1992 Dodge Shadow

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/1998· PARKING BRAKE

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED BY ITSELF ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

• 12/09/1998· STRUCTURE

  PAINT IS PEELING AND DEFECTIVE. *MJS

• 12/04/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

• 11/27/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PAINT STARTED PEELING RIGHT AT 6 MONTHS OLD.

• 11/22/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER HAD HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER AUTO WHILE TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/21/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 30MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 10/30/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE FIRE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUT IN UNDERDASH WIRE HARNESS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS TIME.*AK

• 10/24/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  THE SIDE WINDOW IS RUSTING . TT CONSUMER STATES THE DESIGN OF THE RUBBER AROUND THE SIDE WINDOW ALLOWS WATER TO LAY BEHIND IT, IF YO DO NOT PULL THE RUBBER DOWN AND LOOK BEHIND IT, YOU DO NOT KNOW IT IS RUSTING, DEALER STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS ADEFECT IN DESIGN, RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IS BROKEN AGAIN, THE SPEAKERS HAVE ALWAYS RATTLED, ALSO AIR CONDITION BROKE COOLANT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB

• 10/21/1997· STEERING

  STEERING SHAFT FAILED.

• 10/09/1996· POWER TRAIN

  FAILURE ON THE REAR AXLE, WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE AXLE MOVES AROUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK

• 10/09/1996· STRUCTURE

  HATCHBACK SUPPORT ROD FAILED 5 TIMES.

• 09/25/1999· VISIBILITY

  ORIGINAL PAINT IS PEELING OFF BODY DUE TO ERRORS AT THE FACTORY. WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACK AND WE WERE INFORMED BY INSTALLER THAT IT MAY LEAK OR COME LOOSE IN A CRASH AS THE PAINT IS LOOSE AND THE SEALANT HAS NOTHING TO ADHERE TO.

• 09/18/1996· STRUCTURE

  DOORS FAILED DUE TO BEING INSTALLED IMPROPERLY.

• 09/14/1997· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BOLT RECALLED, HOWEVER IS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED BY DEALER

• 09/12/1997· SEATS

  SEAT BACK BOLT FAILED, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO DROP AND CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

• 09/10/1997· SEATS

  MS. WINN HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE MANAGER TO CALL HER BACK ABOUT THE PARTS TO REPAIR IN HER VEHICLE. MS. WINN HAS BEEN WAITING FOR 4 WEEKS. RECALL-97V-078000. *AK *SLC

• 09/08/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE CONSUMER NOTICES GASSY FUMES ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING HIS EYE TO WATER. *YC

• 09/07/1995· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SEAT BACK DOES NOT STAY UP; FLOPS BACKWARDS, DOES NOT STAY VERTICAL; PROPPED UP BY SUITCASE. TT

• 09/01/2000· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PLACE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO THE SELECTED GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 08/28/1997· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SEAT WILL NOT ADJUST.

• 08/17/2014· SEATS

  THE RECALL REPAIR ON THIS VEHICLE WAS INCORRECTLY PERFORMED. I AM FRIEND OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR. SHE HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS NEW. FROM DAY ONE, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE SEATS IN HER CAR WERE NOT LOCKING INTO POSITION WHEN FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE SEATED. SEVERAL YEARS LATER (1999?), DODGE HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON HER CAR. THEY SAID THAT THE SEATS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM. MY FRIEND BROUGHT HER CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL SERVICE ON HER SEATS. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE LOCK MECHANISM WAS STILL FAILING TO LOCK INTO POSITION. I HAD MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO HER. BUT, SHE INSISTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TOLD HER THAT THEY HAD SERVICED THE SEAT LOCKS ACCORDING TO RECALL DIRECTIVES. (FAST FORWARD TO YEAR 2014): MY FRIEND HAS GIVEN THIS VEHICLE TO ME. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SEAT LOCKS WOULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE CAR EVER GOT INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISION. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF DODGE HEADQUARTERS. THEY RESPONDED BY STATING THAT I SHOULD BRING THIS MATTER TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I THEN BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE LOCAL DODGE SERVICE REP HAD TOLD ME THAT, DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR, DODGE IS NO LONGER OBLIGATED TO REMEDY THE PREVIOUSLY-BOTCHED RECALL SERVICE. *TR

• 08/15/1996· SUSPENSION

  TRAILING ARM CRACKED.

• 08/05/1997· SEATS

  BOLTS SNAPPED, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARDS.

• 08/04/1997· SEATSCrash

  THE CAR IS UNDER RECALL FOR SEATBACK FAILURE, AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REMEDY. THE OWNER GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE RECALLED PART. *AK

• 08/01/1997· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS COMING OUT OF THE MODULE DUE TO RIP NAUGAHYDE. THE PROBELEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *SLC

• 07/16/1995· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED AND FELL INTO REAR SEAT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL. *AK

• 07/15/1999· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING 35MPH REAR END LET LOOSE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 07/14/1997· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS. *AK

• 07/11/1997· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR ON VEHICLE FELL OFF THE TOP. HINGES . BEFORE INCIDENT DOOR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHUT.. DEALER COULD NOT HELP. *AK

• 07/10/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  UNDER HOOD FIRE CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR *AK

• 07/09/1997· SEATS

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT BROKE. OWNER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED ON OTHER MODELS. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

• 07/07/1999· SEATS

  RECEIVED SIX MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS CONCERNING SEATBACK BOLT FAILURE. BEEN WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT SINCE 21 OF NOVEMBER, 98. AGAIN CONTACTED DEALER AND INFORMED HIM OF AN APPOINTMENT NEEDED FOR RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER STATED AGAIN THAT THEY WOULD CALL CONSUMER BACK WITH AN APPOINTMENT. STILL NOT RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

• 07/07/1999· SEATS

  RECEIVED SIX MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS ON SEATBACK BOLT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN THEIR AREA SINCE 21 NOV 1998 FOR A APPOINTMENT. NO ONE CALLED BACK.RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE, AND AGAIN CONTACTED THE SAME DEALER. WAS TOLD SOMEONE WILL CALLED BACK TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. AGAIN NO ONE CALLED BACK. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

• 06/26/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING BRAKE APPLICATION OCCUPANTS ARE THRUST FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THIS IS THE SEVENTH INCIDENT. TT

• 06/26/1995· SUSPENSION

  THE REAR TRAILING ARM THERE IS TWO CRACK IN THE WELD. TT

• 06/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  A PART OF THE EMISSION SYSTEM CAME OFF CAUSING BLOCKAGE WITHIN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND MUFFLER, CAUSING POOR ACCELERATION. MJS

• 06/07/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS IN A FIVE CAR ACCIDENT WAS HIT TWICE AND HIT CAR AHEAD, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 06/06/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER TURNED ON HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. ONCE THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT FUNCTIONS. *AK

• 06/05/2002· TIRES

  MATERIAL FAILURE ON FRONT TIRES IDENTICAL TO THOSE ON SUV'S. TIRES PURCHASED IN 1999.*AK

• 05/31/1995· SEATSCrash

  BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEAT BACK REST PUSH FORWARD WHENEVER REAR PASSENGER PUSH FORWARD; BACK REST DO NOT LOCK INTO PLACE UPON IMPACT. TT

• 05/11/1995· SEATS

  DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE, DUE TO SHEARED BOLT, RESULTING IN COLLAPSING. TT

• 05/02/1997· POWER TRAIN

  L/R REAR AXLES HAD A CHANNEL SUPPORT ROD, WHERE WELDED, HAD BROKEN. DRIVING UP DRIVEWAY (5 MPH) WHEN AXLES BROKE; VEHICLE STILL DRIVABLE BUT MAKES GRINDING NOISE; TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED ENTIRE L/R REAR AXLE HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 05/01/1995· SEATS

  POWER SEAT TRACK AND SEAT BACK PORTION FAILED TWICE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 04/25/1995· SEATSCrash

  WAS HIT FROM THE REAR FRONT SEAT BROKE AND WENT INTO THE BACK SEAT. TT

• 04/24/1995· SEATS

  PE95-002 ACTIVE, EXPERIENCE SEAT BACK FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, SEAT IS VERY LOOSE. TT

• 04/22/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED 1N AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 04/21/1995· STRUCTURE

  REAR PASSENGER DOOR FELL OFF HINGES ONTO STREET WHILE DRIVING; DOOR WAS IN LOCKED POSITION;HINGES WERE NOT WELDED CORRECTLY FROM MANUFACTURER;NO WARNING;SP 35.

• 04/18/2001· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HOLDS UP THE TRUNK STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE TRUNK WILL NOT STAY OPEN AND SEVERAL INJURIES HAVE HAPPENED FROM THE TRUNK SLAMMING DOWN ON PEOPLE'S HEADS AND HANDS.*AK

• 04/17/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING APPRX.55-65 MPH CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID OBJECT IN ROAD, VEHICLE SKIDDED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING, APPLIED BRAKES BUT CAR CONTINUED TO SKID THEN HIT HEAD-ON INTO A DITCH BANK. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK

• 04/15/1996· SUSPENSION

  THE REAR END BOUNCED BECAUSE THE CAR CAME LOOSE FROM THE REAR END. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK