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 1993 record →
TRUNK LIGHT BULB BURNED A HOLE THROUGH 5 LAYERS OF A BLANKET THAT WAS PACKED IN THE TRUNK. THE BLANKET WAS BRAND NEW AND WAS PACKED FOR THE HONEYMOON. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE REINBURSED FOR THE DAMAGED BLANKET.
WHILE DRIVING SMELLED FUEL. WENT HOME, OPENED UP THE HOOD, FUEL WAS SPRAYING ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS FUMES GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALER CAN'T FIX THE VEHICLE UNTIL TEN DAYS FROM NOW. CONSUMER STATES IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM DRIVING AROUND WITH GAS FUMES GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIECED FUEL LEAKAGES IN THE SEALING O-RING AND CRACKS IN THERMO PLASTIC FUEL INJECTION RAIL; CONSUMER LEARNED OF A MANUFACTURER'S . RECALL CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR 3.3L ENGINE. REPRESENATTIVE NOTICED NHTSA RECALL # 98V-184 FOR A 3.5L ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CONSUMER VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AND DIDN'T GIVE ANY WARNING AND JUST SHUT DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WASN'T ANY PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MPH HOOD LATCH POP OPENED, SMASHING INTO THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER SAID THAT SHERIFF TOLD HER THE HOOD LATCH DID NOT OPEN, BUT IT WAS BROKEN ON THE SIDES. DEALER AND INSURANCE WERE CONTACTED. *AK
SUSPENSION COLLAPSED AFTER WELD OF LOWER CONTROL ARM TO ENGINE CRADLE CRACKED.
THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HER ANTI-LOCK BRAKES . THE ANTI-LOCK LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED . WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY MAKE A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE SPRING IN THE BRAKING LIGHTS WAS THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ABS PUMP. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE SITUATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 30 MPH CONSUMER HIT A TRUCK WITH THE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
RIGHT BRAKE LINE IS VIBRATING, CAUSING IT TO RUB AGAINST FRAME, MAKING A WHOLE WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 TO 50MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGES IN FUEL INJECTION LINE ABOVE THE ENGINE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
DEFECTIVE FRESH AIR DEFROSTER, CAUSING AIR TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH UNTIL IT BECOMES INOPERATIVE.THIS COULD RESULT IN A HEALTH HAZARD. *AK
FRONT CROSS MEMBER FAILED. CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHIFT SUDDENLY, WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT AXEL TO SNAP, WHICH, IN TURN DESTROYED THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION - ALL IN APPROX. 1 SECOND. THIS ALL OCCURED WHILE BACKING UP AT APPROX. 1 MPH.
FUEL SYSTEM SPRAYS FUEL ONTO ENGINE FROM DIFFERENT INJECTORS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
PE98022; REAR SUSPENSION BOLT BROKE OFF, ALMOST RESULTING AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH AND SMELLING OF GAS DUE TO FUEL RAIL FAILURE RESULTING IN LEAKING OF GAS.
FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A PRESSURIZED LEAK OF FUEL THAT SPILLED ON THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM DETECTED IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHILCE.
PE98022; THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BOLT BROKE OFF, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 790, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM; THE VEHICLE WAS A DUPLICATE OF THE RECALL, AND REPAIR WORK WAS DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT LOW MILES.
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. ALSO, WHEN THIS OCCURS THE POWER WINDOWS AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
SEAT FRAME BROKE CAUSING POOR STABILITY.
FUEL RAIL FAILED RESULTING IN LEAK CAUSED BY VIBRATION AGAINST VEHICLE.
EVAPORATOR FAILED RESULTING IN LEAK.
VEHICLE HAS A GAS LEAK, FLUID SPREADS UNTO THE MANIFOLD . DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
ENGINE VALVES FAILED, REDUCING POWER.
DRIVING WITH AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SET AT 68-70 DEGREES EVAPORATOR CORE BECAME CORRODED, CAUSING A HEAVY MIST TO COME OUT OF VENT, RESULTING IN A BLOCKAGE OF VISION. *AK
CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED ONE DAY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED.
VEHICLE WITH 3.5 LITER ENGINE, FUEL SEAL IS LEAKING, CAUSING GAS TO DRIP ONTO ENGINE BLOCK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD, DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL RAIL TWICE. *AK
FAULTY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE.
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL FAILED WHILE VEHICLE BEING OPERATED AT 30 MPH, CAUSING STALLING AND BUCKING. ALSO, TIMING BELT PULLEY BROKE WHILE VEHICLE IN OPERATION, SPEED 80 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK
EA98-007; THE FUEL LINE THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL INJECTOR PLASTIC RING CAME LOOSE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PLASTIC SWITCH PROTECTING THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH, HAD FALLEN OFF, AND SOMETIMES IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN ON THE SWITCH. ALSO, THIS PART COULD FALL OFF AT ANY BUMPS ON THE STREET. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE SWITCH TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS IS BROKEN, DEALER STATES THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *SLC
FUEL LEAK DEVELOPED AROUND THE FUEL INJECTION RAIL AND PRODUCED A CONSISTENT SMELL OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VENT FAN IS TURNED ON.
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING, CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY. PROBLEM OCCURS DUE TO THE COVER WHICH IS POINTING DOWN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
FUEL RAILS LEAK.
FUEL RAIL LEAK SPRAYED GAS ONTO RADIATOR AND HOT ENGINE BLOCK. THERE WAS SMOKE AND STRONG FUEL SMELL, BUT NO FIRE.
FUEL RAIL FAILED, FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO ENGINE.
FUEL RAIL FAILED, CAUSING FIRE.
VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE.
EA98007, EA98014; THE FUEL INJECTION RAIL MALFUCTIONED. DEALER SAID IT CAN "BLOW UP THE VEHICLE." ALSO, 2 MCPERSON STRUTS FAILED. *AK
NOTICED THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR MOVING, THE FUEL INJECTORS WOULD LEAK. HAD IT REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR IT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
DEFECT IN FUEL RAIL IS CAUSING GASOLINE TO BE SPRAYED OR LEAK ONTO ENGINE, RESULTING IN STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE THROUGHOUT VEHICLE AND POSSIBLE FIRE. DEALER SAID PARTS IS ON BACKORDER SINCE DECEMBER. *AK
THE FUEL RAIL, LOCATED ON THE TOP FRONT OF THE ENGINE, CRACKED, CAUSING THE GAS TO LEAK ON TOP OF THE ENGINE AND THE SPARK PLUGS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
FUEL RAIL FAILED.
MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES.
FUEL RAIL, WHICH DISTRUBUTES THE FUEL, IS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE HAZARD. PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO COLD TEMPRATURES THE FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING FUEL ON THE MOTOR AND THE EXHAUST. OWNER STATES THAT THERE ARE SMELLS OF GAS FUMES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PARTS ARE ON ORDER. *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.
Full record for the 1993 Dodge Intrepid → · Every Intrepid year → · How the figures are calculated →