1992 Dodge Stealth

I CURRENTLY OWN A 1992 DODGE STEALTH R/T TURBO. MY DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT SEEM TO RETRACT. THEY SOMETIMES WILL HANG LOOSELY FROM THE DISPENSER CAUSING EXCESS SLACK IN THE SEAT BELT. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE A MORE SEVER INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND STEALTH IN MY FAMILY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK. IT FELT LIKE THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THEY INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR THE TRANSFER CASE, THEY ORDERED THE PARTS. THE SERVICE DEALER STATES THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ISN'T LOCKED UP RIGHT NOW IT ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. IT OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LOW ON FLUID. THE SERVICE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE RECALL FOR FREE. CONSUMER CALLED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD ACCORDING TO VIN THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL.*AK

HAD GOEKE DODGE IN NOBLESVIL, IN DO THE RECALL 02V143002 WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT IT IN WITH A LEAK THEY TOOK THREE HOURS AND CAME BACK AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE TEN HOURS LABOR BUT THEY WOULD CHARGE ME EIGHT. I THEN ASKED ABOUT RECALL B17 FOR NTHE LEAKING TRANFER CASE ON 91-96 TT STEALTHS, THEY SIAD WHAT RECALL. WENT AWY FOR ANOTHER 1/2 HR AND CAME BACK AND ASKED IF I WANTED A NEW TRANSFER CASE. I SAID SURE IF THEY CAN. THEY ENDED UP KEEPING MY CAR FOR 7 DAYS, THEY ORDERED THE WRONG TRANSFER CASE. AFTER I PICKED IT UP I PARKED ON A CLEAN PIECE OF CARDBOARD. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS FULL OF OIL. I WENT BACK THEY KEPT THE CAR 4 MORE DAYS AND THEN REFUSED TO CHECK THE LEAK BECAUSE I WOULDN'T PAY IF IT WAS THE TRANNY. I TOLD THEM I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL IN THE XFER AND IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY, TWICE. SO NOW I HAVE A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE, DON'T WANT TO HAVE IT LOCK UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AND THEY WONT FIX IT. *AK

SAFETY RECALL B17- DODGE STEALTH TRANSFER CASE. *MR THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY FOUND NO LEAKS FROM THE TRANSFER CASE AND FAILED TO PERFORM THE TRANSFER CASE OIL CHANGE THAT WAS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE TRANSFER CASE ENDED UP FAILING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRANSFER CASE HAD NO OIL IN IT WHEN IT FAILED. RECALL#02V143002 *SC *JB

DODGE STEALTH (1992 RT AWD MODEL) TRANSMISSION FAILED ON HIGHWAY. FAILURE MODE WAS LOSS OF POWER. CAR WAS DRIVEN OFF ROAD SAFELY, BUT POSED A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO LACK OF POWER. *AK THERE IS A RECALL AGAINST THE GETRAG TRANSFER CASE (POSSIBLE BEARING SEIZURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE SEAL AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF LUBRICANT). BASED ON INITIAL RESEARCH (WEB, DEALER AND TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP STATEMENTS), IT APPEARS THE GETRAG TRANSMISSION IN THE STEALTH AND MITSUBISHI 3000GT MODELS ARE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED FOR THE APPLICATION. THIS CAR HAS HAD EXQUISITE CARE AND IS DRIVEN IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER. I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION IS FUNDAMENTALLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AND MITSUBISHI DO NOT ADMIT TO A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE PART. FURTHERMORE, THEY AND GETRAG HAVE CREATED A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS ON THIS PART SINCE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT OFFERED; REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY.