1996 Damon Challenger Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1996 Damon Challenger, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure150.0%
- Other / unspecified150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DAMON CHALLENGER RV. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WALL WAS WET. HE COULD ALMOST PUSH HIS ARM THROUGH THE PLYWOOD ON THE WALL. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A LEAK DETECTOR FOR THE LP GAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE OR MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DAMON CHALLENGER RV. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WALL WAS WET. HE COULD ALMOST PUSH HIS ARM THROUGH THE PLYWOOD ON THE WALL. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A LEAK DETECTOR FOR THE LP GAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE OR MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .