1994 Dodge Intrepid complaints

HAVE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES UPON COLD STARTUP OF VEHICLE. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WHEN THIS OCCURS, BUT ALSO OCCURS INDEPENDENTLY SOMETIMES. THIS HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM SINCE OCTOBER 1998. ALSO, WHEN THE GAUGES ARE INOPERATIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. USUALLY THE GAUGES COME BACK ON WITHIN A 5-10 MINUTE PERIOD. IT'S UNKNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY OR NOT IN AN ACCIDENT (ACCORDING TO THE DEALER-SERVICE). I HAVE A SERVICE CONTRACT WHICH IS REPLACING THE CLUSTER MODULE UNDER MY CONTRACT, BUT CHRYSLER CORP. HAS INFORMED THE DEALER THAT NOTHING IS COVERED CONCERNING THE MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAG LIGHT & MODULE. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED, AND HAS HAD REGULAR SERVICE PER THE MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTIONS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY.

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

FUEL RAIL LEAKS 3RD TIME. CAN I BE REIMBURSED?

INBOARD DRIVER'S SEAT BACK ATTACHMENT TO SEAT BOTTOM FRACTURED WITHOUT VEHICLE ACCIDENT. AWAITING PARTS FOR REPAIR. WILL RETAIN PARTS AND PHOTOS OF UNDAMAGED VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CAN SMELL GAS IN THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO THE TANK, THE GAS WILL LEAK OUT FROM THE O RING AROUND THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON AND THERE WASN'T ANY PRIOR WARNING. *AK

FUEL INJECTOR IS LEAKING GAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE BLOCK, AND THE SMELL IS GETTING IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, AND THE GAS IS GOING ON THE GROUND. *AK

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

FUEL INJECTOR RAIL LEAKS GASOLINE.

THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME FUEL RAIL LEAK AS STATED IN THE RECALL.CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, BUT THAT THE LEAK CAN ALSO CAUSE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

TRANSMISSION JERKS INTO GEAR WHENEVER VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP/HESITATES BEFORE CHANGING GEARS, AND INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. CAN I GET SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

THE FUEL INJECTION RAIL LEAKED WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AND HEATED UP. THE FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. DLR SAYS CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT BECAUSE HE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

FUEL RAIL FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE "O" RINGS & WAS SMELLING GAS FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. WAS INFORMED DEFECTIVE FUEL RAILS. WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL. *AK

DEALERSHIP INDICATED IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE CAR BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL CAR FIRE. CHRYSLER HAS FUEL RAILS ON BACK ORDER WITH NO TIME FRAME ON WHEN THEY WILL SHIP. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME IT MAY BE ONE WEEK TO MONTHS, AND I AM WITHOUT A CAR. CHRYSLER NOR THE DEALERSHIP WILL PROVIDE RENTAL CAR NOR ANY RESTITUTION FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OF THIS DEFECT. *AK

TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL TO GO INTO GEAR, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING FOR SECONDS AT A TIME, MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS VERY DANGEROUS. HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR (FOLLOWING MANUFACTURES TSBS ON SHUDDER) WITHOUT SUCCESS. *AK

GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL, CAUSING STRONG FUMES INSIDE AND AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY. *AK

THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL "O" RINGS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER BECAME ILL FROM GAS FUMES LEAKING ON ENGINE, UNABLE TO USE VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL REPAIRED DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF FIRE

THE 1994 DODGE INTREPID IS A POORLY DESIGNED CAR. OUR CAR HAS FAILED THE A/C EVAPORATOR, POWER STEERING HOSE, TIMING BELT TENSIONER, WATER PUMP, PULLEY, TIMING BELT, THE ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK - NO AIR FROM ANY VENTS, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE WHEN COLD, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST WHEN COLD, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT UPSHIFT TO 3RD WHEN COLD, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL RAIL, ENGINE IS HARD TO START WHEN COLD

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

WAS TRAVELING 50MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF. WAS BOLTED ON. TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE AFTER IT COLLAPSED TO PAVEMENT. THE SUSPENSION, COIL SPRINGS & THE STRAPS WERE DAMAGED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM EVEN WHEN USING HIGH BEAMS. WHEN USING HIGH BEAMS OTHER DRIVER'S DO NOT NOTICE THE HIGH BEAMS. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. A BETTER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY CHRYSLER. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ,IT WAS REPAIRED WITH ME PAYING SOME OF THE REPAIRS (WHICH SUCKED) WHEN I PICKED IT UP, I DROVE IT 3 BLOCKS AND IT WAS STILL DOUNG THE SAME THING SO THEY FIXED IT AGIAN OR AT LEAST SHOULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT. NOW 10,000 MILES LATER IT FAILED AGIAN. THEY SAY 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILE WHICH COMES FIRST & IT'S BEEN 1 YEAR 6 MO. BUT 10,000 IT STILL SHOULDN'T FAIL THIS WAS THE FIRST AND WILL BE MY LAST CRYSLER/DODGE I'LL EVER OWN

THE DRIVERSIDE SEAT BACK SUPPORT CRACKED IN HALF. THE CRACK WAS THROUGH THE CAST IRON FRAME PIECE WHICH ATTACHES FROM THE BACK TO THE SEAT. THE SEAT NOW WOBBLES SIDEWAYS. IT IS UNSTABLE AND I AM AFRAID THE WHOLE SEAT BACK WILL BREAK OFF AT ANY TIME. THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL HANDLING TO THE SEAT BY ANY MEANS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I AM SURE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN OTHER CARS. PLEASE HELP.

FUEL RAIL CRACKS CAUSED A FUEL LEAK WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A FIRE. PROBLEM SIMILAR TO RECALL #98V184000. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

9-2-98 TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPLACED ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WITH A USED MODEL WITH 7000 MILES ON IT. ON 9-9-98 THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS. AN INDEPENDANT INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION SHIFT MODULE.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WE EXPERIENCED BOTH OF THE PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN YOUR RECALL DATABASE (WE WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THIS!) AND NEVER HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. AS INFORMATION, THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THIS QUICKLY OR WITHOUT CHARGE. WE WAITED OVER A WEEK AND THE DEALER CHARGED US ABOUT $400 FOR THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM PROBLEM.

FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING FUEL UNTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WHOLE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. A/C EVAPORATOR AND TIMING BELT ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED--A/C WOULD BOT HOLD A FREON R134A CHARGE, AND THE BELT WAS TORN BY THE WATER PUMP. *AK *ML

VEHICLE WAS NOT STEERING CORRECTLY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS WORN OUT, REPAIRWORK COULD NOT BE DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

POWER DOOR LATCH AND SOLENOID FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS FUEL COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL WENT AWAY AND CAME BACK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS GAS FUEL COMING INTO THE VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT FUEL RAIL HAD A LEAKAGE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILS AFTER ONLY 63,000 MILES, REQUIRING COSTLY REPAIR.

BOTH TIE ROD ENDS BECAME LOOSE CAUSING A BANGING NOISE OVER ROAD BOUNCES AND POT HOLES.

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1994 DODGE INTREPID 3.5 LITER 24-VALVE VEHICLE. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR EVERY DAY TO TRANSPORT MY SON TO SCHOOL. SHE INFORMED ME THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE VERY STONG INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I FURTHER INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 1994 INTREPID AND FOUND THAT THE UNSUPPORTED FRONT STEEL CROSSOVER TUBE AND THE TWO REAR TUBES CONNECTED TO THE TWO SIEMENS FUEL INJECTION RAILS WERE LEAKING PROFUSELY, DEPOSITING FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND PUDDLES ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. BEING A MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER, (PROFESSION), AND AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC, (UNPROFESSIONAL), I COMMENTED TO MY WIFE BARBARA, WHILE VISUALLY LOOKING AT THE FUEL LINES AND THE CLIPS HOLDING THE FUEL LINES TO THE FUEL RAILS; I HOPE THERE IS NOT JUST 'O' RINGS SEALING THIS CONNECTION AND ALSO THE ONLY MEANS OF SUPPORT FOR THE STEEL CROSS-OVER LINE. I WAS WRONG, THIS WAS THE ONLY PART SEALING UP THE LINES TO THE INJECTION RAILS. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A VERY POOR DESIGN AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WENT TO BUY THE O-RINGS AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE 3.5 LITER. I THEN WENT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO PURCHASE THE O-RINGS. THEY TOLD ME YOU HAVE TO BUY THE ENTIRE INJECTION RAIL @ $189.00 EACH. TO GET ALL 4 O-RINGS WHICH MEANS I HAVE TO SPEND AROUND $375.00 JUST TO GET THESE FOUR O-RINGS. WHEN ASKED WHY THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IS THE ONLY WAY CHRYSLER WILL SELL THE O-RINGS, WHICH TO ME IS A CONSUMER RIP-OFF TO BEGIN WITH. I TOOK THE O-RINGS T

STARTED SMELLING GAS AFTER RETURNING FROM REFUELING THE CAR.I THOUGT IT WAS JUST FROM REFUELING. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING THE SMELL BECAME EVEN STRONGER. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK AND BACK AND AT VARIOUS TIMES NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE.AFTER I ARRIVED AT HOME I OPENED THE HOOD TO LOOK FOR LEAKS. I DID NOT FIND ANY TILL I STARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS FUEL SPRAYING FROM THE INJECTOR RAIL. I CAME IN AND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICES MY VEHICLE AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED TODAY{11/21/98}.THEY CONTACTED ME TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS THE FUELRAIL THAT WAS LEAKING AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE TO WAIT TILL MONDAY TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE.THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES BUT MY WAS NOT ON THE LIST.I WENT ONTO THE WEB AND FOUND A RECALL LISTED BY NHTSA ABOUT THE FUEL RAIL AND INJECTOR SEALS.I AM TAKING THIS WITH ME ON MONDAY WHEN I GO TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE.

HOOD PROPS FAILED FROM DETERIORATION CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER WHEN HOOD COLLAPSED.

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, HAD TO GET OFF THE RAMP. CONSUMER HAD PROLEMS GETTING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WON'T.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE POORLY VISIBLE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM,BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WITH OUT WARNING.

FUEL RAIL FAILURE RESULTING IN FUEL LEAK ONTO ENGINE.

SMELLED GAS INTERMITTENTLY, WINTER '98, THEN NO SMELL ALL SUMMER, THEN AGAIN IN FALL '98. SMELL COMING IN VIA VENTILATION SYSTEM, APPARENTLY FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT COULD NOT FIND LEAK. THEN LATE OCTOBER STRONG SMELL, FOUND LEAK AT FRONT OF FUEL RAIL (APPARENT MECHANICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN RAIL ITSELF AND PIPING WHICH CONNECTS THE TWO HALVES OF THE FUEL RAIL) LEAK IS INTERMITTENT. CALLED SERVICE ADVISOR AND DESCRIBED, HE CHECKED HIS COMPUTER AND SAID NO RECALL, ETC., SO DODGE WOULD NOT PAY TO FIX. GAVE ROUGH ESTIMATE OF $475 TO REPLACE RAIL. THEN CHECKED YOUR WEB SITE AND FOUND CAMPAIGN ID NO. 98V184000, WHICH I BELIEVE DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM. I WILL PURSUE WITH DEALER, JUST WANTED IT ON RECORD ANOTHER ONES LEAKING...

HAD SMELLED & NOTICED SMOKE FROM DASHBOARD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. WAS INFORMED ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS HAD BURNED. VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED. THERMOSTAT REPLACED. MECHANIC NOTICED OTHER WIRING HARNESSES WERE DAMAGED & NEEDED REPLACING. HAD FUSED REPLACED IN DOOR PANEL & UNDERHOOD.

WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR THE CONSUMER TO TRAVEL. THE PUMP MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T FOUND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER LIFTS UP THE HOOD FOR WHATEVER REASON IT DOES NOT STAY UP BY ITSELF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HOOD FAILED TO HOLD WITHOUT WARNING, DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP ,THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE AND NEVER DOWNSHIFT. ALSO, CONSUMER IS HAVING PROMBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP FROM 21 DAYS AGO, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISON RESULTING IN DRIVER AND PASSENGER INJURIES.

THE FUEL RAIL STARTED TO GO ON MY CAR 3 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, JAN 96. BERNICKER SAID THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. IN OCT 97 THE GAS SMELL CAME BACK THE FUEL RAIL COMPLETELY WENT FEB 98. I WROTE CHRYSLER TO PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED THE TIRE ROD PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE I HAD THE CAR. BERNICKER FIXED IT 3 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THAT FIX LASTED MAYBE 2 OR 3 WEEKS. THE WARRANTEE WAS THEN OVER.