Dodge Shadow Complaints

467 consumer complaints on file.

#504581May 6, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED TWICE, DUE TO PLASTIC HOUSING CRACKING FOLLOWED BY THE RELEASE BUTTON BREAKING. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#983168April 22, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED 1N AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982798April 16, 1996
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
HEARD A SQUEAKY NOISE, REAR TORSION BAR BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#503246April 15, 1996
SEATS
PASSENGER SEAT BROKE IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#982695April 15, 1996
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE REAR END BOUNCED BECAUSE THE CAR CAME LOOSE FROM THE REAR END. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982639April 11, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE VALVE LEAKED OIL ON THE MAINFOLD, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982427April 8, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1) REAR STABILIZER BAR BROKE IN HALF. 2) ALTERNATOR BELT SLIPS OFF CONTINUOUSLY, RESULTING IN TOTAL POWER FAILURE*AK CONSUMER STATES NO LONGER OWN VEHICLE, BUT PRIOR SHE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AT LEAST THREE TIMES THEN DEALER TOLD HER IT WAS MISSING A SPLASH KIT WHICH SHE DID PURCHASE BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM .*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982439April 8, 1996
SEATS
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISON AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, ALSO BROKE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#982370April 5, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FOGGY NIGHT ROAD, CAME TO AN INTERSECTION, DID NOT SEE INTERSECTION, WENT STRAIGHT ACROSS, HIT EMBANKMENT, HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL, THEN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#502986April 3, 1996
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CLUTCH NOISE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#982250April 3, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
SPORADIC LOCKED TORQUE CONVERTER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BUCK AND SURGE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#981218March 26, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY GRIND VERY BADLY/LOUDLY, AFRAID THEY WILL NOT STOP AT SOME POINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#503053March 25, 1996
SEAT BELTS
MOTORBELT STICKS AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (92V053000) *DSH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#502065March 2, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED TWICE. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#979826February 28, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE ALREADY STOPPED, PUT VEHICLE INTO PARKING, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY, BURNED DRIVER, FILLED VEHICLE WITH SMOKE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#979267February 15, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HIT A TREE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#978685February 5, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE WARMING UP THE CAR.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#978519January 31, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#978137January 24, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE'S STARTER FAILED CAUSING STALLING WHEN IN WET WEATHER. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#978141January 24, 1996
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ALL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, BACK LIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS AND THE HEAD LIGHTS DON'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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