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1988 Dodge Shadow Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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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.
12
Latest Aug 6, 2004
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 Jan 21, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Dodge Shadow. 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 1–12 of 12

Steering
Filed Aug 6, 2004

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND, WHO WAS MECHANIC, FOUND THAT RACK AND PINION WAS MISSING ONE MOUNTING BOLT AND THE OTHER ONE WAS LOOSE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10087378
Incident
Aug 6, 2004
BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine+4 more
Filed Aug 16, 2001

TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES, EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BAR BROKE AT 52,000 MILES , OUTER TIEROD ENDS REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AT 10,000 MILES, ENGINE THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 12,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING BELT IDLER FAILED AT 17,000, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES, RECALL ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT... CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONE PROBLEMS.......WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE........*AK

NHTSA ID
750568
Incident
Aug 15, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Aug 5, 1997
1 injury reported

SEAT BELTS FAILED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING AN INJURY.

NHTSA ID
520582
Incident
Jul 16, 1997
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 8, 1996

ODOMETER FRAUD. *SD

NHTSA ID
506311
Incident
Jul 8, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 28, 1996

THE FRONT PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM DOESN'T OPERATE OR RETRACT PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984920
Incident
Mar 23, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Dec 19, 1995

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, PROBLEM OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER, DEALER IS LUBRICATING BELT BUT DOESN'T CORRECT PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ID
976818
Incident
Dec 19, 1995
Engine
Filed Sep 18, 1995

THE ENGINE GASKET WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES AND THE WHOLE HEAD WAS CRACKED. TT

NHTSA ID
972101
Seat belts
Filed Aug 29, 1995

ALL THREE SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THE REAR ARE DEFECT . TT

NHTSA ID
971225
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 19, 1995

RIGHT FRONT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT STUCK PRIOR TO RECALL (92V-053). *AK

NHTSA ID
484270
Incident
Jun 17, 1995
Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 4, 1995

REAR AXLE FAILED, CAUSING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE TURNS. *SKD

NHTSA ID
482973
Incident
Nov 4, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Feb 9, 1995

THE SAFETY RESTRAINT MOTOR IS ON RECALL AND THE OWNERS DEALERSHIP ARE HAVING A PROBLEM GETIING THE PART. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
959813
Engine
Filed Jan 21, 1995
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE. *AW

NHTSA ID
482745
Incident
Jan 21, 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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