1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION SWITCH OFF TO GAIN CONTROL. *AK REAR BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLCE TO SKID. THE FRONT BRAKES COULD NOT OVER COME THE FULL ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHCILE HAS HEATER AND WINDOW MOTOR PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRONIC FAILURE. *YH

DROVE VEHICLE TO CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AT TIME OF ENGINE NOISE. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT ENGINE, SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE IN ENGINE, SAID THEY COULD CLEAN THE SLUDGE OUT OF ENGINE FOR $360.00 AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY SOLVE NOISE PROBLEM IN ENGINE. DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY CLEANED SLUDGE OUT OF ENGINE, ENGINE THEN SEIZED. DEALERSHIP ASKED FOR RECEIPTS OF ENGINE OIL CHANGES WHICH WERE PROVIDED. DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY CLEANED OUT SLUDGE FROM ENGINE. ENGINE THEN SEIZED UPON BEING STARTED. DAIMLERCHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX ENGINE.*AK

POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE CLAMP CORRODED COMPLETELY (NOTHING LEFT). CAUSED NO-START. ACID PERMEATED CABLE. OEM MAINTENANCE-FREE BATTERY.*AK

STEERING JAMS IN RIGHT TURNS. REQUIRES ADDITIONAL FORCE TO RETURN STEERING WHEEL TO CENTER.*AK

CONSUMER WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE STARTED RACING REAL HARD. CONSUMER THOUGHT BY TURNING HEAT & RADIO OFF IT WOULD HELP ENGINE CALM DOWN. VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD IN A PARK POSTION. CONSUMER PUT FOOT O BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF WITH TWO FEET PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE. CONSUMER WAS ONE CAR LENGTH BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. OTHER DRIVER SAW CONSUMER'S VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD, BUT CONSUMER HAD REAREND OTHER VEHICLE DOING OVER $1000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. CHRYSLER WAS SENDING SOMEONE OUT TO COSUMER'S HOUSE TO LOOK AT VEHICLE ON 04-02-2001.*AK

IN AND OUT OF MORLANS, INC (DODGE DEALER) SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYTEM CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON WITH MANY DIFFERENT CODES SUCH AS ROUGH IDLE-TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING /DOWN SHIFTING-TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED-CAMSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED-IGNITION COIL PACK REPLACED-THESE WERE DONE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT DIFFERENT DATES. JUST RECENTLY 3/25/01 MY TRANSMISSION WENT INTO A LIMP MODE AGAIN AT 40,000 MILES-THIS TIME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION INPUT SPEED SENSOR (MY COST $92.00), WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK NOW MY HEATER- A/C AND REAR DEFROST CONTROL / VENTS DON'T WORK ? DIAGNOSED PROBLEM ELECTRICAL (CHARGED $50.00) AGAIN WITH THE CONTROL HEAD / BOARD CONTROL MODULE. I'VE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO THE CHRYSLER CORP. WITHOUT AVAIL FOR ASSISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY HELP POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THESE ELECTRICAL DEFECTS. THANK YOU. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND WON"T RUN ABOVE 40 M.P.H. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS WITH MULTIPLE PARTS REPLACED BUT IT HASN"T SOLVED THE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS GETTING VEHICLE TO START AFTER IT HAD SAT A DAY. IT HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO DEALER. DIANOSTIC MACHINE DIDN'T SHOW A READING FOR PROBLEM. DEALER HAS JUMPED VEHICLE CHANGED BATTERY AND CABLES. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ALONG AND VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT MOVE OR START BACK UP. A SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED ENGINE VALVES TO COME DOWN AND PUT HOLES IN PISTONS. VEHICLE HAS A 2.7 ENGINE THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALER KNEW THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THEY JUST DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK