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Engine coolingPart report

1991 Dodge Spirit Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
25about this part
Share
26%of 95 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1991 Dodge Spirit, 26% of the 95 complaints for this model year. 3 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“Driving about 65mph when vehicle stalled in traffic. Pulled to side of road & turned vehicle off. Restarted vehicle & drove a while; vehicle stalled out again. Called aaa & did not find problem. Followed a while; no stalling till truck left. Took to dealer; on diagnostic & nothing found. Vehicle was test driven.”

NHTSA complaint #816287, filed 1997-08

“*ohio traffic crash report* the vehicle started to hesitate. Consumer noticed smoke and flames and pulled off the road. Functional damage was sustained to the engine and under carriage areas.”

NHTSA complaint #10006846, filed 2003-02

“Twice now oil pan has been damaged because it is too low. Once it was damaged going on a country road and scrapeing the crown in the road and causing the oil pan to leak. Another time in the snow we hit an ice ball from the car infront of us causing a huge dent in the oil pan. The oil pan is roughly 2 inches lower than anything else on the car, which means thatanytime you hit anything the first thing that gets damaged will be oil pan and in return could cause more serious problems.”

NHTSA complaint #737796, filed 2000-12

“While driving the car it began to overheat, and shortly thereafter the engine burst into flames and within minutes the entire car was engulfed in flames. My son was driving and had his dog in the car going on a camping trip. He barely got the car pulled off the road, and got the dog out before the entire passenger compartmrnt was also engulfed in flames. The fire was os intense it melted the front wheels off the car. It spread quickly through the passenger compartment and proceeded into the trunk of the car. …”

NHTSA complaint #710660, filed 1999-08

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1995411%
19941011%
19931721%
1992814%
19912526%
19901016%
1989524%

Other parts of the 1991 Dodge Spirit

Transmission and drivetrain
15 complaints
Electrical system
13 complaints
Air bags
12 complaints
Vehicle speed control
8 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Suspension
5 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Seats
3 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1991 Dodge Spirit

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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