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2000 Damon Challenger Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 21, 2003
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2000 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

  • Brakes133.3%
  • Other / unspecified133.3%
  • Visibility133.3%

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

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS MISSING, AND THE MANUFACTURER NEVER PLACED ONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, AND FOUND THE CABLE HAD MELTED. SCC. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. *JB

NHTSA ID 10009927 · filed Mar 24, 2003

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.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE WATER TANK BECAME DETACHED FROM UNDER THE TRAILER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TANK DIDN'T HAVE ADEQUATE SUPPORT. *AK *NLM THE TRAILER SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHOM STATED SINCE THE CONSUMER WAS THE SECOND OWNER, THE WARRANTY WAS NO GOOD. CONSUMER POINTED OUT THE STEEL SUPPORT STRAP WAS ON TOP OF THE TANK AND THAT THE FASTENERS FOR THE STRAP WERE BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE FRAME. AT THAT POINT, THEY LOOKED AT THE PICTURES AGAIN AND REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER. *PH *NLM

NHTSA ID 10040252 · filed Oct 21, 2003

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS MISSING, AND THE MANUFACTURER NEVER PLACED ONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, AND FOUND THE CABLE HAD MELTED. SCC. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. *JB

NHTSA ID 10009927 · filed Mar 24, 2003

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

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