1990 Dodge Spirit: raw data

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vehicle1990 / dodge / spirit
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints81 on file (1993-08-13 → 2002-08-07)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Automatic transmission failure and limp modePOWER TRAIN12 complaints1993-08 → 2001-04spirit-1990-transmission-failure
  • 560750 AS VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE, SHIFTING DOWN FROM 4TH GEAR INTO 2ND GEAR DANGEROUSLY SLOWING THE CAR FROM 60 MPH TO 35 MPH, THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING,
  • 849800 TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IN SECOND GEAR, AND ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY
  • 551312 CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN LESS THA 85,000 MILES
Rear axle and trailing arm breakageSUSPENSION10 complaints1995-05 → 2002-08spirit-1990-rear-axle-trailing-arm
  • 801336 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MADE TURN AND HEARD A NOISE AND REAR STARTED TO SWAY
  • 505568 REAR AXLE STUDS FOR TRAILING ARM WELDING BROKE
  • 960568 WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY HEARD LOUD CLUNKING NOISE, THEN NOTICED WHEEL HAD TURNED CROOKED, DUE TO AXLE BREAKING, NO PRIOR WARNING
Valve cover gasket oil leakENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING7 complaints1994-12 → 1999-09spirit-1990-valve-cover-oil-leak
  • 848818 THEIRE IS AN OIL LEAKAGE WHICH IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE GASKET VALVE COVER
  • 836972 FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKETS ON TO THE ENGINE
  • 478814 ENGINE VALVE COVER/GASKETS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (89V-237)
Air bag deployment without collisionAIR BAGS11 complaints1995-11 → 2001-10spirit-1990-airbag-unintended-deploy
  • 866530 WHILE DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD GOING 40 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED
  • 979046 DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE
  • 974348 WHILE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED, PULLING GRAVEL DRIVE, AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND NO IMPACT INVOLVED
Ignition switch and steering column overheatingELECTRICAL SYSTEM8 complaints1995-10 → 2000-08spirit-1990-ignition-column-overheat
  • 986123 ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO BURN, RESULTING IN A FIRE
  • 814206 VEHICLE PARKED; DRIVER GOT INTO VEHICLE & STARTED IT; NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN & FILLING VEHICLE; TURNED VEHICLE OFF & TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION; SMOKE STOPPED;
  • 487282 STEERING COLUMN OVERHEATS TO THE POINT OF MELTING PLASTIC

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
811993-08-132002-08-0776POWER TRAIN:19; AIR BAGS:16; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:14; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:14; SUSPENSION:6

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1990 Dodge Spirit vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/dodge/spirit
@misc{wrenchpro_1990_dodge_spirit_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1990 Dodge Spirit},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/dodge/spirit}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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