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1990 Dodge Monaco problems

Owners have filed 11 complaints about the 1990 Dodge Monaco with NHTSA between 1995 and 2003. The largest single group is the windows, mirrors & wipers.

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

How this is worked out

The numbers

11

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

How 1990 compares with every other Dodge Monaco

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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 1990 Dodge Monaco

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

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 63.6%
Engine & Cooling 2 18.2%
Seat Belts 1 9.1%
Brakes 1 9.1%

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.

Sep 1995 peak 3 May 2003

NHTSA investigations into the 1990 Dodge Monaco

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.

EA97001 Opened 13 Jan 1997 Closed 9 Jan 1998 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE DISC/HUB SEPARATION

CONSUMER COMPLAINTS INDICATE THAT CORROSION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE CAUSED SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE DISC FROM ITS HUB, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE.

PE96053 Opened 5 Sep 1996 Closed 13 Jan 1997 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE DISC/HUB SEPARATION

consumer complaints indicate that corrosion of hte brake rotors have caused separation of the brake disc from its hub, resulting in brake failure.

EA95016 Opened 26 May 1995 Closed 24 Jun 1996 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS BRAKING MALFUNCTION

PE94027 Opened 18 Mar 1994 Closed 29 Jul 1994 SEAT BELTS

AUTO SHOULDER BELT FAILS

The most recent complaints

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

Fowler, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA complaint #10020517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Humboldd, KS

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH HEATER CORE JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL 94 V 006 000. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA complaint #883549 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Wylie, TX

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

WHILE TRAVELING WINDSHIELD WOULD FOG UP, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK WHILE TRAVELING THE WINDSHIEDL FOGS UP DUE TO LEAKING HEATER CORE, THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT THE VIN WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #865485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Wylie, TX

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

WHILE TRAVELING WINDSHIELD WOULD FOG UP, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK WHILE TRAVELING THE WINDSHIEDL FOGS UP DUE TO LEAKING HEATER CORE, THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT THE VIN WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #865485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Georgetown, SC

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE OVERHEATED. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #517637 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Syosset, NY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

ERROR INSTALLING CATALYTIC CONVERTER RECALL REPLACEMENT, CAUSING DISTRIBUTOR CAP/ CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO BLOW.

NHTSA complaint #510250 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Syosset, NY

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, LEAVING WIPERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD TWICE.

NHTSA complaint #510250 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chicopee, MA

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, WORK WAS REPAIRED, HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH THE HEATER WATER DEFROSTER 607.

NHTSA complaint #980064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chicopee, MA

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, WORK WAS REPAIRED, HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH THE HEATER WATER DEFROSTER 607.

NHTSA complaint #980064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chicopee, MA

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, WORK WAS REPAIRED HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED WITH THE HEATER WATER DEFROSTER 607.

NHTSA complaint #980227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ST Louis, MO

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

EA95-016 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WAS REAL HARD LOST EFFECTIVENESS INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. TT

NHTSA complaint #972638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.