Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. 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. 10 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
1994 DODGE SPIRIT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. CONSUMER STATES HE PULLED OVER WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. *KB THE POLICE REPORT STATED THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT# 10-0372-91
VEHICLE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SEALS ON ENGINE GASKET. THEY WERE LEAKING, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THEM 3 OTHER TIMES WITH NO EXPLANATION WHY IT KEPT HAPPENING. OTHER PROBLEM IS WITH PASSENGER DOOR RUSTING ON INSIDE AT HINGES. DOOR IS ABOUT TO COME OFF. DEALER EXPECTED CONSUMER TO OIL DOOR PERIODICALLY.*AK
DEALER FAILED TO CURE SEALER ON GASKET TO TRANSMISSION PAN,CAUSED LEAKS WHICH RESULTED IN TRANSAXLE FAILURE/SLIPPAGE
NO SUMMARY
FAILED DRIVE BELTS AND DIRTY FUEL INJECTION UNIT CAUSED VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER.
ENGINE HAS ROUGH IDLE UNTIL VEHICLE WARMS UP. WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ENGINE RUNS FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN STALLS. WHEN DRIVING OR TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, ENGINE STOPS. VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER.
CRANKSHAFT FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. NLM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEEDS UP TO 35 MPH ENGINE SHUTS DOWN.THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES WHEN THIS OCCURS. DEALER HAS INSTALLED A CO PILOT TO MONITOR VEHICLE.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK *SLC
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTS BY ITSELF/ TIGHTENS AROUND PERSON'S NECK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DURING NORMAL CONDITIONS DRIVE BELT BECAME LOOSE AND LATER COME OFF, BUT DID NOT BREAK. DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT, NO BELT SHIELD. TT
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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