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1990 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.
12
Latest Aug 31, 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.
3
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 24, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 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

Showing 1–12 of 12

Driver assistance
Filed Aug 31, 2000

VEHICLE WAS IDLING HIGH THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CROSS THE ROAD, FLY INTO THE AIR AND FLIP 2 1/2 TIMES LANDING ON THE HOOD. NLM

NHTSA ID
554232
Incident
Sep 30, 1991
ElectricalSeat belts
Filed Jul 31, 1997
Fire reported

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LOOKED OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED UP. OWNER THINKS THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. ALSO OWNER STATES THAT WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT OPENS AND CLOSES WHICH CAUSES THE DRIVER TO BE INSECURE IN THE SEAT.CAN CAUSE A SAFETY CONCERN. UNDER RECAL 95V102003. *AK

NHTSA ID
814645
Incident
Jul 25, 1997
Seat belts
Filed May 30, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported1 death reported

CONSUMER'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, AND HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT TIME OF CRASH DRIVER WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELTS, THE SHOULDER BELT HAD TO BE CUT OFF OF OCCUPANT, AND THE LAP BELT DETACHED ITSELF DURING IMPACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
812609
Incident
Apr 12, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Sep 25, 1996

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT TO ITS STARTING POSITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OFF.

NHTSA ID
801841
Incident
Dec 15, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Sep 9, 1996

INTERMITTENT SHOULDER BELT FAILURE; PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT CLOSE/LOCK UP AS DESIGNED, PASSENGER NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.*AK

NHTSA ID
802033
Incident
Jul 15, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Aug 6, 1996

MOTORBELT FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
507158
Incident
Jul 1, 1994
Electrical
Filed May 15, 1996
Fire reported

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH

NHTSA ID
504695
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 30, 1996

THE FRONT AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAS FAILED. IT WILL ONLY RETRACT HALF WAY OR IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983815
Incident
Mar 24, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 9, 1995

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILS TO LATCH. *SKD

NHTSA ID
485962
Incident
May 1, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Jun 5, 1995

VEHICLES DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAS BROKEN WELDS ON BEAM AREA. TT

NHTSA ID
966301
Incident
Jun 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 30, 1995
1 injury reported

MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT SNAPPED BACK TIGHTLY, PINNING DRIVER TO SEAT/OTHER TIMES MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT TIGHTEN AT ALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
489800
Incident
Apr 30, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 24, 1995

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT WORK. TT

NHTSA ID
960584
Incident
Feb 1, 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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