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1994 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 1994 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 29, 1998PA

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A GAS SMELL DETECTED. MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING IS USED. DEALERS REPLACED NUMEROUS GASKETS, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Apr 22, 1998TN

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKS.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Apr 21, 1998MI

TURNED ON DEFOGGER & IT FAILED TO WORK LIKE IT SHOULD. DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S VISION WAS OBSCURED. CONDENSATION HAD BUILT UP. WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Apr 20, 1998NC

A/C EVAPORATOR FAILED.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Apr 10, 1998KS

NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, MECHANIC DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE MANIFOLD. FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Apr 9, 1998CA

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAK.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Mar 25, 1998NJ

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH STARTED TO SMELL GAS, NOTICED THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS CRACKED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. MECHANIC CLAIMS THIS IS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Mar 24, 1998KY

FUEL RAIL FAILURE.

Power Train
Filed Feb 26, 1998IA

DELAYED TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT OR HARSH SHIFT.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 20, 1998CT

THE STRUCTURE AND FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CRACKED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ALIGN THE CAR. *AK

Power Train
Filed Feb 20, 1998MI

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 52000 MILES.

Steering › Linkages
Filed Feb 20, 1998NJ

STEERING CONTROL ARM, RETAINING BOLTS SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTED IN VEHICLE HITTING CURB.

Power Train
Filed Feb 16, 1998MI

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN COLD WEATHER.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jan 30, 1998NC

INADEQUACY OF THE HIGH-BEAM HEADLAMPS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Jan 27, 1998NY

DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED FUMES. SAW THAT THERE WAS LEAKAGE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. FUEL RAIL WAS CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP ONCE. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jan 14, 1998PA

NIGHTIME DRIVING IS VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Jan 9, 1998UT

FUEL RAIL FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Jan 8, 1998IL

CRACKED FUEL RAIL SPAYED AND LEAKED FUEL ON THE ENGINE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Jan 8, 1998IL

CRACKED FUEL RAIL SPAYED AND LEAKED FUEL ON THE ENGINE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Jan 7, 1998CA

THE FUEL LINES UNDER THE HOOD LEAK, SQUIRTING FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 6, 1998CA

FUEL RAIL LINE LEAKS ONTO THE ENGINE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 30, 1997MI

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Dec 30, 1997KY

FUEL RAIL LEAKS GAS ONTO ENGINE.

Steering › Column
Filed Dec 15, 1997PA

STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE UP AND DOWN ABOUT 2 INCHES. HAS TO DO WITH TILT MECHANISM,. EALER CHANGED ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 15, 1997UN

TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 3, 1997MD

BRAKES SQUEAL.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 20, 1997NY

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR CRACKED/SHATTERED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. *AK

Structure › Body › Trunk Lid1 injured
Filed Nov 12, 1997NY

THE TRUNK LID OF THE CAR KEEPS FALLING DOWN BECAUSE IT'S TOO LOOSE. OWNER HAS BEEN INJURED. *AK

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Nov 10, 1997CA

THE DEFECTIVE FRONT TIE RODS BROKE OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Nov 5, 1997NJ

FUEL LINES FAILED, LEAKS FUEL.

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Oct 29, 1997NJ

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, MAKING A U TURN, THE RETAINER BOLTS THAT HOLD THE TIE ROD ENDS INTO THE STEERING BOX SHEARED OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NO CRASH WAS INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. AK

Seat Belts › Front1 injured
Filed Oct 28, 1997GA

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 21, 1997WA

LEFT REAR HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 20, 1997OH

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 15, 1997NY

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 9, 1997MD

INTERMITTENT STALLING/ WON'T START FROM PARKED POSITION. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 7, 1997MA

THE O-RINGS ON THE FUEL RAIL HAVE ALLOWED THE GASOLINE TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE WHICH AT ANYTIME COULD EXPLODE. THIS LEAKAGE IS CAUSING STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND HEADACHES. SOMETIMES MS. WILLIAMS FEELS VERY SICK. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel RailFire
Filed Oct 7, 1997TX

FUEL LINE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Sep 10, 1997VA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE HARNESS WIRING THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE, ALSO THE COIL PACK BOX WAS MELTED DOWN AND SPLIT IN HALF. DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE . THERE WAS A RECALL LISTED ON THIS VEHICLE 94V- 024 000 ELECTRIC SYSTEM: WIRING. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL, AND IS NOT SURE IF THIS CONTAINED TO THE RECALL. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 9, 1997IN

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 7, 1997NY

TIMING BELT MELTED, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOSE POWER. ALSO WATER PUMP SEIZED. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Sep 4, 1997NC

THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SMOKES, ALSO THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS STICKS, AND WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 27, 1997NJ

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WEARING DOWN VERY FAST ON CAR. OWNER STATES THAT HE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALSHIP TO HAVE THE ROTORS CHANGED AT LEASE1 EVERY OTHER MONTH. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO STOP. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 26, 1997TX

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Aug 19, 1997TX

ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK SMELLED GAS AND HEARD A LOUD POP. THEN WAS TOLD BY SOME PEOPLE THAT AUTOMOBILE WAS ON FIRE. TRIED TO PUT IT OUT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. *AK

Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Aug 14, 1997MD

WATER ENTERING VEHICLE FROM OUTSIDE INTO TRUNK. LOCATION IS SPARE TIRE & JACK AREA. JACK WAS RUSTY & CORRODED WHEN RETRIEVED. CARPET WAS RUSTY & MOLDED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 12, 1997CA

THERE ARE LARGE PUDDLES OF FUEL THAT LAY ON TOP OF ENGINE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL RAIL HAD BEEN DAMAGED, AND THAT CAILFORNIA GAS HAD EATEN UP O-RINGS. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Aug 8, 1997AL

VEHICLE'S FUEL RAIL LEAKS GAS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK THE WHOLE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REDESIGN THE FUEL RAIL. *YH

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Aug 6, 1997PA

FUEL RAIL CRACKED AND SPILLED A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS ON THE ENGINE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 4, 1997MI

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL COMES ON BY ITSELF PRIOR TO THE STALLING. *AK

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