1997 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL INTO A SHORT POST DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

IN MAY OF 2004, I PURCHASED A 1997 DODGE INTREPID ES. I LATER FOUND OUT ON JUNE 6, 2004 THAT THERE WAS RECALL ON A PART IN MY CAR. THE RECALL WAS FOR A NEW FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NORTHWESTERN DODGE DEALERSHIP IN FERNDALE, MI TO HAVE THIS MANNER HANDLED. ON THAT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE ONLY A FEW WEEKS FOR MY PART TO COME IN FOR MY RECALL TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. TO THIS DAY, OCTOBER 3, MY CAR HAS STILL NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I CALLED THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES TO SEE WHAT THE SITUATION IS AND THEY WOULD GIVE THE RUNAROUND. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND I AM VERY FEARFUL FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY AUTOMOBILE IF THE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. THIS IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION THAT I HAVE AND I PRAY THAT I DON'T LOSE MY CAR BECAUSE ITS' MAKERS WON'T DO WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. I HOPE THAT THIS WILL MAKE SOME TYPE OF INFLUENCE SO SOMETHING CAN BE DONE SO I CAN DRIVE MY CAR. THANK YOU. *AK

THE RECALL WORK COULD NOT BE DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *NM RECALL# 04V021000 & 98V184000. THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER MOVED WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. *SC *JB

CONSUMER SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND NOTICE FUEL SPRAYING ONTO THE MANIFOLD FROM THE PLASTICS FUEL RAIL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORME CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE4 RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

SAFETY RECALL TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/ PARK INTERLOCK.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FRO RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER REQUESTED THAT HE CONSUMER LEAVE THE VEHICLE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS SO THEY COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE HIM WITH A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. *NM

THIS CAR BELONGED ORIGINALLY TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AS HIS COMPANY CAR. HE SOLD IT TO HIS MOTHER, WHO, FOR 2 YEARS, DROVE IT ONLY 1000 MILES. SHE HAD TOLD ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT SHE KEPT SMELLING FUEL. AND, HER AIR CONDITIONER LEAKED AND HAD TO BE RECHARGED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD. UPON HER DEATH IN MARCH, I ACQUIRED THE CAR. ON 7/09/04 I TOOK THE 1997 DODGE INTREPID TO DODGELAND OF COLUMBIA TO CHECK FOR A FUEL LEAK. AT THE TIME OF CHECK-IN FOR THE VEHICLE I SITED THE RECALL 98V-184 AND THE ODI RESUME SUMMARY FOR INVESTIGATION RQ98-018. THIS CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE ODI RESUME STATES THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT FOR SUBSEQUENT FAILURES. DODGELAND CHECKED THE CAR AND STATED THAT THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT DUE TO THE FUEL RAIL OR THE O-RINGS, THEY SAID I HAD A BAD FUEL INJECTOR. I TOLD THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THAT TIME THAT IF THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS BAD, I SHOULD BE HAVING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS, AND I WAS NOT. HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUED TO DENY THIS FUEL LEAK HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. THEY QUOTED A $425.00 ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR, AND STATED I SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THIS SHOP FOUND JUST WHAT I EXPECTED THAT THEY WOULD FIND: THE O-RING WAS LEAKING, THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS NOT FAULTY. I WOULD LIKE THE $40 AMOUNT I PAID DODGE TO DIAGNOSIS THIS PROBLEM REFUNDED, AS WELL AS THE 375.00 REPAIR BILL I PAID TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK

MY 1997 DODGE INTREPID HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS STARTING WITH POWER STEERING ASSIST LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN TWO REPLACEMENTS. BUT NOW THE STEERING RACK HAS FALLEN APART RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I KNOW THIS CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT DEFECTS WHICH CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACCEPT. I WILL NOT REPAIR UNTIL CHRYSLER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE REPAIR.*AK

(1) SMELLED FUEL (2) FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM FUEL RAIL ABOVE ENGINE (3) PARTS ON ORDER FROM DODGE TO REPLACE FUEL RAIL AND ITS DEFECTIVE DESIGN WITH NEW REDESIGNED PARTS. NOTE THIS WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL AND THE PARTS WITH THE DESIGN DEFECT WAS JUST REPLACED. *LA

WHILE DRIVING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, AND CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE FRONT WHEELS WERE BENT INWARD. VEHICLE WAS BACKED UP INTO A PARKING SPACE ON THE STREET. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD BOLT SHEARED OFF.*AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT WILL RECLINE UNEXPECTEDLY (APPROXIMATELY 20-25 DEGREES). THIS WILL ESPECIALLY OCCUR IF YOU LEAN BACK INTO THE SEAT (SUCH AS UNDER HARD ACCELERATION). THE SEAT MUST REMAIN IN THE SEMI-RECUMBENT POSITION TO AVOID MOVEMENT. THE WHOLE SEAT, I AM TOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB