1994 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER IS COMING UP FROM THE CONSOLE I AM AFRAID IT WILL NOT DEPLOY RIGHT AND THE A\C HAS TO BE REFILLED EVERY TWO MONTHS AND THEY SAY IT HAS NO LEAKS. *AK

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN I HEARD A "THUNK" SOUND AND THEN NOTICED MY STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE. THE TWO BOLTS WHICH HOLD THE RACK AND PINION TOGETHER HAD FAILED AND BROKEN COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND TOLD THEM I COULD UNDERSTAND JUST ABOUT ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE EXCEPT THE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TOWARD THE REPAIR. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAD TOO MANY MILES FOR THEM TO OFFER ANY COMPENSATION. NO ONE I HAVE TALKED TO INCLUDING THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP HAD EVER HEARD OF SUCH A FAILURE. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $2200 TO REPAIR IT; I FOUND AN INDEPENDENT TO REPAIR IT FOR APPROXIMATELY $740. I FEEL THIS KIND OF MECHANICAL FAILURE SHOULD NEVER OCCUR! *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY/SLIPPED AND JERKED VERY HARD. WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROLAND RESULT IN A CRASH. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT, BUT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE OWNER WAS OPERAING HER 1994 DODGE INTREPID ON HIGHWAY 2 IN NORTHEAST MONTANA WHEN HER CAR SUDDENLY SVERWED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THOROUGHLY DEMOLISHED HER CAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURES (2) SINCE 1994, REBUILT IN 1996. AIR CONDITIONER FAILURES (2) SINCE 1994 COMPRESSOR REPLACED 1999. ENGINE REMOVED SO THE FIREWALL CRACK(S) COULD BE WELDED FROM DEFECTIVE ORIGINAL WELDING, APPARENTLY WAS AFFECTING THE RACK N PINION STEERING.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DURING OPERATION. ONCE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED ON HIGH, OPERATION CONTINUES. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML

RECALL 99V215000./ ENGINE CRADLE. PARTS AND TOOLS NEEDED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING THAT THE DODGE INTREPID WAS A GREAT CAR AND WE HAVE NOT HAD NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE WITH THIS CAR. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT A NEW CAR COULD HAVE THAT MANY PROBLEMS. WE HAVE A DODGE TRUCK THAT HAS OVER 200 THOUSAND MILES AND NEVER HAD THIS TROUBLE. I HAVE ONLY ONCE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND I GOT THAT ONE AFTER I CALLED CHRSLER ABOUT IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM PERFORMED. CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR APPOINTMENT AT DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. (99V-215) NLM

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING. HAS BEEN STALLING OUT EVERY DAY. A PROBLEM WITH DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK