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Dodge Lancer

Every Dodge Lancer model year on file, 1985 to 2002. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years308 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years81985 to 2002
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins39Summed across model years
By model year

The 1986 model year drew the most complaints, 14, 47% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0510151985198614198719881989199520012002
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Dodge Lancer complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
8
Electrical system
6
Engine and cooling
5
Powertrain
4
Brakes
4
Lighting
3
Steering
3
Tires
3
Seats
2
Structure
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Dodge Lancer model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Dodge Lancer by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2002Not decoded1100.01000013
2001Pickup30.0130013
1995Not decoded1100.0100011
1989Hatchback2100.0182012
1988Not decoded0NoneNone100
1987Hatchback837.5114310
1986Hatchback147.1400340
1985Hatchback10.033540
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Dodge Lancer

  • 08E-033 Apr 14, 2008
    Part numbers packaged with incorrect nuts are: k7147, k7329, k8683, and 104353
    Suspension · 6,903 vehicles
  • 89V-237 Dec 27, 1989
    Engine valve cover gasket may dislocate and allow an engine oil leak at the gasket
    Engine and cooling · 634k vehicles
  • 89V-038 Mar 20, 1989
    Parking brake mechanism component may disengage
    Brakes · 1,550 vehicles
  • 89V-011 Jan 31, 1989
    Drivers seat frame may experience fatigue failure at one (front/outboard) of its four attachments
    Seats · 60k vehicles
  • 88V-105 Jul 1, 1988
    Fuel leakage may occur in low ambient temperature operation at connections of an engine compartment fuel supply hose to the pressure regulator and…
    Fuel system · 580k vehicles
  • 86V-053 Apr 10, 1986
    Battery cap vents may be partially or completely blocked with plastic flashing
    Electrical system · 32k vehicles
  • 85V-010 Jan 1, 1985
    Engine compartment fuel hose routed to the fuel system pressure regulator may have an inadequately tightened hose clamp
    Fuel system · 53k vehicles
  • 84V-163 Dec 23, 1984
    Required front center seat belt assembly was omitted
    Seat belts · 208 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.