTED TO SLIP CAR WOULDN'T EVEN MOVE FORWARD AT ALL THEN WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO BRING UP THE ENGINE RPMS IT JUMP FORWARD AND I HERD A HIGH PITCH SQUEALING NOISE FROM
Driver air bag did not deploy in frontal collisionAIR BAGS8 complaints1995-02 → 2002-08acclaim-1993-airbag-no-deploy
874439 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THAT VEHICLE HAD NO AIRBAG SENSOR. *AK
837544 DRIVER RAN INTO TREE HEAD-ON AT 30 TO 40MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER INSISTED THAT IT WASN'T SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY. *AK
859722 WHEN VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF A 1999 BLAZER, TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. ALSO, ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE ACCLAIM WAS SMASHED, AND THE ACCLAIM WAS TOTALLED. *AK *ML
Engine stalling without warningELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints1995-01 → 2001-07acclaim-1993-stalling
974882 VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF ALL POWER. TT
958388 VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING AT ANY TIME. COMPUTERS CHANGED WITH SAME RESULT. DEALERS AND CHRYSLER DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS. TT
838140 VEHICLE STALLS/COMPLETELY DIES WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR DRIVING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE DEFECT. *AK
Throttle sticking and unintended accelerationVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL6 complaints1995-02 → 2001-09acclaim-1993-sudden-acceleration
511155 THROTTLE STICKS IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION
804084 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE STICKS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
975590 THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT. TT CONSUMER STATES SHE BACK INTO A POLE, AND WHEN SHE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT SIMPLY TOOK OFF, CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES IT ONLY MOVED ABOUT 1 CAR LENGHT BEFORE SHE HIT A TRUCK,
Water collecting inside headlight assembliesEXTERIOR LIGHTING3 complaints1995-06 → 2003-05acclaim-1993-headlight-water
10020707 MY 1993 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM'S FRONT HEADLIGHTS COLLECT WATER AND EVENTUALLY BURN OUT THE HEADLAMPS. ALSO CAUSES POOR VISABILITY FOR NIGHT DRIVING. I WOULD LIKE REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS SINCE I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY $120.00 FOR EACH
968059 THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BECOMES A FISHBOWL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
967602 WATER SEEPS INTO THE HEADLIGHTS AND BLOWS OUT THE BULB AND THE WATER WILL COLLECT INSIDE AND YOU WILL GET A FISHBOWL AFFECT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
MR. LARRY A. SACKEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) BY LETTER DATED APRIL 18, 2003, REQUESTING THAT NHTSAFURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING SHAFT SYSTEM ON 1987-1995 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.IN PART BECAUSE OF 49 CFR ? 30120(G), NHTSA HAS DECIDED TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF THE PETITION VEHICLES TO 1993-1995 MODELS, EXCLUDING THE 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND 1994-1995 DODGE RAM SERIES TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED (93V210 & 96V230) FOR STEERING COLUMN FAILURE.IF THE ANALYSIS OF THESE VEHICLES HAD IDENT
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1993 Plymouth Acclaim vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/plymouth/acclaim
@misc{wrenchpro_1993_plymouth_acclaim_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Plymouth Acclaim},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/plymouth/acclaim}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
