Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Dodge Shadow.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-27 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-85 IN CARNESVILLE, GA, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK RIGHT OF MY CAR. I LOOK… |
| 2007-08-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DOES NOT LOCK INTO A SECURE POSITION. WHEN FRONT PASSENGER DOOR IS OPENED, SEATBELT … |
| 2006-01-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 94 DODGE SHADOW AND SOME OTHER YEARS AROUND MY AREA ARE GOING BAD HAVING TO REPLACE THE COMPUTERS AND THEY ARE COSTLY. … |
| 2004-11-12 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING THROUGH A LIGHT AT 10 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION, AND DRI… |
| 2004-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAM SHAFT BROKE AT 60,000 MILES ON A VACATION TRIP.... COST OF ON ROAD REPAIRS... $600. *LA |
| 2004-01-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS ON DODGE SHADOW BECOME TRANSLUCENT WITH AGE. LAMPS CAN BE SEEN BY ONCOMING CARS BUT DO NOT IL… |
| 2003-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL, TAIL LAMP, BRAKE LAMP WIRING, AND WIRING HARNESS. *JB |
| 2001-12-03 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE DUE TO BROKEN LUGS AND STRUCK THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICL… |
| 2001-08-30 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH, GOING DOWN A HILL, AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT A BUSH AND A TELEP… |
| 2001-06-19 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION REFUSES TO MAKE AVAILABLE REPAIR PARTS FOR THE SHIFT LINKAGE CABLES IN THE DODGE SHADOW AND SIMILA… |
| 2001-06-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STALL. THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT … |
| 2001-05-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AT ABOUT 30-35MPH CAR ROLLED AND THE AIR BAG NEVER CAME OUT |
| 2000-11-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-10-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING - ENGINE STALLS WHEN GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. *AK |
| 2000-08-27 | SEATS | No | 0 | LOWER SEAT BACK ATTACHING BOLTS BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WHICH COULD CAUSE SEAT TO RELEASE FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITIO… |
| 2000-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | PASSING A VEHICLE AT 45 MPH. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH FOOT OFF GAS TO ABOUT 65MPH. PUMPED BRAKES AND APPLIED PR… |
| 2000-03-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | PAINT WAS PEELING OFF HOOD. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK |
| 1999-10-09 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WOULD TRY TO ROLL UP OR DOWN FRONT WINDOWS. IT WAS DIFFICULT. PULLED OVER & PUSHED WINDOW WITH HANDS, FR… |
| 1999-09-30 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH BOLTS WITHIN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE,CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FALL BACKWARDS AND LOSE CONT… |
| 1999-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | EXTERIOR PAINT CHIPPING ALL AROUND THE CAR, HAVE PERFORMED REGULAR WAXING THROUGHOUT LIFE OF THE CAR. IS THERE ARE REC… |
| 1999-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR REINFOR… |
| 1998-12-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | PAINT PEELING OF HOOD, FENDERS AND ROOF. *AK |
| 1998-11-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP, BRAKES WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP T… |
| 1998-10-16 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE AJUSTING THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT, THE LOWER SEATBACK ATTACHING BOLT FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD.CONSUMER … |
| 1998-08-26 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SEATBACK BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO FALL BACK, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CAU… |
| 1998-07-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 1 | MY CAR SLIPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND RAN ME OVER. I BROKE MY BACK IN THREE PLACES. *AK |
| 1998-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE SHE WAS STILL INSIDE, AND SHE STARTED SMELLING SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. HER SON OPEN… |
| 1998-02-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MOUNT BROKE. |
| 1997-12-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP TO BE FIXED, AND TECHNICIAN FOUND MANY LITTLE HOLES ON THE FUEL TANK WITH… |
| 1997-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | HORN AND AIR BAGS ARE CONNECTED TO THE SAME FUSE. WHENEVER THE HORN IS IN USE, IT WOULD BLOW THE FUSE. DEALER IN MONTAN… |
| 1997-08-17 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | SEAT BACK FELL BACK WHILE DRIVING, ITEM UNDER RECALL FOR MODEL, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED. |
| 1997-07-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. AN APOINTMENT FOR REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE. *AK |
| 1997-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| 1997-06-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-212). MJS |
| 1997-03-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | TRAILER BAR BROKE OFF DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *AK |
| 1997-03-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | REAR HATCH LEAKS WATER, NOISY RT FRONT SUSP. CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS . HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIN… |
| 1997-02-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVE BELT TENSIONER PULLEY PROGRESSIVELY MISALIGNED ITSELF OVER TIME, CAUSING THE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT TO COME OFF . … |
| 1997-02-03 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THE LEFT WELD JOINT OF THE REAR SWAY BAR WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE REAR END OF THE CAR BROKE, CAUSING INSTABILLITY. *… |
| 1997-01-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 20-25 MPH RAN INTO A TREE AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. OWNER ALSO … |
| 1997-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE OUT DUE TO A BAD WIRE HARNESS. THE HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE… |
| 1996-11-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF DUE TO A FAULTY V BELT THAT DOES NOT STAY ON AND ALSO PICKS UP DI… |
| 1996-10-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANK CRACKED/CAME APART AT SEAM, CAUSED GASOLINE LEAKAGE WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT, FIRE HAZARD. *A… |
| 1996-09-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY ABOUT 45 DEGREE INCLINE, SPEED LESS THAN 5 MPH, RAINY WEATHER. *AK |
| 1996-08-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1996-08-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CROSS MEMBER FAILED. |
| 1996-06-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD . |
| 1996-06-14 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR TRAILER AXLE/BUSHINGS FAILED. *AK |
| 1996-06-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WASHER NOZZLES INOPERATIVE. |
| 1996-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE BACKSEAT INSTALLATION STARTED SMOULDERING FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-05-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, SAFETY LATCH FAILED, HOOD FLEW UP, IMPAIRING VISION, NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT, SPEED 70 MPH. *AK |