1997 Dodge Intrepid

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

• 12/31/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE WAS DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 12/30/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#98V32300 ISOLATOR CRADLE. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. *TS

• 12/30/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTED IN MANY COMPONENT FAILURES.

• 12/28/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WE STARTED NOTICING A STRONG GAS SMELL IN OUR CAR AND BAD FUEL ECONOMY. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT IT WAS MAKING US SICK AFTER BEING IN THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 15-20 MINUTES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT THE "FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING AND THE FUEL INJECTION O-RINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO". THE SHOP CANNOT GET THE PARTS DUE TO A SHORTAGE. THEY SAID THAT THE PARTS ARE ONLY BEING USED FOR "SAFETY ISSUES FOR DEALERS FIRST". SO NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE NEED OUR CAR AND IT COULD POSSIBLY CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND WE CANNOT GET IT FIXED. *JB

• 12/28/2000· STEERING

  DEFECTIVE STEERING RACK BROKE 3 TIMES, CAUSING DIFFICULTIES WITH STEERING. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/23/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE VEHICLE'S FUEL RAIL CRACKED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALL AND REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

• 12/22/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR. VEHICLE CAN CATCH ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEESP COMING ON AND VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER. *AK

• 12/21/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WARMED UP CAR BEFORE GOING TO WORK WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. GOT OUT TO LEAVE AND COULD SMELL GASOLINE EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS OPERATIONAL AND GOT ME TO WORK. *TR

• 12/21/2001· POWER TRAIN

  THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING IN WEATHER OF 50 DEG F AND COLDER, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT OUT OF WHATEVER GEAR ITS IN AND INTO NEUTRAL. I WOULD HAVE TO REV THE ENGINE A LITTLE BIT AND IT WOULD SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD A BURNED SMELL TO IT SO I CHANGED THE FILTER AND FLUID. I USE ATF+3 7176, AS RECOMMENDED. BUT THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEN I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS COLD, SO BEFORE DRIVING, I WOULD LET THE CAR WARM UP FOR 5-10 MINUTES. THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM EITHER. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE EVEN TBS ON NHTSA, 21-07-98 & 21-02-98A, RELATING TO MY PROBLEMS. I WISH THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE. I CAN'T BELIEVE A TRANSMISION WOULD FAIL WITH ONLY 62000 MILES. IN THE MEAN TIME, I'VE READ SUCCESS STORIES FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO GOT CHRYSLER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I'M GOING TO GIVE IT A SHOT NOW BEFORE I HAVE TOTAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING SOME WHERE FAR FROM HOME.

• 12/20/1996· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHEILD IS DISTORTED AND THE DRIVER CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHEILD. *AK

• 12/19/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS HAVING SAME FUEL LEAKAGE PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98 V 184 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *TS...*AK

• 12/14/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NHTSA RECALL 98V184000; DODGE ISSUED A FUEL LEAKAGE RECALL. VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL, BUT STILL WAS EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL RAIL DUE TO CRACKS, EVEN AFTER FREE REPAIRS TWICE. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE FOR A THIRD TIME.*AK

• 12/14/2000· VISIBILITY

  INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/14/1998· STRUCTURE

  VINYL EMMISIONS FROM THE DASHBOARD LEAVES A FILM ON WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

• 12/13/2004· STEERING

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TIE ROD PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD CONSUMER FELT FRONT END SHAKE. SOME TIMES, FRONT END SHOOK WITHOUT HITTING A POT HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH AFFECTS THE DRIVER'S CONTROL AND MOVEMENT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIE RODS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK........*AK

• 12/11/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ON A WET SNOW SURFACE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE HEAD-ON FIRST, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

• 12/11/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 12/09/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *AK

• 12/08/1998· SEATSCrash

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BUCKET SEATS. DURING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE CONSUMER WAS REARENDED, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BROKE OFF THE TRACK. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/06/1999· POWER TRAIN

  IT STARTED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 30MPH, IT WOULD'T SHIFT INTO ANOTER GEAR. SO I DROVE TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND WAS GOING TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY GARAGE, BUT THE LONG I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, IT WOULD HAVE COST MORE IN THE LONG RUN, SO I LET THAT GARAGE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR.WHEN I CALLED AND THEY SAID THEY WERN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT THE HAD TO RESET TWO CODES THE MACHINE READ, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED,ETC... WELL 3 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS MONDAY DEC,6 1999 AFTER A WEEK THEY TELL ME IT IS A RELAY SWITCH. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THIS TIME. SO AFTER $400.00 LATER A WEEK NOT HAVING TRANSPORTATION, BESIDES MY HUSBAND! I'M NOT VERY PLEASED. THINKING THAT I WAS BUYING A "NEW" CAR I DIDN'T PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY!! I'VE LEARNED MY LESSON!! THANK YOU!!

• 12/05/1997· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK LID HAS FALLEN DOWN ON CONSUMER'S HEAD.

• 12/04/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD RECALL REPAIR... RECALL NO. #98V189000 FUEL SYSTEM GAS LINE: THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT NOW THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT LEAST 8 TIMES SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

• 12/04/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. UPON CLICKING THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. INTERMITTENT WIPERS STARTING NOT WORKING ALSO. HIGH BEAM SWITCH STOPPED WORKING (NOT STAYING IN PLACE) DAY PRIOR TO MELTDOWN. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 11/22/03 THERE WAS A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. I CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND AROUND OUTSIDE OF CAR WHEN I GOT HOME. SMELLED NOTHING OUTSIDE. GOT BACK IN CAR AND AT THAT POINT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. BROUGHT CAR TO MECHANIC AND THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN (MODULE FOR HIGH BEAM/SIGNAL/WIPER AND WIRING HARNESS) COMPLETELY MELTED. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY FIRE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. *NLM

• 12/03/2002· STEERING

  THE STEERING COLUMN SEPARATED FROM THE WHEELS.*JB

• 12/02/2004· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH POWER STEERING FAILED. CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 12/01/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY RUN VERY HIGH RPMS GENERALLY 1500 TO 2000 WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *ML

• 11/29/2003· POWER TRAIN

  MY 1997 DODGE INTREPID TRANSMISSION HAS GONE 3 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT I PURCHASED IT IN EARLY 1999 WITH 48000 MILES THE 1ST TIME THE SHIFTERWOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY IN TO PARK AND AT 62000 MILES IT WENT AND ALL I HAD WAS REVERSE. I HAD A WARRANTY THROUGH THE CAR DEALER WITH A 250.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THEY REBULIT TRANSMISSION AND AT 84000 THE SAMETHING HAPPEN 13MOS. LATER AND OF COARSE NO WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY FULL SHOT THIS TIME AT THE SUM OF $ 1,300.00. NOW IT SEEMS THAT IT IS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN .WHAT TO DO? OTHER THAN THIS THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST DEPENDABLE RUNNING CAR AS FAR AS ANY THING ELSE GOES I HAVE EVER HAD. AND YES I DO HAVE THE FILTER & FLUID CHANGED WHEN IT SHOULD. ONE MORE THING I'VE HAD THE CAR CHECKED A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR WHEN I START OUT FROM A STOP WETHER SLOW OR QUICK THE CAR SOMETIMES SEEMS LIKE THE UNIVERSALS ARE BAD(LIKE ON A REAR WHEEL DRIVE CAR) BUT I WAS TOLD CV JOINTS AND ALL ELSE WAS FINE SO I ASUME IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

• 11/26/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I ORIGINALLY RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER RECALL- 98V18400 -BEGINNING OF 1999 IN MAY OF 1999 I TOOK CAR TO KING AUTO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL COMPLETED. I RECENTLY HAD CAR TOWED TO THE ONLY CERTIFIED DEALER SHIP ON THE ISLAND . DISCOVERED FUEL O-RINGS WERE LEAKING TO SOME DEGREE FROM ALL INJECTORS. STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER UNIT. THIS IS MY WIFE 'S CAR AND MY KIDS CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT WHICH SUBSTANTANTIALLY IMPAIRS RESALE VALUE RISK OF FIRE PLUS A HEALTH RISK TO OCCUPANTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER BEFORE EVEN HAVING A TECHNICIAN ANALIZE THE PROBLEM TOLD ME THAT HE HAD TALKED TO DISTRICT MANAGER IN HONOLULU THAT DEFECT IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. THIS 790/ RECALL WAS NOT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY KING AUTO CENTER. MY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PATTERN THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURE UNDER SECRET WARRANTIES .HAVE DISCOVERED THAT KING AUTO CENTER STILL TO THIS DAY DOES NOT HAVE THE NEW PARTS NO. FOR FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY. DT

• 11/25/2003· SUSPENSION

  WHILE BACKING-OUT AND TO THE LEFT FROM A PARKING SPOT, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE, A 1997 4DR DODGE INTREPID WAS UNDRIVABLE. AN ASSESSMENT BY A QUALIFIED MECHANIC CONCLUDED A SERIOUS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AREA. THE LOW CONTROL ARM WAS RIPPED AWAY FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN PARIS,TENNESSEE. (PEPPER'S DODGE ATTN. LORI 731-642-5661). DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE RIPPED METAL AND DAMAGE AREA ARE AVAILABLE AT DC8VIDEOMAN@MSN.COM FOLLOW-UP REPORTING TO CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS EVENT CONCLUDED THAT, "SENIOR STAFF DECLINE ASSISTANCE." (CHRYSLER FILE # KMM590568V86801L0KM / REF# 11849430). MY INSURANCE CARRIER (USAA 1231595) SAID THAT THEY WILL BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION THIS WEEK. PEPPER'S DODGE HAS BEEN ADVISED AND SAID THEY WILL WAIT FOR USAA TO CONCLUDE THEIR REPORT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO MECHANICS THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE VERY RARE AND DANGEROUS, AND COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. I AM REQUESTING A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER BY THE NHTSA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *LA

• 11/24/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. SHE STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING, AND STATED THIS IS A HEALTH HAZARD. SHE STATED SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED ON 2/11/99, AND WILL NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN ON A RECALL. SHE SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR THE O-RINGS AND THE FUEL SYSTEM GAS LINE & FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. SHE FELT AS THOUGH, THIS SHOULD NOT APPLY WHEN IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE O RINGS WERE CHECKED AND NOT REPLACED. PLEASE HELP. *JB

• 11/23/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DODGE INTREPID '97 WITH V6 3.5 L ENGINE - FAILED WATER PUMP REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT FOR THIRD TIME SINCE PURCHASED NEW. 1ST - 42000 MI / 2ND - 55000 MI / 3RD - 64000 MI. PUMP IS INTERNAL DRIVEN BY TIMING BELT AND SO DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. ALWAYS USED MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED COOLANT. *LA

• 11/22/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINTS, TIRE RODS, SWAY BAR BUSHING AND MOTOR MOUNTS WORE PREMATURELY AND NEEDED CONSTANT REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

• 11/21/2002· AIR BAGS

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.TS

• 11/21/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  CONSUMER HAD FUEL RAIL RECALL REMEDIED IN 10/98 98V184000. PRIOR TO REMEDY BEING PERFORMED, CONSUMER HAD NO LEAKAGE FROM FUEL RAILS. SINCE REMEDY CONSUMER IS FUEL HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM RAILS. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR AT LEAST 3X AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TS

• 11/20/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER NOTICED EXCESSIVE BRAKE PREMATURE WEAR, EVERY 1000 MILES DEALER HAS REPLACES 3 TIMES PAD AND ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 11/19/2004· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  DODGE CARAVAN 97 MODEL VIN#[XXX]. STAT FARM INSURANCE # [XXX]. THE ABOVE DODGE CARAVAN WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SCHOOL BUS ON TUE. 16TH NOV 04 ON ROUTE 516 OLD BRIDGE, NJ 08857. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE UTILITY POLE. *AK THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO WORK. THE DRIVER SEAT AND PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD INSTEAD OF PROTECTING US FROM NECK AND BODY INJURY. THE VEHICLE IS WITH STATEFARM INSURANCE. THEY MAY REMOVE IT FROM ITS TEMPORARY STORAGE IN COUPLE OF DAYS. YOU MAY CONTACT THEM OR THE OLD BRIDGE POLICE IN CASE YOU WANT TO INSPECT THE FAILED SAFETY SYSTEMS. UPDATED 08/03/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 11/18/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WOULD HAVE A DELAY IN GEARS WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAS BEEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AFTER NUMEROUS HAPPENINGS, DEALER REPLACED/REPAIRED A TRANSMISSION PUMP-NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

• 11/18/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS RELATED TO THE WATER PUMP, SPECIFICALLY THE O RING SEAL. MY VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. EACH TIME, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SOON AS I NOTICED THE TEMP NEEDLE IN THE RED OR THE IDIOT LIGHT ILLUMINATING. ONCE COOLED DOWN, I REFILLED THE COOLANT RESEVOIR AND WENT ALONG MY WAY. EACH TIME, I VERIFIED OPERATION OF THE THERMOSTAT AND THE CONDITION OF THE HOSES. IT'S FINALLY BEEN NARROWED TO A BAD O RING SEAL. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT LATENT HEAT DAMAGE INTERNAL TO THE ENGINE. THE WINDOW SEAL PROBLEM IS VERY IRRITATING. THE WIND NOISE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH IS OBNOXIOUS. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED, BUT NOTHING WAS EVER DONE UNDER THE WARRANTY (TO MY KNOWLEDGE). THE WINDOW LOCK PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DISLOCATED SPRING LOCK. I REPAIRED IT MYSELF BY REPOSITIONING THE SPRING AND REINSTALLING THE ASSEMBLY. FINALLY, THE WEATHER SEAL PROBLEM IS WORRISOME TO SAY THE LEAST. THERE IS A MUSTY SMELL INDICIATIVE OF A WATER LEAK WITHIN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT FOUND IT YET AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD/MILDEW/RUST DAMAGE TO THE ENTRY AND POOLING SITES. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO ANY RECALLS/SERVICE BULLETINS THAT APPLY TO THESE PROBLEMS. THANKS.

• 11/17/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VISIBILITY

  GAS ODOR COMING IN CAR THROUGH VENTILATION SYSTEM/FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR/O-RING SEALS.

• 11/16/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR, DRAGGING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THEN GOING INTO A DITCH. THIS WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE AT THIS TIME. NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK

• 11/16/2000· STEERING

  DEALER ADVISED CLUNKING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS BAD STEERING RACK. STEERING RACK SHOULD NOT BE BAD ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YR OLD. DEALER WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPLACE IT FOR $1200. NOT! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING THE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED IN THE LEAST AND FOR THE STEERING RACK TO BE BAD AFTER ONLY 3 YRS AND 60,000 MILES IS ABSURD AND CERTAINLY INDICATIVE OF A DEFECT. THERE ARE 3 TSB'S AND 8 OTHER ODI COMPLAINTS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS THIS DEFECT. THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER A CAR IS NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IT. I CANNOT STRESS THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS DEFECT ENOUGH. I HOPE CHRYSLER WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE THESE BAD RACKS AND MAKE THE INTREPID A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE.*AK

• 11/13/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS, AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *AK

• 11/11/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  N0 SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 11/09/2004· POWER TRAINCrash

  AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND EXITING, WITH THE DOOR OPENED THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND THE DOOR KNOCKED THE CONSUMER DOWN AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED. A RECALL WAS RECEIVED ON THE SHIFT INTERLOCK 04V021000. *JB SHIFT INTERLOCK INOPERATIVE. *TC

• 11/07/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, FROM 30,000 MILES TO 66,000 MILES. AT THE CURRENT MILEAGE, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCURRED. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. TS THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU PULL THE WATER PUMP, IT CAUSES STRESS TO THE HOUSING AND THE GASKET. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS IS THE FOURTH WATER PUMP, AND IT'S LIKE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE CHARGES, AND STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION THE MANUFACTURER REP INSISTED ON PAYING HALF OF THE CHARGES, WHEN A NUT HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE WATER PUMP AND HAD GOTTEN INTO SOME BELTS AND CAUSED COSTLY DAMAGES. SCC

• 11/07/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OIL GAUGE INDICATOR WOULD SHOW LOW TO NO OIL PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED THAT THE OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. TS

• 11/05/2004· POWER TRAIN

  RECEIVED RECALL SHIFTER-INTERLOCK. NO DEALER HAS PARTS TO DO REPAIRS. *BF THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE RECALL. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CALL HER BACK ABOUT THE RECALL. TO DATE THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK AND IS BECOMING MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *NM

• 11/05/2003· STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrashFire

  MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INVOLVING A DODGE INTREPID. WE ARE INVESTIGATING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A STEERING FAILURE. SHE WOULD HAVE LIVED HAD HER SEAT BELT NOT FAILED. HER SEAT WAS RECLINED AND AS A RESULT SHE SLID UNDER THE SEAT BELT CAUSING HER INJURIES. WHY IS THERE NO WARNING THAT THIS FAILURE CAN OCCUR? KIDS DO NOT READ THE OWNER?S MANUAL! WE FEEL THAT THE CASE MAKER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HER DEATH BUT NO ONE WANTS TO HELP BECAUSE OF THE COST. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP US? SINCERELY, CONSUMER COMPLAINANT STATED DURING A FOLLOW UP CALL THAT BOTH BELTED FRONT OCCUPANTS DIED AS A RESULT OF REAR ENDING A PARKED TRAILER WITH AN IMPACT SPEED OF APP. 40-45 MPH ACCORDING TO THEIR INVESTIGATOR. BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CRASH. THE MALE DRIVER'S HEAD IMPACTED THE TRAILERS SAFETY BAR RESULTING IN AN OPEN HEAD WOUND. THE FEMALE PASSENGER SLID UNDER THE SEAT BELT RESIDING ON THE FLOOR BOARD WITH AN INTERNAL HEAD WOUND AND A LACERATED HEART. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER'S BELT WAS BUCKLED AFTER THE CRASH. THE ANGLE OF THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS BETWEEN 1-2 O'CLOCK. THE DRIVER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD A THE SCENE AND THE PASSENGER DIED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE TRAILER WAS PARKED AT A WEIGHT STATION ON RAMP WHEN IT WAS STRUCK ON A SUNNY AFTER NOON AT ABOUT 4:00PM. THE POSTED SPEED ON THE TWO LANE HIGHWAY WAS 70 MPH. THE ROAD WAS STRAIGHT AND KNOWN TO THE DRIVER. DRUGS OR ALCOHOL WERE NOT A FACTOR. EYE WITNESS SAYS THE DRIVER WAS AWAKE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHY THE CRASH OCCURRED. THERE IS SPECULATION THAT THERE WAS A STEERING PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HEARD THAT THE INTREPID HAD STEERING PROBLEM. THE COMPLAINANTS LAWYER IS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. ACCORDING TO LAWYER THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS RECLINED FURTHER BACK THAN WHAT WAS STATED BY COMPLAINANT. EYEWITNESS STATED AS SUCH. CW. *LA AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A STEERING OR BRAKING PROBLEM. *JB

• 11/05/1998· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT SHOULDER LAP BELT LATCH PLATE DOES NOT RESTRAIN THE CHILD SEAT PROPERLY. THE SEAT STILL MOVES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THEIR LATCH PLATE CANNOT BE USED WITHOUT THE EXTRA PLATE THAT COMES WITH THE CAR SEAT. BOTH PLATES ARE NEEDED TO SECURE CSS. *AK *ML

• 11/04/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DODGE INTREPID 1997, FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL. *BF THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE O-RINGS, HOWEVER WHEN THE CONSUMER ENTERED HER VIN INTO THE DATABASE THE INFORMATION CAME BACK AS THE RECALL ALREADY BEING TAKEN CARE OF. 8-10 MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, HOWEVER THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE JUST NEEDED A TUNE-UP. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG SMELL OF GAS, UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC STATED THE O-RINGS WERE LEAKING. THE CONSUMER HAD NO IDEA IT WAS THE SAME RECALL SHE HAD RESEARCHED ABOUT EARLIER. THE CONSUMER THEN REALIZED IT WAS AND TRIED TO GET A REFUND, HOWEVER THE REQUEST WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMER KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL AND DID NOT GET IT FIXED. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SHE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LEAKING. *JB