1993 Dodge Dynasty

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

• 12/29/1995· STEERING

  POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURES HAD TO REPLACE PE95-012. TT

• 12/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED FLUID DUE TO BROKEN HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. *AK

• 12/20/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RECALL 99V099000 CONCERNING ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AND WAS CHARGED. *AK

• 12/17/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN WARMING THE VEHICLE UP THE VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER, AND THERE IS A SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/17/1996· STEERING

  STEERING BELT TENSIONER SPLIT/FELL APART WHILE DRIVING.

• 12/13/1995· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, TRANSMISSION STILL THRUST FORWARD. HAD FIXED BEFORE. TT

• 12/02/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE DYNASTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS MAKING A NOISE WHILE DRIVING. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS, PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON WERE THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A LOCAL MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT RECALL 96V099000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK SEEMED TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE LIFETIME COVERAGE OF THE PARTS ON THE RECALL NOTICE BUT THE MANUFACTURER DENIED IT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,782 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,900. UPDATED 01/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 01/19/10.*JB

• 11/21/1995· STEERING

  THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING CONSUMER THINKS ITS THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM #PE95-012 . TT

• 11/12/1997· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD HAS SMALL PIT MARKS BETWEEN THE GLASS, CREATING POOR VISIBILITY.

• 11/10/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FAILED. *SD

• 11/02/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACE THE BRAKING SYSTEM. PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *YC

• 10/23/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT. THE MOTOR WENT AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES PRESENT. TT WHILE APPROACHING A HILL AND CURVE, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, HOWEVER PEDAL WAS HARD AND WOULD NOT MOVE, DEALER REPLACED ABS PUMP. *SLC

• 10/20/1995· STEERING

  TENSIONER BELT REPLACED. *SD

• 10/16/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RECALL ON ABS BRAKES, DEALER HAD TO ORDER A SPECIAL PART.

• 09/26/1999· POWER TRAIN

  I CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, IT GRABS WHEN YOU STOP, IT GRABS WHEN YOU PULL OUT FROM A STOP IT WILL MAKE THE TIRES SQUEAL LIKE YOUR PEELING OUT. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT AFTER GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THEIR COMPUTER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. CHRYSLER SAID THE SAME THING.

• 09/25/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE DYNASTY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. HE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO DECELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RECALL# 96V099000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTI-LOCK WAS REPAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHICH MADE HIM INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

• 09/23/1996· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED CLICKING NOISE, UPON INSPECTION FOUND POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER HAD CRACKED.*AK

• 09/19/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY FAILED EIGHT TIMES. *SD

• 09/15/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TENSIONER BELT HAS COME OFF TWICE, RESULTING IN STEERING ABILITY. TT

• 09/10/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AT REDLIGHT

• 09/01/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER INTO A DITCH IN ORDER TO STOP. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

• 08/31/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *DSH

• 08/30/1996· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES.*AK

• 08/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A WHILE, AT LEAST 5-10 MINUTES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE LOCATED OR REPAIRED. *AK *YC

• 08/23/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED WITH NO BRAKES TO PLAZA DODGE. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PUMP MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS GOING LESS THAN 20 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO DITCH IN OFF ROADWAY MEDIANS OR DRAINAGE DITCH WITH NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR PROPERTY. *TC

• 08/22/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS LINE FROM TANK TO FUEL FILTER RUBS ON FRAMING, THUS WEARING A HOLE IN THE LINE, RESULTING IN A LEAK. *AK

• 08/21/1995· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING, BLACK PLASTIC STRIP GOES BETWEEN WINDOW AND DOOR FLEW OFF ALONG HIGHWAY; NOTICE STRIP WAS LOOSE WHILE WASHING CAR, SNAPPED BACK IN PLACE. TT

• 07/27/2006· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WAS GRINDING AT ONLY 60,000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT AND UPDATED. NOW AT 107,000 MILES IT SHIFTS HARD AND SLIPS BADLY. *JB

• 07/26/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. HOWEVER, THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON DUE TO A LOOSE WIRE. *YC *YC

• 07/17/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMERS MECHANIC RECOMMENDED STARTER REPLACEMENT BUT NOW THE CAR IS MAKING ALOT OF NOISE WHEN SHUT OFF AND THE CONSUMER SMELLS A STRONG BURNING SMELL, CONSUMER CONCERED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE. NLM

• 07/15/1997· TIRES

  UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRES HAVE PREMATURE WEAR.

• 07/07/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH TRANSMISSION ENGAGED TWO GEARS AT ONCE, DUE TO PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE, WITHOUT APPLICATION. MECHANIC HAS FIXED. *AK

• 07/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES SEEM TH SHIMMY WHEN GOING DOWN HILL AND THEY ALSO SKID. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 07/05/1995· POWER TRAIN

  IN LESS THAN 55000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. TT

• 07/02/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WITH NO WARNING, ABS MOTOR WENT OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. ALSO, IT WAS HARD FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN . DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS PUMP MOTOR FAILED AND WHEN CALLING THE DEALER MENTIONED RECALL, THE DEALER STATED RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN JAN OF 1997 AND WAS NO LONGER COVERED, HOWEVER AFTER CONTACTING NHTSA AND DEALER SEEING BOTTOM OF RECALL NOTICE, DEALER MADE THE PROPER REPAIRS. *SLC

• 06/24/1996· STEERING

  LEAKAGE IN POWER STEERING HOSE COULD RESULT IN STEERING LOCKUP. *AK

• 06/22/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BOLTS LOOSE ON ENGINE MOUNT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ENGINE FALLING OUT. TT

• 06/16/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSAXLE FAILED. *AK

• 06/14/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND VIBRATION. TT

• 06/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED THE ABS SYSTEM. TT

• 06/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM, ALSO EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, ABS SYSTEM. TT

• 06/11/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE PLASTIC BOTTLE HOUSING THE WINTERIZING FLUID DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH CAUSED THE FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE CONSUMERS GARAGE. NLM

• 06/08/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE WHEN CONSUMER STARTS VEHICLE IT HESTITATES AND WONT START; LIKE THERE IS NO CONTACT OR SOMETHING, IF WE SHUT OFF RADIO OR MOVE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL POSITION, THEN IT WILL TAKE OFF AND RUN. *YH

• 06/07/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING THAN VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. AT THE SAME TIME CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE CARPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, BUT DEALER COULDN'T FIND CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 06/03/1996· STRUCTURE

  THREE OUT OF FOUR DOORS HAVE CRACKS THAT DEALERSHIP FAILED TO EXAMINE DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 05/19/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON VEHICLE. FIRST TIME BECAUSE OF NOISE, ON 10/5/94 AT 2,923 MILES. SECOND TIME ON 3/30 /97, AT 7, 879. NOT SURE WHY PUMP WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. DEALER STATED THAT PUMP HAD GONE BAD.

• 05/18/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 05/13/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPPED 3 TIMES.

• 05/13/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED 5 TIMES. *SD

• 05/06/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SD