1979 Plymouth Arrow
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1979 Plymouth Arrow. Newest first.
Certain federal-mogul aftermarket fuel pumps sold under the brand names of carter, accuflow, napa, truflow, parts depo, and parts master, shipped between august 2006 and july 2007 for use on the vehicles listed above. the fuel pump diaphragm in certain production runs may have been improperly installed or inadequately tested which may cause the fuel pump…
Risk and remedy
Risk
A leaking fuel pump could create a vehicle fire hazard.
Remedy
Federal-mogul will notify owners and replace the defective fuel pumps free of charge. the recall began on october 15, 2007. owners can contact federal-mogul at 248-354-7700.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Pitman arm failure
Summary of information from manufacturer:both chrysler and mitsubishiindependently concluded that the failures were due to severe impact loadingtransmitted to the shaft by the steering linkage system -- in other wordsshaft failure IS the result, not the cause, of the alleged collisioncircumstances.mitsubishi did…
Summary of information from manufacturer:both chrysler and mitsubishiindependently concluded that the failures were due to severe impact loadingtransmitted to the shaft by the steering linkage system -- in other wordsshaft failure IS the result, not the cause, of the alleged collisioncircumstances.mitsubishi did strengthen the shaft during the 1984 modelyear by increasing the spline and bearing journal diameters.analysis:failing component IS the steering box cross shaft (output shaft)which breaks between the bottom bearing in the steering box and the pitmanarm.known failures involve 4 wheel drive units equipped with powersteering.cross shaft and pitman arm sales are considerably higher on 4wheel drive units than 2 wheel drive units.chrysler reports the crossshaft diameter was increased in april, 1984, for increased shaft strengthto improve its capability to withstand severe impact loads.proposed action:upgrade this pe to an ea.contact mitsubishi forinformation on comparable vehicles.===
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