1993 Dodge Intrepid complaints

CAR WAS IN THE EXPRESSWAY IN 55 MILES IN HOUR WATER PUMP FAILED, AND LEAKED ON TIMING BELT CAUSING VEHICLE TO A SUDDEN STOP , CAUSING A MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE

SEAT TRACK BENT. COULD NOT PROPERLY ADJUST SEAT FRONT TO BACK. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SAFELY REACH GAS & BRAKE PEDALS. UPPER PART OF SEAT RECLINED TOO MUCH, COULD NOT BE BROUGHT UPRIGHT ENOUGH. THIS SITUATION HINDERED VISIBILITY AND PLACED SEATBEALT IN DANGEROUS POSITION, ACROSS NECK. INSTALLATION OF NEW SEAT TRACK CORRECTED PROBLEMS AND ALLOWED SEAT TO BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED. *AK

THE ENGINE CRADLE FRAME CRACKED AT THE WELD, WHICH INTURN RIPPED THE FRONT AXLE OUT FROM THE WHEEL. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY SAID AS A "GOOD WILL" GESTURE THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE AXLE, BUT THAT I SHOULD EXPECT THE FRAME TO CRACK ON CAR THAT OLD. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND I FEEL THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT I DIDDN'T LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND KILL MYSELF, MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC SINCE IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHICH CAME OFF.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSING ENGINE MISSING AND LEAKAGE.

THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A FUEL LEAK

LOOKING TO FIND OUT ABOUT WHY THE MANUFACTURER BOUGHT BACK THIS CAR AND TO FIND OUT IF THE FUEL O RINGS ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FRONT END SUSPENSION

HARSH TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR

WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT WON'T START AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON. CONSUMER HAD THE WATER PUMP REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE TIMING BELT REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO THE WATER PUMP BUSTING. CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND LEAKED INTO THE GARAGE OF THE CONSUMER'S HOME. *AK

FUEL RAIL O-RINGS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING GASOLINE FUMES.

SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAYS TRANSMISSION WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE? AFTER FAILURE, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST FIRST GEAR? NOT A PROBLEM HE HASN'T SEEN BEFORE? DAIMLERCHRYSLER REP SAYS UNUSUAL TO HAVE FAILURE WITH THAT FEW MILES, MUST BE AN INTERNAL FAILURE/ENGINEERING DESIGN DEFECT? *AK

NO SUMMARY INCLUDED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL RAIL 0-RING RECALL WORK PERFORMED (98V-184), HOWEVER FAILED CAUSING FUEL LEAK.

FUEL RAIL FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (#98V-184), CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE TO FUEL RAIL AND SPARK PLUGS PRIOR TO TRY TO REMEDY HESITATIONS/MISSING ENGINE PROBLEM.

FUEL O-RING FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS DUE TO FAILURE.

FUEL INJECTION O-RINGS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V-184), RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. MJS

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD COME ON, AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. CRUISE CONTROL HAS TO BE SHUT OFF IN ORDER TO GET VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. SOLUTION CANNOT BE FOUND. *AK

FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED DUE TO CONTINUED FUEL SMELL.

UPON REPAIR SHOP INSPECTING TRANSMISSION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT SHAFT WELD TO CLUTCH GEAR WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING FAILURE. A SECOND GEAR ALSO HAD A SHAFT WELD THAT WAS OF POOR QUALITY SHOWING STRESS AND WOULD ALSO BREAK SOON.

THERE IS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE "O"-RINGS IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE GAS. DEALER HAS VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & HIT A BUMP, THE REAR SUSPENSION SHOOK. ALSO, TIRE BLEW OUT AT 25MPH & VEHICLE WENT INTO TAIL SPIN & HIT GUARDRAIL. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED LEFT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A TUNE UP, THE FUEL LINE WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTED . THE FUEL LINE IS BEING REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

FUEL RAIL FAILURE RESULTING IN LEAKAGE, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED.

VEHICLE FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE AND EVENTUAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY. PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER DUE TO RECALL ON 3.5L ENGINES IN CONCORDE AND VISION. WORK COMPLETED AND PAID FOR BEFORE RECALL NOTICE ISSUED. MECHANIC NOTED THAT SEVERAL OF THE SAME VEHICLES HAD RECENTLY BEEN IN FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM. INQUIRIES TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND DEALERSHIP TURNED UP. NO RECALL NOTICES OR REPORTS OF PROBLEMS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V184000. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC, AFTER 2 DAYS, THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE "O" RINGS. DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. CANNOT ORDER PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. OWNER SMELLS GAS FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE & IS NOT SATISFIED. *AK

PART THAT HOLDS THE RETAINER ON THE RETURN AND THE CROSSOVER TUBE DOES NOT REMAIN IN POSITION, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE TO OCCUR. "O" RING LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER PLASTIC CLAMP IS ON RECALL. CHRYSLER DOES NOT SELL CLAMP ALONE, ENTIRE UNIT MUST BE PURCHASED. *AK

SUFFERED TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. MIRO,CHRYSLER'S REP, SAID "THESE THINGS HAPPEN". DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OR HISTORY OF PROBLEM.

"O" RINGS, WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE FUEL RAIL, CRACKED, MAY CAUSE A LEAK AND A FIRE. RECALL # 98V184000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RECALL 98V-184.000/CAR WOULD MAKE FREQUENT STOPS/GO. CAR DIED. SAW UNDERHOOD WHERE BLACK STEEL LINE HAD FALLEN OUT OF FRONT, AND FUEL WAS SPRAYING OUT IN FRONT AND IN DIRECTION OF RADIATOR. DEALER CONTACTED, STATED VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLY WITH RECALL. PARTS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE FOR 3.5L IN 2-4 WEEKS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. OWNER TO REPAIR AT OWN EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PER NEWS PAPER ARTICLE RECALL. THE FUEL-INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS OR FROM THE HAIRLINE CCRACKS IN THE THERMOPLASTIC FUEL INJECTION RAIL. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURES EXPENSE SINCE THE VECHILE I OWN FITS THE RECALL NOTICE? EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT SHOWING UP AS OF YET ON THE RECALL LIST

EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH FUEL LEAKING FROM THE SEAL AREA; SAME AS NHTSA # 98V-130. 000. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THAT RECALL. *AK

THE MILEAGE IS A GUESS, IT WAS 65 OR 68000 WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES IN MY HAND WHEN CAR MOVES 10 MPH OR MORE, DOESNT SEEM TO AFFECT TURNING BUT DOES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO HOLD STEADY & FEELS DANGEROUS; ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, CRUISE,TBL INDICATORS WONT GO OFF UNLESS DISCONNT BATT. HAD TO REMOVE BULBS TO GET EMER INDICATORS TO WK; HDLIGHTS VRY DIM & WIPERS MALFUNCTION WHEN RAIN IS HEAVY ON HDLITES; ALSO CAN SEE DROPS OF FUEL ON TOP OF ENGINE WHILE RUNNING BUT NO FIRES SO FAR. CAN I GET THEM TO FIX OR AM I OUT OF ALL THE MONEY OR SHOULD I GET RID OF CAR BECAUSE TBLS MAY RETURN. NOW THEY ARE CONSTANT EVERYDAY ALL THE TIME

RECALL REPAIR WORK ON THE FUEL RAIL FAILED CAUSING FUEL LEAK.

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP TO WARM UP THERE IS A GAS SMELL COMING INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSED BY A HOLE IN THE SEAL OF THE GAS LINE WHICH CAUSES A LEAKAGE.THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

STRONG GAS SMELL AND GAS LEAK

FIRST FAILURE, AROUND OCTOBER 1997, WAS LEAK IN FUEL SUPPLY RAIL ON STARBOARD SIDE OF ENGINE. THIS LEAK COVERS THE TWO ITEMS FROM YOUR LIST, AS YOU HAVE NO SPECIFIC ITEM FOR FUEL RAIL. LEAK IS WORST IN COLD WEATHER, HARDLY LEAKS AT ALL IN WARM WEATHER OR AFTER ENGINE REACHES OPERATING TEMP. HAVE CONTACTED TWO DODGE DEALERS; THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF A NUMBER OF SIMILAR FAILURES, BUT MANUFACTURER DOES NOT UNDERWRITE REPAIR. MANUALS DO NOT LIST FUEL RAILS AS A SERVICE ITEM AND THERE IS NO PROTOCOL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SEALS, THEREFORE, WE FEEL THAT THE FAULTY SEALS ARE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. (?) FAILURE NUMBER TWO, THE BATTERY CABLE POSITIVE SIMPLY ROTTED OUT AT THE TERMIANAL END AND LOST CONTINUITY. MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE USED AN INSULATION THE WOULD SURVIVE BETTER AND LONGER IN THE ENGINE ROOM ENVIRONMENT. OBVIOUSLY, THE CONBINATION OF A LEAKY FUEL RAIL AND A DEFECTIVE BATTERY CABLE IS NOT A HAPPY ONE. THANKS FOR LISTENING.

VEHICLE REPAIRED, DODGE DENIES NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#98V184000 RECALL, FOR REFUND. PLEASE HELP. THANX !

WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE CONSUMER CAN SMELL FUEL, AND WHEN POPPING THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. DEALER THINKS THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM THE 'O' RINGS, AND CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS. *AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR A FUEL LEAKAGE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS UNTIL IT WAS FIXED UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. RECALL NUMBER 98V184000. *AK THE FUEL LINE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE BROKE YH

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT CLEARLY DEFINE THE ROAD AHEAD. WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS AT NIGHT LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE AREA BEING TURNED INTO. RARELY DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE POOR ILLUMINATION PROVIDED BY THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN LOWER BEAMS ARE ON CANNOT SEE FAR AHEAD. WHEN UPPER BEAMS ARE ON CANNOT CLEARLY SEE NEAR AHEAD. BOTH BEAMS ARE NOT ON AT THE SAME TIME.

WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WE HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ARE NOW EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE EXTERIOR PAINT CORODING, THE CONSTANT SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR-BAG IS BUCKLING, THE CUP HOLDERS HAVE BROKEN, AND THE LIST GOES ON!

THE CONSUMER'S CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE SHORTLY AFTER THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 787. IN ADDITION, AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY POWER STEERING UNIT. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL RAIL. WHEN DRIVING SMELLS FUEL. THE FUEL LEAKS FROM THEIR FUEL TANK. THE DEFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V184000. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE FUEL RAIL SYSTEM WHICH FEEDS FUEL TO THE FUEL INJECTORS BEGAN TO LEAK CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS DUE TO ONE OR MORE FAULTY O-RINGS. THE COST TO REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL AND O-RINGS IS IN EXCESS OF $500. MANY OTHERS OWNING THIS SAME VEHICLE ARE REPORTING THIS HAZARD. SEE; HTTP://WWW.CARLOUNGE.COM/ARCHIVE/MESSAGES/5570.HTML

FUEL RAIL LEAK PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS FUMES. WHEN OWNER OPENED HOOD HE FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

FUEL RAIL FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM BOLTS FAILED.

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OUTSIDE OF A STORE, AND THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE ABOUT A 100 YARDS, AND HITTING A CURB AND A GUARD RAIL BEFORE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. ALSO, CAN PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITON FROM PARK/DRIVE AND REVERSE. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND 3.5 LITRE CHRYSLER ENGINE OWNED BY SOMEONE IN MY OFFICE TO HAVE IDENTICAL FAILURE. FUEL LEAKAGE WAS EXCESSIVE. FUEL LEAKAGE CAME IN CONTACT WITH SPARK PLUG WIRES. SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. I WAS GOING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE MYSELF WHEN I FOUND THAT THE FAILED PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AT ALL CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH/DODGE DEALERS WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS. INDICATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. FURTHERMORE, THE SPECIFIC FAILED PARTS, FOUR $.59 O-RINGS, ARE NOT SOLD OR AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY. I AM FORCED TO PURCHASE A $172.00 ASSEMBLY AND $60.00 IN ADDITIONAL PARTS NOT OTHERWISE NEEDED TO COMPLETE REPAIRS.