1993 Dodge Spirit

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

• 12/29/1999· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLT WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEAT BROKE, CAUSING MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, ONLY ONE BOLT IS HOLDING THE SEAT IN PLACE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER WOULD ONLY MAKE REPAIRS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

• 12/17/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN OR SUDDEN STOP THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS HOLD, ONE CAN HEAR A GRINDING SOUND IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. TAKEN TO DEALER, CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

• 12/11/2000· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING AT 30-35 MPH THIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE P19570R14. TIRES SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

• 12/06/1996· POWER TRAIN

  THE REAR AXLE ROD BROKE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 11/01/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILED FIVE TIMES. *DSH

• 10/29/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WATER ENTERS THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE BULB TO BLOW, RENDERING THE HEADLIGHTS INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT.

• 10/29/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHENEVER IT RAINS WATER GETS INTO THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE LIGHT BULB BLOWS OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF THE LIGHT. *AK

• 10/29/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NOTICED BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, DEALER FOUND FRONT WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED, CHRYSLER HAS NO REPLACEMENT WIRING HARNESS AVAILABLE AND NO IDEA WHEN ONE MIGHT BE FOUND, #4625688. *AK IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *SLC

• 10/27/1997· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  REAR TORSION BAR FAILED. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE AND ENGINE PULLEY BELT. *AK

• 10/20/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STARTER FAILED.

• 10/14/1998· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE REAR TRAILING ARM ASSEMBLY AXLE NEEDS REPLACEMENT, AND WILL REPAIR AT THE COST TO CONSUMER. *AK

• 10/14/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS. CONDITION STILL OCCURS, AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

• 10/11/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  ANY AND ALL PROBLEMS WITH 1993 DODGE SPIRIT,. NO SAFETYD EFECT LISTED. *AK

• 10/11/1996· SUSPENSION

  TRAILING ARM WELD BROKE WHICH CAUSES NOISE.

• 10/10/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  COMPUTER MODULE FAILED. *SD

• 10/07/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING.

• 10/06/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN TRYING TO FILL THE FUEL TANK VALVE SHUTS OFF IMMEDIATELY AND FUEL WILL BEGIN SHOOTING BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 09/29/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHEN STARTED THE CAR PUT INTO DRIVE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CONSUMER HIT A TRUCK . TT

• 09/25/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT 75,000 MILE DURING DAMPS WEATHER CONDITION. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASION AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

• 09/25/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *DSH

• 09/23/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DT: 1993 DODGE SPIRIT. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CONCERNING THE FUEL SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP ARRANGED FOR THE REPAIRS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY NOTICED THE GAS LINES WERE CORRODED ON BOTH SIDES. IF THEY WERE TO BE TAKEN OFF THEY WILL CRUMBLE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO ACQUIRE NEW LINES. THEY WERE NO LONGER BEING MADE. CHRYSLER STATED THE PARTS ONLY HAVE TO BE SUPPLIED FOR SEVEN YEARS. THE RECALL WORK COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING WITHOUT THE GAS LINES. *AK *JB

• 09/23/1996· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH/MOTOR FAILED.

• 09/18/2002· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A REALLY BAD IMPACT. ALSO, SEAT BELT BUCKLES DID NOT LOCK PROPERLY.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

• 09/16/1997· SUSPENSION

  REAR AXLE TORSION BAR CRACKED, MAKES LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING HIGH SPEEDS, COULD FALL COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSING A CRASH. ACCORDING TO BODY SHOP, TORSION BAR NEEDS REPLACING. *AK

• 09/12/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS FAULTY AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 09/11/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 09/11/1995· SEATS

  DRIVERS SEAT BACK LATCH BROKE, CAUSING BACK OF SEAT TO RECLINE SUDDENLY. *DSH

• 09/03/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  REAR AXLE BAR BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DUE TO LOCATION OF BREAK, WHOLE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED ($885.97). REPAIR SHOP COMMENTED THAT PART READILY AVAILABLE INDICATING A COMMON PROBLEM. VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING INTO THE CONNECTOR. WATER PUMP PULLEY AND BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF PULLEY WHICH CAUSED IT TO RUB ON BELTS. CREATED LARGE AMOUNT OF ENGINE NOISE. ADDITIONALLY VALVE GASKET COVER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE TO CORRECT RECURRENT OIL LEAK. CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE 9-3-02--CAR NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY DON'T CARE. *AK

• 09/01/1999· STEERING

  SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. *AK

• 08/30/1998· POWER TRAIN

  CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS A CRACK INSIDE THE REAR AXLE.

• 08/30/1995· SEATS

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINE BACKWARDS. TT

• 08/25/1998· SUSPENSION

  REAR AXLE BEAM SPLIT. QCAW

• 08/22/1996· SUSPENSION

  SUSPENSION FAILURE, THE REAR TRAILING ARM CRACKED. *AK *JB

• 08/15/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FAILED EGR VALVE/OXYGEN SENSOR CAUSED VEHICLE TO HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING.

• 08/13/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK

• 08/13/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TWICE TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

• 08/03/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ENGINE STALLED, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER , CAMSHAFT HAD BROKEN.*AK *JB

• 08/02/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY WILL DIE OUT AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TIMING BELT, CAMSHAFT AND THE TOP PART OF ENGINE. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMAATION.*AK

• 08/02/1995· SUSPENSION

  THE REAR TRAILING ARM HAS A CRACK IN THE WELD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 07/31/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  UPON STARTING VEHICLE OR WHEN DRIVING SMOKE IS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AREA. PROBLEM OCCURRED MOSTLY UPON STARTING VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT AND BURNED UP. *YH

• 07/22/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, GOES TO PUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL HAS NO RESPONSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CLAIMS CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. DUE TO THIS DEFECT CONSUMER IS SCARED TO OPERATE VEHICLE. *AK

• 07/21/1997· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE. WHEN TAKEN TO MECHANIC, MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS CRACKED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

• 07/20/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AND SET ITSELF TO 90 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE TO 30 MPH. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED A MINOR REAR END COLLISION. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *LA

• 07/15/1997· TIRES

  UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRES HAVE PREMATURE WEAR.

• 07/12/1995· SUSPENSION

  ALIGNMENT FAILURE, WHEN STEERING HAVE NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES. *AK

• 07/08/1998· SUSPENSION

  REAR TRAILING ARM ASSEMBLY.

• 07/02/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING AND VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE,TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND TOOK KEY OUT. KEY WAS SO HOT THAT DRIVER DROPPED IT. SECOND TIME STARTED THE VEHICLE SMOKE BOILED OUT AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE COLUMN. BATTERY ALSO BLEW UP. *AK

• 06/22/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND IT WILL ATTEMPT TO STALL . PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 06/09/1997· STEERING

  RACK AND PINION STEERING IS MALFUNCTIONING IN RIGHT TURNS AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *AK

• 06/08/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT DISC BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. *YC