1990 Dodge Spirit

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1990 Dodge Spirit do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 48.

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63Owner complaints

Model-year median: 48

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

15 Electrical System

13 Engine And Engine Cooling

All reported categories

2 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

2 Vehicle Speed Control

1 Exterior Lighting

1 Fuel System, Gasoline

1 Unknown Or Other

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 63 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

Power Train. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Air Bags. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Electrical System. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

7 crash reports6 fire reports9 injury reports

Steering complaints

1 reports

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Mileage unknown · Oct 22, 1995

Steering

STEERING COLUMN OVERHEATS TO THE POINT OF MELTING PLASTIC. *SD

NHTSA ODI #487282

Official recalls

1

89V237000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine

Dec 27, 1989

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

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE LEAKAGE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD CAUSEA FIRE.

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

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NHTSA investigations

0

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