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1989 Dodge Aries Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
10
Latest Dec 14, 2000
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.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Feb 23, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Dodge Aries. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–10 of 10

Brakes
Filed Dec 14, 2000

CONSUMER REPLACED DEFECTIVE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS(CAR QUEST BRAND) IN 1999, ON JUNE 25, 2000 CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH PARTS AGAIN DUE TO GRINDING AND DAMAGED COMPONENTS, CONSUMER FEELS THE INSTALLED PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE RESULTING IN FAILURE THE FOLLOWING YEAR. *MJS

NHTSA ID
558130
Incident
Jun 23, 2000
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Oct 22, 1997

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID
605572
Body & structure
Filed Aug 21, 1997

THE PAINT SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE IS IS PEELING OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
518358
Seat belts
Filed Oct 24, 1996

DRIVER'S SIDE PUSH BUTTON RELEASE IS INOPERATIVE, SEAT BELT BUCKLE WON'T DETACH, ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE BUCKLE PLASTIC COVER HAS FALLEN OFF. *AK CONSUMER WAS STUCK IN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT, IT WOULD NOT DETACH, CONSUMER HAD TO WIGGLE OUT OF IT, CONSUMER STATES BELTS DO NOT RETRACT WHEN NOT IN USE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
804009
Brakes
Filed Apr 10, 1996

BRAKES FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD

NHTSA ID
503334
Incident
Apr 10, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 28, 1995

ENGINE RACES FOR NO REASON WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON ACCELERATOR. PLEASE DESCIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
975541
Seat belts
Filed Nov 7, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, UNABLE TO UNLATCH SEAT BELT BUCKLE. TT CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS HAS BEEN SOLVED DEALER WILL REPLACED THE WARRANTY IS 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILES.*JB

NHTSA ID
974734
Incident
Nov 7, 1995
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 30, 1995
Fire reported

HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST BRIGHTNESS. *SKD

NHTSA ID
489791
Incident
Mar 25, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 19, 1995

DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS WILL NOT PROPERLY RETRACT FOR OCCUPANT RESTRAINT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
964033
Incident
Apr 19, 1995
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Feb 23, 1995

VEHICLE PERIODICALLY GOES AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 30-40MPH SURGING, FAILING TO STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. REPAIRED 3 TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
960489
Incident
Feb 23, 1995

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.

Data sources

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