1994 Dodge Intrepid complaints

AIRBAG COVER IS WARPED, AND AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES SOMEONE FROM DOT CAME OUT AND TOOK PICTURES. *AK

THE POWER STEERING IS EXTREMELY WEAK AND SLUGGISH, MAKING TURINING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD AND SOMETIMES EVEN DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM THAT ONLY SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE IN TERMS OF THE DIFFICULTY OF STEERING AND SLUGISHNESS OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE CAR'S WHEELS. MY MECHANIC INDICATES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY OF THE DODGE INTREPIDS ARE EXPERIENCING AND IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS TO WHETHER A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE AN ALARM SYSTEM DUE TO KEY WOULD STAY IN THE IGNITION FOR COUPLE OF DAYS STRAIGHT, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY COME OUT AFTER STRUGGLING WITH IT, AND PULLING IT OUT. *AK

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CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING STEERING TIRE ROD PROBLEM. LEFT TIE ROD WENT OUT 55,000, AND RIGHT TIE ROD WENT OUT AT 44,000. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

ONE MORNING WHILE SITTING IN MY CAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT-BACK BROKE. THE SEAT-BACK BEGAN TO SAG BACKWARDS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER VIA THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM. MY CAR WAS COVERED FOR A FREE REPAIR BECAUSE OTHER DODGE INTERPID OWNERS ARE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THOUGH MY REPAIR OF MY MOTERIZED DRIVER SIDE SEAT IS FREE, I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS NOT MOVING WHEN THE SEAT BACK BROKE. HAD I BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR STOPPING QUICKLY I MAY HAVE HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE FIXING IT FOR FREE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OF FREE REPAIRS PROVIDED BY DAIMLER-CHRYSLER. SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK FAILURE PROBLEM IN DODGE INTREPIDS.*AK

PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, CAR DOWNSHIFTS AND JOLTS THE CAR. WHEN STARTING UP FROM A STOP SIGN STOP, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DOWNSHIFTING AND UP SHIFTING PREMATURELY AND CAUSE A SERIOUS WHIP LASH EFFECT TO DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. I HAD REPORTED THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES TO MY DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT (WOULD NOT) FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE JUST NOW ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED 7 YEAR, 70000 MILE WARRANTY PACKAGE. THIS PACKAGE WAS IN EFFECT THE MANY TIMES I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY TELL ME THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH TOO MANY MILES FOR THEM TO CONSIDER FIXING THE TRANSMISSION. MY ARGUMENT IS THAT I HAD REPORTED THIS PROBLE,M MANY TIMES WHILE IT WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY PACKAGE AND THEY DID NOT FIX IT THEN BECAUSE THEY COULDNN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR MOST OF THE YEARS THAT I OWNED THIS VEHICLE, AND I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PRLOBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. WHEN I TALKED TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATION, THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE HAD A BINDING AND CLUCK IN MY STEERING. I AM CONCERNED, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED RECALL IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO DOME LIGHT COMES ON UNEXPECTEDLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SEAT BACK SNAPPED ON RIGHT SIDE, DEALER SAYS FRAME IS BROKEN BUT IT'S NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. BALONEY! SEAT BACK WOBBLES FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND IS VERY UNSTABLE. THEY WANT NEARLY $700 TO REPLACE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME. *AK

WHILE RIDING ALONG THE HIGHWAY HE SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, THERE WAS FIRE ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE BLOCK.*AK

RIGHT SEATBACK SUPPORT BRACKET FOR DRIVERS BUCKET SEAT BROKE DUE TO FATIGUE CRACK. LEFT SEATBACK SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED 1/4 INCH AT THIS TIME.

RECALL 99V215000; CONSUMER WAS IN REVERSE AND VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE & STARTED SHAKING. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM THAT BROKE WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE & PULLED OUT THE TRANSAXLE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT CONSUMER HAD TO HIT SOMETHING. CONSUMER WILL BE TALKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER ALSO, FOUND A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP THERE IS HEAVY PULSATING DUE TO THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WHICH WEAR EXCESSIVELY. ALSO, SIX SET OF ROTORS HAS BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

REAR TRAILING ARM BOLT SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE REAR SUSPENSION TO DROP WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

94V024000/ ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: HARNESS. WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT OPERATING FOR A MOMENT. WHEN THE GAUGES COMMENCED TO OPERATE, VEHICLE STARTED TO SURGE FORWARD AND ALMOST STALLED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THERE WAS AIR INSIDE OF THE PEDAL. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED. *AK

THE TIE ROD ATTACHING BOLT FAILED ON THE LEFT TIE ROD AT ITS MOUNT POINT ON THE RACK AND PINION UNIT. *AK

WHEN TURNING ON THE ENGINE ALL LIGHTS WILL COME ON, AND ENGINE WILL START SHAKING. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

CALLED ORIGINAL DEALER (DOWNER MOTOR CO. 10 WEST FRONT ST., ELMER, NJ 08318) - HE SAID MY CAR WAS ALREADY IN FOR FUEL INJECTION LEAK PROBLEMS AND ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. (FOR PREVIOUS OWNER) HE SAID CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME RECALL PROBLEM. RECALL #790 (98V184000) FUEL RAIL O-RINGS AND REINFORCEMENTS. *AK

LOST POWER TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, NO TACH SPEED OR ANY OTHER GAUGES, AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. TRANSMISSION STAYS IN SECOUND GEAR. KICK IN AND OU WITH INTERMINTENT POWER TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, POWER DOOR LOCK THEN FAILED, ULD REMAIN DEALER FOUND FAILED/GROUND IN WIRING HARNESS. *AK

IN JANUARY, MY 6-YEAR-OLD INTREPID (WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES) BEGAN LURCHING WHEN I BRAKED. THE DEALER INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES, BUT THEN SAID IT WAS WORN SEALS AND GASKETS IN THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THE WORK WOULD COST $1400. WHEN I COMPLAINED, THE WORK WAS DONE FOR $700 BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILEAGE. I THEN RECEIVED THE TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICE, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS FOR DIFFERENT WORK. WHEN I HAD THE CAR IN TODAY AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING - THAT PARTS WERE CRACKED AND WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WOULD COST $600. I HAD A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING FROM NOV. 1999 THAT DESCRIBED STEERING PROBLEMS IN MY MODEL CAR AND THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION. WHEN I READ IT TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR, HE SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I ASKED WHY I HAD TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHEN CHRYSLER KNEW THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND HE SAID I HAD TO BE CHARGED UNTIL THERE ACTUALLY WAS A RECALL NOTICE. I DO NOT BLAME THE DEALER, BUT THIS IS GROSSLY UNFAIR AND IRRESPONSIBLE ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER. I NOW WILL HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $1200 ON SAFETY REPAIRS ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN VERY FEW MILES. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST CHRYSLER. PLEASE DO THE STEERING RECALL SOON SO I CAN GET MY MONEY BACK. THANKS. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER IS COMING UP FROM THE CONSOLE I AM AFRAID IT WILL NOT DEPLOY RIGHT AND THE A\C HAS TO BE REFILLED EVERY TWO MONTHS AND THEY SAY IT HAS NO LEAKS. *AK

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN I HEARD A "THUNK" SOUND AND THEN NOTICED MY STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE. THE TWO BOLTS WHICH HOLD THE RACK AND PINION TOGETHER HAD FAILED AND BROKEN COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND TOLD THEM I COULD UNDERSTAND JUST ABOUT ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE EXCEPT THE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TOWARD THE REPAIR. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAD TOO MANY MILES FOR THEM TO OFFER ANY COMPENSATION. NO ONE I HAVE TALKED TO INCLUDING THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP HAD EVER HEARD OF SUCH A FAILURE. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $2200 TO REPAIR IT; I FOUND AN INDEPENDENT TO REPAIR IT FOR APPROXIMATELY $740. I FEEL THIS KIND OF MECHANICAL FAILURE SHOULD NEVER OCCUR! *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY/SLIPPED AND JERKED VERY HARD. WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROLAND RESULT IN A CRASH. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT, BUT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE OWNER WAS OPERAING HER 1994 DODGE INTREPID ON HIGHWAY 2 IN NORTHEAST MONTANA WHEN HER CAR SUDDENLY SVERWED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THOROUGHLY DEMOLISHED HER CAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURES (2) SINCE 1994, REBUILT IN 1996. AIR CONDITIONER FAILURES (2) SINCE 1994 COMPRESSOR REPLACED 1999. ENGINE REMOVED SO THE FIREWALL CRACK(S) COULD BE WELDED FROM DEFECTIVE ORIGINAL WELDING, APPARENTLY WAS AFFECTING THE RACK N PINION STEERING.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DURING OPERATION. ONCE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED ON HIGH, OPERATION CONTINUES. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML

RECALL 99V215000./ ENGINE CRADLE. PARTS AND TOOLS NEEDED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING THAT THE DODGE INTREPID WAS A GREAT CAR AND WE HAVE NOT HAD NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE WITH THIS CAR. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT A NEW CAR COULD HAVE THAT MANY PROBLEMS. WE HAVE A DODGE TRUCK THAT HAS OVER 200 THOUSAND MILES AND NEVER HAD THIS TROUBLE. I HAVE ONLY ONCE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND I GOT THAT ONE AFTER I CALLED CHRSLER ABOUT IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM PERFORMED. CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR APPOINTMENT AT DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. (99V-215) NLM

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING. HAS BEEN STALLING OUT EVERY DAY. A PROBLEM WITH DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER SEAT (POWER) BROKE IN TWO AT THE RIGHT REAR CORNER NEAR WHERE IT IS BOLTED TO THE SEAT BACK, CAUSING THE BACK TO MOVE UP AWAY FROM THE SEAT. *AK

ABS MODULE FAILED AT 48,000 MILES. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO 1ST. & 2ND. GEARS, AND INTERMITTENTLY WOULD STICK IN 2ND GAR. IF THIS OCCURRED, WOULD HAVE TO STOP VEHICLE, AND TURN ENGINE OFF TO RELIEF. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. ALSO, REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT. *AK

RECALL 99V215000/ ENGINE CRADLE: DEALER, LITHEA DODGE, 1659 NE STEPHENS, ROSEBURG OR 541-734-4485, HAS THE PART FOR RECALL REPAIRS, BUT NO TOOLS TO REMEDY THE RECALL, AND THE TOOLS ARE ON BACK ORDER. *AK

THE TOOL NEEDED TO PEFORM THE RECALL 99V-215 OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKET IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER THEREFORE THE REPAIR CANNOT BE MADE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING WATER WILL EVAPORATE AT ALL TIMES. CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP PUTTING WATER INTO THE RADIATOR TO AVOID OVERHEATING. ALSO, THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE. MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. GAS SMELL PRESENT WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL 99V215000/ ENGINE CRADLE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & SET APPOINTMENT. FIRST TIME ARRIVING WAITED 45 MINUTES BEFORE BEING TOLD REPAIR TOOLS HAD BROKEN. AT SECOND APPOINTMENT MECHANIC TOOK TOO LONG & OWNER LEFT. AT THIRD APPOINTMENT PART WAS BROKEN. CONSUMER UPSET. *AK

EA99031/RACK AND PINION STEERING: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PULSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH OR MORE; VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT INNER TIE ROD BROKE, AFFECTING THE STEERING SYSTEM. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER FEELS THE THE RECALL WORK ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKET (99V-215)WAS NOT PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANOR AND THE THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALER WERE RUDE. NLM

NHTSA RECALL 99V215000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837/ENGINE CRADLE. PARTS RECEIVED WERE BROKEN. SO THEY RETURNED THEM. NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

DRIVER WAS ABLE TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT IGNITION RUNNING. ALSO, THE VEHICLE CAN BE STARTED IN ANY GEAR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 94V024000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED; POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED AS WELL AS CHIPS IN COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT RELATE TO STEERING, ABS LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN THOUGH EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY INSPECTED; WHEN CAR IS STARTED, A BUZZ COMES FROM PASSENGER AREA THAT LASTS FOR 10 SECONDS; IF VENT IS TRUNED COMPLETELY OFF, THE BUZZING RETURNS; AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED AND ALL THE HOSES AND VLAVES NEED REPLACED;

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE DISTORTED/ VERY DULL, AND CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY.CONSUMER CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT DUE TO POOR LIGHTING. *AK

FRONT END OF VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, RATTLING NOISE UNDER HOOD, ALL FOUR DOOR HINGES WOULD SQEAK AND DROP WHEN OPENING THE DOORS THIS WAS RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER,AND STILL BACK DOORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. ENGINE MOUNTS WENT OUT, RUBBER MOULDING AROUND INSIDE OF DRIVERS DOOR FELL OFF 3 TIMES FINALLY THEY GLUED IT ON AGAIN. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS GAVE OUT CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE ROTORS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS WHEN APPLYING GAS TO PEDAL.VEHICLE SITS AND THEN SURGES.VEHICLE IS IN SHOP AGAIN FOR LOUD THUMPING NOISE IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE POSSIBLY ENGINE CRADLE . CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT LEMMON LAW AT BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP OF VEH AND THEY SAID IT DID NOT APPLY.

WATER PUMP AND COOLING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND TIMING BELT. NO WARNING FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL, NO INDICATION THAT ENGINE WAS HOT. NOW IN NEED OF NEW ENGINE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING WHEELS TO LOCK UP. *SLC

RECALL # 99V215000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER/ENGINE CRADLE; WHEN ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT ON MARCH 9TH, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE TOOL TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER WAS NOT SURE WHEN THE TOOL WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK