1997 Dodge Intrepid complaints

RECALL NUMBER 98V184000 . WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR AN HOUR FIRE IGNITED IN ENGINE COMPARTEMENT DUE TO A LEAK IN FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL INFORMATION AS SECOND OWNER OF VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, THEN SAW BACKSEAT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHILE AT A STOP POSITION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY/SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK, AND DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

A DEALERSHIP REPLACED THIS RECALLED PART IN MARCH 1999, HOWEVER THIS SAME PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND I REPLACED IT IN DECEMBER 2000. MY QUESTION, IF THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE ENOUGH FOR A NATIONAL RECALL AND THE REPLACEMENT PART FAILED, WOULDN'T THAT COST BE THE RESPONSIBLITY OF THE MAKER? (CHRYSLER) I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY, BUT AFTER ONLY THREE YEARS.....IT'S NOT TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY GOOD INVESTMENT. I'M A SINGLE MOM, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT CARS. I DO HAVE ROUTINE MAINTAINANCE DONE, BUT THAT'S AT THE HANDS OF OTHERS WHO ARE SUPPOSE TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. I HAD DIFFICULT WITH ALLEN SAMUEL DEALERSHIP, HERE IN HOUSTON AND NEEDED SOMEONE I FELT I COULD TRUST TO DO THESE REPAIRS. PLUS THE MECHANIC I CHOSE CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND COULD DO THE WORK AT NIGHT. THIS VEHICLE IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. NO SAFETY DEFECT FOUND IN SUMMARY. *AK

PADS CRUMBLED, THEY SEPARATED FROM METAL BACKING. DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE CRUMBLING. SECOND TIME, IT WAS METAL ON METAL BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER, AND DEALER FIXED PROBLEM. SECOND TIME SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING OUT OF GARAGE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING SECOND TIME AROUND.*AK

OWNER NOTICED AN ODOR, AND UPON VISUAL INSPECTION ANTI FREEZE ON ENGINE. *AK THE CAUE WAS FOUND TO BE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *YH

BAD STEERING RACK. THERE IS A CLUNKING AND RATTLING IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK. THE COST IS $1100.00. I ASKED THEM IF I COULD DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER. *AK

VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS OIL ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE VALVE COVER GASKET 3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE INSIDE INTERIOR DASH AND OVERHEAD LIGHT COME ON AND OFF WHEN THEY WANT TO. THE DASH FLASHES, WHEN I OPEN THE DOORS SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THE HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATIC TIMER WHEN SHUT OFF DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. THE RIGHT AXEL ON THE PASSINGERS SIDE NEEDS TO BE REPLACES VERY LOSE. AUTOMATIC LOCKS FOR THE 2 BACK DOORS DON'T WORK.*AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED TO LOSE POWER FOR NO REASON. IT FAILED TO GO OVER 30MPH. TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED A DRUM BROKE OFF IN TRANSMISSION. PART HOLDING DRUM HAD SHEARED OFF. TRANSMISSION NEEDED COMPLETE OVERHAUL. ALSO, HAD REAR TIE RODS REPLACED/THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED TWICE FOR OVERHEATING, AND 02 SENSORS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 78,000. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

DEFECTIVE STEERING RACK BROKE 3 TIMES, CAUSING DIFFICULTIES WITH STEERING. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ON A WET SNOW SURFACE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE HEAD-ON FIRST, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

DEALER ADVISED CLUNKING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS BAD STEERING RACK. STEERING RACK SHOULD NOT BE BAD ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YR OLD. DEALER WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPLACE IT FOR $1200. NOT! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING THE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED IN THE LEAST AND FOR THE STEERING RACK TO BE BAD AFTER ONLY 3 YRS AND 60,000 MILES IS ABSURD AND CERTAINLY INDICATIVE OF A DEFECT. THERE ARE 3 TSB'S AND 8 OTHER ODI COMPLAINTS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS THIS DEFECT. THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER A CAR IS NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IT. I CANNOT STRESS THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS DEFECT ENOUGH. I HOPE CHRYSLER WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE THESE BAD RACKS AND MAKE THE INTREPID A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. STEERING WHEEL PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC SAID NEEDED NEW STEERING RACK AND PINION AND THAT VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND AT APPROX 33000 MILES THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUG WIRING "BURNT" AND THE CAR 'S MOTOR STARTED MISSING. I HAD A NEW SET OF SPARK WIRES INSTALLED (UNDER WARRENTY-BY DEALER) AND AGAIN AT APPROX 47000 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AGAIN I REPLACED THESE WIRES AT THE DEALER'S SHOP AT MY EXPENSE ($139). UPON ASKING AS TO WHY SUCH AN OCCURANCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM THE REPAIR SHOP FOREMAN TOLD ME THAT ALL INTREPIDS HAD THAT PROBLEM! I HAVE WRITTEN CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN OF THIS BUT HAVE NO RESPONSE FROM THEM FOR A MONTH NOW. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER INTREPID OWNERS AND TO MY AMAZMENT THEY TOO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, JUST AS THE FOREMAN TOLD ME. MY QUESTION IS ONE OF SAFETY, WHAT IF SOMEONE WERE DRIVING AND THE WIRING WAS LOST TO SEVERAL OF THE PLUGS AT ONE TIME, WOULD THE MOTOR STOPRUNNING? DEPENDING UPON THE ROAD CONDITIONS THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE MECHANICS SAID THAT A SIMPLE SHIELD WOULD PREVENT THIS. WHY DOES NOT DODGE DO THIS ALSO? IN A NUTSHELL MY DODGE INTREPID HAS HAD 3 SETS OF SPARK PLUG WIRES IN 47000 MILES AND NO RELIEF IN SIGHT. THANK YOU, MARILYN J DAVIS

LEAKS FUEL DIRECTLY OVER ENGINE, EXTREMELY DANGEREOUS! RECALL THIS ALSO! THIS CAR ALSO IS OUR SECOND INTREPID TO HAVE CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. ALSO THE SECOND INTREPID WE OWNED THAT DEALERS REFUSE TO FIX AIR CONDITIONER LEAK, THEY ONLY SPRAY AN ANTI FUNGICIDE ON THE EVAPORATOR COIL. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD A BLOW OUT WITH THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA P215/65 R15 95T. I CALLED A LOCAL BRIDGESTONE-FIRESTONE DEALER AND ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT IT WASN'T ON THE LIST. THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS A 1997 DODGE INTREPID VIN [XXX] AND IT HAD THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLOW. IT DID $1940. WORTH OF DAMAGE. ALL I'M ASKING IS SINCE IT ISN'T ON THE "LIST" MAYBE IT SHOULD BE. THE TOP OF THE TIRE SEPARATED COMPLETELY AND DAMAGED THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL ALONG WITH THE BUMPER, ETC. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. I HAVE SINCE GONE WITH A DIFFERENT TIRE AND NOT BRIDGESTONE-FIRESTONE. (DOT NUMBER: DNC508 ? TIRESIZE: P215/65 R1). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER REPLACING 2 WATER PUMPS, THE COOLANT BOTTLE IS LEAKING, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR

AFTER REPLACING 2 WATER PUMPS, THE COOLANT BOTTLE IS LEAKING. I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734294

PLEASE REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #98V184000. MY CAR WAS SERVICED UNDER THE RESULTING RECALL; FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IN 1999. NOW FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS I HAVE SMELLED GAS. TWO INDEPENDENT GARAGES STATED THAT THE FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING. I WENT TO HUFFINES CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH IN PLANO, TX, WHO SAID THE FUEL INJECTOR O-RINGS WERE LEAKING AND WERE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. YOUR ONLINE NOTICE ABOUT THE RECALL STATES THAT BOTH THE FUEL RAIL AND INJECTOR O-RINGS SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE TO VEHICLE OWNER. HUFFINES REFUSED SUCH SERVICE. THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT SAFETY BUT ABOUT A DEALERSHIP WHO GAVE BAD SERVICE AND MISLED THE CUSTOMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE THE WHEELS ARE BENT. *AK

CONSUMER UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR OR WOULD NOT SHIFT IN GEAR WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *YH

AFTER HAVING ABOUT 40-50% PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, AND THE DEALER AND DODGE DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. DODGE OFFERED TO GIVE ME A 50% DISCOUNT ON REPAIRS, BUT I FEEL IT IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED 100%. ON

UPON DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS , AND RPMS RACE HIGH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK FORDWARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK

WHENEVER SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO LOW GEAR, IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER TO CHECK & REPAIR. HAD THE CABLE REPLACED OR ADJUSTED ,AND BRACKET REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. FAILS TO GO INTO REVERSE. *AK

STEERING WOULD NOT TURN TO LEFT EXCEPT WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AND IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS DETERMINED THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. *AK

ON 6/10/00 MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 1997 DODGE INTREPID WHILE TAKING 3 OF HIS FRIENDS HOME. AS HE TURNED ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 5 MPH THE TIE ROD END BOLT ON THE LEFT SIDE BROKE WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY OR HAD HE BEEN DRIVING CARELESSLY. HE WAS HOWEVER HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT HAD HIT A PARKED CAR . THE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURIES AND OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE TIE ROD END BOLT BREAKING. WE HAVE SINCE HAD THE CAR EPAIRED, BUT WE ARE ADVISED BY OUR MECHANIC NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE CONDIDTIONS IN WHICH THE BOLT HAD BROKE. HE FEELS THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING INDICATING THAT THE BREAK WAS GOING TO OCCUR AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WE WOULD ALSO FEEL RESPONSIBLE IF WE WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY OR FOR THAT MATTER ANYWHERE ELSE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

POWER WINDOW WAS ROLLED UP, AND THE CHILD GOT WEDGED IN BETWEEN THE SEAL AND THE WINDOW. WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL BACK DOWN TO RELEASE THE CHILD. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

I HAVE A 1997 DODGE INTREPID. FROM ABOUT 25,000 MILES TO ITS CURRENT 58,000+ MILES, EVERY SO OFTEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE FROM PARK TO DRIVE, OR PARK TO REVERSE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I USUALLY PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND REV UP THE ENGINE -- THE TRANSMISSION WILL THEN USUALLY ENGAGE -- WITH A CLUNK. WHEN THAT DOESN'T WORK, I USUALLY TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. THE TRANSMISSION THEN USUALLY ENGAGES IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED - BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE WHILE I REV UP THE ENGINE - IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE -- THAT I COULD ACCIDENTLY RUN OVER A LOVED ONE OR HIT ANOTHER CAR. I FEEL THAT THE NHTSA AND DODGE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION DEFECT. IF NHTSA AND/OR DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER DODGE TRANSMISISONS, PERHAPS YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WITH THE INFORMATION I NEED TO RELAY TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR "THE FIX." MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR COSTS. *AK

INNER TIE ROD BOLTS THAT HOLD RACK AND PINION BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DOES NOT REFLECT PROPERLY, WHEN CONSUMER WAS CONSIDERING CHANGING LANE HE CHECKED THE MIRROR AND SAW THAT HE HAD PLENTY ROOM (TWENTY CAR LENGTHS) AND THEN LOOK OVER HIS SHOULDER AND SAW THAT THE CAR WAS REALLY AT HIS RIGHT REAR BUMPER. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH ON A DIRT ROAD, THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR BAD SPOTS, CONSUMER HITA BAD SPOT AND CAR STARTED FISHTAILING AND HIT A DITCH HEAD-ON, SPUN AROUND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND HIT AND EMBANKMENT. CAR LANDED ON ITS SIDE, UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40MPH HIT A DITCH HEAD-ON. VEHICLE TURNED ON ITS SIDE, AND FRONT AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

I HAVE MADE A NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS WITHOUT A RESPONSE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED CONCERNING FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKAGE. CALLED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TOOLS OR THE PARTS-- TO CALL BACK. BEEN FOUR WEEKS, AND STILL NO RESULTS IN GETTING RECALL HONORED. *AK *ML

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: TIE ROD END REPLACED, BRAKES PULLED TO LEFT, TRANSMISSION AND SHOCKS REPLACED THREE OCCASSIONS, WINDOWS WON'T STAY UP, STEERING WHEEL CROOKED, RESERVOIR CAP REPLACED TWICE, BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND, RACK AND PINION REPLACED TWICE, FUEL GAUGE REPLACED, DRIVER WINDOW FIXED 3 TIMES, TIRES REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 4 YEARS, CHILD SAFETY SEAT BELT WON'T ADJUST AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK *ML

AIRBAG SENSOR IS LOCATED BEHIND FRONT BUMPER WHICH IS LOWER THAN NORMAL. THEREFORE, WHEN CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT , HIT VEHICLE WITH A 35 MPH IMPACT,THE REAR END OF THE OTHER VEHICLE BYPASSED THE AIRBAG SENSOR, CAUSING DUAL AIRBAGS NOT TO DEPLOY EVEN WITH $5,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO FRONT END. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THERE WAS NO DESIGN DEFECT. *AK *ML

WATER PUMP LOCKED UP, CAUSING TIMING BELT TO BREAK, CAUSING INSTANT ENGINE FAIRURE. THIS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AT RISK OF COLLISION. THE POLICE HAD TO BLOCK THE LANE I WAS IN UNTIL A TOW TRUCK COULD REMOVE THE CAR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE WATER PUMP P/N HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BECAUSE OF HIGH FAILURE RATES.*AK

RUST ON OIL LEVEL DIPSTICK. HANDLE BROKEN OFF OIL LEVEL DIPSTICK DUE TO HEAT. METALLIC SCRAPING NOISE FROM LEFT FROM OF VEHICLE. CLUNKING FROM LEFT FRONT WHEN WHEELS TURNED TO RIGHT AND DRIVING IN REVERSE. STEERING COLUMN MOVES UP AND DOWN CONTACTING THE DASH OVER BUMPS. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER FOR ALL ISSUES EXCEPT DIPSTICK TUBE. NONE OF THE PROBLEMS WERE CORRECTED. CHARGED $300 FOR SWAY BAR END LINKS AND POWER STEERING PUMP. NEW POWER STEERING PUMP STILL NOISY AFTER DRIVING 500 MILES AS DIRECTED BY DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF RECALL (98V-184) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN FIRE. *MJS

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

R/R FUEL PUMP MODULE TO REPAIR LOW PRESSURE CONDITION. NLM

FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT A WARNING OR KNOWLEDGE WHERE THE FUEL WAS COMING FROM. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED OF A POSSIBLE FIRE. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES THEY ARE HARD. ALSO, WHEN HE APPLIES BRAKES IN SUDDEN STOP, THEY DON'T ENGAGE. FRONT END DIPS WHEN CONSUMER BRAKES, AND THERE IS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING 25 TO 30MPH. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 30MPH. *AK