1988 Dodge DaytonaProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 11 owner complaints about the 1988 Dodge Daytona, most often about the seat belts. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through August 2, 2000. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1988 Dodge Daytona has problems

11 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Seat belts30
Engine and engine cooling31
Electrical system21
Fuel system, gasoline20
Power train20
Steering20
Structure20
Exterior lighting10
Service brakes, hydraulic11
2 other systems20

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1988 Dodge Daytona recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1988 vs. every other Daytona year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Daytona median. How we score

'84'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1988 Dodge Daytona, and the recalls they led to.

  1. TRUNK FIREPE88108 · closed Jan 6, 1989
    No recall
  2. HORN FAILUREPE89016 · closed Feb 21, 1989
    No recall
In owners' words

What Daytona owners report

Recent seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY FAILING TO RETRACT PROPERLY; CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER/MFR NOTIFED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL/ REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
Complaint 834224 · Jan 29, 1999

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