Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed May 16, 1996NY
HEALIGHTS PROVIDE INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY ALSO MOISTURE ENTERS HEADLIGHT LENSES. *SD
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1996 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 1996 record →
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Trunk Lid › Lock
Filed Apr 8, 1996NY
THE TRUNK IN THE REAR, UNEXPECTLY DROPPED ON OWNER'S HEAD WHILE RETRIEVING ITEMS FROM THE BACK. *AK
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Apr 8, 1996IL
DESIGN OF HORN CAUSES DIFFICULTY LOCATING BUTTONS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. *SD
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 12, 1996CT
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL AND IS SHIFTED INTO ANY OTHER GEAR IT WILL NOT MOVE AND THE VEHICLE MUST THEN BE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 8, 1996NC
DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS ANTI LOCK BRAKES BECOME INOPERATIVE. RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TT
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