1992 Dodge Spirit

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

• 12/09/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VEHICLE'S FUEL LINE VALVE CRACKED AND GAS CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY AND A RAW FUEL SMELL WAS INSIDE VEHICLE, UNDERNEATH THE CAR GAS WAS PUMPING OUT. *SLC

• 12/05/1996· STRUCTURE

  PAINT IS PEELING ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/05/1995· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT FRACTURED, ENTIRE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. TT

• 12/05/1994· POWER TRAIN

  SPEEDOMETER FAILS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER NINE REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SKK

• 11/14/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/08/1995· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED COMPLETELY. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A GROUND WIRE FOR PROPER CONNECTION. TT WIPER MOTOR IS MOUNTED ON A PLATE AND PLATE IS ATTACHED TO CHASSIS, BOLTS ON MOUNTING PLATE HAD POOR GROUND CONNECTION. *SLC

• 10/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT, ATTEMTED TO STOP BRAKES GRABBED, BUT DID NOT HOLD. CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND WE WOUND UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. DEALER CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *AK

• 10/24/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. *AW

• 10/22/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS RECONGNIZED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A SHOP WERE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD BROKEN. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK

• 10/15/1996· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING THE REAR AXLE TRAILING BAR ASSEMBLY WELD BROKE ON IT AND THEN LOST CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

• 10/13/1995· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE, THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, IMPAIRED DRIVER VISIBILITY. TT *SLC

• 10/01/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SWITCH SMOKED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT.

• 09/30/1994· TIRES

  TIRE FAILURE.

• 09/28/1995· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  INSTRUMENT PANEL DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING THE DAY. *DSH

• 09/28/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  THE CAR ABS BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 09/25/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPIN DISTANCE. *DSH

• 09/07/2019· AIR BAGS

  I AM RETRACTING WHAT I REPORTED ON MY AIRBAG LIGHT...IT DOES COME ON AND THEN GO OUT BUT STILL...I DONT KNOW IF ITS SAFE... UPDATED

• 09/07/2019· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT WORK.

• 09/03/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

• 09/02/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL LEAK . TT

• 08/31/1995· POWER TRAIN

  REAR END TRAILING AXLE CRACKED; PROBLEM CONTROLLING REAR END OF VEHICLE; AXLE HOLDS BACK WHEELS TOGETHER. TT

• 08/27/1998· AIR BAGS

  WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. A REPAIR SHOP CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY CANNOT TOUCH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 08/26/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE WILL SUDDENLY SHIFT FROM THIRD TO SECOND WHILE GOING 55 MPH, CAUSING DISINTEGRATION OF TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN PIECES OF METAL FALLING INTO THE TRANSMISSION PAN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 08/05/1998· STEERING

  ZINC PLATING OPERATION PERFORMED ON THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLING BOLT CAUSED HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT AND BREAKAGE. RACTURES OF UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLING BOLT, COULD RESULT IN LACK OF COUPLING LOAD AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. RECALL 92V-015.

• 08/04/2004· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CONCERNS REGARDING RECALLS ON 1992 DODGE SPIRIT.*MR CONSUMER REQUEST INFORMATION ON 1992 DODGE SPIRIT RECALLS. *NM *JB

• 08/02/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK'

• 08/01/2001· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CHRYSLER TRANSMISSIONS USED ON ALL SPIRITS, ACCLAIMS, LEBARON SEDANS, CIRRUS, STRATUS, ALL MINIVANS MUST BE INVESTIGATED. THERE IS A BUILT IN DEFECT. I WOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS SOONER, BUT I WAS A CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE. THE SECOND TIME THE TRANS FAILED WAS AT 65-70 MPH IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, CAUGHT ON FIRE AS WELL, SMOKE ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK

• 07/25/1996· STEERINGFire

  THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 07/24/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  COMING TO A STO,P APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE SLID ACROSS CROSSWALK. NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

• 07/24/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REPLACED FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS TWICE. TT

• 07/16/1997· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE. OWNER NOTES THAT DEALERS STATED A BOLT BROKE. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

• 07/14/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AS THROTTLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN. HIT 70 MPH IN A 45 MPH ZONE. STOPPED VEHICLE BY TURNING IGNITION OFF.

• 07/07/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THE WIRING HARNESS HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 06/22/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING . TT

• 06/21/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. WHEN BRAKING THE PEDAL GOES DOWN AND KEEPS MOVING AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 06/13/2000· SUSPENSION

  THIS CAR WAS ORIGINALLY LEASED NEW BY A FORMER EMPLOYER IN 1992. I AM THE ORIGINAL DRIVER AND HAS TRULY FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED REPAIRS. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN MODERATELY ALL DURING ITS LIFE. THE REAR TORSION BAR, WHICH IS LOCATED INSIDE THE REAR AXLE AND RUNS BETWEEN BOTH REAR WHEELS, HAS APPARENTLY BROKEN. THE REPAIR WILL COST $650 PLUS TAX. THE INTEGRITY OF THE REAR SUSPENSION IS PRESUMABLY A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEREAS THE FRONT SUSPENSION, STEERING, AXLES ARE VERY COMPLEX IN A FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE AUTO, THE REAR AXLE AND SUSPENSION IS, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, VERY LOW-TECH AND SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE AUTO. INSTEAD, THE TORSION BAR IN THIS RATHER INERT PART OF THE CAR HAS SIMPLY BROKEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER CASES OF A BROKEN REAR TORSION BAR, BOTH AT THIS DEALER'S SERVICE OPERATION AND AT MY LOCAL GARAGE. THIS STRIKES ME AS BEING AN ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION RATHER THE RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR AND USE. MY DODGE SAYS CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE FINANCIALLY IN THE REPAIR, SAYING THEY DON'T WANT TO SET A "PRECEDENT." PLEASE ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

• 05/30/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS HIT JUST ABOVE THE FRONT BUMPER AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 05/10/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  THE TRUNK SEAL LEAKS AT THE UPPER CORNERS OF THE TRUNK. WATER COLLECTED INSIDE AND TRUNK HAS RUSTED IN CERTAIN AREAS. THE JACK AND SPARE TIRE, WHICH SAT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUNK, WERE BEYOND REPAIR. ALSO, SEVERAL TIMES THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE FAILED. USUALLY HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET THEM TO WORK. ELECTRICAL SHORT OF SOME KIND?

• 04/28/2000· POWER TRAIN

  SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER QUIT WORKING. ON 04/23, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT WORK FOR THE FIRST 5 MILES, THEN IT WOULD START WORKING. ON 4/27 THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. ON 01/07/98, I WAS CHARGED 320.52 TO REPLACE THE SPEED AND EMISSION SENSORS. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THIS DEFECT CORRECTED. WITH ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE I WAS UNAWARE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE DEALER (ZANGARA DODGE) KNEW ABOUT THESE DEFEATS YEARS IN ADVANCE, YET I WAS CHARGED TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS. SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS REACCURED, ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WILL BE APPRECIATED. DRIVING WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER IS SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS....I JUST DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER $320 TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *AK

• 04/18/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNALSWITCH FAILED.

• 03/11/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT FAILED.

• 03/10/1995· POWER TRAINCrash

  VEHICLE IS IN DRIVEWAY IN PARK IN IDLE POSITION JUMP INTO REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN CAUSING DAMAGES TO HOUSE. TT

• 03/02/1995· VISIBILITY

  IN BAD WEATHER, SUCH AS SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, WITHOUT WARNING, STOPS WORKING. TT

• 02/26/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

• 02/24/2003· TIRES

  ALL 4 TIRES EXPERIENCED CRACKS AND BULGES AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE SIDEWALL. (VEHICLE MODEL 2500) *JB THE TREAD WAS WORN TO WEAR INDICATORS AFTER 14K MILES. THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS WERE GIVEN IN REFERENCE TO THE DOT#: ANORDJ5475, ANORDJ5405, AND ANORDJ5485. SCC

• 02/22/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL ODORS ARE GETTING INTO VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 02/22/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET CRACKED ON ORIGINAL AND ON THE SAMEPLACE ON THE REPLACEMENT. *SLC

• 02/22/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I DID A REPORT YESTERDAY, BUT I HAD THE DATE I BOUGHT THE CAR WRONG, I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1999 MAY 8, I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS SAFETY WISE. I HAVE A DODGE SHEET RECALL LISING THE TBS NUMBER FOR THE ITEMS ON MY CAR THAT HAV\E A DEFAUL\T IN IT IS AS FOLLOWS #081695A SPEED CONTROL DONT WORK, #2210695A SHIFT QUALITY POOR #31804936 POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING, #4210193 WHISTLING NOISE AT IDLE, NUMBER 5110193 SQUEAKING NOISE FROM EXHAUST PIPE. NUMBER #7 060292 IGNITION KEY HARD TO TURN, 050692 REAR BRAKE RATTLES THE SPPED ODOMETER NEVER WORKED, I DID NOT RECEIVE A OWNER MANUAL, I RECEIVE THE LIST FROM AUTOMOTIVE RECALLS AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIONS FOR 1992 DODGE SPIRIT V6-181 3.0L SOCH VIN 3 FL PROVIDE BY ALLDATA ISSUE FEB 92 SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 538 TSB NUMBER 538, I HAVE A LOT OF OTHER DEFEACTS PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK

• 02/21/2000· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR, I HAD TO HAVE A LOT OF REPAIRS, I JUST LEARN FROM A CAR DEALER THAT DODGE SPIRIT 92 ARE RECALLED CARS, I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PAINT PEELING SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR, WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT AT HAD ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE CAR THAT WAS PEELING, NOW ITS PEELING VERY WHERE, THE DAY I DROVE OFF THE LOT WITH THE CAR I NOTICED THE ODOMETER WAS NOT WORKING AND TO THIS DAY IT STILL DO NOT WORK, SO I DONT KNOW HOW FAST I DRIVE, WHEN I DRIVE I LOSE POWER RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THIS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS, IT JUST CUT OFF. *AK

• 02/21/1997· STEERING

  POWER STEERING FAILURE; CANNOT TURN STEERING WHEEL.