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1987 Dodge Daytona 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 Jul 7, 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 Jan 26, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Dodge Daytona. 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 1–8 of 8

Electrical
Filed Jul 7, 2000
Fire reported

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30MILES TO WORK CONSUMER SHUT THE CAR OFF AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN, OPENED THE HOOD, THERE WERE FLAMES BACK NEAR THE MOTOR, AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED IT AS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, AND CAR WAS TOTALLED.*AK

NHTSA ID
864960
Incident
Jul 6, 2000
Electrical
Filed Aug 1, 1997
Fire reported

ENGINE WIRING HARNESS SHORTED AND STARTED A FIRE.

NHTSA ID
522486
Incident
Jul 28, 1997
Electrical
Filed Jul 2, 1997
Fire reported

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE IN HOOD AREA. HE THEN DROVE VEHICLE FOR APPROIMATELY 15 MINUTES, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THEREAFTER FLAMES BEGAN. *AK

NHTSA ID
813710
Incident
Jun 26, 1997
Engine
Filed Oct 18, 1996

POOR LOCATION OF EXHAUST PIPE CAUSED CARGO AREA TO OVERHEAT, MELTING PLASTIC LAUNDRY BASKET ONTO RUG.

NHTSA ID
510213
Incident
Aug 17, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Jun 7, 1996
Fire reported

HEARD A POP AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE(FUEL HOSE). PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
985372
Incident
May 30, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 18, 1996

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK BROKE. TWO BOLTS BROKE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980878
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 30, 1995
Crash reported

WHILE INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION THE FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED IN A RECLINING POSITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
974137
Incident
Sep 2, 1995
Engine
Filed Jan 26, 1995
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE. *SKD

NHTSA ID
480220
Incident
Jan 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.

Data sources

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