IllustrationTHIS REPORT IS IN REGARDS TO THE 1993 PLYMOUTH COLT VISTA I PURCHASED ON 04-30-01. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT MOTORIZED SEATBLETS ARE OPERABLE. THIS LEAVES ONLY THE LAP BELT FOR ANY TYPE OF RESTRAINT. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THIS DEFECT COOULD LEAD TO A FATALITY.*AK
1993 Plymouth Colt Vista
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Seat Belts. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 2 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
10 reportsREPLACEMENT PART FAILED, AS WELL, ONE YEAR LATER. SAME SYMPTOMS...NOT DOWNSHIFTING AND STALLING ON A REGULAR BASIS WHEN ENGINE HEATED. SECOND TIME IN ONE YEAR.
THE RADIO FAILED. *SLC
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT LOCKS IN THE RESTRAINED POSITION AND TIGHTENS, PINNING THE DRIVER TO THE SEAT. DEALER STATED IT WAS A MOTOR AND GUIDE TRACK PROBLEM AND WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL 97V073000, BUT OWNER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED.
REAR PASSENAGER'S SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF THE HIDGE OF VEHICLE WHILE IN PARK WITH NO PRIOR NOTICE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN SEAT BELT IS IN USE. *AK
SLIDING DOOR SWING ARM SHEARED OFF, CAUSING DOOR TO STICK.
DEFROSTER DOES NOT DEFROST THE WINDOW DURING RAINY WEATHER. TT
WHEN DECELERATING THE VEHICLE SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL AND WILL NOT GO. PLEASE DESCRIBE. 8AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1EA98002 · 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)
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