1993 Plymouth Colt: raw data

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vehicle	1993 / plymouth / colt
known issues	3 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints	77 on file (1995-02-13 → 2003-02-14)
recalls	3
investigations	3
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Automatic shoulder belt retraction and track failureSEAT BELTS54 complaints1995-05 → 2002-04colt-1993-automatic-seat-belt-failure

8008190 WHEN CONSUMER IS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE VEHICLE DOOR, THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE WILL NOT RETRACT, THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WILL TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES AND STOP
514482 DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CABLE POPPED OUT WHILE HALF-WAY IN ITS CYCLE
966598 THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT TRACK CABLE GOT CAUGHT IN THE MOTOR AND FLUNG OUT AT OCCUPANT AND THE MOTOR KEPT GOING

Seat belt recall 97V073 repair and coverage disputesSEAT BELTS11 complaints1997-10 → 2001-05colt-1993-seat-belt-recall-repair

822217 TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS. BUT PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN CORRECTED, AND DEALER WANTS OWNER TO PAY FOR BROKEN SIDE GUIDE RAIL. (97V-073)
854527 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V073002. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS FOR DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAILS. TWO YEARS LATER, PROBLEM WITH GUIDE RAILS HAS REAPPEARED
888129 THERE IS RECALL 97V0730002 ON DRIVERS SIDE GUIDE RAIL CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN

Key sticking in ignitionELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints1996-01 → 2000-08colt-1993-ignition-key-stuck

806694 KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, DEALER SAYS KEY IS NOT BENT, INGNITION PROBLEM STILL OCCURS
500729 INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING KEY TO STICK IN IGNITION
866656 KEY STICKING INTO THE IGNITION SWICH, AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
77	1995-02-13	2003-02-14	1	0	SEAT BELTS:64; POWER TRAIN:5; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3; AIR BAGS:2; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:2

Recalls all years →

campaign_number	report_received_date	component	summary	consequence	remedy
98V168003	05/10/1998	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ALL WHEEL DRIVE 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.
97V073002	12/05/1997	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE	THE GUIDE RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTAINS A COVERED CABLE AND ALSO AN ANGLED BELT GUIDE AT THE TOP END OF THE WEBBING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS CAN LEAD, OVER TIME, TO THE CABLE'S MOVEMENT EXERTING ABRADING FORCE TO THE LOWER EDGES OF THE CABLE'S CHAMBER, SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE CABLE TO DROP OUT OF THE CHAMBER WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE BECOMING STUCK.	IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.	DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REPLACEMENT GUIDE RAIL THAT INCORPORATES A DOUBLE LIP DUST SEAL AND AN ANODIC OXIDE COATING.
97V063002	12/05/1997	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	EXCESS LUBRICATION CAN CAUSE THE RUBBER DOOR LATCH SWITCH COVER TO DEFORM, AND THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION, SO THAT THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE WOULD REMAIN AT THE A-PILLAR WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED.	IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.	DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH WITH A SWITCH THAT UTILIZES REDUCED LUBRICATING GREASE, IMPROVED CONTACT SURFACE, AND A DIFFERENT RUBBER ISOLATION BOOT.

Investigations all years →

action_number	status	subject	components	opened	closed	recall_campaign	summary
DP03002	closed	STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION	STEERING:COLUMN	2003-05-07	2003-07-22	·	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
EA96014	closed	AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE	SEAT BELTS	1996-06-28	1997-06-12	97V063002	THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS
PE96007	closed	AUTO SHOULDER BELT FAILURE	SEAT BELTS	1996-01-19	1996-06-28	·	THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS

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). 1993 Plymouth Colt vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/plymouth/colt

@misc{wrenchpro_1993_plymouth_colt_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Plymouth Colt},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/plymouth/colt}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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