1994 Dodge Spirit problems
Owners have filed 119 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Dodge Spirit. Seat belts is the most reported problem area, at 13% of complaints. Next are transmission (10%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 119 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 2
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: 10 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 85% 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 1994 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Dodge Spirit with enough data (71 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.
While driving the braking system malfunctioned, the pedal went to the floor and caused an accident. Also, the passenger's seatbelt did not retract and did not hold the occupant, causing the occupant to hit the windshield. Cause unknown..et.
When the air bag on the driver's side deployed during collision, driver's hands were injured, driver's thumbs were almost cut off by the sharp edge of the air bag cover.
Fuel smell seeps onto the car when heat is on. Dealer states that the fuel injector is leaking, but refuses to repair problem. Please provide additional information. Ts
Within 3 months of our purchase of this used car in 1999, the paint went very flat and the clear coat started flaking off in large chunks. The car appears to have leprosy. Upon further research, it was suggested that the dealer "detailed" the car for selling as the paint would not have failed for us that quickly. In fact, it was suggested that the timing was "just about right" to support "detailing" of the car.