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1991 Plymouth Acclaim power train problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1991 Plymouth Acclaim13% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Power Train complaints
13%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The transmission went out on the vehicle. The consumer requested another vehicle to satisfy him as a long time customer. Mr scc *jb

    filed Apr 28, 2003

  • At 28-32 mph vehicle jerks/shifts to second gear, and rpms go to 3000-4000. Vehicle will not accelerate at this point. Transmission is stuck in second gear,.consumer has to shut off engine to get out of second gear. This has happened only once at 55 mph, all other times at 28-32mph.*ak

    filed Jun 7, 2002

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Automatic transmission fluid usage atf+4. *tt *mj

    2100601 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 16, 2001
All 1991 Plymouth Acclaim TSBs →

Power Train problems in other Acclaim years

YearReportsShare
1995 Acclaim27%
1994 Acclaim1116%
1993 Acclaim1521%
1992 Acclaim1219%
1990 Acclaim813%
1989 Acclaim618%
Acclaim power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.