FaultScore report
Owners have filed 15 complaints about the 1987 Dodge Shadow with NHTSA between 1995 and 2002. The largest single group is the fuel & propulsion.
15
Complaints
2
Crashes reported
3
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.
0 crashes, 2 fires
2 crashes, 0 fires
0 crashes, 1 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.
STEERING GEAR BOLTS LOOSEN
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.
Fuel System
On certain vehicles with 2.2 Litre turbo-charged multi-port fuel injection engines, there is a possibility that fuel leakage may occur during low ambient temperature operation at the fuel hose used to interconnect the fuel pressure regulator and the injector rail. Fuel leakage would create the potential for an engine compartment fire. Correction: the pressure regulator will be relocated and the fuel supply hose will replaced with a formed hose having a revised routing configuration.
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.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.
NHTSA complaint #785998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
REAR-ENDED IN ACCIDENT AND BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #986665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
FUEL IS LEAKING IN THE CARBURETOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
NHTSA complaint #984602 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL REGULATOR HOSE FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #488108 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISON AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, ALSO BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #982439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.
NHTSA complaint #785998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #718970 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND IF IT IS NOT ON, THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO RUN. WHEN IT IS ON, IT RUNS SLUGGISH. ALSO REPLACED IGNITION PLUGS/ROTOR/CAPS AND FUEL FILTER.
NHTSA complaint #780128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND IF IT IS NOT ON, THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO RUN. WHEN IT IS ON, IT RUNS SLUGGISH. ALSO REPLACED IGNITION PLUGS/ROTOR/CAPS AND FUEL FILTER.
NHTSA complaint #780128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND IF IT IS NOT ON, THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO RUN. WHEN IT IS ON, IT RUNS SLUGGISH. ALSO REPLACED IGNITION PLUGS/ROTOR/CAPS AND FUEL FILTER.
NHTSA complaint #780128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD WHILE ENGAGING INTO GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #531735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. *AK DEALER HAD REPLACED THE ECM AND THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR, THE DEALER FOUND RECALL 88V105 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, HOWEVER FOUND THIS VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #802574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. *AK DEALER HAD REPLACED THE ECM AND THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR, THE DEALER FOUND RECALL 88V105 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, HOWEVER FOUND THIS VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #802574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
REAR-ENDED IN ACCIDENT AND BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #986665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #504642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
FUEL IS LEAKING IN THE CARBURETOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
NHTSA complaint #984602 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL REGULATOR HOSE FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #488108 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISON AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, ALSO BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #982439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
3 OUT 5 SEAT BELT BUCKLES HAVE FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #965684 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL HOSE OVERHEATED AND SPRAYED GAS OUT OF HOSE ONTO ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO SMOKE. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #481276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.