1991 DODGE STEALTH Complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE TRANSFER CASE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. BUT BEFORE HE COULD GET VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP, CAUSING SHEDDING OF THE OUTPUT SHAFT FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THIS FRACTURED THE TRANSFER CASE, AND ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT AT FIRST DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE IF THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY THE LOCKING UP OF THE TRANSFER CASE. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT A WEEK, CONSUMER SAW A DISTRICT MANAGER WHO TOLD HIM THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSFER CASE, BUT THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE BRAKE CALIPERS. *AK *CB *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILED WHILED DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 4/19/2003 FOR RECALL# 02V143002 SUBJECT: TRANSFER CASE LEAKAGE. A WEEK AFTER, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHICH STATED IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER INSISTS THAT THE DEALER DID NOT PROPERLY FIX THE TRANSFER CASE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE. SCC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLANT FROM UNDERNEATH TH VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSAXLE FROZE UP AND BUSTED AND THE SYNCHRONIZERS IN THE TRANSMISSION ARE SHOT MISTU/DODGE ONLY SELLS REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS NOT PARTS TO REPAIR ORIGINAL. AND AFTER CONTACTING THEM AND FINDING OUT THIS IS VERY COMMON BOTH THEM AND GETRAG HAVE GIVEN US THE RUN AROUND. *AK

TRANSFER CASE SEALS FAILED ALLOWING ALL TRANSFER CASE FLUID TO DRAIN FROM COMPONENT. TRANSFER CASE RAN DRY AND COULD HAVE SEIZED UP LIKE MANY DO. TRANSMISSION HAS SYNCROS GOING OUT WHICH IS A FAILURE IN THE MAJORITY OF TRANSMISSIONS PRODUCED ON THIS CAR. TRANSFER CASE SEALS WERE REPLACED AND BUT TRANSMISSION IS STILL GOING OUT*AK

TRANSMISSION SYNCROS FROM 1-2 AND 3-4 AND REVERSE STARTED GRINDING ON SHIFT, GOT WORSE, TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING. WAS BARELY SHIFTABLE SO AFTERMARKET WARRANTY COMPANY REPLACED, REPLACEMENT TRANNY WAS "NOTCHY" AND SLOWLY OVER 4 MONTHS HAS GOTTEN ALMOST AS BAD AS THE FIRST. WE'VE SPENT ALMOST $5500 ON NEW PARTS/LABOR TO TRY TO FIX THIS. ALSO ORIGINAL TRANNY'S 'OUTPUT SHAFT' WAS MISSING TEETH. CURRENT OUTPUT SHAFT GIVING SIMILAR "TEETH SKIPPING" SYMPTOMS UNDER HARD ACCELLERATION. MITSUBISHI/GETRAG DOES NOT SUPPORT FIXING THE TRANNY, WE MUST BUY AN ENTIRE NEW TRANNY TO FIX THE SYNCHROS WHICH ARE VERY SMALL PORTIONS OF THE OTHERWISE FAIRLY STRONG TRANNY. NO SUPPORT FROM MITSU, WHEN WE GO TO THE DEALERS THEY SAY "OH, ANOTHER BAD TRANNY" AND EXPECT TO SEE THEM ALL THE TIME. SOMETHNG NEEDS TO BE DONE!

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SYNCROS ON THIS CAR WENT OUT EVEN BEFORE PASSING THE 70,000 MILE MARK. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER STEALTH AND 3000GT OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK