FaultScore

Dodge Shadow engine problems

72 of the 598 complaints filed about the Dodge Shadow are about the engine — 12% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1994.

72

Complaints

12%

Share of all complaints

1

Crashes

7

Fires

Engine & Cooling complaints by model year

1987 Shadow 2 2.8%
1988 Shadow 3 4.2%
1989 Shadow 8 11.1%
1990 Shadow 10 13.9%
1991 Shadow 11 15.3%
1992 Shadow 5 6.9%
1993 Shadow 14 19.4%
1994 Shadow 19 26.4%

Median failure at 77,319 miles

What owners said

1994 Dodge Shadow at 94,639 miles Dawson Springs, KY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

94 DODGE SHADOW AND SOME OTHER YEARS AROUND MY AREA ARE GOING BAD HAVING TO REPLACE THE COMPUTERS AND THEY ARE COSTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10147172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Dodge Shadow at 60,000 miles Wausau, WI

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

CAM SHAFT BROKE AT 60,000 MILES ON A VACATION TRIP.... COST OF ON ROAD REPAIRS... $600.

NHTSA complaint #10065598 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Dodge Shadow Sunrise, FL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE OVER POWERS MOTOR MOUNTS AND CONTINUOUSLY RIPS THEM APART. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****765219

NHTSA complaint #10007169 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Dodge Shadow Rapid Town, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #8018607 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Dodge Shadow Orlando, FL Fire

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.

1994 Dodge Shadow Mountain Home, AR

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

ON THE BELT PULLY, I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVE AND THE BELT BLEW APART, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON NOW, THE LIGHTS, I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS BUT THAT DOES NOT FIX TH E PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #753916 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Dodge Shadow Detroit, MI

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STALL. THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.

NHTSA complaint #898194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Dodge Shadow Bluefield, WV

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

TRANSMISSION FAILED, ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES, EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BAR BROKE AT 52,000 MILES , OUTER TIEROD ENDS REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES, LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AT 10,000 MILES, ENGINE THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 12,000 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING BELT IDLER FAILED AT 17,000, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND EVAPORATOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES, RECALL ON DRIVERS SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT... CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT ONE PROBLEMS.......WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE........

NHTSA complaint #750568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Dodge Shadow Winter Park, FL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE IS LOSING OIL. ALSO, PAINT IS PEELING. *AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #887113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Dodge Shadow Brooklyn, NY Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

RECALL 89V237000/ ENGINE:GASKET:VALVE COVER: VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH UNDER THE HOOD, LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #874405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Dodge Shadow Ridgeley, WV

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THINGS STARTES HAPPENING,IT WAS USED WITH NO WARRANTY,MY FAULT BUT I CAN'T AFORD TO FIX DODGE'S MISTAKES. WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE I WAS GOING TO WORK AND WAS LATE BESIDES ALMOST WRECKING. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. I WANT TO TRADE IT IN AND GET SOMETHING ELSE BUT NO ONE WILL TAKE THIS CAR.

NHTSA complaint #727480 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Dodge Shadow Irwin, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. ALL FOUR, FRONT AND REAR MOUNTS BROKE AT 40,000 MILES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #866029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Dodge Shadow Edgewater, MD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHED 3X AND DECREASED SPEED. ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING 4X. PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW TO PROCEED.

NHTSA complaint #719160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Dodge Shadow Coral Springs, FL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

I HAVE CONFIRMED THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER DRIVERS OF THE SAME CAR. THE TORQUE IS TOO MUCH FOR THE ENGINE MOUNTS TO HANDLE.

NHTSA complaint #717791 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Dodge Shadow Knoxville, TN

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

THE TEMPRATURE GUAGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN HOT AFTER THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #855144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Dodge Shadow Salina, KS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

DRIVE BELT TENSIONER PULLEY PROGRESSIVELY MISALIGNED ITSELF OVER TIME, CAUSING THE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT TO COME OFF . THIS LEAVES THE DRIVER WITH NO POWER STEERING, NO CHARGING SYSTEM, AND A DAMAGED ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 02/24/1997. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEND ON 1/14 2000. I BELIEVE A T.S.B EXISTS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. IN MY OPINION, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS CAN RESULT IN A MOTORIST WITH A WEAK BATTERY STRANDED.

NHTSA complaint #717353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Dodge Shadow Newton, IA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE FLOODS ITS SELF AND SHUTS DOWN AT WILL. DEALER CLAIMS PROBLEM CAN'T BE REPAIRED.

NHTSA complaint #854478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Dodge Shadow Mililani, HI

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE O2 SENSOR. MJS

NHTSA complaint #549355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Dodge Shadow Fort Worth, TX

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE CONSUMER NOTICES GASSY FUMES ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING HIS EYE TO WATER.

NHTSA complaint #548392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Dodge Shadow Reading, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

A PART OF THE EMISSION SYSTEM CAME OFF CAUSING BLOCKAGE WITHIN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND MUFFLER, CAUSING POOR ACCELERATION. MJS

NHTSA complaint #546418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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