1994 Plymouth Sundance
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1994 Plymouth Sundance. Newest first.
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the lower seat back attaching bolt on the driver seat can fail and separate.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the bolt fails while the vehicle IS being driven, the driver could lose control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the lower seat back attaching bolt on the driver's seat with a higher strength bolt that includes a self locking nylon patch.
Owner complaints
59 complaints13 involved a crash4 involved a fire5 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Electrical system
Vehicle shut off, and will not restart while driving. Dealership has unplugged and replugged the computer chip, ran a diagnostic test, and checked the sensors, every thing was okay. A month later and on 3 separate occasions the failure recurred. *Ak
- Electrical system
The rear window light bulb melts constantly and the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. please provide further details. *jb
- Seat belts
My 94 plymouth sundance car has unsafe car seat belts (can come undone when bumped by an elbow, hand, or another child's car seat installed next to it). I am contacting my local dealer to make an complaint and ask for a replacement to GEN4 design seatbelts. as a parent, why would you install unsafe seatbelts? Why isn't there an immediate recall? *la
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
The vehicle experienced the same problem as stated in recall # 99 v 212 000, however the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall. *jb *scc
- Unknown or other
While driving engine check light come on at all times. had taken vehicle to dealer, but it could not be fixed. please provide more information.*ak
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
The front seatbacks failed to remain locked in place. Would recline forward, pushing driver/passenger towards steering wheel/dashboard. Took vehicle to dealer , and mechanic refused to look at passenger's seatback. driver's seatback was under recall and would repair it. *Ak the failure of front seat back was due to poor design. *yh
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
Recall 99v212 completed but consumer still has problems with seats flipping forward. *slc
- Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
Reporting both front doors are deattching from the hinges of a broken weld; dealer notified and informed that vehicle out of it warranty and any repairs would be at consumer cost. Please provide any further details:
- Seats
When moving seat to a different position it IS very hard to adjust. Also, once while driving the entire seat went back.1p3ap28d9rn. *ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly · Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap
Had filled vehicle with fuel. It started to spill out of input pipe. Fuel gauge failed to register correct amount of fuel. Problem was repaired in august 1999. Indication was sensor unit was not in operation, but was intact. *Ak
- Visibility › Glass, side/rear
When rolling down the window on the driver's side and passenger's side, window will come off the track unless consumer holds onto the window or rolls down the window slowly. problem was reported to the dealership. problem was corrected once. consumer still experiencing problem when rolling down the window. *ak
- Suspension › Rear
Trailing arm failed while consumer was backing out of driveway causing a scraping and grinding noise. nlm
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
Recall repair (99v212000) could not be done due to distance / location of dealer. *yc
- Seats
Reporting a recall failure; after dealer replacing seatback bolt consumer noticed seat would fall forward freely. Dealer notified and informed consumer that was normal. Can nhtsa provide additional information or help in this matter. Checked my owner manual and learned that was not normal, and would like to know why dealer IS refusing to correct the problem correctly. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Emission control
Fuel vapor IS leaking into the passenger compartment. the dealer will be contacted. *ak
- Electrical system › Wiring
There IS reoccurring smoke and fires coming from the rear of the vehicle near the speakers. The fires has happened twice due to electrical wiring. Dealer has seen vehicle. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Bought car 2/15/98. dealer never corrected engine problems, but continued to replace different parts and charged full price
- Structure › Frame and members
Since the paint IS peeling off of the car and chrysler refuses to fix it, claiming the 3-foot bare area on the roof of my car IS normal wear and tear, the body of the car will rust, rendering it a safety hazard both to myself and to other drivers on the road. *Ak
- Suspension › Multiple axle · Wheels
Track bar betwwwn the rear wheels was the cause of the clanging noise, dealer said there was a recall, manufacture said recall did not relate to their vehicle.
- Seat belts
Owner's daughter's finger was caught in the passenger's side automatic seatbelt retractor, and mangled her finger. manufacturer said that that it had nothing to do with the design of the vehicle. *ak
- Power train › Axle assembly
While driving heard metal noise. Anytime vehicle shifts the noise IS there. Mechanic felt up to the axle, and found that the rod that runs through the rear axle welding had broken apart. Body shop welded it together, and approximately two months later the bar had broken again. *ak
- Electrical system · Visibility › Power window devices and controls
Fire between the window panel and vehicle due to possible electrical failure.
- Air bags
Consumer was involved in a 20 mph frontal collision in which the driver's air bag deployed. please give any further details. *Ak
- Suspension
Track bar between rear wheels failed.
- Visibility › Glass, side/rear · Visibility › Windshield
Consumer has been experiencing problems with windows. something in the driver's side window broke, and the glass fel into the car. in addition , it's hard to roll the passenger's side window up or down. the manufacturer has been contacted. *ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Steering column separation
Mr. Larry a. Sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr…
Mr. Larry a. Sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr ? 30120(G), nhtsa has decided to limit the scope of the petition vehicles to 1993-1995 models, excluding the 1993 jeep grand cherokee and 1994-1995 dodge RAM series trucks that were recalled (93v210 & 96v230) for steering column failure.if the analysis of these vehicles had identified a potential problem, the scope could have been expanded in an investigation.a review of odi's data base shows no recent complaints and a lack of a complaint trend concerning the subject issue on the subject vehicles as a whole or by individual models.therefore, the petition IS denied.for details, see federal register notice volume 68, no. 130, july 8, 2003.
- Seat back failure
The seat recliner's lower bolts can fatigue and break causing the set back to collapse backward without warning.
- Safety blt latch operation
There is no summary currently available
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10191460Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.
- 6092304Subject regarding non-deployed airbag handling procedures.
- 6089800Daimlerchrysler corporation IS now offerinb airbag on / off switches for selected vehicles.
- 6089311Concerns with a/c evaporator odor. *Nlm
- 6089038Information on tire and wheel runout. *Nlm
- 6089028Information on 41te/42le service information. *Nlm
- 6088988Concerns with 41te/42le transaxle shudder during an emcc (electronically modulated converter clutch) shift. *Nlm
- 6088834Information regarding nhtsa authorized airbag deactivation for medical necessity. *Nlm
- 6088786Concerns with engine coolant usage. *Nlm
- 621898Automatic transmission fluid usage ATF+4.
- 620059Subject regarding airbag / clock spring service for various models including 2002 model year jeep liberty.
- 618049Subject regarding wire splice repairs.
- 615688Subject regarding child seat tether anchors.
- 612160Subject on the child seat tether anchors. *Mjs
- 610635Subject regarding child seat tether anchors.
- 609995This bulletin provides a revised wire splice procedure and related parts.
- 607963Information on child seat tether anchors.
- 607959This bulletin announces the availability and installation of a resuable automatic transmission oil pan gasket.
- 605014Conditions with intermittent loss of speed control.
- 604696Subject regarding reusable automatic transmission oil pan gasket.
- 604364Service and parts information on 1999 running changes to transmission range sensor (trs)
- 603153Subject regarding airbag on - off switches.
- 600751Subject on delayed transaxle engagement.
- 54371Condition with tranaxle shudder during a 3RD gear to 3RD gear partial emcc ( electronically modulated converter clutch) engagement, 3RD gear partial emcc to 4TH gear partial emcc engagement, or 4TH gear to 4TH gear emcc engagement.
- 52963Various car owner's have expressed interest in using engine coolants made with propylene glycol instead of ethylene glycol.
- 51993Vehicle shudder during torque converter emcc (lock up) operation/diagnostic trouble code 38.
- 51978Vehicles with 3.0L engines - intake valve deposits - driveway die out, rough idle, lack of power, sags or hesitation.
- 51942Difficult to clean light colored "chalky" residue from plastic body components that are molded in black.
- 51274Erroneous mil illumination with hex code $2e-egr system failure.
- 46371Bulletin supersedes technical service bulletin 08-16-95, dated apr. 14, 1995. If the vehicle operator **repeatedly** presses and releases the set button with their foot off of the accelerator (a 'lift foot set' to begin speed control operation), the vehicle may accelerate and exceed the desired set speed by up to 5 mph (8 km/h) and then decelerate to less than the desired set speed before finally achieving the desired set speed.
- 43055Unknown
- 41049Cruise control overshoot/undershoot during initial set speed selection.
- 39058Manual transaxle locked in neutral or locked in reverse.
- 39009Improved transmission shift quality.
- 39005Serpentine belt comes off pulleys.
- 37862Higher than normal accelerator pedal effort at cold start up.
- 37858Pcm not properly disengaging a/c clutch via the relay also the pcm may not energize the a/c clutch relay.
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