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Plymouth AcclaimYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 425 NHTSA owner complaints across 8 model years, no Plymouth Acclaim year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1989, 1992, 1994 and 1995. The Acclaim has 6 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 1991Best years'89 '92 '94 '95Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints425Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls61989–1996 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Plymouth Acclaim years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Acclaim median. Tap a year for its full report.

'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1996Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1995Best71/10030 complaints · 0 recalls1994Solid50/10069 complaints · 1 recall1993Solid49/10072 complaints · 0 recalls1992Solid50/10063 complaints · 1 recall1991Caution40/10097 complaints · 3 recalls1990Solid48/10060 complaints · 1 recall1989Best75/10033 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Plymouth Acclaim problems

All model years combined: 425 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling707
Power train676
Air bags5945
Suspension570
Electrical system4111
Seat belts3111
Vehicle speed control295
Service brakes, hydraulic182
Visibility171
12 other systems9812
6 recalls

Plymouth Acclaim recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Front: anchorage94V-023 · 1994 · Feb 8, 1994 · 200 vehicles–Steering: steering wheel/handle bar92V-015 · 1992 · Feb 14, 1992 · 20,000 vehicles–Front: anchorage91V-122 · 1991 · Jul 11, 1991 · 130,000 vehicles–Frontal: sensor/control module-inactive90V-194 · 1991 · Nov 19, 1990 · 398 vehicles–Disc: caliper90V-162 · 1991 · Sep 4, 1990 · 18,000 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling: engine89V-237 · 1989–1990 · Dec 27, 1989 · 634,000 vehicles
5 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Acclaim

  1. STEERING COLUMN SEPARATIONDP03002 · 1993–1995 · closed Jul 22, 2003
    No recall
  2. THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE POSITIONPE96036 · 1991–1992 · closed Oct 31, 1996
    No recall
  3. SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATIONPE96008 · 1991–1996 · closed Jun 28, 1996
    No recall
  4. ENGINE SPEED FLUCTUATIONPE91080 · 1991 · closed Sep 30, 1991
    No recall
  5. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTINGPE89036 · 1989 · closed Jan 31, 1989
    No recall