Electrical
Filed Dec 12, 2000
VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING AT ANY SPEED. DODGE FINALLY SAID CO PILOT SHOULD BE INSTALLED, ADMITTING THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 876346
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1996
1994 Dodge Spirit Electrical Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Electrical reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Dec 12, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 87 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Dodge Spirit submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.
Owner reports naming electrical
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Electrical
Filed Oct 26, 1999
Fire reported
UPON TURNING IGNITION SWITCH SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM STEERING COLUMN THEN FROM DASH. TURNED OFF IGNITION AND HAD CAR TOWED. DEALER STATES THAT IGNITION GROUNDED OUT AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE BURNING OF WIRING SYSTEM THROUGHOUT DASH AND MOTOR. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN HIGH TRAFFIC WHERE IGNITION COULD NOT HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY EVEN MORE DAMAGE OR INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURED. THE DEALER HAS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS COULD HAPPEN.
- NHTSA ID
- 713912
- Incident
- Oct 15, 1999
Electrical
Filed Sep 28, 1998
WARNING CHIMES WHEN KEYS ARE LEFT IN IGNITION OR THE LIGHTS ARE LEFT ON. NOW THE DOORS WILL LOCK WITH THE ENGINE ON AND THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION.
- NHTSA ID
- 541765
- Incident
- Sep 10, 1998
Electrical
Filed Jun 6, 1997
DRIVER COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH NOR TURN THE IGNITION ON.
- NHTSA ID
- 518092
- Incident
- Feb 19, 1996
Electrical
Filed Feb 19, 1997
IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE OWNERSHIP, LOCKING UP.
- NHTSA ID
- 514857
Electrical
Filed Aug 29, 1996
THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 801564
Electrical
Filed Jan 26, 1996
THE VEHICLE STOPS/STALLS/HESITATION/STUMBLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 978274
- Incident
- Jan 25, 1996
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed May 27, 1995
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
- NHTSA ID
- 479617
- Incident
- May 27, 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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .