1990 Plymouth Sundance: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 59 complaints
59
Total Complaints
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
AIR BAGS
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
3
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
2

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
4
Fires
15
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"REAR TRAILING ARM HAS FAILED (5) TIMES RESULTING IN REAR FISHTAILING WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT"
"AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, REPLACED MODULE. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 11 IL: 11 KY: 8 NY: 3 PA: 3 ME: 3 NJ: 3 TX: 2 NC: 2 IN: 2

Who Files Complaints?

15.3%
Original Owners
84.7%
Second+ Owners

Plymouth Sundance — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1991324
1992698
19936715
19947016

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28