TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SD
1993 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 1993 record →
THE ABS SYSTEM WHEN ACTIVATED CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BUCK FOREWARD AND ALSO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES DUE TO NOT SHIFTING TO HIGHEST GEAR. *SD
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING; CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL; BELT PUT BACK ON ONCE BEFORE, HALF OFF AGAIN. TT
TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE LEAKS. *SD
NOTICE NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DUE TO BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED, REPLACE BELT 3 TIMES. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED. *DSH
COURTESY LIGHT MOUNTED ABOVE REAR VIEW MIRROR CAN INTERFERE WITH DRIVER'S VISION. *DSH
#PE95-012 THE POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE . TT
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURES HAD TO REPLACE PE95-012. TT
MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED FLUID DUE TO BROKEN HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, TRANSMISSION STILL THRUST FORWARD. HAD FIXED BEFORE. TT
THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING CONSUMER THINKS ITS THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM #PE95-012 . TT
SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FAILED. *SD
THE ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT. THE MOTOR WENT AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES PRESENT. TT WHILE APPROACHING A HILL AND CURVE, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, HOWEVER PEDAL WAS HARD AND WOULD NOT MOVE, DEALER REPLACED ABS PUMP. *SLC
TRANSMISSION SOLENOID REPLACED. *SD
BATTERY FAILED EIGHT TIMES. *SD
TENSIONER BELT HAS COME OFF TWICE, RESULTING IN STEERING ABILITY. TT
DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *DSH
WHILE DRIVING, BLACK PLASTIC STRIP GOES BETWEEN WINDOW AND DOOR FLEW OFF ALONG HIGHWAY; NOTICE STRIP WAS LOOSE WHILE WASHING CAR, SNAPPED BACK IN PLACE. TT
THE BRAKES SEEM TH SHIMMY WHEN GOING DOWN HILL AND THEY ALSO SKID. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
IN LESS THAN 55000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. TT
BOLTS LOOSE ON ENGINE MOUNT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ENGINE FALLING OUT. TT
WHILE DECELERATING PRIMARILY AT LOWER SPEEDS, TRANSMISSION WOULD BUMP FORWARD OR EVEN 0R EVEN LURCH FORWARD. *AK
EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND VIBRATION. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED THE ABS SYSTEM. TT
STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM, ALSO EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, ABS SYSTEM. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE RELAY AND SWITCH ACCUMULATOR FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL (OTHER VEHICLE FROM 489621). *AK
ABS ANTI-LOCK COME ON WHEN START THE CAR DRIVE FOR A COUPLE OF BLOCK IT GO OFF . TT
VEHICLE SHAKES VERY HARD WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. TT
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *DH
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TT
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