1994 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED; POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED AS WELL AS CHIPS IN COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT RELATE TO STEERING, ABS LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN THOUGH EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY INSPECTED; WHEN CAR IS STARTED, A BUZZ COMES FROM PASSENGER AREA THAT LASTS FOR 10 SECONDS; IF VENT IS TRUNED COMPLETELY OFF, THE BUZZING RETURNS; AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED AND ALL THE HOSES AND VLAVES NEED REPLACED;

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE DISTORTED/ VERY DULL, AND CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY.CONSUMER CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT DUE TO POOR LIGHTING. *AK

FRONT END OF VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, RATTLING NOISE UNDER HOOD, ALL FOUR DOOR HINGES WOULD SQEAK AND DROP WHEN OPENING THE DOORS THIS WAS RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER,AND STILL BACK DOORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. ENGINE MOUNTS WENT OUT, RUBBER MOULDING AROUND INSIDE OF DRIVERS DOOR FELL OFF 3 TIMES FINALLY THEY GLUED IT ON AGAIN. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS GAVE OUT CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE ROTORS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS WHEN APPLYING GAS TO PEDAL.VEHICLE SITS AND THEN SURGES.VEHICLE IS IN SHOP AGAIN FOR LOUD THUMPING NOISE IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE POSSIBLY ENGINE CRADLE . CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT LEMMON LAW AT BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP OF VEH AND THEY SAID IT DID NOT APPLY.

WATER PUMP AND COOLING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND TIMING BELT. NO WARNING FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL, NO INDICATION THAT ENGINE WAS HOT. NOW IN NEED OF NEW ENGINE.

RECALL # 99V215000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER/ENGINE CRADLE; WHEN ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT ON MARCH 9TH, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE TOOL TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER WAS NOT SURE WHEN THE TOOL WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK

DEALER TECHNICIAN BROKE THE LAST BIT USED TO INSTALL RECALLED 99V-215 REINFORCEMNET BRACKETS AND THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, DEALER UNSURE WHEN PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. NLM

RECALL 99V215000/ENGINE CRADLE. DEALER HAS CANCELED TWO SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE THE PARTS AND TOOLS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER COULD SEE HOT SPOTS AND WRINKLES ON BUMPER ASSEMBLY. PROBLEMS HAD HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND SHE HAD TAKEN IT EACH TIME TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED.

CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V215000/ ENGINE CRADLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED. *AK *ML

HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE CLOUDED UP LIGHT APPEARS NOT AS CLEAR AS IT SHOULD BE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK