1996 Dodge Intrepid complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, THEN, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM DASH. SHE SHUT OFF ENGINE, PLASTIC ON DASH HAD MELTED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, REPLACED DASH, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS. DID NOT TELL CONSUMER WHAT PARTS WERE REPLACED.*AK

STEERING GETS LOOSE AND MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. OVER BUMPS VEHICLE MOVES AROUND ALOT. CONSUMER HAS REPAIRED RACK AND PINION A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. DRIVER'S SIDE IS THE MOST RECENT. MEHANIC HAS SEEN5 DIFFERENT VEHICLES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.*AK

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN BUSHINGS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY CAUSING A BANGING NOISE IN THE STEERING IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE NOW AND I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT A COWORKER OF MINE WHO HAS THE SAME CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND HE ONLY HAS 20,000 MILE ON HIS VEHICLE, SO I CALLED A COUPLE OF DEALER AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE INTREPIDS. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER (800-992-1997) TO REQUEST A REPAIR AUTHORIZATION AND THEY WERE IGNORANT AND SHORT WITH ME AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WERE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM RECALL THIS AS A DEFECTIVE PART WHICH IT CLEARLY IS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, THE WIND BLEW THE SUNROOF COMPLETELY OFF THE TOP OF VEHICLE, AS OF JUL 11, 2001 VEHICLE IS PARTIALLY REPAIRED DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.*YH

TIE END ROD HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONE TIME BEFORE, REPAIR THE STEERING, IT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE, WHEN CAR HITS ROCKS, THE CARE WOULD JERK TO ONE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

STEERING WHEEL HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT. VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 25 MPH. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER FOUND FUEL COMING OUT THE FRONT INJECTORS. CONSUMER HAD IT CORRECTED FROM PREVIOUS RECALL 98V184000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 790. IT'S LEAKING THE EXACT WAY AS BEFORE AND DEALER IS REFUSING TO LOOK AT IT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPAC, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED.*AK

RACK & PINION ARE MAJOR PROBLEM WHICH I NEED MANUFACTURER TO CONSIDER LOOKING INTO DONT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE CAR A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT STARTED FALLING APART SUSPENSION WAS LOSE CAR IS A COMPLETE DANGER ZONE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN LOST OF POWER WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM . ALSO, IT FELT LIKE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ON FIVE CYLINDERS INSTEAD OF SIX. *AK

PROBLEM W/STEERING COLUMN AFFECTED ALIGNMENT CAUSING NEED FOR NEW TIRES.

MAKES POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING ,SHAKES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. HAD FRONT ALIGN. TIRES REPLACED. TIE ROD BOLTS KEEP BECOMING LOOSE. AFTER READING COMPLAINTS NOW SCARED TO DRIVE CAR ESSPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A TODDLER.CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOP ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON JUST LIKE STATED IN RECALL 98 V 184 000. *AK

CONSUMER CAN HEAR A CLUNKING SOUND WHENEVER DRIVING OVER A BUMP, SOUND COMES FROM LEFT FRONT OR MIDDLE OF VEHICLE. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER IS BACKING OUT THERE IS A NOISE IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT WHEN I FELT A SMALL THUMP. LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. DEALER SALVAGED RACK AND PINION (SAID BOLTS HOLDING IT TO FIREWALL COMPLETELY SHEERED OFF...I LEFT INSTRUCTIONS TO SAVE THE PART BUT OF COURSE, THE PARTS DISAPEARED.) DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO LET VEHICLE LEAVE WITHOUT NEW TIE RODS AND CONTROL LINKAGES WHICH THEY SAID WERE DAMAGED (COULD BE TRUE.) MY BROTHER IS A MECHANIC WITH OVER 25 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS AND HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I'VE LOST CONFIDENCE IN MY ABILITY TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE RUNNING SAFELY, REGADLESS OF HOW MUCH MONEY GETS SINKED INTO IT. CAN YOU IMAGINE DRIVING AT 55MPH ON A SLOW RIGHT HAND CURVE AND THIS ITEM FAILING, SENDING YOU INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC? KIDS IN THE CAR?*AK

LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER IS IN INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE. DEALER SAYS CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, COSTING OVER $300.00. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE, STEERING WHEEL AS WELL. ENGINE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS FLASHING, TAKEN TO DEALER WHO REPLACED INGNITION COIL. *AK

I HAVE OWNED THE DODGE FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS, THIS IS THE SECOND WATERPUMP THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. THE FIRST WAS COVERED UNDER MY 3/36000 MI WARRENTEE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED THIS TIME. THE WATER PUMP SEESED,WHICH IN TURN TOOK OUT MY TIMING BELT, ALSO TOOK OUT A FEW OTHER COMPONENTS. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD DO BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THERE SERVICE GARAGE. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MACHANIC. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS KIND OF CAR. MY MACHINIC SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN OTHER DODGE INTRIPED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER HIT DEER AND BROKE HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER REPLACED HEADLIGHT COVER, NEW ONE IS SEEN THROUGH, PASSENGER'S SIDE ONE IS MILKY FROM AGE AND MOISTURE THAT COLLECTS BEHIND COVER . WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES AT NIGHT, VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED DUE TO ONE SIDE BEING BRIGHT, AND OTHER SIDE VERY DIM.*AK

WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING TIMING BELT TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND VERY INCONVENIENT. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF REPORTS ON THE FAILURE OF THE WATER PUMP IN THE 96 DODGE INTREPID AND THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY! VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON INTERSTATE BOTH TIMES CAUSING SMOKE TO POUR FROM VEHICLE.

CONSUMER HAD BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTORS REPLACED 10 TIMES. BRAKES ARE MAKING A GRINDING SOUND, BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY SITUATION. *AK

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE FUEL LINE FITTING FAILED AT THE POINT WHERE THE FUEL LINE ENTERS THE FUEL INJECTION RAIL. THE RESULT WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPRAYED GAS ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND THAT THE GAS DID NOT IGNITE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OR A SPARK FROM THE ALTERNATOR. I MY OPINION THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. IF THIS HAPPEND ON A SUMMER DAY THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS ENOUGH DEFECT THAT I AM TAKING THE TIME TO FILL OUT THIS FORM. THE CAR IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED TOMORROW 3/8/01 SO THE PART IN QUESTION WILL BE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE IS AT STEVENS DODGE IN MILFORD, CT (203) 876-6464 WHERE THE SERVICE IS TO BE PERFORMED. YOU CAN CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. MARC KAVULICH. *AK

DEFECTIVE PART UNABLE TO BE FIXED UPON COMPLAINTS TO DEALERSHIP AS THERE WERE NO LEAKS UNTIL IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN! NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE AND TURNING WHEELS THERE IS A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT END. ALSO, STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT OVER FROM CANADA AND THEN SOLD TO US BY AUTO NATION. WHEN WE WENT TO REGISTER THE CAR WITH THE SALES CONTRACT WHICH STATES THE MAKE OF THE CAR AS A DODGE WE HAD SOME PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT IS A CRYSLER. NOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE THE ODOMETER IS ONLY TRACKING .6 FOR EVERY MILE TRAVELED. WE ARE NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD NORMALY THINK TO CHECK. HOW EVER, THIS WOULD INDICATE A PROBLEM OF HOW MANY ACTUAL MILES ARE ON THIS CAR. WE ARE SPEAKING WITH AUTO NATION AND THEY SEEM TO THINK THAT THIS IS NOT THERE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS FRAUD ON THERE PART. WHEN THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT FROM CANADA SOME ONE DID NOT ADJUST THE ODOMETER CORRECTLY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION ON THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. TRACI SUTTON. *AK

VEHICLE SKIDDED ON BLACK ICE, HITTING HEAD ON TELEPHONE, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE SWIPED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH BEFORE SLIDING. DEALER WAS NO HELP IN GIVING INFORMATION ABOUT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. *AK AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE IMPACT WAS ABSORBED BY THE VEHICLE'S CRUSH POINTS AND THAT THE THRESHOLD FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT MET, 1 PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AT SLOW SPEED (5 MPH) AND WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL WHEN VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. *AK

WHEN IT WAS COLD OUT WE HEARD A CHUNK NOISE FROM THE FRONT UNDER THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION . THIS WENT AWAY WHEN IT WARMED UP IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WE TOOK I T TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD US IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE DID NOT BELEIVE THAT THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT SHOULD EVER HAVE TO BE REPLACED ,ESPECAILLY AT $1300, SO WE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WE RECEIVED A LETTER TELLING US THEY COULD NOT HELP BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ASKED A SALESMAN HOW COULD A 4 YEAR OLD CAR HAVE TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS QUITE COMMON.*AK

WE HAVE HAD THREE FUEL RAIL PROBLEMS THEY WERE ALL COVERED UNDER RECALL NOTICE. I DONT THINK THAT IT SHOULD HAVE TO BE CORRECTED THAT MANY TIMES. THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT A FEW WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT DEALER REPAIRED IT. THE STEERING RACK WENT OUT 2 WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT DEALER REPLACED. THE TIE ROD BOLTS CAME OUT 6MONTHS OF STEERING WAS REPLACED. DEALER REPLACED. THERE STILLIS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND THE LINES. ALSO WITH THE OIL SENDING UNIT . I THINK THIS CAR IS A REAL LEMON. HOW MANY MAJOR COMPONENTS OF A CAR CAN FAIL THERE ARE A FEW MORE THAT I HAVE NOT REPORTED ON THIS FORM LOWER INTAKE GASKET TIE ROD BOLTS . I THINK THE COMPANY SHOULD BUY BACK THIS CAR BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT FOR ONLY BEING 5 YEARS OLD. *AK

RECALL 00 V 135 000/IGNITION SWITCH/WIRING: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SHORTAGE IN WIRING HARNESS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH STEPPED ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND NO PRESSURE ON BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED.*AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS MAKING NOISE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS REPAIRED.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTIVATION PAWL FAILED TO ENGAGE DURING WINTER, CAUSING PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, DEALER SPRAYED WITH WD-40 AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED, POSSIBLY CAUSED DUE TO LACK OF LUBE. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED WATER PUMP TWICE WITHIN 3 YRS DUE TO A LEAK IN T SHAFT SEAL AT BELT.*AK

THE CHASSIS BROKE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FEEL SOMETHING WHILE DRIVING. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT A POPPING NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND, NOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS 24000 MILES ON AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE DEALER IS STATING THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDS REPLACED. *SLC

THERE WAS A THUNK NOISE UNDER CAR THAT CONSUMER COULD HEAR THROUGH STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BUSHING IN THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. *AK

RACK & PINION: WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED BACK AND FORTH A LOUD METALLIC NOISE IS HEARD. DEALER SAYS THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION MUST BE REPLACED. MANY TSBS ON YOU SITE. TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS THERE IS A SHUTTER. AGAIN MANY TSBS ON YOUR SITE. I SPOKE TO THE REPS AT DIAMLER , THEY WILL RECORD MY COMPLAIT. MEANWHILE DEALER SAID APPROX. $4000 TO REPAIR ALL.*AK

WHEN CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE ONE CAN SMELL GAS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO SMELL THE GAS. *AK

RECALL 98V184 000/FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKAGE: RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECAL 790 NOTICE CONCERNING DEALER'S CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT STATED THE FOLLOWING: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE NITRILE RUBBER O-RINGS IN THE FUEL RAIL WITH FLUOROCARBON O-RINGS. IF FUEL INJECTIOR O-RINGS LEAK AFTER PRESSURE TESTING, INJECTOR O-RINGS WILL BE REPLACED AS WELL. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE ONLY RESPONIBLE TO REPLACE O-RINGS, AND INJECTOR WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER'S SERVICE MANGER NAME IS JOHN NARO AT FORTHTEEN HUNDRED MOTORS IN NASHUA, NH; PHONE # 603/888-0200. MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE IS DEANNA FURNARI. *AK BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR THE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS. *YH

RECALL 98V184000. FUEL STARTED TO LEAK FROM FUEL RAIL O-RINGS. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL IN FEBRUARY 2000. *AK

THE RUBBER BUSHINGS THAT HOLD THE RACK AND PINION POWER STEERING TO THE FRAME HAVE WORN OUT AND THIS MAKES THE STEERING OF THE CAR EXTREMELY LOOSE, (EXCESSIVE PLAY). I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE REPAIR COSTS BETWEEN $800.00 AND $1000.00. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED A RAW GAS SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE . DEALER STATED FUEL RAIL AND INJECTIONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED (USED) IN 3/99, THE REAR DEFROSTER DIDN'T WORK. THE CAR WAS SENT TO CHARLIE THOMAS CHRYSLER FOR REPAIR AND THE FUSEABLE LINK WAS REPAIRED (6/99). ON 10/25/00 THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON AND SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT OF THE INTERIOR VENTS. I STOPPED THE CAR AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CLEARLAKE DODGE FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED WIRE HARNESS DAMAGE LEADING UP TO THE FUSEABLE LINK AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE MAIN WIRE HARNESS DUE TO MELTING AND SHORTING IN THE MAIN HARNESS. THE REAR DEFROSTER CIRCUIT WAS DISCOVERED TO BE SHORTED INTO A METAL CLIP AND IT IS PRESUMED THAT THIS CAUSED THE OVERLOAD. THE OVERLOAD CAUSED MELTING AND SCORCHING IN THE REAR DEFROST CIRCUIT AND THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS. THE FUSEABLE LINK FAILED TO PROTECT THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS. THE FAILURE OF THE FUSEABLE LINK CAUSED A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE LED TO A FIRE OR AN ACCIDENT (IF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST).

IN COLD WEATHER (UNDER 40 F) AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS THE STEERING MAKES LOUD BANGING NOISES WHEN WHEELS ARE TURNED FOR THE FIRST 10 MINUTES AFTER STARTUP. CAUSE: RACK & PINION BUSHINGS DRY OUT. ULTIMATE RISK: STEERING WILL LOOSEN OVER TIME. CURE: ON 1996 MODEL ONLY, BUSHINGS ARE NOT REPLACEABLE. ENTIRE RACK MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. POOR DESIGN MEANS 1) POTENTIAL FOR STEERING FAILURE 2) WARM-WEATHER DRIVERS WON'T HAVE ANY WARNING 3) PRICE DISCOURAGES REPAIR. THIS COULD TURN INTO A PROBLEM AS THESE CARS AGE. *AK

THIS IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO ODI NO. 736871 - FURTHER EXAMINATION OF PARTS INDICATES THAT NEITHER SET OF BOLT RETAINING TABS HAD BEEN SET AT THE FACTORY- ALLOWING BOTH TIE ROD BOLTS TO BACK OUT ALMOST HALF WAY - ONE SET OF TABS HAD BEEN SET TO STOP FURTHER TURNING BY SOMEONE, PROBABLY DURING SERVICING - THE OTHER BOLT CONTINUED TO BACK OUT A COUPLE OF TURNS - SOMETIME DURING ALL OF THIS, BOTH BOLTS BROKE THRU PAST THE HALFWAY POINT AND BOTH BROKE THE REST OF THE WAY ON 11/13.2000 - DISABLING THE STEERING. *AK

INNER TIE RODS BOTH FAILED DURING A BACKING OPERATION - BACKING OUT OF PARKING AREA - BOTH BOLTS APPARENTLY SHEARED AFTER PARTIALLY BACKING OUT - IT LOOKS AS IF THE KEEPER PLATE WAS CRIMPED ON AN EDGE OF THE BOLTS INSTEAD OF THE FLAT- STEERING WAS LOST ENTIRELY. *AK

HAD THE LT TIE ROD REPLACED AND NOW THE RT IS BAD, MY WIFE NORMALLY DRIVES THE CAR AND I HAPPENED TO DRIVE THE CAR . I NOTICED THE CAR WAS STEERING ODD AND WHEN I WENT AROUND A CORNER IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT END WAS SHIFTING. WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS AND GIVING IT GAS THE CAR WOULD TORQUE STEER VERY BAD JUMPING TO THE LEFT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO FOUND THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY, RECOMMENDED THAT WE DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR. HE ALSO SHOWED ME THE STEERING RACK BUSHINGS WERE GOING BAD, HE SAYS THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RACK AS THE BUSHING ARE NOT AVAILABLE BY THEMSELVES AS ARE THE 95'S AND BELOW. HE TOLD ME THAT BOTH ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS FOR THE DODGE INTREPID AND BOTH COULD HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FAILURES. I AM GOING TO HAVE THE REPAIRS TO THE TIE ROD DONE PROMPTLY AND IF THE RACK IS ROAD WORTHY I WILL DELAY THAT REPAIR BUT KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON FURTHER DETERIATION OF THE BUSHINGS. *AK