1993 Plymouth Sundance: raw data

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vehicle1993 / plymouth / sundance
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints66 on file (1995-01-26 → 2003-06-16)
recalls1
investigations3
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Rear suspension and axle component breakageSUSPENSION5 complaints1995-06 → 2003-06sundance-1993-rear-suspension-fracture
  • 812487 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT (60) MPH ON INTERSTATE 70 THE REAR TORSION BAR BROKE
  • 967559 REAR TRAILING ARM ON SUSPENSION IS CRACKED, MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT
  • 10023201 THE SWAY BAR OR THE WELDS BROKE CAUSING A VERY LOUD NOISE. THE REAR AXLE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF
Driver air bag non-deployment in collisionAIR BAGS7 complaints1995-03 → 1997-02sundance-1993-airbag-no-deploy
  • 807529 WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 800697 DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 962490 DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A HEAD ON COLLISION
Air bag deployment with burns or unintended deploymentAIR BAGS5 complaints1995-01 → 1999-08sundance-1993-airbag-deploy-injury
  • 844680 WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON
  • 985180 WHILE IN FRONT-END ACCIDENT AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BURNING DRIVERS NECK
  • 959193 AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED BURNS ON FACE AND HANDS
Front seat back or anchor breakageSEATS9 complaints1996-07 → 2000-02sundance-1993-seat-back-failure
  • 846616 WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT APPROX. 40 MPH, BACK REST FELL BACKWARD, AND ALMOST CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL
  • 824269 WHILE DRIVING,THE FRONT SPLIT SEAT BACK (DRIVER SIDE) SNAP AND FELL BACK; CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE,ALMOST CAUSING A SEROUS ACCIDENT
  • 811587 DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST LOST CONTROL
Unintended acceleration and throttle stickingVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints1995-02 → 2002-07sundance-1993-unintended-acceleration
  • 8014510 WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE, GOING THROUGH 2 STOP SIGNS
  • 513830 THROTTLE STICKS, WHEN SHIFTING, CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND WHILE IN GEAR AND ACCELERATING
  • 971798 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL LOSS POWER, SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE
Engine stalling while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints1995-04 → 2001-04sundance-1993-engine-stalling
  • 813383 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING
  • 964477 ENGINE DIES COMPLETELY IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING; VARIOUS SPEEDS; NEARLY CAUSED HIGHWAY COLLISION
  • 743864 WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CAR SUDDENLY DIED
Fire or smoke from electrical componentsELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints1996-08 → 2000-06sundance-1993-electrical-fire-smoke
  • 864335 THEN, IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS SMOKE AROUND THE IGNITION SWITCH
  • 800517 VEHICLES ROOF CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A ELECTRICAL SHORT WHILE DRIVING
  • 837676 WHILE DRVING ABOUT 50 MPH THE REAR PANEL THAT GOES FROM THE WINDOW TO THE BACK SEAT, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUGHT ON FIRE CLOSE TO THE ROOF

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
661995-01-262003-06-16153AIR BAGS:17; SEATS:10; SUSPENSION:6; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:6; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:5

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
99V21200006/08/1999SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINERVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER SEAT BACK ATTACHING BOLT ON THE DRIVER SEAT CAN FAIL AND SEPARATE.IF THE BOLT FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER SEAT BACK ATTACHING BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH A HIGHER STRENGTH BOLT THAT INCLUDES A SELF LOCKING NYLON PATCH.

Investigations all years →

action_numberstatussubjectcomponentsopenedclosedrecall_campaignsummary
DP03002closedSTEERING COLUMN SEPARATIONSTEERING:COLUMN2003-05-072003-07-22·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
PE96008closedSAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATIONSEAT BELTS1996-01-251996-06-28·There is no summary currently available
RQ99006closedSEAT BACK FAILURESEATS1999-05-132000-02-0299V212000THE SEAT RECLINER'S LOWER BOLTS CAN FATIGUE AND BREAK CAUSING THE SET BACK TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING.

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 Sundance vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/plymouth/sundance
@misc{wrenchpro_1993_plymouth_sundance_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Plymouth Sundance},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/plymouth/sundance}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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