Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Dodge Spirit submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AS VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE, SHIFTING DOWN FROM 4TH GEAR INTO 2ND GEAR DANGEROUSLY SLOWING THE CAR FROM 60 MPH TO 35 MPH, THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH A CHRYSLER REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *JB
3RD TRANSMISSION; 1ST REPLACED AT 115K MILES,2ND AT 117K,3RD AT 113K,2ND & 3RD ARE CHRYSLER REMANF TRANSMISSION. TRANS WENT INTO LIMP MODE AT 60MPH, DANGEROUS LOST OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC.*AK
IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAILING AGAIN AFTER BEING REPLACED 3-4 YEARS AGO. ALSO, WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY, CAUSING HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR SWITCH NOT TO OPERATE/ AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY ON THE DASHBOARD/,BRAKE PADS FELL OFF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WITHOUT ANY WARNING/ GEAR SELECTOR FAILED, DID NOT SHOW THE CORRECT GEAR, AND REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. PARTS FOR WIRING HARNESS PURCHASED AT DEALER. *AK *ML
CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN LESS THA 85,000 MILES. NLM
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THREE TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN LESS THAN 85,000 MILES. *MJS
TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IN SECOND GEAR, AND ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND STALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES WITH A REBUILD TRANSMISSION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY
HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT 2 TIMES BY DEALER, 3RD BY INDEPENDENT GARAGE. DEALER SAID VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY.
WHILE TRAVELING ON A GERMAN AUTOBAHN AT ~75MPH; WITHOUT ANY WARNING INDICATIONS, TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR. SPEED WAS SUDDENLY REDUCED TO BELOW 40MPH; UNABLE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM SPEED ACCORDING TO GERMAN LAW. OTHER TRAFFIC SUCCESSFULLY AVOIDED MY SLOWED VEHICLE, SOME TRAVELLING IN EXCESS OF 100MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE, WHERE I DROVE TO THE NEXT EXIT, IN 2ND GEAR. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. PREVIOUS FAILURES; JAN '91- "REPAIRED" APR '95 - "REBUILT". CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION ON PREVIOUS FAILURES, INSISTING ON REPAIRS & ATTEMPTING TO HAVE ME PAY DEDUCTIBLES. HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER USA; CONNIE IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS;"CHRYSLER IS NOT GOING TO PROVIDE GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE" ALTHOUGH VEHICLE PURCHASED & DRIVEN FOR OVER 2 YEARS IN USA, BECAUSE I'M IN GERMANY I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO CONTACT THE EUROPEAN OFFICE. THIER REPS. ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. I WANT TO KNOW IF CHRYSLER IS STILL LIABLE FOR THIS RECENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN THE ENDANGERMENT OF MY LIFE. CHRYSLER USA ACCEPTED MY PAYMENTS FOR 2 & 1/2 YEARS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS HERE IN EUROPE, WHY DO THEY NO LONGER SUPPORT ME?
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE/1ST GEAR OR LOW/AT TIMES REMAINED STUCK IN PARK, ALSO BUCKED VIOLENTLYWHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
FRONT CALIPERS STICK, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR ON BRAKE PADS.
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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