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1988 Dodge Raider 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.
9
Latest Sep 14, 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.
1
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 23, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Dodge Raider. 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 1–9 of 9

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 14, 2000
Crash reported

CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE JERKED SIDEWAYS. HE GOT OUT, AND SAW THAT BACK PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD HAD PEELED OFF FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION TO THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION , CAUSING A PLATE TO BE RIPPED OFF THE AUTOMOBILE. *AK

NHTSA ID
870517
Incident
Aug 1, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Sep 4, 1997

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103003). CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN ON DATE. LEFT VEHICLE W/DEALER. NEXT DAY, WENT TO PICK UP VEHICLE. SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER AFTER ARRIVING, THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS. DON'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. WILL CALL. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
816801
Incident
Jul 13, 1997
Heating & air conditioningEngine
Filed Mar 31, 1997

CRACKED ENGINE HEAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *AK

NHTSA ID
515828
Incident
Feb 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Dec 1, 1996

SEAT BELT RECALL--WANT REFUND FOR REPAIRS.

NHTSA ID
51087
Seat belts
Filed Oct 24, 1996

FRONT SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON CRACKED AND JAMMED, REPAIRED/REPLACED UNDER RECALL.

NHTSA ID
510587
Seat belts
Filed Sep 13, 1996

AFTER BEING REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS VERY HARD TO BUCKLE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BUT, ITS HAS BEEN A WHILE NOW AND STILL NO PARTS 95V103003. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
802334
Incident
Apr 30, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 12, 1996

UPON REPLACING SEAT BELT BUCKLE FOR RECALL IN JAN 1996, THE BUCKLE HAS BROKEN AGAIN MARCH 1996. *AK

NHTSA ID
980615
Seat belts
Filed Mar 5, 1996

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES (95V103003) CONTACTED DEALER ON 3/5/96 BUT FOUND OUT PART ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980152
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 23, 1995

LAP/SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER PLASTIC LATCH IS BROKEN. TT

NHTSA ID
960448
Incident
Jan 1, 1994

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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