1998 Dodge Intrepid complaints

CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WILL BE HARD TO START THE VEHICLE AND THEY WILL HAVE TO TRY NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHILE DRIVING 1MPH, THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

VEHICLE WAS IN A MINOR COLLISION. HIT ANOTHER CAR IN REAR AT LESS THAN 15MPH. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HITTING DRIVER. VERY LITTLE FRONT END DAMAGE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR OUR EMPLOYEES SAFETY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE HAD AN INTREPID DEPLOY AIR BAGS AT UNDER 15MPH.

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE ROD KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR.*JB

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID AND I'M HAVING MOTOR PROBLEMS. I ONLY HAVE 76,000 ON THIS CAR AND EVERYONE THAT I SPEAK TO TELLS ME THAT THE TYPE OF MOTOR WHICH IS A 2.7 IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPOKE TO REPAIR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THIS MOTOR IN 2002 CAR! TS

ENGINE HAD BEEN KNOCKING FOR APPROX. 2 MONTHS. MY MECHANIC SAID NOT A PROBLEM EVENTUALLY FAILED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAD DROPPED A MAIN BEARING. REQUIRED A NEW SHORT ENGINE. DT

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER WINDOWS. THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED A FEW TIMES. DEALER WAS NOT CONFUSED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

WHILE IN MOTION, THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE IN THE ENGINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORP. BUT THE ONLY RESPONSE TO CONSUMER WAS THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR A CRANKSHAFT TO BREAK IN AN ENGINE. CONSUMER CHECKED WITH A FEW MECHANICS WHO CLAIMED OTHERWISE. THE MECHANICS FEEL THE CRANKSHAFT IS THE LAST THING TO GO IN THE ENGINE. COSUMER CONTACTED A BUSINESS ABOUT AN ENGINE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE FOUR OTHER PHONE CALLS ABOUT ENGINES FOR THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. *JG

WIRING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED WITH WIRES THAT ARE TOO SHORT, POSSIBLY CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START AND/OR TO SHAKE WHEN IT DOES START. ALSO WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN AT TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY STARTER. BUT NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OVER 36,000 MILES. EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED. *TT...*AK

2.7L V6 ENGINE HAS A KNOCKING WHILE RUNNING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO BE FIXED IN WHICH THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A BAD CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER THE FIX. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE DEFECT FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING. *JG

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. NEED TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART TO RE-ENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. FIRST TWO TIMES DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED COAST SWITCH ON THIRD VISIT. PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER THIS PART WAS REPLACED.*AK

I WAS GETTING MY KIDS OUT OF THE CAR AND MY SON GOT IN THE FRONT SEAT AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE ON MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I AM ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT INTO ALL GEARS WITHOUT THE CAR RUNNIG OR A KEY IN THE IGNITION. MY CAR WITH MY SON ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS A STREET AND INTO A LAKE ON TOP OF A PARK BENCH.. I WAS NOT PARKED ON A HILL. I WAS IN FLAT GROUND. DODGE REPORTS I HAVE A INOPERATIVE SHIFT INTERLOCK AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT. 685,000 DODGE CIRRUS, STRATTUS, CHRYSLER SEBRING, AND PLYMOUTH BREEZE IN 1998 WERE ALL RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. CARS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANMISSIONS CAN HAVE A NONFUNCTIONAL INTERLOCK SYSTEM CAUSING THEM TO ROLL AWAY. AFTER THE MY CAR CAME TO A REST MY SON FELL OUT OF THE CAR INTO THE WATER. IT WAS LISTED AS NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 98V183. MY SON DID NOT HAVE TO DEPRESS ANY BRAKES TO CHANGE THE GEARS ON MY CAR AND HAVE IT ROLL AWAY . I MUST USE THE PARKING BRREAK AT ALL TIMES. IF ALL OTHER DODGE CARS HAD THIS PROBLEM WHY WOULD INTREPID BE THE EXCEPTION. IT SI ALL MADE BY THE SAME COMPANY AND PROABLY THE SAME PARTS.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT HAS RECLINED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BOLT SHEARING OFF. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH A FIRE STARTED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE UNDER THE DASH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION WILL COME OUT OF GEAR ON ITS OWN AND DROP DOWN TO A LOW GEAR. IT THEN LOCKS OUT THE HIGHER GEARS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS OPERATION AS IT COULD RESULT IN A ACCIDENT BY BEING REARENDED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. CHRYSLER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS SINCE 1992 AND AT ONE TIME REPAIRED OR REPLACED ALL DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. IT IS STILL AN ON GOING SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE, NO WARNING, PLENTY OF OIL IN ENGINE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT WHEN IT ROLLED ACROSS THE LANE AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO THE WRITERS SON WHO LIVES IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, TIMOTHY UNDERWOOD. *SLC

THIS VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED IN JAN. 1998 AND IS NOT OLD ENOUGH OR HAS NOT HAD HARSH ENOUGH TREATMENT TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FAIL. WE FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE STEERING CAN LOCK UP DURING A TURN (IT DID FOR US) WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT SINCE THE CAR WOULD BE GOING IN AN UNINTENDED DIRECTION. I FOUND SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT TOPIC AND FEEL THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES OR REIMBURSE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE HAD TO INCURR UNNECESSARY REPAIR EXPENSES DUE TO EITHER LOW QUALITY PARTS OR BAD DESIGN.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAD MY BRAKES LOOKED AT WHEN I KEPT FEELING SEVERE PULSATING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PEDAL, THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY ROTORS DUE TO BEING WARPED BUT MY BRAKES NOW STILL DO NOT WORK RIGHT AFTER BEING REPLACED 4 TIMES THEY STILL VIBRATE SEVERLY AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DODGE INTREPID OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THANK YOU.*JB

MY A/C EVAPORATOR HAS BEEN HISSING AND DODGE SAYS IT WAS NORMAL DURING MY WARRANTY PERIOD BUT NOW I FIND IT WAS NOT THE CASE AND ALSO ABOUT THE ODOR THAT CAME WITH IT . THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STICK IN THE UP POSITION BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN , BOY I WILL TELL YOU DODGE SURE DID PICK THE RIGHT NAME, EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW THERE ARE THESE PROBLEMS AND EVEN ISSUED EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR INTREPIDS 93-97 UP TO 7 YEARS...MEANING???? A/C EVAPORATORS ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST AT LEAST 7 YEARS....WELL OURS ISNT LASTING EVEN 3 YEARS!! WORST CAR I HAVE EVER BOUGHT AND IT WAS NOT CHEAP.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE WINDOW STITCH IS INOPERATABLE. THE WINDOW LOCK HAS FAILED. *TT

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BUSHINGS. THERE IS A CRUNCHING TYPE OF NOISE HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEN SITTING AT IDLE AND CRANKING WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BUSH ON THE LEFT SIDE WAS REPLACED. *JG

WE WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND PROTECT THE LOVED ONES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS HIT ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND STARTED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE BACK. THEN GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *MJ THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE IMPACT PUSHED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE. THE ENGINE, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE FUEL THROTTLE WERE DAMAGED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE. *YH

RACK AND PINION STEERING IS LOOSE, AND VEHICLE IS HARD TO STRAIGHTEN OUT WHILE MAKING A TURN.*AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DISC BRAKES, THEY HAVE WARPED TWICE AND BEEN TURNED TWICE, CONSUMER FEELS THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO NEEDING REPLACEMENT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 36000 MILES. *SLC

ON A FRONTAL IMPACT, WITH ABOUT A 30 MPH SPEED CHANGE, THE RIGHT SEAT BOTTOM MOVED FORWARD AS ITS ANCHOR FAILED, AND THE SPLIT SEAT BACK FAILED, WITH A BARN DOOR EFFECT DUE TO POOR LATCH PLACEMENT, CAUSED OWNER'S 15 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER TO SUBMARINE FORWARD CAUSING THE LAP BELT TO RIDE UP OVER HER PELVIS AT THE SAME TIME SEAT BACK COLLAPSED ON HER, WHICH CAUSED TERRIBLE ABDOMINAL INJURIES, A CHANCE FRACTURE AT L-3, AND A SEVERED SPINAL CORD RESULTING IN PARAPLEGIA. THREE POINT BELT WAS BEING PROPERLY UTILIZED AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, AND THE TRUNK WAS LIGHTLY LOADED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40-50MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE INOPERABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BRAKE BOOSTER FILLED WITH WATER AND FROZE.*AK

CONSUMER REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE, VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACK, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

DISC BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED 3 TIMES IN 92,500 MILES. DRIVER FEELS HEAVY STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP, HEARD A LOUD "SNAPPING" NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT RIGHT/REAR "TRAILING ARM" BROKE IN HALF IN THE MIDDLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED 1/8" STAMPED PIECE OF STEEL ON REAR/RIGHT SIDE THAT BROKE WITH A 1 1/4" DIAMETER STEEL BAR TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. NOTE: PART IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.*AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN AN UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURS WITHIN STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I RAN DIRECTLY INTO AN ABANDONED CAR THAT I DID NOT SEE (IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE). THE IMPACT TO THE OTHER CAR WAS STRONG BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER'S GLASSES FLEW OFF OF HER FACE. THE IMPACT WAS MAINLY ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE WHICH IF SHE DID NOT HAVE HER SEATBELT ON, COULD HAVE CAUSED HER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. WE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY SERVICE AT THE HOSPITAL AND I FOUND OUT AT THAT TIME THAT SHE HAD A PAIN IN HER NECK FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DIRECTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BUT IT LEFT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE STUCK, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE STALLING OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER PARKING. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

POWER WINDOWS ON ALL DOORS ARE INOPERABLE. WINDOWS WILL NOT COME DOWN. ALSO, POWER OPERATED DOORS WILL PERIODICALLY NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRAKES WOULD PULSATE. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. ROTORS WENT BAD, AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 YEARS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE HEATER STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN TURNING ON HEATER IT WILL NOT BLOW OUT ANY HEAT. CONTACTED CHRYSLER.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKES. VEHICLE HIT A TREE. ALSO, STEERING LOCKED UP. MANUFACTURER SENDING INSPECTOR TO CHECK VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO INFORMED ME THAT OTHER DODGE INTREPIDS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

MY ROTORS WARPED AT 18000 MI. I HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN TWICE TO HAVE THE CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL CORRECTED AND NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND. GEAR. IN OTHER WORDS, I HAVE HAD MANY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED ON YOUR WEB SITE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE IS ABOUT TWO INCHES OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

POWERTRAIN -- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS COMING TO A STOP, AND CAR JOLTED. FROM THAT POINT ON, CAR STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. 24 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY, WITH UNDER 32K MILES. DODGE WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DODGE. WINDOWS STUCK IN UP POSITION ON 3 OCCASIONS, AFFECTING RF, LF, AND RR WINDOWS. MOTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY.

STEERING WHEEL HAD A LOT OF PLAY IN IT. CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLE SOUND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT STEERING GEAR BOX WAS UNSAFE , AND NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL STEERING GEAR WAS FIXED. *AK

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT 7 YEAR OLD CHILD RELEASED VEHICLE FROM GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES AND WITH ENGINE BEING OFF, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK