Dodge Shadow Complaints

467 consumer complaints on file.

#550067December 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
REAR AXLE CONTINUALLY BREAKS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549907December 9, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-212). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715097November 21, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850684November 9, 1999
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLT BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549355October 29, 1999
SEATS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS CHARGED DURING RECALL REPAIR (99V-212). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549285October 28, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
LIGHTER FLIES OUT OF IT'S CASING WHEN HOT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849940October 5, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SMOKE FILLED THE VEHICLE. STOPPED AND NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF REAR SEAT BETWEEN THE PLASTIC AND METAL FROM THE SIDE WINDOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548856October 4, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO NOTICE (99V-212). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712738October 3, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT ON THE FRONT HOOD HAS WORN AWAY IN 6 DIFFERENT SPOTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849448September 30, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH BOLTS WITHIN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE,CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FALL BACKWARDS AND LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL AND TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849533September 30, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ,TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT ,DRIVER MADE A QUICK STOP AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING BURNS AND BRUISES ON FACE AND CHEST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#849338September 29, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PLASTIC LENSES COVERING FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE DISCOLORING, AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISION. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849339September 29, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHENEVER SEAT HAS TO BE PULLED FORWARD TO ENTER REAR, IT WOULD FAIL TO LATCH BACK INTO PLACE. CAN LEAN FORWARD TO FRONT SEAT FROM THE REAR & SEAT BACK, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846324September 28, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT WIRING WHICH WAS BARE SHORT CIRCUITED, CAUSING A FIRE BY THE DRIVER'S FEET. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK FOUND PROBLEM WAS WHERE THE DOME LIGHTS CAME TOGETHER, ONCE SOTTERED IT WAS NO LONGER A PROBLEM. JN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712257September 27, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DOORS JAM WITH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ENGAGED/DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712120September 26, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER CARS OF THE SAME MODEL ARE HAVING THE PAINT PEALING PROBLEM JUST LIKE MINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712194September 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON VARIOUS OTHER INTERNET SITES. I DON'T WANT TO NOR CAN I AFFORD ANOTHER TRANSMISSION OR ANOTHER CAR FOR THAT MATTER. I WANT THIS PROBLEM SOLVED AS CHEAPLY AS POSSIBLE.I AM NOT ABLE TO CONTACT CHRYSLER VIA INTERNET.NEED A WAY TO CONTACT THEM TO HAVE THEM PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712067September 25, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ORIGINAL PAINT IS PEELING OFF BODY DUE TO ERRORS AT THE FACTORY. WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACK AND WE WERE INFORMED BY INSTALLER THAT IT MAY LEAK OR COME LOOSE IN A CRASH AS THE PAINT IS LOOSE AND THE SEALANT HAS NOTHING TO ADHERE TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848298September 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE, AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER'S JAW WAS INJURED, HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#711444September 16, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
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 FOUND THAT 35 AMPS WAS FLOWING TO THAT FUSE THAT WAS BLOWING. THE NORMAL AMPERAGE IS 7 AMPS. FINALLY THE FUSE TOOK AND WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OUT IT WENT AGAIN. SO I FIGURE A SHORT SOMEWHERE. MY FUEL SYSTEM IS ACTING UP ALSO. I HAD MY SYSTEM CLEANED AND IT STILL STALLS AND HESITATES. I WRIT ONLY BECAUSE MY UNCLE OWNS THE SAME CAR AND HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION. CHRYSLER CORP WAS NO HELP. SURE THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR TONS OF CASH BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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