1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE NOISES WHEN TURNING AND BACKING, MECHANIC STATED THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACED AND WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE SHAFT, IT TURNED 1/2 TURN AND THEN COMPLETELY FROZE UP. *SLC

CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. IT WOULD ONLY START AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAT 45 MINUTES. NOISE WAS SO BAD AT TIMES THAT IT SOUNDED AS IF THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. SHORTLY AFTER, THE STEERING GOT EXTREMELY LOOSE FROM LEFT AND RIGHT. STEERING IS SO BAD, YOU CAN'T KEEP THE CAR IN BETWEEN THE LINES ON THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER INTREPIDS AND TIE-ROD END BUSHINGS, HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT THE CASE WITH MINE. I GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER REPUTABLE TECHNICIAN AND HE CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL TECHS TELL ME THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A RACK WEAR OUT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS UNLESS THE PART WAS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT BECAUSE THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY IS OUT. IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, HOW CAN THEY NOT STAND BEHIND THEY PRODUCT OR BE HELD RESPONSIBLE? THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $1200.00. BECAUSE OF SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN, I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. JUST A NOTE, I FINANCED THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND IT WON'T EVEN BE PAID FOR UNTIL DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. IT'S ASHAME THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAN HAPPEN ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES AND LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME.*AK

FRONT BUMPER HAS A LONG BLACK PLASTIC PIECE THAT HANGS FURTHER DOWN. PLASTIC PIECE SCRAPES, DRAGS OR GETS CAUGHT ON PAVEMENT AND CONCRETE PARKING BARRIERS. ALSO, PART WOULD HAVE BEEN DISREGARDED IF A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT DEALER DIDN'T MENTION THAT PART WAS REQUIRED FOR COOLING SYSTEM. PART PARTIALLY BROKEN OFF AND TIED WITH A STRING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE CAR IS NOT BARELY 3 YEARS OLD AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS GONE OUT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT GO OUT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE WHO IS LIABLE, THE CAR COMPANY OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PART AND HOW WILL I KNOW THIS AS A REGULAR CONSUMER WHO IS NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED.

VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH AND ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND JERKED BEFORE CUTTING OFF. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE FAILED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEAE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2001. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT EVER SINCE. I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL, AIR CONDITIONING, AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH HAS RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY $2,600 IN REPAIRS IN THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CRYSLER CORP. AND THEY DID NOT HELP ME IN ANYWAY. THE CAR ORIGNALLY HAD A 36,000 MILE 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON IT. NOW THE CRYSLER CORP. OFFERS A 7 YEAR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES. THIS THE FIRST CRYSLER PRODUCT AND THE LAST ONE I WILL EVER BUY. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED GM PRODUCTS AND CURRENTLY OWN A 1997 FORD F-150 PICKUP AND I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH IT. IS THERE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME? I HAVE ALL RECEIPTS FOR ALL REPAIRS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE ROTORS AND BACK DRUMS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE BRAKES PADS WEAR . THE BRAKES ARE FINE BUT THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED . THE DRUMS ON THE BACK NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ROTORS WHERE 4 TIMES THE BACK DRUMS WHERE REPLACED ONCE.

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END. IT IS CAUSING STEERING TO BE LOOSE, AND HEARING CLUNKING NOISES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE BACK OF THE SEAT COLLASPED, THE SCREW CAME COMPLETELY OUT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, THEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND ENGINE WAS GONE.*AK CONSUMER ADDS THE FAILURE OF THE ROD BEARINGS SENDING METAL THROUGHOUT ENGINE SCARING CAMSHAFT, PISTONS AND CYLINDER WALLS IN ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER REPLACED CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR TO RESTART ENGINE. HOWEVER, ENGINE IS STILL NOISY. DEALER CHECKED VALVE COVERS AND INTAKE REMOVED FOR NOISE. FOUND METAL ADHERED TO VALVE COVERS, BUT NO VISUAL PROBLEMS WITH HEADS OR VALVES. *TT