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1987 Dodge DAYTONA: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

5 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1987 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 5 complaints (40.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Electrical and battery issues120.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner
2
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood
1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
1
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner2
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline1
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System1

Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner: 2; Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 1; Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 5 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995
2
1996
2
2000
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19952
19962
20001

1995: 2; 1996: 2; 2000: 1

Pattern summary

Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 480220 · 1995-01-26 (January 26, 1995)

ENGINE FIRE. *SKD

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 480220 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 864960 · 2000-07-07 (July 7, 2000)

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30MILES TO WORK CONSUMER SHUT THE CAR OFF AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN, OPENED THE HOOD, THERE WERE FLAMES BACK NEAR THE MOTOR, AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED IT AS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, AND CAR WAS TOTALLED.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 864960 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 974137 · 1995-10-30 (October 30, 1995)

WHILE INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION THE FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED IN A RECLINING POSITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 974137 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 980878 · 1996-03-18 (March 18, 1996)

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK BROKE. TWO BOLTS BROKE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 980878 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 985372 · 1996-06-07 (June 7, 1996)

HEARD A POP AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE(FUEL HOSE). PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 985372 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

88V105000 · Fuel System, Gasoline

Reported: 1988-07-01 (July 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 TO THE FUEL RAIL.

Consequence: IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL LEAKAGE COULDRESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: RELOCATE PRESSURE REGULATOR; REPLACE FUEL SUPPLY WITH FORMED HOSE WITH REVISED ROUTING CONFIGURATION TO ENSURE SEALING INTEGRITY.

NHTSA campaign record ↗