1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

AT TIME OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM BECAME SERIOUS AND BECAME OBVIOUS ON 10/18/01. AFTER TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING I STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AHEAD. AFTER STOPPING AND LETTING GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LIMPED TO THE LEFT WITH VERY LIMITED CONTROL WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH FLIMSLY/LOOSE STEERING THAT MOVES TO FREELY BUT THE VEHICLE WAS EVEN MOVE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE STEERING FELT REALLY STRANGE. I LIMPED IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE STEERING PROBLEM AND A TECH SAID THAT IT DROVE NORMAL BUT THEY FOUND A BOLT OR WASHER MISSING FROM THE LEFT LOWER SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM AND WILL REPLACE. THEY ARE CURRENTLY ORDERING THE PART AND I AM WITHOUT MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

SEVERAL DAYS AFTER HAVING THE 3.2L ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE IT BLEW UP DUE TO UNEXPLAINED OIL DISSAPPEARANCE I EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. MY INPUT AND OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS IN FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO ROUGH SHIFTING AND SURGING IN LOW GEARS AND INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION BUMP. VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO WORK SOMEWHAT SMOOTHER. TRANSMISSION KICKDOWN ISSUE WORSENED HOWEVER. VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DRIVING AT 30-35MPH OR SLOWER FOR TRANSMISSION TO KICK DOWN HARD FOR MERGING, PASSING OR TO ENTER THE FREEWAY OR ACCELERATION WAS POOR. TRANSMISSION BUMP STILL SOMETIMES OCCURED. DURING ACCELERATION ACROSS INTERSECTION VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SURGE BACK AND FOURTH AS VEHICLE WAS SWITCHING BACK AND FOURTH BETWEEN GEARS. THIS HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, I WAS READY TO KILL THE IGNITION BUT IT STOPPED. I STEPPED DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR TRYING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND ENGINE REVED BUT VEHICLE ACELERATED VERY SLOWLY INDICATING TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. THE SLIPPAGE ONLY OCCURED ONCE SHORTLY AFTER AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR PULL FAULT CODE. DEALER IS GOING TO PERFORM MAJOR TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL/REBUILD AT ONLY 33350 MILES. ADDITIONAL LOSSED TIME FROM WORK BECAUSE OF THESE CONTINUAL PROBLEMS.*AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 28,000 MILES. OIL AND FILTER CHANGE PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO VEHICLE PURCHASE ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. CHECKED OIL ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, DIPSTICK WAS ALMOST DRY. HAD OIL AND OIL FILTER CHANGED. OIL WAS THOUGHT TO BE LEAKING FROM CHEAP OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED OIL FILTER SINCE NEWER VEHICLE WITH LOW MILAGE SHOULDN'T BE BURNING THAT MUCH OIL. CHECKED OIL EVER TWO WEEKS SEVERAL TIMES OUT OF CONCERN. OIL LEVEL WAS FINE. ASSUMED PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. AT 33,000 MILES ABOUT 1.5 MONTHS LATER ENGINE BEGAN MAKING KNOCKING NOSE AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT ENGINE WAS BLOWN. HAD TO PROVIDE PROOF OF RECENT OIL AND FILTER CHANGE FOR DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT ENGINE HAD ONLY 1 QUART OF OIL AND THAT OIL LOOKED REALLY MUCKY. ENGINE LOST ABOUT 5 QUARTS OF OIL IN 2215 MILES. NO VISUAL SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ANYWHERE, NO SMOKE OR EXCESSIVE EXAUST. VEHICLE HAD BEEN CHECKED AND MAINTAINED WELL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT EXPLAIN AND STATES THAT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TEAR DOWN AND INSPECT THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE AT 33000.

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD AND LETTING GO OF STEERING VEHICLE WILL MAKE ALMOST A COMLETE TURN TO LEFT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER TIRED TO REMEDY PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS USING A LOT OF OIL. VEHICLE BURNED 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES.CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS BURNING 2 QUARTS OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. OIL LIGHT DIDN'T TELL WHEN VEHICLE WAS LOW IN OIL .IF ENGINE WAS OUT OF OIL VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES STALL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAD TO TEAR ENGINE DOWN TO FIND CAUSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES AND DIED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND FOUND THAT ENGINE HAD NO OIL. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS ON DASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENT OVER TOOK THE BRAKE SYSTEM. CAR ACCELERATED FROM 25 MILES A HOUR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THIS HAPPENED IN SPITE OF THE BRAKES BEING COMPRESSED. THIS CAUSE ME AND MY FAMILY TO END UP UNDE THE REAR OF TRUCK. THIS ACTION KAD OCCURRED AGAIN TO ME PERSONALLY AND TO TWO OTHER PERSONS. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED IT , BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENNED AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE SHOP. THE FIRST TIOME IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED, THE O2 SENSOR AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WERE REPLACED. THIS ACTION HAS NOT STOPPED THIS VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. AFTER THIS INCIDENT IT ACCELERATED WITH TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE BEHIND THE WHEEL. MY ATTORNEY HAS LOCATED TWO OTHER 99 INTREPIDS THAT HAVE DONE THIS. ONE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND THE OTHER IN DRIVE LIKE MINE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER/DAIMLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK BY THE FINANCE COMPANY BECAUSE WE REFUSED TO PAY ON ANYTHING THAT ALMOST KILLED OUR FAMILY. OF COURSE THEY, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE, COULD CARE LESS AND WERE ONLY INTERESTED IN GETTING THEIR MONEY. I INTEND TO PUT THIS INFORMATION EVERY WHERE I CAN TO HOPEFULLY PREVENT ANYONE FROM PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. THEY COULD BE KILLED BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND CONTINUES TO ACCELRATE OB ITS OWN. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AND SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF OF THE ROAD. IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOREGOING, PLEASE CONTACT ME .*AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH TRANSMISSION BLEWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

BODY PANELS/BUMPER PANELS POP LOOSE OR WORK THEIR WAY LOOSE, BACK PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER PANEL MAINLY. PAINT IS WEARING AND CHIPPING BADLY AT THE FRONT VEHICLE BUMPER PANEL. LATE MODEL VEHICLE, KEPT WELL IN BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA ENVIORNMENT ALREADY NEEDS PAINT JOB. THIS DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT.

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES: I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MADE COMMENTS IN REGARD TO MY VEHICLE HANDLING AND IT'S FLIMSY, LOOSE FEELING STEERING AND HOW THE FRONT WHEELS FEEL LIKE THEY SLIP SOMETIMES AROUND SLIGHT TURNS. THE FRONT WHEELS ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SOMETMES FLUTTERING ESPECIALLY OVER BUMPS OR RAILROAD TRACKS USUALLY AT 35+MPH. I HAVE ACTUALLY ALMOST LOST CONTROL WHEN BEING IN FAR LEFT LANE DRIVING AT AROUND 65MPH AROUND BENDS IN HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE BUMPY. I BROUGHT IN TO FIVE STAR DEALER WHERE PURCHASED. I WASEN'T SURE EXACTLY HOW TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM PROPERLY, I DESCRIBED THE BEST I COULD. I HAVE THOUGHT THAT THE LOOSE STEERING IS CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO BOUNCE OR FLUTTER. THE SERVICE CENTER WAS NOT VERY RECEPTIVE. THE TECH THAT DROVE MY CAR STATED THAT THE SENSITIVE STEERING WAS NORMAL. ALSO THERE IS NO STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IT IS DEFECTIVE OR NOT PRESENT. DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT? I HAVE READ ABOUT 2 OR 3 OTHER ODI'S THAT DESCRIBED SIMULAR PROBLEMS BUT NOT AS IN DETAIL OR WITH INFORMATION OF THE FRONT WHEELS SOMETIMES BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE OR FLUTTERING OVER BUMPS OR FRONT WHEELS SLIDING. WITH THIS PROBLEM I FEEL UNCOMFORTIBLE DRIVING IN WET OR RAINY CONDITIONS. IT ALMOST FEELS THAT AROUND SOME FREEWAY OR ROAD BENDS DRIVING AT 45+MPH IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS ARE SLIGHTLY SLIPPING OR SLIDING. MY OLD 1995 DODGE INTREPID WAS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AS WELL AND NEVER DID THIS ALTHOUGH IT HAD IT'S PROBLEMS. I COULD DO 65MPH ON A RAINY FREEWAY AND I COULD FEEL VERY COMFORTIBLE WITH THE VEHICLES TRACTION AND STEERING. MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID ES IS NEWER WITH SPORT SUSPENSION AND STEERING, BETTER TIRES AND 16" ALUMINUM WHEELS YET I AM HAVING THESE PROBLEMS NEVER HAVING THEM WITH MY OLD INFERIOR 1995 DODGE INTREPID. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE. I DO NOT FEEL MY VEHICLE CONTINUALLY HANDLES SAFELY, I AM AFRAID THAT I COULD LOOSE CONTROL ONE DAY AND CRASH. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.*AK