1992 Dodge Shadow problems
The 1992 Dodge Shadow has 81 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (25%) concerns seats. After that come air bags (15%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 81 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seats 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Dodge Shadow with enough data (43 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer had head-on collision with another auto while trying to avoid another car and driver's air bag did not deploy.
Both front bucket seat back rest push forward whenever rear passenger push forward; back rest do not lock into place upon impact. Tt
Vehicle fire caused by an electrical short circut in underdash wire harness. Vehicle was totaled. Chrysler has been contacted at this time.
The recall repair on this vehicle was incorrectly performed. I am friend of the original owner of this car. She had purchased this car when it was new. From day one, I had noticed that the seats in her car were not locking into position when front passenger and driver were seated. Several years later (1999?), dodge had issued a recall on her car. They said that the seats had a problem with the locking mechanism. My friend brought her car into the dealership for the recall service on her seats.
Tl*the contact owns a 1992 dodge shadow. The contact stated that the ignition switch stayed in the ACC position and was difficult to turn over into an on and off position. The contact mentioned that while driving the key fell out and the vehicle was still in motion. The vehicle was not inspected or diagnosed. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.