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2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 22, 2002MA

VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS AT 65 TO 70 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 17, 200224,000 milesAE

ROTORS HAVE WARPED AGAIN AFTER ONLY 4000 MILES. CONTACTED AFTER MARKET MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO EVERYONE BUT THE CAR MAKER. ******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****760826. *AK JB

Air BagsCrash
Filed Mar 28, 2002NC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAD AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DRIVING AT 35 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master CylinderCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 15, 2002MD

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Mar 13, 2002MA

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT FOR THE GEN-3 SEATBELTS IN MY INTREPID AND REQUEST THAT A RECALL BE ENFORCED.*AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Mar 8, 2002MA

GEN 3 SEATBELT RELEASE FAILURE PROVEN TO CAUSE DEATH. CHRYSLER CORP. SHOULD RECALL. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Mar 6, 2002KY

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP DEALER NOTED THAT AIR BAGS WERE NOT WORKING, AND AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 15, 2002WA

VEHICLE IS LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE RELEASE VALVE LOCATED BEHIND THE RADIATOR. PLEASE SEND IN FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Feb 4, 2002MN

PEDAL ACCELERATES ACCESSIVELY WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Feb 1, 2002MI

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER FEELS IT'S UNSAFE IF IN EMERGENCY, CAN'T GET OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 31, 2002MI

BRAKES ARE WARPED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 9, 2002MI

WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD; THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD, AND SAW SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS ON ENGINE, OIL WAS EVERYWHERE. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TENSIONER SPRING BROKE. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Structure › Body1 injured
Filed Jan 9, 2002NY

CONSUMERS THUMB BECAME STUCK IN CHANGE HOLDER ON CONSOLE,. EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE HAD TO SAW PLASTIC HOLDER AWAY FROM OCCUPANT'S FINGER TO RELEASE IT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jan 8, 2002PA

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS NO WINDOW WIPERS TO CLEAR WINDOWS WHEN LARGE DROPS OF RAIN REMAIN ON WINDOWS. *YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 7, 2002CO

AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THERES A CHANCE OF VEHICLE BEING REAR ENDED. DRIVER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED CRANK SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 7, 2002GA

FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS AND ALSO REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DEFECTS .THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WERE COVER UNDER THE ORIGNAL WARRANTY AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WERE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IN WHICH I ENDED UP PAYING A FIFTY DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ARE THERE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING TO REPLACE THEIR DOOR LOCKS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrashFire1 injured
Filed Dec 6, 2001NY

UPON HITTING A DEER T ELECTRICAL BOX SPLIT OPEN, AND CAUSED A FIRE, BURNING ENTIRE CAR. AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF, AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR AT LEAST 6 FEET .*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 30, 2001IL

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. CONSUMER STARTED TO EXIT HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED. CONSUMER STATES THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF ONCOMING VEHICLESTHAT WERE SPEEDING IN THAT DIRECTION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT MOTOR WAS LOCKED AND ENGINE EXPLODED. BUT, CONSUMER HEARD NO EXPLOSION. DEALER SAID ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Nov 5, 2001OR

WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH FOR A RED LIGHT, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT STOP, CAUSING A CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR IN THE INTERSECTION.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Oct 31, 2001MD

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Oct 10, 2001ME

CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER POWER WINDOW.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Sep 20, 2001NY

BRAKE PAD ON RIGHT REAR (OUTBOARD PAD) WAS ON RIVETS AND SUDDENLY GRINDING INTO ROTOR WITH NO WARNING. ONLY ONE PAD WAS WORN COMPLETELY OUT- THE PEDAL DROPPED AND STOPPING DISTANCE WAS AFFECTED. ALL OF THE OTHER PADS HAVE QUITE A BIT OF MATERIAL LEFT ON THEM-ABOUT 25000 MILES WORTH.(THE CAR IS ALL HIGHWAY MILES- APPROX 100 A DAY) WHY ARE THERE ARE NO WEAR WARNING SENSORS ON ANY OF THESE BRAKE PADS- THAT SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE.THERE WAS A BRAKE MASTER CYCLINDER RECALL, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED IF THIS CAR IS AFFECTED. THE CALIPER IS NOT SEIZED. THE PISTON ON THAT CALIPER SLID BACK FREELY AS DID THE SLIDER SLEEVES. THERE MAY BE A SAFETY DEFECT HERE- THE REST OF THE PADS ARE FINE WITH A LOT OF MATERIAL LEFT. THE DOME LIGHT IS VERY DISTRACTING-ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT AS IT IS INTERMITTENT AND ILLUMINATES AT RANDOM TIMES-NO RHYME OR REASON. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE-SO OF COURSE-NO FIX YET. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON BRIEFLY AND THEN GO OUT JUST AS QUICK. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE TURNING OR JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD- I CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND ANY PATTERN, BUT IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS AN UNSUSPECTING PERSON MAY BE STARTLED AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT.THERE MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT SOMEWHERE. CAR BOUGHT FROM DOAN DODGE IN ROCHESTER, BUT I WILL BE TAKING TO CLOSER DEALER (BARRY)AS WE HAVE MOVED.I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS, BUT I HAVE SAVED THE PARTS. THE CAR IS ALL HIGHWAY MILES, AND IT IS NOT SIMPILY THAT THE BRAKES ARE WORN. THE REST ARE OK, JUST ONE WORN COMPLETELY DOWN I

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Aug 29, 2001IL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AT35MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 19, 2001IA

BRAKE FLUID FOR ABS SYSTEM LEAKED INTO ENGINE. ALSO, WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL OR A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE SHOOK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A DINGING AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND THERE WAS NOT ANY IN THE FLUID CONTAINER, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO ADD BRAKE FLUID EVERY 1000 MILES. *SLC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 19, 2001TX

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION INPUT SENSOR CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO LOCK INTO 2ND GEAR AT 60 MPH, CAUSING A RAPID DECELERATION TO 35 MPH W/O APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER SERVICE KNEW OF THE PROBLEM; SAID THEY HAD LOTS OF INCIDENTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO HEAT, AND REPLACED INPUT SENSOR WITH A NEWER VERSION.*AK

Steering › Column
Filed Jul 17, 2001NH

WHILE DRIVING HOME, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSENED UP AND VEHICLE WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO STEER, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TILT MECHANISM WAS COMING APART AT THE COLUMN, STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER IS ALSO REQUESTING REIMBURESMENT FOR RENTAL FEES THAT WERE INCURRED DUE TO DEALER HAVING VEHICLE FOR OVER THREE WEEKS.*JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 3, 2001CO

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Jun 27, 2001CT

INTERIOR ELECTRICAL LIGHT SYSTEM HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS EFFECTED DOME LIGHT,/SUNROOF SWITCH/ VANITY MIRROR LIGHT, AND DASHBOARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL MOBILE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. WOULD HAVE IT REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM WOULD ALWAYS REAPPEAR.*AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jun 15, 2001MN

UPON RECEIPT OF RECALL NOTICE CONSUMER BROUGHT HIS CAR IN FOR SERVICE, CONSUMERS RECALL WORK WAS NEVER COMPLETED DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE, WHEN THE PART DID ARRIVE CONSUMER DISOCVERED THAT THE PART WAS SITTING ON THE COUNTER AND NO ONE WAS WORKING ON HIS VEHICLE. *JG

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jun 8, 2001VA

WHILE DRIVING THEN STOPPING STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, MAKING A TURN. COULD OCCUR WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK *SLC

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 5, 2001MI

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY, MOSTLY SOMEWHAT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. ONLY ACTIVATING WIPERS TO ANOTHER SPEED SETTING WILL CAUSE THEM TO WORK AGAIN. PROBLEM MIGHT BE FIXED DURING DEALER SERVICE TODAY (JUNE 5TH 2001), BUT THE DEALER CLAIMS TO BE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (EVIDENTLY). I HAVE SEEN IT ON MORE DAIMLERCHRYSLER LH PLATFORM VEHICLES. IT IS DISTRACTING AND THEREFORE UNSAFE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 16, 2001NY

WHILE DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed May 14, 2001FL

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH PLASTIC COVER LOCATED ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THAT COVERS BRACKETS FOR SIDE VIEW MIRROR DISCONNECTED. WHEN THIS PIECE DISCONNECTED, IT FLEW BACK AND HIT DRIVER IN CHEST, CAUSING A DISTRACTION. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT IN APRIL THE PLASTIC SIDE VIEW MIRROR COVER ON THE PASSENGER DOOR FELL OFF ONTO FLOOR WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *JB

Structure › Body › Door1 injured
Filed Apr 20, 2001NY

RECEIVE ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN TOUCHING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AFTER OPERATING.*AK

SuspensionCrash2 injured
Filed Apr 5, 2001CA

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING 70MPH. ACCIDENT DAMAGED RIGHT FRONT CORNER PANEL, EVERY THING ELECTRICAL WAS KNOCKED OUT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, 2-3 INCH CREASE RIGHT UNDERNEATH LEFT HEAD LIGHT. SINCE ACCIDENT FUEL EMISSIONS LIGHT HAS BEEN OFF AND ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 5 TIMES SINCE FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER. DEALER SAID IT WAS A FUEL EMISSIONS LEAK, CONSUMER DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PUT ON GAS CAP. *AK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT, THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME FUEL EMISSIONS LEAKS. FINALLY, A BROKEN FUEL LINE WAS FOUND AND WAS FIXED. *YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 28, 2001MA

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REWIRED IGNITION COIL. SINCE THEN, VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Mar 26, 2001MO

HERE IS OIL LEAKING INTO ENGINE MANIFOLD, CAUSING A SKIPPING/HESITATION IN ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

SteeringCrash
Filed Feb 21, 2001ME

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN, BUT WHEEL WON'T FOLLOW THROUGH. CONNECTION IS NOT ABLE TO IMPACT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY, WENT TO TURN VEHICLE LEFT, AND VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT. HE ENDED UP IN A DITCH.*AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Feb 15, 2001OH

WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF IMPACT. *SLC

Interior Lighting
Filed Feb 13, 2001NJ

INTERIOR DOME, DOOR & DOOR HANDLE LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON & OFF WHILE DRIVING, CREATING A STARTLING & DISTRACTING SITUATION, AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 13, 2001NY

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING SYSTEM, CREATED A LOOSE STEERING FEEL, WHICH REQUIRES OVER CORRECTIONS AND DIRECTIONAL WANDERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. CJ

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 12, 2001PA

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PADEL ABS DID NOT LOCK WHICH CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Steering
Filed Feb 6, 2001NY

STEERING MECHANISM FEELS LOOSE. AT A HIGH WAY SPEED VEHICLE NEED CONTINUAL ADJUSTMENT IT WANDERS. THIS DEFECT IS NOT ALLOWING CONSUMER TO HAVE FULL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT OR PROVIDED REMEDY.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED AND THE VEHCILE IS UNSAFE. *YH

Suspension › Rear › Shock Absorber
Filed Jan 29, 2001FL

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH BACK END WAS WEAVING, NEXT DAY AT 70 MPH VEHICLE WAS FISHTAILING, CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER AND VEHICLE WENT ON IT OWN ,WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENTAND MADE 180 DEGRESS TURN AND THEN VEHICLE STOPPED BUT ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED OUT OF MUD AND DROVE TO DEALER WHO FOUND THAT A STRUT WAS BENT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Dec 21, 2000IL

WOULD WAIT AT STOP SIGN/LIGHT & TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKES SLIGHTLY, VEHICLE WOULD JUMP & ACCELERATE FORWARD. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. WHEELS WERE RUBBING AGAINST HUB ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM OF ACCELERATION WAS FOUND & MECHANIC REPLACED VALVE. *AK THE HUB ASSEMBLY HAD PROBLEM AND WAS REPLACED. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED AND RESULTED IN THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *YH

Parking Brake
Filed Nov 29, 2000NY

CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, PUT IT IN PARK, AND PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE, THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND TURNED AROUND BECAUSE SHE HEARD A NOISE AND SAW THE VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE HILL, THE PARK GEAR SNAPPED AND THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED, THE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE TRIED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT COULD NOT, THE VEHICLE ENDED UP HITTING A SMALL TREE, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND CRASHING INTO A WALL. *SLC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 25, 2000MS

ON OR ABOUT THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FAILURE BUT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED A LITTLE SLUGGISH. DURING THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBER I FINALLY GOT A CHANCE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE SAME DAY I PICKED IT UP AND ALONG WITH THAT MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THE GAUGES DO NOT WORK WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT IS LITE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP 11/27/00. I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 9, 2000MI

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 3, 2000NY

WITH 13,000 MILES ON VEHICLE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 4, 2000CT

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SEVEN HUNDRED MILES. VEHICLE WAS HAULED TO THE DEALER, AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PIECES OF TRANSMISSION CAME APART WHICH POSSIBLY CAUSED ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING BRAKES KICK IN WITHOUT OPERATOR DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

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