U.S. public vehicle records

Dodge SHADOW problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

466 owner complaints analyzed

11 distinct recall campaigns

105,816 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1985 to 1999 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 14 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags:Frontal is the most frequently named component, appearing in 49 of 466 complaints (10.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	40	8.6%
Transmission and shifting	31	6.7%
Steering behavior	30	6.4%
Electrical and battery issues	15	3.2%
Engine operation	12	2.6%
Fuel system concerns	3	0.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags:Frontal

Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Seats

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Suspension:Rear

Unknown Or Other

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Air Bags:Frontal	49
Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner	43
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	29
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	26
Seats	23
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	21
Suspension:Rear	19
Unknown Or Other	18

Air Bags:Frontal: 49; Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner: 43; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 29; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 26; Seats: 23; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 21; Suspension:Rear: 19; Unknown Or Other: 18

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 3; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 6; 150,000 and above: 3

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (6). 452 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995

127

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2010

2011

2014

2015

1995: 127; 1996: 67; 1997: 78; 1998: 43; 1999: 54; 2000: 41; 2001: 21; 2002: 13; 2003: 6; 2004: 6; 2005: 3; 2006: 1; 2007: 2; 2010: 1; 2011: 1; 2014: 1; 2015: 1

Pattern summary

Air Bags:Frontal leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 40 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 31 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 30 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 750568 · 2001-08-16 (August 16, 2001)

TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES, EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BAR BROKE AT 52,000 MILES , OUTER TIEROD ENDS REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AT 10,000 MILES, ENGINE THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 12,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING BELT IDLER FAILED AT 17,000, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES, RECALL ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT... CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONE PROBLEMS.......WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE........*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 750568 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 8001680 · 2002-01-07 (January 7, 2002)

WHILE DRIVING AND LIGHTLY TAPPING ON BRAKES SHOULDER RESTRAINT HAS FORCEFULLY PULLED HER BACK/ LOCKS AND DOES NOT RELEASE UNTIL ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A HAZARD. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8001680 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 531735 · 1998-03-03 (March 3, 1998)

TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD WHILE ENGAGING INTO GEAR.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 531735 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10087378 · 2004-08-06 (August 6, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND, WHO WAS MECHANIC, FOUND THAT RACK AND PINION WAS MISSING ONE MOUNTING BOLT AND THE OTHER ONE WAS LOOSE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10087378 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 807564 · 1997-01-13 (January 13, 1997)

OWNER STATES THAT HER STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE, AND THAT SHE FEARS AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 807564 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 802574 · 1996-09-18 (September 18, 1996)

FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. *AK DEALER HAD REPLACED THE ECM AND THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR, THE DEALER FOUND RECALL 88V105 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, HOWEVER FOUND THIS VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SLC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 802574 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 968859 · 1995-07-17 (July 17, 1995)

STEERING COLUMN FIRE, WHILE DRIVING PARKED THE VEHICLE INNER THE DASH FIRE, UNDER THE HOOD CUT WIRES TO BATTERY. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 968859 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 549355 · 1999-10-29 (October 29, 1999)

ENGINE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE O2 SENSOR. MJS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 549355 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 700600 · 1998-11-14 (November 14, 1998)

THE FUEL LINE ON THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROPRIETORY CONNECTION GOING FROM THE STEEL GAS TANK LINE TO THE FUEL FILTER. THE FACTORY CRIMPED CLAMP ON THIS LINE COMPLETELY FAILED ALLOWING FUEL TO RUN FREELY WHENEVER THE IGNITION WAS ON. THIS FAILURE WAS CAUGHT IN TIME TO NEGATE ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE FAILURE OF THIS FACTORY CRIMPED HOSE CONNECTION. I HAVE SAVED THE PARTS INVOLVED IN THIS AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU WISH TO INSPECT THEM. ON CONTACTING THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THIS FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF OUR MN CLIMAT…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 700600 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 804324 · 1996-10-30 (October 30, 1996)

GAS TANK CRACKED/CAME APART AT SEAM, CAUSED GASOLINE LEAKAGE WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT, FIRE HAZARD. *AK CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR REPLACEMENT TANK. *SLC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 804324 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

1985

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1995

1997

1998

1999

1985: 1; 1986: 1; 1987: 2; 1988: 2; 1989: 2; 1990: 1; 1991: 5; 1992: 4; 1993: 1; 1994: 1; 1995: 0; 1997: 0; 1998: 0; 1999: 0

First model yearSecond model year

Year-by-year records

Dodge SHADOW model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
1985	0	1	Not available
1986	1	1	0
1987	12	2	+1
1988	12	2	0
1989	33	2	0
1990	40	1	-1
1991	89	5	+4
1992	73	4	-1
1993	107	1	-3
1994	94	1	0
1995	1	0	-1
1997	2	0	Not available
1998	1	0	0
1999	1	0	0

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Data completeness

466 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

3.0%Usable mileage14 / 466 records

77.0%Valid incident date359 / 466 records

100.0%Valid filing date466 / 466 records

77.0%Ordered incident and filing dates359 / 466 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1997	1998	1999
Air Bags:Frontal	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1332.5% ODI 10047011 · 111,632 mi MY DAUGHTER HIT A POT HOLE, HER AIR BAG DEPLOYED GIVING HER A VERY BRUISED FACE, SWOLLEN, BLACK EYE, NUMEROUS SCRATCHES AND CUTS AND A BURNED HAND. HER CAR IS NOT DAMAGED AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE AIR BAG BEING DEPLOYED. EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS SAY THIS NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *LA Look up ODI 10047011 at NHTSA ↗	910.1% ODI 10012122 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB Look up ODI 10012122 at NHTSA ↗	1013.7% ODI 804408 CONSUMER HAD HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER AUTO WHILE TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK Look up ODI 804408 at NHTSA ↗	76.5% ODI 705156 WHEN WASHING THE CAR - THE PAINT JUST PEELED OFF AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *AK Look up ODI 705156 at NHTSA ↗	1010.6% ODI 805138 AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY ABOUT 45 DEGREE INCLINE, SPEED LESS THAN 5 MPH, RAINY WEATHER. *AK Look up ODI 805138 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	18.3% ODI 986665 REAR-ENDED IN ACCIDENT AND BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK Look up ODI 986665 at NHTSA ↗	18.3% ODI 750568 TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES, EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BAR BROKE AT 52,000 MILES , OUTER TIEROD ENDS REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AT 10,000 MILES, ENGINE THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 12,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING BELT IDLER FAILED AT 17,000, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES, RECALL ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT... CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONE PROBLEMS.......WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE........*AK Look up ODI 750568 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.5% ODI 962993 DRIVING AT SPEED 0F 55MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND WAS HIT AT 6:00 POSITION, DRIVER SEAT WENT RECLINE POSITION. TT Look up ODI 962993 at NHTSA ↗	1011.2% ODI 530877 SEAT BACK COLLAPSED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN BACK INJURY TO CONSUMER. Look up ODI 530877 at NHTSA ↗	1216.4% ODI 484262 DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED AND FELL INTO REAR SEAT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL. *AK Look up ODI 484262 at NHTSA ↗	98.4% ODI 10041989 · 140,000 mi WHILE AT A STOP ANOTHER VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SLAMMED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CAME OFF OF THE FRAME. *AK Look up ODI 10041989 at NHTSA ↗	99.6% ODI 504421 SEAT BACK LOCKING MECHANISM IS MADE OF POOR MATERIAL, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. *SD Look up ODI 504421 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	18.3% ODI 531735 TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD WHILE ENGAGING INTO GEAR. Look up ODI 531735 at NHTSA ↗	18.3% ODI 750568 TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES, EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BAR BROKE AT 52,000 MILES , OUTER TIEROD ENDS REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AT 10,000 MILES, ENGINE THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 12,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING BELT IDLER FAILED AT 17,000, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES, RECALL ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT... CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONE PROBLEMS.......WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE........*AK Look up ODI 750568 at NHTSA ↗	412.1% ODI 488248 MUFFLER FAILED. *SD Look up ODI 488248 at NHTSA ↗	25.0% ODI 523296 SMOG PUMP QUIT WORKING. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CV JOINTS LEAK. *AK Look up ODI 523296 at NHTSA ↗	11.1% ODI 711444 I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PIECE OF CRAP CAR. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND THEN PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE CYLINDERS AND NOW I HAVE SOME SORT OF SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE CAR THAT CAUSES THE RADIO TO GO OUT. I NOTICED THE TACHOMETER WAS JUMPING UP TO LIKE 5000RPM BY ITSELF AND THEN IT WOULD DROP TO ZERO. THIS HAPPENED FOR A WHILE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RADIO GOES OUT AND SO DOES EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FUSE. I PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUSE 15 TIMES UNTIL I TOOK A AMPERAGE READING WITH A MULTIMETER AND… Look up ODI 711444 at NHTSA ↗	45.5% ODI 480584 KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION. Look up ODI 480584 at NHTSA ↗	1211.2% ODI 10139693 · 65,000 mi DT: THE VEHCILE IS A 1993 DODGE SHADOW ES. THE PROBLEM STARTED SOMETIME IN MARCH 2001. THE CONTACT HAD JUST PULLED INTO A FUEL STATION AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, WHEN SHE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD IN HE STEERING WHEEL AREA. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS. THEY REPLACED THE WIRE TO THE PARKING SWITCH AND THE PROPORTIANAL VALVE, IGNITION SWITCH, AND WIRING CONNECTOR TO THE SWITCH. THEY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION ALSO, BECAUSE IT WAS SLI… Look up ODI 10139693 at NHTSA ↗	33.2% ODI 506172 TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. Look up ODI 506172 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 608584 TRANSMISSION FAILED. *YC Look up ODI 608584 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	18.3% ODI 972101 THE ENGINE GASKET WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES AND THE WHOLE HEAD WAS CRACKED. TT Look up ODI 972101 at NHTSA ↗	39.1% ODI 488820 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *SD Look up ODI 488820 at NHTSA ↗	410.0% ODI 481654 DEFECTIVE ENGINE LIFTER AND TAPPETS, CAUSED ENGINE TO SEIZE. Look up ODI 481654 at NHTSA ↗	55.6% ODI 520794 CAMSHAFT SNAPPED WHILE BARELY MOVING. *AK Look up ODI 520794 at NHTSA ↗	11.4% ODI 479528 ENGINE OIL PAN LEAK. *SKD Look up ODI 479528 at NHTSA ↗	54.7% ODI 10007169 ENGINE OVER POWERS MOTOR MOUNTS AND CONTINUOUSLY RIPS THEM APART. JB DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS**765219 Look up ODI 10007169 at NHTSA ↗	77.4% ODI 10065598 · 60,000 mi CAM SHAFT BROKE AT 60,000 MILES ON A VACATION TRIP.... COST OF ON ROAD REPAIRS... $600. *LA Look up ODI 10065598 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Seats	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	18.3% ODI 982439 FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISON AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, ALSO BROKE. *AK Look up ODI 982439 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	13.0% ODI 968100 THE FRONT TWO SEATS WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE IN THE TRACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. Look up ODI 968100 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	66.7% ODI 503246 PASSENGER SEAT BROKE IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. *DH Look up ODI 503246 at NHTSA ↗	79.6% ODI 10625807 · 145,000 mi THE RECALL REPAIR ON THIS VEHICLE WAS INCORRECTLY PERFORMED. I AM FRIEND OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR. SHE HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS NEW. FROM DAY ONE, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE SEATS IN HER CAR WERE NOT LOCKING INTO POSITION WHEN FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE SEATED. SEVERAL YEARS LATER (1999?), DODGE HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON HER CAR. THEY SAID THAT THE SEATS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM. MY FRIEND BROUGHT HER CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL SERVICE ON HER SEATS. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE LOCK … Look up ODI 10625807 at NHTSA ↗	54.7% ODI 10395446 · 196,700 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE SHADOW. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD INTO THE REAR SEATS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOP BOLT WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE SIX YEARS PRIOR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V212000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND TH… Look up ODI 10395446 at NHTSA ↗	22.1% ODI 546613 VEHICLE HIT IN REAR AT 35 MPH, PASSENGER SEAT FLEW FORWARD AND SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE. AT 35,000 MILES TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY AND REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE. Look up ODI 546613 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10074217 · 71,000 mi WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT FRAME BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO WOBBLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB Look up ODI 10074217 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	216.7% ODI 780128 ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND IF IT IS NOT ON, THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO RUN. WHEN IT IS ON, IT RUNS SLUGGISH. ALSO REPLACED IGNITION PLUGS/ROTOR/CAPS AND FUEL FILTER. Look up ODI 780128 at NHTSA ↗	216.7% ODI 482745 VEHICLE FIRE. *AW Look up ODI 482745 at NHTSA ↗	39.1% ODI 488248 MUFFLER FAILED. *SD Look up ODI 488248 at NHTSA ↗	410.0% ODI 505803 OIL LEAK.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601635) Look up ODI 505803 at NHTSA ↗	33.4% ODI 549355 ENGINE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE O2 SENSOR. MJS Look up ODI 549355 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	32.8% ODI 486606 ENGINE FAILED TWICE, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING. *SKD Look up ODI 486606 at NHTSA ↗	44.3% ODI 501393 INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD Look up ODI 501393 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Suspension:Rear	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	26.1% ODI 527518 REAR AXLE MAKE KNOCKING NOISE. Look up ODI 527518 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	11.1% ODI 976984 THE REAR AXLE HAS A CRACK ALL THE WAY AROUND IT AND IT WILL BREAK SOON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT Look up ODI 976984 at NHTSA ↗	34.1% ODI 842421 WHILE DRIVING 35MPH REAR END LET LOOSE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 842421 at NHTSA ↗	98.4% ODI 710834 DEALER DID FOLLOWING: AXLE, REAR/TRAILING ARM ASSEMBLY - REPLACE (B); 1 CROSSMEMB-ER - CONTROL AR; 2 BUSHING - RR SUSP FRT PIVOT; FC: 11; PART #: 4778752; THE 1993 DODGE SHADOW WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND ALL OVER THE ROAD BEFORE THE REPAIR.. PLEASE NOTE: THAT OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR REPORTS APPEAR ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE UNDER DIFFERENT CATAGORIES. WE CALL IT THE REAR SWAY BAR. Look up ODI 710834 at NHTSA ↗	44.3% ODI 505599 HEATER CORE FAILURE. *AK Look up ODI 505599 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Unknown Or Other	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	18.3% ODI 718970 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 718970 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	13.0% ODI 728616 NO SUMMARY Look up ODI 728616 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	22.2% ODI 715097 THE PAINT ON MY HOOD STARTED PEELING IN LARGE CHUNKS WHEN I NOTICED THERE WAS NO PRIMER UNDER THE PAINT, ONLY BARE METAL. IS THIS LEGAL? I THEN SAW ANOTHER 1991 DODGE SHADOW WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I KEPT MY EYES OPEN AND I HAVE SINCE NOTICED THAT ON ALMOST ALL WHITE 1991 DODGE CARS OR TRUCKS HAVE SIMILAR PAINT PROBLEMS. I KNOW FORD HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS ONCE AND THEY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY. WILL CHRYSLER?NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK Look up ODI 715097 at NHTSA ↗	22.7% ODI 700938 PAINT STARTED PEELING RIGHT AT 6 MONTHS OLD. Look up ODI 700938 at NHTSA ↗	98.4% ODI 519498 RADIO FAILED. Look up ODI 519498 at NHTSA ↗	33.2% ODI 516477 WATER SETTLES IN DASH DURING RAIN, THEN LEAKS OUT CAUSING INTERIOR DAMAGE. Look up ODI 516477 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Air Bags:Frontal	Too few reports for a range	111,632 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10047011 · 111,632 mi MY DAUGHTER HIT A POT HOLE, HER AIR BAG DEPLOYED GIVING HER A VERY BRUISED FACE, SWOLLEN, BLACK EYE, NUMEROUS SCRATCHES AND CUTS AND A BURNED HAND. HER CAR IS NOT DAMAGED AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE AIR BAG BEING DEPLOYED. EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS SAY THIS NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *LA Look up ODI 10047011 at NHTSA ↗
Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner	Too few reports for a range	140,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10041989 · 140,000 mi WHILE AT A STOP ANOTHER VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SLAMMED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CAME OFF OF THE FRAME. *AK Look up ODI 10041989 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Too few reports for a range	65,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10139693 · 65,000 mi DT: THE VEHCILE IS A 1993 DODGE SHADOW ES. THE PROBLEM STARTED SOMETIME IN MARCH 2001. THE CONTACT HAD JUST PULLED INTO A FUEL STATION AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, WHEN SHE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD IN HE STEERING WHEEL AREA. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS. THEY REPLACED THE WIRE TO THE PARKING SWITCH AND THE PROPORTIANAL VALVE, IGNITION SWITCH, AND WIRING CONNECTOR TO THE SWITCH. THEY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION ALSO, BECAUSE IT WAS SLI… Look up ODI 10139693 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Too few reports for a range	77,320 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10065598 · 60,000 mi CAM SHAFT BROKE AT 60,000 MILES ON A VACATION TRIP.... COST OF ON ROAD REPAIRS... $600. LA Look up ODI 10065598 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10147172 · 94,639 mi 94 DODGE SHADOW AND SOME OTHER YEARS AROUND MY AREA ARE GOING BAD HAVING TO REPLACE THE COMPUTERS AND THEY ARE COSTLY. NM Look up ODI 10147172 at NHTSA ↗
Seats	Too few reports for a range	145,000 mi	3 (sparse)	ODI 10625807 · 145,000 mi THE RECALL REPAIR ON THIS VEHICLE WAS INCORRECTLY PERFORMED. I AM FRIEND OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR. SHE HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS NEW. FROM DAY ONE, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE SEATS IN HER CAR WERE NOT LOCKING INTO POSITION WHEN FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE SEATED. SEVERAL YEARS LATER (1999?), DODGE HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON HER CAR. THEY SAID THAT THE SEATS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM. MY FRIEND BROUGHT HER CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL SERVICE ON HER SEATS. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE LOCK … Look up ODI 10625807 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10395446 · 196,700 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE SHADOW. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD INTO THE REAR SEATS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOP BOLT WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE SIX YEARS PRIOR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V212000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND TH… Look up ODI 10395446 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10074217 · 71,000 mi WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT FRAME BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO WOBBLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB Look up ODI 10074217 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

1998: 1 complaints · 1999: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
1998	1	1	1
1999	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
1998	1	0	0
1999	0	1	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Air Bags:Frontal	Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Seats	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Suspension:Rear	Unknown Or Other
Air Bags:Frontal	—	0	0	0	1 ODI 857816 WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON 395 AND TRAVELLING 45MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, AND SLAMMED BACKWARDS INTO A GUARDRAIL. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BACK DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR, AND THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED CAUSING INJERY TO CONSUMER'S BACK . *AK.ET. Look up ODI 857816 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0
Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner	0	—	1 ODI 750568 TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES, EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BAR BROKE AT 52,000 MILES , OUTER TIEROD ENDS REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AT 10,000 MILES, ENGINE THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 12,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING BELT IDLER FAILED AT 17,000, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES, RECALL ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT... CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONE PROBLEMS.......WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE........*AK Look up ODI 750568 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 814125 THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING THE SEATBACK TO FALL BACKWARDS. THE BOLT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. AK SLC Look up ODI 814125 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 750568 TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES, EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BAR BROKE AT 52,000 MILES , OUTER TIEROD ENDS REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AT 10,000 MILES, ENGINE THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 12,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING BELT IDLER FAILED AT 17,000, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES, RECALL ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT... CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONE PROBLEMS.......WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE........*AK Look up ODI 750568 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	0	1 ODI 750568 TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES, EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BAR BROKE AT 52,000 MILES , OUTER TIEROD ENDS REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AT 10,000 MILES, ENGINE THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 12,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING BELT IDLER FAILED AT 17,000, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES, RECALL ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT... CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONE PROBLEMS.......WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE........*AK Look up ODI 750568 at NHTSA ↗	—	2 ODI 488820 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. SD Look up ODI 488820 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 511685 ENGINE PULLEY POPPED OFF, ALSO HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING/ TRANSMISSION REBUILT DUE TO SLIPPAGE/ HOOD WAS WARPED AND AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONED. AK Look up ODI 511685 at NHTSA ↗	0	3 ODI 750568 TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES, EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BAR BROKE AT 52,000 MILES , OUTER TIEROD ENDS REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AT 10,000 MILES, ENGINE THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 12,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING BELT IDLER FAILED AT 17,000, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES, RECALL ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT... CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONE PROBLEMS.......WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE........AK Look up ODI 750568 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 488248 MUFFLER FAILED. SD Look up ODI 488248 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 506172 TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. Look up ODI 506172 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 727480 ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THINGS STARTES HAPPENING,IT WAS USED WITH NO WARRANTY,MY FAULT BUT I CAN'T AFORD TO FIX DODGE'S MISTAKES. WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE I WAS GOING TO WORK AND WAS LATE BESIDES ALMOST WRECKING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. I WANT TO TRADE IT IN AND GET SOMETHING ELSE BUT NO ONE WILL TAKE THIS CAR. *AK Look up ODI 727480 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0	0	2 ODI 488820 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. SD Look up ODI 488820 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 511685 ENGINE PULLEY POPPED OFF, ALSO HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING/ TRANSMISSION REBUILT DUE TO SLIPPAGE/ HOOD WAS WARPED AND AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONED. AK Look up ODI 511685 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	0	0
Seats	1 ODI 857816 WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON 395 AND TRAVELLING 45MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, AND SLAMMED BACKWARDS INTO A GUARDRAIL. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BACK DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR, AND THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED CAUSING INJERY TO CONSUMER'S BACK . *AK.ET. Look up ODI 857816 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 814125 THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING THE SEATBACK TO FALL BACKWARDS. THE BOLT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. AK SLC Look up ODI 814125 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	1 ODI 549355 ENGINE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE O2 SENSOR. MJS Look up ODI 549355 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0	1 ODI 750568 TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES, EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BAR BROKE AT 52,000 MILES , OUTER TIEROD ENDS REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AT 10,000 MILES, ENGINE THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 12,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING BELT IDLER FAILED AT 17,000, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES, RECALL ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT... CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONE PROBLEMS.......WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE........*AK Look up ODI 750568 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 750568 TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES, EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BAR BROKE AT 52,000 MILES , OUTER TIEROD ENDS REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AT 10,000 MILES, ENGINE THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 12,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING BELT IDLER FAILED AT 17,000, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES, RECALL ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT... CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONE PROBLEMS.......WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE........AK Look up ODI 750568 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 488248 MUFFLER FAILED. SD Look up ODI 488248 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 506172 TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. Look up ODI 506172 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 549355 ENGINE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE O2 SENSOR. MJS Look up ODI 549355 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	2 ODI 719160 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHED 3X AND DECREASED SPEED. ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING 4X. PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW TO PROCEED. Look up ODI 719160 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 519498 RADIO FAILED. Look up ODI 519498 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension:Rear	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Unknown Or Other	0	0	1 ODI 727480 ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THINGS STARTES HAPPENING,IT WAS USED WITH NO WARRANTY,MY FAULT BUT I CAN'T AFORD TO FIX DODGE'S MISTAKES. WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE I WAS GOING TO WORK AND WAS LATE BESIDES ALMOST WRECKING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. I WANT TO TRADE IT IN AND GET SOMETHING ELSE BUT NO ONE WILL TAKE THIS CAR. *AK Look up ODI 727480 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	2 ODI 719160 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHED 3X AND DECREASED SPEED. ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING 4X. PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW TO PROCEED. Look up ODI 719160 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 519498 RADIO FAILED. Look up ODI 519498 at NHTSA ↗	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

8 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

13 mentions · 2.8% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 802574

Look up ODI 802574 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 549355

ENGINE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE O2 SENSOR. MJS

Look up ODI 549355 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 711444

I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PIECE OF CRAP CAR. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND THEN PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE CYLINDERS AND NOW I HAVE SOME SORT OF SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE CAR THAT CAUSES THE RADIO TO GO OUT. I NOTICED THE TACHOMETER WAS JUMPING UP TO LIKE 5000RPM BY ITSELF AND THEN IT WOULD DROP TO ZERO. THIS HAPPENED FOR A WHILE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RADIO GOES OUT AND SO DOES EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FUSE. I PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUSE 15 TIMES UNTIL I TOOK A AMPERAGE READING WITH A MULTIMETER AND…

Look up ODI 711444 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

7 mentions · 1.5% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 511228

BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE DUE TO GREASE USED AT FACTORY STIFFING TO THE POINT OF PREVENTING THE RATCHET DOG FROM MOVING.

Look up ODI 511228 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 972263

WHEN PRESS BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKE LIGHTS DIM WHEN HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT ON, AND AT NIGHT WON'T ILLUMINATE AT ALL, DUE ELECTRIC SHORT. TT

Look up ODI 972263 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 832697

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED BY ITSELF ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

Look up ODI 832697 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 531735

TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD WHILE ENGAGING INTO GEAR.

Look up ODI 531735 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 809073

COMING TO A STOP, THE GEAR WILL SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR BEFORE VEHICLE STOPS. SOMETIMES IT CAUSES CAR TO ACCELERATE AND LURCH FORWARD. TOOK TO DEALER, HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILD BECAUSE IT IS IN THE "BUMP STOP" CONDITION. *AK

Look up ODI 809073 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 979826

VEHICLE ALREADY STOPPED, PUT VEHICLE INTO PARKING, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY, BURNED DRIVER, FILLED VEHICLE WITH SMOKE. *AK

Look up ODI 979826 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Fuel smell or leak mentions

2 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 890020

FUEL LEAKAGE CAUSED BY RIGHT BRAKE LINE BRACKET THAT WAS SHOVED INTO BRAKE LINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CHRYSLER DEALER INFORMED HER THAT A ROLL OF TUBING WOULD NEED TO BE PURCHASED AND THEN MOLDED TO FIT THE AREA. *SLC

Look up ODI 890020 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 820705

VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP TO BE FIXED, AND TECHNICIAN FOUND MANY LITTLE HOLES ON THE FUEL TANK WITHOUT ANY RUST ON IT. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD MANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Look up ODI 820705 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Steering assistance concerns

2 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 970136

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, FRONTEND COLLISION AT 15-20MPH. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. DESCRIBE. TT

Look up ODI 970136 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 717353

DRIVE BELT TENSIONER PULLEY PROGRESSIVELY MISALIGNED ITSELF OVER TIME, CAUSING THE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT TO COME OFF . THIS LEAVES THE DRIVER WITH NO POWER STEERING, NO CHARGING SYSTEM, AND A DAMAGED ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 02/24/1997. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEND ON 1/14 2000. I BELIEVE A T.S.B EXISTS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. IN MY OPINION, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS CAN RESULT IN A MOTORIST WITH A WEAK BATTERY STRANDED. *AK

Look up ODI 717353 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 0.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 65,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10139693 · 65,000 mi

DT: THE VEHCILE IS A 1993 DODGE SHADOW ES. THE PROBLEM STARTED SOMETIME IN MARCH 2001. THE CONTACT HAD JUST PULLED INTO A FUEL STATION AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, WHEN SHE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD IN HE STEERING WHEEL AREA. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS. THEY REPLACED THE WIRE TO THE PARKING SWITCH AND THE PROPORTIANAL VALVE, IGNITION SWITCH, AND WIRING CONNECTOR TO THE SWITCH. THEY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION ALSO, BECAUSE IT WAS SLI…

Look up ODI 10139693 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.2% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 750568

Look up ODI 750568 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

1 mentions · 0.2% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 812828

CONSUMER TURNED ON HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. ONCE THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT FUNCTIONS. *AK

Look up ODI 812828 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b