1996 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

REPEATED OVERHEATING PROBLEMS RESULTED IN REPLACING MY RADIATOR TWO TIMES, THERMOSTAT THREE TIMES AND THERMOSTAT W/ BREATHER HOUSING TWO TIMES. COOLING SYSTEM INCLUDES EXTERNAL METAL PIPES WHICH HELP CIRCULATE COOLANT TO HEATER. THE PIPES ARE HIDDEN FROM CLEAR VIEW AND WHEN MINE SPRUNG LEAKS DUE TO THEIR PLACEMENT THE LEAKS WERE DIAGNOSED AS BEING BLOWN HEAD/HEAD GASKET BY THREE SEPARATE SHOPS. REPLACEMENT OF PIPES SOLVED OVERHEATING. MOISTURE GETS TRAPPED IN AND AROUND THE FRAME AND SUBFRAME AREAS WHERE THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ARE LOCATED AND ALLOWS FOR UNNECESSARY PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF ALL THE MOUNTS, BUSHINGS, MAIN FRAME AND SUBFRAME. THIS HIDDEN CONDITION HAS RESULTED IN ALL MOUNTS NEEDING REPLACEMENT, TRANSMISSION DROPPING, FRONT INNER&OUTER TIE RODS AND BUSHINGS GOING OUT, RACK N PINION PROBLEMS AND THE SUBFRAME COLLAPSING. DOCUMENTED RECORDS SHOW THAT FROM 2004 THROUGH 2008 ON AVERAGE I DROVE 7000 MILES A YEAR. IN THAT 28000 MILES I REPLACED ALL MOTOR/TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, ALL 4 INNER&OUTER TIE ROD BUSHINGS/ENDS TWICE, RADIATOR TWICE, THERMOSTAT HOUSING TWICE, COOLANT PIPES ONCE AND HAVE GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES. I AM REPLACING SUBFRAME, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AND FRONT AXLE AGAIN. I CONTINUE FIXING THE CAR BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT BUT I AM GETTING VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STEERING, AXLE OR BRAKES GIVING OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. SO CONCERNED MY DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO FAMILY MEMBERS IN CASE OF FATALITY RESULTING FROM THE DEFECTS MENTIONED. *TR

Mileage: 148,689

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AS OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,301.

Mileage: 86,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER. ALL REPAIRS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED. OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING THAT NO ONE WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE. MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS AND THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS A SNOW BANK OR OUR HOUSE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOSS AS WELL. THROUGH THE INTERNET I HAVE DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR SYMPTOMS THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED, WITHOUT REPAIR, BUT ARE LISTED IN RECALL INFORMATION. WE ARE GETTING THE RUN AROUND ABOUT HOW TO PURSUE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL PROVISIONS. *AK

MY 1996 DODGE INTREPID RECEIVED A CLEAN AIR WAIVER IN THE YEARS 2003 AND 2004. THE OBD COULD NOT BE READ BY THE EMISSIONS STATIONS. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE TRIED TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THE CLEAN AIR FORCE SAYS THE SOFTWARE IS UPDATED AND SHOULD BE READABLE AND DODGE INSISTS IT'S THE CAF SOFTWARE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (18-005-01) FOR 1996 DODGE VEHICLES FAILING FOR READINESS. I KEEP FAILING FOR READINESS, AND THE DEALER NOR CLEAN AIR HAS FURTHER INFORMATION. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE A MASTER MECHANIC TRIES TO SOLVE MY SITUATION. THE LENGTH OF TIME TELLS ME A FAVORABLE REPLY MAY NOT BE FORTHCOMING. I WAS TOLD I CAN NOT SELL THE CAR, AS THE EMISSIONS ISSUE WILL ALWAYS BE MY (THE OWNERS) PROBLEM. I CAN NOT GET A TAG FOR THIS CAR AND THEREFORE LEGALLY CAN NOT DRIVE IT. WHAT CAN I DO? *JB

Mileage: 75,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V184000 FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE RECALL INDICATED THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS, AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET ON PASSENGER'S SIDE FUEL RAIL. ALSO, IT INDICATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE RECALL LEAD THE CONTACT TO BELIEVE THAT THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL, THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS WOULD BE REPLACED AS PART OF THE RECALL REMEDY IF NECESSARY. SHE WAS INFORMED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT THIS WAS NOT TRUE. THE RECALL REMEDY WAS COMPLETED ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER GUIDELINES. ADDITIONALLY, THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS WERE REPLACED. *AK THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

Mileage: 64,000

PURCHASED 1996 DODGE INTREPID IN MAY 2005. FOLLOWING WEEK HAD TO TAKE CAR BACK TO DEALER RE: BRAKES, TO NO AVAIL. A MECHANIC STATED BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAS ADVISED THAT TIRES WERE NOT IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION EITHER. KEPT HEARING STRANGE SOUNDS (RATTLING NOISES) FROM THE CAR. IN AUGUST, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CAR WOULD NOT STEER AT ALL. HAD TO TAKE CAR TO MECHANIC, WHO TOLD US FAN BELT HAD COME OFF WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AND POWER STEERING LINE. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. FINALLY, ON AUGUST 26TH, WAS GETTING IN CAR TO DRIVE AND DID NOT GET VERY FAR, WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND TWO BOLTS ON THE GROUND. PLEASE HELP !!! DISTRESSED. DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE HERE? HAVE RECEIPTS, BUT DO NOT HAVE OLD PARTS. *JB *AK *NM

Mileage: 85,000

1996 DODGE INTREPID W/3.5 ENGINE HEARD LOUD BANG,SMOKE AND OIL,KNOCKING NOISE. NO WARNING AT ALL, THE GAUGES WERE IN NORMAL RANGE, NO PRIOR TROUBLE WITH ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GOODYEAR TIRE STORE & UPON INSPECTION FOUND TWO (2) HOLES IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE BLOCK NEAR FRONT OF ENGINE ABOUT THE SIZE OF SILVER DOLLAR,WE THINK ENGINE CONNECTING ROD FOR ONE CYLINDER FAILED AND BROKE AT BOTTOM NEAR CRANKSHAFT AND PUNCHED BOTH HOLES IN BLOCK. *JB

Mileage: 87,500

CONSUMER STATES: THE ENGINE CRADLE MOUNT ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS RUSTED IN THE BACK, AND THE ENGINE MOUNT ON THE LEFT IS STARTING TO RUST IN THE BACK. WAS MAKING NOISE, GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER, AND COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. *AK

Mileage: 34,500

THE VEHICLE HAS 55000 MILES. THE ENGINE BLEW CONSUMER HAS THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAS HAD THE PROPER OIL CHANGES, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING UPON THE VEHICLE BLOWING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

1996 DODGE INTREPID WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE FUEL IJJECTORS LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE. *NM

DEFECT OF TRANSAXLES FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK, MANY PARTS IN ENGINE ARE EFFECTED, NEED REPLACEMENT. *BF ENGINE DAMAGE AS A RESULT IN A COLLISION. LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED. *TC

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. A NEW THERMOSTAT WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. THIS TIME SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO TOLD HER HE THOUGHT THAT HER MOTOR WAS BLOWN. BUT LATER SHE FOUND THAT SINCE THE ENGINE RESTARTED, IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE ENGINE AFTER ALL *JB

THE FAILURE OF MY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. OBSERVED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. TURNED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OFFBRIEFLY. WHEN I TURNED THE SYSTEM ON AGAIN IT NO LONGER WORKED. THE SYSTEM WAS PUTTING OUT WARM AIR. I TAKE IT TO BE REPAIRED AND IT ONLY WORKED A FEW DAYS. THE RESULT IS NO AIR CONDITION SYSTEM, INOPERATIVE. I HAVE PUT SPENT SO MUCH MONEY TO GET THE SYSTEM FIXED. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE OIL PUMP FAILED AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 156,000

THERMOSTAT BROKE TWICE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WONT STAY OFF, AND THE STEERING WHICH IS SUPPOSEDLY A COMMON DEFECT STOPPED RESPONDING AND IS NOT ABLE TO BE FIXED.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO, I HAVE NOT EVEN PUT TWO THOUSAND MILES ON THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS QUIT WORKING IN THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR. THE MOTOR HAS BEGUN TO USE OIL AND IS KNOCKING. WHILE DRIVING,THE CAR LOSES POWER AND EVEN DIES. IT ALSO,WHILE IDLING,BEGINS TO REVS THE ENGINE TO AN UNSAFE LEVEL AND YOU MUST SHUT THE CAR OFF. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, GREENE COUNTY AUTO AUCTION & SALES - 6319 HWY. 49 SOUTH PARAGOULD, AR 72450. THE SALESMAN I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND WAS EXTREMALY RUDE WHEN I SUGGESTED THAT HE TRY TO WORK WITH ME ON GETTING THE CAR FIXED OR TRADING IT IN. AS I SAID I HAVE HAD THE CAR BUT A SHORT TIME AND ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURING. HE ASSURED ME THAT THE CAR WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND THAT HE HAD, HAD IT SERVICED AND CHECKED OUT AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO, I HAVE NOT EVEN PUT TWO THOUSAND MILES ON THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS QUIT WORKING IN THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR. THE MOTOR HAS BEGUN TO USE OIL AND IS KNOCKING. WHILE DRIVING,THE CAR LOSES POWER AND EVEN DIES. IT ALSO,WHILE IDLING,BEGINS TO REVS THE ENGINE TO AN UNSAFE LEVEL AND YOU MUST SHUT THE CAR OFF. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, GREENE COUNTY AUTO AUCTION & SALES - 6319 HWY. 49 SOUTH PARAGOULD, AR 72450. THE SALESMAN I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND WAS EXTREMALY RUDE WHEN I SUGGESTED THAT HE TRY TO WORK WITH ME ON GETTING THE CAR FIXED OR TRADING IT IN. AS I SAID I HAVE HAD THE CAR BUT A SHORT TIME AND ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURING. HE ASSURED ME THAT THE CAR WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND THAT HE HAD, HAD IT SERVICED AND CHECKED OUT AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

AT 56,000 MILES, THE HEAD GASKET ON MY 3.3L DODGE INTREPID WENT ($1,200). 2 MONTHS LATER, THE CAM BEARINGS WENT (ONLY 58,000 MILES), AND THE MOTOR IS RUINED ($2,000 TO REPLACE). *LA

Mileage: 58,000

WHEN ANTIFREEZE WAS POURED INTO THE RESERVOIR, IT LEAKED OUT OF THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

I HAVE A 1996 MODEL DODGE INTREPID. ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO, IN ONE RAINY MORNING I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK, JUST A FEW MINUTES DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE QUIT WORKING... I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD I HAVE A INTAKE GASKET PROBLEM, IT COST ME MORE THAN $300 TO GET IT FIXED. HOWEVER, SIMILAR PROBLEM STILL COMES AND GOES MYSTERIOUSLY AFTER THAT. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT 2 MONTH AGO. I KEEP TAKING TO THE AUTO SHOP BUT NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT IS A 3.5 ENGINE AND I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, MAYBE THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM

Mileage: 90,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED TWO O2 SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED THE O2 SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE MECHANIC THEN STATED THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB

I OWN A 1996 DODGE INREPID WITH 61,255 MILES ON IT AS OF TODAY ( 1/16/2003). THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE FAILUERS OF THE WATER PUMP AT A COST TO REPAIRE OF $500.00 EACH TIME TO REPAIRE. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAIL, WHICH COST $1185.00 TO REPAIRE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN HARD, MILEAGE WILL SHOW MAYBE 10,000 MILES PER YEAR. I FEEL BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SYSTEM THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAS HAD MORE THAN NORMAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR BOTH THESE PROBLEMS. I THINK A RECALL IS CALLED FOR, AND SOME SORT OF REMIBRUSMENT FOR THE COST OF REPAIRES MADE. ALL MY REPAIRES WHERE DONE BY A GOODYEAR FACILITY OR DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 61,255

WE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK ON THE CAR. THE DEALER, UPON EXAMINING THE CAR, DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. THEY ALSO DETERMINED THAT 2 BOLTS INVOLVED IN THAT INSTALLATION HAD SHEARED. THERE HAD BEEN NO WORK DONE ON THAT AREA OF THE CAR. HAVING ONLY 55,000 MILES IT SEEMS PREPOSTEROUS THAT THIS IS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY HAD NO INTEREST IN THIS SITUATION AT ALL. DT

WHEN VEHICLE GETS TO OPERATING TEMPERATURER RADIATOR FLUID BACK FLUSHES OUT OF THE FILLER JUG UNTIL THERE IS NO MORE COOLANT IN THE SYSTEM THE MOTOR GETS HOT. I HAVE CHANGED THE RADIATOR FILLER JUG CAP, CHECKED THE HOSES, FLUSHED OUT THE RADIATOR AND DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.*AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A GAS ODOR. RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V184000 FUEL INJECTION WAS PERFORMED, BUT AFTER RECALL REPAIR THE FUEL ODOR RETURNED, THE RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE FOUR TIMES YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT THE HEATER DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, THE POWER DOOR LOCK WOULDN'T LOCK, THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN, THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO DIM, THE DOORS SQUEAKED, THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE BRAKES, THERE WAS PLAY IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE INNER TIE RODS AND POWER STEERING GEAR BUSHINGS. *JB

THE VEHICLES LOWER ENGINE AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON, THE WATER PUMP IS ALSO LEAKING. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BLEWOUT WITH NO WARNING. ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH OWNER THEN SMELLING FUEL. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER,ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE SPORADICALLY STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVNG. SOMETIMES IT WILL START BACKING UP IF ENGINE COOLS OFF. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 4 TIMES, AND CANT DUPLICATE OR FIX PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR TIMING BELT PROBLEM. DEALER FOUND A PROBLEM WITH FUEL RAIL LEAKING.*AK *TT

I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THE WATER PUMP ON 3.5L INTREPIDS, THEY ARE A VERY POORLY DESIGNED. *AK

1. THE INNER PROBLEM HAPPAN 2 TIMES IN LESS THEN A YEAR. THE WEEL IS NOT REACTING GOOD, AND WHEN YOU TERN LEFT THE WEEL STAYS THERE, AND WHEN YOU TERN RIGHT IT STAYS THERE. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT THE ENGINE IS SHAKING ON REVERSE AND MAKING NOICE. THE ENGINE HOLDERS ARE BROKEN. *AK

DIP STICK TO CHECK OIL BROKE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS CHECKING OIL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN LOST OF POWER WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM . ALSO, IT FELT LIKE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ON FIVE CYLINDERS INSTEAD OF SIX. *AK

I HAVE OWNED THE DODGE FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS, THIS IS THE SECOND WATERPUMP THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. THE FIRST WAS COVERED UNDER MY 3/36000 MI WARRENTEE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED THIS TIME. THE WATER PUMP SEESED,WHICH IN TURN TOOK OUT MY TIMING BELT, ALSO TOOK OUT A FEW OTHER COMPONENTS. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD DO BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THERE SERVICE GARAGE. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MACHANIC. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS KIND OF CAR. MY MACHINIC SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN OTHER DODGE INTRIPED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING TIMING BELT TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND VERY INCONVENIENT. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF REPORTS ON THE FAILURE OF THE WATER PUMP IN THE 96 DODGE INTREPID AND THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY! VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON INTERSTATE BOTH TIMES CAUSING SMOKE TO POUR FROM VEHICLE.

WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING TIMING BELT TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND VERY INCONVENIENT. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF REPORTS ON THE FAILURE OF THE WATER PUMP IN THE 96 DODGE INTREPID AND THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY! VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON INTERSTATE BOTH TIMES CAUSING SMOKE TO POUR FROM VEHICLE.

WE HAVE HAD THREE FUEL RAIL PROBLEMS THEY WERE ALL COVERED UNDER RECALL NOTICE. I DONT THINK THAT IT SHOULD HAVE TO BE CORRECTED THAT MANY TIMES. THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT A FEW WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT DEALER REPAIRED IT. THE STEERING RACK WENT OUT 2 WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT DEALER REPLACED. THE TIE ROD BOLTS CAME OUT 6MONTHS OF STEERING WAS REPLACED. DEALER REPLACED. THERE STILLIS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND THE LINES. ALSO WITH THE OIL SENDING UNIT . I THINK THIS CAR IS A REAL LEMON. HOW MANY MAJOR COMPONENTS OF A CAR CAN FAIL THERE ARE A FEW MORE THAT I HAVE NOT REPORTED ON THIS FORM LOWER INTAKE GASKET TIE ROD BOLTS . I THINK THE COMPANY SHOULD BUY BACK THIS CAR BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT FOR ONLY BEING 5 YEARS OLD. *AK

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED WATER PUMP TWICE WITHIN 3 YRS DUE TO A LEAK IN T SHAFT SEAL AT BELT.*AK

THE WATER PUMP FAIELD. *SLC

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS. *MJS

AS MY WIFE WAS IN A PARKED POSITION IN A PARKING LOT, SHE PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT. TO DO THIS SHE HAD TO GO AROUND A LIGHT POLE. AS SHE PULLED OUT SHE HIT THE LIGHT POLE. SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED THE DAMAGES. THE DAMAGES WERE, CRUSHED LEFT FRONT BUMPER, A SMALL NIC ON THE HOOD AND A DAMAGED LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. WITH DAMAGED NOT LOOKING SEVERE, SHE PROCEEDED TO BRING THE AUTOMOBILE HOME. ON HER WAY SHE IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED A CHECK ENGINGE LIGHT, ALTERNATOR LIGH. AS I WENT TO INSPECT THE CAR, I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING PULLY WAS COMPLETELY MISSING AND THE MAIN SERPENTINE BELT WAS MISSING. THE FRAME WAS NO BENT AND THE IS NO WAY THAT ANYTHING COULD HAVE TOUCHED THE POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSING THE PULLY TO BREAK OFF. I AM COURIOS TO ASK IF THIS IS A NOWN PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, LARRY ROUDEBUSH. *AK

WATER PUMP FAILED / ENGINE OVERHEATED / HEADS WARPED / CYLINDER WALLS DAMAGED NOW ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

WATER PUMP FAILED / ENGINE OVERHEATED / HEADS WARPED / CYLINDER WALLS DAMAGED NOW ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

CONSUMER SMELLS GAS IN VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO FAMILY MECHANIC, AND NOTICED A GAS LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE MOTOR. CONSUMER CONSTANTLY SMELLS FUMES.*AK

ENGINE LIGTHT ILLUMINATING, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE, POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEMS. *MJS

ENGINE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER PULLED TO SIDE, ADDED COOLANT, AND IT IMMEDIATELY REHEATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WHEN CAR WENT DEAD. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL WHEN CRANKING UP THE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A FAILURE IN EVERY MAJOR SYSTEM. THE TIMING BELT FAILED WHICH LED TO THE DAMAGE TO THE WATER PUMP. THE POWER STEERING PUMP DEVELOPED A LEAK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A CAR TO HAVE THESE KIND OF MECHANICAL FAILURES IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A FAILURE IN EVERY MAJOR SYSTEM. THE TIMING BELT FAILED WHICH LED TO THE DAMAGE TO THE WATER PUMP. THE POWER STEERING PUMP DEVELOPED A LEAK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A CAR TO HAVE THESE KIND OF MECHANICAL FAILURES IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *AK

THE WATER PUMP FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT SO BAD THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED , ALL THE WHILE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STAYED IN THE NORMAL RANGE. *AK

HAS OVERHEATED VARIOUS TIMES. SOME PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED A COUPLE OF TIMES. OTHER TIMES DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND.

POWER STEERING RACK CAME LOOSE CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN 12/97 & 11/99. SAME PROBLEM EACH TIME AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PROBLEMS, SUCH AS ENGINE BEING REBUILT, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT REPLACED AND SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

LOW SPEED RADIATOR COOLING FAN CONTINUES TO RUN POORLY, AND AT TIMES FAILS TO RUN AT ALL. *AK

TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER FAILED. NLM

TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER FAILED. NLM

TENSIONER FAILED. NLM

COOLER LINES LEAKING. NLM

TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER FAILED. NLM

TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER FAILED. NLM

TENSIONER FAILED. NLM

COOLER LINES LEAKING. NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD RUN HOT. HAD NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER MORE THAN 5 TIMES FOR PROBLEM TO BE REPAIRED. HAD ENGINE CYLINDER/ ENGINE HEAD GASKET COVER KIT/BRACKET PUMP/MTG/TEMPERATURE GAUGE & OUTLET CYLINDER REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD RUN HOT. HAD NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER MORE THAN 5 TIMES FOR PROBLEM TO BE REPAIRED. HAD ENGINE CYLINDER/ ENGINE HEAD GASKET COVER KIT/BRACKET PUMP/MTG/TEMPERATURE GAUGE & OUTLET CYLINDER REPLACED. *AK

LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT PUMP CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. MJS

ENGINE BELTS REPLACED. MJS

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED GAS FUMES IN THE CAR, AND THE FUMES KEPT GETTING STRONGER AND STRONGER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARAGE. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER OF A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK. FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE MANIFOLD FROM THE FUEL RAILS AND O-RINGS. A PUDDLE OF FUEL HAD FORMED THAT COULD HAVE IGNITED. *AK

THERE WAS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE WATER PUMP. CONSUMER HAD WATER PUMP REPLACED TWICE, AND WATER PUMP IS LEAKING AGAIN. AND DEALER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE TOO. *AK

THERE WAS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE WATER PUMP. CONSUMER HAD WATER PUMP REPLACED TWICE, AND WATER PUMP IS LEAKING AGAIN. AND DEALER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE TOO. *AK

ALL OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER, AS WELL AS THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. THE FUEL LINE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THE TIE RODS WERE CORRECTED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DELEARSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT REPORDUCE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE DYING. CHRYSLER CORPORATION WOULD NOT OFFER ASSSISTANCE WITH ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS 25 TIMES IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. I AM UNABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN AT ALL, FOF FEAR IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

WATER PUMP FAILED. YH

ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATS. WATER LOSS COMING FOR SOMEWHERE, POSSIBLY THE WATER PUMP. THE WATER LOSS NEVER REACHES THE GROUND. *AK

TIE RODS ARE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME LOOSE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. 2. A LEAK FROM WATER PUMP IS DRIPPING ONTO TIMING BELT, POSSIBLY STRETCHING THE BELT, AND RUINING ENGINE. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED RACK AND PINION STEERING. *AK

WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BY DEALER, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO OUR LOCAL GARAGE BECAUSE OF THE WATER PUMP WENT. FROM WHAT THE GARAGE MECHANIC TOLD ME WAS THAT IT WAS LEAKING FOR A WHILE WITH OUT BEING NOTICED. IN TURN, BECAUSE OF THE LEAK IT RUINED THE TIMING BELT WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WATER PUMP. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR A WATER PUMP TO GO ON A 4 YEAR OLD CAR WITH NOT THAT MUCH MILEAGE. THIS VISIT TO THE GARAGE COST ME $500.47 (PARTS & LABOR). *AK

RECALL 98V184000 RECEIVED IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS FOR FUEL LEAKAGE. IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRS, THE MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN. DEALER INFORMED OWNER MANIFOLD ON BACK ORDER SINCE 10 MAR 99. *AK

MY CAR DIES. I WENT THROUGH CUSTOMER ARBITRATION AND THEIR DECISION WAS "THE STALLING CONCERN REMAIN UNRESOLVED." I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THE LETTER. IT DOES NOT FEEL GOOD TO KNOW THAT THREE PEOPLE DECIDED MY LIFE IS NOT WORTH SPIT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT NO START AND STALL, ROUGH IDLE. *YC

WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES BECAUSE OF LEAKING ANTI FREEZE. FIRST PUMP REPLACED 11/96, AND LAST PUMP REPLACED 2/99. ALL PUMPS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK.E.T.

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A PROGRAM AND IT SURE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ALOT. I ALSO HEARD FROM THE AREA MECHANICS THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED ALOT OF THE RACKS ON THE DODGE INTREPIDS AND HOW COME THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS ITEM.

THE CAB OF THE CAR THE CAR GOT SMOKY AND THE HEATER QUIT. MY CAR THEN FROZE UP. WE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THE WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT AND TRANSITIONING ROD ALL BLEW. I CONTACTED MY DEALER BUT THE CAR WAS PAST WARRANTY SO THEY DIDN'T CARE. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A HAPPENING AND I WAS TOTALLY ON MY OWN.

FUEL LINE FITTING LEAK AT FRONT OF MANIFOLD SPILLS GASOLINE ONTO HOT MANIFOLD. FIRE HAZARD. WATER PUMP LEAK CAUSED OVERHEAT DUE TO LOW COOANT LEVEL. COOLANT RESERVOIR IS NOT TRANSPARENT ENOUGH TO CHECK COOLANT LEVEL - ALWAYS LOOKS FULL. *AK

NO SUMMARY

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE AND IN THE ENGINE MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSES THE GAS TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR WHICH SPILLED OUT ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL. *SLC

THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS WARM AIR ONLY WHEN CAR IS JUST OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY. RESULTING EVAPORATOR REPAIR IS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. WATER PUMP FAILURE CAUSED OVERHEATING WHICH CAUSED CAR TO STOP. RESULTED IN TIMING BELT PROBLEM & REPAIR. COST $500.00 ROD BEARING PROBLEM OCCURRED 1-1/2 WEEKS AFTER WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT REPAIR. ESTIMATED COST $2000.00.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING AN ONOING PROBLEM WTH VEHICLE OVERHEATING. VEHICLE BEEN REPAIRED AND INSPECTED BY DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. ALSO, THERE WAS A GAS LEAKAGE COMING THE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR WAS VERY STRONG. *AK

ENGINE AND WATER PUMP MALFUNCTION.

VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED, POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.

WATER PUMP THERMOSTAT FAILED.

WATER PUMP FAILED.

ENGINE OVERHEATED; COOLANT WAS ADDED TWICE OVER THREE DAYS. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO MECHANIC; MECHANIC FOUND PINHOLE IN WATER PUMP, WHICH LEAKS UNDER HIGH RPM.

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE SHUT OFF DURING THE HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS, MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE A/C IS USED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILED.

WATER PUMP FAILED.

EGR VALVE FAILED. YH

WATER PUMP FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.