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Passenger-side motorized seat belt tighteningSEAT BELTS13 complaints1995-05 → 2000-05spirit-1994-passenger-seat-belt-retraction
540342 MOTORIZED PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT TIGHTENS AROUND THE PASSENGERS CHEST WHEN OPENING THE DOOR MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO BREATHE OR MOVE. DRIVER IS FORCED TO RELEASE THE BELT MANUALLY
813528 THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTS VERY TIGHTLY AROUND THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT
806901 WHEN A PASSENGER OPENS THE FRONT SIDE DOOR THE MOTORIZED SEA TBELT WILLEITHER LOCK THE PASSENGER TIGHTER OR IT ACTUALLY CHOKES THE PASSENGER
745749 HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT 65K AND REPLACED AT 83K--MECHANIC STATES THE ONLY WAY THIS IS POSSIBLE IS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY
707826 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE TCM, TORQUE CONVERTER, VALVE BODIES, VALVE BODY SEALS, AND OVERHAUL OF REST OF TRANSMISSION
756622 THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR STARTED DOWNSHIFTING VERY HARSHLY & GOING OUT OF GEAR WITH NO WARNING
Air bag deployment injuries and unintended deploymentAIR BAGS7 complaints1996-05 → 2002-12spirit-1994-air-bag-deployment-injury
557406 WHEN THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED DURING COLLISION, DRIVER'S HANDS WERE INJURED, DRIVER'S THUMBS WERE ALMOST CUT OFF BY THE SHARP EDGE OF THE AIR BAG COVER. *CJ
733721 AIR BAG DEPLOY DARN NEAR TOOK THUMBS OFF MY HANDS, REQUIRED 15 STITCHES IN ALL. HIT DEER, CAUSING AIR BAG TO DEPLOY
836604 VEHICLE WAS OCCUPIED BY SOMEONE ELSE, AND DURING THAT TIME THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS OF 30 MPH, AND HIT DRIVER IN THE FACE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Engine stalling or shutdown while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM8 complaints1995-05 → 2000-12spirit-1994-engine-stalling-shutdown
814987 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEEDS UP TO 35 MPH ENGINE SHUTS DOWN.THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES WHEN THIS OCCURS
876346 VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING AT ANY SPEED. DODGE FINALLY SAID CO PILOT SHOULD BE INSTALLED, ADMITTING THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK
801564 THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
Rear axle and rear sway bar weld failuresSUSPENSION5 complaints1996-08 → 2002-09spirit-1994-rear-axle-sway-bar-failure
8014524 T 30MPH AND WITH NO WARNING REAR AXLE SNAPPED, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
863507 THREE SPOT WELDS BROKE AT REAR LEFT SWAY BAR
864971 3 SPOT WELD FOR THE REAR SWAY BAR BROKE OFF, CAUSING A METAL TO METAL NOISE
Ignition switch key sticking and lockupELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints1997-02 → 1999-10spirit-1994-ignition-switch-key-lockup
514857 IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE OWNERSHIP, LOCKING UP
713912 UPON TURNING IGNITION SWITCH SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM STEERING COLUMN THEN FROM DASH
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1994 Dodge Spirit vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/dodge/spirit
@misc{wrenchpro_1994_dodge_spirit_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Dodge Spirit},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/dodge/spirit}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
