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1990 Plymouth Acclaim

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1990 Plymouth Acclaim do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 60.

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60Owner complaints

Model-year median: 60

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
16Air Bags
13Power Train
8Electrical System
6Suspension
6
All reported categories
Seat Belts
5Seats
3Steering
2Visibility
2Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 60 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

11 crash reports8 fire reports9 injury reports

Power Train complaints

8 reports
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Mileage unknown · Nov 16, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainVisibility

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #736431

Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 1999
Power Train

DAILY FAILURES. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE

NHTSA ODI #712700

Mileage unknown · Dec 11, 1995
Power Train

THE REAR AXLE IS CRACKED/SPLIT/BROKEN. TT

NHTSA ODI #976415

Mileage unknown · Nov 16, 1995
Power Train

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES AT 66K MILES. TT

NHTSA ODI #975019

Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 1995
Power Train

WHILE DRIVING AT HWY. SPEEDS, EXPERIENCE SUDDENLY DECELERATION AND LOSS OF POWER, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER SUSPECTS TRANS. MALFUNCTION, FIXED 11 TIMES. TT

NHTSA ODI #972783

Mileage unknown · Aug 9, 1995
Power TrainCrashInjury

CONSUMER STS HER AUTO LOCKS IN GEAR. TT

NHTSA ODI #970213

Mileage unknown · Jun 16, 1995
Engine And Engine CoolingPower Train

CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPAIRED.

NHTSA ODI #485774

Mileage unknown · May 31, 1995
Power TrainCrashInjury

CAR WAS PARK ENGINE WAS OFF A TEN YEAR OLD BOY PUSH BUTTON ON TOP OF SHIFT KNOB TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE WITH ENGINE OFF WENT DOWN A HILL CAR WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA ODI #966115

Official recalls

1

89V237000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine

Dec 27, 1989

THE ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET MAY DISLOCATE AND ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE LEAKAGE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD CAUSEA FIRE.

Remedy: REPLACE GASKET COVER WITH REVISED COVER, AND RTV SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED IN PLACE OF A GASKET.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.