Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 070397 | 05/09/1997 | 07-05-93 | 6088786 | Concerns with engine coolant usage. *nlm | 01/07/2000 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 070397 | 05/09/1997 | 52963 | Various car owner's have expressed interest in using engine coolants made with propylene glycol instead of ethylene glycol. *yc | 11/13/1997 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 180597 | 02/14/1997 | 51978 | Vehicles with 3.0l engines - intake valve deposits - driveway die out, rough idle, lack of power, sags or hesitation. *tw | 07/17/1997 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||||
| 070394A | 12/01/1994 | 07-03-94 | 39005 | Serpentine belt comes off pulleys. *tw | 02/28/1995 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 7971/7972 | 01/01/1999 | 604809 | Federal and california emissions recall regarding the methanol concentration sensor. *tt | 05/14/1999 | |
| 180197 | 01/17/1997 | 51274 | Erroneous mil illumination with hex code $2e-egr system failure. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 09/09/2011 | 80000 | ||
| My 93 plymouth accalim 4 door sedan with a 3 speed automatic transmission the transmission at stops started to slip car wouldnt even move forward at all then when i presssed on the gas pedal to bring up the egine rpms it jump forward and i herd a high pitch sqeeling noise from under the hood and it started to move agine...the transmission is slipping and and now wont even shift... with car only has 80,000 miles on it me and wife bought it new from the dealership....this is sad why cause your comapny has had alot off compalints about this transmission defects for years .. and still this comapny that says it protects the people in the us.. you your company has done nothing millions off people have bought cars from chrysler,dodge,plymouth, jeep with this auto trasmissons in them...when or if ever will you protect the consumers.if you cant even do anything to stop comapnys like them from ripping people off ..i see your comapny went after toyota corp for its defects.. just because its a us made auto you should really do your jobs ..just because the cars are old doesnt mean there isnt alot off them still on the roads today..so stop ignoring the facts .. about this comapnys that has had millions of bad automatic transmissond problems....a bad transmission can cause untold or even unknown fatal auto and deaths accendents...across the hole world were there being drivin.. nto to say how many consumers had to spend out of there own pockets to have the trasnmission replaced at a cost off at least 1,500 to 2,000 dollors from the years off 1980 to the present day when it was a defective auto part to beging with......sorry to be so negtive to you but isnt it your jobs to protect the consumers off the united states... | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 12/22/1994 | 1 | 11/01/1994 | |
| Repeated repairsmade on these problems. dealer informed of service bulletins and unresponsive to repeated complaints of problems,with this car,the belt had been replaced at least four times along with pulleys and water pumps,when informed of loss of problem i was told there wasn't any. after last repair the car lost power at least 5 times while turning and while driving. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 12/22/1994 | 1 | 11/01/1994 | |
| Repeated repairsmade on these problems. dealer informed of service bulletins and unresponsive to repeated complaints of problems,with this car,the belt had been replaced at least four times along with pulleys and water pumps,when informed of loss of problem i was told there wasn't any. after last repair the car lost power at least 5 times while turning and while driving. *ak | |||
| 09/15/1999 | |||
| Timing belt broke, causing the engine to stall which may cause a crash. also problems with automatic transmission. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 07/25/1995 | 1 | 09/09/1992 | |
| Engine oil leak from faulty valve cover. | |||
| 07/25/1995 | |||
| Replace rack and pinion steering, due to failure | |||
| 01/30/1996 | 1 | ||
| Engine mounts replaced. | |||
| 01/30/1996 | 1 | ||
| Valve cover gasket leaks oil. | |||
| 02/08/1995 | 8 | ||
| Front crankshaft/aux shaft seals replaced due to oil leak. | |||
| 02/05/1994 | 1 | ||
| Replaced front crankshaft seal/auxiliary shaft seal due to engine leak. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 09/08/2002 | 1 | ||
| The consumer was traveling west bound on the highway (ohio turnpike), when the vehicle began to smoke. the consumer exited the vehicle and saw the vehicle on fire. (ohio traffic crash report) *scc | |||
| 12/01/2000 | |||
| Car stalls and engine dies at any speed anytime for no apparent reason - no one can definitively determine cause of problem. *ak | |||
| Vehicle stalls/completely dies when coming to a stop or driving. dealer cannot determine what is causing the defect. *ak | |||
| 08/28/1996 | 2 | ||
| Engine experiencing excessive oil consumption/leakage, rebuilt engine performed without any change or improvement. | |||
| 0 | |||
| Engine oil leak. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 12/22/1994 | 1 | 11/01/1994 | |
| Repeated repairsmade on these problems. dealer informed of service bulletins and unresponsive to repeated complaints of problems,with this car,the belt had been replaced at least four times along with pulleys and water pumps,when informed of loss of problem i was told there wasn't any. after last repair the car lost power at least 5 times while turning and while driving. *ak | |||
| 03/20/1995 | 0 | ||
| Serpentine belt continuously squeaks. | |||
| 02/05/1994 | 1 | ||
| Serpentine belt failed, causing engine noise. *ak | |||