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BrakesPart report

1992 Dodge Shadow Brakes Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
5%of 73 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the brakes of the 1992 Dodge Shadow, 5% of the 73 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While driving apprx.55-65 MPH consumer swerved to avoid object in road, vehicle skidded, consumer lost control of steering, applied brakes but car continued to skid then hit head-on into a ditch bank. The air bag never deployed.”

NHTSA complaint #811083, filed 1997-04

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
199455%
199398%
199245%
199178%
199025%
198926%
198818%

Other parts of the 1992 Dodge Shadow

Seats
19 complaints
Air bags
12 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Engine cooling
5 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1992 Dodge Shadow

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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