1997 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

DEFECTIVE STEERING RACK BROKE 3 TIMES, CAUSING DIFFICULTIES WITH STEERING. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ON A WET SNOW SURFACE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE HEAD-ON FIRST, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

DEALER ADVISED CLUNKING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS BAD STEERING RACK. STEERING RACK SHOULD NOT BE BAD ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YR OLD. DEALER WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPLACE IT FOR $1200. NOT! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING THE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED IN THE LEAST AND FOR THE STEERING RACK TO BE BAD AFTER ONLY 3 YRS AND 60,000 MILES IS ABSURD AND CERTAINLY INDICATIVE OF A DEFECT. THERE ARE 3 TSB'S AND 8 OTHER ODI COMPLAINTS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS THIS DEFECT. THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER A CAR IS NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IT. I CANNOT STRESS THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS DEFECT ENOUGH. I HOPE CHRYSLER WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE THESE BAD RACKS AND MAKE THE INTREPID A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE.*AK

LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. STEERING WHEEL PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC SAID NEEDED NEW STEERING RACK AND PINION AND THAT VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND AT APPROX 33000 MILES THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUG WIRING "BURNT" AND THE CAR 'S MOTOR STARTED MISSING. I HAD A NEW SET OF SPARK WIRES INSTALLED (UNDER WARRENTY-BY DEALER) AND AGAIN AT APPROX 47000 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AGAIN I REPLACED THESE WIRES AT THE DEALER'S SHOP AT MY EXPENSE ($139). UPON ASKING AS TO WHY SUCH AN OCCURANCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM THE REPAIR SHOP FOREMAN TOLD ME THAT ALL INTREPIDS HAD THAT PROBLEM! I HAVE WRITTEN CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN OF THIS BUT HAVE NO RESPONSE FROM THEM FOR A MONTH NOW. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER INTREPID OWNERS AND TO MY AMAZMENT THEY TOO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, JUST AS THE FOREMAN TOLD ME. MY QUESTION IS ONE OF SAFETY, WHAT IF SOMEONE WERE DRIVING AND THE WIRING WAS LOST TO SEVERAL OF THE PLUGS AT ONE TIME, WOULD THE MOTOR STOPRUNNING? DEPENDING UPON THE ROAD CONDITIONS THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE MECHANICS SAID THAT A SIMPLE SHIELD WOULD PREVENT THIS. WHY DOES NOT DODGE DO THIS ALSO? IN A NUTSHELL MY DODGE INTREPID HAS HAD 3 SETS OF SPARK PLUG WIRES IN 47000 MILES AND NO RELIEF IN SIGHT. THANK YOU, MARILYN J DAVIS

LEAKS FUEL DIRECTLY OVER ENGINE, EXTREMELY DANGEREOUS! RECALL THIS ALSO! THIS CAR ALSO IS OUR SECOND INTREPID TO HAVE CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. ALSO THE SECOND INTREPID WE OWNED THAT DEALERS REFUSE TO FIX AIR CONDITIONER LEAK, THEY ONLY SPRAY AN ANTI FUNGICIDE ON THE EVAPORATOR COIL. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD A BLOW OUT WITH THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA P215/65 R15 95T. I CALLED A LOCAL BRIDGESTONE-FIRESTONE DEALER AND ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT IT WASN'T ON THE LIST. THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS A 1997 DODGE INTREPID VIN 2B3HD46T8VH508561 AND IT HAD THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLOW. IT DID $1940. WORTH OF DAMAGE. ALL I'M ASKING IS SINCE IT ISN'T ON THE "LIST" MAYBE IT SHOULD BE. THE TOP OF THE TIRE SEPERATED COMPLETELY AND DAMAGED THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL ALONG WITH THE BUMPER, ETC. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. I HAVE SINCE GONE WITH A DIFFERENT TIRE AND NOT BRIDGESTONE-FIRESTONE. (DOT NUMBER: DNC508 ? TIRESIZE: P215/65 R1)

AFTER REPLACING 2 WATER PUMPS, THE COOLANT BOTTLE IS LEAKING. I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734294

AFTER REPLACING 2 WATER PUMPS, THE COOLANT BOTTLE IS LEAKING, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR