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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

1988 Plymouth Sundance Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
7%of 27 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1988 Plymouth Sundance, 7% of the 27 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Place in park while idling, then vehicle jumped to reverse and rolled back, driver jumped in and got ran over, finally stopped vehicle by passenger. Tt”

NHTSA complaint #971869, filed 1995-09

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
199458%
199335%
199212%
1991517%
1990719%
198926%
198827%

Other parts of the 1988 Plymouth Sundance

Seat belts
10 complaints
Engine cooling
6 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1988 Plymouth Sundance

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology