Power Train
Filed Nov 24, 1995MD
SPEEDOMETER FAILED. *DSH
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1990 Dodge Spirit 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 1990 record →
Suspension › Multiple Axle
Filed Nov 20, 1995PA
CROSSMEMBER REAR TRAILING ARM REPLACED DUE TO CRACK. *SD
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Nov 1, 1995WI
WHILE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED, PULLING GRAVEL DRIVE, AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND NO IMPACT INVOLVED. TT
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Oct 31, 1995MA
DRIVER'S RECLINING SEAT BROKE; FELL BACKWARDS WITH OCCUPANT BUCKLED UP. TT
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 22, 1995NJ
STEERING COLUMN OVERHEATS TO THE POINT OF MELTING PLASTIC. *SD
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 29, 1995WI
AIRBAG DEPLOYED, HOWEVER DID NOT INFLATE DURING FRONT END COLLISION; VEHICLE HIT A DEER ON HIGHWAY. TT
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Aug 24, 1995PA
VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RUPTURED INTERNALLY SPEWING GASOLINE ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM AND OTHER COMPONENTS, GASOLINE POURED OUT OF EXHAUST.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 9, 1995TX
ENTIRE FRONT END TOTALLED W/AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 14, 1995PA
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE/1ST GEAR OR LOW/AT TIMES REMAINED STUCK IN PARK, ALSO BUCKED VIOLENTLYWHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 27, 1995NE
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. (1ST VEHICLE ON 480806/479617). *AW
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed May 23, 1995CA
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Feb 24, 1995CA
WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY HEARD LOUD CLUNKING NOISE, THEN NOTICED WHEEL HAD TURNED CROOKED, DUE TO AXLE BREAKING, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Feb 1, 1995NY
FRONT CALIPERS STICK, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR ON BRAKE PADS.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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