Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 Dodge Shadow

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
33
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
17
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

33 filed
1
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    4
  • Seat Belts
    4
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    4
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    3
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
    3
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE Converter
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
    2

Recalls

3 campaigns
08E033000·SUSPENSION2008-04-14

FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.

RiskTHE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixFEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.

92V053000·SEAT BELTS1992-04-13

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS CAN MALFUNCTION AND BECOME INOPERATIVE.

RiskSEAT OCCUPANTS WITHOUT SHOULDER RESTRAINTS ARE SUBJECT TOINCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR VEHICLE CRASH.

FixREPLACE THE SYSTEM DRIVE AND RAIL ASSEMBLY WITH REVISED COMPONENTS.

89V237000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1989-12-27

THE ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET MAY DISLOCATE AND ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET.

RiskTHE LEAKAGE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD CAUSEA FIRE.

FixREPLACE GASKET COVER WITH REVISED COVER, AND RTV SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED IN PLACE OF A GASKET.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
EA91043·SEAT BELTS1991-10-30 → 1992-04-20

AUTO SHOULDER BELT FAILURE

Led to recall92V053000

PE91082·SEAT BELTS1991-06-05 → 1991-10-30

AUTO SHOULDER BELT FAILURE

PE91065·STEERING1991-04-16 → 1991-08-30

STEERING GEAR BOLTS LOOSEN

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