FaultScore

1990 Dodge Dynasty brake problems

22 of the 88 complaints about the 1990 Dodge Dynasty are about the braking system — 25% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 60,000 miles.

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22

Complaints

2

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 13 59.1%
Foundation Components 3 13.6%
ABS Warning Light 2 9.1%
Disc 1 4.5%
Rotor 1 4.5%
Antilock 1 4.5%
Caliper 1 4.5%

Brakes across every Dodge Dynasty year

1990 22 18.8%
1991 24 20.5%
1992 43 36.8%
1993 28 23.9%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 60,000 miles Astoria, NY

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 96V099000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER DRIVING 45 MPH, CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE, BUT SAW NOTHING BURNING. AFTER GETTING BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES, CONSUMER FELT A PULSING SENSATION. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD FOUR TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED.

NHTSA complaint #10057716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Patterson, IA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS ABS AS STATED IN RECALL 96 V 099 000, BUT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN.

NHTSA complaint #10027093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Wood Dale, IL Crash

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V099000.

NHTSA complaint #746611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

River Falls WIS, MN

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND DRIVER WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT WITH NO BRAKES. I AM A FRIEND OF COLLEDGE STUDENT WHO IS A FRIEND OF MY SONS, SO I AM KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM FIXED. I KNOW THE CAR IS OLD AND CHRYSLER SAYS NO RECALL IS IN EFFECT NOW BUT THIS CAR HAS ABS RECALLS AND WE WANT TO KNOW IF CHRYSLER SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESOLUTION OF THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT?

NHTSA complaint #741181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chana, IL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES ARE GRIND AND THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED BOTH SIDE OF THE BRAKES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.

NHTSA complaint #835611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Schenectady, NY

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER

PASSENGER REAR CALIPER SEIZED LAST YEAR, PARTS $795. DRIVER REAR CALIPER NOW SEIZED. ONGOING ABS ISSUE SINCE PURCHASE, HYDRAULIC PUMP STARTS FOR NORMAL STOPS 90% OF TIME. ALL DODGE DEALERS/CHRYSLER 800 SERVICE DENIES ANY SERVICE RECALLS.

NHTSA complaint #706152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Beckley, WV

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, CONSUMER HAD SYSTEM TAKEN OUT DUE TO EXPENSE AND CONTINUAL FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #514861 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Beckley, WV

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

LOST OF BRAKING TWICE, AFTER SUPOSEDLY BEEN CORRECTED.

NHTSA complaint #514861 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Madison, WI

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA complaint #702330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Siouxsfalls, SD

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO GO AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR SERVICE, AND THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM REPLACING THE WIRE THAT HAD CORROSION

NHTSA complaint #830641 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Corona, IN

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

THE BRAKE PADS WERE PULLING FROM SHOES. WAS MAKING GRINDING NOISES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE BRAKES PADS AND SHOES/ROTORS & CALIPERS REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #829223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Long Island City, NY

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT

ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

NHTSA complaint #514604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Long Island, NY

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT

ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

NHTSA complaint #510126 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bellevue, WA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

ABS/BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DUE TO LOOSE BLEEDER SCREW, ALSO BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE DUE TO FAILED ACCUMULATOR.

NHTSA complaint #508836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bellevue, WA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS/BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DUE TO LOOSE BLEEDER SCREW, ALSO BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE DUE TO FAILED ACCUMULATOR.

NHTSA complaint #508836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Unionville, TN

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS, BRAKES MAKES LOUD NOISE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

NHTSA complaint #971193 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

High Ridge, MO

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS: ROTORS WARP; BRAKES MAKES NOISE, JERKY; PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR BEFORE IT CATCHES. TT

NHTSA complaint #969240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

High Ridge, MO

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

ABS: ROTORS WARP; BRAKES MAKES NOISE, JERKY; PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR BEFORE IT CATCHES. TT

NHTSA complaint #969240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Inglewood, CA Crash

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM HAD FAILED COMPLETLY WHILE DRIVING.(EA95-016).

NHTSA complaint #968578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rankin, PA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED 25,000 MILES AND 50,000 MILES, RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS, ALSO ABS LIGHT GO ON/OFF. TT

NHTSA complaint #967819 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bloomington, CA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVELY LONG DISTANCE, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON. TT

NHTSA complaint #967357 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Mexico, NY

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

BRAKE AND ANTI BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR HIT A DEER. RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

NHTSA complaint #962202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1990 Dodge Dynasty problems

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