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1995 Dodge Stealth problems

Owners have filed 17 complaints about the 1995 Dodge Stealth with NHTSA between 1995 and 2007. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain. Across this model's run it ranks 3 of 3 worst.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Dodge Stealth All 1995 cars
B

FaultScore 40/100

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

How this is worked out

The numbers

17

Complaints

2

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

1

Injuries reported

102,000 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 25 vs 50 Severity 91 vs 50 Early failure 0 vs 50
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 25
Against the median year of the Dodge Stealth. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 91
17.6% 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 1995 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 1995 Dodge Stealth

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 35.3%

Median failure at 129,240 miles

Seat Belts 3 17.6%

Median failure at 76,000 miles

Brakes 3 17.6%
Airbags 2 11.8%

2 crashes, 0 fires

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 5.9%
Electrical System 1 5.9%
Engine & Cooling 1 5.9%

When it fails

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

25,000 – 49,999 miles 1 20.0%
50,000 – 74,999 miles 1 20.0%
100,000 – 149,999 miles 3 60.0%

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.

Nov 1995 peak 4 Sep 2007

NHTSA investigations into the 1995 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

Recalls on the 1995 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.

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.

Callahan, FL Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER INVOLVED IN 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #837276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cincinnati, CT Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHEN DRIVING AT 35MPH THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSAGER SIDE DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA complaint #832430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

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

at 50,000 miles Augusta, MO

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS PULLED ON IT DOES NOT RETRACT, LEAVING ENOUGH SLACK IN THE BELT THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, IT WOULD NOT SERVE ITS PURPOSE AS A SAFETY RESTRAINT.

NHTSA complaint #10203297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 102,000 miles Gatineau, 00

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

FAILURE IN RETRACTING OF DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. HAVE TO RETRACT SEAT BELT MANUALLY.

NHTSA complaint #10158327 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 129,240 miles LA Vernia, TX

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

DT: THE CALLER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL B17 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE. AFTERIT HAD BEEN FIXEDHEARD A GRINDING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE REAR TIRES LOCKED AND IT JERKED THE VEHICLE. NOW IT MAKES A NOISE ALL THE TIME. DEALER SAID THE CALLER WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. MANUFACTURER SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE OR SOMETHING ELSE AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

NHTSA complaint #10133928 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 140,000 miles Whittier, NC

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED OF 50 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BY THE DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED.

NHTSA complaint #10087219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 40,000 miles Cambridge, WI

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. DRIVER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SAFE STOP.

NHTSA complaint #10040790 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Columbus, OH

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE TOTALLY REBUILT.

NHTSA complaint #752619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Columbus, OH

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE TOTALLY REBUILT.

NHTSA complaint #752619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Boise, ID

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION SYCROSS FAILED. PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. MUST BUY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FROM DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #738163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

NEW Baltimore, MI

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE OIL LEAKING AT 25, 000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #729521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chantilly, VA

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

THE TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR HAS FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #552965 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Callahan, FL Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER INVOLVED IN 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #837276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cincinnati, CT Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHEN DRIVING AT 35MPH THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSAGER SIDE DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA complaint #832430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Phoenix, AZ

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

ABS BRAKES FAILED, ROTORS FAILED ONCE AND BRAKE PADS MALFUNCTIONED 3TIMES, ALSO BATTERY FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #507360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Phoenix, AZ

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

ABS BRAKES FAILED, ROTORS FAILED ONCE AND BRAKE PADS MALFUNCTIONED 3TIMES, ALSO BATTERY FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #507360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Phoenix, AZ

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

ABS BRAKES FAILED, ROTORS FAILED ONCE AND BRAKE PADS MALFUNCTIONED 3TIMES, ALSO BATTERY FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #507360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Phoenix, AZ

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

ABS BRAKES FAILED, ROTORS FAILED ONCE AND BRAKE PADS MALFUNCTIONED 3TIMES, ALSO BATTERY FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #507360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Anderson, IN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BEAT BUCKLE DOES NOT WORK. TT

NHTSA complaint #974957 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.