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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

1991 Dodge Spirit Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
16%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 15 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1991 Dodge Spirit, 16% of the 95 complaints for this model year.

Example complaints

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

“The first time I filled the tank the car caught on fire. It ran goo in the 39 days I had it, appart from being hesitant to change gear at times. On sunday while taking my kids on a trip to great adventure,I was just over the betsy ross bridge when I notice smoke through my rear view. I hurriedly pulled over and in a few second we notice the smoke was under the hood. And we stand there we notice melted rubber or wire was dropping down on the pavement so we grabbed a few things from the car and kept our distance untill the police and fire truck appeared.”

NHTSA complaint #714301, filed 1999-11

“Consumer heard metal to metal noise coming from rear driver's side. Repair shop determined that rear axle assembly broke. Consumer had to purchase a whole new axle assembly because they would not weld it back together. It was a safety hazard. Three Dodge dealership had no clues as to what the consumer was complaining about.”

NHTSA complaint #863192, filed 2000-06

“While traveling and when depressing gas pedal vehicle would not continue to travel. Dealer was notified and stated that transmission blew out. Please provide further information.”

NHTSA complaint #862371, filed 2000-05

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1995821%
19941416%
1993911%
19921628%
19911516%
19901727%
1989524%

Other parts of the 1991 Dodge Spirit

Engine cooling
25 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 Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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