Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1992 Dodge Stealth

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.

2
Open recalls
92
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
7
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

92 filed
2
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries reported
3
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:MANUAL Transmission
    18
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    15
  • Power TRAIN:TRANSFER Case (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
    14
  • AIR Bags
    6
  • Power Train
    6
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    5
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    4
  • Seat Belts
    4

Recalls

2 campaigns
02V143002·POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)2002-05-14

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT BY MITSUBISHI MOTOR CORPORATION FOR DAIMLERCHRYSLER, A CONDITION EXISTS THAT ALLOWS OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE.

RiskLOW OIL LEVELS IN THE TRANSFER CASE COULD CAUSE BEARING DAMAGE AND RESULT IN DRIVE TRAIN LOCKUP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSFER CASE FOR INDICATIONS OF OIL LEAKAGE. VEHICLES THAT HAVE NO OIL LEAKAGE WILL HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE OIL CHANGED. VEHICLES THAT HAVE OIL LEAKAGE WILL HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE RESEALED OR REPLACED IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DECEMBER 2, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

96V143003·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1996-10-08

UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL LOCK STEERING AND FULL SUSPENSION TRAVEL, THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSE CAN CRACK, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.

RiskBRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE WILL CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL-SIDE BRAKE HOSES WITH REVISED HOSE ASSEMBLIES.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE02013·WHEELS2002-01-31 → 2002-06-03

TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP

Led to recall02V143001

PE96004·VISIBILITY1996-01-17 → 1996-05-31

GLASS SUNROOF SHATTERING

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