While driving vehicle just stopped. Transmission failure, won't go forward and the engine raced. Towed to the dealer.
1991 Plymouth Acclaim acceleration problems
12 complaints (12% of all complaints for this car). 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Linkages1
- Cables1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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200k+
Plymouth Acclaim acceleration problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Throttle will not return to the position
Uncontrolled engine speed condition results fro throttle shaft binding
PE96036
What 1991 Plymouth Acclaim owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
While driving the vehicle to school vehicle suddenly accelerated. Shifted into second gear and it locked up. Contacted dealer and had the transmission replaced. Drove the vehicle about 6 blocks and had the same problem. The dealer replaced an electronic automatic transaxle controller. The original controller was not reprogrammable. This fixed the problem of locking in 2nd gear.
On one occasion vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, clipping side of house, causing damage to the passenger side due to loss of control.
When consumer puts foot on the brakes the motor races, no problems found. Mjs
I need to get this component cleaned every 10k miles. This is a design defect. I show 7 failures (it continues to fail until the throttle body is cleaned). Since all the do at the shop is clean the throttle body, I felt why bother. This is a safty issue. I should have complained sooner. I had just found out about this service.
When stopping at a light the car accelerates .
While driving car acelerated, driver cut another car off, took to dealer replaced the throttle body 4 cylinders .
Intermittent sudden unexpected acceleration of the vehicle. Tt
While driving, made attempt to slow down, suddenly surged then raced over powering brake, result hit another vehicle. Tt
Cruise control disconnects and causes vehicle to loose power. Tt
Questions about the 1991 Plymouth Acclaim acceleration
Does the 1991 Plymouth Acclaim have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the acceleration of the 1991 Plymouth Acclaim, 12% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1991 Plymouth Acclaim acceleration problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1991 Plymouth Acclaim acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
Other 1991 Plymouth Acclaim problems
Airbags 14Transmission 13Engine 11Electrical 10Suspension 10Body 7Seat belts 7Lights 6Brakes 5Fuel system 5Seats 3Visibility 3Steering 2Locks 1
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