AI DamageDodge Monaco: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Dodge Monaco across 4 model years: 55 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Visibility 36% of all complaints
- 2 Service brakes 24% of all complaints
- 3 Seat belts 16% of all complaints
- 4 Powertrain 15% of all complaints
- 5 Vehicle speed control 9% of all complaints
- 6 Fuel system 7% of all complaints
- 7 Electrical system 5% of all complaints
- 8 Engine and cooling 5% of all complaints
- Visibility: 20 complaints (36% of all).
- Service brakes: 13 complaints (24% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Seat belts: 9 complaints (16% of all).
- Powertrain: 8 complaints (15% of all).
- Vehicle speed control: 5 complaints (9% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Engines and transmissions
US-market versions per EPA. On the right: how many NHTSA complaints name this engine or transmission type.
- 3 L · petrol · 6 cyl 1990–1992
- automatic, 4-speed 1990–1992
Drive: FWD
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 55 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Seat belts | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Latches, locks, linkages | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Abs brake failure, vehicle involved in frontal collision, impact 12:00 position, speed 20 mph, pedal went the floor and had extended stopping distance.
When shift into drive, vehicle accelerated out of control w/brakes having minimum performance. Vehicle detroyed some property. Please decribe details. Tt
Abs, experience brake failure, loss of effectiveness, impact 12:00, speed unknown due to come down a hill. Tt
The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 95v213000 (seat belts); however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.
Metal strap securing fuel tank to vehicle rusted and broke; defect discovered before any crash/personal injury; contacted manufacturer's dealer for replacement part and was advised none available now nor likely to be available in future; had to arrange for custom manufacture of replacement part.
Consumer had been having problem with heater core just like mentioned in recall 94 v 006 000. Had contacted manufacturer. Manufacturer stated that vehicle was not under recall due to the vin.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Visibility. Wipers, mirrors, defrosters, cracked glass.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Seat belts. Belt pretensioners after airbag deployment, SRS codes.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.