Dodge Raider problems
The Mitsubishi Raider is a pickup truck from Mitsubishi Motors that debuted in the fall of 2005 as a 2006 model for the United States market and is based largely on the Dodge Dakota. The name is recycled from the Dodge Raider SUV sold from 1987 to 1990, which was a rebadged Mitsubishi Montero.
The Raider filled the gap in the Mitsubishi lineup since the discontinuation of the Mighty Max in 1996. Though Mitsubishi was still building their own Triton at the time, it would have been subject to the chicken tax, while an American-built pickup was not. Chrysler manufactured the Raider alongside the Dakota at their Warren Truck Assembly plant in Warren, Michigan, but they were sent to Normal, Illinois, for installation of some Mitsubishi-specific parts and for distribution. Engine choices had included a 4.7 L PowerTech V8 making 230 hp (172 kW) and 290 lb⋅ft (393 N⋅m) and a 3.7 L PowerTech V6 which produced 210 hp (157 kW) and 210 lb⋅ft (285 N⋅m), though by the 2008 model year, only the 3.7 L V6 was available.
Early sales were disappointing, at only one tenth of the Dakota's. As Mitsubishi dealers reportedly had a six-month supply of Raiders on their lots the company was obligated to request that DaimlerChrysler cut production. 9,861 Raiders were built in 2005, and just 297 more were built from the first of the year through March 11, 2006. New for 2006 was the "slammed" DuroCross version, which has lower suspension and an aggressive body kit. The DuroCross had a low payload, of only 1,180 lb (540 kg) and lost most of its off-roading abilities. Approximately 8,200 Raiders were sold in 2007.
A concept truck was rebadged as the Street Raider and designed by Mitsubishi's California design studio. It first appeared at the 2005 SEMA automotive show and since then has been shown at various automotive shows around the United States. It includes 22 inch custom wheels, custom dual exhaust, and a lowered stance among other features not found on a stock Raider. The Street Raider carries a mooted price tag of $60,000, although there are no current plans to sell it.
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Common Dodge Raider problems
The Dodge Raider, a compact SUV produced in the late 1980s, is known for its ruggedness and off-road capabilities. However, like any vehicle, it has its share of common problems. Here are some of the issues that Dodge Raider owners have reported:
- Transmission issues: Another common problem with the Dodge Raider is transmission failure. The automatic transmissions in these vehicles were known to have issues, particularly with the 3-speed Aisin AX4 and the 4-speed Aisin AX5. These transmissions were prone to leaks, and the seals and gaskets could fail, leading to a loss of transmission fluid and eventual failure.
- Head gasket issues: The Dodge Raider was also known for head gasket issues, particularly with the 4-cylinder engines. The head gaskets could fail, leading to coolant leaks and engine overheating. This issue was often caused by the high compression ratio of the engines and the use of aluminum heads, which could warp and cause leaks.
- Air injection valve issues: The Dodge Raider's air injection valve, which was designed to reduce emissions, was known to cause issues with the cylinder heads. The air injection valve was located next to the regular valves, and it could cause the heads to crack, leading to leaks and engine failure.
- Clutch problems: The Dodge Raider's clutch was also known to cause issues, particularly with manual transmissions. The clutch could wear out quickly, especially with heavy use, and replacing it could be expensive. The clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder were also known to fail, leading to clutch issues and difficulty shifting.
- Suspension issues: The Dodge Raider's suspension was also known to cause issues, particularly with the front suspension. The front struts and springs could wear out quickly, leading to a rough ride and difficulty steering. The front wheel bearings were also known to fail, leading to noise and vibration.
- Body rust: The Dodge Raider was known for body rust, particularly in the rocker panels and wheel wells. This issue was often caused by road salt and moisture, and it could lead to structural damage and safety issues.
- Electrical issues: The Dodge Raider's electrical system was also known to cause issues, particularly with the ignition system and wiring. The ignition coil and distributor cap could fail, leading to starting issues and difficulty driving. The wiring could also corrode and fail, leading to electrical issues and difficulty operating the vehicle.
In summary, the Dodge Raider is known for its ruggedness and off-road capabilities, but it also has its share of common problems. Engine failure, transmission issues, head gasket issues, air injection valve issues, clutch problems, suspension issues, body rust, and electrical issues are all common issues that Dodge Raider owners have reported. Finding a good used motor and parts can be challenging, but with proper maintenance and care, these issues can be minimized.
How many miles per gallon does a Dodge Raider get?
The Raider was relatively fuel-efficient for an SUV. The 2.6L four-cylinder engine achieved an EPA-estimated 18 city/21 highway mpg, while the 3.0L V6 engine achieved an EPA-estimated 16 city/19 highway mpg.
Is the Dodge Raider a Mitsubishi?
The name is recycled from the Dodge Raider SUV sold from 1987 to 1990, which was a rebadged Mitsubishi Montero. The Raider filled the gap in the Mitsubishi lineup since the discontinuation of the Mighty Max in 1996.
What motor is in a 1987 Dodge Raider?
The well-known Mitsubishi 2.6-liter four-cylinder (complete with balance shafts) sends its 109 horsepower through either a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic transmission.
What kind of car is a Raider?
compact pickup truck
A brand-new compact pickup truck, the 2006 Mitsubishi Raider is available with seating for up to five or six passengers, depending on the trim, and is offered with 2WD or 4WD.
Percentage distribution of complaints by Dodge Raider years
We have researched Dodge problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Dodge Raider cars and compiled the top 4 most problematic Dodge Raider model years:
Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Dodge Raider model years.
Distribution of the number of complaints by Dodge Raider years
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Dodge Raider car problems categorized by type of issue
After analysing all complaints related to Dodge Raider , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:
- Seat belts problems
- Tires problems
- Service brakes problems
- Hydraulic problems
- Vehicle speed control problems
The graph below shows statistics for all Dodge Raider vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Distribution of the number of complaints where the accident occurred by Raider model years
A total of 5 complaints were registered in which the accident occurred. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
Distribution of the number of complaints with injuries by Raider model years
There were a total of 2 complaints that resulted in a injuries. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
The NHTSA has received 33 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Dodge Raider . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Dodge Raider vehicles.
Latest 25 complaints
Dodge Raider 1989
- Date Of Incident: 2004-11-14
- Date Complaint: 2004-11-14
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS ANCHORED TO A PLATE WHICH IS PART OF THE REAR WHEEL WELL. NORMAL WHEEL WELL CORROSION CAUSES THIS PLATE TO BREAK FREE, RENDERING REAR BELTS USELESS. *JB
Dodge Raider 1987
- Date Of Incident: 2003-05-01
- Date Complaint: 2003-05-01
- VIN: JB7FJ43E7HJ
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: THE REAR SEAT BELT COULD NOT ACCOMMODATE A NORMAL SIZE PERSON WITH A 34 INCH WAIST. *NLM
Dodge Raider 1987
- Date Of Incident: 2002-05-31
- Date Complaint: 2002-06-21
- Crash: 1
- VIN: JB7FJ43EAHJ
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO BUCK, THEN ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES.*AK
Dodge Raider 1987
- Date Of Incident: 2002-03-24
- Date Complaint: 2002-04-12
- Components: STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Summary: NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Dodge Raider 1989
- Date Of Incident: 2001-01-01
- Date Complaint: 2001-08-06
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL 500, LR78-15, DOTVDV4FNJ283 ON DODGE, RAIDER 1989. SPARE TIRE TREAD IS PEALING AWAY FROM TIRE.*AK *SLC
Dodge Raider 1988
- Date Of Incident: 2000-08-01
- Date Complaint: 2000-09-14
- Crash: 1
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE JERKED SIDEWAYS. HE GOT OUT, AND SAW THAT BACK PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD HAD PEELED OFF FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION TO THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION , CAUSING A PLATE TO BE RIPPED OFF THE AUTOMOBILE. *AK
Dodge Raider 1988
- Date Of Incident: 1997-07-13
- Date Complaint: 1997-09-04
- VIN: JB7FJ43E6JJ
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103003). CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN ON DATE. LEFT VEHICLE W/DEALER. NEXT DAY, WENT TO PICK UP VEHICLE. SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER AFTER ARRIVING, THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS. DON'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. WILL CALL. *AK *SLC
Dodge Raider 1989
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1997-06-17
- VIN: JB7FJ43SXKJ
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: REAR SEAT BELT MOUNTS RUSTED THROUGH.
Dodge Raider 1989
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1997-06-17
- VIN: JB7FJ43SXKJ
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED.
Dodge Raider 1988
- Date Of Incident: 1997-02-01
- Date Complaint: 1997-03-31
- VIN: JB7FJ43E1JJ
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: CRACKED ENGINE HEAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *AK
Dodge Raider 1988
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1996-12-01
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: SEAT BELT RECALL--WANT REFUND FOR REPAIRS.
Dodge Raider 1987
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1996-11-25
- VIN: JB7FJ43E3HJ
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: THE STRUCTURE HOUSING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER IS DEFECTIVE, AND WIPERS DON'T WORK . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Dodge Raider 1988
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1996-10-24
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: FRONT SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON CRACKED AND JAMMED, REPAIRED/REPLACED UNDER RECALL.
Dodge Raider 1989
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1996-09-18
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: THE DEALERSHIP IS UNAWARE OF THE SPECIFICS OF THE RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT.
Dodge Raider 1988
- Date Of Incident: 1996-04-30
- Date Complaint: 1996-09-13
- VIN: JB7FJ43E7JJ
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: AFTER BEING REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS VERY HARD TO BUCKLE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BUT, ITS HAS BEEN A WHILE NOW AND STILL NO PARTS 95V103003. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK
Latest 5 recalls Dodge Raider
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 7 recalls for different components of the Dodge Raider.You can explore the year of the Volkswagen Jetta you are interested in by selecting it from the list.
- Model: Dodge Raider 1987
- Report Received Date: 1995-05-24
- Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Summary: THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
- Consequence: THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Remedy: OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, AND THEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCH PLATE SHOULD POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF EITHER RELEASE BUTTON SHOWS A SIGN OF BREAKING OR CRACKING OR IF EITHER BUCKLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER IS DEVELOPING A REMEDY DESIGNED TO PREVENT FAILURE OF THE BUTTONS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BROKEN.
- Model: Dodge Raider 1988
- Report Received Date: 1995-05-24
- Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Summary: THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
- Consequence: THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Remedy: OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, AND THEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCH PLATE SHOULD POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF EITHER RELEASE BUTTON SHOWS A SIGN OF BREAKING OR CRACKING OR IF EITHER BUCKLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER IS DEVELOPING A REMEDY DESIGNED TO PREVENT FAILURE OF THE BUTTONS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BROKEN.
- Model: Dodge Raider 1989
- Report Received Date: 1995-05-24
- Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Summary: THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
- Consequence: THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Remedy: OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, AND THEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCH PLATE SHOULD POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF EITHER RELEASE BUTTON SHOWS A SIGN OF BREAKING OR CRACKING OR IF EITHER BUCKLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER IS DEVELOPING A REMEDY DESIGNED TO PREVENT FAILURE OF THE BUTTONS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BROKEN.
- Model: Dodge Raider 1987
- Report Received Date: 1993-07-22
- Manufacturer: REESE PRODUCTS, INC
- Components: TRAILER HITCHES
- Summary: THE WELD ON THE RECEIVER UNIT OF THE TRAILER HITCH CAN BREAK.
- Consequence: IF THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THETOWING VEHICLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- Remedy: REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH.
- Model: Dodge Raider 1988
- Report Received Date: 1993-07-22
- Manufacturer: REESE PRODUCTS, INC
- Components: TRAILER HITCHES
- Summary: THE WELD ON THE RECEIVER UNIT OF THE TRAILER HITCH CAN BREAK.
- Consequence: IF THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THETOWING VEHICLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- Remedy: REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH.
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