1995 Dodge Intrepid complaints

WAS DRIVING, A/C WAS ENGAGED, DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE REAR DEFROSTWAS BLINKING ON AND OFF, THEN THE DEFROST ON THE FRONT PANEL KICKED ON BY ITSELF, A/C WAS TURNED OFF THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES BUTTON ENGAGED ON IT'S OWN, THE DEFROST KICKED IN AND WAS BLOWING OUT EXTREMELY HOT AIR. THE REAR DEFROST BOTTON WAS NOT ENGAGED AND WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF, WHILE THE

RUBBER BUSHING WHERE LEFT STEERING ARM BOLTS TO STEERING GEAR FAILED.

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BUSHINGS ON INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS FELL OUT - MASSIVE PLAY IN STEERING

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IS NOT ALLOWING IT TO GO INTO REVERSE GEAR. MECHANIC WILL OVERHAUL TRANSMISSION. *AK

THERE SEEM TO BE A HIGH INCIDENT OF AC EQUIPMENT FAILURE WITH THESE CARS- WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET REPLACEMENT PARTS DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THEY HAVE REPLACED 100 INTREPID AC EVAPORATORS IN THE PAST YEAR.

MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN SHE HEARD A POP AS SHE TURNED THE CORNER AT APPROX.15MPH. SHE THEN LOST ALL STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN, BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE RACK AN PINION STEERING HAD BROKE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AND BOTH INNER TIE ROD ENDS AT NO CHARGE FOR THE PARTS. THERE WAS A LABOR CHARGE $403.60 I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM JUST GLAD SHE WAS NOT AT A HIGHER SPEED WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT. FELT LIKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. HAD HEARD A THUNK WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THEN ANOTHER THUNK WAS HEARD & LOST STEERING POWER. WAS TOWED TO DODGE & INFORMED BOTH STEERING MOUNTS HAD BROKEN. NOT REPAIRABLE. *AK

DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE LEAKS WHICH CAN CAUSE A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION. THERE IS RECALL 98V184000. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

VEHICLE HIT A 600LB DEER HEAD-ON AT 63MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CURRENTLY, AUTOSHOP HAS VEHICLE . *AK

AIR BAGS SENSOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. ALSO, SINCE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REBUILT. THE CONTROL PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE, AND GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO LIGHT UP. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPOXIMATELY 60-65 MPH,TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOW AND ALL LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXITS. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILING. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED FIRST TIME AT 80,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, IT FAILED AGAIN, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION: METAL SHAVINGS WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION INTO A GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE LIFTERS WENT OUT & HAD TO BE REINSTALLED; AND CARBON HAD BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. CAUSING IT TO STALL WHENEVER VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THE UNIT TWICE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. FIRE DEPT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKAGE. NHTSA HAS A RECALL CONCERNING: CHRYSLER/FUEL LEAKAGES # 98V184 000. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND PROCEEDING TO ACCELLERATE, THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 SECONDS. HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS GOING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED CAMSHAFT WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INNER TIE RODS (BUSHINGS) FAILING. THIRD SET TO DATE @ 126,000MILES

THE FUEL RAIL WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRED ON THREE OCCASIONS, WITH ADDITIONAL REPAIR TO THE FUEL REGULATOR. HOWEVER THE FUEL RAIL IS INCLUDED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V184000), BUT THE FUEL REGULATOR IS NOT. *YC

CONCERNED THAT SWAY BAR LINKS AND TIE ROD ENDS FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER FIRST OFFERED TO PAY PARTS AND LABOR THEN RECANTED AND ONLY OFFERED TO REINBURSE FOR PARTS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 70 MPH, RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

LIP SEAL IN THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHRINKED WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE INTO GEARS. *AK

HOOD SUPPORTS DO NOT HOLD HOOD OPEN AND IT DROPS DOWN ON YOUR HEAD WHEN YOUR WORKING ON THE ENGINE. TORQUE CONVERTER SHUTTER WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER 3 TIMES AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION ONCE. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED OR IMPROVED BY DODGE.

OVER SEVERAL WEEKS I NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD "LUNGE FORWARD" AND THEN DEFAULT TO THE "LIMP HOME" MODE (3RD GEAR). THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE SERIOUS A FEW DAYS AGO, WHEN IT RESET INTO 1ST GEAR OR NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. GIVEN THE MORE URGENT AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION I TOOK IT TO MY DODGE DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE OVERHAULED. CHYRSLER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE PARTS ($950), HOWEVER I AM STUCK WITH THE LABOR ($1000). INVESTIGATION AT ANOTHER INTERNET SITE SUGGESTS THAT MANY OWNERS OF '94 AND '95 INTREPIDS HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECT MAY WARRANT A RECALL. IT IS INTERESTING THAT CHYSLER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE PARTS, THIS SUGGESTS TO ME SOME ADMISSION OF A SYSTEM DEFECT. IF IT IS A KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD DEFECT, WHY AM I STILL REQUIRED TO PAY THE LABOR COSTS TO CORRECT IT? *AK

VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION HAS HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS, TIE RODS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR, VIBRATION UNABLE TO BE CORRECTED. MJS

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH IGNITION RUNNING, IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE FRAME BY 3 SMALL PLASTIC CONNECTORS. ALL OF THEM HAVE FAILED ON ONE SIDE AND THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLE IS NOW HANGING BY THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE OTHER SIDE HAS LOST 2 OF ITS CONNECTORS WITH THE THIRD CONNECTOR IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. *AK

AT 67,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETLY MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTH ER DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDS OVERHAULING/REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND OFTEN DOES NOT COME OUT OF GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, NEARLY CAUSING REAR END COLLISION WITH CAR IN FRONT. DEALER REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE REPAIR "HUNDREDS" OF IDENTICAL FAILURES, AND THAT DODGE HAS CHANGED PARTS TO ASSURE GOOD REPAIR. HOWEVER, DODGE OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE TOWARD $1700 REPAIR NOR HAS ISSUED A RECALL. HELP!!!

FUEL RAIL O-RINGS LEAKING, PRIOR TO RECALL (98V-184). *YC

REPLACED FUEL RAIL, TIE ROD AND BUSHING FAILURE CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

STEERING BINDING IN TURN - DEALER CURRENTLY REPLACING RACK & PINION. *AK

NEEDED NEW BUSHINGS REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK IN THE TIE RODS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE REVERSE GEAR IS GONE, HARD TO SHIFT. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIIP AT THIS TIME FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE TRANSMISSION.---PLEASE ADD VIN.#---PLEASE. *AK

GAS LEAK AT FUEL RAIL AND FUEL INJECTOR, CAUSING SPARK PLUGS TO SHORT OUT, REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECALL, AFTER REPAIR CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING/HESITATION AND MISSING. UPON 2ND VISIT FOUND CARBON BUILD UP IN NUMBER 1 AND 6 CYLINDER, AND ARCING AT END OF #4 WIRE, ALL REPAIRED AS WELL AS 2ND REPLACEMENT OF FUEL RAIL O-RINGS. ALL PROBLEMS DUE TO GAS LEAK. (98V-184)

NEEDS A NEW WATER PUMP, VALVE ASSEMBLY BOTH SIDES, NEW HEAD LEFT SIDE, #2 CYL. LEAKING, SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS TROUBLE ON A LOW MILAGE CAR THAT IS WELL MAINTAINED. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

AIR BAG LOCK SPRING FAILED CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED.

FUEL RAIL O-RINGS, FUEL RAIL, OUTLET SIDE FUEL RAIL DEFECTIVE, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO PARTS.

VEHICLE SHUDDERED & BROKE DOWN. TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC NOTICED FUEL RAIL LEAKED OIL ON ENGINE. MANUFACTURER ALLOWED GARAGE TO REPAIR. HAD PICKED VEHICLE UP & WAS DRIVING & SMELLED FUMES IN VEHICLE. TOOK IT BACK & MECHANIC NOTICED "O" RINGS SEALS LEAKED & REPLACED THEM. TOOK VEHICLE BACK & WAS DRIVING WHEN IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALER & HAD FUEL PUMP & PRESSURE REGULATOR & OTHER PARTS REPLACED. STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL RAIL. *AK

AT 58,000 MILES THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT T HAS DEFECTIVE STRAPS THAT DO NOT STAY FASTENED. ONCE SNAPPED, A LIGHT PULL ON THE STRAP WILL CAUSE IT TO COME LOOSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

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WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTING OFF TO DRIVE OR WHEN SITTING STILL, IT SHAKES AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. REPAIRWORK DONE AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, INTAKE MANIFOLD AND ENGINE GASKETS APPEAR TO BE LEAKING. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE HIT A COW, FRONTAL IMPACT AND CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, BUT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

TRANMISSION COOLING LINE IS LEAKING, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO BOTH THE MAN. AND THE DEALER AND HAVE HAD NO COOPERATION