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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 →

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Mar 23, 2000NJ

DEALER TECHNICIAN BROKE THE LAST BIT USED TO INSTALL RECALLED 99V-215 REINFORCEMNET BRACKETS AND THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, DEALER UNSURE WHEN PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. NLM

Structure
Filed Mar 22, 2000NC

RECALL 99V215000/ENGINE CRADLE. DEALER HAS CANCELED TWO SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE THE PARTS AND TOOLS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Mar 21, 2000FL

HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE CLOUDED UP LIGHT APPEARS NOT AS CLEAR AS IT SHOULD BE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Structure
Filed Mar 21, 2000MO

CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V215000/ ENGINE CRADLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED. *AK *ML

Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Mar 21, 2000OH

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER COULD SEE HOT SPOTS AND WRINKLES ON BUMPER ASSEMBLY. PROBLEMS HAD HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND SHE HAD TAKEN IT EACH TIME TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › EngineCrash
Filed Mar 20, 2000NY

CONSUMER PULLED UP TO THE LIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. DRIVER SHIFTED TO RIGHT WHERE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS PRESENT, AND SHE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. *AK

Structure
Filed Mar 20, 2000CA

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING ENGINE CRADLE FAILURE. CONTACTED DEALER. NO PARTS OR TOOLS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, ALSO CONSUMER COULD NOT BE GIVEN A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. *AK

Structure
Filed Mar 20, 2000TX

RECALL 99V215/ENGINE CRADLE. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

Structure
Filed Mar 17, 2000MA

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V215000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837/ ENGINE CRADLE. DEALER STATED THE TOOL WHICH WAS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE RECALL PROBLEM WAS NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED, APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR CURRENTLY SCHEDULED. *AK *ML

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments1 injured
Filed Mar 17, 2000AR

WHILE UNDER THE HOOD CHANGING THE OIL, HOOD SUPPORT BRACKETS GAVE WAY, SLAMMING THE HOOD ON CONSUMER'S FINGERS. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion › Rack
Filed Mar 17, 2000AZ

WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL CAMPAIGN A PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WITH THE STEERING RACK. STEERING RACK WAS BAD. STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Structure
Filed Mar 17, 2000IL

RECALL # 99V215000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER/ENGINE CRADLE; WHEN CONTACTING DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN APPONTMENT, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT AN APPOINTMENT COULD NOT BE SET UP BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOL TO CORRECT THE CAMPAIGN. DEALERSHIP NOT CERTAIN WHEN THE TOOL WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

Structure
Filed Mar 16, 2000NC

NHTSA RECALL 99V215000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837/ENGINE CRADLE. ONCE THE DEALER RECEIVED THECORRECT TOOLS TO REPAIR THE RECALL, THE TOOL BROKE AFTER 1 CAR WAS FIXED. *AK *ML

Steering › Linkages
Filed Mar 15, 2000PA

I ALREADY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I SPENT $370 AND WOULD LIKE REEMBURSEMENT IF IT BECOMES A RECALL. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

Suspension › Rear
Filed Mar 15, 2000MD

REAR LEFT CONTROL ARM HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM METAL SUPPORT ATTACHED TO FRAME. BRACKET. *AK

Structure
Filed Mar 14, 2000NY

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V215000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837/ ENGINE CRADLE. TOOL WHICH WAS NEEDED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM WAS BROKEN, A NEW TOOL WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SIX WEEKS. PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 14, 2000MD

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ABS LIGHT STAYS ON EVERYTIME WHEN STARTING VEHICLE UP. CONTACTED A LOCAL MECHANIC. MECHANIC RAN AN ANALYSIS, AND DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS BAD. FREON LEAKED OUT OF AIR CONDITIONER AT 92,000 MILES. *AK

Structure
Filed Mar 14, 2000VA

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DEALER RECEIVED TWO SEPARATE SHIPPMENTS OF SPECIAL TOOLS FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REPAIRS FOR ENGINE CRADLE. HOWEVER, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TOOLS BROKE, AND WAS WAITING FOR NEW TOOLS. BUT, WAS UNABLE TO TELL WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Mar 13, 2000IL

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V12500/ LOWER CONTROL ARM ON FEB. 15, 2000, DEALER CANNOT PERFORM THE WORK DUE TO THE LACK OF A TOOL THAT IS NEEDED, AND WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. *AK *ML

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Mar 13, 2000MI

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V215000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837/ LOWER CONTROL ARM. MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO SEND THE TOOLS TO CORRECT THE RECALL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Mar 10, 2000AZ

THE TIE RODS FAILED AS A RESULT OF RACK AND PINION BOLTS SHEARING, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING.*ET

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Mar 9, 2000AR

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V2150000 CONCERNING LOWER CONTROL ARM. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER INDICATED THAT NO PARTS OR TOOLS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Structure
Filed Mar 8, 2000NY

DEALER'S NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT IS JUNE 21, 2000 FOR ENGINE CRADLE RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 8, 2000TX

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 8, 2000MI

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 8, 2000NY

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40 TO 50MPH CAR STARTS TO JUMP AND JERK, AND IT FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 8, 2000AL

CONSUMER HAD HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A DITCH. VEHICLE WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS ON EITHER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 8, 2000MS

THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THIS CAR. THAT IS AN AVERAGE OF EVERY 18 MONTHS, HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

Structure
Filed Mar 6, 2000IL

RECALL # 99V215000 DAIMLER CHRYSLER/ENGINE CRADLE; DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PROPER TOOL(S) TO PERFORM RECALL CORRECTIVE ACTION. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE TOOL(S) SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Mar 6, 2000NH

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND ANOTHER VEHICLE APPROACHED, CONSUMER COULDN'T SEE THAT VEHICLE BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO DIM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN IN THE 1995 MODELS, AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP.*AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Mar 3, 2000MI

BACK OF FRONT SEAT BROKE DUE TO A BRACKET THAT HAD SHEARED OFF IN HALF, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND INJURIES. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Mar 3, 2000IL

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 99V215000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL837 CONCERNING LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE. DEALER SAID THAT THE CONTROL ARM STRIPPED, AND COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Mar 1, 2000OH

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: ABS SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY/CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK OR ENGAGE PROPERLY/ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY/BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLIED/ FAULTY ROTORS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS, AND VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTO GEAR WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER NOTIIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY OTHER DETAILS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 1, 2000OK

TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, FUEL RAIL LEAK, CONTROL ARM, HARD START, MOISTURE IN LAMPS, BODY NOISE, MUSTY A/C EVAPORATOR ODOR, FRONT HUB CLICK/CLUNK, RT. ISOLATOR SQUAWKS, .. . WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE ! ! ! !

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Mar 1, 2000CT

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL (99V-215) REPAIR FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET BECAUSE THE DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE. NLM

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 29, 2000IL

CONSUMER HAS BEEN TELLING DEALER/MECHANIC ABOUT A BUMPING NOISE. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. ALSO, RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET. AFRAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL FALL OUT OF AUTOMOBILE. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Feb 23, 2000CT

HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTION, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Feb 23, 2000KS

TIE ROD ENDS WORN OUT PREMATURELY DUE TO A POOR DESIGN. *AK

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Feb 17, 2000SC

BOLT IN THE TIE ROD END BECAME DISLODGED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO RESPOND DURING A TURN. WHEELS WENT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE TURN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 17, 2000MI

VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO GO UP, FORWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *ML

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 17, 2000CA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAY OF ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

Structure
Filed Feb 16, 2000KY

CONSUMER MADE APPOINTMENT FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837AND NHTSA RECALL 99V215000/ ENGINE CRADLE ON 02/08/2000. DEALER DENIED RECALL EXISTED. BUT, THEN CHANGED STORY AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED. HOWEVER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, POSSIBLY A WAITING PERIOD OF 2-3 WEEKS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 16, 2000IL

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST WHEN CAR IS AT OPERATION TEMPERATURE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 11, 2000IL

OIL LEAK, CAUSING FUMES TO COME INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN OUT. DEAELR HAS REPAIRED HEAD GASKET A YEAR AGO. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Feb 10, 2000GA

RECALL 98V184000 CONCERNING FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAK. THE O RING CRACKED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *ML

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
Filed Feb 10, 2000MI

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 9, 2000PA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP MOST OF THE TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Feb 9, 2000LA

AIRBAG CONSOLE IS SITTING UP TO HIGH, THE AIRBAG IS COVERED . CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON OFTEN, RADIO DOES NOT PLAY FM STATIONS, SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS, REAR TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, CAR STALLS WHILE IN MOTION, RIGHT TIE ROD MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING, LEAKAGE NEAR O-RINGS, A/C LEAKS FREON--COILS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK *ML

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Feb 9, 2000NY

RECALL 98V184000 CONCERNING FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKAGE. PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Feb 8, 2000ME

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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