| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 419.0%ODI 518918ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED FOUR TIMES IN FIVE YEARS. *AK Look up ODI 518918 at NHTSA ↗ | 812.7%ODI 500601IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. *AK Look up ODI 500601 at NHTSA ↗ | 2122.1%ODI 10006846*OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT* THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. FUNCTIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE ENGINE AND UNDER CARRIAGE AREAS. *JG *JB Look up ODI 10006846 at NHTSA ↗ | 35.2%ODI 480216ENGINE LIFTERS FAILED. *SKD Look up ODI 480216 at NHTSA ↗ | 78.6%ODI 524483REAR TORSION BAR FAILED. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE AND ENGINE PULLEY BELT. *AK Look up ODI 524483 at NHTSA ↗ | 33.4%ODI 604452CRANKSHAFT FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. NLM Look up ODI 604452 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.6%ODI 601175OIL SWITCH SENSOR FAILED. Look up ODI 601175 at NHTSA ↗ | 1100.0%ODI 737833I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ENGINE GOT HOT THEN JUST STOPPED RUNNING AND HASEN'T RAN SINCE. IHAD IT LOOKED AT BY THREE OF FOUR MACHNICS AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A HEAD GASKET THAT WOULD COST AROUND 1300 DOLLARS TO FIX. AND I JUST DONT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.*AK Look up ODI 737833 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 29.5%ODI 703493ON THE TRANSMISSION IT IS VERY SLOW SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND. ALSO THE REVERSE WENT OUT COMPLETELY,AND HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR $1019. NOW THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. HE SHIFTER IS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND IT'S BEGINNING TO WEAR AWAY, AND WILL SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO NUETRAL BY ITSELF ON OCCASION. ALSO, IT IS VERY HARD TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. IN ADDITION, ENGINE LEAKING OIL FROM SOMEWHERE, AND THERE IS A NEW SPOT UNDER THE CAR ON THE FLOOR WITH OIL. *AK Look up ODI 703493 at NHTSA ↗ | 914.3%ODI 480207COMPUTER MODULE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. Look up ODI 480207 at NHTSA ↗ | 99.5%ODI 601863TRANSMISSION FAILED. Look up ODI 601863 at NHTSA ↗ | 915.5%ODI 532477TIMING BELT FAILED. Look up ODI 532477 at NHTSA ↗ | 33.7%ODI 10013785 · 96,789 miI OWN A 1993 DODGE SPIRIT WITH ONLY 96000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. FOR NO REASON AT ALL THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHEN I AM DRIVING AROUND TOWN. IT HAPPENS AROUND 20-30 MPH. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION NOT CHANGING GEARS AS NEEDED. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A LONG HISTORY OF DEFECTS WITH THE 41TE AND 42LE TRANSMISSIONS. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *JB Look up ODI 10013785 at NHTSA ↗ | 1112.6%ODI 10047688 · 80,000 miSINCE WE BOUGHT THIS USED CAR FROM A DEALER IN 1999, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SLIP. WE COMPLAINED, BUT NOTHING WAS EVER DONE. IN 2001, WE TOOK THE CAR TO YET ANOTHER DODGE DEALER. AT THIS TIME, THE CAR HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT. THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL. IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY, THE PRICE THEY QUOTED WAS $1,800. SO NOW, WE DRIVE A CAR WITH A HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION THAT SLIPS UPON TAKE OFF AND HARD ACCELERATION WHILE PASSING. *LA Look up ODI 10047688 at NHTSA ↗ | 410.5%ODI 480806TRANSMISSION DELAYS WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE GEAR. Look up ODI 480806 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Air Bags:Frontal | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1117.5%ODI 506377FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG, CAUSING INJURY. *SD Look up ODI 506377 at NHTSA ↗ | 55.3%ODI 488422AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON. *SD Look up ODI 488422 at NHTSA ↗ | 35.2%ODI 827298WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. A REPAIR SHOP CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY CANNOT TOUCH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 827298 at NHTSA ↗ | 67.4%ODI 501537AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING CARDIAC CONTUSION TO DRIVER. *SD Look up ODI 501537 at NHTSA ↗ | 66.9%ODI 526910VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT DURING ACCIDENT KNOCKED OUT DRIVER. Look up ODI 526910 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. |
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| Suspension:Rear | 314.3%ODI 484070REAR STABILIZER BAR FAILED, CAUSING NOISE. Look up ODI 484070 at NHTSA ↗ | 57.9%ODI 501422ONE INCH CIRCULAR HOLLOW BAR CRACKED, IN THE TRAILING ARM ASSEMBLY WHICH HOLDS THE REAR WHEELS IN POSITION. *SD Look up ODI 501422 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.1%ODI 8013850WHILE DRIVING OVER A STONEY ROAD AT 10MPH, THE ANTI SWAY BAR BROKE.*AK AFTER DRIVNG OVER FRESHLY LAID GRAVEL WHICH WAS DEEP IN SOME AREAS, THE VEHICLE STARTED EMITTING A HIGH PITCHED NOISE CHARACTERISTIC OF A BROKEN ANTI SWAY BAR. THIS BAR WAS WELDED AT A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR BUT LATER BROKE AGAIN. THE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON FAILURE. *JG Look up ODI 8013850 at NHTSA ↗ | 35.2%ODI 532477TIMING BELT FAILED. Look up ODI 532477 at NHTSA ↗ | 78.6%ODI 509705TRAILING ARM WELD BROKE WHICH CAUSES NOISE. Look up ODI 509705 at NHTSA ↗ | 78.0%ODI 700923REFER TO PAGE 2-50 IN 1994 SPIRIT SERVICE MANUAL I HAVE PHOTO OF THE "CRACKED" "TORQUE TUBE OR ROD" WHICH IS A TUBE THAT IS WELDED WHERE IT PASSES THRU A HOLE IN EACH END PLATE (TO WHICH THE WHEELS ARE ATTACHED) OF THE REAR AXLE. THE CRACK WAS THREE INCHES FROM THE LEFT END PLATE. THE CRACK WAS CIRCUMFERENTIAL AND SHOWED RUST. MY DEALER MAJOR DODGE RAN A REPORT AND WOULD NOT REPAIR AT NO CHARGE SAYING THAT ALL WARANTEES HAD NO COVERAGE FOR THIS Look up ODI 700923 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.6%ODI 101214871995 DODGE SPIRIT DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE INNER TORSION BAR.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WELDED, BUT IT DID NOT HOLD FOR LONG AND NOW THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB Look up ODI 10121487 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System:Ignition | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 57.9%ODI 479618INTERMITTENT STALLING. Look up ODI 479618 at NHTSA ↗ | 66.3%ODI 723613REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM/DEFECT HAVE NOT EVER ACTUALLY FIXED IT--IT KEEPS REOCCURRING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK Look up ODI 723613 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.4%ODI 719065SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR, I HAD TO HAVE A LOT OF REPAIRS, I JUST LEARN FROM A CAR DEALER THAT DODGE SPIRIT 92 ARE RECALLED CARS, I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PAINT PEELING SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR, WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT AT HAD ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE CAR THAT WAS PEELING, NOW ITS PEELING VERY WHERE, THE DAY I DROVE OFF THE LOT WITH THE CAR I NOTICED THE ODOMETER WAS NOT WORKING AND TO THIS DAY IT STILL DO NOT WORK, SO I DONT KNOW HOW FAST I DRIVE, WHEN I DRIVE I LOSE POWER RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THIS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS, IT JUST CUT OFF. *AK Look up ODI 719065 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.5%ODI 800794AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK Look up ODI 800794 at NHTSA ↗ | 55.7%ODI 479617CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. (2ND VEHICLE ON 480806/479618) *AW Look up ODI 479617 at NHTSA ↗ | 25.3%ODI 480806TRANSMISSION DELAYS WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE GEAR. Look up ODI 480806 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Power Train:Axle Assembly | 29.5%ODI 809959THE REAR AXLE SHAFT BROKE, THE ROD ASSEMBLY MAKES A LOUD NOISE , CONTACT DEALERSHIP NO PARTS AVAILABLE, CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 809959 at NHTSA ↗ | 46.3%ODI 500601IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. *AK Look up ODI 500601 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.1%ODI 10001921WHILE DRIVING THE SWAY BAR BROKE. THE SWAY BAR BROKE AGAIN AFTER WELDING IT. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT ENTIRE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED. *TT *NLM Look up ODI 10001921 at NHTSA ↗ | 35.2%ODI 489371TURN SIGNALSWITCH FAILED. Look up ODI 489371 at NHTSA ↗ | 44.9%ODI 540427CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS A CRACK INSIDE THE REAR AXLE. Look up ODI 540427 at NHTSA ↗ | 33.4%ODI 800863TRUCK STARTED TO MAKE NOISE, DEALER SAID THE REAR AXLE BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK Look up ODI 800863 at NHTSA ↗ | 25.3%ODI 10126587I HAVE A 1995 DODGE SPIRIT. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THERE STARTED TO BE A SHAKE ON THE FRONT END. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID ITS SOMETHING WITH THE AXLE. I TALKED TO A FRIEND TONIGHT WHO HAS A 1995 ACCLAIM, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME VEHICLE JUST A DIFFERENT NAME PUT ON THE BACK.. HE HAD THAT SAME PROMBLEM A YEAR AGO.. TALKED TO ANOTHER FRIEND WHO HAS A 1995 DODGE SPIRIT. HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 6 MONTHS AGO. TALKED TO SOMEONE WHO HAD A 1994 DODGE SPIRIT .. SHE NEVER HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT.. IM THINKING THAT IT HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE … Look up ODI 10126587 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System:Ignition:Switch | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 46.3%ODI 500601IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. *AK Look up ODI 500601 at NHTSA ↗ | 33.2%ODI 529978SMOKING STEERING COLUMN DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. Look up ODI 529978 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.7%ODI 509379IGNITION SWITCH SMOKED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT. Look up ODI 509379 at NHTSA ↗ | 78.6%ODI 487687IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILED FIVE TIMES. *DSH Look up ODI 487687 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.3%ODI 514857IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE OWNERSHIP, LOCKING UP. Look up ODI 514857 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.6%ODI 731076MY CARS AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON AND CAUGHT FIRE TO MY IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS OUT OVER $600 FOR REPAIRS. I KNOW YOU HAVE RECALLED SOME 1995 DODGE CARS AND WANT TO KNOW IF MINE HAS THE SAME PARTS ON THE AIR BAG? PLS ADVISE VIA E-MAIL. THANKS. JOANNE RAMIREZ. *AK Look up ODI 731076 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 14.8%ODI 979533CONSUMER AUTO CAUGHT FIRE AND THE ENGINE BURNED-AFTER BEING DRIVEN APPROX 10 MILES. AUTO WAS TURNED OFF WHEN THE FIRE STARTED-CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. *AK Look up ODI 979533 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.6%ODI 736992I PREVIOUSLY OWNED AN 89 MODEL OF THIS CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW RECALL STATUS. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED IN SUMMARY. *AK Look up ODI 736992 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.1%ODI 703005CAR WAS SITTING AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE DEPT. DID NOT LIST A CAUSE FOR THE FIRE. Look up ODI 703005 at NHTSA ↗ | 35.2%ODI 701830WHEN DRIVING THROUGH RAIN PUDDLES OR SNOW, THE POWER STEERING /ALTERNATER BELT SLIPS OFF ITS PULLEYS Look up ODI 701830 at NHTSA ↗ | 78.6%ODI 480697INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK Look up ODI 480697 at NHTSA ↗ | 44.6%ODI 486307POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. Look up ODI 486307 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. |
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