Consumer Complaint Detail

PLYMOUTH / ACCLAIM / 1990

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
1 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998075541 Incident Date: Oct, 19 1998
Consumer's City: ROME Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: ACCLAIM Model Year: 1990
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1P3XA7637LF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 08 1998 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1989
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While entering a left bend in a road the steering locked up. i had to apply a hard left jerk and was able to recover proper steering in time to avoid an accident. at the same time of recovery the air bag light come on. soon after, i found that the horn and speed control did not operate. it was found that the c/spring, mfg. part number 5252468, costing 167.00 plus 13.78 tax, failed internally. it is the rotary relay switch assembly for the air bag, speed control switches and horn, located directly under the steering wheel. failure of this component in other chrysler vehicles is of concern.