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1990 Plymouth Sundance

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 1990 Plymouth Sundance do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 27.

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36Owner complaints

Model-year median: 27

1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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12
198727
198833
198936
199030
199149
199260
1993
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
12Power Train
7Engine And Engine Cooling
6Seat Belts
4Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3
All reported categories
Steering
3Structure
3Suspension
3Electrical System
2Seats
2Equipment
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Unknown Or Other
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 36 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.

  • Air Bags. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

8 crash reports4 fire reports8 injury reports

Seats complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jul 9, 1999
Seats

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLT BROKE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S SEAT TO FALL BACK A LITTLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #842011

Mileage unknown · Jan 19, 1999
SeatsCrashInjury

WHILE STOPPED IN A LEFT TURN LANE THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE IMPACT CAUSED BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBACKS TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD, CAUSING NECK STRAIN TO THE PASSENGER AND NECK & LOWER BACK STRAIN TO THE DRIVER.

NHTSA ODI #701292

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

1

EA93009 · Steering Wheel Separation

Opened Apr 21, 1993 · Closed Jul 22, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering

There is no summary currently available