Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1995 Dodge Stealth

Routine

Owners filed 13 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Power Train › Automatic Transmission3
000
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor2
000
Air Bags › Frontal2
201
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly1
000
Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)1
000
Power Train › Manual Transmission › Column Shift Assembly1
000
Power Train › Manual Transmission1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)02V143002
Filed May 14, 20029,000 vehiclesDaimlerchrysler Corporation

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT BY MITSUBISHI MOTOR CORPORATION FOR DAIMLERCHRYSLER, A CONDITION EXISTS THAT ALLOWS OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE.

Risk. LOW OIL LEVELS IN THE TRANSFER CASE COULD CAUSE BEARING DAMAGE AND RESULT IN DRIVE TRAIN LOCKUP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSFER CASE FOR INDICATIONS OF OIL LEAKAGE. VEHICLES THAT HAVE NO OIL LEAKAGE WILL HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE OIL CHANGED. VEHICLES THAT HAVE OIL LEAKAGE WILL HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE RESEALED OR REPLACED IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DECEMBER 2, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Sep 18, 200750,000 milesMO

WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS PULLED ON IT DOES NOT RETRACT, LEAVING ENOUGH SLACK IN THE BELT THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, IT WOULD NOT SERVE ITS PURPOSE AS A SAFETY RESTRAINT. *JB

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed May 26, 2006102,000 miles00

FAILURE IN RETRACTING OF DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. HAVE TO RETRACT SEAT BELT MANUALLY. *JB

Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)
Filed Aug 23, 2005129,240 milesTX

DT: THE CALLER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL B17 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE. AFTERIT HAD BEEN FIXEDHEARD A GRINDING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE REAR TIRES LOCKED AND IT JERKED THE VEHICLE. NOW IT MAKES A NOISE ALL THE TIME. DEALER SAID THE CALLER WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. MANUFACTURER SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE OR SOMETHING ELSE AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 4, 2004140,000 milesNC

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED OF 50 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BY THE DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission › Column Shift Assembly
Filed Sep 26, 200340,000 milesWI

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. DRIVER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 26, 2001OH

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE TOTALLY REBUILT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 22, 2000ID

TRANSMISSION SYCROSS FAILED. PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. MUST BUY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FROM DEALER.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 30, 2000MI

ENGINE OIL LEAKING AT 25, 000 MILES.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jul 11, 2000VA

THE TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR HAS FAILED. *ET

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 30, 1999FL

CONSUMER INVOLVED IN 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 17, 1998CT

WHEN DRIVING AT 35MPH THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSAGER SIDE DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK *ML

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 13, 1996AZ

ABS BRAKES FAILED, ROTORS FAILED ONCE AND BRAKE PADS MALFUNCTIONED 3TIMES, ALSO BATTERY FAILURE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Nov 9, 1995IN

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BEAT BUCKLE DOES NOT WORK. TT

13 of 13 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1992
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19971010Routine
19961100Routine
1995 — this page13100Routine
199428202Fatalities reported
199339210Routine
199292213Fatalities reported
199163400Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 14, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.