Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 22, 1997CA
A TENSIONER PULLEY IN THE VALVE TRAIN MECHANISM FAILED, WHICH DESTROYED THE ENGINE DUE TO THE ENGINE NOT BEING DESIGNED WITH SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE FOR THE VALVES IN SUCH AN EVENT.
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1991 Dodge Stealth 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 →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 9, 1997OH
THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *AK
Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Jun 2, 1997KS
CONTROL ARMS BENT, CAUSING BACK WHEELS TO BE MISALIGNED.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 10, 1997SC
OWNER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INDENTIFIED. OWNER IS CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 31, 1996WA
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE OF BRAKES.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Nov 25, 1996WV
TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (93V-033). *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 20, 1996IL
ENGINE LOCKED UP TWICE.
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Aug 14, 1996VA
LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING BECAME LOOSE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO TRANSAXLE AND OIL PAN.
Air Bags
Filed Mar 7, 1996PA
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONTINUALLY, DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE AIRBAG SENSORS. *AK
Wheels
Filed Nov 28, 1995WA
THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE SEPARATING AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 17, 1995FL
INTERMITTENT ENGINE SURGES, RPM'S FLUCTUATES DRASTICALLY. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed May 25, 1995NY
REAR RIGHT SEATBELT DOES NOT LOCK. TT
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Feb 24, 1995IN
SRS AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON IN FOR REPAIR RESET AIR SENSORS, PROBLEM STILL OCCUR. 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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