NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A FRONTAL CRASH AT 45 MPH. *AK
1991 Dodge Dynasty complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THROTTLE CABLE STUCK IN A OPEN POSITION , AND THE PEDAL WILL NOT MOVE, RPMS WENT UP TO 4000. *AK
DEFECT IN COMPUTER CAUSES COMPUTER TO SEND "TURN OFF ALARM " MESSAGE TO DRIVER; HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ALARM SYSTEM.
FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED ONCE IN OCT. 1991. IT DEVELOPED HOLES AND LEAKED FUEL ON THE ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP FOR (2) MONTHS BECAUSE OWNER COULD NOT OBTAIN A FUEL RAIL. PART IS ON BACK ORDER. *AK
THE VEHICLE WILL START AND WHILE DRIVING IT WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP NUMBER OF TIMES AND VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HGHWAY, VEHICLE JUST STOPS. VEHICLE HAS TO SIT ABOUT (3) DAYS BEFORE IT WILL START UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE MAY OF 96. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *AK *SLC
EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL ARM BENT/FELL OFF.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 35MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, 3 CAR PILE UP. *AK
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; WHILE DRIVING A COMPUTER IN TRANSMISSION FAILED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SPEED NOT EXCEEDING 30 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING GAS BEGIN TO SQUIRT OUT OF THE FUEL HOSE-(A METAL PIECE) *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE, VEHICLE WILL NOT TRAVEL OVER 30 MPH. *AK
'O' RINGS ON INJECTORS LEAKING.
TENSIONER BELT REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. *SD
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKS. *SD
ODOMETER FREEZES UP WHEN IT'S COLD AND DOES NOT OPERATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
HAVE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURES, STEERING BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACED TWICE. TT
HYDRAULIC BRAKE ASSEMBLY LEAKING-CAUSING AUTO NOT TO STOP UPON DEMAND. TT
PURCHASE CAR NEW AT 79,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO REPLACED. TT
ALL THE SEAT BELT MECHANISMS ARE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STOPS COMPLETELY. BECAUSE OF THE POWER MODULE NOT ALLOWING THE GAS TO GET TO THE ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
STEERING BELT TENSIONER MAKES CHIRPING SOUND; REPAIRED/REPLACED BEFORE ACTUALLY CAUSES ANY STEERING PROBLEMS. TT
NOISE FROM ENGINE AREA. *DSH
STEERING BECAME HARD, RESULTING IN NO STEERING ABILITY, REPLACE BELT TENSIONER AND BELT. TT DEALER REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT AND BELT TENSIONER. *SLC
PROBLEM WITH FRONT SEAT BELTS LATCHING AND UNLATCHING AS RECALL STATES DEALER WON'T FIX BECAUSE VIN IS NOT INVOLVED. TT
TRANSMISSION,STARTER AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED PURCHASE CAR USED . TT
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, PARKED, AND RIGHT AFTER START UP; EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT
IN ACCIDENT IN STOP POSITION AT 1:30 POSITION DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND BURNED BRA TOP BODY FACE WAS BURNED. TT
THE TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T GO BACK INTO GEAR . TT
THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER HAS FRACTURED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
TENSIONER BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, ALSO MAKING A LOUD NOISE PE95-012 ACTIVE. TT
THE STEERING TENSIONER BELT HAS FRACTURED SEVERAL TIMES AND CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF FROM COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE FAILED. IN A PANIC STOP THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, SPEED DROPS AND THEN IT JERKS. TT
ENGINE STALLS ON HIGHWAY. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED CALIPERS, AND PADS BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR EVERY FEW MONTHS. TT
ABS ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS BRAKES. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE TRANSMISSSION WAS ACTING UP BEFORE ALSO. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NOISY BRAKES. *SD
TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. *SD
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF TRANSMISSION, PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT WITH PASSENGER'S IN REAR SEAT. *AK
POWER STEERING LOSS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
HAD ABS REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, EXPERIENCING FAILURE AGAIN. TT
POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AND COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE. TT
HIT DEER ON THE ROAD DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
EA95-016, ACTIVE, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVESS, IN FOR REPAIR TO REPLACE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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