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1993 Dodge Stealth problems

Owners have filed 52 complaints about the 1993 Dodge Stealth with NHTSA between 1995 and 2023. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain. Across this model's run it ranks 1 of 3 worst.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Dodge Stealth All 1993 cars
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FaultScore 57/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Dodge Stealth.

How this is worked out

The numbers

52

Complaints

3

Crashes reported

1

Fires reported

2

Injuries reported

81,100 mi

Median mileage at failure

Half of reported failures happened before this

0%

Failed under 36,000 miles

Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

Complaint volume 77 vs 50 Severity 60 vs 50 Early failure 0 vs 50
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 77
Against the median year of the Dodge Stealth. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 60
11.5% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — 0
0% of failures with a mileage on record happened under 36,000 miles, against a national rate of 29%.

How 1993 compares with every other Dodge Stealth

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1993 Dodge Stealth

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 42.3%

1 crashes, 0 fires · median 64,050 mi

Brakes 5 9.6%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Fuel & Propulsion 4 7.7%

Median failure at 129,637 miles

Other & Unspecified 3 5.8%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 5.8%
Electrical System 3 5.8%

0 crashes, 1 fires · median 81,100 mi

Seat Belts 2 3.8%
Wheels 2 3.8%
Tires 2 3.8%

1 crashes, 0 fires · median 99,300 mi

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 3.8%
Equipment & Accessories 1 1.9%
Suspension 1 1.9%

Median failure at 81,100 miles

Airbags 1 1.9%
Engine & Cooling 1 1.9%

Median failure at 81,100 miles

Exactly what failed

NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.

Automatic Transmission 6 25.0%
Transfer Case (4-WHEEL Drive) 4 16.7%
Manual Transmission 4 16.7%
Driveshaft 2 8.3%
Column Shift 2 8.3%
Rotor 2 8.3%
Retractor 2 8.3%
Cruise Control 2 8.3%

When it fails

Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.

25,000 – 49,999 miles 1 10.0%
75,000 – 99,999 miles 6 60.0%
100,000 – 149,999 miles 3 30.0%

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.

Jan 1995 peak 6 Sep 2023

NHTSA investigations into the 1993 Dodge Stealth

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.

DP03002 Opened 7 May 2003 Closed 22 Jul 2003 STEERING:COLUMN

STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION

MR. LARRY A. SACKEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) BY LETTER DATED APRIL 18, 2003, REQUESTING THAT NHTSAFURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING SHAFT SYSTEM ON 1987-1995 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.IN PART BECAUSE OF 49 CFR ? 30120(G), NHTSA HAS DECIDED TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF THE PETITION VEHICLES TO 1993-1995 MODELS, EXCLUDING THE 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND 1994-1995 DODGE RAM SERIES TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED (93V210 & 96V230) FOR STEERING COLUMN FAILURE.IF THE ANALYSIS OF THESE VEHICLES HAD IDENT...

PE02013 Opened 31 Jan 2002 Closed 3 Jun 2002 WHEELS

TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP

PE96004 Opened 17 Jan 1996 Closed 31 May 1996 VISIBILITY

GLASS SUNROOF SHATTERING

1992 - 96 DODGE STEALTH AND MITSUBISHI 300 GT

Recalls on the 1993 Dodge Stealth

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 — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 2002108 1,327 units in Canada

Powertrain

Certain passenger vehicles built by Mitsubishi Motor Corporation. A condition exists that allows oil to leak from the all-wheel drive transfer case. Low oil levels in the transfer case could cause bearing damage and result in drive train lockup, increasing the risk of a crash. Correction: Dealer will inspect the transfer case and affect repairs as needed.

Recall 1996172 2,479 units in Canada

Brakes

NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS). UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL LOCK STEERING AND FULL SUSPENSION TRAVEL, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSE MAY CRACK, THUS RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFICIENCY AND ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP. CORRECTION: BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES WILL BE REPLACED WITH REVISED MORE DURABLE HOSES.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

College Station, TX Crash

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

18 SPLINE TRANSFER CASE SEIZED AND OUTPUT SHAFT SNAPPED CAUSING CAR TO GO INTO A SKID AROUND A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OFF AN EMBANKMENT ROLLING 2.5 TIMES. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED.

NHTSA complaint #10058123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bozemam, MT Crash

TIRES

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT SEVENTY MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND A VERY SLIGHT VIBRATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN AUTOMOBILE SHOP AND PUT VEHICLE ON A LIFT. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE WAS LOOSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THESE TIRES WERE AFTER MARKET TIRES. TIRES WERE MADE BY PANTHER CUSTOM WHEEL 16 INCHES. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTFIED.

NHTSA complaint #877980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Centerville, VA Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER SAYS THE WIRING HARNESS RUBBED AGAINST A MOTOR MOUNT AND RUBBED THROUGH THE INSULATION.

NHTSA complaint #824469 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Clovis, NM 1 injured

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

BRAKES LOCKED UP AT NORMAL SPEEDS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #534573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lebanon, OH 1 injured

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

SUNROOF WINDOW EXPLODED IN OUTER AND INNER OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DAUGHTER. TT

NHTSA complaint #966052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Wilmington, DE Crash

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

APPLIED ABS BRAKES ON WET SURFACE AT 45MPH AND BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE SLIPPED/LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #960118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

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

Vero Beach, FL

POWER TRAIN

The contact owns a 1993 Dodge Stealth. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V143000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA complaint #11542744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Murrieta, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT.

NHTSA complaint #10196726 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Duncan, 00

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELT, ONCE PULLED OUT, DOESNT PROPERLY PULL BACK IN. TOO MUCH SLACK, IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED SOME SERIOUS INJURIES COULD OCCUR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3000GT / STEALTH.

NHTSA complaint #10156026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 99,300 miles Auburndale, FL

TIRES:SIDEWALL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALL FOUR TIRES LOOKED AS IF THEY HAD A SPLIT DOWN THE SIDEWALL. THE FAILURES WERE NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS 35 IN THE FRONT TIRES AND 28 IN THE REAR. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTING. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES.

NHTSA complaint #10152317 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Pleasant Prairie, WI

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

VEHICLE HAS HAD FOR SOME TIME, THE PROBLEM STATED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 96V143003, WHICH STATES: UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL LOCK STEERING AND FULL SUSPENSION TRAVEL, THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSE CAN CRACK, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. CONSEQUENCE: BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10120271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 81,100 miles Bloomsburg, PA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

BOUGHT FROM A SMALL CAR LOT, HAD CAR FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS AND TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO BAD ALIGNMENT. WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE CAR NEEDED ABOUT $1610.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS. IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. HAD RADIATOR LEAK/SPARK PLUG WIRE SHORTED OUT /FUEL INJECTION CLEANING/ COOLANT SERVICE/ANTIFREEZE/NEW THERMOSTAT, AND GASKET FOR THERMOSTAT. DODGE TOLD HER THE SAME THING, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD THE WRONG MISFIRE CODES. STARTED WHEN CAR STALLED AND OVERHEATED ,AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

NHTSA complaint #10119805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 81,100 miles Bloomsburg, PA

SUSPENSION:FRONT

BOUGHT FROM A SMALL CAR LOT, HAD CAR FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS AND TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO BAD ALIGNMENT. WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE CAR NEEDED ABOUT $1610.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS. IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. HAD RADIATOR LEAK/SPARK PLUG WIRE SHORTED OUT /FUEL INJECTION CLEANING/ COOLANT SERVICE/ANTIFREEZE/NEW THERMOSTAT, AND GASKET FOR THERMOSTAT. DODGE TOLD HER THE SAME THING, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD THE WRONG MISFIRE CODES. STARTED WHEN CAR STALLED AND OVERHEATED ,AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

NHTSA complaint #10119805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 81,100 miles Bloomsburg, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

BOUGHT FROM A SMALL CAR LOT, HAD CAR FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS AND TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO BAD ALIGNMENT. WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE CAR NEEDED ABOUT $1610.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS. IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. HAD RADIATOR LEAK/SPARK PLUG WIRE SHORTED OUT /FUEL INJECTION CLEANING/ COOLANT SERVICE/ANTIFREEZE/NEW THERMOSTAT, AND GASKET FOR THERMOSTAT. DODGE TOLD HER THE SAME THING, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD THE WRONG MISFIRE CODES. STARTED WHEN CAR STALLED AND OVERHEATED ,AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

NHTSA complaint #10119805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 81,100 miles Bloomsburg, PA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

BOUGHT FROM A SMALL CAR LOT, HAD CAR FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS AND TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO BAD ALIGNMENT. WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE CAR NEEDED ABOUT $1610.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS. IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. HAD RADIATOR LEAK/SPARK PLUG WIRE SHORTED OUT /FUEL INJECTION CLEANING/ COOLANT SERVICE/ANTIFREEZE/NEW THERMOSTAT, AND GASKET FOR THERMOSTAT. DODGE TOLD HER THE SAME THING, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD THE WRONG MISFIRE CODES. STARTED WHEN CAR STALLED AND OVERHEATED ,AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

NHTSA complaint #10119805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 81,100 miles Bloomsburg, PA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

BOUGHT FROM A SMALL CAR LOT, HAD CAR FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS AND TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO BAD ALIGNMENT. WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE CAR NEEDED ABOUT $1610.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS. IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. HAD RADIATOR LEAK/SPARK PLUG WIRE SHORTED OUT /FUEL INJECTION CLEANING/ COOLANT SERVICE/ANTIFREEZE/NEW THERMOSTAT, AND GASKET FOR THERMOSTAT. DODGE TOLD HER THE SAME THING, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD THE WRONG MISFIRE CODES. STARTED WHEN CAR STALLED AND OVERHEATED ,AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

NHTSA complaint #10119805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 129,637 miles Dallas, GA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

FILLED TANK FULL OF FUEL NIGHT BEFORE.. GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING PULLED CAR IN TO GARAGE.. CLEANED CAR OUT AND WENT TO PULL CAR BACK OUT AND WILL NOT START... REPLACED EVERYTHING COULD THINK OF.. STILL WILL NOT START.

NHTSA complaint #10114421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 129,637 miles Dallas, GA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

FILLED TANK FULL OF FUEL NIGHT BEFORE.. GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING PULLED CAR IN TO GARAGE.. CLEANED CAR OUT AND WENT TO PULL CAR BACK OUT AND WILL NOT START... REPLACED EVERYTHING COULD THINK OF.. STILL WILL NOT START.

NHTSA complaint #10114421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 129,637 miles Dallas, GA

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

FILLED TANK FULL OF FUEL NIGHT BEFORE.. GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING PULLED CAR IN TO GARAGE.. CLEANED CAR OUT AND WENT TO PULL CAR BACK OUT AND WILL NOT START... REPLACED EVERYTHING COULD THINK OF.. STILL WILL NOT START.

NHTSA complaint #10114421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 47,000 miles Sellersburg, IN

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH PRESSURE PLATE BROKE THROUGH THE BELL HOUSING AND THROUGH THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.

NHTSA complaint #10113189 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

College Station, TX Crash

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

18 SPLINE TRANSFER CASE SEIZED AND OUTPUT SHAFT SNAPPED CAUSING CAR TO GO INTO A SKID AROUND A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OFF AN EMBANKMENT ROLLING 2.5 TIMES. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED.

NHTSA complaint #10058123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

APO, AE

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

FAILURE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAILURE TO TRANSFER CASE ON 1993 DODGE STEALTH. *MR A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE TRANSFER CASE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE REPLACED. AFTER THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL RELATED TO THE TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DENIED. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10042143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Redding, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

TOOK VECHICLE TO TIRE SHOP TO HAVE TIRES ROTATED AND THREE WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF LEFT FRONT. THEN LATTER WENT TO SEARS AND HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON FRONT AND ONE STUD THAT WAS PROPERLY TORQUED THAT DAY BROKE ON RIGHT DURRING TORQUING PROCEEDURE WITH HARDLY ANY PRESSURE ON WRENCH !!!!!!!!! TS

NHTSA complaint #767981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Exeter, NH

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSFER CASE HAD CRACKED CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #8020338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Issaquah, WA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. HARD TO IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT INTO 1ST OR REVERSE. TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2 TIMES, ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, AND AGAIN ON MY OWN COSTING WELL OVER $5,000.00. 2 YEARS AFTER LAST REPAIR, PROBLEM PERSISTS. GETRAG TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE!

NHTSA complaint #764752 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Center Barnstead, NH

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

DRIVING ALONG AT 35 MILES AND HR WHEN THE WHEELS LOCK UP AND THE CAR FISH TAILED TO A REST ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.THE DEALER THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO CHECK IT. SAID THAT THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP AND DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA complaint #759120 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Minneapolis, MN

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

MY CAR HAS SUFFERED MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. ONE IN 07/1994 WITH ONLY 1,774 MILES, 3RD GEAR ISSUES AT 65,461 MILES 10/1996, A FULL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AGAIN AT 68,057 MILES IN 01/1997, MORE 3RD GEAR ISSUES IN 02/1997 WITH 68,069 MILES, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN IN 01/1998 WITH 77,560 MILES BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. WE HAVE RECORDS OF ALL OF THESE THOUGH THEY CAME BEFORE WE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT HAVE CONDFIDENCE THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #757896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Wooster, OH

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

SPLINES ON SHAFT NOT HEAVY ENOUNGH/ POOR DESIGN NO SHIELDING, SEALS OR LUBRICATION TO PREVENT CORROSION OF THE ALREADY WEAK SPLINES, I KNOW OF MANY CASES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND OTHERS OCCURING ON THIS TRANSAXLE/TRANSFER CASE SETUP. HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVETRAIN IN CARS WITH 60K OR LESS MILES AND WITH STICKER PRICE OF < $33K (IN THE EARLY 90S) IS UNEXCEPTABLE. IT SEEMS THAT 60K IS WHEN A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS BEGIN TO OCCUR. WHAT MAKE MATTERS WORSE IS THE FACT THE UNITS CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALERS, THEY MUST SWAPED FOR RECONDITIONED UNITS AT <$3500 FOR UNIT AND LABOR. THE RECONDITIONED UNIT ARE REBUILD WITH IMPROVED PARTS, BUT THERE IS STILL NOT WAY TO KEEP THE SPLINES FROM RUSTING BESIDES TAKING THE DRIVELINE APART TO APPLY GREASE TO THE SPLINES EVER SO MANY MILES. THIS IS A NOT A EASY TASK FOR MOST OWNERS AND IS NOT LIST IN REQUIRED MAINTANCE IN ANY OF THE MANUELS. SO IT IS SELDOM DONE. MIT/DODGE/GETRIG WHERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IMPROVED THE TRANSAXLE/TRANSFER CASE IN THE 2ND GENERATION CARS (1994 ON). THAT ONE REASON MANY OF US (INCLUDING MYSELF) HAVE SWITCH OUR 1ST GEN. CARS TO 2ND GEN. DRIVETRAINS. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS WITH THESE PROBLEMS WILL BE GREATLY APPERCIATED. WE OWNERS HAVE BEEN TRY TO GET MITS/DODGE/GETRIG TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM FOR 10 YRS NOW.

NHTSA complaint #757523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LAS Angelos, CA

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID CONSUMER NEEDED TO BUY A COMPRESSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.

NHTSA complaint #893875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Nicholasville, KY

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE GETRAG TRANSMISSION/TRANFER CASE IS NOTED TO HAVE ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD VARIOUS LEAKS, AND THE OUTPUT SHAFT FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE TRANSFER IS ALMOST SHOT. LUCKILY, THE SYNCRONIZERS HAVE BEEN OK SO FAR. THEY ARE ANOTHER KNOWN PART THAT FAILS TOO MUCH. MITSUBISHI DOES NOT OFFFER REBUILD KITS, OR INDIVIDUAL PARTS. IF THE ASSEMBLY NEED FIXED THE ONLY OPTION IS TO BUY A COMPLETE NEW ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS AROUND $5000.00. PLEASE HELP ALL STEALTH/3000GT OWNER AND GET A RECALL ON THESE PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.

NHTSA complaint #747759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

East Lansing, MI

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILURES LIKE THIS ARE COMMON IN DODGE STEALTHS AND 3000GT AWD MODELS (ESSENTIALLY THE SAME CAR) WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE WAS OPENED, IT HAD BEEN RUSTING INSIDE. THIS IS BOTH COSTLY AND DANGEROUS TO THE CONSUMER.

NHTSA complaint #741626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.