Plymouth Laser

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PLYMOUTH LASER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE NOTICED OIL ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V069002 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,902. UPDATED 02/26/13* LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PLYMOUTH LASER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HUBCAPS ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPINNING AND INEVITABLY CUT THE VALVE STEM OFF OF HIS TIRE. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOST AND THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH WAS INCREASED. PEP BOYS STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE EQUIPMENT INFORMATION AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 220,000. UPDATED 3/11/09 *CN THE…

1992 PLYMOUTH LASER BADLY SLIPPING TRANSMISSION CAR QUIT IN TRAFFIC ABLE TO GET IT TOWED TO REPAIR A FULL TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT COST OF 1150.00 $ BY TRANSMISSION KINT TEMPLE TX IN 2002 ALL PARTS REPLACED OCT 10 2002. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 PLYMOUTH LASER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER AND MECHANIC HAVE NOT YET INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V069002 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,502. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PLYMOUTH LASER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ALL FOUR OF THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS LOCKED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE, SEAL, AND YOKE FAILED, AND FLUIDS SLOWLY LEAKED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE TRANSFER CASE TO LOCK. THE CONTACT ROCKED THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH, PUT TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THERE WAS SAFETY RECALL # 98V069002 CONCERNING POWER…

I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSFER CASE ON MY 1992 PLYMOUTH LASER. I AM NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE OWNED IT FOR SIX YEARS. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THSI RECALL ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I HAVE REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION 2 TIMES ALREADY AND THE FIRST TIME IT BLEW UP THE SYMPTOMS SOUND VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL. IN THE SUMMER OF 2002 MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND AN INTERNAL PART OF IT BLEW A HOLE THROUGH MY TRANSMISSION AND THE PART FEEL ON THE ROADWAY LEAVING ME…

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND A TOW TRUCK WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FLUID HAD LEAKED FROM TRANSFER CASE. THE MECHANIC ALSO FOUND A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE RECALL WILL NOT COVER THIS REPAIR SINCE THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. AK

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSFER CASE IN HIS VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBER GIVEN BY THE DEALER IS 13781167. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR IT INITIALLY. THE REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED LAST WEEK. HOWEVER TODAY THE DEALER CALLED TO SAY THE VEHICLE RECALL WOULD NOT BE HONORED. THE VEHICLE OWNER CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE HAD BEEN…

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND PULSATED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN ICY SURFACE. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED WHICH RESULTED IN TWO CRASHES. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER A CEMENT PARKING BLOCK AND RAN INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE ABS FUSE AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT WARNING, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP DUE TO A LEAKING SEAL FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH