1999 Dodge Intrepid complaints

THE FACT THAT I HAD 2 FLAT TIRES A MONTH APART CONCERNED ME, SINCE FIRESTONE HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE FIRESTONE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR MY FLATS, AND THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS OR ROAD HAZARDS TO CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS. BOTH INSTANCES WERE IDENTICAL, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE A MONTH APART: IT WAS THE SOUND OF THE FLAT THAT ALERTED ME TO THE PROBLEM, I HAD NO TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE CAR OR PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT, I JUST FEAR WHEN AND WHERE THE NEXT FLAT WILL OCCUR!*AK( DOT NUMBER: EJYTCHK179 TIRE SIZE: FT70C )

3 WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED; DEALER STATED THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL MOTORS; 2 OTHER CUSTOMERS IN SAME DAY FOR SAME PROBLEM. DEALER QUICKLY AND PROFESSIONALLY TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM. EXCELLENT CAR OTHERWISE.

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO MOVE IT & IT ACCELERATED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB INTO A DIRT PILE. DEALER DID NOT HAVE A REASON WHY VEHICLE ACCELERATED. *AK THE DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FORWARD. *YH

STEERING WHEEL WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE ROTORS. WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT PAST 12,000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH FENCE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *MJS

WATER OUTLET HOUSING CONTAINS METAL BLEED SCREW WHICH RANDOMLY LEAKS ANTIFREEZE. FIRST LEAK OCCURRED APPROX 3 MONTHS AGO AND HOUSING WAS REPLACED. HOUSING LEAKED AGAIN, DEALER TIGHTENED BLEED SCREW BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE HOUSING. HOUSING IS ONCE AGAIN LEAKING, DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR. SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT CHRYSLER ENGINEERS REPORT THAT THIS LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR AND THAT NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TO CORRECT ANTIFREEZE LEAK. LEAKAGE OCCURS WHERE BLEED SCREW FITTING INSERTS INTO THE PLASTIC WATER OUTLET HOUSING. LEAKAGE DOES NOT OCCUR FROM BLEED SCREW BUT INSTEAD FROM THE FITTING TO HOUSING INTERFACE. CHRYSLER ENGINEERS ALSO REPORTED (THRU SERVICE MANAGER) THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS BUT THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR CORRECTIVE ACTION TO STOP LEAKAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A BURNING RUBBER SMELL. DRIVER PULLED VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER AND CUT IGNITION OFF. RIGHT AFTERWARDS SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND UNDER THE DASH BROAD. THERE WAS A FIRE, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO JERK AND RACED FORWARD WHILE THE DRIVER WAS BRAKING DUE TO SPEED SENSOR FAILURE, BUT THE INCIDENCE REPEATED AFTER REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR. YH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON AN INERSTATE HWY, THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED ON THE REAR SEAT. *ET

TIE ROD BECAME DISLODGED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING TO SEPARATION. REAR LEFT WHEEL HAD TILTED INWARDS. HAD FLATBED TOW TRUCK TO TOW VEHICLE TO DEALER.

3 OF THE 4 POWER WINDOWS HAVE REQUIRED SERVICE. *AK

RIGHT REAR WINDOW DOES NOT WORK FROM DRIVER CONSOLE SWITCH OR WINDOW SWITCH....AIR CONDITIONER DAMPER DOES NOT OPEN TO ALLOW COOL AIR TO FLOW....TEMP CONTROL MUST BE TURNED TO HOT ZONE AND THEN BROUGHT BACK TO COOL ZONE...AIR FLOW COOLS IMMEDIATELY. *AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE OR PUTTING IT IN GEAR IT DOES NOT REQUIRE TO PRESS THE BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CONSUMER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO REV, JERK AND ACCELERATE DOWN A 30- FOOT EMBANKMENT, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH

CAR #2 MADE A LEFT TURN AT A RED LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS HIT ON THEIR PASSENGER'S SIDE AT APPROX. 40 MPH WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN MY CAR. MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE INCLUDING BENT FRAME RAIL TO OVER $10,500. DAUGHTER HAD SLIGHT CONCUSSION AND I HAD CHEST PAIN FROM SEATBELT. CHRYSLER SAID THEIR WAS NO PROBLEM WITH AIRBAGS?*AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT DIFFERENT TIMES STARTING FROM 6/99 TO 4/00, REPLACEMENT OF THE RELAY FOR THE FUEL TANK PUMP, POWER TRAIN MODULE, SENSOR AND THE CRANKSHAFT DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. YH

I HAVE NOTICED UPON TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, WHEN YOU EXIT THE VEHICLE AND TOUCH THE DOOR WITH YOUR HAND OR LEG COMES IN CONTACT WITH LOWER DOOR FRAME YOU GET AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTINUES TO PUSH THE WINDOW INTO THE RUBBER GROMET AFTER IT HAS ALREADY REACHED THE TOP, CAUSING THE WINDOW MOTOR TO GRIND AND THE WINDOW TO OVEREXTEND INTO THE RUBBER GROMET. BOTH PROBLEMS WERE NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER RECEIPT OF THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY HEATER WILL MALFUNCTION AND BLOWOUT AIR. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH AND HIT COLVERT WITH FRONT DRIVER SIDE & BROKE AN AXLE. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER & AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WERE 3 SENSORS & 2 HAD TO SET OFF. *AK

RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOWS FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MOTORS. NLM

TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND IS SPORADIC. HAS BEEN IN FOR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIR AT LEAST 3 OTHER TIMES. THE DEALER NOW SAYS THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MANY PEOPLE DRIVE MY CAR AND THEY HAVE NOTICED THE ROUGH SHIFTING AS WELL AS THE HESITANT TAKE OFF. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE AND THRUST YOUR CAR FORWARD. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE POWER WINDOWS. THE DRIVER WINDOW HAS A SQUEAK AND A GRIND. THE DEALER SAYS THEY FIXED IT BUT IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. THE BACK WINDOWS STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALTOGETHER AND A PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. THE DEALER DID INSTALL THIS PART IN EARLY APRIL 2000. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SHIFT LOCKING DEVICE BREAKING, THUS ALLOWING GEAR TO BE MOVE WITHOUT APPLYING FOOT ON THE BRAKE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE ON FOUR OCCASIONS BY THE DEALER. BUT, PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP, AND AT INTERSECTIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLD AFTER BEEING CUT OFF. 3 WEEKS AGO, ON 02-08-2000, DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY . 2ND TIME IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, WHO SAID THAT CABLE WAS WRONG ON THE BATTERY. 3RD TIME, DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE ALARM SYSTEM THAT WASN'T HOOKED UP RIGHTLY. ON 02-28-2000, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER IT COULD BE 3-4 THINGS, TO CHECK TO SEE WHY VEHICLE WAS STALLING. *AK

VEHICLE WAS STORED OVER THE WINTER, UPON TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT DUE TO FAILED BATTERY, THE ROTORS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, THEY WARPED DURING STORAGE TIME. *MJS

DRIVING 55-60MPH WHEN LARGE TRUCK IN FRONT, WITH NO TAILGATE, LOST AN AXLE IT WAS CARRYING AS PART OF A LOAD. IT ROLLED OFF THE TRUCK & STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE RAN OVER AXLE, AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. DRIVER SUFFERED NERVE DAMAGE TO NECK AND SHOULDER. *AK *ML

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN REAR END ACCIDENT. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD VEHICLE IN FRONT WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THEN IT STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. REARENDED VEHICLE, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

DEALER FNDS LEAKING FUEL PRES SWITCH AND LEAKING FUEL LINES AT FITTINGS, RISK OF FIRE AND ENGINE SEIZURE. *AK

CONTINUED TIRE NOISE WHEN TURNING, DRIVING. 4 TIMES TO DEALER. ADJUSTED TIRE PRESSURE, ROTATED TIRES & CHARGED ME. STILL NOT FIXED. *AK

NEW VEHICLE ALREADY HAS EXTENSIVE CORROSION FORMING ON REAR DISK BRAKES/PARKING BRAKE DRUM HUBS. THIS APPEARED OVER THE SUMMER AND SALTED ROADS SEASON HAS NOT EVEN STARTED YET.

HISSING NOISE, INCREASING IN INTENSITY WITH ENGINE SPEED, OCCURS EVERYTIME A/C CLUTCH CYCLES. DEALER ALLEGEDLY PERFORMED TSB FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. A/C CYCLES ON AND OFF VERY RAPIDLY, EVERY 5-20 SECONDS, IN ALL AMBIENT HUMIDITY/TEMPERATURE RANGES.

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN FEBRUARY OF 1999 (NEW) FROM SANTA ROSA DODGE IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA. THIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR QUANTUM SERIES TIRES. DURING THE SCHEDULED 6,000-MILE SERVICE AND IN THE PROCESS OF ROTATING ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED A 4" DIAMETER BULB IN IT ON THE INTERIOR. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT INTO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE IT REPLACED AS IT WAS COVERED UNDER THEIR WARRANTY AND NOT DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S. THIS GOODYEAR DEALER INSTANTLY STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY SOME SORT OF ROAD HAZARD AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THEIR WARRANTY. I SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED GOODYEAR IN AKRON, OHIO AND THEY SUGGESTED I GET A SECOND OPINION, WHICH I DID. IN ADDITION, AFTER A VERY BRIEF INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. APPARENTLY, THERE WAS A TEAR ON THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE TIRE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A MILD BUMP WITH A WELL ROUNDED CURB COULD NOT CAUSE A TEAR ON THE OUTER WALL OF THE TIRE LET ALONE CAUSE A TEAR ON THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE TIRE. I BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION, AS GOODYEAR NO LONGER SELLS THESE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND HAS 1500 MILES. THE MAJOR PROBLEM, WAS A MAJOR WATER LEAK OR LEAKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS. AFTER FINDING A HUGE PUDDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR, DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN APART INSIDE AND OUT. AFTER DEALER PERFORMED RECOMMENDED REPAIRS PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN(980710232998), VEHICLE STILL LEAKED. DEALER "SEALED" EVERY SCREW, GROMMET, AND WIRE THAT ENTERED FIREWALL. AFTER SENDING CAR THROUGH CAR WASH SIX TIMES, VEHICLE APPEARED LEAK-FREE. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THE MANY LEAKS IN VEHICLE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN CORRECTED SINCE DEALER COULD NOT PINPOINT THE LOCATION OF ANY LEAK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & NEEDED TO CHANGE LANE, A BLIND SPOT OCCURS WITH REAR WINDOW. A WIDE METAL STRIP OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW. NOT ABLE TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES IN TIME, IN THAT AREA OR IN SIDE VIEW MIRROR. PROBLEM NOT ABLE TO BE CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND TRYING TO PULL OUT ONCE LIGHT CHANGED, VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

DESIGN FLAW OF THE FUEL TANK INTAKE FAILED CAUSING LEAK. FUEL IS LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST MUFFLER. THIS IS AN IGNITION SOURCE WHICH CAN CAUSE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *YC

CENTURY BRAVO CAR SEAT: DOES NOT FIT TIGHTLY/PROPERLY IN MIDDLE SECTION OF BACK SEAT. DOES NOT RECLINE AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE FOR INFANT IN REAR FACING POSITION. FIVE-POINT SYSTEM'S STRAPS LOOSEN ON OWN TO MAKE ONE SHOULDER RESTRAINT TIGHT AND THE OTHER LOOSE ONT HE BACK SIDE OF THE SEAT. UPON CONTACTING MANUFACTURER, DID NOT RECEIVE HELPFUL INFROMATION OF FIXING THE PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD "IF IT DOESN'T FIT, JUST RETURN IT". SO I AM. AND I WILL NEVER BUY FROM CENTURY AGAIN!

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, REARVIEW MIRROR DISCONNECTED FROM THE WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN A MINOR INJURY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THIS WAS REPORTED TO ME ABOUT TWO PEPOLE IN A NEW 99 CAR IN LEXINGTON PARK MD GEICO. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, INJURIES DUE TO FAILURE. MJS

THE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. IT ONLY BLOWS FAN AIR. I'VE HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE A/C MODULE ON THE DASHBOARD SO THEY REPLACED IT. AFTERWARDS, THE A/C WAS WORKING PROPERLY, BUT A MONTH LATER AFTER A LONG TRIP IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I AM BAFFLED TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE GONE TO SEVERAL WEBSITES WHICH RECORD CAR OWNER'S COMPLAINTS, AND THEY HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE DESCRIBED ABOVE. I WILL POST AN ANNOUNCEMENT THROUGH THESE WEBSITES TO DIRECT THEIR COMPAINTS TO NHTSA. THANK YOU. *AK

SMALL LEDGE ON THE DASHBOARD IS INVITING TO PLACE COINS THERE. COINS CAN SLIDE OUT AND GO INTO THE STEERING COLUMN SHROUD AND LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY.

CONSUMER WAS IN A COLLISION THAT CONSISTED OF CONSUMER REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN MANY INJURIES. AT ONE POINT CONSUMER WAS ON A LIFE SUPPORT MACHINE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE SHIFT INDICATOR OUT OF PARK EVEN THOUGH THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION. THIS IS A RENTAL VEHICLE. *AK