Structure › Body › Trunk Lid1 injured
Filed Aug 16, 2001WV
WHILE LOADING ITEMS INTO TRUNK OF VEHICLE, THE LIFTS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE REAR TRUNK LID TO FALL ON CONSUMER, CAUSING INJURY.(ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)*JB
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2001 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 2001 record →
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 9, 2001IL
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH GEAR SHIFT LOCATED BETWEEN DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WAS BUMPED. WHEN GEAR SHIFT WAS BUMPED, VEHICLE WENT FROM DRIVE TO PARK BRINGING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MECHANISM IN GEAR SHIFT WHICH PREVENTED THIS FROM HAPPENING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Apr 9, 2001IL
COMPONENTS USED TO REPLACE FORMER LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED CAUSING ALL ASSEMBLY TO SWING OUT CAUSING LOSS OF PARKING AND BRAKING ON AN INCLINE, VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE BACKWARD IN STREET TRAFFIC, EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO STOP VEHICLE. *SLC
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Apr 3, 2001TX
VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS DEFECT. *AK THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND ENDED UP IN AN ACCIDENT. *YH
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Feb 23, 2001NH
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jan 2, 2001CA
WAS DRIVING A RENTED VEHICLE & SUN WAS SHINNING THROUGH WINDSHIELD & SIDE VIEW MIRROR. LOOKED LIKE SOME TYPE OF FILM ACROSS IT. MADE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USED WASHER TO CLEAR & CLEAN WINDSHIELD,BUT IT WAS NOT CLEARED. SUNLIGHT HIT PARTICLES & BOUNCED OFF. WAS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS AHEAD ON ROAD.*AK
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