1991 Dodge Dynasty Owner Complaints

I SMELLED A STRONG ORDER OF GAS WHEN DRIVING, WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS A CONSTANT DRIPPING FRO THE FUEL RAIL SUPPLYING THE FUEL INJECTORS...FIRST , IT WAS A SMALL DRIPPING ON THE FRONT VALVE COVER AND AFTER 2-3 MONTHS ITS A STRONG CONTINUOUS DRIPPING FILLING UP THE VALVE COVER SPILLING INTO THE MANIFOLD AREA. I HAVE RESTRICTED DRIVING MY CAR TO 5-7 MILES AT A TIME TO PREVENT POSSIBLE FIRES. MY MECHANIC CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY COST AND THIS U-SHAPED ALUMINUM TUBING ABOUT 14" LONG ,8" CONNECTING TUBE WHERE IT IS LEAKING FROM TO ANOTHER PIECE OF ALUMINUM 14" TUBING THAT GOES UNDERNEATH THE MANIFOLD IS $300.00 AND $150 TO INSTALL IT. I THINK IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURING DEALER IS GOUGING ALMOST PUNISHING THEM FOR NEEDING THE PART BY CHARGING 3XS WHAT THE PIPING/TUBING REALLY SHOULD COST. MY MECHANIC AND I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE WEB LOOKING FOR THE SAME PART BUT ALL OF THEM SAY ITS A DISCONTINUED PARTS AND CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT BY THE DEALERSHIP. WHAT A RIP OFF THEY KNOW ITS A FACTORY DEFECT AND IN HIGH DEMAND BUT THEY ARE NOT MAKING ANYMORE THAN THAT WANT TO MAKE TO KEEP THE DEMAND HIGH AND TO MAKE A BIG PROFIT ON A DESIGN MISTAKE IN THEIR FUEL SYSTEM DESIGN THAT THEY SOLD TO THE PUBLIC. THEY PROBABLY KNEW IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN BUT PUSHED IT THROUGH ANYWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10565309

Incident

Sep 11, 2013

Mileage

156,800 mi

ABS ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AT TIMES, THEN OFF OTHER TIMES. FOLLOWED BY ABS ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM FUNCTIONS TO FAIL TOTALLY REDUCED BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE BY 95% USED PARKING BRAKE TO ACHIEVE STOP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10219121

Incident

Jul 7, 2007

Mileage

91,468 mi

LEAKAGE OF FUEL AT THE FUEL RAIL CONNECTIONS, ABOVE THE VALVE COVERS, WHICH DRAINS ONTO THE MANIFOLD AND COULD START A FIRE. I AM TOLD IT WILL COST OVER $700 TO REPLACE THE PARTS WHICH CANNOT BE BOUGHT ANYWHERE ELSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10215553

Incident

Jan 14, 2008

PURCHASED SAID VEHICLE IN SEPT. 2006 USED. WAS JUST DRIVING AT POSTED SPEED LIMITS IN A COMMUNITY AREA OF PHOENIX, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOUD CLACKING NOISE STARTED AS I PULLED UP TO MY DESIGNATION, SO I TURNED OFF THE MOTOR, LIFTED THE HOOD AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE TENSION PULLEY HAD NEARLY COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE MOTOR. IT DID CAUSE THE SERPINTINE BELT TO COME OFF OF ALL THE PULLIES OF THE MOTOR. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME, AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE SEPT. 2006. HEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT MY HOME I FINISHED REMOVING THE PULLEY THAT WAS LOOSE, CAUSING IT TO BENT ENOUGH TO THROW IT TOTALLY OFF OF ITS TENSION PURPOSE. UPON REMOVAL A BOLT WAS ALSO BROKEN WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE TOTAL PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TIGHTENED TO TORQUE SPECS. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH PARTS ATTACHED TO THIS PULLEY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10186214

Incident

Mar 14, 2007

Mileage

25 mi

FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHIN A 3 YEAR PERIOD MY CAR WILL START AND RUN FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND TURN OFF, I HAD IT TOWED AND THE MECHANICS WOULD REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER, OR SAY THEY DID, AND CHARGE ME A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. I SEARCHED RECENTLY ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND I FOUND THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART PROBLEM FOUND AT THIS SITE---HTTP://AUTOREPAIR.ABOUT.COM/LIBRARY/A/1F/BL111F.HTM I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART WHICH IS TIED IN TO AN ANTI THEFT FEATURE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10180605

Incident

Jan 18, 2007

Mileage

140,263 mi

BOTH REAR SET BELTS HAVE TROUBLE BEING PULLED OUT. THEY SEEM TO GET STUCK AND CANNOT BE USED. THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO REAR PASSENGERS. I HAVE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10175929

Incident

Dec 11, 2006

Mileage

86,000 mi

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED OCT. 2006. NEAR MINT CONDITION. POWER EVERYTHING & EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS PERFECT. VEHICLE EMISSIONS PERFECT. APPROX. 4 DAYS AFTER FINAL REGISTRATION WAS SWITCHED, PLATED, & INSURED, I HOPPED ONTO THE FREEWAY, DOING ABOUT 65 MPH. WHEN SUDDENLY IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, I WAS TOTALLY OVERWHELMED BY THE SMELL OF GAS. I BECAME SERIOUSLY NAUSEOUS AND LIGHT HEADED AND HAD TO IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE FREEWAY TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO PULL OVER AS FAST AS I POSSIBLE COULD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR MORE SERIOUS A FATALITY. ONCE, I MANAGED TO PULL OVER I PULLED THE HOOD LATCH, JUMPED OUT TO GET A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, I POPPED THE HOOD TO TRY TO SEE WHERE THIS GAS WAS COMING FROM. ALL I COULD SEE WAS GAS SPAYING OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE, IN MASSIVE AMOUNTS JUST LIKE A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE AT A CAR WASH. 1\4 TANK LEAKED OUT ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE & ALL OVER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF MY CAR. I THANKED GOD, THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT HOT ENOUGH TO IGNITE THE WHOLE CAR, WITH ME INSIDE. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME, WE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL RAIL FEEDER THAT DISTRIBUTES GAS TO THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE AFTER RESEARCHING OTHER DODGE VEHICLES I FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN UNDOCUMENTED RECALL FOR THIS PART, THIS CAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT, AND THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE CONTINUED TO INSTALL THIS SAME PART ON OTHER YEARS, MAKES & MODELS & DAIMLER CHRYSLER/ DODGE WAS, VERY WELL AWARE OF THIS. LAST YEAR THEY GROSSED $16.63 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2005 WITH $1.5 MILLION IN LOSSES & THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS FOR $700.00 JUST MAKES MY STOMACH TURN. NOW KNOWING THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED A SERIOUS OR EVEN FATAL INJURY TO SOMEONE ELSE, BECAUSE OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER'S NEGLECT IN ADMITTING THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURED PART, AND THEM TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS IS OUTRAGEOUSLY UNBELIEVABLE TO SAY THE LEAST. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171857

Incident

Oct 14, 2006

Mileage

87,000 mi

1991 DODGE DYNASTY, 3.3L ENGINE. FUEL RAIL LEAKING, AT CROSSOVER TUBE CONNECTION. FUEL LEAKING DOWN ONTO VAVLE COVER, WHICH THEN LEAKED ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. MINOR FIRE, BUT THANK GOD I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I SMELLED THE FUEL. OPENING THE HOOD REVEALED THE SMALL FIRE THAT STARTED. THE DODGE DEALER WANTS 300.00 FOR THE PART, AND I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR THIS PART SINCE IT IS NOT A "WEAR" ITEM, NOR IS IT A MOVING PART, OR IN A LOCATION PRONE TO WEAR. HAD MY WIFE OR MYSELF BEEN DRIVING AND THE FIRE OCCURED, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED A LAW SUIT. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WOULD BE GREAT. IF YOU CAN PROVIDE A COMPLAINT NUMBER TO CALL FOR CHRYSLER, I WILL DO SO. I FEEL THEY SHOULD AT LEAST PAY FOR THE PART. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED, AS I CANNOT LOCATE A USED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS CREATING A MAJOR HEADACHE, AS WE NEED 2 VEHICLES, AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE DYNASTY AT THIS TIME, NOR CAN WE AFFORD (OR JUSTIFY) 300+ FOR THE REPAIR. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

10108304

Incident

Jan 23, 2005

Mileage

185,000 mi

I OWN A 1991 DODGE DYNASTY, 3.3 LITER. THE FUEL RAIL STARTED LEAKING AT THE JOINT ON THE FRONT, BEHIND THE VALVE COVER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10104553

Incident

Dec 27, 2004

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK *TT *JB

NHTSA ID

10022197

Incident

May 30, 2003

Mileage

106,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING SMELT FUMES AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

8018174

Incident

Sep 3, 2002

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO TURN, THE WHEEL LOCKED AND A HIT POLE AND BUILDING. DURING THE ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONSUMER HAD FACE AND CHEST INJURIES. *YH

NHTSA ID

8016779

Incident

Aug 13, 2002

VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING, DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL MODULE, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE STARTER, FUEL INJECTOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER COIL PACK, MAP SENSOR, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED.*SLC

NHTSA ID

8002709

Incident

Jan 2, 2002

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM FUEL INJECTION TUBE. WHEN CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE FUEL STARTED POURING OUT. ALSO, HAD STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO RECALLS, AND TO CALL NHTSA. *AK

NHTSA ID

8000795

Incident

Dec 15, 2001

PROBLEM WITH CHILD SAFETY SEAT. I HAVE THE FISHER PRICE STAY IN VIEW. WHEN THE LEVER IS PULLED TO RELEASE THE SEAT FROM THE BASE, ONE OF THE MECHANISMS WON'T RETRACT ALLOWING YOU TO RELEASE THE SEAT. I HAVE INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

754137

WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN ROAD FELT LIKE FRONT END WAS FALLING OUT AND STARTED JURKING. TURNED AROUND, HAD TO KEEP PRESSURE ON TRANSMISSION. PAID $1600.00 TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACE.

NHTSA ID

9004050

Incident

Mar 1, 2001

CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE COMPUTER WENT INTO SECURITY MODE (WHILE PARKED), SHUTTING OFF FUEL SUPPLY, ALTHOUGH CAR IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEM. COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH AN O.E.M. COMPUTER DESIGNED TO PREVENT SUCH RANDOM OCCURRANCES, AT MY EXPENSE OF OVER $500 PLUS TOWING CHARGE AND INCONVENIENCE. *AK

NHTSA ID

741404

Incident

Feb 13, 2001

VEHICLE WAS HIT BY A CART AND DENTED THE DOOR, CONSUMER SAW ANOTHER CART HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DESIGN OF VEHICLES TODAY ARE WEAK COMPARED TO THE OLDER ONES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

559147

FUEL RAIL LEAKAGES CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK ALL OVER ENGINE. SPILLED FUEL COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

854540

Incident

Dec 10, 1999

THE FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING FROM TWO SPOTS. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY A MECHANIC AFTER OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP FOR HEAVY GAS FUMES. THE VEHICLE IS BEING HELD AT THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

855323

Incident

Dec 12, 1999

WHENEVER HEATER IS TURNED ON VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO HEAT UP. PROBLEM IS LISTED ON RECALL(#91V004000), BUT NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER & MECHANIC ORDERED PARTS. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER/MANUFACTURER A MONTH LATER THAN RECALL NOTICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

852326

Incident

Apr 26, 1999

WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT FRONT RIGHT ROTORS SPLIT IN HALF, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK

NHTSA ID

849506

Incident

Sep 28, 1999

MY FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DURING WARRANTY AT APPROX 65,000 MILES IN 1995. MY SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS IN 1997 AT 115,000 MILES. SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DID NOT THINK CHRYSLER/DODGE WOULD REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION I HAD IT REBUILT AT MY OWN EXPENSE FOR MORE THAN $1700.00. DO YOU THINK CHRYSLER WILL REIMBURSE ME??.

NHTSA ID

711948

Incident

Feb 10, 1997

BRAKES WON'T STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THESE BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

846133

Incident

Aug 30, 1992

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

710268

Incident

Jan 27, 1999