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1988 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.
11
Latest Aug 2, 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 Jul 20, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 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 1–11 of 11

ElectricalFuel system
Filed Aug 2, 2000

MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALSO FUEL ING.QUIT. *AK

NHTSA ID
726476
Incident
Sep 1, 1999
Steering
Filed Sep 16, 1999

RACK AND PINION STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED VIBRATION WITHIN STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ID
847894
Incident
Jun 21, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jan 29, 1999

EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY FAILING TO RETRACT PROPERLY; CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER/MFR NOTIFED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL/ REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

NHTSA ID
834224
Incident
Jul 26, 1997
Transmission
Filed Jun 10, 1998

PLASTTIC PIECE ON STICK SHIFT BREAKS INSIDE THE SHIFTER, VEHICLE CAN NOT GO INTO REVERSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

NHTSA ID
536539
Electrical
Filed Aug 11, 1997
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP, SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, PULLED ASIDE, OPENED HOOD, ENGULFED WITH FLAMES, DAMAGE MOSTLY IN AREA OF BATTERY, ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPT. CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
815216
Incident
Aug 4, 1997
Engine
Filed May 6, 1997
Fire reported

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

NHTSA ID
812025
Incident
Aug 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Feb 24, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported1 death reported

DRIVER HIT BRAKES AND BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND/ CAR THEN SPON OUT OF CONTROL, THEN HIT A PICKUP TRUCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
809309
Incident
Jun 20, 1995
Body & structureHeating & air conditioningEngine+7 more
Filed Jan 12, 1997

ENGINE HEADS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
528034
Incident
Jan 4, 1993
Body & structure
Filed Jun 28, 1996

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE K-FRAME TWISTS AND SWAYS AND FINALLY BREAKS OR SNAPS, THIS 4TH K-FRAME FOR VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
986291
Incident
Jun 13, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 20, 1996

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR; FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
981003
Incident
Feb 15, 1996
Engine
Filed Jul 20, 1995

THAT EXCESSIVE HEAT IS COMING FROM THE TRUNK ABOVE THE MUFFLER AND IT HAS MELTED THE CARPET IN THE TRUNK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
969154
Incident
Jun 1, 1993

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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