1993 Plymouth Sundance from North America - Comments

The car seemed to be an accident magnet. I had the car for less than 2 years and was in 6 accidents -- none of them my fault. In fact, that's what killed her... the thing got totaled from a freak head-on collision when another driver apparently didn't notice the car and attempted to make a turn -- right into the front of my car. I had the same accident in the same spot only 6 months prior (so that intersection was accidents number 4 and 6).

It also had issues with the catalytic converter more than once.

The car squeaked from the back. I had at least 5 garages look at it and spent -- if you can believe it -- over $1000 to correct the issue. Of course, it never got corrected. One garage suggested completely removing the back half of the car and replacing it.

A fun to drive economical budget mobile. Mine was a white 2-door hatchback. I haven't seen many of those, for some reason. I usually see white 4-doors.

Cheap to buy, doesn't cost as much as an import to get fixed -- especially now when used parts will be running rampant as these cars are not known for their longevity. But, still, the unsolved squeaking really bothered me.

The interior looked a little chintzy, like the fabric had been picked up by Dodge at a second-hand store.

Overall, I did not care much for this car. While it was good on gas and such, it drove sluggishly and the AC was no longer working at the 3 year, 43000 mile mark (when I bought it). It is a budget mobile at it's cheesiest.

It also looked as if it had been in several accidents BEFORE I purchased it. The white paint didn't match from one part to the next... leading me to believe that the car was, in fact, cursed. May it rest in peace.

If what you say is true then I think your being to hard on this car. Think about it.. You say the SIXTH accident finally killed your car. These kinda cars aren't worth much to begin with so minor collision damage can easily exceed the car's value. The majority of cars in the price range would probably be totalled after 1 or 2 collisions; To survive 5+ accidents and still be fix is the kind of build quality I expect from my dad's $40k Ford F350. How you can complain so much about a Squeak noise from a car that's surpassed what anyone can reasonably expect from it is beyond me.

Cursed? Haha maybe.. or maybe your just not as good a driver as you think ;) I'd say if you survived the head-on wreck that killed the car it must have been a blessing.

Oh yeah... as the writer of this review... I also forgot to mention the master cylinder went out at 51K, the headlights continually burned out, the bumper spontaneously fell off of the car... the car was constantly at the mechanics. I can't even remember HALF the stuff went wrong with it... I mentioned the catalytic converter dropping dead at 58K and the check engine light constantly being on. All that and that's when the car was SEMI-NEW (3-4 years old). Since that car, I have never had another accident, so it CERTAINLY was not my poor driving that caused these problems. I don't know WHAT cause them, except for the fact that people seemingly did not see this car. I had 2 near head-on collisions, 2 rear-endings and 2 miscellaneous occurrences that would take a while to explain.

Also, as far as the accidents... at the time it was totaled, it was valued at $6,050. Each accident prior was in the $3000-$4000 range to repair. This does not detract from the car's value if it's been hit, so just because it's been in 6 accidents, all of which cost more than half the price of the car to repair, doesn't make it a cheaper vehicle to own. It may well have had difficulty functioning due to all the impacts and things may have gone wrong as a result... doesn't mean that the car was a reliable vehicle to own. I'm just saying I owned a death trap of a Plymouth and I hope that nobody auctioned off and repaired the car and sold it to someone else. That one, in particular, has no business being on the road.

I'd just like to point out that a car cannot be 'cursed'. I have owned my Plymouth Sundance since it was new in 1994, have driven it over 400,000 km and have yet to have an accident with another vehicle. I did put it in the ditch while driving in 24 inches of snow, however, a plow pulled me out and we kept driving... the car was fine as were the 4 people in it. Your car managed to keep you safe through 6 accidents, and I tend to agree with the other comment that this would be a blessing.

Following maintenance schedules, and good driving can make the Sundance a great little car. It is cheap to fix (if you don't crash it) and good on gas. I love my car and fully intend to drive it to a million km :)