1999 Dodge Intrepid complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH VEHICLE LOSS ACCELERATION, COULD NOT EXCEED 30 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIRS SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSIOM HAD LOST ALL GEARS EXCEPT 1ST GEAR. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING LOCKED UP, WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE NOISES WHEN TURNING AND BACKING, MECHANIC STATED THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACED AND WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE SHAFT, IT TURNED 1/2 TURN AND THEN COMPLETELY FROZE UP. *SLC

CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. IT WOULD ONLY START AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAT 45 MINUTES. NOISE WAS SO BAD AT TIMES THAT IT SOUNDED AS IF THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. SHORTLY AFTER, THE STEERING GOT EXTREMELY LOOSE FROM LEFT AND RIGHT. STEERING IS SO BAD, YOU CAN'T KEEP THE CAR IN BETWEEN THE LINES ON THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER INTREPIDS AND TIE-ROD END BUSHINGS, HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT THE CASE WITH MINE. I GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER REPUTABLE TECHNICIAN AND HE CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL TECHS TELL ME THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A RACK WEAR OUT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS UNLESS THE PART WAS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT BECAUSE THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY IS OUT. IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, HOW CAN THEY NOT STAND BEHIND THEY PRODUCT OR BE HELD RESPONSIBLE? THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $1200.00. BECAUSE OF SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN, I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. JUST A NOTE, I FINANCED THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND IT WON'T EVEN BE PAID FOR UNTIL DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. IT'S ASHAME THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAN HAPPEN ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES AND LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME.*AK

FRONT BUMPER HAS A LONG BLACK PLASTIC PIECE THAT HANGS FURTHER DOWN. PLASTIC PIECE SCRAPES, DRAGS OR GETS CAUGHT ON PAVEMENT AND CONCRETE PARKING BARRIERS. ALSO, PART WOULD HAVE BEEN DISREGARDED IF A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT DEALER DIDN'T MENTION THAT PART WAS REQUIRED FOR COOLING SYSTEM. PART PARTIALLY BROKEN OFF AND TIED WITH A STRING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE CAR IS NOT BARELY 3 YEARS OLD AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS GONE OUT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT GO OUT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE WHO IS LIABLE, THE CAR COMPANY OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PART AND HOW WILL I KNOW THIS AS A REGULAR CONSUMER WHO IS NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED.

VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH AND ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND JERKED BEFORE CUTTING OFF. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE FAILED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEAE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2001. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT EVER SINCE. I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL, AIR CONDITIONING, AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH HAS RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY $2,600 IN REPAIRS IN THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CRYSLER CORP. AND THEY DID NOT HELP ME IN ANYWAY. THE CAR ORIGNALLY HAD A 36,000 MILE 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON IT. NOW THE CRYSLER CORP. OFFERS A 7 YEAR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES. THIS THE FIRST CRYSLER PRODUCT AND THE LAST ONE I WILL EVER BUY. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED GM PRODUCTS AND CURRENTLY OWN A 1997 FORD F-150 PICKUP AND I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH IT. IS THERE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME? I HAVE ALL RECEIPTS FOR ALL REPAIRS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE ROTORS AND BACK DRUMS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE BRAKES PADS WEAR . THE BRAKES ARE FINE BUT THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED . THE DRUMS ON THE BACK NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ROTORS WHERE 4 TIMES THE BACK DRUMS WHERE REPLACED ONCE.

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END. IT IS CAUSING STEERING TO BE LOOSE, AND HEARING CLUNKING NOISES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE BACK OF THE SEAT COLLASPED, THE SCREW CAME COMPLETELY OUT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*JB

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 15000 MILES. TRANMISSION WAS SLIPPING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

RIVETS ON INSIDE OF PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR ARE COMING OUT, AND CONSUMER CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, THEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND ENGINE WAS GONE.*AK CONSUMER ADDS THE FAILURE OF THE ROD BEARINGS SENDING METAL THROUGHOUT ENGINE SCARING CAMSHAFT, PISTONS AND CYLINDER WALLS IN ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER REPLACED CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR TO RESTART ENGINE. HOWEVER, ENGINE IS STILL NOISY. DEALER CHECKED VALVE COVERS AND INTAKE REMOVED FOR NOISE. FOUND METAL ADHERED TO VALVE COVERS, BUT NO VISUAL PROBLEMS WITH HEADS OR VALVES. *TT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HAS GONE OUT ON CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE . CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

AT A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30MPH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK

AT A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30MPH DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK

I PURCHASED A NEW 99 DODGE INTREPID IN JUNE 1999. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THE PURCHASE, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR BURNED OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR HOME, I DISCOVERED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID A ROD WAS NOT REATTACHED TO THE DOOR WHEN THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THEY FIXED IT AND THE DOOR WORKED FINE. IN APRIL OF 2000, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR BURNED OUT AND I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED. IN FEBRUARY OF 2001, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. I WAS TOLD THE SOLENOID PACK BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HERB GORDON WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL, SO I CALLED CHRYSLER IN MICHIGAN AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THE SAID TO PAY FOR THE WORK AND SEND THEM THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MOST OF THE WORK. I HAD THE WORK DONE AND SENT THE RECEIPT. IN JULY OF 2001, THE TRANSMISSION HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HERB GORDON SAID IT WAS THE SPEED SENSOR AND SINCE THEY WOULD NOT DO THE WORK NOR DID THEY OFFER TO COVER ANY PART OF THE WORK, I CALLED CHRYSLER AGAIN. THEY SAID TO HAVE THE WORK DONE AND SEND THE RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I DID HAVE THE WORK DONE. APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 2001, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND IN JANUARY OF 2002 THE DRIVER'S WINDOW STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTANTLY. HERB GORDON SAID THE REAR MOTOR BURNED OUT AND THE DRIVER'S MOTOR WAS GOING TO BURN OUT, SO I CALLED CHRYSLER AGAIN. T

RECALL LETTER 01V119000 WAS SENT. CONSUMER TOOK LETTER TO DEALER AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE/THEY WOULD CALL. *AK AFTER SECOND RECALL NOTICE, NO CALL AS OF MARCH 2002 FROM DEALER. *TT

MY CAR STALLS WHEN STOPPED, TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR PROBLEM. THEY FINALLED REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AFTER CHARGING ME TO HAVE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. ENGINE STIL NOT OK, BUT NOT STALLING. WHEN ACCELERATING ENGINE SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WAS FIXED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. CAR HAS BEEN IN 2 FOR NEW BRAKES, I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED AND ALSO TURNED IN THE 2 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. CAR SHAKES WHEN STOPPING AGAIN, SO ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED AGAIN. WHY? BY LOOKING AT THIS WEB SITE IT SEEMS EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE INTREPID. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS. WE HAVE TO KEEP PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR DEALER DEFECTS. MY DEALER IS 36 MILES AWAY. NOT EASY TO GET CAR REPAIRED. THAT IS WHY WINDOW NOT FIXED YET. HELP.*AK

CONSUMER HAS NOTICE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NOISE AND PLAY IN FRONT END. DEALER REPLACED SWAY BAR LINKS. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HEARD AN UNUSAL NOISE, VEHICLE SHUTOFF, CAUSING SLUG IN OIL PAN AND ENGINE BLOWING OUT. WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON.*AK ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *TT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

2.7 ENGINE SEIZED AT 30 MPH. MOTOR STOPPED AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS NO WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, AND THEY STATED MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT EXTRACT FROM THE RETRACTOR. THE BELT WOULD ONLY COME OUT ABOUT A FOOT AND THEN WOULD LOCK UP. IT COULD NOT BE USED TO HOLD A PERSON IN THE SEAT AS REQUIRED BY LAW. THIS HAS HAPPEND IN THE PAST, BUT LATER IT WOULD WORK. THIS TIME I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO PULL THE SEATBELT OUT BUT IT WOULD NOT COME. BECAUSE WE HAD THE ROOM WE HAD THE PERSON SIT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SEAT. *AK

WHILE BACKING UP, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV, CONSUMER TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT SHIFTED TO DRIVE INSTEAD, VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING, AND RAN INTO A CEMENT PILLAR.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE HIT THE PARKING LOT LIGHT POLE WHILE IN REVERSE AT IMPACT, VEHICLE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR.*SLC

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE, THE ENGINE DIED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WAS TOLD WE NEED A NEW ENGINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $7000. OIL WAS CHANGED IN THE CAR EVERY 3000 MILES. DEALER SAID OIL WAS CLEAN THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT HAPPEN. MAYBE A DEFECTIVE PART BUT WE HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, CONSUMES A LOT OF OIL. *AK THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING, BUT THE DEALER REPLACED THE DIAGNOSTIC CENSOR TWICE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FAILING. THE ENGINE MAKES NOISE DUE TO CAM SHAFT FAILURE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 30-35MPH VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER CAMSHAFT AND TRANSMISSION SENSORS HAD FAILED. INDICATED THAT SLUG (OIL) CAUSED FAILURE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PROBLEM HAD REOCCURRED AFTER ARRIVING HOME.*AK

THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,AND DEALER STATED CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED REPLACING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND EACH TIME THEY REPLACED ENGINE BUT THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. *YD

AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT FUNCTIONAL DUE TO CLOCK SPRING

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL OUT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER. PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED. HAD SENSORS IN VEHICLE REPLACED AFTER SEVERAL REMEDIES WERE TRIED.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40-45MPH ON SAN LEANDRO BLVD. AROUND A SLIGHT BEND, SPEED LIMIT WAS 40MPH, IT WAS A SLIGHTLY WET FROM PREVIOUS RAIN BUT TRACTION WAS FINE. ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING BROKE, CAME LOOSE, FAILED OR DIDN'T PERFORM AS NORMAL. I DIDN'T HEAR ANY NOISE AS IF SOMETHING BROKE HOWEVER. THE FRONT RIGHT PIVOTED FUNNY THEN THE FRONT END BEGAN TO WOBBLE, THEN I STARTED TO SPIN OUT I STARTED TO SPIN AIMING AND GOING TOWARD ONCOMMING TRAFFIC, I FOUGHT TO GAIN CONTROL. I LET OFF THE BRAKES TRYING NOT TO MAKE IT WORSE. I HIT THE MEDIAN, SMASHED THROUGH A SMALL TREE, THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO MY LANE SLIDDING ABOUT 70 FEET THEN SPINNING AND EVENTUALLY SMASHING INTO A FENCE WITH BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. I HAVE HAD A BAD COUGH SINCE PROBABLY DUE TO THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE BEEN SOAR AND HAVE MISSED WORK BUT I AM OK. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET BECAUSE I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING OF STEERING PROBLEMS. I WAS ACTUALLY ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. MY VEHICLE IS TOTALLED, I HAVE PICTURES IF NECESSARY. I HAVE COPIES OF INVOICES PROVING I HAVE COMPLAINED OF STEERING ISSUES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 41500 MILES DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE THREADS WEAR OUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 OIL CHANGES ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC.DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED BUT BECAUSE CAR IS OVER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE COST OF REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED.*AK

ENGINE RUNS VERY ROUGH, VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED WHEN ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. TAKEN TO DEALER 6-7 TIMES, CO PILOT WAS INSTALLED, BUT DID NOT SHOW A PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE- THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO 3RD GEAR. WE HAVE CALLED DODGE WITH NO HELP A VERY RUDE REP. SD THAT SINCE WE DID NOT BUY IT FROM A DODGE DEALER THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT ALSO THE MILES. ALTHOUGH THE WEEK BEFOR WHEN I PUT THE COMPLAINT IN THE LADY FORM DODGE SD WE WOULD NEED TO BRING THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED DODGE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. I TOLD HER WE ALREADY HAD A DIAGONSTIC DONE BY A CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION PLACE AND HAD TO PAY 89.00 FOR THIS. SHE TOLD ME THAT WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH THAT IF WE WANT DODGE TO HELP WE NEED TO BRING IT TO DODGE. KNOW WE ARE STUCK WITH ANOTHER DIAGONSTIC BILL FOR 85.00 FROM DODGE AND NO FURTHER HELP. REALLY UPSET THAT I PAY 11,000 FOR A CAR AND THEN 2,000 ON A TRANSMISSION. IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS BAD THEY EVEN US BAD LANGUAGE AT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY JUST WANTED MORE MONEY OUT OF ME WHEN THEY MADE ME GO DO A DIAGONSTIC AT THER LOCATION. KNOW I AM OUT THE MONEY WITH A CAR THAT WILL ONLY GO 30MPH AND IS PRETTY MUCH WORTHLESS.*AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES 34000 MILES: STEERING INTERMITTENTLY IS VERY LOOSE AND AWKWARD, STEERING SOMETIMES IS TIGHT LIKE IT SHOULD BE. STEERING WHEEL HAS LIMPED TO THE LEFT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE STOPPED OR DRIVING SLOW AND STEERING FEELS REALLY STRANGE. WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED BACK AND FOURTH QUICKLY ONLY FROM LEFT TO CENTER WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED THERE IS SLIGHT KNOCK OR BUMP SOUND IN STEERING. STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE RIGHT DURING MEDIUM TO HARD OR HARD ACCELERATION SOMETIMES IN AUTOMATIC USUALLY IN AUTOSTICK. WHEN STEERING WHEEL DID NOT FUNCTION AND RETURN AS USUAL A COUPLE TIMES I ALMOST WOUND UP IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE SOMETIMES ALSO SWAYS FUNNY WHEN STEERING IS ACTING UP. THE STEERING'S SENSITIVITY AND ATTITUDE INTERMITTENTLY CHANGES. SOMETIMES THERE IS A SLIGHT VIBRATION FELT IN STEERING WHEN BRAKING OR DRIVING. THERE IS SOMETIMES EXCESSIVE MOVEMENTS IN STEERING. BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO HAYWARD AUTO CHRYSLER-JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP FOUND MISSING LEFT STRUT WASHER, REPLACED. DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO NEVER BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIND PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN (SUPPOSED SHOP FOREMAN) DID ADMIT HE FELT THE SLIGHT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEN BRAKING WHILE ON TEST DRIVE BUT DID NOTHING ABOUT IT AND COULDN'T REALLY EXPLAIN IT. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY'D PUT IT ON ALIGNMENT MACHINE AND CHECK FOR ANYTHING LOOSE WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR SPK REPLACEMENT. THEY JUST TOLD ME IT WAS FINE WITH NO DATA FROM SUPPOSED ALIGNMENT. THE CAR HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS SINCE

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES: TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN OVERHAULED THREE WEEKS AGO BECAUSE OF INTERMITTENT BUMP, SURGING IN AUTOMATIC, ROUGH SHIFTING IN LOWER GEARS. THERE WAS ALSO A ONE TIME SLIPPAGE, A JAM IN FOURTH GEAR AND TRANSMISSION ONCE SHIFTED BACK IN FOURTH RAPIDLY IN LOWER GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED, INPUT/OUTPUT SPEED SENSORS, TORQUE CONVERTER, DISC CLUTCH REPLACED. TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO WORK BETTER SINCE OVERHAUL AND REPLACEMENTS THREE WEEKS AGO. PROBLEMS ARE NOW SLOWLY STARTING TO COME BACK. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION CONSISTANTLY AS IT SHOULD. RECENT EXAMPLES: 11/19 MADE U-TURN, LET OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL THEN PRESSED PEDAL FOR MEDIUM ACCELERATION, TRANNY HESITATED THEN BUMPED THEN FINALLY WORKED. 11/20 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT THEN LIGHTLY PRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL, TRANNY SEEMED TO LOCK DOWN HARD AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY, FASTER THAN USUAL. VEHICLE ALMOST SMASHED INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ENGINE DID NOT REV AS LIKE IT WAS A THROTTLE REQUEST. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAYS TRANSMISSION IS FINE AND SHIFTS FINE. I ASKED DEALERSHIP TO CHECK FOR FAULT CODES, THEY STATE THAT NO CODES WERE FOUND. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES: WHEN TEMPERATURE IS TURNED UP ON CLIMATE CONTROL AND DEFROSTER IS TURNED ON THERE IS A FLUTTERING NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM DRIVERS SIDE DASH WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER VENT. THIS EXCESSIVE NOISE/FLUTTERING NOISE IS OFTEN A DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING. NOISE IS ONLY WHEN TEMPERATURE IS TURNED UP OR TURNED TO HEAT ON CLIMATE CONTROL. NOISE CHAGNES WHEN TEMPERATURE IS ADJUSTED. NOISE SOUNDS LIKE BROKEN DAMPER IN VENTILATION HAYWARD AUTO CHRYSLER-JEEP DEALERSHIP STATES THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. I DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM FOR SERVICE MANAGER GREGORY MARTIN. HE PUT A CARD ABOVE IT TO VERIFY THAT IT WAS BLOWING AIR THEN STATED "THAT'S AIR BLOWING THROUGH THE VENT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT". HE STATED HE'D HAVE THE TECHNICIAN CHECK IT OUT WHEN THEY REMOVE THE DASH ASSEMBLY OFF TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DASH MIDRANGE SPEAKER. THEY NEVER DID, THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NONE OF THE SIMILAR DODGE INTREPIDS I TEST DROVE DID THIS.*AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES: 11/07/01: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN CITY STREET AND AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 10MPH WHILE PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN, EASING HANDS OFF STEERING WHEEL WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC, STEERING WHEEL WENT LIMP TO THE LEFT. STEERING CONTROL BECAME EXTREMELY POOR. BROUGHT VEHICLE HOME FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED QUARTER TURN TO LEFT, LEFT WHEEL REMAINED STRAIGHT. STEERING BECAME VERY AWKWARD AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT IN, TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE HOWEVER FOUND MISSING BOLT OR WASHER FROM LOWER LEFT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM AND REPLACED. STEERING CONTROL IMPROVED AFTER. AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE AS NORMAL FOR ONLY ABOUT ONE WEEK BEFORE, THIS SECOND STEERING RELATED FAILURE OCCURRED. VEHICLE STEERING NEVER FELT RIGHT IN FIRST PLACE EVEN PRIOR TO BOTH FAILURES. STEERING HAS ALWAYS FELT LOOSE AND FLIMSY. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED. TECHNICIAN DROVE VEHICLE AT TIME AND STATED IT WAS NORMAL. MY VEHICLE IS AGAIN AT THE DEALER OVERNIGHT. SERVICE ADVISER ASKED ME "DID YOU HIT SOMETHING?" WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN 11/08/01. ABSOLUTELY NOT. I FEEL THAT THEY THINK I AM CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS SOMEHOW OR SOMETHING. I AM VERY CAREFUL AND I AM A GOOD DRIVER. I AM ONCE AGAIN GREATLY INCONVENIENCED AND WITHOUT MY VEHICLE. I AM ALMOST HAVING TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR SOME TYPE OF REPAIR SERVICE EVERY TWO WEEKS. AT 33685, MY ENGINE BLEW UP AND HAS BEEN REPLACED, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND OVERHAULED, TOURQUE CONVERTER RE

I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND AND DISATISFIED WITH MY DODGE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FROM HAYWARD AUTO CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH-JEEP. SINCE PURCHASING THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID ES FROM HAYWARD AUTO WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE LOST 5+ QUARTS OF OIL IN 2215 MILES AND THE ENGINE BLEW UP SHORTLY AFTER PUCHASING. I HAD THE OIL AND FILTER CHANGED JUST 2 MONTHS PRIOR W/RECIEPT. I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER IN APRIL 2001. DEALER ALMOST DID NOT REPLACE ENGINE TRYING TO BLAME ME FOR IT'S FAILURE. I REGULARLY MAINTAIN AND INSPECT MY VEHICLE. THERE IS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THIS FAILURE AND I FEEL INSULTED. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AND WAS OVERHAULED, SPEED SENSOR AND TOURQE CONVERTER REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. COMPONENT FELL OFF OF LEFT LOWER SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM, REPLACED. SPEAKERS BLOWN, REPLACED, REAR POWER WINDOW FAILS, REPLACED. ONCE, DEALER DID NOT SEAL TRANNY CORRECTLY WHEN BROUGHT IN FOR TRANNY SERVICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND RELEASED VEHICLE WITH TRANNY POURING OUT FLUID WHEN I GOT HOME. STEERING FAILED TWICE, STEERING BEHAVIOR CHANGED DRAMATICALLY AFTER EACH INCIDENT. WHEN SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME HE TOLD ME TIRE PRESSURE WAS OUT OF WHACK. THEY ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN! I OVERHEARD TECH ON PHONE YELLING WITH BAD ATTITUDE AS IF I HAVE THE PROBLEM FURTHER INSULTING ME. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER/OWNER, TRIED TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING I HAVE BEEN THROUGH WITH THIS VEHI

THERE WAS A LIGHT TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA, THAT GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT SHORT BLOCK CAUSED ENGINE TO LEAK OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SEVERAL DAYS AFTER HAVING THE 3.2L ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE IT BLEW UP DUE TO UNEXPLAINED OIL DISSAPPEARANCE I EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. MY INPUT AND OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS IN FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO ROUGH SHIFTING AND SURGING IN LOW GEARS AND INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION BUMP. VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO WORK SOMEWHAT SMOOTHER. TRANSMISSION KICKDOWN ISSUE WORSENED HOWEVER. VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DRIVING AT 30-35MPH OR SLOWER FOR TRANSMISSION TO KICK DOWN HARD FOR MERGING, PASSING OR TO ENTER THE FREEWAY OR ACCELERATION WAS POOR. TRANSMISSION BUMP STILL SOMETIMES OCCURED. DURING ACCELERATION ACROSS INTERSECTION VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SURGE BACK AND FOURTH AS VEHICLE WAS SWITCHING BACK AND FOURTH BETWEEN GEARS. THIS HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, I WAS READY TO KILL THE IGNITION BUT IT STOPPED. I STEPPED DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR TRYING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND ENGINE REVED BUT VEHICLE ACELERATED VERY SLOWLY INDICATING TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. THE SLIPPAGE ONLY OCCURED ONCE SHORTLY AFTER AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR PULL FAULT CODE. DEALER IS GOING TO PERFORM MAJOR TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL/REBUILD AT ONLY 33350 MILES. ADDITIONAL LOSSED TIME FROM WORK BECAUSE OF THESE CONTINUAL PROBLEMS.*AK

AT TIME OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM BECAME SERIOUS AND BECAME OBVIOUS ON 10/18/01. AFTER TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING I STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AHEAD. AFTER STOPPING AND LETTING GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LIMPED TO THE LEFT WITH VERY LIMITED CONTROL WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH FLIMSLY/LOOSE STEERING THAT MOVES TO FREELY BUT THE VEHICLE WAS EVEN MOVE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE STEERING FELT REALLY STRANGE. I LIMPED IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE STEERING PROBLEM AND A TECH SAID THAT IT DROVE NORMAL BUT THEY FOUND A BOLT OR WASHER MISSING FROM THE LEFT LOWER SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM AND WILL REPLACE. THEY ARE CURRENTLY ORDERING THE PART AND I AM WITHOUT MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 28,000 MILES. OIL AND FILTER CHANGE PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO VEHICLE PURCHASE ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. CHECKED OIL ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, DIPSTICK WAS ALMOST DRY. HAD OIL AND OIL FILTER CHANGED. OIL WAS THOUGHT TO BE LEAKING FROM CHEAP OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED OIL FILTER SINCE NEWER VEHICLE WITH LOW MILAGE SHOULDN'T BE BURNING THAT MUCH OIL. CHECKED OIL EVER TWO WEEKS SEVERAL TIMES OUT OF CONCERN. OIL LEVEL WAS FINE. ASSUMED PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. AT 33,000 MILES ABOUT 1.5 MONTHS LATER ENGINE BEGAN MAKING KNOCKING NOSE AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT ENGINE WAS BLOWN. HAD TO PROVIDE PROOF OF RECENT OIL AND FILTER CHANGE FOR DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT ENGINE HAD ONLY 1 QUART OF OIL AND THAT OIL LOOKED REALLY MUCKY. ENGINE LOST ABOUT 5 QUARTS OF OIL IN 2215 MILES. NO VISUAL SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ANYWHERE, NO SMOKE OR EXCESSIVE EXAUST. VEHICLE HAD BEEN CHECKED AND MAINTAINED WELL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT EXPLAIN AND STATES THAT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TEAR DOWN AND INSPECT THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE AT 33000.

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD AND LETTING GO OF STEERING VEHICLE WILL MAKE ALMOST A COMLETE TURN TO LEFT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER TIRED TO REMEDY PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK