1993 DODGE DYNASTY Problems & Recalls

WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AT REDLIGHT

Mileage: 170,669

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE DYNASTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS MAKING A NOISE WHILE DRIVING. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS, PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON WERE THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A LOCAL MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT RECALL 96V099000, SERVIC...

Mileage: 93,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE DYNASTY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. HE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO DECELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RECALL# 96V099000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTI-LOCK WAS REPAIRED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHICH MADE HIM INELIGIBLE F...

Mileage: 180,000

TRANSMISSION WAS GRINDING AT ONLY 60,000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT AND UPDATED. NOW AT 107,000 MILES IT SHIFTS HARD AND SLIPS BADLY. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER INTO A DITCH IN ORDER TO STOP. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER INFORMED TH...

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED WITH NO BRAKES TO PLAZA DODGE. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PUMP MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK ...

WITH NO WARNING, ABS MOTOR WENT OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. ALSO, IT WAS HARD FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN . DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS PUMP MOTOR FAILED AND WHEN CALLING THE DEALER MENTIONED RECALL, THE DEALER STATED RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN JAN OF 1997 A...

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILS REPEATEDLY FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AFTER IT WAS FIXED. *YD

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILS REPEATEDLY FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AFTER IT WAS FIXED. *YD

DOORS THAT WONT STAY SHUT COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR PASSENGERS. *TS *NLM ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****760767

Mileage: 98,000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL BECAME LOOSE, THE LEFT REAR PANEL WAS LOOSE AND THE RIGHT REAR DOOR PANEL IS CRACKED. NLM

THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT FAILED CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO FLUCTUATE. NLM

THE SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER FAILED WHILE DRIVING. NLM

BOTH FRONT STRUTS BEGAN TO LEAK, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATES. NLM

BOTH FRONT STRUTS BEGAN TO LEAK, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATES. NLM

THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED. NLM

THE RADIO SHORTED OUT. NLM

THE BATTERY AND STARTER FAILED. NLM

THE BATTERY AND STARTER FAILED. NLM

THE A/C CONDENSOR FAILED. NLM

THE PLASTIC BOTTLE HOUSING THE WINTERIZING FLUID DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH CAUSED THE FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE CONSUMERS GARAGE. NLM

WHILE DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING THAN VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. AT THE SAME TIME CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE CARPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, BUT DEALER COULDN'T FIND CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (96V099000) CONSUMER STATES EVER SINCE RECALL THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE SYSTEM FROM THE ABS LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF, NOT BEING ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE FINALLY PRESSING BRAKES COMPLETLY TO THE FLOOR, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO ...

BRAKES IS MY PRROBLEM.*AK

DAMAGE COST IS AN APPROXIMATION. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND EXITING ON A RAMP VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. *AK

RECALL 99V099000 CONCERNING ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AND WAS CHARGED. *AK

CONSUMERS MECHANIC RECOMMENDED STARTER REPLACEMENT BUT NOW THE CAR IS MAKING ALOT OF NOISE WHEN SHUT OFF AND THE CONSUMER SMELLS A STRONG BURNING SMELL, CONSUMER CONCERED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE. NLM

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE WHEN CONSUMER STARTS VEHICLE IT HESTITATES AND WONT START; LIKE THERE IS NO CONTACT OR SOMETHING, IF WE SHUT OFF RADIO OR MOVE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL POSITION, THEN IT WILL TAKE OFF AND RUN. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

REAR AXLE IS RUBBING AGAINST A FUEL LINE WHICH MAY CAUSE A FUEL LEAK AND RESULT IN A FIRE. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ABS SYSTEM CONTINUALLY IN FOR REPAIRS, NOT ABLE TO RECTIFY FAILURES/PROBLEMS, RECALL PERFORMED HOWEVER ABS SYSTEM IS STILL FAULTY, GRABBING AND LOCK UP FOR NO REASON. *MJS

VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACE THE BRAKING SYSTEM. PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *YC

I CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, IT GRABS WHEN YOU STOP, IT GRABS WHEN YOU PULL OUT FROM A STOP IT WILL MAKE THE TIRES SQUEAL LIKE YOUR PEELING OUT. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT AFTER GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THEIR COMPUTER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT....

THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A WHILE, AT LEAST 5-10 MINUTES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE LOCATED OR REPAIRED. *AK *YC

THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. HOWEVER, THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON DUE TO A LOOSE WIRE. *YC *YC

THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. HOWEVER, THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON DUE TO A LOOSE WIRE. *YC *YC

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH TRANSMISSION ENGAGED TWO GEARS AT ONCE, DUE TO PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE, WITHOUT APPLICATION. MECHANIC HAS FIXED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OUT A PARKING LOT VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. AT THAT POINT OCCUPANT HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKES, BUT THEN VEHICLE REVERSED UNEXPECTEDLY AND ACCELERATED. OCCUPANT HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND V...

TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, AND LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE IS NOT PULLING PROPERLY. WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED LOST POWER. WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND THE VEHICLE IS VIBRATING AND JERKING. DEALER. CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED LOST POWER. WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND THE VEHICLE IS VIBRATING AND JERKING. DEALER. CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE BACKING VEHICLE UP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY GAVE A SEVERE JERKING MOTION & WENT FORWARD. HAD NO WARNING OR REASON FOR IT TO HAPPEN. BRAKES WERE IN USE AT TIME. *AK

WHILE BACKING VEHICLE UP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY GAVE A SEVERE JERKING MOTION & WENT FORWARD. HAD NO WARNING OR REASON FOR IT TO HAPPEN. BRAKES WERE IN USE AT TIME. *AK

WHEN WARMING THE VEHICLE UP THE VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER, AND THERE IS A SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD HAS SMALL PIT MARKS BETWEEN THE GLASS, CREATING POOR VISIBILITY.

FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON VEHICLE. FIRST TIME BECAUSE OF NOISE, ON 10/5/94 AT 2,923 MILES. SECOND TIME ON 3/30 /97, AT 7, 879. NOT SURE WHY PUMP WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. DEALER STATED THAT PUMP HAD GONE BAD.

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED 3 TIMES.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES: RECALL FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IN 1996. HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE. ONE YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKS, THEY MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK

SHORT DRIVER COMPLAINS THAT BECAUSE OF HEIGHT, MUST SIT CLOSE TO STEERING WHEEL WHICH POSES A SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD AIRBAG DEPLOY.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CAUSING BRUISE ON DRIVER'S FACE.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.

OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIRED.

AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED.

DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK/LUNGE.

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, IT WOULD LEAP FORWARD, STOPPED AT LIGHTS/SIGNS, GIVING IT GAS WOULD JUMP FORWARD, WHEN WEATHER COLD, WILL NOT SHIFT FROM GEAR TO ANOTHER GEAR; TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, UNABLE TO FIX/REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING BELT TENSIONER SPLIT/FELL APART WHILE DRIVING.

RECALL ON ABS BRAKES, DEALER HAD TO ORDER A SPECIAL PART.

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED CLICKING NOISE, UPON INSPECTION FOUND POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER HAD CRACKED.*AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES.*AK

GAS LINE FROM TANK TO FUEL FILTER RUBS ON FRAMING, THUS WEARING A HOLE IN THE LINE, RESULTING IN A LEAK. *AK

LEAKAGE IN POWER STEERING HOSE COULD RESULT IN STEERING LOCKUP. *AK

THREE OUT OF FOUR DOORS HAVE CRACKS THAT DEALERSHIP FAILED TO EXAMINE DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED 5 TIMES. *SD

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SD

THE ABS SYSTEM WHEN ACTIVATED CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BUCK FOREWARD AND ALSO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES DUE TO NOT SHIFTING TO HIGHEST GEAR. *SD

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING; CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL; BELT PUT BACK ON ONCE BEFORE, HALF OFF AGAIN. TT

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING; CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL; BELT PUT BACK ON ONCE BEFORE, HALF OFF AGAIN. TT

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE LEAKS. *SD

NOTICE NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DUE TO BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED, REPLACE BELT 3 TIMES. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED. *DSH

COURTESY LIGHT MOUNTED ABOVE REAR VIEW MIRROR CAN INTERFERE WITH DRIVER'S VISION. *DSH

#PE95-012 THE POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE . TT

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURES HAD TO REPLACE PE95-012. TT

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED FLUID DUE TO BROKEN HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, TRANSMISSION STILL THRUST FORWARD. HAD FIXED BEFORE. TT

THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING CONSUMER THINKS ITS THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM #PE95-012 . TT

SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FAILED. *SD

THE ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT. THE MOTOR WENT AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES PRESENT. TT WHILE APPROACHING A HILL AND CURVE, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, HOWEVER PEDAL WAS HARD AND WOULD NOT MOVE, DEALER REPLACED ABS PUMP. *SLC

TRANSMISSION SOLENOID REPLACED. *SD

STEERING CLOCK SPRING REPLACED. *SD

SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED. *SD

MACPHERSON STRUTS LEAK. *SD

TENSIONER BELT REPLACED. *SD

BATTERY FAILED EIGHT TIMES. *SD

TENSIONER BELT HAS COME OFF TWICE, RESULTING IN STEERING ABILITY. TT

DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *DSH

DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *DSH

WHILE DRIVING, BLACK PLASTIC STRIP GOES BETWEEN WINDOW AND DOOR FLEW OFF ALONG HIGHWAY; NOTICE STRIP WAS LOOSE WHILE WASHING CAR, SNAPPED BACK IN PLACE. TT

THE BRAKES SEEM TH SHIMMY WHEN GOING DOWN HILL AND THEY ALSO SKID. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

IN LESS THAN 55000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. TT

BOLTS LOOSE ON ENGINE MOUNT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ENGINE FALLING OUT. TT

WHILE DECELERATING PRIMARILY AT LOWER SPEEDS, TRANSMISSION WOULD BUMP FORWARD OR EVEN 0R EVEN LURCH FORWARD. *AK

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION; BRAKING SYSTEM IN COMBINATION WITH TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCE DOWNSHIFTS/BUMP OR VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. TT

TRANSAXLE FAILED. *AK

EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND VIBRATION. TT

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED THE ABS SYSTEM. TT

STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM, ALSO EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, ABS SYSTEM. TT

STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM, ALSO EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, ABS SYSTEM. TT

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE RELAY AND SWITCH ACCUMULATOR FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL (OTHER VEHICLE FROM 489621). *AK

ABS ANTI-LOCK COME ON WHEN START THE CAR DRIVE FOR A COUPLE OF BLOCK IT GO OFF . TT

VEHICLE SHAKES VERY HARD WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. TT

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *DH

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TT