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Plymouth Reliant Engine problems by year

16 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Plymouth Reliant's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Engine complaints by model year

YearEngine complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Engine recalls

Latest Reliant engine complaints

1989 Plymouth ReliantEngine & coolingFire

While parked after driving for an hour, the vehicle caught on fire. *Ak the consumer was driving the vehicle when she smelled something burning. *Sc *jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10087598
1990 Plymouth ReliantEngine & cooling

While driving at various speeds vehicle stalled. Independent shop inspected the vehicle several times and could not resolve the problem. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10048044
1987 Plymouth ReliantBrakesEngine & cooling

Engine mount collapsed on top of velocity joint. Also, cracked driver's side brake hose due to weight of engine. *Ak

Filed Service brakes, hydraulic · Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 879063
1987 Plymouth ReliantEngine & cooling

This car intermitently stalls it sometimes starts right up other times it takes 15 min. To restart parts that have been changed logic module computer , fuel injecter, map senser, ignition wires and spark plugs electric fuel pump and shutoff relay this car was taken to a chrysler dealer and no problem could be found so iam wondering if there were any recall items for this car I spending too much money on this car with out finding a solution to the problem

Filed Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 730683
1987 Plymouth ReliantEngine & cooling

While driving the engine shuts down without warning, causing the vehicle to stall. Dealer not able to correct the problem. *Ak consumer states that this seems to happen in wet or damp weather. *Slc

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 825112
1986 Plymouth ReliantEngine & coolingElectrical system

While driving, sometimes vehicle engine shuts down. *Ak all power assist systems fail, sometimes vehicle will restart right away, more often in several hours, recently it would not start for days after it would stall, throttle position sensor, computer power module, and computer logic module have all been replaced and problem is still occurring, dealer has also reassembled the fuel injector, replaced cooling fan, and tightened belts, problem still occurs. *Slc

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Electrical systemNHTSA 983337
1983 Plymouth ReliantEngine & cooling

Engine design with rollover/separator valve, causes excessive noise from engine. *Skd

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 482909

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data

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