FaultScore report
Owners have filed 17 complaints about the 1991 Dodge Daytona with NHTSA between 1995 and 2001. The largest single group is the seats.
17
Complaints
3
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
2
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
2 crashes, 0 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.
AUTO DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTION
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 runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Other
Certain Daytona and Daytona Shelby vehicles do not comply with CMVSS 110 - tire selection and rims. (incorrect tire placard)
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
SEATS
CONSUMER WAS AT A STAND STILL & WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE HEAD REST FLEW INTO THE BACK WINDOW & CRACKED IT. THE DRIVER SEAT BECAME UNANCHORED & WAS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #864926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
CONSUMER WAS AT A STAND STILL & WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE HEAD REST FLEW INTO THE BACK WINDOW & CRACKED IT. THE DRIVER SEAT BECAME UNANCHORED & WAS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #864926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
BOLT ON THE SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM FAILED, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER WHEN SEAT FELL FORWARD DURING STOP.
NHTSA complaint #532244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVERS AIR BAG INFLATED AND BLEW OUT SMOKE . TT
NHTSA complaint #972249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
TIRES
THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, AS THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE IN THE MEDIAN AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING A CABLE DIVIDER (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
NHTSA complaint #561145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
CONSUMER WAS AT A STAND STILL & WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE HEAD REST FLEW INTO THE BACK WINDOW & CRACKED IT. THE DRIVER SEAT BECAME UNANCHORED & WAS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #864926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
CONSUMER WAS AT A STAND STILL & WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE HEAD REST FLEW INTO THE BACK WINDOW & CRACKED IT. THE DRIVER SEAT BECAME UNANCHORED & WAS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #864926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
BOLT ON THE SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM FAILED, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER WHEN SEAT FELL FORWARD DURING STOP.
NHTSA complaint #532244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING AIR CONDITIONING TO STOP FUNCTIONING.
NHTSA complaint #523961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:REAR
VEHICLE WAS MAKING GROANING NOISES DUE TO TRAILING ARM FAILURE. ALSO REAR END SLIDES AND SPINS OUT OF CONTROL.
NHTSA complaint #518895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ELECTRICAL SHORT; IN FOR REPAIR OF FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT, CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO REGISTER INCORRECTLY. AFTER REPAIRS, EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH AND WHILE DRIVING SMELLED PLASTIC MELTING/FUSE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #809680 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRICAL SHORT; IN FOR REPAIR OF FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT, CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO REGISTER INCORRECTLY. AFTER REPAIRS, EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH AND WHILE DRIVING SMELLED PLASTIC MELTING/FUSE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #809680 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
IN COLD WEATHER THE REAR HATCHBACK WOULDN'T HOLD . HATCHBACK FALLS ON CONSUNER'S HEAD, MAY CAUSE HEAD INJURY WHEN LOADING OR UNLOADING CARGO.
NHTSA complaint #806662 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
DRIVE BELT REPLACED DUE TO NOISE.
NHTSA complaint #505820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION. CONSUMER HAS BEEN HIT ON THE HEAD TWICE WHEN GETTING ITEMS OUT OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #804507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER SEATBACK UP BROKE, RESULTING IN COLLASPING, REPLACE BOLT ONCE, REPLACEMENT PART BROKE ALSO.
NHTSA complaint #979522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER SEATBACK UP BROKE, RESULTING IN COLLASPING, REPLACE BOLT ONCE, REPLACEMENT PART BROKE ALSO.
NHTSA complaint #979522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. TT
NHTSA complaint #975947 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVERS AIR BAG INFLATED AND BLEW OUT SMOKE . TT
NHTSA complaint #972249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ANTI-FREEZE LEAKS FROM HEAD GASKET.
NHTSA complaint #480328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH MAKES NOISE BETWEEN SHIFTS AND SLIPS OUT OF REVERSE GEAR, ALSO CLUTCH PEDAL HAS TO BE HALF-WAY DOWN IN ORDER TO SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #480328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.