2004 DODGE INTREPID Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER FIANC WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER ...
Mileage: 170,000
WE ARE WRITING TO LET YOU KNOW OF A MAJOR CAR FIRE THAT OCCURRED IN OUR DODGE INTREPID. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE HOT/COLD NEEDLE BEGAN MOVING UP AND DOWN. THEN THE BRAKES GAVE OUT. THEN, THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. THE CAR STARTED SMOKING PRODUCING BLACK CHEMICAL SMOKE INT...
Mileage: 142,000
WE ARE WRITING TO LET YOU KNOW OF A MAJOR CAR FIRE THAT OCCURRED IN OUR DODGE INTREPID. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE HOT/COLD NEEDLE BEGAN MOVING UP AND DOWN. THEN THE BRAKES GAVE OUT. THEN, THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. THE CAR STARTED SMOKING PRODUCING BLACK CHEMICAL SMOKE INT...
Mileage: 142,000
WE ARE WRITING TO LET YOU KNOW OF A MAJOR CAR FIRE THAT OCCURRED IN OUR DODGE INTREPID. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE HOT/COLD NEEDLE BEGAN MOVING UP AND DOWN. THEN THE BRAKES GAVE OUT. THEN, THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. THE CAR STARTED SMOKING PRODUCING BLACK CHEMICAL SMOKE INT...
Mileage: 142,000
IN OCTOBER 2015 I BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID FROM A PRIVATE OWNER/DEALERSHIP. I DIDNT EVEN HAVE FOR A WEK AND WAS ON HIGHY DOING 60 M.PH. ON HWY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN PWERED DOWN AND TURNED OFF AND STEAM COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. I PROCEEDED TO GET OUT OF MIDDLE LANE TO BREAKDOWN LANE. (VERY DANG...
Mileage: 133,000
IN OCTOBER 2015 I BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID FROM A PRIVATE OWNER/DEALERSHIP. I DIDNT EVEN HAVE FOR A WEK AND WAS ON HIGHY DOING 60 M.PH. ON HWY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN PWERED DOWN AND TURNED OFF AND STEAM COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. I PROCEEDED TO GET OUT OF MIDDLE LANE TO BREAKDOWN LANE. (VERY DANG...
Mileage: 133,000
OIL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE COMING ON. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO GET IT INSPECTED HE SAID IT IS LOOSING OIL PRESSURE DUE TO OIL PUMP FAILURE THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHEN OR IF THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE UP, BUT THAT IT COULD BE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. SOME RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS IS A ...
Mileage: 84,800
I HAVE A 2004 DODGE INTREPID I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE MOTORS I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY IN THAT CARD AND I PAID FOR IT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DEPENDABLE IT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW AT THE TIME I HAVE ON THAT THERE'S ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT ADDED TO THE 60 ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP MOR...
I HAVE A 2004 DODGE INTREPID I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE MOTORS I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY IN THAT CARD AND I PAID FOR IT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DEPENDABLE IT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW AT THE TIME I HAVE ON THAT THERE'S ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT ADDED TO THE 60 ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP MOR...
I HAVE A 2004 DODGE INTREPID I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE MOTORS I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY IN THAT CARD AND I PAID FOR IT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DEPENDABLE IT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW AT THE TIME I HAVE ON THAT THERE'S ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT ADDED TO THE 60 ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP MOR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO STRIKE THE ANIMAL. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTING...
Mileage: 136,000
I HAD JUST CAME FROM ATLANTA GA. I TURN INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND I HEARD SOMETHING POP. THAT'S WHEN I LEARN MY AIR BAG MESSED UP IT KNOCK OUT MY CIGARETTE LIGHTER. AND MY CAR HORN. IT WARP MY STEER WHEEL. I CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALER SHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN I ASK THEM IF IT WAS RECALL ON...
Mileage: 76,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Mileage: 129,000
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED DINGING AND I LOOK DOWN AT THE LIGHTS AND MY OVER HEAT LIGHT WAS ON AND MY CAR TEMP WAS ALL THE WAY AT HIGH. I TOOK MY CAR TO NTB TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD JUST FILLED MY COOLANT THE DAY BEFORE. NTB HAD TO FILL MY COOLANT AGAIN THAT NEXT DA...
Mileage: 688,004
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED DINGING AND I LOOK DOWN AT THE LIGHTS AND MY OVER HEAT LIGHT WAS ON AND MY CAR TEMP WAS ALL THE WAY AT HIGH. I TOOK MY CAR TO NTB TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD JUST FILLED MY COOLANT THE DAY BEFORE. NTB HAD TO FILL MY COOLANT AGAIN THAT NEXT DA...
Mileage: 688,004
WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR BEGAN STEAMING, PULLED OVER AND ALL THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF THE CAR. TURNS OUT THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT. THE PUMP IS INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTOR REQUIRING THE MOTOR TO BE UNBOLTED, TURNED UP, THE RADIATOR, VALVE COVER, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, TI...
Mileage: 68,000
CAR BEGAN STEAMING, AND SMOKING. HAD TO PULL OVER TO LET IT COOL DOWN, NO EXTRA ANTIFREEZE AVAILABLE. ONCE COOLED, LIMPED IT TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED FUEL PUMP IS OUT AGAIN, AFTER ONLY 45,000 MORE MILES ON BRAND NEW DODGE WATER PUMP. MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT OIL PRESSURE IS TOO HIGH AND SEALS B...
Mileage: 115,000
CAR BEGAN STEAMING, AND SMOKING. HAD TO PULL OVER TO LET IT COOL DOWN, NO EXTRA ANTIFREEZE AVAILABLE. ONCE COOLED, LIMPED IT TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED FUEL PUMP IS OUT AGAIN, AFTER ONLY 45,000 MORE MILES ON BRAND NEW DODGE WATER PUMP. MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT OIL PRESSURE IS TOO HIGH AND SEALS B...
Mileage: 115,000
I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN TO GET ON THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. I HAD A HARD TIME BRAKING AND NOTICE THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING EVEN WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I HAD TO PUSH AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SL...
Mileage: 148,547
I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN TO GET ON THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. I HAD A HARD TIME BRAKING AND NOTICE THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING EVEN WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I HAD TO PUSH AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SL...
Mileage: 148,547
I LEARNED AFTER STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AT INSPECTION SITE 44994, SPIROS ON BOSTON STREET, SALEM, MA THAT MY BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. MY AUTO PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION WITH BAD BRAKES. I SUSPECT A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CLASS II AUTO DEALER SHAMROCK MOTORS, THE INSPECTION OVERLOOKED THE BRAKE PROBL...
Mileage: 75,200
DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH WHEN ENGINE JUMPED TO HIGH RPM THEN DROPPED TO LOW RPM AND QUIT. STEAM COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. FOUND THE WATER OUTLET BOX HAD BLOWN THE TOP OFF, ENGINE OVERHEATED, AND PISTON ROD BROKE. MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE PLASTIC WELDED SEAM ON THE WATER OUTLET BOX FAILING ON T...
Mileage: 162,000
I WENT TO LEAVE WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE BATTERY OR STARTER. AFTER HAVING BOTH OF THESE TESTED AND SEVERAL MECHANICS LATER WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE WAS SEIZED. I HAVE ALWAYS CHECKED THE OIL AND HAD IT CHANGED ACCORDINGLY. THIS IS NOT FAIR I TRUSTED THAT THI...
Mileage: 137,000
I WENT TO LEAVE WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE BATTERY OR STARTER. AFTER HAVING BOTH OF THESE TESTED AND SEVERAL MECHANICS LATER WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE WAS SEIZED. I HAVE ALWAYS CHECKED THE OIL AND HAD IT CHANGED ACCORDINGLY. THIS IS NOT FAIR I TRUSTED THAT THI...
Mileage: 137,000
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, NO SUDDEN NOISES, ETC. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR APPROX. 25 MINUTES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP A YEAR AGO, AND KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE. TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR THE ENGINE DIED AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC THERE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE BURNT WIRES IN THE ENGINE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, THERE WAS A...
Mileage: 100,000
THE ENGINE OUT OF NOWHERE BLEW UP, ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WATER AND OIL CAME OUT OF THE OIL SPOUT, ALSO ALWAYS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING, HAVING TO CONSTANTLY CHANGE THE RUBBERS IN THE STABILIZER BARS, I'M COMPLAINING BECAUSE THE CAR IS A LEMON. *TR
Mileage: 107
THE ENGINE OUT OF NOWHERE BLEW UP, ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WATER AND OIL CAME OUT OF THE OIL SPOUT, ALSO ALWAYS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING, HAVING TO CONSTANTLY CHANGE THE RUBBERS IN THE STABILIZER BARS, I'M COMPLAINING BECAUSE THE CAR IS A LEMON. *TR
Mileage: 107
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT ROLLED AWAY FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE GEAR SHIFT INTERLO...
Mileage: 140,000
I INSTALLED NEW REAR BRAKES, THEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I CHECK AROUND AND FOUND THAT THE STEEL BRAKE TUBING WAS RUSTED OUT AND SPRUNG A LEAK, REPAIRED TWO OF THE FOUR STEEL TUBINGS,NOW IT WAS LUCKY FOR ME I WAS IN THE BACK LAWN,. NOW IF I WAS ON THE ROAD WHO KNOW...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND ALLOWED TO COOL. THE BRAKES RELEASED AND FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL AFTER COOLING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT RE...
Mileage: 127,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN JUNE 2009. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS. AT FIRST THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE UNDER THE HOOD, WHICH ENDED UP BEING THE CONTROL ARM- COMPLETELY LOOSE AND ALMOST DISCONNECTED. IT HADN'T BEEN LIKE THAT WHEN I MADE THIS WASTE OF A PURCHASE. OVE...
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN JUNE 2009. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS. AT FIRST THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE UNDER THE HOOD, WHICH ENDED UP BEING THE CONTROL ARM- COMPLETELY LOOSE AND ALMOST DISCONNECTED. IT HADN'T BEEN LIKE THAT WHEN I MADE THIS WASTE OF A PURCHASE. OVE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD IT ROLLED BACKWARD WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR IMMED...
Mileage: 141,000
OVERHEATING. I HAVE HAD A NEW RADIATOR PUT IN. 2 NEW THERMOSTATS, COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED TWICE, NEW RADIATOR CAP, NEW TOP AND BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE, AND MY CAR STILL OVERHEATS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING IT WOULD BE A GOOD CAR. BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AT ALL. *TT
Mileage: 224,935
OVERHEATING. I HAVE HAD A NEW RADIATOR PUT IN. 2 NEW THERMOSTATS, COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED TWICE, NEW RADIATOR CAP, NEW TOP AND BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE, AND MY CAR STILL OVERHEATS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING IT WOULD BE A GOOD CAR. BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AT ALL. *TT
Mileage: 224,935
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID, THE CAR STARTED TO JERK, SO I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. WE GOT THE CAR BACK HOME, NOTICED THE SPARK PLUGS WERE COVERED IN OIL, SO WE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND CLEANED UP THE OIL. THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR UPDATES TO THE COMPUTER BUT NO OTH...
Mileage: 105,000
MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR FRONT END DAMAGE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN CAR INSURANCE LOOKED AT CAR SAID MOTOR SEIZED AT THE SCENE OF ACCIDENT BUT NOT FROM ACCIDENT. TERRIBLE CAR,TERRIBLE AUTO INSURANCE. NOW PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS SITTING AT A GARAGE. *TR
Mileage: 145,378
MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR FRONT END DAMAGE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN CAR INSURANCE LOOKED AT CAR SAID MOTOR SEIZED AT THE SCENE OF ACCIDENT BUT NOT FROM ACCIDENT. TERRIBLE CAR,TERRIBLE AUTO INSURANCE. NOW PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS SITTING AT A GARAGE. *TR
Mileage: 145,378
MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM AN OIL LEAK ON OCTOBER 15, 2010. *TR
Mileage: 155,000
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID WHEN I HEARD A STRANGE GUSHING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE GAUGES IN THE CAR READ THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING, ETC... APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 MILES LATER THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLE...
Mileage: 120,000
FRIDAY AUGUST 6TH I RAN A FEW ERRANDS AFTER WORK, THEN ON THE WAY BACK MY CAR STARTED MAKING A BANGING NOISE. I TRAVELED A LITTLE FURTHER THEN THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND LOUDER, SO I PULLED OVER. I CALLED MY BOYFRIEND WHO CAME IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND HE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. WE FOUND OUT THAT W...
Mileage: 107,000
ENGINE FAILURE. 2004 DODGE INTREPID. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON DASH FLICKERS, FOUND OUT THAT 2.7 ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM COSTING $5500.00 DOLLARS FOR NEW ENGINE. MY FAMILY AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE RELENTLESSLY HAD OIL CHANGED THROUGH THE YEARS EVERY 3000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 112,000
2004 DODGE INTREPID SE CAR CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS SOUNDS LIKE BOILING/GUSHING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CAN BE FELT UNDER DRIVER FLOOR, REPLACED SENSORS, THERMOSTAT, WATERPUMP, A/C BELTS, CAR STILL RUNS HOT DAILY. *TR
Mileage: 107,389
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2004 DODGE INTREPID SXT VIN: [XXX] CAR KEPT SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND "BUCKING" AT TIMES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED ON 03/07/2008 AND THE DEALER REPLACED CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, NATURAL...
WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHEN MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR APART, THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF OIL SLUDGE. HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS DEAD. THE CAR IS A 2004 INTREPID WITH JUST OVER 72000 MILES. I AM VOLUNTARILY REOPENING THE CAR BACK TO CHRYSLER. I STILL OWE AROUND 3800. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE PISTON, AND ALL OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS HAD FAILED. IT COST $3500.00. TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACT...
Mileage: 87,000
I HAVE A 2004 DODGE INTREPID AND IT HAS A 2.7 ENGINE AND I AM HAVING OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH IS CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. *TR
Mileage: 650,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN BECOMES LOOSE, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 78,695.
Mileage: 78,695
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I HAD CHECKED THE COOLANT RECENTLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. SITTING AT A LIGHT I LOOKED AT MY TEMP GAGE IT WAS CLIMBING. WITHIN SECONDS I HEARD A LOUD POP AND STEAM STARTED BELLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITH OUT WARNING THE WATER HOUSING COVER BLEW DENTING THE...
I BOUGHT MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID ON APRIL 26, 2009. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER BUYING IT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND I HAD TO LIFT OFF THE GAS AND PUSH THE PEDAL BACK DOWN TO GET GOING. EVER SINCE THIS EVEN IT DID THIS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. IN JULY MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT ...
Mileage: 91,425
MY CAR TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED IT OVER HEATING, I PULL HOOD TO LET AIR IN AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, THE COOLING SYSTEM NEVER KICKED IN, AND 10 MINS LATER AS I PULLED INTO WORK MY CAR BLEW UP WHILE SITTING INSIDE. *TR
Mileage: 61,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN...
Mileage: 80,000
ON APPROXIMATELY MAY 8, 2008, I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID HOME ALONG HIGHWAY 169 ON WHICH THE SPEED IS 65MPH. AS I CONTINUED ON MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE A LITTLE AS IS SLOWED AND WAS NOT TAKING ANY GAS AS I TRIED TO PUSH THE PEDAL, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY...
HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS MAY SLOWLY LOSE ENOUGH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO PREVENT THE HOOD FROM SLAMMING DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER THE HOOD HAS BEEN RAISED. THIS FAILURE IS CONSISTENT AND MY CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH IF ANYONE IS WORKING UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT BE WORKING ON THE ENGI...
Mileage: 77,000
I GOT MY CAR IN 2004 WITH APPX 30,000 MILES ON IT. EVERY SINCE I GOT IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. JUST RECENTLY THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN I DRIVE IT SO I TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY ALL CONFIRMED THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND STATED THAT THIS IS TYP...
Mileage: 120,000
I GOT MY CAR IN 2004 WITH APPX 30,000 MILES ON IT. EVERY SINCE I GOT IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. JUST RECENTLY THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN I DRIVE IT SO I TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY ALL CONFIRMED THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND STATED THAT THIS IS TYP...
Mileage: 120,000
AFTER PURCHASING THE 2004 DODGE INTREPID, MY GRAND DAUGHTER NOTICED THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE "PLAY" IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I WENT TO THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH A DODGE INTREPID FROM 1997 THOUGH 2004. *TR
Mileage: 77,157
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON ALL DOORS EXCEPT DRIVERS DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE. EACH OF THE PASSENGER DOORS FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING A SINGLE MONTH. DRIVERS DOOR STOPPED WORKING FOR A FEW DAYS AND BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. DEALER STATED EACH DOOR HAS SEPARATE OPERATING SYSTEM THAT NEED REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE R...
Mileage: 76,000
2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7LITER ENGINE; LOUD TICKING NOISE STARTED AND ENGINE SEIZED UP. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
2004 DODGE INTREPID HAD A PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING AND SLUDGE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FINALLY SEIZED. *JB
DRIVING HOME LAST EVENING APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, THE CAR SHUTTERED AND STALLED, WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO BROTHER-IN-LAWS SHOP, THEY ADVISED US THAT THE ENGINE WAS GONE. *TR
Mileage: 37,000
MY 2004 INTREPID HAS NOT FAILED BUT IT IS SHOWING SOME OF THE SAME SIGNS AS MANY OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED. ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO MY ENGINE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING AT IDLE OR GOING AT A SLOW SPEED. RECENTLY THE CAR HAS STARTED NOT BEING ABLE TO COME OUT OF SECOND GEAR U...
Mileage: 70,000
TRANSMISSION ISSUES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON GOT SOLENOID PACK PUT IN (ALL ELECTRONICS) AND STILL HAVE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION, NEEDED AN ALTERNATOR HOWEVER THE ALTERNATOR IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE ENGINE, VERY EXPENSIVE, NEEDED A BATTERY BUT THE BATTERY IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SID...
TRANSMISSION ISSUES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON GOT SOLENOID PACK PUT IN (ALL ELECTRONICS) AND STILL HAVE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION, NEEDED AN ALTERNATOR HOWEVER THE ALTERNATOR IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE ENGINE, VERY EXPENSIVE, NEEDED A BATTERY BUT THE BATTERY IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SID...
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM. TYPICAL OF THE 2.7L ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 88,000
STEERING FAILURE ON MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID. STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT REAL LOOSE AND CAR DRIFTS AND WON'T TURN AS IT SHOULD. NO DAMAGE TO THE STEERING MECHANISM OR SUSPENSION. *TR
Mileage: 104,587
STEERING FAILURE ON MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID. STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT REAL LOOSE AND CAR DRIFTS AND WON'T TURN AS IT SHOULD. NO DAMAGE TO THE STEERING MECHANISM OR SUSPENSION. *TR
Mileage: 104,587
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT 2-3 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE...
Mileage: 25,000
I HAD FLAT TIRES IN THREE OF MY 4 TIRES IN A 6 WEEK PERIOD. THE FIRST AND THIRD OF THESE 3 FLATS WERE TRACED TO A CRACK IN THE VALVE STEM. THE 2ND AND 3RD FLATS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHIN 50 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER DAMAGING BOTH TIRES BEYOND REPAIR. THE SECOND TIRE CAUSED SEVERE PULLING TO T...
Mileage: 64,000
WE WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JUNE 13, 2008. WE WERE TRAVELING EAST IN A 2004 DODGE INTREPID ON A 2 LANE STREET AND IN THE OPPOSITE LANE A 2001 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK WAS TRAVELING WEST. THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK THAT WAS TRAVELING WEST FAILED TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT ...
Mileage: 93,000
THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE AND A THROWN ROD. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS A PROGRAM CAR WITH LESS THAN 12000 MILES AND THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY WAS IN EFFECT. I DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY COMPLAINT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDE...
Mileage: 90,744
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM THE AUCTION THAT MAKES A HORRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO LOCATIONS THAT DIAGNOSED ENGINE FAILURE, AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPL...
Mileage: 72,300
IT HAS DIED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 73 MPH. IT WILL NOT START HALF THE TIME AND THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. I BOUGHT IT 3 WEEKS AGO AND IT IS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. *TR
Mileage: 96,000
I PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 26,000 MILE FOR APPROX 20,000. I STARTED THE CAR ONE DAY AND DRIVE 5 MINUTES AWAY TO MY SONS SCHOOL WHEN I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO SCHEDULED ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR 6 WEEKS AWAY. I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY...
Mileage: 68,095
I PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE INTREPID IN 2006 I BROUGHT THE CAR AT 71,000 MILES THE CAR HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT THAT'S 15,000 PER YEAR . I NEVER REALLY DROVE THE CAR LONG DISTANCES EXCEPT TO GO TO WORK. I JUST RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM ON NOVEMBER 24, 2008 THE CAR CUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY ON ME TOOK IT TO T...
Mileage: 101,000
WITH NO WARNING MY CAR CUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. WAS ABLE TO START IT AND GET TO PARKING LOT BUT IT WAS SPUTTERING. DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION CENSOR ($400) NOW MY OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHILE AT AN IDLE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PLENTY OF OIL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS PROBABLY THE OIL PRESSURE...
Mileage: 71,000
2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 80,000 AND GOOD MAINTENANCE HAS ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE.
Mileage: 80,000
ON SUNDAY MARCH 9TH 2008 I WAS ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 10-15 MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND MY CAR JUST DIED I GOT IT OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE I LET IT COOL DOWN CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND STARTED IT BACK UP ONCE STARTED A LOUD KNOCKING WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I GOT IT BACK ON THE ...
Mileage: 75,000
I GOT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID AND I HAD IT FOR SIX MONTHS AND THE CAR HAD 53K MILES ON WHEN I GOT IT . I HAD TO BUY A TRANSMISSION 3,500 DOLLARS AND 3 MONTHS LATER THE MOTOR WENT OUT I CALL DODGE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME SO PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE THE CAR IS A LEMON I CANT KEEP SPENDIN...
I GOT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID AND I HAD IT FOR SIX MONTHS AND THE CAR HAD 53K MILES ON WHEN I GOT IT . I HAD TO BUY A TRANSMISSION 3,500 DOLLARS AND 3 MONTHS LATER THE MOTOR WENT OUT I CALL DODGE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME SO PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE THE CAR IS A LEMON I CANT KEEP SPENDIN...
I GOT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID AND I HAD IT FOR SIX MONTHS AND THE CAR HAD 53K MILES ON WHEN I GOT IT . I HAD TO BUY A TRANSMISSION 3,500 DOLLARS AND 3 MONTHS LATER THE MOTOR WENT OUT I CALL DODGE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME SO PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE THE CAR IS A LEMON I CANT KEEP SPENDIN...
PURCHASED 2004 DODGE INTREPID AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 2 MONTHS. TWO ESTIMATES SAID COMPUTER IS NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
PURCHASED 2004 DODGE INTREPID AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 2 MONTHS. TWO ESTIMATES SAID COMPUTER IS NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND HE HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIA...
Mileage: 72,500
IN AUGUST 2004 WE BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 17,000 MILES FROM A DODGE DEALER. IN SEPTEMBER 2005 THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING HESITATION AND STUTTERING AT START UP WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW 40 DEGREES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR, WHICH WA...
Mileage: 21,000
IN AUGUST 2004 WE BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 17,000 MILES FROM A DODGE DEALER. IN SEPTEMBER 2005 THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING HESITATION AND STUTTERING AT START UP WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW 40 DEGREES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR, WHICH WA...
Mileage: 21,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD FLOAT AND MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT M...
Mileage: 65,000
GENERATION 3 SEAT BELT WE HAVE 2002 AND 2004 INTREPIDS (DODGE) WITH THE GENERATION 3 SEATBELT LOCAL DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO UPDATE THEM WORRIED ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF SEATBLET SHOULD THERE BE A CRASH. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 21 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 4-5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE...
Mileage: 108,940
ENGINE OIL LIGHT GOES ON AT LOW IDLE, 1000 RPM OF LESS, QUESTIONED DEALER SERVICE DEPT ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THAT THE OIL WAS IN NEED OF A CHANGE OR THAT IT WAS LOW DO TO A LEAK. NEITHER OF THOSE CASES ARE TRUE IN THAT THE OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 6,000 MILES OF LESS ACCORDING TO DRIVING CONDITIONS A...
Mileage: 61,000
MY 2004 INTREPID WILL NOT STEER WITHOUT PUTTING ALL MY STRENGTH INTO TURNING IT. THE STEERING PUMP IS WORKING AND I STILL CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT A LOT OF RESISTANCE. I HAVE SEEN THAT A LOT OF OTHERS CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM UE TO A FAULTY RACK AND PINION. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWING AIR TO SEEP. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. DODGE WAS NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000. THE ENGINE SIZE, VIN, AND...
Mileage: 98,000
ENGINE FAILURE. *TR
CLANKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN REVERSE OR FORWARD GEARS ON A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. DEALER SAYS RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING CAUSING THE CLANKING NOISE AND NEEDS REPLACED. CAR IS NOT REALLY SAFE TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER NOR CHRYSLER WILL HELP WITH THE REPAIR I AM...
Mileage: 63,987
2004 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE - FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. MY CAR STARTING OVERHEATING A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. I HAD TO HAVE SOME FRIENDS PICK ME UP WHEN IT WOULDN'T START 3 TIMES. THEN 2 WEEKS AGO MY CAR FINALLY QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO SIT BLOCKING TRAFFIC WITH A POLICE OFFICER...
Mileage: 85,000
I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS A BIT OFF CENTER AND IT HAS SINCE GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE STEERING ALSO MAKES A CLUNK NOISE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED BACK AND FORTH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND INS...
Mileage: 59,000
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I GOT MY CAR I HAD OCCASIONAL ISSUE WITH IT DYING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT GOT TO BE MORE OFTEN SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER 3 TRIPS I WAS ALWAYS TOLD, NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEN MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AND MY CAR DIED ALMOST DAILY. THEN MY C...
Mileage: 15,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY CAR GAVE A JERKING MOTION AS I WAS DRIVING. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I HIT A BUMP. AS I PULLED INTO THE BANK MY CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT. THEIR WAS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING. I HAD THE CAR OWED FROM THE PARKING LOT TO MY HOME AND FROM THEIR TO THE ...
Mileage: 109,000
I AM STILL PAYING FOR 2004 DODGE INTREPID INWHICH THE MOTOR JUST SUDDENLY LOCKED UP ON.MY INTREPID IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD BY DAILMERCHYRSLER THAT IT HAD TO BE TAKEN TO MY LOCAL DEALER,WHICH IT WAS BY TOW TRUCK.AFTER MANY WEEKS TALKING WITH THE TECH. AT THE DEALER SHIP I WAS TOLD THAT ...
Mileage: 65,000
I BOUGHT TWO 2004 DODGES:INTREPID W/3.5 L. & STRATUS W/2.7 L. FROM G.S.A. AUCTION IN JUNE 2007. FROM DAY 1 OF OWING THEM. I KEPT GETTING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH FAULT CODES CONCERNING INTERMITTENT CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAULTS ON BOTH OF THEM, AND ENGINE BUCKING. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WI...
I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF AN EVENT THAT HAS AFFECTED ME AND MAY BE A CONCERN TO OTHERS. IN 2004, I PURCHASES A 2004 DODGE INTREPID FROM THE NOW DEFUNCT TONY PESCE CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE , PREDECESSOR TO ALSO DEFUNCT LABATE CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE, LOCATED ON NORTH MARKET STREET IN EAST PALESTINE,...
2004 DODGE INTREPID SE PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, APPROXIMATELY 10" LONG NOW. *AK
Mileage: 35,000
AFTER WATCHING A SEGMENT ON LOCAL NEWS ON THE DASHBOARD COLLAPSE ON THE DODGE RAMS, I REALIZED WHAT HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF WHAT STARTED AS A HAIRLINE CRACK ON DASHBOARD. I PURCHASED THE 2004 DODGE INTREPID ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO IN ALMOST PERFECT CONDITION. MONTHS LATER I NOTICED A HAIRLINE CRACK, W...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. TH...
Mileage: 62,500
RE: 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH MITSUBISHI 2.7L ENGINE ON JANUARY 28, 2007 MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING REFERENCED CAR WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING ENGINE FAILED CAUSING STEERING TO FAIL, AND MY DAUGHTER WAS FORCED TO ALLOW THE CAR TO COAST INTO A SAFETY ZONE. ALTHOUGH AUTOMOBILE HAD RECENTLY BEEN SE...
Mileage: 44,392
MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 80000 THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 50000. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 80000 THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 50000. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
I HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON 12-9-06 NO PROBLEMS SEEN BY THE ASE MECHANIC. 1-3-07 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK, SAFELY PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. HAD IT TOWED TO MIDAS WHERE I HAD MY OIL CHANGE DONE. THEN TO THE ENGINE ...
Mileage: 82,120
MY WIFE'S CAR WOULD NOT START FOR HER WENT SHE WAS GOING TO GO TO WORK. FOR ABOUT THE LAST EIGHT TO TEN MONTHS THE OIL LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND SHE TOOK IT TO A AUTO SHOP AN THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A OIL SENSOR. THEY REPLACED IT AND I ALSO CHANGED THE OIL. AFTER IT WOULD NOT START ON 2/05/07 SHE HA...
Mileage: 75,000
I OWN A 2004 DODGE INTREPID WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR 2 YEARS. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK A WEEK AGO WHEN I LOOKED DOWN MY OIL LIGHT WAS ON. THEN AFTER THAT MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED. I TRIED TO JUMP IT, BUT IT WOULDN'T GO. IT WAS ALSO -1 OUTSIDE. I THEN HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A PLACE TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. ...
Mileage: 105,036
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 2004 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 80,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON 01/11/06 AT 65 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY HE COULD SEE STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION. THE CONTACT STATED T...
Mileage: 81,000
TL* - THE CONTACT'S 2004 DODGE INTREPID WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, LEAVING HER UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACE A...
Mileage: 38,000
TL* - THE CONTACT'S 2004 DODGE INTREPID WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, LEAVING HER UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACE A...
Mileage: 38,000
12-9-06 OIL CHANGE OIL LIGHT SENSOR WAS GOING TO BE CHANGED 1-07 1-3-07 OIL SENSOR BLEW OUT ALL OIL WHILE ON I265 ENGINE LOCKED UP 2-07 BRAND NEW ENGINE WILL BE INSTALLED BY LOUISVILLE MOTOR EXCHANGE COSTING $5088.70. *NM
Mileage: 82,000
MY 2004 INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT WAS PURCHASED IN 02/04 AND NOW I COME TO FIND THERE ARE OTHERS LIKE ME I WANT THE ISSUE OF THE MOTORS RESOLVED SO I CAN GET A REFUND OF MY MONEY FROM FIXING MY CAR THAT I HAVE KEPT GOOD MAINTENANCE ON IT TO HARD TO BE WI...
Mileage: 64,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH COULD BE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER A...
Mileage: 59,875
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH COULD BE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER A...
Mileage: 59,875
POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATED FOUR 2007 DODGE INTREPIDS, 4 DOORS, POLICE PACKAGES. TWO OF THE VEHICLES EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE REAR STRUT FAILURES WITH IN A 12 MONTH PERIOD. ONE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE DURING AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE THAT RESULTED IN THE OFFICER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WRECKING...
Mileage: 23,533
AT ROUGHLY 58,500 MILES THE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT IDLE. TOOK IT TO SHOP TO FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH DODGE INTREPIDS WITH 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE. SO FAR THE PRESSURE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE OIL PAN WAS FOUND TO BE FULL OF SLUDGE (CAR IS ROUTINELY MAINTAINED!). OIL...
Mileage: 58,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE MOTOR WHICH HAS BEEN AFFECTING ALL THE SENSORS AND ILLUMINATING ALL THE SERVICE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE CRANK SENSOR. REP...
DT: THE CALLER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH., ALL POWER FAILED IN THE VEHICLE, STALLING THE ENGINE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DISSENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO THE PARK POSITION. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURRED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AFTER INSPECTI...
Mileage: 46,000
THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT THE CAR HAS 74000 MILEAGE ITS A DODGE INTREPID 2004 AND I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THEY COULD HELP ME. *JB
Mileage: 70,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLING THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND. THE KNOCKING OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DET...
Mileage: 32,000
WHEN DRIVING ANY WHERE ANY SPEED CAR WILL START HESITATING THEN CUT OFF. SOMETIMES IF YOU LET IT SIT FOR 15 MINS IT WILL TURN BACK SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE LONGER. VERY DANGEROUS CAR AND IT'S A SHAME TO PAY 487.00 A MONTH FOR A CAR THAT MAY VERY WELL COST YOU YOUR LIFE. IN 2005 HAD TO PUT IT IN THE S...
HELLO AGAIN....I HAD REPORTED THIS CAR BACK IN JULY BECAUSE MY ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. THE DEALER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO FIX THE CAR AT NO COST TO ME. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. WELL, A FEW DAYS AGO I NOTICED THAT I HAVE NO HEAT, ...
Mileage: 38,900
DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HIT A GUARD RAIL AT 50-55 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BUMPER CAME OFF, THE LIGHTS WERE KNOCKED OUT, AND THE HOOD WAS PUSHED BACK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SCRAPE TO HIS HEAD, A ST...
DT: THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT DID NOT DETECT ANY CODES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE DEALER DISCOVERED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THIS WAS DUE TO A LAC...
Mileage: 55,397
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK CAR JERKED AND SLOWED DOWN, TO 20 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING CAR WOULDN'T START , TOOK CAR INTO SHOP WHERE THEY HAD TO BREAK ENGINE DOWN TO DETERMINE WHAT'S WRONG GOT A CALL IT WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND IT WASN'T COVERED. WILL COST $8,000 TO REPLACE ENGINE BUT I HAVE 2 WARRANTIE...
Mileage: 55,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL TUBE THAT CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE IS TOO SMALL FOR THE PROPER FLOW OF OIL, RESULTING IN A CLOGGED LINE THAT SEIZES THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SUSPECTED THIS WAS DUE TO A LACK OF OIL CHANGES. SHE FEELS AS THOUGH THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED DUE TO...
Mileage: 23,000
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN HILL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT ACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CAUSING DAMAGE TO ITSELF...
Mileage: 19,000
DT: 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, AND A MONTH LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. THE VEHICLE...
DT: 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, AND A MONTH LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. THE VEHICLE...
1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2. DRIVING CAR, CAR SHUTS OFF, CAR JERKS, CAR STARTS AGAIN (WHILE DRIVING). ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. 3. CALLED DEALER, SAID IF ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANT, IT IS OK TO DRIVE. FOLLOWING DAY, ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND CAR WAS RUNNING OK. *JB
Mileage: 13,500
1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2. REPEAT OF PRIOR EVENT. DRIVING CAR, CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND STALLS. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. 3. DEALER SAID IF ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANT, IT IS OK TO DRIVE IT TO BE SERVICED. DEALER FOUND ONE CODE-CODE P0344 CAM SENSOR CIRCUIT. HAS PROB...
Mileage: 16,000
1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE OTHER THAN TWO PRIOR EVENTS THE SAME AS THIS ONE. 2. REPEAT OF PRIOR EVENT. STARTED CAR, IT SHUT OFF AND STALLS. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. 3. DEALER SAID IF ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANT, IT IS OK TO DIVE IT TO BE SERVICED. DEALER FOUND CODE P1687 FOR N...
Mileage: 21,809
GOODYEAR TIRE EQUIPMENT HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE 2004 DODGE INTREPID.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR BOTH REAR TIRES TIRE WORE OUT WITH ONLY 26882 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED REGULARLY. *NM
Mileage: 26,882
1ST INCIDENT ON JULY 9TH, 2005. WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I40 APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I MANAGED TO PULL ACROSS THREE LANES ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE! I WAITED FOR APPRX. 10 MINUTES BEFORE I TRIED TO CRANK UP THE CAR. I PARKED TH...
Mileage: 32,600
DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY. IT REAR ENDED A CAR THAT STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY ON RAMP. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SONS' SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT CAME UNBUCKLED, BUT HE WAS NOT IN IT AT THE TIME. NO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, OR HAD ANY ...
Mileage: 48,224
DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY. IT REAR ENDED A CAR THAT STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY ON RAMP. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SONS' SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT CAME UNBUCKLED, BUT HE WAS NOT IN IT AT THE TIME. NO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, OR HAD ANY ...
Mileage: 48,224
51,100 MILES ON THE CAR. NO WARNING THAT THE MOTOR WAS GOING TO SEIZE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. MOTOR SEIZED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC THAT A PROFESSIONAL OIL CHANGER WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THIS COMING. MFG. WARRANTY ( 7/70 ) DOESN'T WANT TO COVER THIS. EXTENDED (...
Mileage: 51,100
THE 2.7L ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD . THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER WHILE CHECKING THE OIL; THEY NOTICED SLUDGE AND METAL FLAKES IN THE OIL. *JB *TT
Mileage: 48,700
THE OIL SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON AT LOW RPM. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL. *AK THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE. *SC *JB
Mileage: 53,000
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR KEEPS FAILING. HAVE CHECKED ALL THE WIRING AND THE MODULE ITSELF. CONTINUES PROVIDING CODES FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT INTERMITTENT AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES, ALL ON THE INTERSTATE, AND ALL CAUSING THE VEHI...
Mileage: 37,000
ON 11/18/04 MY VEHICLE STALLED AFTER CROSSING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED STREET. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET BEFORE I WAS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MANEUVER IT, WHERE I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE ...
Mileage: 37,277
I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 TO 5 THOUSAND MILES. ON MY WAY TO WORK I NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER OFF AND ON WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. I WOULD THEN GO OFF WHEN I RESUMED DRIVING. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS NOT LOW. I WILL TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING ...
LESS THAN 54000 MILES ON IT, I AM THE SECOND OWNER; THE FIRST OWNER WAS A ROUTE SALESMAN AND HAD PUT 24K HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. I DO MY OWN OIL CHANGES AND WAS TOLD POINT BLANK THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVE THEY WERE DONE UNLESS I HAD COMMERCIAL RECEIPTS. THE FIRST TIME THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WAS L...
Mileage: 52,700
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 10/11/04, MY DODGE INTREPIDS ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND ALL POWER WENT OFF. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET IT GOING AGAIN, IT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES, IN A PERIOD OF ABOUT AN H...
Mileage: 17,939
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
AC IDLE PULLEY BRACKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NOW IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME ALL WITHIN THIS YEAR (2004).
Mileage: 59,350
THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND SLAMMED INTO A WALL. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG RIPPED WHEN IT HIT THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. *AK *SC THIS CONSUMER STATED ...
Mileage: 6,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIR BAG WAS FIXED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSED MANY NEAR MISSES. THEN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB
Mileage: 13,200
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIR BAG WAS FIXED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSED MANY NEAR MISSES. THEN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB
Mileage: 13,200