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1992 Dodge Colt 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.
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Latest May 23, 2002
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.
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Reports on file since Oct 25, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 14 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 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 1–14 of 14

Seat belts
Filed May 23, 2002

THE PASSENGER SEATBELT DOES NOT WORK. THE SEATBELT WILL NOT SLIDE BACK AND FORTH DUE TO CABLE POPPING OUT. PLEASE ADD VIN.*JB

NHTSA ID
8010423
Visibility
Filed Jul 21, 2000

GLASS WAS SCRATCHING BADLY, AND WAS GETTING WORSE. IT WAS WHITE IN COLOR. NOT ABLE TO SEE OUT OF WINDOWS. NOT VISIBLE TO DRIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
865848
Incident
Dec 5, 1999
Suspension
Filed Apr 18, 2000

HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT "BACKED" OUT - WAS ADVISED IT WAS MANUFACTURE DEFECT BUT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED - WAS ADVISED THAT IF THEY HAD TO COVER EVERY MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT THEY WOULD "GO BROKE"- I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A '93 ENGINE (COMPATIBLE W/ MY '92) WHICH HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT, 35,000 MILES AFTER INSTALLING THE ENGINE, THE HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT "BACKED" OUT AGAIN, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN!!!!!

NHTSA ID
721614
Incident
Sep 24, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 17, 1999

THE HOOD OF THE CAR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *AK

NHTSA ID
853041
Incident
Nov 15, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jul 20, 1999

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT FROM THE RETRACTING MECHASIM , CAUSING IT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
842704
Seat belts
Filed Apr 6, 1999

RECALL # 97V073000; MITSUBISHI/DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAIL/CONSUMER STARTED HAVING TROUBLE AFTER HAVING RECALL SERVICE. THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT TRAVEL ON THE RAIL. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE CONSUMER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
834936
Incident
Feb 9, 1999
Engine
Filed Feb 19, 1999

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS PRONE TOO WIDE/CRACKING, CAUSING THE EXHAUST TO ESCAPE INTO THE FRESH AIR INTAKE AND THEN INTO THE VEHICLE. WHEN SEARCHING FOR REPLACEMENT, DIFFICULT TO FIND ONE WITHOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
835066
Incident
Jan 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Nov 23, 1998

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE TO BE USED. BELT WILL RETRACT WHEN DOOR IS UNLOCKED. BELT IS ONLY TRIGGERED BY DOOR CLOSING OR OPENING. *AK SOMETIMES THE DOOR HAS TO BE REPEATEDLY OPENED AND CLOSED TO GET THE BELT TO CROSS OVER CHEST. * YH

NHTSA ID
831227
Incident
Oct 27, 1998
EngineInterior & seats
Filed Oct 6, 1997

CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKED BUT THERE WAS NO POWER, REPLACE COMPUTER.

NHTSA ID
523519
Incident
Aug 18, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Sep 4, 1996

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FASTEN TIGHTLY, PINNING FRONT PASSENGERS AGAINST THE BACK OF THE SEAT, CAUSING DISCOMFORT/IMMOBILITY.

NHTSA ID
508208
Incident
Aug 25, 1996
Steering
Filed Aug 27, 1996

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT SOMTIMES TIGHTENS UP WHEN IN USE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

NHTSA ID
801387
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 1996

MOTORBELT FAILS TO RELEASE WHEN IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO OFF POSITION. *DH

NHTSA ID
506837
Seat belts
Filed May 3, 1996

THE DRIVERS AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SYSTEM DOES NOT ALWAYS RETRACT, THERFORE NOT RESTRAINING THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984001
Incident
Apr 12, 1996
Transmission
Filed Oct 25, 1995

MANUAL TRANMISSION FAILURE, HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCASSIONS, THERE IS STRIPPED GEAR CAUSING FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID
973888
Incident
Oct 25, 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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