Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 52 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1979 Dodge Sport Utility, most frequently naming the other / unspecified, suspension and brakes categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| May 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| Jul 2003 | 9 | 15 |
| Aug 2003 | 4 | 19 |
| Sep 2003 | 6 | 25 |
| Oct 2003 | 1 | 26 |
| Nov 2003 | 2 | 28 |
| Dec 2003 | 3 | 31 |
| Jan 2004 | 3 | 34 |
| Feb 2004 | 2 | 36 |
| Mar 2004 | 3 | 39 |
| Apr 2004 | 7 | 46 |
| May 2004 | 1 | 47 |
| Jun 2004 | 2 | 49 |
| Aug 2004 | 1 | 50 |
| Feb 2005 | 1 | 51 |
| Jan 2022 | 1 | 52 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
1 campaign cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
We are inquiring about Dodge vehicles ability to be hacked and controlled by rogue parties, FBI, government agents in the United States. We have noticed on several occassion. Dodge sedan a) move in manner different from drivers course, drivers intent The manner has dangered driver, passenger and pedastrains. We need schmetics designs on why lincoln designed and built a feature like that. More deliberately, are concerns, that some US FBI agents have found ways to coordinate, attempt, and premeditate murder and manslaugter by using un popular vehicle features. That is unknown to the mass public. The undercover agents unscruplous intent seem to be, to want to, place and blame innocent drivers, by hijacking steering a) guardrails b) pedastrains c) uncomming traffic d) other vehicles We also have issues the design and secret nature of remote vehicle telemetry and manipulation of steering column and CAN BUS and infotainment delay. That said, there has been a spike of guard rail accidents on the 10, 101 and 202 freeways. We have concerns that the everydriver may not be the blame for the suspicous accidents. The questions for Dodge vehicles: What controls are there to prevent abuse? How does dodge vehicles ID the vehicle remote hackers? Why did the hacker get into dodge designs? Has the vulnerabilty been abused more than defined? What type of logging is setup in telemetry and telematics? How is dodge going to correct the problem? We estimate many have been hurt. Emotional damages, psycotic damages, from fbi misuse and abuse of dodge vehicle and vulnerabilities. There needs to be recalls on dodge and other vehicles.
REPLACED UPPER BALL JOINTS AGAIN,FIRST WAS ON 7/7/03 39,414 MILES ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO,NOW AGAIN 3/25/04 45,452 MILES 1ST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY ,NOW OUT OF WARRANTY IT COST ME 853.23 WILL I HAVE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AGAIN @6K MILES, WE WERE NEVER TOLD THERE MAY BE A DEFECT AND TO BE CAUTIOUS. *AK THE CONSUMER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HIS VEHICLE IS BEING OMITTED FROM THE BALL JOINT RECALL. *NM
TENSIONER ASSEMBLY REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN 12 MONTH PERIOD. 3 OF WITHIN 60 DAYS. AS A RESULT THE SHAFT AND PULLEY ON THE POWER STEERING WAS BENT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED A PART TO HOLD THE BELT ONTO THE TENSIONER. IT DID NOT WORK. THE BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES UNDER 70K MILES. MOPAR PART WARRANTIES HAVE BEEN USED, HOWEVER, $100 DEDUCTIBLES FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS BEEN COLLECTED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. FORTUNEATLY, TO DATE, NO INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED.
ENGINE FROZE - ONLY OWNING CAR FOR 10 MONTHS (THIS HAPPENED IN 4/02 - CAR WAS PURCHASED 6/01)....HAD TO BUY NEW CAR AND ATTACH LOAN FROM THIS JUNK. *AK
MY 2001 GRAND CHEROKEE IS EXPERIENCING A SEVERE VIBRATION PROBLEMS WHEN BRAKING. I'VE CONTACTED THE NW JEEP DEALERSHIP IN BEAVERTON OREGON AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THIS PROBLEM IS NOT TAKEN CARE BY THE JEEP CORPORATION. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN INHERIT DEFECT TO THE CAR SINCE I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM FIXED A YEAR AGO AND NOW THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX THE SAME ISSUE SINCE IT IS NOT UNDER WARANTEE ANY LONGER. I'VE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL JEEP OWNER ON THE SIMILAR VINTAGE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FORCE THE JEEP CORPOARTION TO PUT THE VEHICLE AS A RECALL ITEM. *AK
STARTED 2001 GRAND CARAVAN EX AFTER SHOPPING RUN,ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL CHECK LIGHTS REMAINED ON. PULLED OVER TWICE AND RESTARTED,SAME LIGHTS STAYED ON. VEHICLE HAD 26,078 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL,O.K. LUCKILY FOR OUR FAMILY,THE VEHICLE STILL HAD ENOUGH BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE,THOUGH COMPROMISED (SQUISHY,NOT FIRM, SECURE AND CONTROLLED AS IT WAS PRIOR TO THE OCCURRENCE), AND THE BRAKES COULD STILL BE USED TO STOP VEHICLE. CHECK THE VEHICLE AGAIN AFTER A FEW HOURS(CHECKED BRAKE FLUID AGAIN, ABS FUSE CHECKED-OUT O.K.,STARTED VEHICLE)NO CHANGE. NO CHANGE THE NEXT DAY. *LA
MY BALL JOINTS AND RIGHT CONTOL ARM HAVE GONE OUT AGAIN. ON 12-6-02 I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED MY IGNITION SWITCH AND RIGHT CONTROL ARM AND HUB BEARINGS. NO I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM. I JUST DRIVE IN THE CITY. MY RO # IS 262789. IT WAS A DONE AT VALENCIA DODGE.*AK
BALL JOINTS FRONT END PROBLEMS . *AK
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.