2002 Dodge Intrepid complaints

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED WILL SUFFER SUDDEN ACCELERATION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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2002 INTREPID POLICE CRUISERS EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE INCLUDING WARPED ROTORS AT LOW MILEAGE. WE'VE HAD TWO (OUT OF 7 VEHICLES) WITH THE PROBLEM ALREADY. STAUNTON VA POLICE ISSUED BULLETIN 5/15 TO THEIR FORCES. D/C IS DENYING ANY PROBLEMS. PLEASE KEEP THIS ANONYMOUS - THEY ARE A SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER OF OUR COMPANY. *NLM

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID THAT I PURCHASED ON APRIL 11TH, 2003 AND I HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT OF REPORTS ON THE GEN 3 SEAT BELTS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MINE REPLACED. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WHO USE THE SEAT BELTS, A 5 YEAR OLD AND A 2 MONTH OLD. *JB

THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL FOR THE SEAT RECLINER BOLT 03 V 035 000. *NLM

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. *NLM

MY VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THE CAR CAN BE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE FRONT END WILL LOCK UP ON IT AS IF IT WERE BEING PUT IN PARK. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I TO HAVE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY I HAD A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT WHICH TWO INDIVIDUALS ALMOST HIT ME DUE TO THE CAR LOCKING UP. *JB

LOOSE GROUND WIRE TO BATTERY POSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. ALSO, ODOMETER TAMPERING. VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, SUSPENSION/ STEERING PROBLEMS. DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR BULBS ON HEADLAMPS AND HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH ,AND CLEANED OUT ENGINE HOSES, PCV VALVE AND FUEL FILTER. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HOUSING ATTACHMENT BLOCKED THE VIEW FROM THE WINDOW WHEN TRYING TO OVERCOME BLIND SPOT. THE BELT HOUSING ATTACHMENT TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS VERY WIDE. THE WINDOWS GLASS ALSO SEEMED DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER AND WAS TRADED IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB *NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN AND THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. *JB

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GIVING A FALSE READING. EVERY 100 MILES THE VEHICLE ADDS 10 ADDITIONAL MILES. *JB

WE HAVE A 2002 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE POLICE PACKAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS 21,000 MILES AND WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS 4 TIMES. WE ARE A SECURITY FIRM AND THUS WE HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A HIGH SPEED CHASE AND ONLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. WE HAVE THREE OTHER DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND HAVE NOT HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THEM. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE DEALER THAT WE ARE MISUSING THE BRAKES. I HAVE TALKED WITH ANOTHER POLICE AGENCY IN THE AREA AND THEY HAVE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS WE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES THAT COME WITH THE POLICE PACKAGE OPTION.

ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS ASSEMBLED SUCH THAT IT RUBBED ON A STUD. THERE IS NOW A HOLE IN THE LINE AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS-------------770764.*AK *NLM

I PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE INTREPID BRAND NEW, THIS IS MY SECOND DAIMLERCHRYSLER VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT HELD UP WELL THAT I CONSIDER A LEMON. AT 26 MILES, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN TURNED OFF, THERE WAS ALMOST NO BRAKING POWER. I HAD TO QUICKLY DOWNSHIFT INTO LOW GEAR TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEND SEVERAL TIMES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THINGS BREAKING IN. DODGE DEALERS JUST DELETED THE "INTERNAL CAB FAILURE FAULT CODE" AND DID NOTHING TO TRY AND FIX THIS. LATER THE STEERING BEGAN SQUEAKING DURING LOW SPEED MANUVERS. THEN I EXPERIENCED PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AT 2000 MILES THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER AND WOULD ALMOST NEVER DRIVE STRAIGHT. AFTER 2 DEALERSHIP ALIGNMENTS AND 1 INDEPENDENT, THE STEERING WHEEL IS STILL OFF CENTER. 3 DIFFERENT OEM TIRES ROTATED TO FRONT COMPLETELY WORN ON OUTER EDGES, ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR AND FEATHERING. SUSPENSION SQUEAKS LOUDLY AT TIMES. AT ABOUT 500 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES SLAM INTO 3RD GEAR, SHIFT ROUGH IN LOWER GEARS, BUMP, HESITATE, STUMBLE. DODGE DEALERSHIP ALWAYS "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. I ALMOST CRASHED WHEN DRIVING AND FRONT WHEEL HIT MODERATE PUDDLE WHEN VEHICLE WAS THROWN INTO ANOTHER LANE. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER "THOSE THINGS HAPPEN". I HAVE WRITTEN AND SPOKE TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER REPS MANY TIMES, THEY DENY THERE IS ANY PROBLEM. AT ABOUT 13,000 MILES THE ENGINE WOULD CLANK WHEN STARTING SOMETIMES (SOUNDS LIKE NOT FIRING UP PROPERLY). I HAVE NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS WIT

SPHERICAL AND NON-SHERICAL VISUAL DEFORMITIES-WINDSHIELD CAUSES DISTRACTION/NAUSEA. *AK

I HAVE HAD STEERING/SUSPENSION AND BRAKE RELATED ISSUES FROM NORMAL DRIVING IN THE BAY AREA SINCE 200 MILES AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE NEW. I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR A PROFESSIONAL COMPUTERIZED FULL PRECISION ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING OF TWO TIRES THAT WERE OUT OF BALANCE FROM THE FACTORY. TWO DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERS AND WHEEL SPECIALSTS HAVE CHECKED AND ADJUSTED TIRE PRESSURE. VEHICLE SEEMS TO DRIVE STRAIGHT MORE OFTEN BUT STILL DRIFTS TO THE LEFT, SOMETIMES TO THE RIGHT. FRONT WHEELS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SLIPPING BAD OVER BUMPS EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. VERY INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES HARDER TO TURN AND IS MUCH MORE SENSITIVE ALL OF A SUDDEN. VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE HANDLING OR TAKING BUMPS VERY WELL AT TIMES. WHEEL DOES NOT USUALLY RETURN SMOOTHLY OR CONSISTANTLY, SOMETIMES JERKY AND SOMETIMES SLOW, USUALLY OFF CENTER, OVERSTEERING OR UNDERSTEERING. STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES NEEDS CONSTANT ATTENTION, HAVING TO REMIND WHEEL WHERE TO GO. WHEEL WILL MOVE BY ITSELF EXCESSIVELY AT TIMES ON BUMPY ROADS OR ON SLANTED ROADS SOMETIMES ALMOST MAKING COMPLETE TURNS ON IT'S OWN. SOMETIMES STEERING WHEEL HAS LOOSENESS. CLUNK IN STEERING STILL CONTINUES WHEEN WHEEL IS TURNED SHARP AND BRAKING. EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GROANING NOISE WHEEN TURNING WHEEL AT TIMES. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD THE OTHER DAY AND WAS ABLE TO LOCK VEHICLE UP INTO A HEAVY SKID ALTHOUGH VEHICLE HAS ABS. VEHICLE FEELS UNSTABLE SOMETIMES AND OVER BUMPY ROADS SOMETIMES. EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE YOU CAN HEAR SQUEAKING FROM STRUTS. I

YESTERDAY I HAD A 4 WHEEL COMPUTERIZED ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. IT WAS DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL THE CAR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT BECAUSE IT WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THAT NIGHT WHEN PULLING OUT AWAY FROM FRIENDS HOUSE, HAVING WHEEL TURNED SHARP AND WAITING AT IDLE SOMETHING IN THE FRONT END WAS VIBRATING AND IT WOULD CHANGE WHEN WHEEL WAS MOVED. LATER THAT NIGHT STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP AS IT HAD BEFORE ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN DRIVING. WHEEL WAS REALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN ALL OF A SUDDEN, STEERING BECAME MUCH MORE SENSITIVE ALL OF A SUDDEN WHERE IT PREVIOUSLY WAS NOT. WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING WHEEL WOULD FEEL EVEN MOVE DIFFICULT TO TURN AND ALMOST STUCK. I TRIED TO GET A FRIEND TO DRIVE THE CAR. SHE STARTED TO DRIVE IT IN A PARKING LOT, I ASKED HER TO MANUVER WITH THE CAR AND AFTER DRIVING FOR A MINUTE SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BECAUSE SHE FELT THE CAR WAS NOT HANDLING WELL AND DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. I MANUVERED IN THE PARKING LOT AND AT 15 MILE LOW SPEED MANUVERING AND SHARP TURNS TIRES WERE SQUEALING AS IF PERFORMING HIGH SPEED MANUVERS. AT ONE TIME I WAS ABLE TO SEND THE VEHICLE INTO A CONTROLLED SKID ALTHOUGH IT HAS ABS. I COULD NOT GET CAR TO SKID AGAIN AND ABS SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. I NOTICED A CLUNK FELT IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WHEN BRAKING HARD AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE STEERING ATTITUDE AND CHARACTERISTICS SHOULD NOT INTERMITTENTLY CHANGE. THE CAR STILL WONDERS ON THE FREEWAY AND WHEEL NEEDS CONSTANT ATTENTION. THIS CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE AND

VEHICLE LATELY HAS NOT FELT SAFE ENOUGH TO DRIVE AT TIMES. STEERING WHEEL MOVES ITSELF EXCESSIVELY AT TIMES AND MOVES EXCESSIVELY TO IMPERFECTIONS IN ROADS. STEERING CONTINUES TO DRIFT RIGHT OR LEFT. CLUNK STILL HEARD IN STEERING EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE. VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES ON SMOOTH SURFACES AT HIGHER SPEED. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AS A PRECAUTION. I AM TRYING ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO HAVE MY STEERING ISSUES CORRECTED. DEALERSHIP ADJSUTED TIRE PRESSURE AND STATED THAT STEERING WAS FINE AFTER ROAD TEST. SUPPOSED CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE WAS THERE AND SUPPOSEDLY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AS WELL AND STATED IT DROVE FINE AS WELL. SHOP FOREMAN STATED VIBRATION WAS BECAUSE WHEELS NEEDED TO BE BALANCED. ALSO STATED THAT IT'S NORMAL FOR VEHICLES TO DRIFT WHEN YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE EXCESSIVE RIGHT TIRE WEAR AND AGREED TO DO AN ALIGNMENT. DEALERSHIP STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME AND SERVICE ADVISOR STATED AN ALIGNMENT COULD TAKE 7 HOURS. 7 HOURS......? I'M AFRAID THEY ARE GOING TO TRY AND ALIGN THE VEHICLE TO COUNTER THESE ISSUES OR IT'S GOING TO TAKE THAT LONG BECAUSE THERE'S A PROBLEM. THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK. DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALER ALONG SLOPED FREEWAY ONRAMP, AFTER LETTING HANDS OFF THE WHEEL THE VEHICLE ALMOST MADE A COMPLETE RIGHT TURN ON IT'S OWN. ON THE FREEWAY VEHICLE WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND FRONT WHEEL HIT A BUMPY PART IN THE ROAD THE STEE

BRAKES FAILED INITIALLY AT ABOUT 30 MILES, AT ABOUT 40MPH I HIT BRAKES LIGHTLY, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, BRAKE PEDAL FELT ROUGH AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER ABS LIGHT TURNED OFF AND BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY WERE WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES LATER AND WAS SIMILAR. ABOUT 200 MILES AFTER THAT I ONCE HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO SLOW DOWN, THEY FELT ROUGH AND DIDN'T WORK. BRAKES HAVE WORKED SINCE. I ASSUMED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE BROKEN IN. I WAS RELUCTANT TO MENTION IT BECAUSE THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN RARELY DUPLICATE OR TROUBLESHOOT A PROBLEM. TODAY I SPOKE TO THE SHOP FOREMAN AND HE WAS ABLE TO PULL CODES FROM THE BRAKE CONTROLLER AND FOUND A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE TODAY SO I WILL BE BRINGING IT BACK ASAP.*AK

I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WHERE I PURCHASED IT COMPLAINING OF INTERMITTENT LOOSENESS IN STEERING, SQUEAKING AND CLUNKING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THESE ISSUES, SQUEAKING WAS SUPPOSEDLY TIRE NOISE, CLUNKING WAS "JUST BUSHINGS". MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE IS SEVERLY WORN ON THE OUTER EDGES AT ONLY 5900 MILES, THE LEFT TIRE WEAR IS NORMAL. DEALER WOULD NOT EXPLAIN OR ASSES WHY THIS IS. TODAY I HAD THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED SHARP TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS A VIBRATING NOISE AS IF METAL WAS HITTING AGAINST METAL. I CALLED SOMEONE OUT TO WITNESS THIS. ABOUT TWO MILES LATER I WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN ALL OF A SUDDEN AND STEERING FELT HEAVY. VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN TURNS SHARPER AND STEERING RESPONDS DIFFERENT THAN USUAL. WHEN TRYING TO INVESTIGATE ISSUE AND MANUVERING THE STEERING BACK AND FOURTH THE VEHICLE WAS SWERVING EXCESSIVELY AS IT NEVER HAD BEFORE. FRONT END FELT AS IF IT WAS TAKING BUMPS HARDER THAN USUAL AND WAS EVEN HOPPING SLIGHLY OVER SOME BUMPS. I COULD HEAR NOISE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AREA. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE SHOP FOREMAN ROAD TESTED AND WOULDN'T SAY MUCH ABOUT THE STEERING. I EXPLAINED THAT THE WHEEL WAS ALWAYS MUCH EASIER TO TURN AND EXPLAINED THAT THE STEERING IS ALL OF A SUDDEN RESPONDING DIFFERENTLY. SEVERAL BUMPS FELT HARSH FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THEY HAD NOT FELT AS HARSH BEFORE. I COULD HEAR AND FEEL A LIGHT CLUNKING DURING BRAKING THREE TIMES FROM THE

MY SEAT BELTS IN THIS CAR ARE TOO EASY TO OPEN. ALL IT TAKES FOR AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING TO HIT THE BUTTON AND IT POPS OPEN. I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN RIDING IN MY CAR WITH ME AND THE OTHER DAY MY DAUGHTER DROPPED HER JUICE CUP ONTO THE LATCH WHEN SHE FELL ASLEEP AND IT OPENED. I WAS UNAWARE THAT IT OPENED UNTIL MY OLDER DAUGHTER STATED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUSED FOR THE SEATBELTS, HOWEVER I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. LATER THAT NIGHT MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE CAR AND JUST RESTED HIS ARM IN THE BACK ON THE BUTTON VERY GENTLY AS IF A CHILD MIGHT AND IT OPENED. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE MADE AWARE THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO THEM. *AK

STEERING ISSUES STILL CONTINUE. AFTER STEERING WAS FEELING LOOSE FOR SOME TIME IT FELT AS IF IT TIGHTENED UP ALL OF A SUDDEN. SLIGHT VIBRATION ONCE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL ON FREEWAY. STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY FLOPPED TO THE RIGHT TODAY WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING SEEMED TO DRIFT. STEERING FELT JERKY AND WOULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO ALMOST SWERVE. STEERING DOES NOT FEEL NORMAL. MANUFACTURE IS SUPPOSED TO ARRANGE FOR DISTRICT TECHNICIAN TO CHECK AT DEALERSHIP. STEERING JERKS USUALLY DURING HARD ACCELERATION AND DID NOT DO THIS WHEN VEHICLE WAS NEW UNTIL RECENTLY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING MY FAIL OR NOT PERFORM AS IT SHOULD. I HAVE HAD A WITNESS DRIVE MY CAR FOR VERIFICATION. STEERING ATTITUDE INTERMITTENTLY CHANGES. I AM USED TO DRIVING FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND THE STEERING ATTITUDE SHOULD NOT CHANGE AS SUCH.*AK

I HAVE MADE A PREVIOUS COMMENT IN REGARD TO MY NEW 2002 DODGE INTREPID'S STEERING (SOMETIMES SQUEAKING IN LOCK TO LOCK CONDITION (END OF U-TURN AT ABOUT 10MPH), CLUNKING, STEERING ONCE FEELING LOOSE AND DRIFTING TO THE LEFT). I HAD ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SHOP FOREMAN DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT HE COULD DO ABOUT IT SINCE THE STEERING WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND SEEMED FINE. THE SHOP FOREMAN OFFERED TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT AND TIGHTEN UP STEERING RELATED BOLTS. THE STEERING NOW FEELS MORE SOLID AND HAS A BETTER FEEL TO IT HOWEVER I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SQUEAKING/SQUEALING WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY ON U-TURNS AT ABOUT 10MPH STILL PERSISTS. THE CLUNKING THAT OCCURS WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED NEARLY ALL THE WAY AND THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED STILL PERSITS. I FELT THE CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END TWICE TODAY IN A PARKING LOT. THE CLUNKING FEELS LIKE IT IS THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. I AM EXTREMELY UNHAPPY HAVING TO BE CONCERNED WITH A CAR THAT IS SO NEW WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I AM HAVING THESE ISSUES AND WHAT IS CAUSING THEM.*AK

THERE IS A STRANGE UNKNOWN BEEP SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT THE DOOR A JAR CHIME. I AM NOT SURE IF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CD PLAYER OR STEREO BEING ON. SEVERAL PASSENGERS HAVE NOTICED THIS INTERMITTENT BEEPING THAT SEEMS TO OCCUR FOR NO SPECIFIC GIVEN REASON OR TIME. THE BEEP IS ALWAYS THE SAME VOLUME, TONE AND SOUNDS LIKE SOME TYPE OF BMW OR HONDA ANTI-THEFT DEVICE THAT BEEPS INSTEAD OF CHIRPING A SIREN OR HORN. THIS JUST OCCURS SOMETIMES FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVOKE IT. SEVERAL PASSENGERS THOUGHT IT WAS AN ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. THE INTREPID HAS KEYLESS ENTRY BUT NO ANTI-THEFT DEVICE AND HAS STOCK BASE CD PLAYER. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO TRY AND INVOKE IT, LOCKING, UNLOCKING, OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOORS. ALSO A SEPERATE ISSUE, WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND ACCELERATING WITH THE CRUISE BUTTON AN INTERFERENCE TYPE, LIGHT CLICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SPEAKER DURING TRANSMISSION KICKDOWN AND ACCELERATION USING THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCEL BUTTON. THE SPEED OF THE NOISE INCREASES WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND BEGINS TO FADE UNTIL YOU CANNOT HEAR IT. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR. PASSENGERS HAVE ALSO HEARD AND QUESTIONED THIS AS WELL. THESE ISSUES ARE A DISTRACTION AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY OCCUR. SELLING DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE.*AK

AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS BECOME NOTICEABLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THIS AND REALIGN THE DOOR ASSEMBLY. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR LIGHT PIECE ON THE TOP PART OF THE TRUNK SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CUT SLOPPY FROM THE FACTORY. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS JAGGED AND SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN POORLY TRIMMED FROM THE FACTORY. I NOTICE THIS WHEN OPENING MY TRUNK AND WHEN WASHING THE VEHICLE AND FEEL THAT IT IS TACKY. SELLING DEALER STATED THAT NO ONE USUALLY SEES THAT SO THEY ARE CUT LIKE THAT FROM THE FACTORY. THE TRUNK ALSO MAKES A RUBBING SOUND WHEN OPENING, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE WIRE COVER RUBBING. VEHICLE INCLUDES A TRUNK CARGO NET WITH THE FLOOR MOUNTING HOOKS NOT EXPOSED AND SEEMS AS IF YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO TEAR HOLES IN THE CARPET FROM LOOKING AT THE CARGO NET INSTRUCTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO USE THE CARGO NET FOR GROCERIES BUT I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TEARING HOLES IN MY CARPET. I EXPECTED A QUALITY VEHICLE FOR THE PRICE I PAID AND IT SO FAR DOES NOT SEEM THAT I HAVE RECIEVED A DECENT QUALITY VEHICLE WITH ALL THE ISSUES I AM EXPERIENCING.*AK

STEERING SOMETIMES SQUEALS/SQUEAKS AT END OF U-TURN WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY (LOCK TO LOCK CONDITION) AT ABOUT 10MPH. STEERING BEGAN TO SOMETIMES SLIGHTLY DRIFT TO THE LEFT EVEN ON FLAT ROADS WHERE PREVIOUS VEHICLE DID NOT. THIS FIRST OCCURED AT ABOUT 200 MILES. THE CONDITION WAS UNFORTUANTELY NOT NOTICED ON VEHICLE TEST DRIVE. AT ABOUT 3000 MILES ISSUE PERSISTS AND NOW SOMETIMES CLUNK IS FELT IN STEERING AT TIMES WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED AND STOPPING. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN STEERING IS TURNED SHARP THEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. STEERING ONCE FELT LOOSE AND FLOPPY SUDDENLY THEN SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MILES. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT DEALER DUE TO ISSUE. SHOP FOREMAN CALLED AND STATED THAT HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY OF THE ISSUES. WENT ON ROAD TEST WITH SHOP FOREMAN AND WAS ABLE TO GET STEERING TO SQUEEK AT THE END OF SHARP TURNS SEVERAL TIMES. HE THOUGHT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE PAINT ON THE ROAD WITH THE TIRES. I TOLD HIM THIS HAS ALSO OCCURED OTHERWISE. I WAS ABLE TO GET STEERING TO CLUNK SEVERAL TIMES AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AND STATED THAT NOT MUCH COULD BE DONE SINCE STEERING ASSEMBLY SEEMED FINE. HE OFFERED TO CHECK AND TIGHTEN STEERING RELATED BOLTS AND DID THIS. STEERING CURRENTLY HAS BETTER FEEL AND SEEMS TO PERFORM BETTER, NOT SURE YET IF THESE ISSUES ARE COMPLETELY CORRECTED. I AM STILL CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAD COUNTLESS STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY PREVIOUS INTREPID, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I ASSUMED THIS ISSUE WAS

TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY BUMP SHIFTS OR SLAMS INTO GEAR. WHEN DRIVING AT AROUND 40-50MPH AND FLOORING IT TO ACCELERATE THEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE IS SOMETIMES A BANG OR BUMP, SOMETIMES HARSH FELT IN THE FRONT END OR TRANSMISSION. THIS IS SOMETIMES SO HARD THAT PASSENGERS FEEL IT AND COMPLAIN IN REGARD TO IT. BUMP IS SOMETIMES FELT ON DECELERATION IN LOWER GEARS NEARING A STOP. SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT'S SHIFTING ROUGH IN LOWER GEARS. GEAR SELECTOR FEELS STUCK SOMETIMES AFTER PARKING AND TRYING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES MAKES WHINING NOISE, NOT SURE IF THIS IS NORMAL. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HESITATE SOMETIMES BEFORE KICKING DOWN IN LOW GEAR OR UPSHIFTING. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP, SHOP FOREMAN SAYS THERE ARE NO UPDATED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) REVISIONS AFTER CHECKING. ALSO STATES NO FAULT CODES WERE FOUND FROM TRANSMISSION. STATES THAT TRANSMISSION ISSUES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 60-65 MPH VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF , DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL TURN ON, BUT ALL OTHER LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. *AK