1992 DODGE SPIRIT — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 57 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (10 complaints · 17.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 4
  • Fires 4
  • Injuries 1
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution POWER TRAIN appears in 10 of 57 owner complaints (17.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 10 complaints, 17.5% of reports POWER TRAIN 10 · 17.5% · 2 crash reports ENGINE: 8 complaints, 14.0% of reports ENGINE 8 · 14.0% SERVICE BRAKES: 7 complaints, 12.3% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 7 · 12.3% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 6 complaints, 10.5% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 · 10.5% · 3 fire reports AIR BAGS: 5 complaints, 8.8% of reports AIR BAGS 5 · 8.8% · 1 crash reports STRUCTURE: 3 complaints, 5.3% of reports STRUCTURE 3 · 5.3% VISIBILITY: 3 complaints, 5.3% of reports VISIBILITY 3 · 5.3% FUEL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 3.5% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 2 · 3.5% STEERING: 2 complaints, 3.5% of reports STEERING 2 · 3.5% · 1 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 45 complaints, 79.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 45 · 79.0% · 4 crash reports 3 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
POWER TRAIN 10 17.5% 2 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 8 14.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 7 12.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 10.5% 0 crashes · 3 fires
AIR BAGS 5 8.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 3 5.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 3 5.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 2 3.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 2 3.5% 0 crashes · 1 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 45 79.0% 4 crashes · 3 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 1992. 1995-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 1995-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1995-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 1995-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 1996-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1996-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1998-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2000-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Feb 1992 Jul 2019 Recall campaign 92V015000 ◆ Recall campaign 92V015000 Investigation PE96008 ● Investigation PE96008 Investigation PE96036 ● Investigation PE96036
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 6
1995-Q2 Owner reports 4
1995-Q3 Owner reports 8
1995-Q4 Owner reports 3
1996-Q1 Owner reports 3
1996-Q3 Owner reports 2
1996-Q4 Owner reports 4
1997-Q1 Owner reports 1
1997-Q3 Owner reports 1
1997-Q4 Owner reports 1
1998-Q1 Owner reports 1
1998-Q3 Owner reports 4
1998-Q4 Owner reports 1
1999-Q1 Owner reports 2
1999-Q2 Owner reports 1
1999-Q3 Owner reports 1
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 4
2000-Q2 Owner reports 2
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2001-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2004-Q1 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 2
Recall campaign 1 92V015000
Defect investigation 1 PE96008
Defect investigation 1 PE96036
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 92V015000

    Report date
    Component:
    STEERING
    Consequence:
    FRACTURES OF THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLINGBOLT RESULT IN A LACK OF COUPLING LOAD ON THE SHAFT AND LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL.
    Remedy:
    REPLACE THE ZINC PLATED BOLT WITH A PHOSPHATE PLATED BOLT.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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