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1991 Dodge Colt problems

Owners have filed 17 complaints about the 1991 Dodge Colt with NHTSA between 1995 and 2003. The largest single group is the seat belts.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Dodge Colt
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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

17

Complaints

1

Crashes reported

1

Fires reported

1

Injuries reported

How 1991 compares with every other Dodge Colt

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1991 Dodge Colt

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Seat Belts 9 52.9%
Electrical System 2 11.8%

0 crashes, 1 fires

Engine & Cooling 2 11.8%
Seats 1 5.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 1 5.9%
Brakes 1 5.9%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Steering 1 5.9%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Mar 1995 peak 2 Jan 2003

NHTSA investigations into the 1991 Dodge Colt

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

EA96014 Opened 28 Jun 1996 Closed 12 Jun 1997 SEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS

PE96007 Opened 19 Jan 1996 Closed 28 Jun 1996 SEAT BELTS

AUTO SHOULDER BELT FAILURE

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS

PE94093 Opened 21 Dec 1994 Closed 2 Aug 1995 SEAT BELTS

TAKATA SEAT BLT BCKLS FAIL

Recalls on the 1991 Dodge Colt

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

Canada — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 1995087 12,080 units in Canada

Seats And Restraints

On certain vehicles, the (takata) ABS plastic front seat belt release buttons may break allowing plastic pieces to fall into the buckle assembly. If this should happen, a no latch, false latch or failure to unlatch condition could occur creating the risk of personal injury in the event of a crash or sudden stop. Correction: Front seat belt buckles will be repaired or replaced as necessary.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Calumet, MI Fire 2 injured

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

WIRING HARNESS FROM THE BATTERY TO THE FIREWALL SHORT CIRCUITED, CAUSING AN UNDER HOOD FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #858373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Juan, 00 Crash

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

CONSUMER WIFE WAS DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE THERE WAS NO BRAKE IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER IS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE . TT

NHTSA complaint #972862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Copperas, TX

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAD SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TS SCC

NHTSA complaint #10004544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Athens, GA

SEAT BELTS

BOTH MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESSES FAIL TO MOVE WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #784590 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Calumet, MI Fire 2 injured

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

WIRING HARNESS FROM THE BATTERY TO THE FIREWALL SHORT CIRCUITED, CAUSING AN UNDER HOOD FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #858373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Sarasota, FL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

ECU MODULE COMPUTER MODULE FAILED CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. MJS

NHTSA complaint #547237 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Branson, MO

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

RECALL REPAIR NOT PERFORMED ON SEAT BELT BUCKLES DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

NHTSA complaint #603440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Aulander, NC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

SHOULDER STRAP TIGHTENS AROUND THE NECK AND SHOULDERS.

NHTSA complaint #518455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Stone Mountain, GA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE FUEL INJECTOR IN THE FUEL PUMP AREA JUST DOWN AND ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN IN FULL OPERATION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.

NHTSA complaint #812722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Live OAK, FL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 95V103003 DEALER REPLACED ONLY THE BUCKLE/LATCH PLATE INSERTS BUT WON'T LOCK INTO BUCKLE, DEALER REFUSES TO FIX, AND INDICATES THAT THE RECALL DIDN'T REQUIRE FIXING LATCH PLATE.

NHTSA complaint #807578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Mateo, CA

SEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINTS ARE POSITIONED IN AN IMPROPER LOCATION/ PULLS UP AGAINST NECK AND FACE OF FRONT OCCUPANTS.

NHTSA complaint #510605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Opelika, AL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS A HOLE IN IT, CAUSING FUMES TO LEAK INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

NHTSA complaint #479700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Clarkston, MI

STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN

#EA9604, THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES CLUTCHES INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #801533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Burlington, IA

SEATS

RIGHT SEAT WELD BROKE, CAUSING INSTABILITY OF SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #506094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Berlin, PA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

FRONT SEAT BELTS, LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL OVERTIGHTEN AND CANNOT GET OF SEAT, OPENS THE DOOR TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELTS.

NHTSA complaint #984675 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rockhill, NY

SEAT BELTS

EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTIONING OF AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS WHEN STOPPED MIDWAY ALONG TRACK OR WON'T GO TOWARDS DRIVER/PASS. AT ALL.

NHTSA complaint #984363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Juan, 00 Crash

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

CONSUMER WIFE WAS DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE THERE WAS NO BRAKE IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER IS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE . TT

NHTSA complaint #972862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Miami, FL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SOMETIMES SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT.

NHTSA complaint #968102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

South ST PAU, MN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVERS SEATBELT FEMALE PORTION CRACKED AND PIECES FELL IN MAKING SEATBELT UNUSABLE. TT

NHTSA complaint #961465 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.