1992 DODGE SHADOW Complaints

IGNITION EXPERIENCED LOCKS UP CAUSING KEY TO NOT TURN. ONCE CONSUMER GET KEY TO TURN THE STARTER WON'T WORK. *YC

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH REAR END LET LOOSE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

RECEIVED SIX MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS CONCERNING SEATBACK BOLT FAILURE. BEEN WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT SINCE 21 OF NOVEMBER, 98. AGAIN CONTACTED DEALER AND INFORMED HIM OF AN APPOINTMENT NEEDED FOR RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER STATED AGAIN THAT THEY WOULD CALL CONSUMER BACK WITH AN APPOINTMENT. STILL NOT RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

RECEIVED SIX MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS ON SEATBACK BOLT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN THEIR AREA SINCE 21 NOV 1998 FOR A APPOINTMENT. NO ONE CALLED BACK.RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE, AND AGAIN CONTACTED THE SAME DEALER. WAS TOLD SOMEONE WILL CALLED BACK TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. AGAIN NO ONE CALLED BACK. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

A PART OF THE EMISSION SYSTEM CAME OFF CAUSING BLOCKAGE WITHIN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND MUFFLER, CAUSING POOR ACCELERATION. MJS

THE PAINT APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE TRUE OF ALL WHITE DODGE PRODUCTS. I WANT THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. WHAT CAN I DO. *MJS

WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SIDE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID'NT DEPLOY PROPERLY. *AK

PAINT IS WHITE IN COLOR. PAINT LIFTS OFF OF CAR, LOOKS LIKE NO RESIDUE UNDER PEELING PAINT. *AK

TEMPERATURE GUAGE IS READING EXTREMELY HOT, BUT ALL THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PERFORMED INDICATED THE CAR IS NOT OVERHEATING. PROBLEM IS NOT REFLECTING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATOR, TSB 081593. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED BY ITSELF ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC