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1993 Plymouth Acclaim engine problems

17 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1993 Plymouth Acclaim, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
17 17% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

The consumer was traveling west bound on the highway (ohio turnpike), when the vehicle began to smoke. The consumer exited the vehicle and saw the vehicle on fire. (ohio traffic crash report) *scc

September 2002 Fire

My 93 plymouth acclaim 4 door sedan with a 3 speed automatic transmission the transmission at stops started to slip car wouldn't even move forward at all then when I pressed on the gas pedal to bring up the engine rpms it jump forward and I herd a high pitch squealing noise from under the hood and it started to move again...the transmission is slipping and now wont even shift...

Reported at 80,000 miles, September 2011

Other problems reported for the 1993 Plymouth Acclaim

Engine problems in other years

  • 1995
  • 1994
  • 1993
  • 1992
  • 1991
  • 1990

Engine problems across all Plymouth models