1994 Dodge Stealth problems
Owners have filed 32 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Dodge Stealth. Seat belts is the most reported problem area, at 31% of complaints. After that come transmission (31%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 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: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury 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 3rd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Dodge Stealth with enough data (9 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision and the driver's air bag deployed, causing major injuries including death. The air bag plastic covering caused the skin to tear from neck to the ear to the bone, causing the lungs to collapse. Also, caused a air bubble in the brain which resulted in the driver going brain dead.
While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle had a direct frontal collision. Both airbags deployed, but hospital claimed airbag caused the occupant's lungs to collapse and an air bubble to the brain, causing occupant to be brain dead. Occupant had no prior health problems and was seat belted.
Rear window wiper switch would not disengage leaving the rear wiper on constently. The rear wiper switch on the dash had to be replaced to solve the problem.
When the seat belt is pulled on it does not retract, leaving enough slack in the belt that if an accident were to occur, it would not serve its purpose as a safety restraint.
After fastening the driver's and passenger's side seat belts, they do not automatically retract to be tight on the body. The excess slack can cause the seat belt to not operate properly if an accident were to happen.