U.S. public vehicle records

Plymouth HORIZON problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

25 owner complaints analyzed

21 distinct recall campaigns

93,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1978 to 1990 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 1 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Vehicle Speed Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 25 complaints (12.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Transmission and shifting	2	8.0%
Engine operation	2	8.0%
Braking behavior	1	4.0%
Steering behavior	1	4.0%
Fuel system concerns	1	4.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Vehicle Speed Control

Fuel System, Gasoline:Carburetor System

Tires

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System:Ignition

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner

Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Vehicle Speed Control	3
Fuel System, Gasoline:Carburetor System	2
Tires	2
Unknown Or Other	2
Electrical System:Ignition	1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	1
Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner	1
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump	1

Vehicle Speed Control: 3; Fuel System, Gasoline:Carburetor System: 2; Tires: 2; Unknown Or Other: 2; Electrical System:Ignition: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 1; Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner: 1; Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 24 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2002

2007

1995: 6; 1996: 3; 1997: 4; 1998: 5; 1999: 3; 2000: 2; 2002: 1; 2007: 1

Pattern summary

Vehicle Speed Control leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 2 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 2 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 781318 · 1998-10-17 (October 17, 1998)

TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 781318 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 962894 · 1995-03-31 (March 31, 1995)

BROKEN TIE RODS, THE LEFT DRIVE AXLE HAS SEPARATED AT THE TRANSMISSION SIDE OF THE SHAFT. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 962894 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 730030 · 2000-09-03 (September 3, 2000)

AFTER NEW CARB WAS PUT ON CAR STILL HAS VERY ROUGH IDLE AND STALLS.TOOK IT TO 5 REPAIR SHOPS THEY CAN NOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S IDLE.HAD EXHAUST REPLACED TOO BUT CAR IS STILL LOUD.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 730030 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 975030 · 1995-11-16 (November 16, 1995)

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED THE ENGINE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 975030 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 959784 · 1995-02-08 (February 8, 1995)

POWER STEERING; WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING GO OUT. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 959784 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 507135 · 1996-08-06 (August 6, 1996)

FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/FIRE. *DH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 507135 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

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1989

1990

1978: 8; 1979: 3; 1980: 3; 1981: 1; 1982: 2; 1984: 1; 1985: 2; 1986: 2; 1987: 1; 1988: 1; 1989: 1; 1990: 1

First model yearSecond model year

Year-by-year records

Plymouth HORIZON model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
1978	0	8	Not available
1979	1	3	-5
1980	1	3	0
1981	0	1	-2
1982	0	2	+1
1984	2	1	Not available
1985	2	2	+1
1986	1	2	0
1987	9	1	-1
1988	3	1	0
1989	3	1	0
1990	3	1	0

Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

25 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

4.0%Usable mileage1 / 25 records

72.0%Valid incident date18 / 25 records

100.0%Valid filing date25 / 25 records

72.0%Ordered incident and filing dates18 / 25 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Vehicle Speed Control	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 525601 SUDDEN ACCELERATION. Look up ODI 525601 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	111.1% ODI 518360 SUDDEN ACCELERATION; ONLY WAY VEHICLE COULD BE STOPPED WAS BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. *AK Look up ODI 518360 at NHTSA ↗	133.3% ODI 505646 IDLE SPEED SENSOR DEFECTIVE. *SD Look up ODI 505646 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Gasoline:Carburetor System	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 547324 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH CARBURETOR, REBUILT UNITS BY MOPAR WERE DEFECTIVE. MJS Look up ODI 547324 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 730030 AFTER NEW CARB WAS PUT ON CAR STILL HAS VERY ROUGH IDLE AND STALLS.TOOK IT TO 5 REPAIR SHOPS THEY CAN NOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S IDLE.HAD EXHAUST REPLACED TOO BUT CAR IS STILL LOUD. Look up ODI 730030 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Tires	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	111.1% ODI 766567 TOP TREAD OF TIRE , FROM SIDEWALL TO SIDEWALL WAS COMPLETELY TORN OFF. METAL CASING IS SHOWING AROUND THE WHOLE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD USE TO BE.*AK Look up ODI 766567 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 975350 CONSUMER PURCHASE TIRE FROM SEARS ITS A MICHELIN TIRE WAS DRIVING AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT DROVE INTO A GAS STATION TO PUT AIR IN TIRE IT BLEW OUT AGAIN . TT Look up ODI 975350 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	111.1% ODI 546611 REQUESTING ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO VEHICLE. Look up ODI 546611 at NHTSA ↗	133.3% ODI 541702 WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON HORIAONS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. Look up ODI 541702 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System:Ignition	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	111.1% ODI 975030 PURCHASED VEHICLE USED THE ENGINE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT Look up ODI 975030 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	111.1% ODI 781318 TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED. Look up ODI 781318 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	111.1% ODI 781318 TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED. Look up ODI 781318 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	111.1% ODI 507135 FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/FIRE. *DH Look up ODI 507135 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
No usable records for this analysis.

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

1989: 0 complaints · 1990: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
1989	0	0	0
1990	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
1989	3	0	0
1990	3	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Vehicle Speed Control	Fuel System, Gasoline:Carburetor System	Tires	Unknown Or Other	Electrical System:Ignition	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner	Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump
Vehicle Speed Control	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Carburetor System	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tires	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Unknown Or Other	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Electrical System:Ignition	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0	0	0	0	0	—	1 ODI 781318 TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED. Look up ODI 781318 at NHTSA ↗	0
Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner	0	0	0	0	0	1 ODI 781318 TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED. Look up ODI 781318 at NHTSA ↗	—	0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

3 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

2 mentions · 8.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 730030

AFTER NEW CARB WAS PUT ON CAR STILL HAS VERY ROUGH IDLE AND STALLS.TOOK IT TO 5 REPAIR SHOPS THEY CAN NOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S IDLE.HAD EXHAUST REPLACED TOO BUT CAR IS STILL LOUD.

Look up ODI 730030 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 975030

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED THE ENGINE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT

Look up ODI 975030 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 4.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 781318

TRANSMISSION/ AIR-CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/ PARKING BRAKE FAILED.

Look up ODI 781318 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 4.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 959784

POWER STEERING; WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING GO OUT. TT

Look up ODI 959784 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b