1998 DODGE INTREPID Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE PEDAL DID NOT ENGAGE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOUL...
Mileage: 156,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE ABS SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY H...
Mileage: 94,000
ENGINE FAILURE CLICKING NOISE POSSIBLE VALVE TRAIN. CONSUMING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL BUT NO PROPERLY LUBRICATING ENGINE PARTS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE MOTOR FAILED DUE TO THE ANTI-FREEZE AND OIL MIXING TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED GASOLINE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE THAT CONNECTED TO THE FUEL RAIL. THERE WAS ALSO AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 76,945
IN 2007 I BOUGHT A 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L ENGINE....NONETHELESS THE ENGINE BLEW. THE CAR HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. IT GAVE NO WARNING THAT THERE WERE ANY SIGNS OF ENGINE TROUBLE. I PAID $6995 FOR THE CAR, IT HAD 67,000 MILES ON IT.....2YRS LATER AT 87,000 IT DIED....LEAVING ME T...
Mileage: 87,000
POWER STEERING FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING ,NO POWER STEERING LEAKS BELTS OK AND NO NOISE UNDER HOOD. *TR
Mileage: 280,000
SEVERE STEERING PROBLEMS. WHEEL LOCKS WHEN TURNED COMPLETELY TO RIGHT OR LEFT. WANDERS ON DRY PAVEMENT, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN WET WEATHER. HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE STEERING RACK AND INNER TIE RODS. *TR
Mileage: 122,544
I BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID IN APRIL 08. IT HAD 53,000 MILES, IN GREAT CONDITION AND SPOTLESS CARFAX. THE CAR STARTED MAKING PROBLEMS AT 57000 MILES. IT OVERHEATED, SO WE GOT THE RADIATOR FIXED WHICH SOLVED MY PROBLEM FOR A WEEK OR SO. AFTER THAT WEEK, WHILE DRIVING ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY MY EN...
Mileage: 58,000
THE ENGINE IN MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID WITH 56K MILES N IT IS KNOCKING. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. IT IS THE 2.7 L DOHC AND I HAVE BEEN READING NUMEROUS REPORTS/COMPLAINTS OF THE ENGINE.*TR
Mileage: 56,000
ENGINE PROBLEMS W/SLUDGE DODGE INTREPID W/2.7 ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 94,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, RATTLE, MAKE NOISE, AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED LIFTERS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Mileage: 50,000
I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40MPH, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON TO ANOTHER STREET. ONCE MAKING THIS RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE WHEEL BEING TURNED BACK TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE CURB. ONCE STOPPED THE STEERING SEEMED TO BE ...
ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT TOWED INTO REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE VALVES WERE BURNT AND BLOCK WAS CRACKED. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT TOWED INTO REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE VALVES WERE BURNT AND BLOCK WAS CRACKED. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
THE CAR STARTING SMOKING AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT...CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND STILL SMOKING LOTS. *TR
Mileage: 80,100
I HAVE A 98 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. I BOUGHT CAR IN JULY 06, CAME WITH 90 DAY WARRANTY. HAD IT TO DEALER WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE FOR "TICKING" NOISE. WAS TOLD WAS "NORMAL LIFTER NOISE". TWO WEEKS AGO, ENGINE BLEW. TIMING CHAIN BROKE, DAMAGING LIFTERS, PISTONS, ETC. NEED NEW ENGINE AT C...
Mileage: 87,052
I WAS ON VACATION FOR THE WEEKEND IN CANADA, ON THE WAY BACK, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY INTO A HOTEL PARKING LOT, AND THE KNOCK WAS SO LOUD, IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. IT IS ONCE AGAIN A 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE, THAT HAS GON...
Mileage: 99,000
VERY LOUD KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE OCCURRED THEN THE ENGINE DIED LIFTERS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE COLLAPSED AND KNOCKING STILL OCCURS AND MECHANIC IS NOW CHECKING INTO THE TIMING CHAIN. *TR
Mileage: 27,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH ABOUT 100,000 MILES FOR $2,000. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR IN AND OUT FOR THE PRICE GREAT CONDITION! I'VE NOTICED THAT WHEN I START IF UP TO LET IF WARM, IT WAR EXTREMELY LOUD, BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG DEAL SINCE IT'S COLD OUT AND IT NEEDED TO WARM. TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING...
Mileage: 100,000
ENGINE KEEPS TURNING OFF , OIL LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING WHEN STOP. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINS AT THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000...
Mileage: 62,000
I OWN A 1998 DODGE INTREPID, IT HAS 128,000 MILES ON IT...OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES....I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF...IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE...MY HUSBAND IS A AUTO MECHANIC, SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE ...
Mileage: 126,551
COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED, HAD IT BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A SERIOUS CRASH COULD OF OCCURRED. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS AND SAW SMOKE EXITING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAP ON TOP OF THE SPARK PLUG DETACHED FROM THE HEAD. WHEN THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE SPARK PLUG THE SPRING...
Mileage: 170,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH,THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE AND EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, AND WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILE...
Mileage: 68,000
1999 I BOUGHT A 98 DODGE INTREPID. 2000, ENGINE BLOWN FROM OIL SLUDGE AT 42,000. I WAS TAKING KIDS TO SCHOOL AND CAR STOPPED WITH NO WARNING ON RAILROAD TRACKS AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PAID $500.00 DEDUCTIBLES AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED ENGINE. HAD PROOF OF OIL CHANGES. 2002 BROKE DOWN AGAIN. THE ...
Mileage: 43,000
I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT HAS REPEATEDLY COME ON AT AN IDLE. THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY CHECKED. NOW THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. *JB
Mileage: 152,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED A NEW MOTOR WAS NEEDED.
Mileage: 79,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR 1998 DODGE INTREPID ES AT 103,000 MILES. REBUILT ONE PUT IN AND LASTED 30,000 MILES. PUT IN REBUILT ENGINE AGAIN AT 130,000 MILES. ENGINE STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN ONLY AFTER 5 MONTHS OF DRIVING. TEMPERATURE CONTROL NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND ENGINE STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN. AL...
TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR 1998 DODGE INTREPID ES AT 103,000 MILES. REBUILT ONE PUT IN AND LASTED 30,000 MILES. PUT IN REBUILT ENGINE AGAIN AT 130,000 MILES. ENGINE STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN ONLY AFTER 5 MONTHS OF DRIVING. TEMPERATURE CONTROL NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND ENGINE STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN. AL...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ON THE FIRST VISIT, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR ON THE SECOND. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER B...
Mileage: 75,000
HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING , OR WILL TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE KEY IN IGNITION. MY MECHANIC HAVE REPLACED 3 HEADLIGHT SWITCHES BUT ITS NOT WORKING. ALSO THE CAR HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM INTERNAL LAMPS TO HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE READ LOT OF REVIEW FROM O...
Mileage: 113,500
HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING , OR WILL TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE KEY IN IGNITION. MY MECHANIC HAVE REPLACED 3 HEADLIGHT SWITCHES BUT ITS NOT WORKING. ALSO THE CAR HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM INTERNAL LAMPS TO HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE READ LOT OF REVIEW FROM O...
Mileage: 113,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, A LEAK WAS NOTICED UNDER THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED A PART ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE UPPER PLENUM WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 86,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING ON A HIGHWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ...
Mileage: 140,000
1998 DODGE INTREPID, OIL SLUDGE CAUSE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK, DAMAGING EVERYTHING. CAR JUST QUIT. *NM
Mileage: 110
1998 DODGE INTREPID'S RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. *KB WHEN THE TIRE SHEARED OFF IT SCRATCHED THE REAR DOOR AND DENTED AND SCRATCHED THE FRONT BUMPER. THE DAY PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAD BRAKE REPAIRS DONE. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT AROUND THE MUFFLER CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. THE BRAKES FAILED ONCE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT ADDED BR...
Mileage: 120,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY CLOUDY, TO THE POINT THAT THE LIGHT WAS OBSCURED AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED.
Mileage: 66,025
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED , LEAVING THE CONSUMER STRANDED. A REPUTABLE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND WAS IRREPARABLE. UPDATED 9/5/2006 - *NM
Mileage: 105,000
CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 5/06 FROM PRIVATE DEALER. FUILD AND OIL LEVELS WHERE INSPECTED BY OWNER (AT JIFFY LUBE WITH DOCUMANTATION) WHICH WERE CLEAN AND FULL. OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN DONE LESS THEN 3,000 MILES PRIOR AND WAS NOT DUE. ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, THERE WAS A CLICK ...
Mileage: 112,000
1998 INTREPID ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE CONSUMER OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *NM UPDATED 07/20/06. *JB
MY CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER ON A WEDNESDAY AND RADIATOR WAS REPLACED, AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK ON FRIDAY EVENING, SAT. THE CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR BLEW AND THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD I...
Mileage: 15,000
I BOUGHT THIS 1998 DODGE INTREPID ON 1-13-05 FROM A CAR LOT AND WITHIN 5 DAYS MANY PROBLEMS ARISE WHICH OF COARSE RESULTED IN COSTLY REPAIRS. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHICH HARDLY COVERED ANYTHING SO IT WAS OUT OF MY POCKET A NEW ENGINE, MAP SENSOR, CAT CONVERTER, MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND MORE. ...
Mileage: 89,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ENGINE TERMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE LAST TWO TIMES, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO EACH INCIDENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE S...
Mileage: 84,200
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND IT WENT COMPLETELY FLOOR. THE BRAKE RETURNED BY A SPRING, BUT THERE WAS ONLY AROUND 2% OF BRAKING POWER. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS DOWN SHIFTED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE DRIVE POSITION, AL...
Mileage: 56,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND IT WENT COMPLETELY FLOOR. THE BRAKE RETURNED BY A SPRING, BUT THERE WAS ONLY AROUND 2% OF BRAKING POWER. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS DOWN SHIFTED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE DRIVE POSITION, AL...
Mileage: 56,500
VEHICLE'S ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING VERY LOUD THEN AND IT MADE A LOUD POP AND SEIZED, I WAS ON A ONE LANE HIGHWAY AROUND A CURVE WHERE CARS TRAVEL AT AROUND 65 MPH, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. LUCKILY I HAD A FRIEND FOLLOWING ME WHO PUSHED ME TO SAFETY. MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD ...
Mileage: 104,053
FIRST THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT, HAD IT REPLACED THEN MY ENGINE BOTTOMED OUT AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM
FIRST THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT, HAD IT REPLACED THEN MY ENGINE BOTTOMED OUT AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM
SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN 1998, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUE WITH: ELECTRICAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING (DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM) RACK AND PINION HAD TO REPLACE AT 36,000 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY YEAR, THEY CONSTANTLY ARE MAKING A...
Mileage: 31,000
SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN 1998, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUE WITH: ELECTRICAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING (DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM) RACK AND PINION HAD TO REPLACE AT 36,000 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY YEAR, THEY CONSTANTLY ARE MAKING A...
Mileage: 31,000
SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN 1998, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUE WITH: ELECTRICAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING (DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM) RACK AND PINION HAD TO REPLACE AT 36,000 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY YEAR, THEY CONSTANTLY ARE MAKING A...
Mileage: 31,000
SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN 1998, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUE WITH: ELECTRICAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING (DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM) RACK AND PINION HAD TO REPLACE AT 36,000 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY YEAR, THEY CONSTANTLY ARE MAKING A...
Mileage: 31,000
SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN 1998, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUE WITH: ELECTRICAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING (DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM) RACK AND PINION HAD TO REPLACE AT 36,000 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY YEAR, THEY CONSTANTLY ARE MAKING A...
Mileage: 31,000
LTR FM (MO) RE THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN HIS 1998 CHRYSLER VEHICLE, WANTS CHRYSLER TO BE HELD RESPOSIBLE FOR PUTTING FAULTY ENGINES IN THEIR VEHICLES. *TS *NM
I PURCHASED A 1998 INTREPID (V6 2.7L) IN FEB. OF 2005. IN OCT. 2005 WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I PARKED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. THE NEXT DAY AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE, I HAD AN UNSCHEDULED OIL CHANGE DONE. WITHIN ONE WEEK, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK...
Mileage: 110,200
NO WARNING ENGINE BLEW AT 40,000 MILES, SITTING ON RAILROAD TRACKS WITH CHILD, HAD TOWED. OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES. PROBLEM OIL SLUDGE. PAID 500.00 CHRYSLER INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AND REPLACED ENGINE. AT 80,000 FAILED AGAIN. OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. OIL SLUDGE. REPLACED TIMING CLEANED OUT ENGI...
Mileage: 40,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE PUMP FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. THIS CAUSED WATER TO GET INTO THE ENGINE, THEREFORE, THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRAKES WARPED CAUSING VIBRATION IN...
Mileage: 100,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE PUMP FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. THIS CAUSED WATER TO GET INTO THE ENGINE, THEREFORE, THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRAKES WARPED CAUSING VIBRATION IN...
Mileage: 100,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING TRAVELING 25MPH COMING UPON A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. UPON INSPECTION THE PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE MA...
Mileage: 101,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED OVER HEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE GASKETS. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THERE WAS A LOUD ...
Mileage: 130,000
1998 INTREPID WAS PURCHASED WITH 102,00 MILES. AT 104,500 MILES OIL LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER AT STOP LIGHTS. ONE DAY, ENGINE JUST STOPPED RUNNING AS I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH. OIL CHANGES HAD BEEN FAITHFULLY DONE BY PREVIOUS OWNER AND MYSELF. ALTHOUGH I ONLY MANAGED TO GET ONE IN BEFORE THE ENGINE DIE...
Mileage: 104,500
I HAVE A 98 DODGE INTREPID READY TO BE RE-POSSESSED. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2001 WITH 53000 MILES ON IT. 2 YEARS LATER THE ENGINE BLEW WITH NO WARNING AS I WAS GETTING OFF I-95. IT COST ME $4200 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. A YEAR LATER THE 2ND ENGINE BLEW AND AGAIN WITH NO WARNING AS I WAS DRIVING ON I 95....
Mileage: 72,000
DT: WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY FOUND SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE, DESPITE THE OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK
BOUGHT MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. I DID A ROUTINE OIL CHECK EVERY 3000 MILES. THE ONE TIME I DON'T GET IT CHANGED AT 3,000 MILES WITH IT ONLY BEING OVER BY 700 MILES MY ENGINE BLOWS. I'VE DROVE MANY CARS AND I DIDN'T GET THE OIL CHANGED AT EXACTLY 3000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY T...
Mileage: 117,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE, STARTED TO SHAKE AND MAKE TERRIBLE NOISES. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK
I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 3/2002. SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER THREE TIMES; HAD A FULL FRONT END REPLACEMENT; NEW ENGINE PUT IN; NEW TRANSMISSION; STUDS BROKE FROM THE FRONT TIRE AND WHILE THE TIRE WAS ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD MY CARD WAS SKIDDING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 2 MONTH OLD GRANDDAU...
Mileage: 55,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 3/2002. SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER THREE TIMES; HAD A FULL FRONT END REPLACEMENT; NEW ENGINE PUT IN; NEW TRANSMISSION; STUDS BROKE FROM THE FRONT TIRE AND WHILE THE TIRE WAS ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD MY CARD WAS SKIDDING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 2 MONTH OLD GRANDDAU...
Mileage: 55,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 3/2002. SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER THREE TIMES; HAD A FULL FRONT END REPLACEMENT; NEW ENGINE PUT IN; NEW TRANSMISSION; STUDS BROKE FROM THE FRONT TIRE AND WHILE THE TIRE WAS ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD MY CARD WAS SKIDDING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 2 MONTH OLD GRANDDAU...
Mileage: 55,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 3/2002. SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER THREE TIMES; HAD A FULL FRONT END REPLACEMENT; NEW ENGINE PUT IN; NEW TRANSMISSION; STUDS BROKE FROM THE FRONT TIRE AND WHILE THE TIRE WAS ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD MY CARD WAS SKIDDING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 2 MONTH OLD GRANDDAU...
Mileage: 55,000
HEADLIGHT LENS CORRODED RESULTING IN LESS LIGHT ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. *NM
DT: THE CONTACT STATES ENGINE MADE A LOUD CLANKING SOUND. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART; THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. ...
Mileage: 80,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HE LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT 3 MPH WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON. THEY FOUND THE RACK AND PINION CAME APART. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THIS HAPPENED. THEY WERE UNABLE T...
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. SHE HEARD AN ODD NOISE IN THE ENGINE. SHE PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE ENGINE AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS FINE. WHEN SHE STARTED THE CAR BACK UP THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED O THE LOCAL SERVICE SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE FAIL...
Mileage: 137,000
DT: THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE A COIL PACK REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE LET THE VEHICLE RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES THEN IT WAS READY TO BE DRIVEN. . ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, THEY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CA...
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STALLED. WHEN SHE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT STAY ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE SAID THE STALLING WAS DUE TO AN OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP, AND THE PARTS WERE BUILT TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED...
Mileage: 75,000
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE MADE A CLATTERING SOUND. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOCKED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HE WA...
Mileage: 110,000
1998 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING. *TS THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANT ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM CC TO NHTSA
CONSUMER 1998 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WITH OUT ANY WARNING. *** NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *TS THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSATION. (PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE) *SC
MY WIFE HIT A TREE HEAD-ON GOING APPROX. 30 MPH. SHE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER FACE, NECK, BACK, WRIST AND KNEE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY PICKED-UP THE CAR AND PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION FROM THE COMPUTER AND SENT A LETTER STATING THE AIRBAG WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. I FIND I...
Mileage: 76,000
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. ON AUGUST 19, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND AT A STEADY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE CONTACT'S SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONTACTED A TOWING SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP, AND T...
Mileage: 119,000
DT: THE CALLER STATES ENGINE HAS A ROD KNOCKING. AFTER HE HAD THE OIL CHANGED THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. THE CALLER SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED. HE WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 3.7L ...
Mileage: 127,779
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1998 DODGE INTREPID HAD A BLOWN ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AND THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLINGING SOUND. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP TO BE CHECKED. THE REPAIRMAN ...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THE MAIN BATTERY HARNESS CORRODED, FORCING THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE BATTERY EVERY YEAR. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY AT ANY GIVEN POINT WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, AND THE BATTERY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEAL...
Mileage: 82,000
I WAS COMING OFF OF THE FREEWAY, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND IN A BLINK OF AN EYE THE ENGINE DIED. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND IT HAD NO OIL, SO I FILLED IT, TRIED STARTING IT, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT STARTED, IT MAKES A CLANK CLANK NOISE, AND IS UNDR...
Mileage: 116,000
SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK ON THE 1998 DODGE INTREPID.*MR THE VHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING COVER, VC COVER, MAIN TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER AND GUIDES. *NM
SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK ON THE 1998 DODGE INTREPID.*MR THE VHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING COVER, VC COVER, MAIN TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER AND GUIDES. *NM
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN OCTOBER 2002 THE ENGINE SLUDGE INCREASED AND ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC , WHO TOLD HIM ABOUT THE SLUDGE. THE COST OF REPAIR TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT $7000. WHEN THE CONTACT WENT TO TRADE THE VEHICLE...
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A STEADY SPEED AT 40 MPH. THE ENGINE DID RESTART AT ABOUT 30-40 MINUTES LATER. THIS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE THIS BEGAN 3 WEEKS AGO. TODAY THE DEALER REPLACED A CRANK SENSOR, BUT AS OF YET SHE HAS NOT DRIV...
THE IGNITION LOCK ON THIS VEHICLE WILL SURRENDER THE KEY IN ANY POSITION. THOUGH THE DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH A PUSH ROD IN THE SHIFTER AND THE SHIFTER ITSELF PER CHRYSLER RECALL CAMPAIGN C45, THE KEY CONTINUES TO COME OUT OF THE LOCK IN THE ACC, OFF, RUN, AND START POSITIONS. THE DEALER'S SERVICE D...
Mileage: 126,000
DT: WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF AT A GAS STATION, PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND REVVED THE ENGINE ,AND THE SOUND RETURNED. THE ENGINE NOISE WAS WORSE TODAY THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE ADVI...
DT: 1998 DODGE INTREPED . THE ENGINE KNOCKED AND LOCKED. ALSO ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. *AK
Mileage: 119,000
DT: THE ENGINE FAILED TWICE, IT WAS AN OIL SLUDGE. HAS PAPER WORK FROM CHRYSLER STATING THEY WOULD PAY $850.00, AND BY SIGNING THIS CONSUMER WOULD GIVE UP ALL FUTURE RIGHTS. MECHANIC DETERMIN ED THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURRED AYEAR AGO AND MECHANIC REPLACED OIL PU...
Mileage: 80,000
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE HAD TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE ONLY WARNINGS BEING THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF ONCE OR TWICE. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILED. T...
Mileage: 78,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 INTREPID AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT JUST STOPPED ON THE ROAD(VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME). THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. THERE WAS ONLY 95000 MILLES ON THE CAR. I HAVE FOLLOWED EVERYTHING IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ON HOW TO MAINTAIN THE CAR, INCLUDING CHANGING THE OIL EVE...
Mileage: 95,000
DT: CALLER GOT RECALL LETTER ON TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM #C45. CALLER TOOK IT TO DEALER, DEALER SAID THEY DID THE RECALL WORK, BUT THE CALLER SAID IT WAS NOT FIXED. SHE SAID SHE COUDN'T SHIFT IT WITHOUT A KEY AND SHE COULD TAKE THE KEY OUT WHILE IT IS IN GEAR. MANUFA...
Mileage: 78,000
DT: CALLER GOT RECALL LETTER ON TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM #C45. CALLER TOOK IT TO DEALER, DEALER SAID THEY DID THE RECALL WORK, BUT THE CALLER SAID IT WAS NOT FIXED. SHE SAID SHE COUDN'T SHIFT IT WITHOUT A KEY AND SHE COULD TAKE THE KEY OUT WHILE IT IS IN GEAR. MANUFA...
Mileage: 78,000
DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BOLTS OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT; THIS HAD BEEN REPAIRED ON JUNE 4, 2003. SINCE THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE THERE WERE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT. THE SERVICE DEALER WILL PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND IF IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELAT...
1998 DODGE INTREPID TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 58000 MILES.*MR *NM
THE CAR ACCELERATED, THE RPM'S WENT THRU THE ROOF, WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE, AND SHOT FORWARD, MADE A LOUD THUMP SOUND, AND WAS NOT STOPPABLE, HAD TO BE PUT INTO PARK TO STOP. THE ENGINE HAD RIPPED OUT OF THE FRAME, WHICH HAD RIPPED OUT OF THE BODY.
Mileage: 94,547
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAD A NEW RADIATOR PUT IN AND ON THE WAY HOME THE ENGINE SEIZED AND IT NEVER STARTED AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE PUT IN THE VEHICLE. *TT *EH
Mileage: 90,000
DRIVING IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN THE DODGE INTREPID I WAS DRIVING DIED. THE 2.7 ENGINE APPEARS TO BE GARBAGE. I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP..
Mileage: 80,000
I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE INTREPID IN ORDER TO GO TO MEDIC SCHOOL IN 2004 FROM JD BYRIDER IN CLEVELAND,OHIO ON DECEMBER 3,2003. IN JANUARY THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE A ROUGH IDLE AFTER I WOULD DRIVE IT AROUND THE CITY TO DO THINGS. (E.G. BANKING PICK UP CHILDREN AND OTHER STUFF.) I TOOK THE CAR BACK THE...
Mileage: 12,200
I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE INTREPID IN ORDER TO GO TO MEDIC SCHOOL IN 2004 FROM JD BYRIDER IN CLEVELAND,OHIO ON DECEMBER 3,2003. IN JANUARY THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE A ROUGH IDLE AFTER I WOULD DRIVE IT AROUND THE CITY TO DO THINGS. (E.G. BANKING PICK UP CHILDREN AND OTHER STUFF.) I TOOK THE CAR BACK THE...
Mileage: 12,200
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF IT WAS FINE. WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN IT WILL NOT START. WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. ALSO, IT IS USING LOTS OF FUEL. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. *AK CONSUMER ...
Mileage: 93,389
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF IT WAS FINE. WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN IT WILL NOT START. WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. ALSO, IT IS USING LOTS OF FUEL. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. *AK CONSUMER ...
Mileage: 93,389
1998, DODGE, INTREPID WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HOUSE. IGNITION OFF, KEY OUT, IN PARK. CAR ROLLED AWAY DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FLOOR SHIFT PARKING INTERLOCK, STRUCK HOUSE DOWN THE STREET. CAR WAS TOTALED. NOTIFIED BY MAIL OF RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AFTER THE ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER WHO...
Mileage: 112,000
I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2003 A 1998 DODGE INTREPID FOR MY DAUGHTER. WITHIN 18 MONTHS THIS CAR WAS IN THE SHOP 10 TIMES FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS. OIL CHANGES WERE FOLLOWED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS SCHEDULE. AT 94,000 MILES MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WITH HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN WHEN THE CARS ENGINE ...
Mileage: 94,000
IN DECEMBER A MECHANIC TOLD ME THE OIL WAS LIKE SLUDGE IN THE CAR, ACCUSING ME OF NOT HAVING IT CHANGED ALTHOUGH I HAD IT CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. HE TOLD ME THEN ABOUT THE ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE 2.7 LILTER. IN MARCH, MY ENGINE STARTED TAPPING AND THE OIL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. THE ENGINE IDL...
Mileage: 106,780
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 65 MPH 1998 DODGE INTREPID BLEWUP SO HARD IT EVEN BROKE THE STARTER OFF THE TRANSMISSION BELL HAUSING. THIS WAS A NICE CLEAN TAKEN CARE OF CAR BUT THE MOTERS ARE JUNK AND CHRYSLER SAID TUFF '!@#$% WE DONT CARE . CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO FIX EVERY ONE OF THESE WERE AL...
Mileage: 140,000
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 65 MPH 1998 DODGE INTREPID BLEWUP SO HARD IT EVEN BROKE THE STARTER OFF THE TRANSMISSION BELL HAUSING. THIS WAS A NICE CLEAN TAKEN CARE OF CAR BUT THE MOTERS ARE JUNK AND CHRYSLER SAID TUFF '!@#$% WE DONT CARE . CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO FIX EVERY ONE OF THESE WERE AL...
Mileage: 140,000
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED.DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINE D THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
DODGE INTREPID 1998 PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS. *BF *SC THE LENS DETERIORATED AND HAD BECOME CLOUDY. *SC
WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY. AND ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED LITTLE OR NO WARNING. BROUGHT CAR TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD MY 2.7 L ENGINE FAILED DUE TO VERY COMMON OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD SLUDGE ONLY HAPPENS WHEN MAINTENANCE IS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY NO HELP OFFERED. CAR WAS VERY ...
Mileage: 140,000
WHEN CHANGING MOTOR OIL BURNED OIL STAYED INSIDE THE MOTOR. WHEN TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE SHOP. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DIED OUT AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 99,225
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED, AND CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. *AK
MY 1998 WELL MAINTAINED DODGE INTREPID, WITH THE NOW, WELL KNOWN DESIGN FLAW, FAILED IN TRAFFIC IN JULY OF 2001. I CONTACTED DAIMLER AND I WROTE 2 LETTERS ASKING FOR SOME CONSIDERATION OF THE COST OF THE NEW ENGINE AND I NOTED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THREE AND A HALF YEARS LATER, WITH THOUSANDS ...
Mileage: 82,474
RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Mileage: 126,000
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY FOR THE PAST 20,000 MILES. THE OIL LIGHT STAYED ON AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Mileage: 96,000
A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGHLY. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD THEN OFF. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART,BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE DRIVER HAD THE...
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH A RECALL HE RECEIVED ON HIS 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. *NM
Mileage: 19,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE IDLING AND PARKING ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 160,000
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK
THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED THAN STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY LOST OF POWER. THEREAFTER, A METAL TO METAL SOUND OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE JUST BEFORE THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INDICATED AFTER INSPECTION THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED UP ...
Mileage: 78,000
CONSUMER, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD START BUT OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WOULD NOT WORK INCLUDING THE AIR BAG, FAN AND POWER WINDOWS. *NM
ENGINE FAILURE, TIMING CHAIN FAILURE ON INTERSTATE. OBTAINED NEW TIMING CHAIN BUT ENGINE BEYOND REPAIR. TOTAL LOSS. *JB
Mileage: 93,500
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE BURNED OIL EXCESSIVELY. *AK
Mileage: 122,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WAS NO WARNING. UPON ENTERING THE INTERSTATE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 105,850
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THEN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP BLEWOUT. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THEN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP BLEWOUT. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 90,000
TOOK CAR FOR RECALL FIX,AFTER PART BROKE(RECLINER BOLTS DRIVER'S SEAT 98 DODGE INTREPID)WAS TOLD BY DEALER BOLTS CAN'T BE FIXED WITHOUT REPLACING RECLINER ADJUSTER FOR $875 (PART ONLY)I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH DIAGNOSTIC AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED,IT'S BEEN 3 DAYS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE , AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
IN JUNE OF 2004, MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID STALLED DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING DURING MID AFTERNOON DRIVING. LUCKLY, WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY STEER THE CAR ONTO A OFFRAMP. IF THIS HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR, THERE WAS A GOOD 99% CHANCE THAT MY CHILDREN WOULD HAVE LOST A PARENT THAT DAY! AFTER TOWING ...
Mileage: 75,000
ONE WEEK AFTER HAVING OIL CHANGED IN MY 98 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L,WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE REVVED REAL HIGH IN CRUISE CONTROL AND MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND DIED BEFORE STOPPING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. TOWED THE CAR TO DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE OIL WAS METALLIC AND THAT...
Mileage: 108,000
THE VEHICLE HAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH OIL SLUG BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 2 YEAR...
Mileage: 53,000
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BLEW OUT PREMATURELY. VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND THEN IT COMPLETELY FAILED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. *TC
Mileage: 81,000
MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. IT WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $6500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WILL INVOLVE REPLACING THE ENGINE WHICH HAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. I MAINTAINED REGULAR SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT IT WAS MY FAULT...
Mileage: 82,100
THE VALVES STARTED CLICKING. I CHECKED THE OIL, IT WAS NOT LOW. I CHANGED THE OIL. I SAW A CHRYSLER SILVER CERTIFIED MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THAT THE MOTOR WAS FAILING, AND THE ONLY OPTION WAS TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. THE MOTOR FAILED ON JUNE 2, 2003. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED AND IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRE...
Mileage: 67,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A KNOCKING SOUND WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED ANOTHER ENGINE. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 68,000
MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID IS ONE OF THOSE THAT WAS ON THE ABC 7 NEWS . THE CAR JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AT ABOUT 10.OO P.M IN BURR RIGDE. I CALLED THE DEARLERSHIP THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I STILL HAVE TO PAY $7000 FOR THIS CAR TO THE DEARLER AN...
Mileage: 14,999
ENGINE LOCKED/FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF OIL AND LOSS OF COOLANT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS CAUSE BY THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT FAILING TO ILLUMINATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 108,000
AFTER DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK RECALL 04V021000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED THEY INDICATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE ...
BLOWN 98 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER . DONE ENOUGH RESEARCH AND OUT A ENOUGH MONEY TO BE PISSED OFF. DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE A FUTURE CUSTOMER OF MERCEDES, CHRYSLER, OR MITSUBITI. *JB
Mileage: 71,000
WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM CONSUMER'S SON'S SCHOOL VEHICLE CUT OFF. VEHICLE DID THIS ABOUT 4 TIMES, AND THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR WAS SHOT/GONE. *AK
I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHIVLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR EVALUATION AND IT WAS DETERIMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE VEIHICLE TO BE SALVAGED. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE MECANICS...
Mileage: 93,000
THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDING WRONG INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONSUMER HAVING THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK RECALL 04V021000 PERFORMED. THE FIRST TIME THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE RECALL. THE SECOND TIME THE APPOINTMENT WAS M...
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING OR PARKED AND WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE ON POSITION, CONSUMER COULD MOVE THE VEHICLE WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE ,AND TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION AXLE FLOOR SH...
WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TO LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN. THEN , CONSUMER DROVE SLOWLY HOME. THE NEXT DAY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED , AND WOULD NOT RESTART. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC'S SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT A NEW...
Mileage: 100,000
PURCHASED 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 IN YEAR 2001 AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN SUMMER OF 2002. KEPT UP WITH OIL CHANGES AND HAD OIL IN IT WHEN IT SHUT DOWN. REPLACED ENGINE IN MAY 2002 FOR $4,100. THIS YEAR JUNE 2004 THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING REAL LOUD WITH NO WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF 95 IN VIRGINIA AND S...
Mileage: 41,000
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED PROPERLY SINCE OWNERSHIP. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Mileage: 82,000
MY WIFE WAS ON A TRIP TO ARKANSAS WITH HER PARENTS WHEN THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND HAD TO STAY IN A MOTEL DUE TO THE FACT THE PARTS HOUSE SENT THE WRONG PART. AFTER GETTING THE CAR FIXED AND ON HER WAY, FATHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE 2.7 ENGINE DROPPED A ROD THROUGH TH...
Mileage: 79,000
JULY 2002, ENGINE MAKING NOISES. DEALER SAYS DON'T KNOW WOULD HAVE TO EXPLORE. INSURANCE WOULDN'T PAY UNLESS ENGINE WAS ALREADY FAILED. AUGUST 2002 ENGINE FAILURE 5000 MILES PAST INSURANCE LIMIT. CURSORY CHECK SHOWS FLUIDS ALL OKAY. *AK
Mileage: 131,000
AIR BAG FAILURE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID, I HEARD A NOISE A SAW A BLUE CLOUD OF SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. O INDICATOR OR WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR HAD 50,000 MILES AND WAS MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER WH...
Mileage: 50,000
MY CAR, AN INTREPID 1998 WITH AN ENGINE OF 2.7L, BROKE UP BECAUSE AN EXCESS OF GREASE ON THE ENGINE, I TRIED TO REPAIR IT BUT ALL THE PIECES ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, BESIDES I READ ABOUT ARTICLES IN THE INTERNET OF A LOT OF CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE MECHANICAL SHOP, AND MECHA...
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR-ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. CONSUMER'S HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
THE ENGINE IS FAILING, SMOKING. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON IN 2.7 LITER VEHCILES OF THIS MODEL. IN OTHER WORDS, THIS ENGINE IS A LEMON. I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE AIRCONDITIONING HAS FAILED AND I WILL ALSO HAVE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH TH...
Mileage: 72,000
THE ENGINE IS FAILING, SMOKING. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON IN 2.7 LITER VEHCILES OF THIS MODEL. IN OTHER WORDS, THIS ENGINE IS A LEMON. I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE AIRCONDITIONING HAS FAILED AND I WILL ALSO HAVE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH TH...
Mileage: 72,000
THE ENGINE IS FAILING, SMOKING. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON IN 2.7 LITER VEHCILES OF THIS MODEL. IN OTHER WORDS, THIS ENGINE IS A LEMON. I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE AIRCONDITIONING HAS FAILED AND I WILL ALSO HAVE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH TH...
Mileage: 72,000
WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR WARNING LIGHT, MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON I-71 N DURING RUSH HOUR. LUCKILY, DUE TO LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC CAUSING MAJOR BACKUP AND SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERM...
Mileage: 93,562
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE, AND SMOKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR SEVEN MONTHS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 88,000
MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID HAS HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE MOMENT I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT FIRST STARTED WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS AND HAD TO HAVE A CRANK SHAFT PUT IN THE CAR JUST SO THAT IT WOULD RUN. I HAVE TRIED SO MANY TIMES TO GET RID OF THE CAR BUT I CAN'T BECAUSE I AM UPSIDE DOWN IN MY LOAN AND NO ONE WILL G...
OCTOBER, 2002 AND JULY, 2003. HAD TO REPLACE RELAY. LIGHTS INSIDE WERE BLINKING OCCASIONALLY, THEN TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR, ALL ELECTRIC WAS OUT. IT'S NOW MAY, 2004 AND THE LIGHTS ARE BEGINNING TO BLINK AGAIN. I'M AFRAID THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
ENGINE STARTED HAVING A TICKING SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED THE RODS AND BEARINGS. THIS REPAIR LASTED ONE YEAR. NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 81,000 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 87,210
CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING, DIDNT HAPPEN IMMEDIALELY, CAR HAD TO BE "WARM". STEERING WHEEL UNCONTROLLABLE. BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WHEN REMOVED IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER. NOW ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED FROM WEAR. NEW BRAKE BOOSTERS WERE NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM DEALER.*...
Mileage: 122,660
ENGINE BEGAN SHARP RAPPING WHILE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. MECHANICS SAY THE ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR SLUDGE PROBLEMS AND NEEDS REPLACED OR REPAIRED BY COMPLETE OVERHAUL. EXPENSE OF EITHER IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $3600 AND UP FOR REPAIRS. SEVERAL SALVAGE YARDS STATED THEY ARE GLAD TO GET...
Mileage: 136,000
RECALL 03V527000, WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOP STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Mileage: 114,000
ENGINE FAILURE AT EST. 79,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION DIED AT 76,847 MILES. TENSIONER ARM PULLEY SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING----OCTOBER, 2002.
Mileage: 78,999
LTR FM TRAVIS PHILLIPS (KY) OWNER OF A 1998 DODGE CHRYSLER INTREPID REPORTING DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WINDOW OFF TRACK WRITER BELIEVES VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED REPLY TO THE FORT WRIGHT, KY DISTRICT OFFICE. *PH THE VEHICLE ENGINE BLEW WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING ...
Mileage: 100,943
LTR FM TRAVIS PHILLIPS (KY) OWNER OF A 1998 DODGE CHRYSLER INTREPID REPORTING DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WINDOW OFF TRACK WRITER BELIEVES VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED REPLY TO THE FORT WRIGHT, KY DISTRICT OFFICE. *PH THE VEHICLE ENGINE BLEW WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING ...
Mileage: 100,943
LTR FM TRAVIS PHILLIPS (KY) OWNER OF A 1998 DODGE CHRYSLER INTREPID REPORTING DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WINDOW OFF TRACK WRITER BELIEVES VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED REPLY TO THE FORT WRIGHT, KY DISTRICT OFFICE. *PH THE VEHICLE ENGINE BLEW WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING ...
Mileage: 100,943
LTR FM TRAVIS PHILLIPS (KY) OWNER OF A 1998 DODGE CHRYSLER INTREPID REPORTING DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WINDOW OFF TRACK WRITER BELIEVES VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED REPLY TO THE FORT WRIGHT, KY DISTRICT OFFICE. *PH THE VEHICLE ENGINE BLEW WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING ...
Mileage: 100,943
LTR FM TRAVIS PHILLIPS (KY) OWNER OF A 1998 DODGE CHRYSLER INTREPID REPORTING DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WINDOW OFF TRACK WRITER BELIEVES VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED REPLY TO THE FORT WRIGHT, KY DISTRICT OFFICE. *PH THE VEHICLE ENGINE BLEW WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING ...
Mileage: 100,943
WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED OIL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ENTERING THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L 6 CYL. HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IDLE SPEED. IT ALMOST ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS OUT OF TIMING BUT THIS ONLY OCCURES AFTER THE CAR IS AT RUNNING TEMPERATURE. MANY OTHER THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG BUT WOULD TAKE ME THE REST OF THE NIGHT TO EXPLAIN THEM ALL. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE T...
Mileage: 92,000
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID THAT WHEN THE BLOWER IS ON FOR THE HEATER IT GOES OFF AND ON ,CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT, AND WHEN THE A/C IS ON IT DOES THE SAME. ALSO THE TRUNK ACCUMULATES A LOT OF MOISTURE. *AK
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 WITH 127,000 MILES AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE IS BLEW UP.I ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON TIME. DETAILS-LOUD TICKING SOUND WITH OIL LIGHT COMING ON WHEN STOP AND SHUTTING OFF SOME TIMES. I HAVE TALK TO REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENG...
Mileage: 127,000
BLOWN ENGINE, WITHOUT A WARNING. WHILE DRIVING. *JB
Mileage: 90,000
TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 1.5 YEARS, WHILE I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED! IN BOTH CASES, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR. THE REVING OF THE ENGINE TOOK ME BY SURPRISE BOTH TIMES, BUT I MANAGED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD ENOUGH ...
Mileage: 73,022
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED TO RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT. CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM THREE MORE TIMES ALONG WITH THE ENGINE OIL LEAKING AND STALLING ERRATICALLY. DURING THE LAST REPAIR CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NE...
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS VEHICLE RESTARTED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 128,000
I CURRENTLY OWN A 1998 CHRYLSER INTREPID WHICH HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT. IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE TWICE. THE FIRST TIME OCCURED ON 1/1/1999 WITH ONLY 12000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE MOTOR SEIZED UP DUE TO THICK OIL. THE OIL HAD LOTS OF METAL SHAVINGS ...
Mileage: 12,000
WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. CONSUMER WENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO START IT UP AND WITHOUT WARNING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WHEEL NEEDED TO B...
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT FAILURE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS OFF AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION FLOOR SHIFT GEAR COULD BE MOVED OUT OF PARK. THIS MAKE/ MODEL, AND YEAR WAS ON RECALL, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ...
Mileage: 85,000
I BELIEVE MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID ES WAS A LEMON WHEN I BROUGHT IT, I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT, OVERHEATING, STALLING, STOPPING.*AK
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER COASTED VEHICLE ONTO SIDE OF ROAD. TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE AND REPLACED ENGINE.*AK
I MADE A SHORT DRIVE HOME AT APPROX. 5:45 AM WHEN MY ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOST OF POWER AND A HARD KNOCK SOUND. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING INTO MY COMMUNITY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT REPEATEDLY KNOCKED LOUDLY THE NEXT 100 YARDS ...
Mileage: 99,000
NO BRAKES IN COLD WEATHER! BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER NOT WORKING IN COLD WEATHER. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND VACUUM BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS IT WAS FULL OF WATER AND FROZEN. *JB
Mileage: 72,000
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED (PULLING INTO PARKING LOT) FRONT AXLE BROKE IN HALF AND WHEEL FELL OFF. IF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED, COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS DANGER ON THE ROAD. *LA
MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *LA
Mileage: 184,950
WE (HUSBAND AND I) OWN A 1998 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE CAR DIED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, NO LIGHTS CAME ON, NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS. WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS CAR, WITH OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS AND ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF. WE WERE DR...
Mileage: 101,000
HEAT & A/C ONLY WORKS WHEN ON HIGH OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER YOU STOP THE CAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO CAR STARTS WHEN EVER IT GETS READY I HAD TO REPLACE THE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR $400 NOW AFTER ALL THAT THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD FOUND OUT IT'S THE ENEGINE AND ...
Mileage: 74,000
HEAT & A/C ONLY WORKS WHEN ON HIGH OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER YOU STOP THE CAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO CAR STARTS WHEN EVER IT GETS READY I HAD TO REPLACE THE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR $400 NOW AFTER ALL THAT THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD FOUND OUT IT'S THE ENEGINE AND ...
Mileage: 74,000
HEAT & A/C ONLY WORKS WHEN ON HIGH OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER YOU STOP THE CAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO CAR STARTS WHEN EVER IT GETS READY I HAD TO REPLACE THE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR $400 NOW AFTER ALL THAT THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD FOUND OUT IT'S THE ENEGINE AND ...
Mileage: 74,000
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Mileage: 100,943
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Mileage: 100,943
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Mileage: 100,943
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Mileage: 100,943
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Mileage: 100,943
ON THE AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM, THE BEARINGS IN THE TENSION PULLEY WENT BAD AND IT SHREADED THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH WE HAD JUST REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. A SENSOR WENT BAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNLESS THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND THE I...
Mileage: 83,000
ON THE AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM, THE BEARINGS IN THE TENSION PULLEY WENT BAD AND IT SHREADED THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH WE HAD JUST REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. A SENSOR WENT BAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNLESS THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND THE I...
Mileage: 83,000
ENGINE FAILURE: I HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS. IT SUDDENLY MADE A HIGH PITCH SQUEELING NOISE. I PULLED OVER, POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE IF I COULD FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE NOISE STOPPED SO I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION ANOTHER 11 MILES. I WATCHED THE TEMP. GAUGE AND THE ENGINE NEVER OVERHEATED...
Mileage: 91,000
ENGINE FAILURE: I HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS. IT SUDDENLY MADE A HIGH PITCH SQUEELING NOISE. I PULLED OVER, POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE IF I COULD FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE NOISE STOPPED SO I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION ANOTHER 11 MILES. I WATCHED THE TEMP. GAUGE AND THE ENGINE NEVER OVERHEATED...
Mileage: 91,000
THE ENGINE FAILURE IS WHAT I'M SICK ABOUT. WE PAID THE CAR OFF IN DEC. 2002, AND WE WERE HAPPY WITH A RELATIVELY NEW, LOW MILEAGE CAR. HOWEVER, IN JANUARY, 2003 THE OIL LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. CHECKED OIL - FINE. IN FEBRUARY HAD OIL CHANGED. PRO TEAM TOLD US OIL DIRTY - THEY DID A FLUSH. OIL LIGHT...
Mileage: 60,000
THE ENGINE FAILURE IS WHAT I'M SICK ABOUT. WE PAID THE CAR OFF IN DEC. 2002, AND WE WERE HAPPY WITH A RELATIVELY NEW, LOW MILEAGE CAR. HOWEVER, IN JANUARY, 2003 THE OIL LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. CHECKED OIL - FINE. IN FEBRUARY HAD OIL CHANGED. PRO TEAM TOLD US OIL DIRTY - THEY DID A FLUSH. OIL LIGHT...
Mileage: 60,000
MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITER ENGINE, WITH 53,000 MILES WAS MAKING A FUNNY ENGINE NOISE (NO PRIOR WARNING WHAT SO EVER). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF "ENGINE SLUDGE." THE COST WAS $6,990.00 AND I STILL OWED OVER $4,000.00 ON THE VEHICLE!! UNLESS I...
Mileage: 53,560
REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE ENGINE ON 3 OCCASIONS, ROTORS 2 OCCASIONS, BRAKES 1 OCCASION, CONTROL ARMS (SUSPENSION) 1 OCCASION, STEERING 1 OCCASION, & ELECTRICAL. ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAVE 54,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE ONGOING ENGINE PROBLEMS. ...
REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE ENGINE ON 3 OCCASIONS, ROTORS 2 OCCASIONS, BRAKES 1 OCCASION, CONTROL ARMS (SUSPENSION) 1 OCCASION, STEERING 1 OCCASION, & ELECTRICAL. ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAVE 54,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE ONGOING ENGINE PROBLEMS. ...
REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE ENGINE ON 3 OCCASIONS, ROTORS 2 OCCASIONS, BRAKES 1 OCCASION, CONTROL ARMS (SUSPENSION) 1 OCCASION, STEERING 1 OCCASION, & ELECTRICAL. ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAVE 54,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE ONGOING ENGINE PROBLEMS. ...
REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE ENGINE ON 3 OCCASIONS, ROTORS 2 OCCASIONS, BRAKES 1 OCCASION, CONTROL ARMS (SUSPENSION) 1 OCCASION, STEERING 1 OCCASION, & ELECTRICAL. ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAVE 54,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE ONGOING ENGINE PROBLEMS. ...
REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE ENGINE ON 3 OCCASIONS, ROTORS 2 OCCASIONS, BRAKES 1 OCCASION, CONTROL ARMS (SUSPENSION) 1 OCCASION, STEERING 1 OCCASION, & ELECTRICAL. ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAVE 54,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE ONGOING ENGINE PROBLEMS. ...
REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE ENGINE ON 3 OCCASIONS, ROTORS 2 OCCASIONS, BRAKES 1 OCCASION, CONTROL ARMS (SUSPENSION) 1 OCCASION, STEERING 1 OCCASION, & ELECTRICAL. ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAVE 54,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE ONGOING ENGINE PROBLEMS. ...
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 108,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS. THIS WAS THE SECOND ENGINE INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE RESULT WAS THE SAME. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ENGINE LOCKED UP AND QUIT OPERATING. *AK
Mileage: 69,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. *AK
Mileage: 94,000
A QUIET KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD BEFORE CONSUMER MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE NOISE GOT LOUDER 20 MILES UPON MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY IN CRUISE CONTROL. UPON PULLING OVER TO CHECK THE NOISE , AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE OIL LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE OIL LEVEL IN ...
Mileage: 74,000
WITHIN THE LAST MONTH OUR FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER VEHICLES WE OWN. THE FIRST, A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING, HAD THE TRANSMISSION CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. THE SECOND, A 1998 DODGE INTREPID, HAD THE CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION FAIL...
Mileage: 79,000
MAIN PULLY ON CRANKSHAFT THAT DRIVES THE SERPENTINE BELTS STARTS SHAKING, THE BEARING HAS GONE BAD TWICE ALREADY AND NOW FOR THE THIRD TIME. *AK
Mileage: 93,213
WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID, MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND APPROX. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR. BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START, I CALLED THE POLICE TO HAVE THEM STOP TRAFFIC SO I COULD CRUISE MY CAR BACKWARDS INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I HAD T...
Mileage: 83,000
PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO AN OIL SLUDGING CONDITION. *JB
Mileage: 72,000
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN THE SUMMER OF 1992; IN SUCH TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES, SERPINTINE BELT, AIR CONDITIONING BELT, PULLEY AND NOW THE ENGINE GAVE OUT ON ME. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM MELLOY DODGE IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
AT 51,426 MILES NEEDED STRUTS, SWAY BAR LINKS, FRONT STRUT CUSHION, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS.TRANNY COOLER LINES ALSO LEAKING, REPLACED PRESSURE HOSE AND RETRUN HOSE. TIE ROD SLEEVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT, NOW AT 55,000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CYLINDER #6 MISFIRING. NOT FIXED YET. ALSO TRANSMISSIO...
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING. THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER DISINTEGRATED. *AK
Mileage: 97,000
DODGE INTREPID 2.7L-V6 ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. HE CAR WAS DRIVEN BY OUR 18 YEAR OLD SON ACCOMPANIED BY 2 OF HIS FRIENDS. HE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES DUE TO FAILURE OF ENGINE. FORTUNATELY HE COULD BRING THE CAR TO A SAVE STOP WITHOUT INJURING ANYBODY. REASON ACCORDING TO DODGE DEALERSHIP...
Mileage: 57,000
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE ENGINE SEIZED. DEALER DETERMINED THE HOSE THAT CONNECTS THE OIL PAN AND THE ENGINE CLOGGED, CAUSING THE OIL NOT TO ENTER THE ENGINE. *AK
Mileage: 67,000
1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER BLOWN ENGINE 75000 MI. *LA
Mileage: 75,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *SCC *JB
Mileage: 48,796
MY 1998 INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 76000 MILES AND WE MAINTAINED IT PROPERLY. I HAVE TALKED TO SO MANY MECHANICS AND KEEP HEARING THE SAME THING. "THESE ENGINES ARE JUNK." THE FIRST MECHANIC WOULD NOT TOUCH IT. IT IS ASHAME THAT DODGE HAS NOT H...
VEHICLE'S LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE MOTOR. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
I BOUGHT A USED '98 INTREPID IN JAN. 2002. ENGINE SPUN A BEARING AT 58K MILES IN AUG. 2002. LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED ENGINE WITH NEW ONE FROM CHRYSLER FACTORY A COST OF $3700 (DEALERSHIP WANTED OVER $5K). THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER BOTH TURNED THEIR BACKS AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS. THE OTHER NIGHT, ...
Mileage: 84,476
DODGE INTREPID 1998 THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 1998 NEW THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS HERE 1. WINDOWS ALREADY HAD TO PURCHASE 4 MOTORS FOR THE WINDOWS. 2. MY LATEST PROBLEM IS THE HOUSE WHERE YOU TAKE THE CAR TO FIX IS HORRIBLE MECHANICS. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A CHECK -UP. THEY CHARGED ME ...
DODGE INTREPID 1998 THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 1998 NEW THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS HERE 1. WINDOWS ALREADY HAD TO PURCHASE 4 MOTORS FOR THE WINDOWS. 2. MY LATEST PROBLEM IS THE HOUSE WHERE YOU TAKE THE CAR TO FIX IS HORRIBLE MECHANICS. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A CHECK -UP. THEY CHARGED ME ...
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID WITH A BLOWN ENGINE DUE TO BUILDUP OF SLUDGE. EVEN AFTER PROVIDING MAINTENANCE RECORDS OF OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES, CONSUMER CAR CARE, FROM WHOM I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, REFUSED MY CLAIM. THE ENGINE IN THESE CARS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE, YET ALL CASES OF...
Mileage: 74,584
THE ENGINE FAILED ON MY 1998 CHRYSLER INTREPID WHICH HAS ONLY GOT 101,000 MILES ON IT GIVE OR TAKE A FEW MILES. MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS DIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE FAILED. SHE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HAD PROBLEMS PULLING THE CAR OVER AND GETTING IT TO STOP. ALONG WITH MY WIFE WER...
Mileage: 101,000
ENGINE FAILURE- MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE WAS OUT. SHE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR SINCE THE STEERING WAS OUT AND SHE BARELY HAD BRAKES DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. I KNOW THERE WAS OIL IN THE CAR WHEN WE STARTED DRIVING BECAUSE I JUST HAD A OIL CH...
Mileage: 101,000
. HELLO. MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER INTREPID. I SAY CHRYSLER INSTEAD OF DODGE BECAUSE IT IS CANADIAN BUILT AND THEY ARE CALLED CHRYSLERS. WE HAD 73,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT SUDDENLY FAILED ON US. MY WIFE WAS ON THE FREEWAY HEADING TO WORK. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE PULLED OVER IMMEDIA...
Mileage: 73,000
. HELLO. MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER INTREPID. I SAY CHRYSLER INSTEAD OF DODGE BECAUSE IT IS CANADIAN BUILT AND THEY ARE CALLED CHRYSLERS. WE HAD 73,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT SUDDENLY FAILED ON US. MY WIFE WAS ON THE FREEWAY HEADING TO WORK. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE PULLED OVER IMMEDIA...
Mileage: 73,000
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HEARS A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES VEHICLE WILL START AS IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. *AK AS OF OCTOBER 2003, THE CONSUMER HAD TO SIT 25 MINUTES IN A PARKING LOT WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. IT CONTINUED TO STALL ON HER DRIVING DOWN ...
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES VEHICLE WILL START AS IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. *AK AS OF OCTOBER 2003, THE CONSUMER HAD TO SIT 25 MINUTES IN A PARKING LOT WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. IT CONTINUED TO STALL ON HER DRIVING DOWN ...
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND WITHOUT ANY REASON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN THE BUTTONS WERE PRESSED ON ANY OF THE CONSOLES FOR THE POWER WINDOWS, THE REAR WINDOWS DID NOT RESPOND. BOTH REAR POWER WINDOW UNITS WERE REPLACED, AND THE FRONT POWER WINDOW UNITS WILL BE REPLACED AT A LATER DATE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM UNDETERMINED. *AK *SCC *JB
Mileage: 14,000
I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE OVERALL IS DEFECTIVE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAD TO REPLACE ROCKER ARMS AND ENGINE AT 51,000 MILES. HAVE SINCE REPLACED COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLING SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOW HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE"...
Mileage: 51,000
I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE OVERALL IS DEFECTIVE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAD TO REPLACE ROCKER ARMS AND ENGINE AT 51,000 MILES. HAVE SINCE REPLACED COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLING SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOW HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE"...
Mileage: 51,000
I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE OVERALL IS DEFECTIVE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAD TO REPLACE ROCKER ARMS AND ENGINE AT 51,000 MILES. HAVE SINCE REPLACED COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLING SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOW HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE"...
Mileage: 51,000
I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE OVERALL IS DEFECTIVE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAD TO REPLACE ROCKER ARMS AND ENGINE AT 51,000 MILES. HAVE SINCE REPLACED COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLING SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOW HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE"...
Mileage: 51,000
NAR 9-8-03. TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER, AND DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. *CB
Mileage: 17,158
NAR 9-8-03. TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER, AND DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. *CB
Mileage: 17,158
NAR 9-8-03. TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER, AND DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. *CB
Mileage: 17,158
WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT, MY CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE JUMPED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A MILE WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE POWER STEERING WENT AS WELL. DURING THIS SHORT DISTANCE,...
Mileage: 81,000
DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE, OIL EVAPORATED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW. *AK
Mileage: 68,000
ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING, LOST ALL POWER STEERING. ENGINE BLOWN DUE TO SLUDGE IN ENGINE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY DESIGN, NO WARNING SIGNS. JUST HAD OIL CHANGED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO INCEDENT.*AK
Mileage: 82,000
ME CAR WAS PURCHASED USED 1/16/03, SINCE PURCHASE, HAVE HAD SEVERAL SERIOUS PROBLEMS; IDLER PULLEY WARPED, BROKE POWER STEERING BELT WHILE ON ROAD COOLING FAN MOTOR WENT OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR -THE ENGINE IN MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID BLEW -UP WHEN I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE (...
Mileage: 89,749
ME CAR WAS PURCHASED USED 1/16/03, SINCE PURCHASE, HAVE HAD SEVERAL SERIOUS PROBLEMS; IDLER PULLEY WARPED, BROKE POWER STEERING BELT WHILE ON ROAD COOLING FAN MOTOR WENT OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR -THE ENGINE IN MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID BLEW -UP WHEN I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE (...
Mileage: 89,749
ME CAR WAS PURCHASED USED 1/16/03, SINCE PURCHASE, HAVE HAD SEVERAL SERIOUS PROBLEMS; IDLER PULLEY WARPED, BROKE POWER STEERING BELT WHILE ON ROAD COOLING FAN MOTOR WENT OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR -THE ENGINE IN MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID BLEW -UP WHEN I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE (...
Mileage: 89,749
THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ENGINE FAILURE. OIL COMPARTMENT WAS FULL WHEN THE NOISE OCCURRED. THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID AND THE ENGINE IS JUST ABOUT TO GO. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN 3 MONTHS TO PREVENT COMPLETE FAILURE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT AND IT SOUNDS HORRIBLE! I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS READY TO BLOW ANYTIME. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A CAR WITH THIS L...
Mileage: 68,000
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR IGNITION PROBLEMS AND INTERMITTENT INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING. IGNITION SWITCH AND DIMMER LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED. IGNITION IS STILL SPORADIC AND VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN IN DRIVE(ALSO SPORADIC). DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT UNABLE TO REPAIR/LOCATE PROBLEM DESPITE CHARGING...
Mileage: 121,190
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR IGNITION PROBLEMS AND INTERMITTENT INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING. IGNITION SWITCH AND DIMMER LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED. IGNITION IS STILL SPORADIC AND VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN IN DRIVE(ALSO SPORADIC). DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT UNABLE TO REPAIR/LOCATE PROBLEM DESPITE CHARGING...
Mileage: 121,190
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR IGNITION PROBLEMS AND INTERMITTENT INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING. IGNITION SWITCH AND DIMMER LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED. IGNITION IS STILL SPORADIC AND VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN IN DRIVE(ALSO SPORADIC). DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT UNABLE TO REPAIR/LOCATE PROBLEM DESPITE CHARGING...
Mileage: 121,190
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SERIOUS PROBLEM AS MANY OTHERS AND CAN'T AFFORD TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS NOR MAKE PAYMENTS FOR SOMETHING I CAN'T DRIVE. THE ENGINE IN MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID STARTED MAKING WEIRD TICKING NOISES ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF FROM TIME TO TIME ...
Mileage: 127,621
CONSUMER STATES WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLASPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH
Mileage: 96,000
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLES BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH
CAR STALLS AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ABOUT 5 TIMES AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ACCELERATION ABILITY. CAR COASTS TO A NEAR STOP AND STALLS COMPLETELY LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. WHILE ENGINE IS HOT VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT AND O...
Mileage: 131,000
CAR STALLS AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ABOUT 5 TIMES AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ACCELERATION ABILITY. CAR COASTS TO A NEAR STOP AND STALLS COMPLETELY LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. WHILE ENGINE IS HOT VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT AND O...
Mileage: 131,000
CAR STALLS AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ABOUT 5 TIMES AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ACCELERATION ABILITY. CAR COASTS TO A NEAR STOP AND STALLS COMPLETELY LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. WHILE ENGINE IS HOT VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT AND O...
Mileage: 131,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES ENGINE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *CB *NLM
Mileage: 92,000
ENGINE IS BLOWN AND ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES WERE KEPT UP AND OIL LEVELS WERE NORMAL. ENGINE JUST WENT WITH NO WARNING. AFTER TALKING TO MANY MACHANINCS THIS SEEM TO BE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. EXCEPT THE DEALER FORGOT TO TELL US OF THE HISTORY THIS ENGINE HAS. THE REMANUFACTURED ENGINE ARE REDON...
Mileage: 62,200
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE SHIFTED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHICH COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 7/1/2003. *AK
ENGINE ON A 1998 DODGE INTREPID WITH ONLY 64,000 MILES ON IT REQUIRES A NEW ONE. THE PISTON AND VALVES ARE SHOT. THE REQUIRED OIL AND FILTER CHANGES WERE PERFORMED TIMELY. I CANNOT FIX THIS BY MYSELF. THE COST IS 7,000.00. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT LIKE IT IS AND THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGER BECAUSE IF T...
1998 DODGE INTREPID--RACK AND PINION FAILED/BROKE. I HAD PULLED UP TO THE CURB TO RETRIEVE THE MAIL AND AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PULL AWAY, I FELT/HEARD A LOUD POP. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE RACK AND PINION AS THE R&P HAS FAILED/BROKEN. THE STEERING WHEE...
1998 DODGE INTREPID--RACK AND PINION FAILED/BROKE. I HAD PULLED UP TO THE CURB TO RETRIEVE THE MAIL AND AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PULL AWAY, I FELT/HEARD A LOUD POP. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE RACK AND PINION AS THE R&P HAS FAILED/BROKEN. THE STEERING WHEE...
1998 DODGE INTREPID--RACK AND PINION FAILED/BROKE. I HAD PULLED UP TO THE CURB TO RETRIEVE THE MAIL AND AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PULL AWAY, I FELT/HEARD A LOUD POP. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE RACK AND PINION AS THE R&P HAS FAILED/BROKEN. THE STEERING WHEE...
I HAVE GREAT MISGIVINGS ABOUT REPAIRS EFFECTED BY A DAIMLER CHRYSLER DODGE DEALERSHIP ON A RECENT RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND EFFECTING A SEVERAL CHRYSLER MODELS INCLUDING MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID. RECALL INVOLVED CHANGING OUT DRIVER'S SIDE RECLINER BOLTS. I'VE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER COR...
I HAVE GREAT MISGIVINGS ABOUT REPAIRS EFFECTED BY A DAIMLER CHRYSLER DODGE DEALERSHIP ON A RECENT RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND EFFECTING A SEVERAL CHRYSLER MODELS INCLUDING MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID. RECALL INVOLVED CHANGING OUT DRIVER'S SIDE RECLINER BOLTS. I'VE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER COR...
1998 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE BLEW UP UNEXPECTEDLY, STRANDING MY ENTIRE FAMILY 2 HOURS FROM HOME. IT'S STILL IN THE SHOP AND CANNOT MAKE THE REPAIRS AND I STILL OWE $9600 ON IT.
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID, AND IT ALREADY NEEDS AN ENGINE AFTER ONLY 65,000 MILES OF SERVICE. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THIS CONDITION SINCE FEBRUARY 2002, WHEN IT BEGAN RUNNING HOT. THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAID THAT IT NEEDED AN ENGINE AND ALSO COOLING FAN COMPONENTS. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN FIVE YEARS O...
THE RECLINING BOLT WAS WEAK. *NLM
I HAVE FOUND AN EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AGAINST DAILMLER CHRYSLER AT WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION MAINLY IN REGARD TO INTREPID, 300M, CONCORDE, LHS PREMATURE ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMMON FAILURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MA...
I HAVE FOUND AN EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AGAINST DAILMLER CHRYSLER AT WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION MAINLY IN REGARD TO INTREPID, 300M, CONCORDE, LHS PREMATURE ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMMON FAILURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MA...
I HAVE FOUND AN EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AGAINST DAILMLER CHRYSLER AT WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION MAINLY IN REGARD TO INTREPID, 300M, CONCORDE, LHS PREMATURE ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMMON FAILURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MA...
I HAVE FOUND AN EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AGAINST DAILMLER CHRYSLER AT WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION MAINLY IN REGARD TO INTREPID, 300M, CONCORDE, LHS PREMATURE ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMMON FAILURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MA...
I HAVE FOUND AN EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AGAINST DAILMLER CHRYSLER AT WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION MAINLY IN REGARD TO INTREPID, 300M, CONCORDE, LHS PREMATURE ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMMON FAILURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MA...
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE FAILED. *NLM
Mileage: 88,000
WE HAVE A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 MOTOR BURNING OIL A QUART A WEEK SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000 WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT WAS A LEAK, LOW AND BEHOLD IT STILL BURNING THE OIL. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY ITS NORMAL IT HAD 78,000 WHEN WE GOT IT, NOW HAS OVER 103,000 STILL ADDING ...
Mileage: 85,000
WE HAVE A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 MOTOR BURNING OIL A QUART A WEEK SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000 WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT WAS A LEAK, LOW AND BEHOLD IT STILL BURNING THE OIL. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY ITS NORMAL IT HAD 78,000 WHEN WE GOT IT, NOW HAS OVER 103,000 STILL ADDING ...
Mileage: 85,000
WE HAVE A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 MOTOR BURNING OIL A QUART A WEEK SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000 WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT WAS A LEAK, LOW AND BEHOLD IT STILL BURNING THE OIL. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY ITS NORMAL IT HAD 78,000 WHEN WE GOT IT, NOW HAS OVER 103,000 STILL ADDING ...
Mileage: 85,000
WE HAVE A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 MOTOR BURNING OIL A QUART A WEEK SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000 WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT WAS A LEAK, LOW AND BEHOLD IT STILL BURNING THE OIL. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY ITS NORMAL IT HAD 78,000 WHEN WE GOT IT, NOW HAS OVER 103,000 STILL ADDING ...
Mileage: 85,000
1998 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CAR HAD 68,000 MILES AND HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES EVERY 5000 MILES.
Mileage: 68,771
THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE WINDOWS NOT WORKING OCCASIONALLY, THIS PROGRESSED TO NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE VEHICLE ALSO GIVES A VIOLENT SHOCK WHEN EXITING WITH IGNITION OFF. *NLM
Mileage: 50,000
WIFE BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A MALL PARKING LOT. WHEN SHE PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR JUMPED TWO (2) MALL PARKING MEDIANS BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. TIRES WERE BLOWN OUT ON THE LEFT SIDE FROM IMPACTS WITH THE MEDIANS. THE LEFT SIDE WHE...
Mileage: 77,500
91000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS/ COOLING MOTOR BLOWED, THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED. AND CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Mileage: 89,500
91000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS/ COOLING MOTOR BLOWED, THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED. AND CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Mileage: 89,500
91000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS/ COOLING MOTOR BLOWED, THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED. AND CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Mileage: 89,500
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT AND I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. NOBODY IS WILLING TO HELP ME AND ITS REALLY SAD WHEN DODGE/CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO OWN UP TO THERE WRONG DOINGS... I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE LIKE ME. PLEASE HELP ME BRING THEM T...
Mileage: 77,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *NLM
Mileage: 67,000
I JUST TOOK MY 98 INTREPID (35,000 MILES) INTO THE SHOP TODAY DUE TO THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON AT IDLE. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE SHOP OWNER HAS SEEN 2 OTHER INTREPID'S IN THE LAST MONTH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER HE CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, HE LET ME KNOW THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ...
FEBRUARY 10, 2003- DIAGNOSIS BAD VALVE GUIDES CAR BLOWING SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE. MARCH 10,2003-ENGINE WAS MAKING A CLICKING(TICKING NOISE) HAS AROUND 84,900 MILES ON IT. THE MOTOR DIED. DIAGNOSIS BY MECHANIC WAS THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST IS ...
Mileage: 84,679
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB
THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB
Mileage: 77,000
THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED.*JB
I HAVE A 98 DODGE INTREPID, AND THE ENGINE WENT(AT 83,000 MILES) AT NO WARNING, AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH THERE ARE OTHER CUSTOMERS IN THE SAME POSITION. I AM OUT OF A CAR, THAT I CANNOT DRIVE, AND STILL HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON CAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THERE IS NO REASON WHY...
Mileage: 83,000
1998 DODGE INTREPID JUST REACHED 87,000. THE 2.7 ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN ADVERTISED NOT TO NEED ITS FIRST TUNE-UP UNTIL 100,000. HOWEVER, WE HAVE PROVIDED REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. SHOULDN...
Mileage: 87,038
STEERING RACK FAILED PREMATURELY
Mileage: 68,000
MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A AWFUL TAPPING NOISE 3 BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME. GOT HOME, TOWED MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE PROCEDED TO TELL ME I HAD BLOWN THE ENGINE IN MY CAR. MY MECHANIC DICUSSED MY PROBLEM WITH OTHER MECHANICS AND THE TOLD HIM THAT THE 2.7 LIT ENGINE IN THE INTREPID HAS BEEN NOTHING ...
CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WILL BE HARD TO START THE VEHICLE AND THEY WILL HAVE TO TRY NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
WHILE DRIVING 1MPH, THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Mileage: 23,397
VEHICLE WAS IN A MINOR COLLISION. HIT ANOTHER CAR IN REAR AT LESS THAN 15MPH. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HITTING DRIVER. VERY LITTLE FRONT END DAMAGE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR OUR EMPLOYEES SAFETY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE HAD AN INTREPID DEP...
Mileage: 57,325
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE ROD KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR.*JB
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID AND I'M HAVING MOTOR PROBLEMS. I ONLY HAVE 76,000 ON THIS CAR AND EVERYONE THAT I SPEAK TO TELLS ME THAT THE TYPE OF MOTOR WHICH IS A 2.7 IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPOKE TO REPAIR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THIS MOTOR IN 2002 CAR! TS
Mileage: 76,000
ENGINE HAD BEEN KNOCKING FOR APPROX. 2 MONTHS. MY MECHANIC SAID NOT A PROBLEM EVENTUALLY FAILED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAD DROPPED A MAIN BEARING. REQUIRED A NEW SHORT ENGINE. DT
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER WINDOWS. THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED A FEW TIMES. DEALER WAS NOT CONFUSED. TS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
WHILE IN MOTION, THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE IN THE ENGINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORP. BUT THE ONLY RESPONSE TO CONSUMER WAS THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR A CRANKSHAFT TO BREAK IN AN ENGINE. CONSUMER CHECKED WITH A FEW MECHANICS WHO CLAIMED OTHERWISE. THE MECHANICS FEEL THE CRANKSHAFT IS THE LAST TH...
WIRING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED WITH WIRES THAT ARE TOO SHORT, POSSIBLY CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START AND/OR TO SHAKE WHEN IT DOES START. ALSO WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN AT TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY STARTER. BUT NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OVER 36,000 MILES. EXTENDED WARRAN...
WIRING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED WITH WIRES THAT ARE TOO SHORT, POSSIBLY CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START AND/OR TO SHAKE WHEN IT DOES START. ALSO WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN AT TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY STARTER. BUT NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OVER 36,000 MILES. EXTENDED WARRAN...
CONSUMER STATES THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON BY ITSELF. *TT
CONSUMER STATES FRONT BRAKES ARE GRINDING. DEALER FOUND RIGHT FRONT BRAKES GRINDING AND REPLACED FAULTY CALIPER, HOSE AND ROTORS, PACKED AND BLED BRAKES. *TT
CONSUMER STATES THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *TT
2.7L V6 ENGINE HAS A KNOCKING WHILE RUNNING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO BE FIXED IN WHICH THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A BAD CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER THE FIX. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED...
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. NEED TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART TO RE-ENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. FIRST TWO TIMES DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED COAST SWITCH ON THIRD VISIT. PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER THIS PART WAS ...
I WAS GETTING MY KIDS OUT OF THE CAR AND MY SON GOT IN THE FRONT SEAT AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE ON MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I AM ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT INTO ALL GEARS WITHOUT THE CAR RUNNIG OR A KEY IN THE IGNITION. MY CAR WITH MY SON ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND ...
DRIVER'S SEAT HAS RECLINED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BOLT SHEARING OFF. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH A FIRE STARTED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE UNDER THE DASH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
TRANSMISSION WILL COME OUT OF GEAR ON ITS OWN AND DROP DOWN TO A LOW GEAR. IT THEN LOCKS OUT THE HIGHER GEARS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS OPERATION AS IT COULD RESULT IN A ACCIDENT BY BEING REARENDED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. CHRYSLER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS SINCE 1992 AND AT ONE TIME REPAIRED OR REPLACED ...
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE FAILURE, NO WARNING, PLENTY OF OIL IN ENGINE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT WHEN IT ROLLED ACROSS THE LANE AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO THE WRITERS SON WHO LIVES IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, TIMOTHY UNDERWOOD. *SLC
THIS VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED IN JAN. 1998 AND IS NOT OLD ENOUGH OR HAS NOT HAD HARSH ENOUGH TREATMENT TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FAIL. WE FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE STEERING CAN LOCK UP DURING A TURN (IT DID FOR US) WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT SINCE THE CAR WOU...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
I HAD MY BRAKES LOOKED AT WHEN I KEPT FEELING SEVERE PULSATING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PEDAL, THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY ROTORS DUE TO BEING WARPED BUT MY BRAKES NOW STILL DO NOT WORK RIGHT AFTER BEING REPLACED 4 TIMES THEY STILL VIBRATE SEVERLY AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DODGE INTREPID OWNERS WHO ARE...
MY A/C EVAPORATOR HAS BEEN HISSING AND DODGE SAYS IT WAS NORMAL DURING MY WARRANTY PERIOD BUT NOW I FIND IT WAS NOT THE CASE AND ALSO ABOUT THE ODOR THAT CAME WITH IT . THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STICK IN THE UP POSITION BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN , BOY I WILL TELL YOU DODGE SURE DID PICK THE RIGHT NAME, ...
MY A/C EVAPORATOR HAS BEEN HISSING AND DODGE SAYS IT WAS NORMAL DURING MY WARRANTY PERIOD BUT NOW I FIND IT WAS NOT THE CASE AND ALSO ABOUT THE ODOR THAT CAME WITH IT . THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STICK IN THE UP POSITION BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN , BOY I WILL TELL YOU DODGE SURE DID PICK THE RIGHT NAME, ...
CONSUMER STATES THE WINDOW STITCH IS INOPERATABLE. THE WINDOW LOCK HAS FAILED. *TT
CONSUMER STATES THE DOME LIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. *TT
CONSUMER STATES THE THE OIL GAUGE LIGHT FLICKERS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED OIL SENDING UNIT. *TT
CONSUMER STATES THE THE TRUNK WON'T STAY OPEN. *TT
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BUSHINGS. THERE IS A CRUNCHING TYPE OF NOISE HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEN SITTING AT IDLE AND CRANKING WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BUSH ON THE LEFT...
WE WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND PROTECT THE LOVED ONES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS HIT ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND STARTED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE BACK. THEN GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *MJ THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE IMPACT PUSHED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE. THE ENGINE, ...
RACK AND PINION STEERING IS LOOSE, AND VEHICLE IS HARD TO STRAIGHTEN OUT WHILE MAKING A TURN.*AK
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DISC BRAKES, THEY HAVE WARPED TWICE AND BEEN TURNED TWICE, CONSUMER FEELS THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO NEEDING REPLACEMENT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 36000 MILES. *SLC
ON A FRONTAL IMPACT, WITH ABOUT A 30 MPH SPEED CHANGE, THE RIGHT SEAT BOTTOM MOVED FORWARD AS ITS ANCHOR FAILED, AND THE SPLIT SEAT BACK FAILED, WITH A BARN DOOR EFFECT DUE TO POOR LATCH PLACEMENT, CAUSED OWNER'S 15 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER TO SUBMARINE FORWARD CAUSING THE LAP BELT TO RIDE UP OVER HER PEL...
WHILE DRIVING 40-50MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE INOPERABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BRAKE BOOSTER FILLED WITH WATER AND FROZE.*AK
CONSUMER REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE, VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACK, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK
DISC BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED 3 TIMES IN 92,500 MILES. DRIVER FEELS HEAVY STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP, HEARD A LOUD "SNAPPING" NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT RIGHT/REAR "TRAILING ARM" BROKE IN HALF IN THE MIDDLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED 1/8" STAMPED PIECE OF STEEL ON RE...
WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN AN UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURS WITHIN STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
I RAN DIRECTLY INTO AN ABANDONED CAR THAT I DID NOT SEE (IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE). THE IMPACT TO THE OTHER CAR WAS STRONG BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER'S GLASSES FLEW OFF OF HER FACE. THE IMPACT WAS MAINLY ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE WHICH IF SHE DID NOT HAVE HER SEATBELT ON, COULD HAVE CAUSED HER TO HIT THE WINDSH...
WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE STUCK, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE STALLING OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE STUCK, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE STALLING OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER PARKING. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
POWER WINDOWS ON ALL DOORS ARE INOPERABLE. WINDOWS WILL NOT COME DOWN. ALSO, POWER OPERATED DOORS WILL PERIODICALLY NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
POWER WINDOWS ON ALL DOORS ARE INOPERABLE. WINDOWS WILL NOT COME DOWN. ALSO, POWER OPERATED DOORS WILL PERIODICALLY NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
BRAKES WOULD PULSATE. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. ROTORS WENT BAD, AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 YEARS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER. *AK
BRAKES WOULD PULSATE. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. ROTORS WENT BAD, AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 YEARS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THE HEATER STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN TURNING ON HEATER IT WILL NOT BLOW OUT ANY HEAT. CONTACTED CHRYSLER.
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKES. VEHICLE HIT A TREE. ALSO, STEERING LOCKED UP. MANUFACTURER SENDING INSPECTOR TO CHECK VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKES. VEHICLE HIT A TREE. ALSO, STEERING LOCKED UP. MANUFACTURER SENDING INSPECTOR TO CHECK VEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO INFORMED ME THAT OTHER DODGE INTREPIDS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO INFORMED ME THAT OTHER DODGE INTREPIDS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO INFORMED ME THAT OTHER DODGE INTREPIDS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
MY ROTORS WARPED AT 18000 MI. I HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN TWICE TO HAVE THE CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL CORRECTED AND NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND. GEAR. IN OTHER WORDS, I HAVE HAD MANY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED ON YOUR WEB SITE.*AK
MY ROTORS WARPED AT 18000 MI. I HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN TWICE TO HAVE THE CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL CORRECTED AND NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND. GEAR. IN OTHER WORDS, I HAVE HAD MANY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED ON YOUR WEB SITE.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THERE IS ABOUT TWO INCHES OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
POWERTRAIN -- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS COMING TO A STOP, AND CAR JOLTED. FROM THAT POINT ON, CAR STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. 24 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY, WITH UNDER 32K MILES. DODGE WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DODGE. WINDOWS STUCK IN UP POSITION ON 3 OCCASIONS, AFFEC...
POWERTRAIN -- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS COMING TO A STOP, AND CAR JOLTED. FROM THAT POINT ON, CAR STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. 24 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY, WITH UNDER 32K MILES. DODGE WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DODGE. WINDOWS STUCK IN UP POSITION ON 3 OCCASIONS, AFFEC...
STEERING WHEEL HAD A LOT OF PLAY IN IT. CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLE SOUND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT STEERING GEAR BOX WAS UNSAFE , AND NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL STEERING GEAR WAS FIXED. *AK
CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT 7 YEAR OLD CHILD RELEASED VEHICLE FROM GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES AND WITH ENGINE BEING OFF, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED 3 TIMES IN 55000 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS HOWEVER HAVE NOT NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK
THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED 3 TIMES IN 55000 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS HOWEVER HAVE NOT NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK
IN TWO SEPARATE HEAD-ON COLLISIONS ON MAY AND NOVEMBER 2000 BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V049000, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORM...
DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW DID NOT GO INTO THE CLOSED POSITION CORRECTLY. TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW THAT GOES INTO THE REGULATOR TRACK WAS BROKEN. DEALER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. CAN NOT BE FIXED UNLESS THE WHOLE...
OUR SON GOT IN THE CAR BEFORE HIS MOTHER. HE MOVED THE SHIFTER AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING. THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND WE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS SHIFTER MOVES EASILY WITHOUT A KEY. MY SON WAS INSIDE THE CAR AND IT STARTED ROLLING. MY WIFE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE CAR THEN RAN AND OPENED TH...
FRONT TIE RODS ARE CORRODED, WHEELS CANNOT BE ALIGNED ANY LONGER.*AK STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. *SLC
FRONT TIE RODS ARE CORRODED, WHEELS CANNOT BE ALIGNED ANY LONGER.*AK STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. *SLC
FRONT TIE RODS ARE CORRODED, WHEELS CANNOT BE ALIGNED ANY LONGER.*AK STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. *SLC
ROTORS AND CALIPERS REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK
SERVICE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS WIRES WERE EXPOSED AS A RESULT OF SOME PREVIOUS REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE HAD NO PREVIOUS REPAIR WORK EXCEPT FOR A SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. TEREFORE, THE MALFUNCTION HAD TO RESULT FROM FACTORY WORKMANSHIP OR THE DEALER PERFORMING THE WARRANTY SENSOR REPLACEMEN...
TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. *AK
IDLER PULLEY BROKE FIRST TIME IN AUG 1998, THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IT BROKE, AND CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING. *AK
UPON STARTING VEHICLE THERE IS A FUME GAS ODOR IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, THE INJURIES SUSTAINED MAY LAST THE REST OF HER LIFE. *SLC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A RATTLE IN STEERING; VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL, AND OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED BATTERY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONSUMER LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. CONSUMER SAW SOMETHING FALL OFF, IT WAS THE PULLEY THAT HELD THE TWO DRIVE BELTS. *AK *SLC
AT 20000 MILES BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED, ALSO, MOLDINGS AROUND INSIDE OF DOORS DO NOT FIT PROPERLY, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE UNLOCKED WITH KEY, KEY WON'T TURN. ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE. *AK
DEALER ALIGNED VEHICLE MOVING RACK AND PINION STEERING OVER LAST YEAR. SINCE THEN THE CAR PULLS LEFT. TOOK IT BACK TWICE TO THE SAME LOCATION, HAD IT ALIGNED AT TWO TIRE SHOPS NUMEROUS TIMES AND AM ALWAYS TOLD IT IS ALIGNED TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. I HAVE A CONTINOUS PULL TO THE LEFT WHIC...
DEALER ALIGNED VEHICLE MOVING RACK AND PINION STEERING OVER LAST YEAR. SINCE THEN THE CAR PULLS LEFT. TOOK IT BACK TWICE TO THE SAME LOCATION, HAD IT ALIGNED AT TWO TIRE SHOPS NUMEROUS TIMES AND AM ALWAYS TOLD IT IS ALIGNED TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. I HAVE A CONTINOUS PULL TO THE LEFT WHIC...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS ENTERING FREEWAY AT 40MPH AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CUT OFF & WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE ALWAYS STALLED IF AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.*AK
COLD START=OK. DRIVE=OK. STOP ENGINE=OK. WON'T RESTART UNTIL IT IS COLD AGAIN. *AK
MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING STARTER TROUBLE. MY MECHANIC HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR THE PART AND THE GENTLEMAN THAT HER SPOKE WITH TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR PRODUCT DEFECTS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE DODG...
VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR ...
VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR ...
VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR ...
VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR ...
VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR ...
VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR ...
VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR ...
VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR ...
VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR ...
VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR ...
HIT INTO BACK OF ANOTHER CAR GOING 35 MPH BRAKES FALIED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
HIT INTO BACK OF ANOTHER CAR GOING 35 MPH BRAKES FALIED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE TRYING TO TURN LEFT, CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER DRIVER. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FORNT OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED REAL BADLY. *AK
CONTINUED PROBLEMS AND EXPENSE RELATED TO WINDOW ENGINE FAILURES IN FRONT AND BACK
NO SUMMARY
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH. RIGHT REAR DOOR PANEL IS LOOSE. INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OFF SPERATICALLY
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH. RIGHT REAR DOOR PANEL IS LOOSE. INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OFF SPERATICALLY
POWER DRIVER SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH ON STOPS AND HAD BEEN REPLACED. NOW AGAIN, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT TAKE IT TO ORIGINAL DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. EVERYTHING DONE THERE IN PAST HAS BEEN PROBLEM AND NEVER CORRECTED. OTHER PROBLEMS EXIST AND WILL HAVE IT DONE OUT OF S...
MY CAR WAS DESTROYED AND BURNED COMPLETELY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER 1998 DODGE INTREPIDS HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AS WELL. IT APPEARS SINCE 1993 THAT FUEL LINE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED IN DODGE INTREPIDS. THE FIREFIGHTER INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A HISTORY OF DODGE INTREPIDS CATCHING ON FIRE NATIONWID...
FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT 20000MI.DODGE WILL NOT CORRECT PROB.FAULTY MATERIALS.*AK
HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING , OR WILL TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE KEY IN IGNITION. DEALER HAD VEHICLE 3 TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL SPORADICALLY GO OUT FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, THEN COME BACK ON. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY INTREPID STARTED PULSING AT AROUND 20,000 MILES. THE CAR WAS ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE REPAIR. NO AFTER MARKET PARTS WERE YET AVAILABLE, AND I REFUSED TO PUT POOR QUALITY DODGE PARTS BACK ON THE CAR WITH NO GUARANTEE...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE, CONSUMER SUFFERED FROM SMOKE INHALATION. *MJS
EVERY TIME I CLOSE THE CAR DOOR I RECIVE A ELECTRICAL SHOCK.I HAVE CLOTH SEATS I HAVE ASKED MORE THAN 100 OTHER INTREPID OWNERS AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING (I WORK AT A PARKING GARAGE)MY CONCERN IS FOR OWNERS WHO HAVE HEART PACEMAKERS AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING. *AK
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES HARD WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLES DRIVES TO THE LEFT. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. DEALER HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS THREE TIMES WITHIN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT CAUSED LEFT WRIST INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE PARKED AND PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR, RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH SEVERAL PARKED VEHICLES. (N.C. COLLISION REPORT) *MJS
POWER WINDOW ON THE DOORS SOMETIMES WON'T WORK WHERE DEALER HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. ALSO, VEHICLE PULSATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED/ REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
POWER WINDOW ON THE DOORS SOMETIMES WON'T WORK WHERE DEALER HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. ALSO, VEHICLE PULSATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED/ REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
I STARTED FEELING A PULSE IN THE BRAKES PEDAL AT JUST OVER 20,000 MILES. I FELT IT MUST BE A DEFECTIVE ROTOR SO I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE DODGE NATIONAL HOTLINE. THEY MADE ME BRING IN THE CAR FOR INSPECTION, WHERE FOR $24 THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME AFTER 5 MINUTES THAT I HAVE WARPED AND PITTED...
COMING OUT OF DRIVEWAY DRIVER MADE A NORMAL STOP AND BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILE/D, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL , RESULTING IN A COLLISION. SEAT BELTS DID NOT TIGHTEN, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
COMING OUT OF DRIVEWAY DRIVER MADE A NORMAL STOP AND BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILE/D, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL , RESULTING IN A COLLISION. SEAT BELTS DID NOT TIGHTEN, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
COMING OUT OF DRIVEWAY DRIVER MADE A NORMAL STOP AND BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILE/D, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL , RESULTING IN A COLLISION. SEAT BELTS DID NOT TIGHTEN, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THESE PROBLEMS. WHY DO I HAVE TO KEEP MY HORNS WRAPPED IN PLASTIC FOR A YEAR. THEY SAY THEY ARE REDESIGNING THE HORNS BUT NONE HAVE COME OUT YET. WHEN MY WARRANTY IS OUT I WILL BE OUT TOO. I AM WRITING THE MANUFACTOR. TODAY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT STINKS!! ALSO I DO NOT ...
I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THESE PROBLEMS. WHY DO I HAVE TO KEEP MY HORNS WRAPPED IN PLASTIC FOR A YEAR. THEY SAY THEY ARE REDESIGNING THE HORNS BUT NONE HAVE COME OUT YET. WHEN MY WARRANTY IS OUT I WILL BE OUT TOO. I AM WRITING THE MANUFACTOR. TODAY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT STINKS!! ALSO I DO NOT ...
COLD START ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE REQUIRES 1/2 HOUR WARM-UP BEFORE DRIVING. STALLS DURING DRIVING.
THERE IS A LITTLE SHELF ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND HAD A FEW COINS ON THAT SHELF. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE COINS FELL BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. AN HOUR LATER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME OFF. DEALER SAID IF...
THERE IS A LITTLE SHELF ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND HAD A FEW COINS ON THAT SHELF. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE COINS FELL BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. AN HOUR LATER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME OFF. DEALER SAID IF...
AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES I NOTICED A PULSING OR SHIMMY WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES. IT APPEARS THAT THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE ALREADY WARPED, UNDER NORMAL USE. MY TIRES SHOW NO SIGN OF UNNECESSARY WEAR AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY. THE DEALER AND DODGE ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAY THAT THIS IS NORMA...
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BECAME WARPED. ENGINE IDLES FAST AT START UP. REAR DOOR TRIM PANELS ARE LOOSE AT UPPER REAR CORNER.
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BECAME WARPED. ENGINE IDLES FAST AT START UP. REAR DOOR TRIM PANELS ARE LOOSE AT UPPER REAR CORNER.
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BECAME WARPED. ENGINE IDLES FAST AT START UP. REAR DOOR TRIM PANELS ARE LOOSE AT UPPER REAR CORNER.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS EXCESSIVE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
GEAR SHIFT CONTROL CABLE-GEAR SELECTOR CABLE.
SPEAKER AND DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW.
SPEAKER AND DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW.
NOTHING
TRANSMISSION HAS NOT SEATED INTO PARK ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION NO MATTER WHERE THE SHIFT LEVER IS.
ACCORDING TO POLICE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40MPH WHEN SHE HAD A BLACKOUT AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEAT BELT WAS IN USE AT TIME. DRIVER WAS INJURED, RECEIVING CUTS ON HEAD & BRUISES. *AK
IN LOW SPEEDS AND SUDDEN STOPS, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP AT ALL. OCCURRED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, ENGINE RUNNING. CONSUMER PUT FOOT ON BRAKE, CHANGED GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITH GREAT FORCE, HITTING CURB AND CORNER OF TRUCK THAT WAS IN FRONT WHILE THE CONSUMER CONTINUED BRAKING. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, FOUND VEHICLE TO BE OPERAT...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT INTERIOR LIGHT FLASHING OR THEY REMAIN ON DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. MJS
HISSING NOISE FROM FRONT RIGHT SECTION OF VEHICLE THAT REPEATS EVERY 15-20 SECONDS WHILE A/C IS ENGAGED. FAN IS SET ON THE LOWER 2 LEVELS. DEALER BELIEVES IT THE OPENING/CLOSING OF A VACUUM DOOR, BUT HAS UNABLE TO CORRECT IN 4 VISITS WHICH INCLUDES 2 TSBS (10/98 & 6/99). NOISE IS MORE PROMINENT AFTE...
WHEELS ARE RUSTING ON OUTSIDE. SURFACE RUST. DODGE STATES THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STEERING WHEEL IS PEELING AWAY. DODGE SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STARTER IS TOO CLOSE TO THE MUFFLER WITHOUT HEAT SHIELD. POWER WINDOWS SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY, CAUSING FUSE BREAKER TO BE TO HOT TO T...
WHEELS ARE RUSTING ON OUTSIDE. SURFACE RUST. DODGE STATES THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STEERING WHEEL IS PEELING AWAY. DODGE SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STARTER IS TOO CLOSE TO THE MUFFLER WITHOUT HEAT SHIELD. POWER WINDOWS SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY, CAUSING FUSE BREAKER TO BE TO HOT TO T...
WHEELS ARE RUSTING ON OUTSIDE. SURFACE RUST. DODGE STATES THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STEERING WHEEL IS PEELING AWAY. DODGE SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STARTER IS TOO CLOSE TO THE MUFFLER WITHOUT HEAT SHIELD. POWER WINDOWS SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY, CAUSING FUSE BREAKER TO BE TO HOT TO T...
WHEELS ARE RUSTING ON OUTSIDE. SURFACE RUST. DODGE STATES THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STEERING WHEEL IS PEELING AWAY. DODGE SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STARTER IS TOO CLOSE TO THE MUFFLER WITHOUT HEAT SHIELD. POWER WINDOWS SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY, CAUSING FUSE BREAKER TO BE TO HOT TO T...
WHEELS ARE RUSTING ON OUTSIDE. SURFACE RUST. DODGE STATES THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STEERING WHEEL IS PEELING AWAY. DODGE SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. STARTER IS TOO CLOSE TO THE MUFFLER WITHOUT HEAT SHIELD. POWER WINDOWS SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY, CAUSING FUSE BREAKER TO BE TO HOT TO T...
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ENTIRE BACK WINDOW FLEW OFF INCLUDING FRAME, GLASS AND DEFROSTER WIRES. NO JAGGED EDGES OF GLASS APPEARS TO BE INADEQUATE EPOXY WHICH HELD THE REAR WINDOW ASSEMLBY TO THE CAR. *AK
WHOLE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE IS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY MANUFACTURER. NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
POSSIBLE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ARE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. NLM
AT 12,200 MILES WE NOTICED A WARPED BRAKE ROTOR (LEFT FRONT, IF NOT BOTH FRONT ROTORS). THE WARP IN THE ROTOR HAS BECOME QUITE SEVERE. *AK
WINDOW POWER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, FRONT END CRADLE TAKEN APART/PUT BACK TOGETHER FOR FRONT END PULL, ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMES ON, PASSANGER DOOR HINGE 'POPS' OCCASIONALLY, ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE 'NO STARTS', INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF PERODICALLY, CHRYSLER ARBITRATION PROCESS A JOKE.
WINDOW POWER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, FRONT END CRADLE TAKEN APART/PUT BACK TOGETHER FOR FRONT END PULL, ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMES ON, PASSANGER DOOR HINGE 'POPS' OCCASIONALLY, ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE 'NO STARTS', INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF PERODICALLY, CHRYSLER ARBITRATION PROCESS A JOKE.
WINDOW POWER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, FRONT END CRADLE TAKEN APART/PUT BACK TOGETHER FOR FRONT END PULL, ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMES ON, PASSANGER DOOR HINGE 'POPS' OCCASIONALLY, ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE 'NO STARTS', INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF PERODICALLY, CHRYSLER ARBITRATION PROCESS A JOKE.
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY. THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN FORCING ME TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART RESULTED IN THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RUNNING AT FULL THROTTLE. ...
THE BRAKES CAUSE A VERY NOTICEABLE SHIMMY WHEN APPLIED AT ANY SPEED THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL/BRAKE PEDAL, AND MANY TIMES ,THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS PREVELANT WHEN SLOWING THE VEHICLE ON DOWN HILL SLOPES. *AK
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED. *YC
TIRE FAILED PREMATURELY. (P225 TR16 GOODYEAR EAGLE GA) YH
LEFT FRONT WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. YH
CONSUMER WAS DRINVING ON ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW MALFUNCTION.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER 'S WIFE RECEIVED SOME MINOR INJURIES. *AK
VEHICLE CONTINOUSLY PULLS TO THE LEFT. TO STEER REQUIRES A CONSTANT TURN OF THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT.
HEAD ON COLLISION WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS.
AIR CONDITIONER MAKES A HISSING NOISE AS COMPRESSOR CYCLES.
MOTOR IDLES POORLY AND STALLS CONTINUOUSLY.
TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY.
RIGHT DOOR SPEAKER HOUSING IS DAMAGED.
NUTS:BOLT HOLDING BALL JOINT TO KNUCKLE FELL OUT.