IllustrationREAR TRAILING ARM CRACKED. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601572)
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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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Acclaim years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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
What owners actually said
60 reports2025432611(H): WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING MORE FREQUENTLY DURING WET WEATHER; VARIOUS SPEEDS, INCLUDING HIGHWAY; COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT.*AK
WATER GET INTO THE HEADLIGHT, IT REDUCED THE VISIBILITY. *AK
OTHER: AIR BAG PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601422, 601423, 601428) *DH
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND PASSENGER SIDE BOLT BROKE. TT
THE REAR AXLE IS CRACKED/SPLIT/BROKEN. TT
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES AT 66K MILES. TT
WHILE DRIVING AT HWY. SPEEDS, EXPERIENCE SUDDENLY DECELERATION AND LOSS OF POWER, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER SUSPECTS TRANS. MALFUNCTION, FIXED 11 TIMES. TT
CONSUMER STS HER AUTO LOCKS IN GEAR. TT
Official recalls
189V237000 · 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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.