1993 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FUEL BEGAN LEAKING THROUGH THE INJECTORS, DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING REAR TIRE STARTED TO VIBRATE. DEALER STATED AGE OF VEHICLE AND BUSHINGS CAUSED REAR CONTROL ARM TO DETEORATE AND BREAK. *AK

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS ON LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS WAS DONE FRONT TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING.*AK

DEALER DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD CLUSTER. PROBLEM AS FOLLOWS: CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT TO TURN ON AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 10 - 55 PLUS MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT DRIVER ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD, THIS CONTROL ENGAGING ITSELF AT SPEEDS UNDER 35 MILES PER HOUR. SECONDARY PROBLEM: VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE LATEST WAS ON 5/11/02 - SPEED OF VEHICLE 35 MILES PER HOUR - VEHICLE QUIT AND WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND RE-START VEHICLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD MAJOR TUNE-UP DONE LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. HAVE ALSO REPLACED STARTER IN DEC. 2001, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LAST MONTH. PLEASE RESPOND AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. KEITH W. ADAM 5/11/02. *AK

DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *YH

THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS NO LONGER SUPPORT THE HOOD WHEN IT IS OPEN. THE HOOD COMES CRASHING DOWN ON WHOEVER MAY BE WORKING UNDER IT. *AK

FUEL INJECTOR O-RING LEAKING FUEL ONTO ENGINE, FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL ON THAT PART ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. REPLACEMENT PART NOW FAILED. THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST INTREPIDS ON THE ROAD WITH A 6-92 BUILD DATE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING RECALL 98V184000 FUEL LEAKAGE FROM FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WHICH COULD RESULTED IN A FIRE HOWEVER CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REAPIRED ONCE AND OVERHAULED A SECOND TIME WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING GEARS IN AN ABRUPT AND HARD MANNER. TRANSMISSION WOULD ALSO SLIP OUT OF GEAR AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND WIND ON ACCELERATION PRIOR TO GOING INTO GEAR. DEALER FOUND MAJOR PROBLEM WITH GASKETS IN TRANSMISSION. DEALER STATED GASKET FAILURE TO BE COMMON PROBLEM REQUIRING REPAIR. *AK

FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER CHANGED THE FUEL RAIL AND O-RINGS AND TESTED FOR LEAKS IN INJECTOR O-RINGS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. SINCE THE CORRECTION THERE HAS BEEN A NOTICEABLE GAS SMELL ENTERING THE CABIN AREA WHEN FAN IS ON AND ENGINE IS RUNNING. GAS SMELL IS APPARENT SURROUNDING THE INJECTOR AREA WHEN PARKED. DEALER IS INSPECTING PROBLEM BUT ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO THE NOTORIOUS LEAKY FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.