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1994 Dodge Stealth Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

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Transmission 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 Oct 7, 2002
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.
29%
of 28 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.
0
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 automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Dodge Stealth 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 transmission

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Transmission
Filed Oct 7, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL HEAVILY JERK CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

NHTSA ID
8020288
Incident
Sep 11, 2002
Transmission
Filed Feb 3, 2002

TRANSFER CASE LEAKS FLUID WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE THE AWD SYSTEM TO LOCK UP SOMETIMES, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. MY TRANSFER CASE LEAKS BUT I AM CONSTANTLY CHECKING FLUID TO MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. I KNOW IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE STEALTH RT TT AND MITSU 3000GT VR4 WHICH IS WHY I KEEP SUCH A CLOSE EYE ON IT. THE TRANSFER CASE OUTPUT SHAFT ALSO SEEMS TO BE LOOSE, CAUSING A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE CAR, I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CAUSES THE LEAK OR NOT THOUGH. THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GETRAG TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE IN THE STEALTH RT TT (TWIN TURBO) AND MITSUBISHI 3000GT VR4 THAT ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX BECAUSE MITSUBISHI AND / OR GETRAG REFUSES TO OFFER ANY PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART!! WHICH MEANS IF A $200 SYNCRONIZER GOES BAD IN THE TRANSMISSION, YOUR ONLY CHOICE IS TO BUY A $4000 TRANSMISSION! THIS DOES NOT CAUSE SAFETY PROBLEMS LIKE THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKING UP THOUGH. IF THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKING UP HAS NOT COST ANYONE THEIR LIFE YET I WOULD BE SUPRISED. IMMAGINE A PERSON DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AROUND A CORNER WHEN IT'S RAINING IN 5:00 TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKS UP. NOT HARD TO TELL WHAT WILL HAPPEN THEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
757687
Transmission
Filed Feb 2, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
757653
Incident
Feb 10, 1999
Transmission
Filed Jan 29, 2002

MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 1992 STEALTH AWD, THE SYNCROS WENT AT 60K, REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT MADE. HAD A USED ONE PUT IN UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRENTEE. MY TRANS IN MY 94 STARTED LEAKING AT 50K MILES. WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTEE FROM DODGE, 10K MILES AND 13 MONTHS LATER MY NEW ONE STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY. *AK

NHTSA ID
757506
Incident
Dec 20, 1999
Transmission
Filed Dec 23, 2001

SYNCROS FAILING. *AK

NHTSA ID
755971
Transmission
Filed Mar 8, 2001

BOTH TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE SUFFER FROM OIL LEAKS ALLOWING THEM TO BE RUN DRY IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND DAMAGING THE CONPONENT ITSELF. *AK

NHTSA ID
742134
Incident
Mar 2, 2001
Transmission
Filed Aug 30, 2000

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE STEALTHS AND THE MITSUBISHI 3000GT'S IT IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BECAUSE MITSUBISHI HAS AVOIDED THIS PROBLEM LONG ENOUGH AND NOW IT IS TIME FOR THEM TO ACCEPT SOME RESPONSIBILTY ON THE VEHICLES

NHTSA ID
729590
Incident
May 30, 2000
Transmission
Filed Aug 11, 2000

I HAVE TALKED TO 3 STEALTH OWNERS AND THEY, LIKE ME, HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSIONS SIEZE WHILE DRIVING. WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL OR SOMETHING ON RECORD OF THIS PROBLEM

NHTSA ID
727605
Incident
Jul 5, 2000

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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