Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Dodge Spirit.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | *OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT* THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES AND PULLED OFF THE RO… |
| 2002-01-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25 TO 30 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE. GOT OUT AND CHECKED RIGHT REAR TIRE WHICH HAD SHREDDED. S… |
| 2001-02-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER A LEAKAGE ON VEHICLE HAD FOUND OUT THAT HEAD GASKET HAD BEEN LEAKING DUE TO A CRACK. *AK … |
| 2000-12-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TWICE NOW OIL PAN HAS BEEN DAMAGED BECAUSE IT IS TOO LOW. ONCE IT WAS DAMAGED GOING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND SCRAPEING TH… |
| 2000-10-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OVER A STONEY ROAD AT 10MPH, THE ANTI SWAY BAR BROKE.*AK AFTER DRIVNG OVER FRESHLY LAID GRAVEL WHICH W… |
| 2000-06-03 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM/DEFECT HAVE NOT EVER ACTUALLY FIXED IT--IT KEEPS REOCCURRING. N… |
| 2000-05-31 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER HEARD METAL TO METAL NOISE COMING FROM REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY… |
| 1999-10-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DUE TO DESIGN FLAW TIMING BELT BROKE ON NINE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. DEALER CAN NOT DETERMINE WHAT'… |
| 1999-10-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER PARKED CAR AND WHILE STILL SITTING IN CAR STARTED TO FEEL VERY STRONG HEAT AND CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. CONSUME… |
| 1999-09-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I TRIED TO STEER AWAY FROM A CRASH BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE LEFT. MY RIGHT ARM WAS THEREFORE IN THE … |
| 1999-08-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES AND WITHIN MINUTES THE … |
| 1999-01-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR WAS SITTING AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE DEPT. DID NOT LIST A CAUSE FOR THE FIRE. |
| 1999-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHENEVER IT WAS AT A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER S… |
| 1999-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANMISSION WENT OUT, AND WHEN PUTTING THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WON'T MOVE ANYWHERE.VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHIN THE… |
| 1998-12-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER'S AIRBAG CAME OUT, BUT DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES AND BURNIN… |
| 1998-06-20 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | WHEN I USE MY A/C THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN BEGANTO GET HOT, SO HOT THAT IT HAS MELTED THE STEERING COLUMN C… |
| 1997-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | SMOKING STEERING COLUMN DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. |
| 1997-11-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CAUSING INJURY TO FACE. |
| 1997-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED A FIRE AND BURNED THROUGH THE PLASTIC THAT COVERS THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS H… |
| 1997-08-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ABOUT 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD & TURNED VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTED VEHICLE & D… |
| 1997-02-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG, CAUSING BURNS TO DRIVER'S JAW/CHEST. |
| 1997-01-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | REAR TRAILING SUSPENSION ARM BROKE AT WELD. |
| 1996-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD FAILED 4TIMES. |
| 1996-10-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT FAILED. |
| 1996-10-15 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | HIT FROM THE REAR AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. *AK |
| 1996-09-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | SWAY BAR/TRAILING ARM CRACKED. |
| 1996-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, AND THEN SUDDENLY STARTED AGAIN. ALSO REPLACED OUL PRESSURE SENSOR. *AK |
| 1996-08-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | REAR CROSSMEMBER CRACKED. *AK |
| 1996-08-09 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 3:00 POSITION, VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE, AND WENT INTO RECLINING … |
| 1996-08-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. |
| 1996-07-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT DISENGAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| 1996-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PAN REPLACED DUE TO OIL LEAK. |
| 1996-06-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP PRIOR TO DOWNSHIFTING. *AK |
| 1996-04-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING UP ON INCLINE, VEHICLE TOOK OFF;DRIVER FELT SURGE, AS IF BEING PUSHED;FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL;ENGINE KEPT ACCE… |
| 1996-04-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OTHER: AIR BAG PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FOURTH VEHICLE ON 503129, 601422, 601423,) *DH |
| 1996-02-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WOULD REV UP TO 2000 RPM POSSIBLY DUE TO IDLE SPEED MOTOR FAILURE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER THE IDLE… |
| 1996-01-15 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE, LOST POWER STEERING. TT |
| 1995-12-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | Yes | 2 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1995-11-18 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | SEAT BACK RECLINED WHEN BOLT HOLDING SEAT BACK IN PLACE DISLODGED. *DSH |
| 1995-11-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TIMING BELT FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSS ALL POWER WHICH COULD HAVE … |
| 1995-10-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, VEHICLE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ,PLEASE DISCRIBE PROBLEM. TT |
| 1995-09-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS, RESULTING IN POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. TT *SLC |
| 1995-09-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. |
| 1995-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM, W WHEEL DISC BRAKES HAVE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED, ALSO SOFT PEDAL AND PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO… |
| 1995-08-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | REAR CROSS MEMBER CRACK AT 50,000 MILES. TT |
| 1995-08-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON THE CAR'S HOOD BEGAN TO CRACK AND PEEL 4 YEARS AFTER THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DOCU… |
| 1995-08-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON. *SD |
| 1995-07-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IN FUEL TANK, OVER HEATED WIRES CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. TT |
| 1995-06-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. *AK |
| 1995-05-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 19,000 MILES THE TIMING BELT HAS GONE OUT WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |