1992 Dodge Spirit problems
Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Dodge Spirit. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. Next are brakes (14%) and transmission (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 77 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 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: 4 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
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 6 model years of the Dodge Spirit with enough data (37 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Chrysler transmissions used on all spirits, acclaims, lebaron sedans, cirrus, stratus, all minivans must be investigated. There is a built in defect. I would have reported this sooner, but I was a chrysler employee. The second time the trans failed was at 65-70 MPH in traffic. Also, caught on fire as well, smoke entered the passenger compartment.
Vehicle is in driveway in park in idle position jump into reverse impact 6:00 position speed unknown causing damages to house. Tt
Left side windshield wiper arm or pivot suddenly came loose in heavy snow. The right side wiper continued to work but the left side only moved inches if at all. While trying to pull off I-79 I nearly hit another car due to snow covered left side windshield. Wiper arm is loose on pivot or pivot is loose. We've had the problem before, dodge was to order a replacement pivot when the car was in my mother's name.