1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN FEBRUARY OF 1999 (NEW) FROM SANTA ROSA DODGE IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA. THIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR QUANTUM SERIES TIRES. DURING THE SCHEDULED 6,000-MILE SERVICE AND IN THE PROCESS OF ROTATING ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED A 4" DIAMETER BULB IN IT ON THE INTERIOR. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT INTO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE IT REPLACED AS IT WAS COVERED UNDER THEIR WARRANTY AND NOT DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S. THIS GOODYEAR DEALER INSTANTLY STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY SOME SORT OF ROAD HAZARD AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THEIR WARRANTY. I SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED GOODYEAR IN AKRON, OHIO AND THEY SUGGESTED I GET A SECOND OPINION, WHICH I DID. IN ADDITION, AFTER A VERY BRIEF INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. APPARENTLY, THERE WAS A TEAR ON THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE TIRE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A MILD BUMP WITH A WELL ROUNDED CURB COULD NOT CAUSE A TEAR ON THE OUTER WALL OF THE TIRE LET ALONE CAUSE A TEAR ON THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE TIRE. I BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION, AS GOODYEAR NO LONGER SELLS THESE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND HAS 1500 MILES. THE MAJOR PROBLEM, WAS A MAJOR WATER LEAK OR LEAKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS. AFTER FINDING A HUGE PUDDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR, DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN APART INSIDE AND OUT. AFTER DEALER PERFORMED RECOMMENDED REPAIRS PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN(980710232998), VEHICLE STILL LEAKED. DEALER "SEALED" EVERY SCREW, GROMMET, AND WIRE THAT ENTERED FIREWALL. AFTER SENDING CAR THROUGH CAR WASH SIX TIMES, VEHICLE APPEARED LEAK-FREE. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THE MANY LEAKS IN VEHICLE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN CORRECTED SINCE DEALER COULD NOT PINPOINT THE LOCATION OF ANY LEAK. *AK

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND TRYING TO PULL OUT ONCE LIGHT CHANGED, VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & NEEDED TO CHANGE LANE, A BLIND SPOT OCCURS WITH REAR WINDOW. A WIDE METAL STRIP OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW. NOT ABLE TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES IN TIME, IN THAT AREA OR IN SIDE VIEW MIRROR. PROBLEM NOT ABLE TO BE CORRECTED. *AK

DESIGN FLAW OF THE FUEL TANK INTAKE FAILED CAUSING LEAK. FUEL IS LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST MUFFLER. THIS IS AN IGNITION SOURCE WHICH CAN CAUSE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *YC

CENTURY BRAVO CAR SEAT: DOES NOT FIT TIGHTLY/PROPERLY IN MIDDLE SECTION OF BACK SEAT. DOES NOT RECLINE AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE FOR INFANT IN REAR FACING POSITION. FIVE-POINT SYSTEM'S STRAPS LOOSEN ON OWN TO MAKE ONE SHOULDER RESTRAINT TIGHT AND THE OTHER LOOSE ONT HE BACK SIDE OF THE SEAT. UPON CONTACTING MANUFACTURER, DID NOT RECEIVE HELPFUL INFROMATION OF FIXING THE PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD "IF IT DOESN'T FIT, JUST RETURN IT". SO I AM. AND I WILL NEVER BUY FROM CENTURY AGAIN!

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, REARVIEW MIRROR DISCONNECTED FROM THE WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN A MINOR INJURY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THIS WAS REPORTED TO ME ABOUT TWO PEPOLE IN A NEW 99 CAR IN LEXINGTON PARK MD GEICO. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, INJURIES DUE TO FAILURE. MJS

THE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. IT ONLY BLOWS FAN AIR. I'VE HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE A/C MODULE ON THE DASHBOARD SO THEY REPLACED IT. AFTERWARDS, THE A/C WAS WORKING PROPERLY, BUT A MONTH LATER AFTER A LONG TRIP IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I AM BAFFLED TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE GONE TO SEVERAL WEBSITES WHICH RECORD CAR OWNER'S COMPLAINTS, AND THEY HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE DESCRIBED ABOVE. I WILL POST AN ANNOUNCEMENT THROUGH THESE WEBSITES TO DIRECT THEIR COMPAINTS TO NHTSA. THANK YOU. *AK