IllustrationENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. TOOK TO MECHANIC & TOLD SEALS NEEDED REPLACING. GASKET STILL LEAKING OIL. *AK
1992 Plymouth Laser
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
35 reportsTRANSFER CASE LEAKS.
HOOD FLEW UP AND BROKE THE SUN ROOF WHILE IN MOTION (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE).
ENGINE STALLED.
DRIVESHAFT YOKE (CONNECTING TO THE TRANSFER CASE), LEAKING DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR.
CONSUMER HAD WORK DONE UNDER A RECALL ON THE ENGINE TIMING BELT AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CHRYSLER IS NOT WILLING TO CORRECT THE MISTAKE ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
THERE WAS A RECALL ON VEHICLE. SHE HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE RECALL WAS ON THE CAMSHAFT TIMING BELT. OWNER SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS WORSE. THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL. CAR IS AT DEALER AT PRESENT. *AK
TRANSFER CASE LEAKS FROM YOKE AND SEALS, COULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE. *AK
FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT SLEEVE YOKE ALLOWS ESCAPE OF CASE LUBRICANT. UPON DEPLETION, TRANSFER CASE LOCKS UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
ENGINE: RECEIVED NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER ON MAY 29 ,1997, FOR CAMSHAFT/TIMING BELT. WAS SITTING AT STOP LIGHT AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE TWO DAYS AFTER THE ENGINE LOCKED. VEHICLE IS IN FOR REPAIR SINCE MAY 27. *AK
Official recalls
198V069002 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
Apr 7, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: 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.
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
3EA98002 · Transfer Case Lockup
Opened Jan 30, 1998 · Closed Apr 30, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels
No summary supplied.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Wheels
Wheels
PE97040 · Transfer Case Lockup
Opened Sep 4, 1997 · Closed Jan 30, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels
ALLEGED DRIVETRAIN FAILURE THAT CAN LEAD TO LOCK-UP OF THE REAR OR ALL WHEELS.
PE94074 · Hood FLY-UP
Opened Oct 12, 1994 · Closed Feb 24, 1995
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
There is no summary currently available