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1989 Dodge Colt Owner Complaints

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

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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.
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Latest Oct 6, 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.
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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 21, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 33 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Dodge Colt. 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

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Seat belts
Filed Oct 6, 2000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SYSTEM HAS LOCKED UP AND WON'T MOVE. IT IS NOT IN THE LATCHED POSITION. *AK

NHTSA ID
733607
Incident
Oct 1, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 16, 1998

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
820281
Seat belts
Filed Aug 25, 1997

RECALL # 95V103003, CONTACTED DEALER IN JAN OF 97. PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR (7) MONTHS. *AK

NHTSA ID
815648
Incident
Aug 25, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Aug 6, 1997

CONTACTED THOMAS DODGE FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN SHIPPED TO THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
815109
Seat belts
Filed Jul 14, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT CATCH. THE SHOULDER BELT WENT FORWARD WITH OWNER AND THE LAP BELT BROKE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
814114
Incident
Sep 20, 1996
Heating & air conditioningDriver assistanceEngine+2 more
Filed Jun 23, 1997

AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO LEAKING SEALS.

NHTSA ID
519033
Incident
Jul 18, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jun 16, 1997

BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, CAUSING BATTERY TO DIE.

NHTSA ID
518612
Seat belts
Filed May 27, 1997

THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR IN CLOSED POSITION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
812521
Incident
Oct 10, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 25, 1997

WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LIGHTS & TAIL LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP; TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME ; DID NOT FIX IT ON LAST VISIT. LAST FEW TIMES; WAS TOLD BY DEALER MAYBE VEHICLE HAD GROUND WIRING PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID
810460
Incident
Mar 26, 1997
Suspension
Filed Jan 15, 1997

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL JERKS IN EITHER DIRECTION, TO CORRECT HAS REPLACED TWO TIRES AND ROTATED TIRES, DLR INDICATES MAY BE SUSPENSION PROBLEM, NOT FIXED. *AK

NHTSA ID
807724
Seat belts
Filed Dec 27, 1996

THE PARTS WERE ORDERED ON MAY 14, 1996 AND THE PARTS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED. *AK

NHTSA ID
805718
Steering
Filed Oct 21, 1996

TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING FRONT WHEEL TO FALL OFF.

NHTSA ID
510328
Incident
Sep 28, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Sep 12, 1996

FIRST CONTACT WITH THE DEALER WAS ON 4-22-96. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED NOTICE ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PARTS.*AK

NHTSA ID
802323
Incident
Apr 22, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 1996

MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM ITS HOUSING. DRIVER MUST MANUALLY UNFASTEN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
986619
Incident
Aug 8, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 1996

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION. *SD

NHTSA ID
506904
Seat belts
Filed Jul 16, 1996

BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILS TO ENGAGE; SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
985167
Seat belts
Filed Jul 14, 1996

PE96-007 ACTIVE, AUTOMATIC LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, WILL NOT RETRACT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE (OTHER VEHICLE ON 802685). *AK

NHTSA ID
985817
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 26, 1996

#95V103003, RECEIVED RECALL, CAR SAT AT DEALER FOR TWO DAYS, SERVICE CALL BACK, THERE ARE NO PARTS, PLEASE DECRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
986192
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

MAKING LEFT TURN, DRUNK DRIVER RAN RED LIGHT, HIT VEHICLE ON DRIVER SIDE, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, DRIVER WAS STRUNG AROUND IN CAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
983165
Incident
Aug 10, 1995
Suspension
Filed Mar 23, 1996

BALL JOINT SECURED BY SNAP RING WHICH IS .003 INCHES LARGER THAN SLOT, ALLOWING SNAP RING TO FALL OFF/JOINT TO COME OUT. *DSH

NHTSA ID
502980
Incident
Jan 7, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 27, 1996

ALL REAR SEATBELT BUCKLES ARE INOPERATIVE, UPON LATCHING WON'T RELEASE, BUTTONS HAVE CRUMBLED INTO PIECES. *AK

NHTSA ID
979842
Seat belts
Filed Jan 31, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO BUCKLE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. *SD

NHTSA ID
501308
Incident
Jan 31, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 30, 1996

THE SEATBELT WAS REPLACED TWICE AND HAD THE SAME DEFECT AS THE 1988 COLT RECALL. TT

NHTSA ID
978393
Seat belts
Filed Dec 14, 1995

RED PIECE INSIDE BUCKLE ON PASSENGER SEATING POSITION BROKE WHILE FASTENING. TT

NHTSA ID
976615
Incident
Oct 14, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 2, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CAN NOT RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE. TT *SLC

NHTSA ID
974415
Incident
Oct 30, 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.

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