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1993 Dodge Intrepid complaints
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 →
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
WHATEVER SPEED CONSUMER DRIVES THE ENGINE JUST QUITS, CAUSING IT TO LOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. ALSO HAS TO COAST TO A STOP BECAUSE HAS NO BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM, WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION THE VEHICLE DOOR LATCHES LOCKS AND UNLOCKS INTERVALS. DEALERS HAVE TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS.
OWNER STATED TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION, AND WAS INFORMED THAT OUTER TIE ROD PREMATURELY WORE OUT AND WAS ABOUT TO BREAK WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BACK CAME LOOSE.
THE FUEL RAIL FAILED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE.
HEAD LIGHTS FAILED.
ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID THAT CONSUMER NEEDED AN NEW ABS MODULE. *AK
DRIVER SIDE SEAT, TRACK AND ANCHORS BROKE , WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT FELL BACK, CAUSE THE SEAT THE MOVE, IN FOR REPAIR, SEAT ASSEMBLY BROKEN
REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY.
INSUFFICIENT AIR VENTS TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
THE GAS PEDAL FAIL TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT PERFORM. DLR SAID A PART FELL OUT OF CAR AND THATS WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ICE UP AND DO NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD.
ABS FAILURE.
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
PUT CAR INTO REVERSE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CAR TO DRIVE OVER THE BOARD WALK, DRIVER AND PASSEGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, SWITCH WAS REPLACED, STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER INOPERABLE ON SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FAILURE OF THE EVAPORATOR LEAKING, CONDENSER FAILURE.
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING, WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH WAS BAD. *AK
DURING THE WINTER OR WHEN IT RAINS THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFROST, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. *AK
TRANSAXLE FAILURE. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IS POOR, STRUCTURAL MOUNTING COMPONENTS FAILED, REPLACED.
GEAR RATIO ERROR IN THIRD, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. HIT ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE AND HIT A UTILITY POLE WITH A CEMENT BASE AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE WHOLE A FRAME WAS DESTROYED IN CRASH. CAR WAS TOTALED. *AK *JB
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ABS COMES ON AND CAUSES A THUMPING NOISE, PULSATES AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE, AFTER PUMPING BRAKES FOR PERIOD OF TIME, BRAKES GO BACK TO NORMAL. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, ALSO CAUSED CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL.
FRONT RIGHT ABS BRAKE ENGAGES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, USUALLY AFTER AN HOUR OF DRIVING AT ABOUT 60-70 MPH, VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE BRAKING. *AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION NOISE AND SHAKING/VIBRATION IS EXPERIENCED WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AS A RESULT THE FRONT RIGHT CALIPER NEEDS REPLACEMENT.*AK
SOMTIMES WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUMMER TIME WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE CAR STALLS. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE TWO TIMES.
TRANSMISSION LOST FORWARD MOVEMENT ON HIGHWAY. *AW
A/C O-RINGS/EVAPORATOR FAILED. *AK
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. *AK
SON DRIVING CAR IN HIS LANE, CAR BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY & HIT DRIVER'S SIDE, HE JERKED FORWARD & HIT HEAD, SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD & AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
FUEL LINE LEAK, CAUSING SMELL/ODOR TO PENETRATE INSID EOF VEHICLE. *AK
REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF.
A/C EVAPORATOR FAILED, VEHICLE HAS NO AIR CONDITIONING. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
TRANSMISSION LOCKS INTO 2ND GEAR. *SD
DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL COLLISION; VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLING OUT FROM SIDE STREET. *AK
LOWER BALL JOINTS LOOSE. *DSH
APPLIED BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL PULLED OUT OF DRIVERS HAND VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A TREE. DUAL AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. *AK
FUEL INJECTORS LEAKED GAS 7 TIMES. *SD
ENGINE STALLED DUE TO CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STEER CAR TO AVOID ACCIDENT. *DSH
DURING COLD WEATHER, WHILE DRIVING 10 TO 15 MINUTES ALL WINDOWS FOG UP; FORMS FROST ON INSIDE OF WINDOWS; VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVER, IMPAIRS VISION. *AK
VEHICLE IDLING AND SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. *AK
DURING A RAIN STORM THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE DEFROSTER AND AIR CONDITIONER ARE ON FOR 30 MINUTES OR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME THE FORCE OF AIR DECREASE TO ZERO OUT PUT, WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL THE WINDOWS FOG UP ESPECIALLY THE FRONT WINDOES MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE.*JB
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