{"@context":{"@vocab":"https://schema.org/"},"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/nhtsa/complaints/check?make=PLYMOUTH","name":"PLYMOUTH","_source":{"data_provider":"AI Analytics","data_provider_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","primary_source":"https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/","generated_at":"2026-08-18T12:02:04.887Z"},"summary":{"total_complaints":1860,"deaths":62,"injured":1174,"fires":540},"top_components":[{"component_desc":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL","n":385},{"component_desc":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE","n":144},{"component_desc":"AIR BAGS","n":100},{"component_desc":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP","n":80},{"component_desc":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","n":56},{"component_desc":"SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER","n":52},{"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD","n":51},{"component_desc":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","n":47},{"component_desc":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK","n":42},{"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","n":41}],"recent_complaints":[{"cmplid":"1939759","date_received":"2023-10-31","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"ACCLAIM","model_year":1990,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"AIR BAGS","description":"July 2017 I was hit by a drunk driver of which I was a passenger in my vehicle upon impact my seatbelts automatically released and my airbags did not deploy causing my driver to be ejected from the vehicle and for me to hit my head on my dash and then be smashed into my windshield then finally when the car stopped rolling I was in the back seat no longer in the front passenger seat to end up in the backseat when I was sitting originally in the front passenger. I was injured severely due to the lack of my seatbelts working correctly and it caused me to have a broken back and eight places a broken pelvis that pierced my liver and gallbladder and broke my collarbone legs and arms I had to be given full blood transfusion and I maxed out the other cars insurance and my uninsured motorist ins while my injuries pain and medical was over $150000 I only received a few thousand and now have chronic pain and related health issues due to the damage to my liver","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1939759"},{"cmplid":"1939760","date_received":"2023-10-31","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"ACCLAIM","model_year":1990,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"SEAT BELTS","description":"July 2017 I was hit by a drunk driver of which I was a passenger in my vehicle upon impact my seatbelts automatically released and my airbags did not deploy causing my driver to be ejected from the vehicle and for me to hit my head on my dash and then be smashed into my windshield then finally when the car stopped rolling I was in the back seat no longer in the front passenger seat to end up in the backseat when I was sitting originally in the front passenger. I was injured severely due to the lack of my seatbelts working correctly and it caused me to have a broken back and eight places a broken pelvis that pierced my liver and gallbladder and broke my collarbone legs and arms I had to be given full blood transfusion and I maxed out the other cars insurance and my uninsured motorist ins while my injuries pain and medical was over $150000 I only received a few thousand and now have chronic pain and related health issues due to the damage to my liver","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1939760"},{"cmplid":"1767131","date_received":"2021-09-07","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"ACCLAIM","model_year":1990,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"SEAT BELTS","description":"both the drivers and the passengers front seat belts did not work correctly, If i repeadely inserted the clasp in and out, eventually they would click, but then later they would release, when i was in a very bad car accident july 13 2017, both the driver of my vehicle and i both had our seatbelts on and clasped, and upon impact the belts released and the driver was ejected from the vehicle and i hit my head and was banged and tossed around the vehicle as it spun and rolled, and when it was over i was no longer in teh front of the car, i was in the back seat, and i had injuries to my organs, i almost died, and i broke my back, my collar bone, legs and arms, because my seat belt released upon impact immediatly.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1767131"},{"cmplid":"1733240","date_received":"2021-03-12","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"ACCLAIM","model_year":1990,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"SEAT BELTS","description":"JULY 2017 I WAS A PASSENGER IN MY OWN VEHICLE AND ME AND MY DRIVER WERE BOTH WEARING THE SEATBELTS, THAT AT IMPACT RELEASED AND HE WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE DOOR THAT HAD OPENED ON IMPACT AND IN THE SPIN IN THE AIR WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE CAR, I HIT MY HEAD ON THE DASH, BOTH SEATBELTS WERE FAULTY, IT WAS DIFFICULT WHEN PUTTING THEM ON TO GET THEM TO GRASP, YOU WOULD HAVE TO REPEATEDLY AND WITH ALOT OF FORCE OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL IT WOULD GRAB, WE BOTH HAD GOTTEN THE SEAT BELTS TO ENGAGE BUT ON IMPACT THEY INSTANTLY RELEASED","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1733240"},{"cmplid":"1638025","date_received":"2020-01-16","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"COLT","model_year":1987,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"SEAT BELTS","description":"RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION DUE TO DRIVER RECEIVING INJURIES PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOTICE OF RECALL (95V-103-003, SUMMARY SENT) FOR SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN A 1987 PLYMOUTH COLT AND SENT A VOQ FOR FUTURE USE. CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *LD *JS *JS","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1638025"},{"cmplid":"1484480","date_received":"2018-07-20","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"GRAND VOYAGER","model_year":1997,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"AIR BAGS","description":"IN 2005 WHILE ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY GOING HOME FROM SOME PERSONAL APPOINTMENTS  A SMALL CAR HIT OUR FULL SIZE VAN FROM BEHIND AND CAUSED US TO FLIP OVER AND ROLL OVER 8 TIMES AND SLIDE AT LEAST 2 CITY BLOCKS BEFORE IT STOPPED. WE WERE NOT EVEN DOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN WE WERE HIT. THE FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED AND GLASS WAS IN OUR EYES BUT OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE STUCK UPSIDE DOWN MY SEAT BELT WAS STUCK AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO PULL ME OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. I HAD TO TREAT FOR TMJ PROBLEMS, STRESS AND TRAUMA IN MY NECK AND BACK FOR A FEW YEARS AND I STILL HAVE SOME ISSUES. DO WE HAVE A CLAIM AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER?","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1484480"},{"cmplid":"1484481","date_received":"2018-07-20","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"GRAND VOYAGER","model_year":1997,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"SEAT BELTS","description":"IN 2005 WHILE ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY GOING HOME FROM SOME PERSONAL APPOINTMENTS  A SMALL CAR HIT OUR FULL SIZE VAN FROM BEHIND AND CAUSED US TO FLIP OVER AND ROLL OVER 8 TIMES AND SLIDE AT LEAST 2 CITY BLOCKS BEFORE IT STOPPED. WE WERE NOT EVEN DOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN WE WERE HIT. THE FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED AND GLASS WAS IN OUR EYES BUT OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE STUCK UPSIDE DOWN MY SEAT BELT WAS STUCK AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO PULL ME OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. I HAD TO TREAT FOR TMJ PROBLEMS, STRESS AND TRAUMA IN MY NECK AND BACK FOR A FEW YEARS AND I STILL HAVE SOME ISSUES. DO WE HAVE A CLAIM AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER?","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1484481"},{"cmplid":"1427750","date_received":"2017-11-25","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"BREEZE","model_year":1998,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","description":"ON 11/22/2017 A FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DASHBOARD RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BURNING TO A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE.  WAS TOWED AND KEPT BY THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR  AFTER WE RELINQUISHED THE TITLE.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1427750"},{"cmplid":"1423954","date_received":"2017-11-10","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"NEON","model_year":2000,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","description":"I STARTED MY CAR GETTING READY TO LEAVE MY HOUSE AT NIGHT, TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AFTER STARTING.  THEN I SMELLED A PLASTIC BURNING SMELL AND SHORTLY SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE AREA AROUND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND STEERING WHEEL.  I TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND THE CAR BUT SMOKE STILL CAME OUT.  I POPPED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, THEN THE SMOKE EVENTUALLY STOPPED.  LATER I FOUND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH CONNECTOR MELTED AND BURNED UP, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS FIRE IF I HAD NOT CAUGHT IT IN TIME.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1423954"},{"cmplid":"1386223","date_received":"2017-06-21","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"PROWLER","model_year":2001,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"STEERING","description":"LOWER  RIGHT BALL JOINT  CAME APART","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1386223"},{"cmplid":"1299633","date_received":"2016-07-19","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"GRAND VOYAGER","model_year":1999,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","description":"FEDERAL SUPER STEEL TIRE 657, ON THE RIGHT REAR, BLEW OUT AT 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE, TREAD CAME APART, CAUSING THE VAN TO SPIN AROUND TWICE, INTO THE MEDIAN BACKWARDS, AND SMASHED INTO THE GUARDWIRE AND SUPPORT POST. BROKE THE REAR BUMPER, CRUSHED IN THE TAILGATE, BROKE A TAIL LIGHT AND CRUSHED THE METAL BELOW BOTH TAIL LIGHTS. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME.  TIRE HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT, ROTATED AS REQUIRED AND AIR PRESSURE CHECKED ON ALL 4 TIRES IN THE MORNING OF THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. TIRE HAD ONLY BEEN ON THE CAR A YEAR, BUT DATE OF MANUFACTURE WAS 08 2004.  BLACKS TIRE SOLD AND INSTALLED THE TIRE, WOULDN'T DO CRAP ABOUT IT, CHARGED ALMOST FULL PRICE (PRO RATED, THEY CLAIM), AND TIRE MANUFACTURER WON'T EVEN COMMENT OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1299633"},{"cmplid":"1253347","date_received":"2016-01-15","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"VOYAGER","model_year":1998,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"AIR BAGS","description":"THE 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER PASSENGER VAN WAS INVOLVED IN A TWO VEHICLE COLLISION ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY. CAUSE OF THE COLLISION WAS DUE TO THE OTHER INVOLVED VEHICLE, THAT BEING A 2011 KIA SOUL, FAILING TO STAY WITHIN ITS TRAVEL LANE. THE KIA CROSSED OVER INTO THE PATH OF THE PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, WITH BOTH VEHICLES COLLIDING, FRONT/LEFT VS FRONT/LEFT. SPEEDS OF BOTH VEHICLES ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR. BOTH AIR BAGS IN THE KIA DEPLOYED, AS DID THE FRONT/PASSENGER AIRBAG IN THE PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG IN THE PLYMOUTH VOYAGER FAILED TO DEPLOY, UNKNOWN WHY. BOTH DRIVERS SUSTAINED INJURIES IN THE COLLISION. THE COLLISION WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT, PHONE 215-362-2301, POLICE REPORT #2016-00578.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1253347"},{"cmplid":"1224686","date_received":"2015-10-01","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"VOYAGER","model_year":1997,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WITH A WATER HOSE FROM A RESIDENTIAL HOME. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE TO DETERMINE HOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND IF THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 98V185000 (CHILD SEAT), 02V076000 (SEAT BELTS), AND 02V293000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE CONTACT NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALLS TO RECEIVE THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1224686"},{"cmplid":"1224687","date_received":"2015-10-01","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"VOYAGER","model_year":1997,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ENGINE","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WITH A WATER HOSE FROM A RESIDENTIAL HOME. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE TO DETERMINE HOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND IF THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 98V185000 (CHILD SEAT), 02V076000 (SEAT BELTS), AND 02V293000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE CONTACT NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALLS TO RECEIVE THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1224687"},{"cmplid":"1221483","date_received":"2015-09-22","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"NEON","model_year":1995,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"INTERIOR LIGHTING","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PLYMOUTH NEON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER AND STEERING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V169000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1221483"},{"cmplid":"1221484","date_received":"2015-09-22","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"NEON","model_year":1995,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PLYMOUTH NEON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER AND STEERING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V169000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1221484"},{"cmplid":"1221485","date_received":"2015-09-22","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"NEON","model_year":1995,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"AIR BAGS","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PLYMOUTH NEON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER AND STEERING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V169000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1221485"},{"cmplid":"1221486","date_received":"2015-09-22","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"NEON","model_year":1995,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"STEERING","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PLYMOUTH NEON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER AND STEERING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V169000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1221486"},{"cmplid":"1220763","date_received":"2015-09-21","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"NEON","model_year":2000,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","description":"FILLED GAS TANK TO FULL, AS EXITING THE GAS STATION HIT SMALL BUMP CAR DEAD STOPPED. WAS STOPPED IMMEDIATELY BY THE GAS TANK  SLAMMING TO THE GROUND LIFTING THE CAR.  THE CARS ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT THE CAR. GAS WAS LEAKING ON GROUND (SMALL AMOUNT) FROM THE RETURN LINE. GAS TANK FILL TUBE RIPPED OUT OF CAR TANK WEDGED IN BETWEEN CAR AND GROUND STOPPING VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. HAD I BEEN GOING AT A FASTER RATE OF SPEED I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE 4 CORNER STRAPS  ARE NO WAY TO HOLD A GAS TANK IN PLACE.  I SUBMIT THAT IMPROPER MATERIALS AND DESIGN CAUSED THE INCIDENT. YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE LOSS OF LIFE OCCURS. MOUNTING STRAPS SHOULD BE  NON CORROSIVE OR MADE OF SUPERIOR MATERIAL AND NOT THIN METAL. I ALSO SUBMIT THAT I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS BEFORE, NOT ON A 15 YEAR OLD VEHICLE.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1220763"},{"cmplid":"1188356","date_received":"2015-06-05","make":"PLYMOUTH","model":"GRAND VOYAGER","model_year":1999,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"STRUCTURE:BODY","description":"THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE MY HOUSE, I HAD STARTED IT AND THEN WAS ABOUT TO PUT IT IN GEAR WHEN IT EXPLODED, I HAD TO JUMP OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1188356"}]}