1992 Dodge Shadow defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1992 Dodge Shadow. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE POSITION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE96036 · opened May 14, 1996 · closed Oct 31, 1996

  Uncontrolled engine speed condition results fro throttle shaft binding

• SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE96008 · opened Jan 25, 1996 · closed Jun 28, 1996

  There is no summary currently available

• STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION
  Engineering Analysis EA95029 · opened Sep 26, 1995 · closed Nov 13, 1996 · led to recall 96V229000

  After an extensive investigation and analysis, chrysler has identified the defect as a fatigue failure, origination in the heat affected region of the projection welds of the steering wheel hub to steering wheel armature attachment.the hub is the portion of the steering wheel assembly that connects it to the steering c…

• SEAT BACK BOLT FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA95017 · opened May 31, 1995 · closed May 19, 1997 · led to recall 97V078000

  The driver seat back can collapse without warning resulting in potential for loss of vehicle control.the lower bolt (one of two bolts that supports the seat back assembly) can fatigue and break

• SEAT BACK FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE95002 · opened Jan 13, 1995 · closed May 31, 1995

  There is no summary currently available

• INTERIOR FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE94069 · opened Sep 14, 1994 · closed Jan 31, 1995

  There is no summary currently available