Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING BREAK. CONSUMER SUDDENLY WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN VEHICLE. FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS LOCKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY STATED THAT THE CENTER BOLT FOR RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE BOLT ON STEERING RACK AND PINION BROKE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE EXHIBITS AN INTERMITTENT SHUDDER CONDITION WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10 - 20 MPH, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT
BOLTS TO GEAR BOX/ TIE ROD KEEP SHEARING OFF. HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN PUTTING GEAR LEVER INTO DRIVE THE ENGINE REVS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR, VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE PROPERLY ANYMORE.*AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE SHAKES LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME APART. *YD
FUEL LEAKAGE AROUND ENGINE BLOCK, RECALL ON "O" RINGS WAS DONE 2 YEARS AGO.*AK
WON'T GO IN REVERSE. *AK
VEHICLE PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND STEERING SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT WHEEL AND COLLAPSED. CONSUMER WAS JUST DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60MPH BEFORE REACHING THE DESTINATION. MECHANIC FOUND A BOLT CONNECTED TO STEERING AND WHEEL HAD BUSTED.*AK
RIGHT SIDE OF BACK OF DRIVER' SEATBACK SUPPORT HAS BROKEN. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. IT APPEARED TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION BEFORE THE SUDDEN INCIDENT. I WANT TO KNOW IF A RECALLED COMPONENT MAY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. AUTO ALSO HIT 2 PARKED CARS AND LIFTED A ROCK (APPROX. 500 LBS) OUT OF THE GROUND DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCKED ON ITS OWN, WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN ON ITS OWN. THE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS BLEWOUT DURING THE INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED. MECHANICAL DEFECT IS MOST LIKELY THE CAUSE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TORQUE CONVERTER AND REVERSE GEAR BROKE WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SYMPTOMS, THERE WERE METAL CHIPS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, SINCE THE FAILURE HAPPENED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *YH
WHEN APPYLING BRAKES ENGINE VIBRATES, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE SAID ENGINE BOLTS WERE BROKEN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
OUTER TIE ROD REPLACED 02/01AFTER NOTICING SEVERE HANDLING PROBLEM. INNER TIE ROD REPLACED 05/01 AFTER NOTICING DIFFERENT,BUT EQUALLY SEVER HANDLING PROBLEM. MECHANICS SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL AS WELL AS DODGE INTREPID.D. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK SEPARATED FROM TRACK. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES SEAT SURGES FORWARD. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
AT FIRST INSIDE TIE ROD RUBBERS WORE OUT, ALWAYS MADE NOISE MOST TIME IN COLD WEATHER,THEN RIGHT SIDE OUTER ROD END PULLED OUT CAUSING LOSE OF STEERING,IF YOU LOOK AT IT ,IT IS RUSTED AWAY THE THREADS THAT IS. *AK
WATER PUMP FAILED, TIMING BELT FAILED, TENSIONER AND PULLEY FAILED, ADDITIONALLY, A BOLT WHICH HOLDS THE REAR TIMING COVER IN PLACE SNAPPED.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME AND NOTICED A WET SPOT ON GROUND. WHEN SHE PULLED HOOD NOTICED THAT THERE WAS ANTI FREEZE SPREAD ALL OVER ENGINE AND WIRES. THIS WAS THIRD WATER PUMP REPLACED . THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON SNOW COVERED ROAD DRIVER WENT OFF ROAD DOING ABOUT 15MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE LANDED IN A DITCH FRONT END FIRST, THE LEFT FRONT FRAME BENT AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SLC
THERE IS NO PROTECTIVE COVER ON LIGHT IN TRUNK. LIGHT HAS BURNED TWO LAYERS OF BLANKETS. *AK WHILE LOADING AND UNLOADING THE LIGHT BULB BECOME HOT AND BURNED CONSUMER'S CLOTHING. THE CONSUMER WAS SUGGESTING THAT A SHIELD SHOULD BE INSTALLED TO PRVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. *YH
A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND A LOSS OF HANDLING WAS EXPERIENCED WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING THE CAR/ LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR SEEMED POSSIBLE. *AK
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE PLASTIC HANDLE ON TOP OF THE DIPSTICK BREAKS OFF EASILY, THIS ALLOWS THE DIPSTICK TO REMAIN IN THE RETAINING TUBE, WHERE IT COULD VIBRATE LOOSE AND DROP INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH WOULD CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *CJ
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. DEALER HAS REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK
WHILE NORMAL DRIVING, SUDDENLY CRUISE CONTROL TURNS ON, AND THE VEHICLE WON'T SPEED UP EVEN IF I PRESS GAS PEDAL; THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND FINALLY STOPS. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES BEFORE NOVEMBER THIS YEAR(BETWEEN 100,000MILES AND 124,000MILES) AND 2 TIMES OUT OF 4 LONG DISTANCE DRIVINGS(ABOUT 50 MILES) THIS MONTH. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAIL WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.*ET
HOOD STRUTS ARE NOT HEAVY TO SUPPORT HOOD, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL ON TOP OF CONSUMER, CAUSING MINOR INJUIRES WITH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES.AK
TRUNK HAD BEEN OPENED AND REMAINED SO FOR APPROX. 45 MIN. LIGHT IN REAR WINDSHIELD MELTED, DROPPED HOT MATERIAL ONTO CONTENTS OF TRUNK, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTENTS ALL RUINED, TRUNK INTERIOR SCORCHED, BURNED, AND WIRING MELTED. INSIDE, REAR DASH CARPET BURNED, REAR WINDOW (WITH DEFOGGER) BURNED BADLY, UPPER TAILIGHT COMPLETELY MELTED, LEATHER SEAT RUINED FROM HEAT AND SMOKE, LEATHER HARDENED, CONDITION OF SPEAKER SYSTEM IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, ENTIRE INTERIOR FILLED WITH DAMAGING SMOKE PARTICLES. THIS WAS A NON-SMOKING VEHICLE DUE TO RESPIRATORY SENSITIVITY OF DRIVER/OWNER. DAMAGE ESTIMATE INCOMPLETE DUE TO WIRING TRACE NOT YET COMPLETED.*AK
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. IT WAS THE 2 GEAR THAT WENT OUT. THEY HAVE NO OTHER REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. LAST INCIDENT CAUSED A THREE CAR COLLISION WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH, SHE APPLIED BRAKES TO VEER OVER TO ANOTHER LANE, AND VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, CAR STOPPED. VEHICLE WOULDN'T TURN OVER AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. *AK
BURNT FLUID IS NOTED ON THE REPAIR SHEET. DEALER WAS NO HELP AT ALL SO WENT TO INDEP TRANS. REPAIR SHOP. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER AUTOS FROM RESEARCH I'VE DONE ON-LINE AND WITH TALKING TO FRED'S TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH [(219)266-2144]. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY CONSTANTLY GET CHRYSLER'S IN FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE AS MINE. WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER USED POOR EQUIPMENT IN THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSIONS. I PRAY THAT SOME DAY CHRYSLER WILL REALIZE THERE'S A PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL FOR THEIR POOR PERFORMANCE OF THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. *AK
HOOD DID NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION UNLESS IT WAS HELD OR PROPPED OPEN. THIS CAUSED THE HOOD TO DROP DOWN SUDDENLY, HITTING OWNER ON THE HEAD. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TIE ROD AS A RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER) FAILED. YH
CAR SPINS AS A RESULT OF INTERMITTANT TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS WHEN RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS USED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT VIOLENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. TWO DEALERS UNABLE TO FIND ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WHEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS THE CAR WANTS TO SPIN IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. *AK
DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW CONTROLS INOPERATIVE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING PROPERLY
NHTSA RECALL 99V215000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837 CONCERNING ENGINE CRADLE FAILURE. NO TOOLS WERE AVAILABLE TO DO RECALL REPAIRS. *AK
NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DURING COLLISION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE HAVING NEW TIRES INSTALLED ON THE CAR THE MECHANIC FOUND THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END WORN OUT. DUE TO THE MILAGE ON THE CAR I FEEL THIS IS PREMATURE. IN CHECKING YOUR SITE I AM FINDING STISTEMIC PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND LIKE CARS (IE DODGE INTREPID) ALSO FOR THE MODEL YEARS OF 1993,1994,1995. THE THREE MAJOR AREAS I FOUND ARE AIR CONDITIONING, STEERING/ LINKAGES, AND TRANSMISSION WHICH I HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. I HAVE REPORTED THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE TRANSMISSION TO YOU A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. *AK
TRANSMISSION IS SHUTTERING WHEN SHIFTING, INDICTATING THAT TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. DEFECT IS COMMON PROBLEM. NEED TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. *AK.ET.
TRANSMISSION HAS HARD DOWN SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR, TRANSMISSON WAS REBUILT IN 1998 UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. DOWN SHIFT PROBLEM RETURNED WITH-IN 2 MONTHS OF REBUILD, BUT EVERY TIME TOOK TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. ON LAST DIAGNOSTIC TEST 9 MARCH 2000 DEALER STATED INTERNAL DAMAGE AND EST. REPAIR COST $1800.00.. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, DOES NOT MATTER IF CAR IS WORM OR COLD. AT TIMES TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPAGE PULLING (SLIGHT) UP HILL GRADES. *AK
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT COOLING FIRST TWO TIMES DEALER COULD NOT FIND COOLANT LEAK. ON THE SECOND RECHARGE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM THE DEALER ADDED A LEAK DETECTION DYE TO THE SYSTEM SO IF IT QUIT WORKING AGAIN IT WOULD BE EASYER TO FIND LEAK. ON 7 MARCH 2000 WE TESTED THE AIRCONDITIONER, AND AGAIN IT DID NOT WORK. TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALER , THEY FOUND THE LEAK IN THE EVAPORATER CORE WHICH WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER DID REPAIR AT NO COST TO ME. BUT THE FIRST TWO TIME I HAD TO PAY FOR CHARGING THE SYSTEM. I NEED TO KNOW HOW GET REIMBURSED FOR THOSE EXPENSES SINCE IT WAS A WARRANTY ITEM ALL THE TIME. THE CHARGES I INCURRED TOTALED TO $103.58. *AK
LOOSE INNER TIE ROD, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
STEERING PUMP FAILED. NLM
HOOD PROP FAILED TO KEEP HOOD OPEN WHILE CONSUMER LEANED OVER ENGINE CAUSING HOOD TO COLLAPSE ON CONSUMER'S SHOULDER. *MJS
LEFT TIE ROD END PULLED THE HOLDDOWN BOLT OUT OF THE GEAR ASSEMBLY, LEADING TO A COMPLETE SEPERATION OF THE LEFT TIE ROD FROM THE RACK AND PINION GEAR. THE RACK AND PINION GEAR AND BOTH FRONT TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *AK
TRUNK LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN CLOSED, RESULTED IN BURNING ITEMS STORED IN THE TRUNK AREA. *MJS
BOLT IN STEERING RACK BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING COMPLETE STEERING LOSS. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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