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Automatic transmission and transaxle failurePOWER TRAIN8 complaints1996-09 → 2001-08acclaim-1994-transmission-failure
706745 TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 TIMES AT MILEAGES 32659(WARRANTY), 53746 (COST $2194.00), 96303 (COST $1722.00)
813519 WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DROPS INTO A LOWER GEAR WITH NO WARNING
508934 TRANSAXLE MADE SEVERAL SHARP BUMPS AND WENT INTO LIMP-IN MODE/REPLACED TRANSAXLE/CONTROLLER
Seat belt latch, retractor and motorized belt faultsSEAT BELTS11 complaints1996-04 → 2002-03acclaim-1994-seat-belt-defects
8005882 SEATBELT BUCKLES COME LOOSE WHEN BUMPING AGAINST SOMETHING
706653 I AM HAVING A PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC MOTORIZED SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE BELTS DO NOT RETRACT FULLY AND GET STUCK IN THE TRACK
528839 PASSENGER EXPERIENCING TIGHTENING OF THE SEAT BELT WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE
Cracked or broken rear axle and rear suspension armsSUSPENSION6 complaints1996-06 → 2003-04acclaim-1994-rear-suspension-cracks
826636 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD CRACKED
806841 THE REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT
846014 THE REAR END OF THIS VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SCRAPING SOUND WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY TORQUE BAR BREAKING A TTHE POINT WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE REAR AXEL
Engine stalling while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints1996-03 → 2001-09acclaim-1994-engine-stalling
536196 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL STALL, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING
723344 WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STOPS, AND THE RED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
805213 DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING
Air bag non-deployment and deployment injuries in crashesAIR BAGS8 complaints1995-03 → 1998-01acclaim-1994-air-bag-crash-performance
506179 DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE IN ACCIDENT
986246 VIOLENT DEPLOYMEN TOF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT WHERE VEHICLE HIT A TRUCK, RESULTING IN INJURIES
968384 DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED SHIRT TO CATCH ON FIRE
THE SAFETY BELT ANCHORS (BUCKLE LOCK BARS) DO NOT MEET THE STATIC LOAD REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY MAY FAIL, EXPOSING THE RESTRAINED OCCUPANTS TO A GREATER RISK OF INJURY.
THE TRAVELING SAFETY BELT LOCK BAR ASSEMBLIES WILL BE REPLACED ON THESE VEHICLES.
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). 1994 Plymouth Acclaim vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/plymouth/acclaim
@misc{wrenchpro_1994_plymouth_acclaim_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Plymouth Acclaim},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/plymouth/acclaim}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
