Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
33
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Dodge Shadow.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-02-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1998-09-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#92V053000). TOOK VEHICLE IN. WAITED 1 1/2 HOURS, BELT NOT FIXED. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK. BRAKES… |
| 1998-09-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | PLASTIC LENSES COVERING FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE DISCOLORING, AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CO… |
| 1998-06-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE, RESULTED IN FIRE. *YC |
| 1998-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS LOSING OIL. ALSO, PAINT IS PEELING. *AK *SLC |
| 1997-01-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK |
| 1996-09-07 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY, THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN THE REAR WHEEL CAME OFF THE AXL… |
| 1996-08-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE PARK POSITION WITH THE IGNITION OFF THAT IT ROLLED BACK ABOUT (4) FEET CR… |
| 1996-06-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP. *SD |
| 1996-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORBELT STICKS AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (92V053000) *DSH |
| 1996-01-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. TT |
| 1995-09-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *SD |
| 1995-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MOTOR MOUNT REPAIRED DUE TO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING/VIBRATION. *SD |
| 1995-08-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE REAR LAP SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME APART . TT |
| 1995-08-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | REPLACED AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TRACKS. *AK |
| 1995-07-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKED OIL RIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (89V-237. *AK |
| 1995-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, CAN'T USE SEAT BELT . TT |
| 1995-06-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORBELTS FAILED. *DH |
| 1995-05-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | SPORADIC LOCKED TORQUE CONVERTER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BUCK AND SURGE WHILE DRIVING. *AK |
| 1995-04-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED, CAUSING LIFTGATE TO FALL BACK AND HIT DRIVER'S/PASSENGERS IN HEAD/INJURY. *SKD |
| 1995-03-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT LENSES FOG UP, REDUCING ILLUMINATION. *AW |
| 1995-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED TWICE, DUE TO PLASTIC HOUSING CRACKING FOLLOWED BY THE RELEASE BUTTON BREAKING. *DH |
| 1989-10-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE FRONT TWO SEATS WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE IN THE TRACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT 50 MPH THE CAR ACCELERATES. TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN COLD WEATHER THERE WAS AND EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CAR, TOOK TO DEALER THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VALVE COVER GASKET IS LEAKING ON THE MOTOR. RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED , BUT THIS PATRICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UND… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE CARRIER IS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER NOTICED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TH… |
| — | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR AXLE MAKE KNOCKING NOISE. |
| — | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | LARGE SPOTS OF PAINT ARE COMING OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 1 | #92V053000 RECEIVE RECALL TOOK TO DEALER SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT CONSUMER SAID ITS NOT SHE GOT HURT FROM THIS PROBLEM . … |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT OFTEN. MANY BULBS FROM DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS. REVERSE LIGHTS NO LONGER OPPERATE. *AK |
| — | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S REAR CONTROL ARM IS BROKEN INSIDE AND WHILE DRIVING A LOUD SNAPPING AND CLICKING NOISE IS HEARD. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND LIGHTLY TAPPING ON BRAKES SHOULDER RESTRAINT HAS FORCEFULLY PULLED HER BACK/ LOCKS AND DOES NOT RELEA… |