1994 Dodge Intrepid complaints

4 CAR COLLISION, CAR HIT FROM BEHIND PUSHING VEHICLE HARD INTO THE NEXT CAR IN FRONT, WHICH PUSHED THAT CAR INTO THE NEXT CAR. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR TOTALED. RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVER. *JB

WHEN MAKING A HARD LEFT HAND TURN ENGINE SHUTS OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS HAD A THICK FILM FORMING INSIDE WHICH CAUSED IMPAIRED VISIBILITY. *NLM PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO JUMP AROUND. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *NLM IN ADDITION, STEERING JERKED AND SWAYED WHILE DRIVING. *TT

I PURCHASED A CAR ON 4-30-03 AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A HIT & SKIP DRIVER ON 5-1-03. POLICE CONSIDERS CAR A TOTAL LOSS. CAR DEALERSHIPS PAPERS SAYS THAT I HAVE 10 DAYS TO SHOW PROOF OF INSURANCE TO THEM. THE CAR DEALERSHIP ALSO SAYS THAT THEY DO/DID NOT COVER CAR FOR 10 DAY, AND I STILL AM FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CAR. I WAS NOT GIVEN CITATION CONCERNING THE ACCIDENT. THE HIT & SKIP DRIVER PUSHED MY CAR INTO ANOTHER CAR. IS THE DEALERSHIP LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE TO COVER THE CAR DURING THIS 10 DAY PERIOD? I AM WILLING TO WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE TOTALLY FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE DUE TO ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR 24 HOURS. *NLM

I AM VERY SCARED ABOUT THE GEN 3 SEAT BELTS. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN I AM VERY SCARED FOR THEIR SAFETY. I DO NOT THINK THAT YOUR PRODUCT IS SAFE AND THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS COULD CAUSE MANY DEATHS. I ALSO FEEL THAT YOU SHOULD REPLACE THEM WITH THE GEN 4 SEAT BELTS FOR FREE. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOUR KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AND THEY GOT HURT? I BET YOU WOULDN'T LIKE THAT. IF IT WAS YOUR CAR WITH YOUR KIDS, YOU WOULD HAVE IT REPLACED. *JB P.S. I SAW THIS ON THE TV THERE WAS NO INCIDENT DATE.

I OWN A 1994 DODGE INTREPID ES THAT HAS HAD A SERIES OF FUEL LEAKS AT THE FUEL RAIL/ INJECTOR AREA. THE O-RINGS WERE REPLACED TWICE IN PRIOR YEARS. LAST WEEK 4 INJECTORS AND THEIR SEALS WERE REPLACE (AT MY EXPENSE) AND ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE. THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND SEEMS RELATE TO THE SWITCH TO DIFFERENT GASOLINE FORMULATIONS REQUIRED HERE FOR SUMMER DRIVING. THE CAR IS AGAIN GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *NLM

SAME AS I HAVE SEEN ON THE SITE, THE 1994 DODGE INTREPID IS STOPPING WHILE IN MOTION. AT FIRST, IT WOULD START AGAIN IMMEDIATELY, THEN AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THEN HOURS.. AND NOW IT IS UP TO NOT STARTING AT ALL. WE HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE? PLEASE EMAIL WITH IDEAS.. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FUEL LEAK. *JB

THREE YEARS AGO THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE "FUEL RAIL" REINFORCEMENT: NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V184000. THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM IN THIS AREA AND WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE RAIL REINFORCEMENT WAS ONLY REPLACED ON ONE SIDE. THE CONSUMER CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER WHO HAS DENIED RESPONSIBILITY ALONG WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER HAS THE DEFECTIVE FUEL RAIL IN HER POSSESSION. *NLM

THE RACK AND PINION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. *DT *JB

DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTION RING. THE CONSUMER OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE HOOD AND GLASS. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. (RECALL# 98V1840000) SCC PH

ON SEPTEMBER OF 2000 I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE MARTHA BANUELOS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOLD ME AND GAVE RECEIPTS FROM THE DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE CAR AND REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. THE FIRST TIME ON 9/19/1999 WITH 45,888. THE CAR WILL STALL AND WILL NOT STAY RUNNING. THE SECOND TIME ON 8/25/1999 WITH 45,932 M. THE CAR WON'T SHIFT WHEN COLD. A THIRD TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALER ON 11/7/2000 WITH 51, 627 M. PROBLEM, IT DID NOT SHIFT WHEN HOT. THE DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE SOLENOID PACK. A FOURTH TIME THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER ON 4/4/2002 WITH 68,147 M. PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A BUZZ NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME BECAUSE ON ROAD TEST NO SOUND OR SLIPS WERE FELT ACCORDING TO THEM. ******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****** 770789. *AK *JB

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE GEAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE, ALSO THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE ROAD DIVIDER.TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES ENTERING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS---*AK

I ONLY HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE SO YELLOWED I CAN BARELY SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT. VERY SCARY

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WHEN CONSUMER HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE. CONSUMER STOPPED GOT OUT TO LOOK UNDER VEHICLE SAW NOTHING. CONSUMER GOT BACK IN VEHICLE PUT IN GEAR AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES NOTHING HAPPEN RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING ACONCRETE BARRIER. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING IN THEIR VEHICLE DOESN'T WORK, AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE THE YEAR THEY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE WORK DONE UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE SERVICE CONTRACT EXPIRATION. PH

WHILE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER STATES' FLAMES WERE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT. DEALER STATED CAUSE OF FIRE WAS A LEAKING FUEL RAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN CHANGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRAKET WAS SPLIT FROM THE FRAME. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION. TS

BOTH FRONT HEADLAMP LENSES ASSEMBLIES ARE SEVERELY, INTERNALLY CORRODED. LIGHT OUTPUT IS TREMENDOUSLY DIMINISHED AND THEREFORE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION, AND INSTEAD OFFERED TO SELL NEW HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES. ****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769305. *AK *JB

CONSUMER STATES HER SWITCH FOR HER HEADLIGHTS BURNED COMPLETELY UP- SHE STATES SHE COULD SMELL IT BURNING. MR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, I HEARD A SLIGHT POP/CRACK AND THEN LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I HAD NO WARNING THAT SUCH A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE THAN ONE FATALITY. THE DEALER SAID MY 7/70 WARRENTY HAD EXPIRED (TIME) AND I WOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF THE REPAIR WHICH HE INITIALLY GUESSED WOULD BE $1375 BUT COULD BE MUCH MORE ONCE THEY GOT IT UP AND LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT ESPECIALLY WITH NO WARNING OR REQUIREMENT TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED AFTER A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF MILES. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS CAR. DT

THE METAL SUPPORT UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS TWO EXTENSIONS THAT HOLD A PIVOT ENGAGING THE SEAT BACK SUPPORT. BOTH THE LEFT EXTENSION AND THE RIGHT EXTENSIONS ARE SHEARED OFF SO THAT THE SEAT BACK JUST FLOPS BACK,THE CAR CAN'T BE SAFELY DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THIS. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS CUTTING THE TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO WOBBLE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WENT OUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. NLM

A YEAR AGO I HAD TO REPLACED ONE TIE ROD END FOR TO MUCH PLAY AND THIS YEAR WHEN CHECKING FOR INSPECTION WE FOUND THAT ANOTHER TWO HAVE TOO MUCH PLAY AND MUST BE REPLACED. TALKING TO THE GARAGE AND PART STORES THEY SAY THAT THIS STYLE OR MODEL OF CARS ARE GOING THOUGH THESE ITEMS. IF ONE OF THESE ITEMS LETS TOTAL GO THEN A PERSON COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY WE HAD FOUND MY PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY BROKE LOSE. I AM GOING TO REPLACE THE 3 THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING BAR CONNECTED TO TWO REAR TIRES HAD CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HEAVILY VIBRATE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

I PURCHASED MY CAR AS A NEW VEHICLE ON AUGUST 14, 1994. ON JULY 24, 1997, WHEN THE MILEAGE ON MY INTREPID WAS 60,715, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. ON FEBRUARY 12, 1999, WHEN THE CAR HAD 95,964 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER TRANSMISSIONS. THIS TIME, A COOLER WAS ADDED TO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE COSTS OF THESE REPAIRS WERE $1,483.11 AND $1,430.88 RESPECTIVELY. THE TOTAL FOR BOTH IS $2,913.99.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A "T" BONE HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK THERE WERE 2 INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED A BOLT THAT HOLDS RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD BROKEN.*AK

FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, 2 ADULTS AND ONE CHILD IN THE CAR AND CAR WAS TOTALLY FLIPPED OVER AND THEY DID NOT COME OUT WHEN COLLISION OCCURRED.*AK

THE PLASTIC COVER ON THE OUTISIDE COVERING THE HEADLIGHT, IS CLOUDY ON THE OUTSIDE. THE CONSUMER CANNOT SEE AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JBA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE HEADLAMP PATTERN PROBLEM. ANOTHER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED REVISING THE FIRST TO INCLUDE BOTH OF THE HEADLAMPS. DODGE REFUSED TO REPLACE CONSUMERS. *JG

I HAD THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION INSPECTED AT 73,000 MILES AND I WAS GIVEN A CLEN BILL WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. APPROXIMATLY 3 MONTHS LATER WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT APPRX, 10-15 MPH THE INNER RACK AND PINION BOLTS SHEARED OFF AND LEFT ME WITH NO DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ,AND BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SPLAYED OUT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING AND THE PLACE WHERE I HAD IT REPAIRED SAID THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE*AK

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, THEY END UP LOOSE WHEN BEING WORN, THEN THEY USUALLY FALL ON THE FLOOR WHEN NOT BEING USED.

WHILE REPAIRING A RECALL CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT TIE ROD AND ITS ATTACHMENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WERE NOT PART OF RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FIREWALL CRACKED, CAUSING UNIT BODY CONSTRUCTION TO MOVE OUT OF PLACE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED.*JB

HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR RECALL 98V184000. AFTER STARTING VEHICLE IT SHIMMIED. OWNER NOTICED FUEL GAUGE INDICATED LOSS OF FUEL, CONSUMER STOPPED AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD, AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGE, ALSO AFTER CHECKING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. *YD

CONSUMER TSTATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND CAUSE A LOT OF SHADOWS. CONSUMER FEELS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.*AK *YD

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A HIGHER GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 25-30 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT FLASHED ON, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE REAR LATERAL LINK HOLDS THE REAR WHEEL IN ALIGNMENT. IT HAS TWO BUSHINGS ON EACH END AND AN ADJUSTMENT THREAD IN THE CENTER. THE TUBING THE BUSHING MOUNTS IN SPLIT THUS RENDERING THE CAR VERY UNSTABLE EVEN AT 25 MPH. MY WIFE WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURED. THE TUBE THAT SPLIT OPEN IS ROLLED IN ITS CONSTRUCTION. HOWEVER, THE SEAM DID NOT BREAK, AND THE WELD DID NOT BREAK RATHER THE TUBE SPLIT JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WELD AREA. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THIS PART OR ANY RELATED SUSPENSION COMPONENT. IT JUST FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE. I UNDERSTAND THAT PARTS WEAR OUT, BUT THIS ITEM ONLY CONTAINED A WEARABLE PART AND IN AND OF IT SELF SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. HAD MY WIFE REACHED FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN IT FAILED THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS! I HAVE A PICTURE OF THIS FAILED COMPONENT AVAILABLE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.*AK

ABS LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK *TT

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER YET.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT, ALSO EVAPORATOR COIL, COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER WERE REPLACED AT 30000-40000 MILES. *YD

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, MECHANIC REPLACED THE PADS, AND FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 64000.*AK. MECHANIC STATED THE ROTORS WERE WORN. *JB

CONSUMER STTED WHILE THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL.*AK *YH

THIS AUTO HAS HAD MAJOR ISSUE EX;ABS SYSTEM FAILS SIMILAR TO THE 1990-1993 MINIVANS THAT WERE RECA LLED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 25000 MILES IS RIDICULOUS TIE RODS PREMATRURELY WEARING OUT ECT..