1992 Dodge Spirit: raw data

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vehicle1992 / dodge / spirit
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-10)
complaints79 on file (1994-09-30 → 2019-09-07)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Brake and ABS loss of stopping abilitySERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8 complaints1994-10 → 1997-10spirit-1992-brake-loss
  • 972610 THE CAR ABS BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT
  • 967374 THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. WHEN BRAKING THE PEDAL GOES DOWN AND KEEPS MOVING AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE
  • 817875 BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT, ATTEMTED TO STOP BRAKES GRABBED, BUT DID NOT HOLD. CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND WE WOUND UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY
Driver's seat back breaking or collapsingSEATS4 complaints1995-10 → 1997-07spirit-1992-driver-seat-back
  • 973379 DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE, THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, IMPAIRED DRIVER VISIBILITY
  • 976105 DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT FRACTURED, ENTIRE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED
  • 500790 RECLINER MECHANISM ON DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, ALLOWING SEAT BACK TO FALL BACKWARDS
Windshield wiper failure in bad weatherVISIBILITY3 complaints1995-03 → 2004-01spirit-1992-wiper-failure
  • 960934 IN BAD WEATHER, SUCH AS SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, WITHOUT WARNING, STOPS WORKING
  • 974785 WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED COMPLETELY. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A GROUND WIRE FOR PROPER CONNECTION
  • 10052697 LEFT SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM OR PIVOT SUDDENLY CAME LOOSE IN HEAVY SNOW. THE RIGHT SIDE WIPER CONTINUED TO WORK BUT THE LEFT SIDE ONLY MOVED INCHES IF AT ALL
Rear axle and trailing bar cracking or breakingPOWER TRAIN4 complaints1995-04 → 1998-10spirit-1992-rear-axle-break
  • 971384 REAR END TRAILING AXLE CRACKED; PROBLEM CONTROLLING REAR END OF VEHICLE; AXLE HOLDS BACK WHEELS TOGETHER
  • 803499 WHILE DRIVING THE REAR AXLE TRAILING BAR ASSEMBLY WELD BROKE ON IT AND THEN LOST CONTROL
  • 829313 WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS RECONGNIZED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A SHOP WERE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD BROKEN
Transmission failure and unintended gear changesPOWER TRAIN5 complaints1995-01 → 1999-08spirit-1992-transmission-shift
  • 480280 VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT
  • 961713 VEHICLE IS IN DRIVEWAY IN PARK IN IDLE POSITION JUMP INTO REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN CAUSING DAMAGES TO HOUSE
  • 845877 WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE WILL SUDDENLY SHIFT FROM THIRD TO SECOND WHILE GOING 55 MPH, CAUSING DISINTEGRATION OF TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN PIECES OF METAL FALLING INTO THE TRANSMISSION PAN
Wiring, ignition switch and engine compartment firesELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints1995-01 → 1999-01spirit-1992-electrical-fire
  • 968417 THE WIRING HARNESS HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON
  • 833537 SMELLED AN ODOR OF BURNING ELECTRICAL WIRES INSIDE OF VEHICLE. WHEN IGNITION SWITCH IS ON, WIRES WOULD GLOW BRIGHT ORANGE
  • 959048 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT
Air bag warning light and deployment reportsAIR BAGS5 complaints1995-05 → 2019-09spirit-1992-air-bag-system
  • 827298 WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON
  • 855831 WHILE DRIVING IN CITY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, HIT THE END OF CURB, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED
  • 966027 VEHICLE WAS HIT JUST ABOVE THE FRONT BUMPER AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
791994-09-302019-09-0745POWER TRAIN:17; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:13; SERVICE BRAKES:11; HYDRAULIC:11; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8

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). 1992 Dodge Spirit vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/dodge/spirit
@misc{wrenchpro_1992_dodge_spirit_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1992 Dodge Spirit},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/dodge/spirit}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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