1995 Dodge Spirit problems
Owners have filed 45 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Dodge Spirit. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. Next are brakes (11%) and drivetrain & axles (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 4
- 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: 2 complaints mention a crash; 4 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 1995 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Dodge Spirit with enough data (28 complaints in that window).
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.
During vehicle operation smoke and the smell of burning wires was noticed. The dealer determined that there had been a short in the under the dash wiring that caused a fire.
Electrical: driving down highway, saw cloud of smoke coming from beneath the hood, wires in steering column were on fire. Dealer said spring in steering column that allows wheel to tilt was lodged against one of the wires and wore off all the insulation.
My cars air bag light continued to stay on and caught fire to my ignition switch. I was out over $600 for repairs. I know you have recalled some 1995 dodge cars and want to know if mine has the same parts on the air bag? Pls advise via e-mail. Thanks. Joanne ramirez.
1995 dodge spirit has a defective trailing arm assembly.** answer required***. The trailing arm was welded. The weld did not hold long and broke causing a loud pop when making right turns. The consumer believes the vehicle should be recalled for this problem since the problem is a common defect.