FaultScore report
Owners have filed 23 complaints about the 1988 Dodge Daytona with NHTSA between 1995 and 2000. The largest single group is the engine & cooling.
23
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
2
Fires reported
1
Injuries reported
1 complaint reports a death.
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
0 crashes, 1 fires
0 crashes, 1 fires
1 crashes, 0 fires
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.
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.
HORN FAILURE
TRUNK FIRE
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP, SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, PULLED ASIDE, OPENED HOOD, ENGULFED WITH FLAMES, DAMAGE MOSTLY IN AREA OF BATTERY, ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPT. CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE TOTALED.
NHTSA complaint #815216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
NHTSA complaint #812025 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DRIVER HIT BRAKES AND BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND/ CAR THEN SPON OUT OF CONTROL, THEN HIT A PICKUP TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #809309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALSO FUEL ING.QUIT.
NHTSA complaint #726476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALSO FUEL ING.QUIT.
NHTSA complaint #726476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED VIBRATION WITHIN STEERING.
NHTSA complaint #847894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY FAILING TO RETRACT PROPERLY; CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER/MFR NOTIFED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL/ REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST.
NHTSA complaint #834224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
PLASTTIC PIECE ON STICK SHIFT BREAKS INSIDE THE SHIFTER, VEHICLE CAN NOT GO INTO REVERSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
NHTSA complaint #536539 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
GAS HOSE DETACHED AND SPRAYED GAS OVER ENGINE.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HEADS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHEN DEFROSTER IS TURNED ON GAS FUMES ENTER VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
MOISTURE IN TAIL LIGHTS, CAUSING TURN SIGNAL TO ROT OUT.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
CV BOOTS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
CARPET IN HATCH BACK AREA MELTED DUE TO NO HEAT SHIELD BETWEEN EXHAUST AND CARPETING.
NHTSA complaint #528034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP, SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, PULLED ASIDE, OPENED HOOD, ENGULFED WITH FLAMES, DAMAGE MOSTLY IN AREA OF BATTERY, ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPT. CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE TOTALED.
NHTSA complaint #815216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
NHTSA complaint #812025 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DRIVER HIT BRAKES AND BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND/ CAR THEN SPON OUT OF CONTROL, THEN HIT A PICKUP TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #809309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE K-FRAME TWISTS AND SWAYS AND FINALLY BREAKS OR SNAPS, THIS 4TH K-FRAME FOR VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #986291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR; FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #981003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THAT EXCESSIVE HEAT IS COMING FROM THE TRUNK ABOVE THE MUFFLER AND IT HAS MELTED THE CARPET IN THE TRUNK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #969154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.