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1990 Plymouth Acclaim

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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

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Mileage at the reported incident

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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

Air Bags complaints

13 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 31, 2023
Air BagsSeat BeltsInjury

July 2017 I was hit by a drunk driver of which I was a passenger in my vehicle upon impact my seatbelts automatically released and my airbags did not deploy causing my driver to be ejected from the vehicle and for me to hit my head on my dash and then be smashed into my windshield then finally when the car stopped rolling I was …

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July 2017 I was hit by a drunk driver of which I was a passenger in my vehicle upon impact my seatbelts automatically released and my airbags did not deploy causing my driver to be ejected from the vehicle and for me to hit my head on my dash and then be smashed into my windshield then finally when the car stopped rolling I was in the back seat no longer in the front passenger seat to end up in the backseat when I was sitting originally in the front passenger. I was injured severely due to the lack of my seatbelts working correctly and it caused me to have a broken back and eight places a broken pelvis that pierced my liver and gallbladder and broke my collarbone legs and arms I had to be given full blood transfusion and I maxed out the other cars insurance and my uninsured motorist ins while my injuries pain and medical was over $150000 I only received a few thousand and now have chronic pain and related health issues due to the damage to my liver

NHTSA ODI #11552816

Mileage unknown · May 18, 2004
Air BagsCrash

ON MARCH 16, 2004, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON ICY PAVEMENT, THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RAN INTO A TREE INSTEAD. UPON IMPACT, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10073830

Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 2000
Air BagsCrashInjury

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING A FRONTAL COLLISON CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUFFER FRACTURED FEMUR, FRACTURED RIGHT ORBIT, FRACTURED CHEEK BONE AND NOSE, THE FACIAL FRACTURES WERE FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. *ET

NHTSA ODI #784911

Mileage unknown · Sep 22, 1999
Air BagsFire

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH CAUSED SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. ALSO, AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND CASUED WIRE HARNESS TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #842178

Mileage unknown · Jul 13, 1999
Air Bags

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #842191

Mileage unknown · Jul 16, 1998
Air Bags

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH HIT A DECORATIVE ROCK WHICH SCRAPPED THE UNDERNEATH PORTION OF VEHICLE, AND CAUSED THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, FRONT BUMPER WAS NOT AFFECTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #825477

Mileage unknown · Mar 30, 1998
Air Bags

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT. OWNER HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #822149

Mileage unknown · Jan 9, 1998
Air Bags

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD. DIDN'T HIT A BUMP OR ANYTHING, IT JUST WENT OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #819750

Mileage unknown · Sep 12, 1996
Air BagsCrash

WHILE DRIVING IN ORDINARY TRAFFIC, AIRBAG EXPLODED, NO KNOWN REASON, STUNNED DRIVER, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HIT CURBS, SPEED 30 MPH.*AK

NHTSA ODI #802320

Mileage unknown · Apr 3, 1996
Air Bags

OTHER: AIR BAG PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601422, 601423, 601428) *DH

NHTSA ODI #503129

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.

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NHTSA investigations

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