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1991 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 1991 record →

Suspension › Rear › Springs › Coil Springs
Filed Jan 17, 1997CA

REAR TORSION BAR (AKA REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY) BECAME DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACING.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 10, 1996MA

ENGINE GASKET KEEPS BLOWING AND WARPED THE ENGINE HEAD . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

SeatsCrash
Filed Nov 19, 1996TX

HIT FROM THE REAR AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 14, 1996NY

OIL PAN REPLACED DUE TO OIL LEAK.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 6, 1996NY

TIMING BELT FAILED.

Suspension › Front › Springs › Torsion Bar
Filed Oct 4, 1996PA

SWAY BAR/TRAILING ARM CRACKED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 23, 1996CT

TIMING BELT FAILED BEFORE/AFTER RECALL REPAIR.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Sep 16, 1996PA

REAR CROSSMEMBER CRACKED. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 15, 1996FL

VEHICLE'S IGNITION SYSTEM ELECTRCAL WIRING SHORTED AND BURNED UP.CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF OR RELEASE KEY FROM IGNITION.*AK

SeatsCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 12, 1996CT

VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 3:00 POSITION, VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE, AND WENT INTO RECLINING POSITION , CAUSING SEAT BACK FAILURE*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 24, 1996NY

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP PRIOR TO DOWNSHIFTING. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jul 15, 1996NY

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT DISENGAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 10, 1996NV

THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED THREE TIME , PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 24, 1996MA

WHILE DRIVING UP ON INCLINE, VEHICLE TOOK OFF;DRIVER FELT SURGE, AS IF BEING PUSHED;FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL;ENGINE KEPT ACCELERATING;BRAKES APPLIED;NO WARNING. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Universal Joint
Filed Apr 14, 1996MD

TRANSAXLE FAILED. *DSH

Air Bags
Filed Apr 3, 1996TX

OTHER: AIR BAG PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FOURTH VEHICLE ON 503129, 601422, 601423,) *DH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Feb 26, 1996MD

SERPENTINE BELT FAILS DUE TO DEBRIS COLLECTING BETWEENT BELT AND PULLEY. ALL OPERATION OF VEHICLE INTERRUPTED AND SHUT DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Feb 5, 1996MD

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE, LOST POWER STEERING. TT

Steering › Linkages
Filed Jan 3, 1996NJ

STEERING TIE ROD STRIPED AND PULLED OUT OF WHEEL BASE ASSEMBLY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 11, 1995OH

BRAKE PEDAL HITS BOTTOM DURING HEAVY BRAKING/PANIC STOPPING; NO WARNING; EXTENDED STOPPING; HIGH SPEED ON TURNPIKE, COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Nov 27, 1995OH

SEAT BACK RECLINED WHEN BOLT HOLDING SEAT BACK IN PLACE DISLODGED. *DSH

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Nov 17, 1995OH

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, VEHICLE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ,PLEASE DISCRIBE PROBLEM. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Nov 3, 1995CA

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN LOCKED . TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 17, 1995NY

DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS, RESULTING IN POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. TT *SLC

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Sep 25, 1995OH

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON. *SD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 16, 1995VA

PURCHASE CAR USED HAD IT A MONTH AND A HALF THE CAR BROKE DOWN THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Aug 18, 1995GA

FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IN FUEL TANK, OVER HEATED WIRES CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 17, 1995NJ

UPON USING VEHICLE AFTER HOT START, VEHICLE PERFORMS ERRATIC W/STALLING AND HESITATION. TT

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Aug 11, 1995TX

REAR CROSS MEMBER CRACK AT 50,000 MILES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 7, 1995MO

VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM, W WHEEL DISC BRAKES HAVE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED, ALSO SOFT PEDAL AND PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 5, 1995AZ

AT 19,000 MILES THE TIMING BELT HAS GONE OUT WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 21, 1995WI

REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 5, 1995CA

EVERY SIX MONTH WHEN COMING OFF THE EXIT CAR STALL. TT

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed May 1, 1995FL

VEHICLES DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 17, 1995SC

AUTO-TRAN: SNAP RINGS BROKE; TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR; DOES NOT SHIFT AS INTENDED; SPEED 55 MPH; REPLACED; PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. TT

Structure
Filed Apr 11, 1995FL

THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE DAMAGE DONE DUE TO ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO PURCHASE BY OWNER. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 11, 1995NJ

TIMING BELT FAILED TWICE. *AW

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Mar 9, 1995PA

AIR CONDITION CONDENSOR CRACKED AND LEAKS FREON AND OIL. TT

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Feb 28, 199500

INABILITY TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS THE FIFTH INCIDENT. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 killed
Filed Feb 27, 1995TX

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Feb 21, 1995MT

DISTRIBUTOR COIL WIRE SENDS WRONG MESSAGE TO COMPUTER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INTERMITTENTLY STALL. *AW

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 15, 1995DE

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 23, 1995MT

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jan 17, 1995MN

VEHICLE PARKED, PUT INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, SPEED UNKNOWN. TT

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jan 6, 1995MN

CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED FROM A PARKED POSITION AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TT

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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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