AI DamagePlymouth Colt Vista: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Plymouth Colt Vista across 7 model years: 32 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Seat belts 44% of all complaints
- 2 Powertrain 25% of all complaints
- 3 Structure 13% of all complaints
- 4 Engine and cooling 9% of all complaints
- 5 Service brakes 6% of all complaints
- 6 Visibility 6% of all complaints
- 7 Air bags 3% of all complaints
- 8 Electrical system 3% of all complaints
- Seat belts: 14 complaints (44% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Powertrain: 8 complaints (25% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Structure: 4 complaints (13% of all).
- Engine and cooling: 3 complaints (9% of all).
- Service brakes: 2 complaints (6% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 32 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat belts | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Air bags | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
While driving, thread came off left rear tire, vehicle lost control, rolled over, vehicle totaled.
When decelerating the vehicle slips into neutral and will not go. Please describe. 8ak
No deployment of driver's air bag during an accident, resulting in an injury.
Drivers side/passenger seatbelt shoulder harness did not retain occupants in rear end collision at 25-35mph. Please describe details. Tt
The driver side seat belt suddenly unbuckled by itself.
Ecm module, well known for its heat related failures in mitsubishi and plymouth colt vista models, caught on fire. The vehicle is a 1992 plymouth colt vista 1.8l, 71000 miles.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Seat belts. Belt pretensioners after airbag deployment, SRS codes.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
Other models of this make
Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.