1995 DODGE SPIRIT Problems & Recalls

I HAVE A 1995 DODGE SPIRIT. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THERE STARTED TO BE A SHAKE ON THE FRONT END. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID ITS SOMETHING WITH THE AXLE. I TALKED TO A FRIEND TONIGHT WHO HAS A 1995 ACCLAIM, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME VEHICLE JUST A DIFFERENT NAME PUT ON THE BACK.. HE HAD THAT SA...

1995 DODGE SPIRIT DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE INNER TORSION BAR.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WELDED, BUT IT DID NOT HOLD FOR LONG AND NOW THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB

1995 DODGE SPIRIT HAS A DEFECTIVE TRAILING ARM ASSEMBLY.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR 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 D...

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ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS CHANGING LANES INTO MY LANE. I HIT THE BRAKES AND PUSHED ON THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE HORN DID NOT SOUND. AFTER THE INCICENT, I REMEMBERED THAT THE HORN IS A SMALL BUTTON IN AN INCONVENIENT PLACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL INSTEAD OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEE...

ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS CHANGING LANES INTO MY LANE. I HIT THE BRAKES AND PUSHED ON THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE HORN DID NOT SOUND. AFTER THE INCICENT, I REMEMBERED THAT THE HORN IS A SMALL BUTTON IN AN INCONVENIENT PLACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL INSTEAD OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEE...

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TORQUE TUBE CRACKS INSIDE OF WELD ON LEFT HAND SIDE OF VEHICLE WHICH WEAKENS THE TRAILING ARM. DEALER CONTACTED. NLM *TT

CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE TUBE CRACKS INSIDE OF WELD ON LEFT HAND SIDE OF VEHICLE WHICH WEAKENS THE TRAILING ARM. DEALER CONTACTED. NLM *TT

REAR AXLE INNER TUBE HAS 8 INCH CRACK. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 20MPH AND CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE LEAKED GASOLINE DUE TO FUEL LINE BEING ABRADED BY FRICTION. *YH

THE VEHICLE LEAKED GASOLINE DUE TO FUEL LINE BEING ABRADED BY FRICTION. *YH

DRIVER ALERTED TO A PROBLEM BY HONKING OF OTHER DRIVERS, AND TOLD GASOLINE WAS STREAMING FROM THE TANK AREA. DROVE HOME, FOUND THAT THE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES HAD BEEN MOUNTED ONE ABOVE THE OTHER (RIGID VS. MOVING PARTS) AND THE BRAKE LINE SUPPORT BRACKET HAD ABRADED BOTH FUEL LINES, AND ONE OF THEM C...

DRIVER ALERTED TO A PROBLEM BY HONKING OF OTHER DRIVERS, AND TOLD GASOLINE WAS STREAMING FROM THE TANK AREA. DROVE HOME, FOUND THAT THE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES HAD BEEN MOUNTED ONE ABOVE THE OTHER (RIGID VS. MOVING PARTS) AND THE BRAKE LINE SUPPORT BRACKET HAD ABRADED BOTH FUEL LINES, AND ONE OF THEM C...

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING OVER RAIL ROAD CROSSING NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED.*AK

WHEN GOING OVER A POT HOLE OR A BUMP THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN LEFT REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE SAID IT WAS REAR CROSSMEMBER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THIS CAR WAS A LEMON...DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR AND THEN SOLD THIS TO ANOTHER PERSON...I RECEIVED TWO PARKING TICKETS ON THIS CAR WHICH I HAVE NOT HAD IN MY POSSESSION SINCE JULY AND THE RESGISTATION IS STILL IN MY NAME THE CAR HAD MANY DEFECTS AND DEALER REFUSED TO REFUND FULL AMOUNT PAID IN CASH......

THIS CAR WAS A LEMON...DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR AND THEN SOLD THIS TO ANOTHER PERSON...I RECEIVED TWO PARKING TICKETS ON THIS CAR WHICH I HAVE NOT HAD IN MY POSSESSION SINCE JULY AND THE RESGISTATION IS STILL IN MY NAME THE CAR HAD MANY DEFECTS AND DEALER REFUSED TO REFUND FULL AMOUNT PAID IN CASH......

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. *AK

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. *AK

WHEN DRIVING 70MPH RADIATOR WOULD OVERHEAT & WOULD MELT THE OVERFLOW TANK. THE SPOUT WOULD THEN MELT CLOSE & NO PRESSURE WOULD RELEASE. ENGINE WOULD THEN BLOW OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20-30 MPH WHEEL FLEW OVER CAR, ACROSS HIGHWAY AND 1/2 MILE DOWN EMBANKMENT. DUE TO WORN OUT LEFT REAR AXLE BEARING. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND NOT ABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEMS REPAIRED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE REAR CROSS MEMBER BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE WIRES, THE WIRING OF THE STEERING COLUMN, THE WIRES BURNT OUT, CAUSING THE RELAY TO GO OUT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY PUT FUSES IN AND REPLACED THE WIRING. *AK

AFTER MAKING A COMPLETE STOP APPLIED THE FOOT TO THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL. HAD TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO PICK UP. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT BROKE/CAME OFF MANY TIMES.

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION OVERHAULS DUE TO FAILURES CAUSING SLIPPING.

TIRES SKID ON WET OR AND DRY ROADS.

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. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN OR MAKING A TURN THERE IS A LOUD THUMPING SOUND LIKE IT IS DOWN SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK

AFTER RAIN AND ICE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE .TOOK TO DEALER AND HE SAID HE HAD MANY PEOPLE COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

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. *AK

WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCE THERE IS A LEAK IN AIR CONDITIONING UNDER THE DASH ON DRIVER'S SIDE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE AND WENT INTO RECLINING POSITION WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TWICE. *DH

WHILE DRIVING INTO DRIVEWAY, STEERING COLUMN IN AREA OF DASHBOARD STARTED SMOKING, DISCONNECTED POSITIVE LINES TO AVOID FIRE. *AK

LAP BELT BECAME UNLATCHED ON ITS OWN WHILE SECURING A CHILD SEAT INVOLVING A SUDDEN STOP. TT

OIL SWITCH SENSOR FAILED.

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479617/479618) *AW

TRANSMISSION DELAYS WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE GEAR.

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE AT SPEED 65 MPH LOSS OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATOR. TT