The 1993 Plymouth Sundance has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 227,283 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 67 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER SEAT BACK ATTACHING BOLT ON THE DRIVER SEAT CAN FAIL AND SEPARATE.
IF THE BOLT FAILS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER SEAT BACK ATTACHING BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH A HIGHER STRENGTH BOLT THAT INCLUDES A SELF LOCKING NYLON PATCH.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Rear axle on a 1993 plymouth sundance has a anti-sway bar welded inside the axle. The sway bar or the welds broke causing a very loud noise. The rear axle sounds like it is going to fall off. Several mechanics state that this is a common problem and should be handled by the manufacturer. Cost to…”
“While making a turn at 25 mph vehicle started to accelerate, going through 2 stop signs. Consumer applied brakes and emergency brake, vehicle kept going in circles. Vehicle came to a stop when it hit a low concrete barrier in parking lot. Vehicle at dealer at this time.*ak”
“Premature transmission failure - 35,700 mi. - damlier chrysler will not participate at all in repair - $1600/$1850 repair costs - this transmission has known high failure rate due to design flaws. *ak”
“While traveling to work at approximately 40 mph car suddenly died. Once car was towed to repair shop it was diagnosed with a broken camshaft. The camshaft snapped in two pieces , the pulley with one cam lobe and the rest of camshaft composed the two parts... Been driving over thirty years---never…”
“Recently my m/v started leaking fuel from a fuel line. I though that the leak was due to age and took the car to a mechanic for repair. After he looked at the fuel line he informed me that the fuel line was cut by the emergency brake line rubbing against it. I feel that if this is a defect it's a…”
“While driving driver's and passenger's door lock assembley malfunctioned, causing doors to open while the vehicle was being driven, caused by corroded spring within the door latch mechanism. *ak”
“When consumer put key into ignition the key didn't turn at all. Then, ignition switch caught on fire. There was smoke around the ignition switch.*ak”
“Had received recall notice #99v212000. Contacted dealer. Informed consumer seat had to be ordered. Took vehicle on date given. Seat had not arrived. Seat in vehicle was broken & went backwards. Was not given any indication when seat would be available. Would need to tear existing seat apart to…”
MR. LARRY A. SACKEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) BY LETTER DATED APRIL 18, 2003, REQUESTING THAT NHTSAFURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING SHAFT SYSTEM ON 1987-1995 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.IN PART BECAUSE OF 49…
There is no summary currently available
THE SEAT RECLINER'S LOWER BOLTS CAN FATIGUE AND BREAK CAUSING THE SET BACK TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING.
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Plymouth Sundance as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.