1994 Dodge Intrepid

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL "O" RINGS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/31/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DRIVER BECAME ILL FROM GAS FUMES LEAKING ON ENGINE, UNABLE TO USE VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL REPAIRED DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF FIRE

• 12/30/2000· SEATS

  BRACKET HOLDING DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK FAILED. SEAT BACK WOBBLES. *AK

• 12/30/1997· EQUIPMENT

  A/C FAILED.

• 12/30/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL RAIL LEAKS GAS ONTO ENGINE.

• 12/30/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

• 12/29/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V184000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000. UPDATED 2/2/09 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB

• 12/29/2000· STEERING

  CONNECTING BOLTS IN INNER TIE ROD BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/29/1999· STEERING,SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  STEERING / FRONT SUSPENSION/ ENGINE CRADLE IS LOOSE AND NOISY POBLEMS STARTED APPEARING AROUND. *AK

• 12/29/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  THE 1994 DODGE INTREPID IS A POORLY DESIGNED CAR. OUR CAR HAS FAILED THE A/C EVAPORATOR, POWER STEERING HOSE, TIMING BELT TENSIONER, WATER PUMP, PULLEY, TIMING BELT, THE ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK - NO AIR FROM ANY VENTS, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE WHEN COLD, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST WHEN COLD, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT UPSHIFT TO 3RD WHEN COLD, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL RAIL, ENGINE IS HARD TO START WHEN COLD

• 12/28/2000· STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BOTH CONNECTING BOLTS THAT CONNECTS THE INNER TIE RODS TO THE STEERING GEAR BROKE AS I WAS TURNING IN A DRIVEWAY. I HAD JUST DROVE 50 MILES ON INTERSTATE 85 FROM SMITHS, AL TO TUSKEEGGEE AL. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AS I TURNED FROM THE ASHFAULT HIGHWAY ON TO THE CONCRETE DRIVE WAY I HEARD A THUMP! THAT WAS WHEN THE BOLTS SHEARED INTO. MY ESTIMATE SPEED WAS AROUND 2 M.P.H. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE INTREPID ARE TOO DIM FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THE PARKLIGHTS LENS STAY CLEAR WHILE THE HEADLIGHT LENS COLLECTS MOISTURE DUST AND DIRT AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE LENS START TO TURN BROWN WHICH INPAIRS THE ABILITY TO SEE WELL ENOUGH FOR NIGHT DRIVING

• 12/28/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

• 12/27/2002· POWER TRAIN

  ON SEPTEMBER OF 2000 I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE MARTHA BANUELOS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOLD ME AND GAVE RECEIPTS FROM THE DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE CAR AND REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. THE FIRST TIME ON 9/19/1999 WITH 45,888. THE CAR WILL STALL AND WILL NOT STAY RUNNING. THE SECOND TIME ON 8/25/1999 WITH 45,932 M. THE CAR WON'T SHIFT WHEN COLD. A THIRD TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALER ON 11/7/2000 WITH 51, 627 M. PROBLEM, IT DID NOT SHIFT WHEN HOT. THE DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE SOLENOID PACK. A FOURTH TIME THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER ON 4/4/2002 WITH 68,147 M. PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A BUZZ NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME BECAUSE ON ROAD TEST NO SOUND OR SLIPS WERE FELT ACCORDING TO THEM. ******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****** 770789. *AK *JB

• 12/27/1999· EQUIPMENT

  THE CLIMATE CONTROL TURNS ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANTS TOO. *AK

• 12/27/1996· VISIBILITY

  POOR VISIBILITY AS A RESULT OF INSUFFICIENT DEFOGGER.

• 12/27/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE CAM SENSOR/CRANK SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

• 12/26/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE AT NIGHT AND DURING RAIN WEATHER, REPLACED WITH 95 HEADLIGHT. TT

• 12/23/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM EVEN WHEN USING HIGH BEAMS. WHEN USING HIGH BEAMS OTHER DRIVER'S DO NOT NOTICE THE HIGH BEAMS. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. A BETTER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY CHRYSLER. *AK

• 12/23/1998· WHEELSCrash

  WAS TRAVELING 50MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF. WAS BOLTED ON. TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE AFTER IT COLLAPSED TO PAVEMENT. THE SUSPENSION, COIL SPRINGS & THE STRAPS WERE DAMAGED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL. *AK

• 12/23/1998· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ,IT WAS REPAIRED WITH ME PAYING SOME OF THE REPAIRS (WHICH SUCKED) WHEN I PICKED IT UP, I DROVE IT 3 BLOCKS AND IT WAS STILL DOUNG THE SAME THING SO THEY FIXED IT AGIAN OR AT LEAST SHOULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT. NOW 10,000 MILES LATER IT FAILED AGIAN. THEY SAY 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILE WHICH COMES FIRST & IT'S BEEN 1 YEAR 6 MO. BUT 10,000 IT STILL SHOULDN'T FAIL THIS WAS THE FIRST AND WILL BE MY LAST CRYSLER/DODGE I'LL EVER OWN

• 12/22/1999· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V215000, LETTER WAS MISPLACED. DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

• 12/22/1998· SEATS

  THE DRIVERSIDE SEAT BACK SUPPORT CRACKED IN HALF. THE CRACK WAS THROUGH THE CAST IRON FRAME PIECE WHICH ATTACHES FROM THE BACK TO THE SEAT. THE SEAT NOW WOBBLES SIDEWAYS. IT IS UNSTABLE AND I AM AFRAID THE WHOLE SEAT BACK WILL BREAK OFF AT ANY TIME. THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL HANDLING TO THE SEAT BY ANY MEANS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I AM SURE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN OTHER CARS. PLEASE HELP.

• 12/21/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD ACTIVE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING DOWN HILL, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL CAME ON IT MADE THE VEHICLE JERK. *JB *NM

• 12/21/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. MANUFACTURER HAS DEVELOPED A NEW REVISED PART TO ENHANCE LIGHTING SYSTEM. *AK *YC

• 12/20/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN PUTTING KEY INSIDE OF IGNITION IGNITION SWITCH CLICKS MORE THAN ONCE IN ORDER TO START. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/20/2000· POWER TRAIN

  IT AMAZES ME THAT THERE IS THIRTEEN OR MORE INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND 150 OR MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION ON THIS SITE AND YOU HAVE NOT ENFORCED A RECALL FOR THE DODGE INTREPID. I WAS JUST TOLD THAT NOW THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT I MUST NOW REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2,500.00. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN WORKED ON A NUMBER OF TIMES WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I THINK YOU SHOULD MAKE THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS AT THEIR COST. IT IS A TERRIBLE INJUSTICE THAT THE CONSUMER MUST INHERIT THIS COST DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP. *AK

• 12/19/2000· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, IN COLD WEATHER TRANSMISSION WILL FALL OUT OF GEAR OR IT WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS ON HIGHWAY AT ALL SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT.

• 12/18/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *MR

• 12/18/2002· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE GEAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE, ALSO THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE ROAD DIVIDER.TS *JB

• 12/17/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS BUT ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO TO BE ABLE TO SEE CLEARLY WITH OR WITHOUT THE BRIGHTS ON. I CAN DRIVE WITH THE BRIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME AND NOT HAVE A SINGLE PERSON FLASH THEIRS AT ME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING WHERE THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS.*AK

• 12/17/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES ENTERING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS---*AK

• 12/17/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL, HIT LIGHT POLE WITH CONCRETE BASE AT 50 MPH. HAD SEAT BELT ON BUT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN ONGOING INJURIES. *AK

• 12/16/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NHTSA CAMPAIGN 98V184000. FORD ISSUED A FUEL LEAKAGE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, BUT IT WAS EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL RAIL. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

• 12/16/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I ONLY HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE SO YELLOWED I CAN BARELY SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT. VERY SCARY

• 12/16/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL RAIL CRACKS CAUSED A FUEL LEAK WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A FIRE. PROBLEM SIMILAR TO RECALL #98V184000. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

• 12/16/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WATER PUMP NEED REPLACING.

• 12/16/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING DRIVER FELL A SLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND HIT A LIGHT POST, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. *AK

• 12/16/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR FAILED. *SKD

• 12/16/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

• 12/15/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/15/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/15/1998· POWER TRAIN

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/15/1997· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE UP AND DOWN ABOUT 2 INCHES. HAS TO DO WITH TILT MECHANISM,. EALER CHANGED ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 12/15/1997· POWER TRAIN,SEATS

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. *AK

• 12/15/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHT SHOW IS DIM PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/15/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/13/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE EXPERIENCED BOTH OF THE PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN YOUR RECALL DATABASE (WE WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THIS!) AND NEVER HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. AS INFORMATION, THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THIS QUICKLY OR WITHOUT CHARGE. WE WAITED OVER A WEEK AND THE DEALER CHARGED US ABOUT $400 FOR THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM PROBLEM.

• 12/13/1994· POWER TRAIN

  TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE/MISS. *AK

• 12/12/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. *SKD

• 12/12/1994· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK LID DESIGNED WITH NO MECHANISM TO HOLD LID UP WHEN OPEN, ALLOWING WIND TO BLOW TRUNK LID DOWN, CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER'S ARM. *SKD