AI DamageDodge Stealth: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Dodge Stealth across 7 model years: 237 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Powertrain 50% of all complaints
- 2 Seat belts 21% of all complaints
- 3 Air bags 8% of all complaints
- 4 Service brakes 7% of all complaints
- 5 Engine and cooling 6% of all complaints
- 6 Electrical system 4% of all complaints
- 7 Visibility 3% of all complaints
- 8 Fuel system 3% of all complaints
- Powertrain: 119 complaints (50% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Seat belts: 49 complaints (21% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Air bags: 18 complaints (8% of all), 3 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Service brakes: 16 complaints (7% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Engine and cooling: 14 complaints (6% of all).
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 1991–1996
- 3 L · petrol · turbo · 6 cyl 1991–1996
- automatic, 4-speed 1991–1996
- manual, 5-speed 1991–1996named in 3 complaints
- manual, 6-speed 1994–1996named in 3 complaints
Drive: FWD, AWD
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 237 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrain | 119 | 1 | 0 |
| Seat belts | 49 | 1 | 0 |
| Air bags | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 2 | 1 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Consumer was traveling about seventy mph on highway and heard a popping noise and a very slight vibration. Took vehicle to an automobile shop and put vehicle on a lift. Mechanic noticed that front driver's tire was loose. There were no injuries. These tires were after market tires.
Consumer involved in 35 mph frontal collision in which driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy.this was the second time that the air bags did not deploy in a collision, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
When driving at 35mph the consumer rear ended another vehicle and the air bags on the driver side and the passager side didn't deploy.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision and the driver's air bag deployed, causing major injuries including death. The air bag plastic covering caused the skin to tear from neck to the ear to the bone, causing the lungs to collapse.
Lower control arm failed, causing loss of control of vehicle/accident/injury. (attorney for client)
The driver's side seatbelt came undone when involved in an accident. Please describe.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Seat belts. Belt pretensioners after airbag deployment, SRS codes.
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
Other models of this make
Read also
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.