1993 Dodge Spirit: raw data

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vehicle1993 / dodge / spirit
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints104 on file (1995-01-01 → 2005-09-23)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Driver seat frame, bolt and recline latch failureSEATS5 complaints1995-08 → 1999-12spirit-1993-driver-seat-failure
  • 854507 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLT WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEAT BROKE, CAUSING MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT WHEN DRIVING
  • 810750 THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LEANS BACK BECAUSE THE ANCHOR BOLT HEAD HAS PULLED THROUGH THE FRAME AND THERE ARE STRESS FRACTION CRACKS WITHIN THE FRAME
  • 487809 DRIVERS SEAT BACK LATCH BROKE, CAUSING BACK OF SEAT TO RECLINE SUDDENLY
Rear axle, trailing arm and torsion bar cracksSUSPENSION14 complaints1996-08 → 2002-09spirit-1993-rear-axle-trailing-arm-cracks
  • 816405 REAR AXLE TORSION BAR CRACKED, MAKES LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING HIGH SPEEDS, COULD FALL COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSING A CRASH
  • 517486 AXLE SUPPORT BAR WELDING SEPARATED, CAUSING INSTABILITY
  • 828910 CONSUMER EXPERIENCING LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE REAR TRAILING ARM ASSEMBLY AXLE NEEDS REPLACEMENT, AND WILL REPAIR AT THE COST TO CONSUMER
Smoke or fire at ignition switch and steering columnELECTRICAL SYSTEM9 complaints1996-04 → 2000-07spirit-1993-ignition-column-smoke-fire
  • 866357 UPON STARTING VEHICLE OR WHEN DRIVING SMOKE IS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AREA
  • 804259 NOTICED BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, DEALER FOUND FRONT WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED
  • 982317 WHILE TRYING TO START, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH
Intermittent engine stalling while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING9 complaints1995-01 → 2002-09spirit-1993-intermittent-stalling
  • 861223 VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH STALLING BETWEEN 15-40 MPH/ ENGINE JUST DIED OUT
  • 828908 VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS. CONDITION STILL OCCURS, AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM
  • 833358 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT
Air bag non-deployment and unintended deploymentAIR BAGS6 complaints1996-01 → 2002-09spirit-1993-airbag-deployment
  • 801149 DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 979468 DRIVING AT SPEED OF 25 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, NO IMPACT INVOLVED
  • 978117 DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT APPROX. 5MPH, NO PRIOR WARNING
Brake lock-up and ABS performanceSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4 complaints1995-04 → 1996-12spirit-1993-brake-lockup-loss-of-control
  • 963470 WHILE DRIVING AND COMING NORMAL SPEED TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
  • 806476 WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN OR SUDDEN STOP THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS HOLD, ONE CAN HEAR A GRINDING SOUND IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM
  • 971956 THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS FAULTY AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1041995-01-012005-09-2394ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:20; SUSPENSION:17; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:13; POWER TRAIN:9; AIR BAGS: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). 1993 Dodge Spirit vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/dodge/spirit
@misc{wrenchpro_1993_dodge_spirit_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Dodge Spirit},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/dodge/spirit}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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