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2001 Dodge INTREPID problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

656 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

76,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2001 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 518 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 301 of 656 complaints (45.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	103	15.7%
Steering behavior	69	10.5%
Braking behavior	40	6.1%
Transmission and shifting	30	4.6%
Fuel system concerns	8	1.2%
Electrical and battery issues	6	0.9%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

301

Engine And Engine Cooling

161

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys

Steering

Air Bags:Frontal

Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	301
Engine And Engine Cooling	161
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	24
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	22
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys	16
Steering	13
Air Bags:Frontal	12
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System	11

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 301; Engine And Engine Cooling: 161; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 24; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 22; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys: 16; Steering: 13; Air Bags:Frontal: 12; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System: 11

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

169

75,000 to 99,999

172

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 14; 25,000 to 49,999: 63; 50,000 to 74,999: 169; 75,000 to 99,999: 172; 100,000 to 149,999: 89; 150,000 and above: 11

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (172). 138 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2001

2002

2003

2004

124

2005

132

2006

135

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2014

2015

2017

2018

2019

2020

2023

2001: 6; 2002: 18; 2003: 53; 2004: 124; 2005: 132; 2006: 135; 2007: 75; 2008: 62; 2009: 25; 2010: 6; 2011: 5; 2012: 1; 2014: 4; 2015: 2; 2017: 2; 2018: 1; 2019: 2; 2020: 2; 2023: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 103 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 69 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 40 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10015154 · 2003-04-04 (April 4, 2003)

THE ENGINE STALLED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 56,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10015154 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10030903 · 2003-08-06 (August 6, 2003)

ENGINE FAILURE.62K MILES. 2.7 MOTOR. SEEMS DEALER FELT SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED PLUGGING OF HYDRAULIC TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. OIL CHANGES DONE FREQUENTLY(BEFORE MANUAL REQ). COST TO REAPIR 8750.00. DEALER DOES NOT SELL SHORT/LONG BLOCKS. DEALER BELIEVED TO HAVE CHANGED DESIGN PART & # DUE TO SMALL OIL PORT HOLE. NO SATISFACTION AT DEALER OR CHRYSLER. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND ON LINE FOR THIS CONDITION-ENTER CHRYSLER 2.7 ENGINE PROBLEMS FOR SEARCH. CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT SIGN UP ON LINE AS WELL. FAILURE CUSES ENGINE TO QUIT-OBVIOUSLY>RESULTANT LOS…

Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10030903 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10006898 · 2003-02-10 (February 10, 2003)

THE STEERING GEAR PINION WAS REPLACED. *JB THE STEERING HAD CAUGHT RIGHT AND OR LEFT UPON RETURNING TO THE CENTER. SCC

Owner-reported narrative. 58,764 miles reported. Look up ODI 10006898 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10007348 · 2002-09-24 (September 24, 2002)

POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING VERY BADLY. WE TOOK IT TO THE BYERS CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AT 390 EAST BROAD STREET, [phone removed] WE COULD SEE THAT A BOLT/NUT HAD RUBBED A HOLE THROUGH THE POWER STEERING LINE. THE DEALER MECHANIC TOLD US AFTER CHECKING IT THAT WE MUST HAVE RUN OVER SOMETHING BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE LINE AND PROCEEDED TO LET US KNOW THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON BACK-ORDER FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED OBVIOUSLY BY LOOKING AT THE PART FROM THE NUT/BOLT RUBBING AGAINST THE LINE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER TO…

Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007348 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011074 · 2003-03-26 (March 26, 2003)

THE BRAKE LINES THAT RUN BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND PROPORTIONING VALVE ARE ROUTED PAST THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEAT SHIELD RETAINING CLAMP. THE RETAINING CLAMP HAS A BOLT THAT PROTRUDES UP AT ABOUT A 75 DEGREE ANGLE FROM HORIZONTAL. THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROUTED PAST THIS BOLT AND SO CLOSE THAT THEY WERE RUBBING UP AGAINST IT. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME(14,050 MILES) THIS CONTACT CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A HOLE WORN IN THE BRAKE LINE TUBING FROM CONSTANT FRICTION. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS OF FACTORY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT OF THE B…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,050 miles reported. Look up ODI 10011074 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10012081 · 2003-03-19 (March 19, 2003)

THE BRAKE PEDAL BROKE AND FELL ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *JB WHILE EXITING PARKING LOT, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH HITTING AN OBJECT. DEALERSHIP REPURCHASED VEHICLE. *TT

Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10012081 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10018822 · 2003-05-16 (May 16, 2003)

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON MY 2001 INTREPID R/T. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND IT WAS LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. I COULD ONLY MOVE IN 3RD GEAR AT THAT POINT. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, AND THEY PROCEEDED WITH REPAIRS. AFTER REMOVING AND COMPLETELY TEARING DOWN MY TRANSMISSION, I WAS OFFERED TWO OPTIONS. THE FIRST WAS A STOCK REBUILD, JUST AS IT CAME FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IT WAS THE OPTION I CHOSE AND COST ME $1800 AFTER TAXES. THE OTHER OPTION WAS REPLACING THE SAME PARTS, BUT WITH UPDATES THAT AR…

Owner-reported narrative. 57,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10018822 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10049283 · 2003-12-05 (December 5, 2003)

I PURCHASED MY DODGE INTREPID JANUARY 2001, I HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM, I THOUGHT WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BUT THAT PROBLEM STOP IMMEDIATELY. I DID WORRY ABOUT IT THEN I NOTICED-- I WAS LOW ON OIL FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I HAD IT CHECKED WHEN I CHANGED MY OIL, BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL WHERE IT WAS BURNING FROM. THEN THE WORST HAPPENED NOV 25, 2003 THE CAR START BURNING OIL AND SMOKING LIKE CRAZY, STILL COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT, NOW I DO BELIEVE THAT MY MOTOR IS GONE. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY A CAR NOTE AND PAY REPAIR BILLS OR RE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10049283 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10008064 · 2003-02-25 (February 25, 2003)

CAR WOULD VIBRATE AND SPUTTER THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT 50 MPH. FIRST TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY PUT DRY GAS IN THE TANK (DEC/2002) SECOND TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY PUT FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IN THE TANK (JAN./2003) THIRD TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY REPLACED THE #4 FUEL INJECTOR (JAN. 2003) FOURTH TIME TO THE DELAERSHIP - THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE (FEB./2003) FIFTH TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - DID NOT FIX, CLEARED THE ERROR CODES.(FEB. 2003) DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE A RECAL NOTICE SENT SOMETIME IN…

Owner-reported narrative. 18,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008064 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10026063 · 2003-07-14 (July 14, 2003)

DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK SYSTEM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 63,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10026063 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10056793 · 2004-02-08 (February 8, 2004)

I'M A CONSUMER AND A VICTIM OF A FAILED 2.7 LITER ENGINE. I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN JUNE OF 2001 IT ONLY HAD 100 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I HAD THIS CAR ONLY 2YEARS AND 7MONTHS. I GOT TO WORK PULLED IN THE PARKING DECK OIL LIGHT COMES ON. I PARKED WENT IN TO WORK. LEAVING THE PARKING DECK MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. NO TAPPING NO SMOKE OR ANYTHING. I'M THINKING THIS IS JUST MY BATTERY. MY HUSBAND CAME AN TRIED THE SAME THING. PUSHED THE CAR OUT OF THE ROAD, AND HAD A WRECKER COME AND GET THE CAR TOOK IT TO HANSEN CHRYSLER FOR R…

Owner-reported narrative. 64,555 miles reported. Look up ODI 10056793 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10132272 · 2005-08-10 (August 10, 2005)

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. AAA INSURANCE COMPANY'S ORIGIN'S INSPECTOR SAID IT WAS DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. I NEVER HAD ANY ELECTRICAL TYPE WORK DONE TO THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. LUCKILY, MY SON AND I WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN TIME. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 75,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10132272 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

656 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

79.0%Usable mileage518 / 656 records

97.7%Valid incident date641 / 656 records

100.0%Valid filing date656 / 656 records

97.4%Ordered incident and filing dates639 / 656 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	174.2% ODI 10010774 · 120,000 mi I PURCHASED A 1993 DODGE INTREPID FROM A USED CAR LOT. 2 DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED SMOKING WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO STICK I HAVE TO PULL UP ON THE PEDAL TO GET THEM TO GO OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE. NOW THE CAR SITS AT A REPAIR SHOP NEEDING A TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE DRIVE AND REVERSE GEARS FAILED LEAVING ME WITH A BILL OF 800-2000 TO REPAIR IT. I BELIEVE IF THE MANUFACTURERS WOULD'VE DONE THEIR JOB RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING ALOT MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE PROUD TO OWN A DODGE! *NLM Look up ODI 10010774 at NHTSA ↗	233.2% ODI 10026217 · 250,000 mi WHEN MAKING A HARD LEFT HAND TURN ENGINE SHUTS OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK Look up ODI 10026217 at NHTSA ↗	244.1% ODI 10033556 · 65,000 mi CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON LOS ANGELES FREEWAY AT 55 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE GOT SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. DEALER AND INDEPENDENT SHOP COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. AK TS *NLM Look up ODI 10033556 at NHTSA ↗	224.4% ODI 10011124 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB Look up ODI 10011124 at NHTSA ↗	185.2% ODI 10022381 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 10022381 at NHTSA ↗	11129.4% ODI 10002489 WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE ROD KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR.*JB Look up ODI 10002489 at NHTSA ↗	37938.0% ODI 10000401 · 58,000 mi CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP.TS *JB Look up ODI 10000401 at NHTSA ↗	43841.1% ODI 10007797 · 58,340 mi TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND VALVES WERE DAMAGED, WHICH (ACCORDING TO MECHANICS) VIRTUALLY IS UNHEARD OF ON SUCH A LATE MODEL CAR. NOT ONLY ARE MECHANICS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM (BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF ENGINE), THEY ARE SAYING I WILL PROBABLY NEED A NEW ENGINE (UPWARDS OF $3500 IN COST). SEVERAL MECHANICS EXPRESSED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM WHO HAVE THE 6 CYLINDER, 2.7 LITER ENGINE ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. BASICALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR IS A BIG HEADACHE, AND "… Look up ODI 10007797 at NHTSA ↗	30145.9% ODI 10003362 · 55,000 mi 2000 DODGE ENGINE FAILURE: AT 55,000 MILES MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID THREW A LOWER ROD AS I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AFTER DRIVING APPROX 10-12 MILES. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND HAS AN OIL CHANGE EVEY 3,000 MILES. I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE APPROX 1,000 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I CALLED DAIMERCHRYSLER AND ASKED THEM IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT THEY COULD ASSIST WITH ETC? THEY ASKED IF THE DEALER HAD TORN DOWN THE ENGINE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD A PRIVATE DIAGNOSIS AND THE DEALER HAD A TECH LISTEN TO IT AND SAID THEY WERE SURE A ROD… Look up ODI 10003362 at NHTSA ↗	9027.4% ODI 10014694 THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB Look up ODI 10014694 at NHTSA ↗	3331.1% ODI 10097308 WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE IDLE PULLEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB Look up ODI 10097308 at NHTSA ↗	3224.8% ODI 10095822 · 17,939 mi WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 10/11/04, MY DODGE INTREPIDS ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND ALL POWER WENT OFF. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET IT GOING AGAIN, IT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES, IN A PERIOD OF ABOUT AN HOUR, OVER 30 MILES. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I TOOK IT IN TO MOSS BROTHERS MOTORS AND RENTED A CAR (THEY HAVE NO SERVICE VEHICALS). TWO HOURS LATER, MOSS CALLS THAT THE CAR IS READY, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A "COMPUTER SERVICE PROBLEM". THE LENGINE LIGHT WA… Look up ODI 10095822 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	30.7% ODI 10042274 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH FORCED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM Look up ODI 10042274 at NHTSA ↗	30.4% ODI 10069771 I WAS IN PARKING GARAGE AT JFK AIRPORT. WHEN I STARTED CAR AND PUT IT INTO GEAR, THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO CONCRETE BARRIER AND PILLAR. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE BRAKING DID NOT SLOW IT DOWN. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED AND THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE HAS OFFERED $2275 LESS THE $500 DEDUCTIBLE. Look up ODI 10069771 at NHTSA ↗	50.8% ODI 10011004 · 59,400 mi MY 1995 DODGE INTREPID ES IS IN NEED OF ITS THIRD WATER PUMP. THE CAR HAS JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES. THE FIRST ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND AND NOW THE THIRD WILL BE ON US. I AM NOT DRIVING DEMOLITION DERBY, THREE WATER PUMPS IS MIND BOGGLING. Look up ODI 10011004 at NHTSA ↗	102.0% ODI 10017878 THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED THE O2 SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE MECHANIC THEN STATED THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB Look up ODI 10017878 at NHTSA ↗	92.6% ODI 10019465 · 61,500 mi ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY AND ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE HAD COME FROM THE REAR HOOD AREA. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE #5 FUEL INJECTOR/WIRING HARNESS/FUEL RAIL. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST BRAKING POWER AND REVVED DURING THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WHERE THE ROCKER ARM COVER WAS REPLACED, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOISY, LEAKED, AND WAS REPLACED, AND THE BLEEDER SCREW WAS BROKEN AND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS REPLACED. SCC NLM Look up ODI 10019465 at NHTSA ↗	5213.8% ODI 10000307 · 76,000 mi I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID AND I'M HAVING MOTOR PROBLEMS. I ONLY HAVE 76,000 ON THIS CAR AND EVERYONE THAT I SPEAK TO TELLS ME THAT THE TYPE OF MOTOR WHICH IS A 2.7 IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPOKE TO REPAIR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THIS MOTOR IN 2002 CAR! TS Look up ODI 10000307 at NHTSA ↗	18518.6% ODI 10000407 · 64,000 mi ON DEC 20 2002, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED RAPPING WHILE TRAVELING APX 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE. IT THEN STOPPED WITHIN 30 SECONDS WITH NO RESTART. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE 20,000 MILES PRIOR FOR SAME THING. DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 5 BUSINESS DAYS AND HAS NOT FIXED IT. ALSO, HISTORY OF MULTIPLE WINDOW FAILURES, MULTIPLE FUEL GAUGE FAILURES, MULTIPLE A/C FAILURES. TS Look up ODI 10000407 at NHTSA ↗	24823.3% ODI 10001633 · 96,000 mi WHILE DRIVING THE VEHILCES OIL LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, THEN THE VEHICLE DIED OUT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO INDICATED THAT THE 2.05 ENGINE HAD BLOWN AS A RESULT OF AN OIL LEAK. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PART IS HARD TO GET DUE TO THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. Look up ODI 10001633 at NHTSA ↗	16124.5% ODI 10025619 · 47,000 mi CAR HAS 47,000 MILES, JUST HAD OIL CHANGE THREE WEEKS PRIOR. I DROVE IT ROUGHLY 3,000 MILES IN THAT TIMEFRAME. CAR EXPIRED ON INTERSTATE 95, A NEAR DEATH EXP. I CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND SAW THAT THAT I WAS COMPLETLY OUT OF OIL. FOOLISHLY, I REPLACED IT THINKING I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THIS GOING BUT IT WAS DEAD.TOWED BACK TO PHILLY ,($300) TO MY INDEPENDENT SHOP. THEY SAID I DEFINETLY HAD A SEVER ENGINE PROBLEM. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD HAVE FORGOTTEN TO PUT IN THE OIL IN THE LAST OIL CHANGE. THEY STATED THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVE… Look up ODI 10025619 at NHTSA ↗	8224.9% ODI 10061174 · 40,000 mi WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK Look up ODI 10061174 at NHTSA ↗	2321.7% ODI 10026922 CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 10026922 at NHTSA ↗	3829.5% ODI 10091014 · 59,350 mi AC IDLE PULLEY BRACKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NOW IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME ALL WITHIN THIS YEAR (2004). Look up ODI 10091014 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	379.1% ODI 10010774 · 120,000 mi I PURCHASED A 1993 DODGE INTREPID FROM A USED CAR LOT. 2 DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED SMOKING WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO STICK I HAVE TO PULL UP ON THE PEDAL TO GET THEM TO GO OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE. NOW THE CAR SITS AT A REPAIR SHOP NEEDING A TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE DRIVE AND REVERSE GEARS FAILED LEAVING ME WITH A BILL OF 800-2000 TO REPAIR IT. I BELIEVE IF THE MANUFACTURERS WOULD'VE DONE THEIR JOB RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING ALOT MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE PROUD TO OWN A DODGE! *NLM Look up ODI 10010774 at NHTSA ↗	12016.7% ODI 10006570 · 51,627 mi ON SEPTEMBER OF 2000 I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE MARTHA BANUELOS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOLD ME AND GAVE RECEIPTS FROM THE DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE CAR AND REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. THE FIRST TIME ON 9/19/1999 WITH 45,888. THE CAR WILL STALL AND WILL NOT STAY RUNNING. THE SECOND TIME ON 8/25/1999 WITH 45,932 M. THE CAR WON'T SHIFT WHEN COLD. A THIRD TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALER ON 11/7/2000 WITH 51, 627 M. PROBLEM, IT DID NOT SHIFT WHEN HOT. THE DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE SOLENOID PACK. A FOURTH TIME… Look up ODI 10006570 at NHTSA ↗	10317.5% ODI 10049368 CAR STALLS ON LEFT HAND TURNS, IN REVERSE. CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES BY IT SELF AT WILL. GETS STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR. HAVE REPLACED POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND CAM SENSOR. MECHANIC SAID COMPUTER NO LONGER PUTS OUT ERROR CODES. PAID 1000. SO FAR AND MECHANIC STILL HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. *LA Look up ODI 10049368 at NHTSA ↗	255.0% ODI 10055927 · 89,000 mi THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE GEAR WAS NOT IN PARK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB Look up ODI 10055927 at NHTSA ↗	308.7% ODI 10048837 · 48,000 mi MY 1997 DODGE INTREPID TRANSMISSION HAS GONE 3 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT I PURCHASED IT IN EARLY 1999 WITH 48000 MILES THE 1ST TIME THE SHIFTERWOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY IN TO PARK AND AT 62000 MILES IT WENT AND ALL I HAD WAS REVERSE. I HAD A WARRANTY THROUGH THE CAR DEALER WITH A 250.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THEY REBULIT TRANSMISSION AND AT 84000 THE SAMETHING HAPPEN 13MOS. LATER AND OF COARSE NO WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY FULL SHOT THIS TIME AT THE SUM OF $ 1,300.00. NOW IT SEEMS THAT IT IS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN .WHAT TO DO? OTHER THAN THIS THIS HAS BEE… Look up ODI 10048837 at NHTSA ↗	225.8% ODI 10018524 I HAVE FOUND AN EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AGAINST DAILMLER CHRYSLER AT WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION MAINLY IN REGARD TO INTREPID, 300M, CONCORDE, LHS PREMATURE ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMMON FAILURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS MYSELF AND DAILMER CHRYSLER SIMPLY DOES NOT CARE, I COULD HAVE EVEN BEEN KILLED IN ONE INSTANCE. AFTER OWNING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUTTING NEARLY 30,000 MILES ON IT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OF THE RIDICULOUS PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH CH… Look up ODI 10018524 at NHTSA ↗	676.7% ODI 10000277 · 60,000 mi WE BOUGHT OUR CAR NEW FROM GLADSTONE DODGE, AND NOTICED RIGHT OFF THAT THERE WAS AN HESITATION AND LUNGING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM WAS RANDOM, YOU NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN.WHEN WE TOOK IT IN ANYWAYS TO BE CHECKED THE WROTE IT UP AS THEY "COULD NOT VERIFY" AND NEXT TIME "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" . WE KEPT CALLING AND INSISITING THERE WAS SOMETHING. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT WAS DOING IT.THEY REPLACED THE CAM SENSORS AND SAID THAT WAS PROBLEM, NOT THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. THEN WARRANTY EXPIRED WE PAID FOR THE NEXT SENS… Look up ODI 10000277 at NHTSA ↗	242.3% ODI 10004101 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH Look up ODI 10004101 at NHTSA ↗	243.7% ODI 10018822 · 57,000 mi MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON MY 2001 INTREPID R/T. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND IT WAS LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. I COULD ONLY MOVE IN 3RD GEAR AT THAT POINT. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, AND THEY PROCEEDED WITH REPAIRS. AFTER REMOVING AND COMPLETELY TEARING DOWN MY TRANSMISSION, I WAS OFFERED TWO OPTIONS. THE FIRST WAS A STOCK REBUILD, JUST AS IT CAME FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IT WAS THE OPTION I CHOSE AND COST ME $1800 AFTER TAXES. THE OTHER OPTION WAS REPLACING THE SAME PARTS, BUT WITH UPDATES THAT AR… Look up ODI 10018822 at NHTSA ↗	4212.8% ODI 10030853 · 50,471 mi CAR BEGAN WITH NOT ACCELERATING. IT WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS STICKING. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND BETWEEN IT CHANGING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (40-50MPH), IT WOULD JERK OR FEEL LIKE IT WAS POPPING INTO THE THIRD GEAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 19,000 MILES, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 30,000 MILES AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES, (WARRANTY ENDED AT 36,000 MILES) TRANSMISSION OK. NOW AT 50,000 MILES, MY CAR HAS ELECTRICAL AND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WILL COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $1700-$2100. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR A FULL YEAR. CALLED THE… Look up ODI 10030853 at NHTSA ↗	1413.2% ODI 10086121 · 30,000 mi I PURCHASED MY 2003 INTREPID IN DECEMBER 2003 WITH 20,000 MILES.IN THE SPRING OF 2004 I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND DISCS IT IS NOW AUGUST 2004 AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING STARTING WITH SQUEAKING AND PULSATION FOLLOWED BY GRINDING. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM ONCE AGAIN REPLACING ROTORS AND DISCS. I DO NOT HAVE THE 1ST PAIR OF ROTORS AND DISCS THAT WERE REPLACED HOWEVER I WILL KEEP THIS SET. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE STARTED NOTICING IS WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE IT OCCASSIONALLY DOES NOT RESPOND AND I HAVE… Look up ODI 10086121 at NHTSA ↗	64.7% ODI 10153417 · 70,000 mi THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT THE CAR HAS 74000 MILEAGE ITS A DODGE INTREPID 2004 AND I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THEY COULD HELP ME. *JB Look up ODI 10153417 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	245.9% ODI 483139 POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURED, CAUSING LEAK. *DSH Look up ODI 483139 at NHTSA ↗	334.6% ODI 483940 ANTILOCK BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. *AW Look up ODI 483940 at NHTSA ↗	162.7% ODI 508881 TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE ENGINE FAILED. Look up ODI 508881 at NHTSA ↗	153.0% ODI 10023038 · 90,000 mi I HAVE A 1996 MODEL DODGE INTREPID. ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO, IN ONE RAINY MORNING I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK, JUST A FEW MINUTES DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE QUIT WORKING... I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD I HAVE A INTAKE GASKET PROBLEM, IT COST ME MORE THAN $300 TO GET IT FIXED. HOWEVER, SIMILAR PROBLEM STILL COMES AND GOES MYSTERIOUSLY AFTER THAT. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT 2 MONTH AGO. I KEEP TAKING TO THE AUTO SHOP BUT NO ON… Look up ODI 10023038 at NHTSA ↗	164.7% ODI 536390 SUDDENLY VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING WITH NO WARNING. REGIONAL ENGINEERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. Look up ODI 536390 at NHTSA ↗	164.2% ODI 10064143 · 73,022 mi TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 1.5 YEARS, WHILE I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED! IN BOTH CASES, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR. THE REVING OF THE ENGINE TOOK ME BY SURPRISE BOTH TIMES, BUT I MANAGED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD ENOUGH SO THAT I DID NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. IT STARTED UP AND IN NEITHER INSTANCE DID I HAVE ANOTHER RE-OCCURRENCE THAT DAY.*AK Look up ODI 10064143 at NHTSA ↗	848.4% ODI 10014218 · 58,500 mi 3/6/03 - ENGINE NOISE, OIL & ENGINE LIGHTS ON, STALLING. DEALER REPLACED SENSORS, DID TUNE UP. 4/7/04 - CAR TOWED TO DEALER - TOLD ENGINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED AT COST OF OVER $6,000 - $7,000. CAR 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS OLD WITH 60,000 MILES. *NLM Look up ODI 10014218 at NHTSA ↗	454.2% ODI 10007817 · 50,000 mi THE OIL LAMP CAME ON WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, THE ENGINE TACHOMETER READ BELOW 500RPM AND THE VEHICLE WAS UP TO TEMPERATURE. ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH THE LIGHT THE OIL LAMP TURNED OFF. AT THE NEXT STOPLIGHT THE OIL LAMP AGAIN CAME ON UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE SEEMED OK. A FEW DAYS LATER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AN APPOINTMENT WAS THEN MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND MADE A LIGHT TICKING NOISE. THIS NOISE … Look up ODI 10007817 at NHTSA ↗	223.4% ODI 10067655 · 80,000 mi DODGE INTREPID 2001 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. *AK Look up ODI 10067655 at NHTSA ↗	113.3% ODI 10032676 · 35,178 mi VEHICLE: 2002 DODGE INTREPID SE IN: [XXX] ODOMETER: 35,100 MI N-SERVICE DATE: 1/1/2002 ATE CLASS: D - USED. MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID WAS PURCHASED FROM BYERS DUBLIN CHEVROLET IN DUBLIN, OHIO I.E. (COLUMBUS, OHIO) IN MARCH OF 2003 WITH 31,000 MILES. IN JUNE 2003, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ENGINE TICKING. IN JULY OF 2003, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLING DURING START UP. THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35,148. I DO NOT WANT TO BE STUCK WITH A 5,000 + ENGINE REPAIR BILL FOR A VEHICLE SOLD TO ME WITH KNOWN PROBLEM… Look up ODI 10032676 at NHTSA ↗	10.9% ODI 10188485 · 79,000 mi MY VEHICLE (2003 2.7L DODGE INTREPID) WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY BY MY FIANCE. SHE SAID THAT THE ENGINE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER. SHE MANAGED TO WORK HER WAY THROUGH THE TRAFFIC AND WHEN SHE GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR DIED. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE CONNECTING ROD CAP CAME OFF AND BLEW OUT OF THE OIL PAN. THE REPAIRS WILL COST ME 8,000.00. WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. *TR Look up ODI 10188485 at NHTSA ↗	10.8% ODI 10176203 · 64,000 mi MY 2004 INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT WAS PURCHASED IN 02/04 AND NOW I COME TO FIND THERE ARE OTHERS LIKE ME I WANT THE ISSUE OF THE MOTORS RESOLVED SO I CAN GET A REFUND OF MY MONEY FROM FIXING MY CAR THAT I HAVE KEPT GOOD MAINTENANCE ON IT TO HARD TO BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON AND TRYING TO SAVE FOR A NEW MOTOR WHEN I COULD BE PUTTING THAT MONEY ASIDE FOR EDUCATION ECT FOR MY CHILDREN ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS NOT ONLY OF MINE BUT OTHERS LIKE ME THEY SEEM NO… Look up ODI 10176203 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	6014.7% ODI 10009535 THE FUEL RAIL EXPERIENCED A LEAK.*JB Look up ODI 10009535 at NHTSA ↗	648.9% ODI 10003781 DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTION RING. THE CONSUMER OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE HOOD AND GLASS. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. (RECALL# 98V1840000) SCC PH Look up ODI 10003781 at NHTSA ↗	579.7% ODI 10052181 THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE ANYONE ON STAFF TO PERFORM THE FUEL LEAKAGE RECALL 98V184000 FOR OVER A MONTH. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LEAKING FUEL AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT. *JB Look up ODI 10052181 at NHTSA ↗	387.5% ODI 10057289 CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE FUEL LEAKAGE RECALL 98V184000 HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LEAKING FUEL AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THAT THE LEAK IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, NOT ON THE SIDE INDICATED IN THE RECALL. *NM Look up ODI 10057289 at NHTSA ↗	4513.1% ODI 10002538 NHTSA#98-V-184-000 FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS FROM HAIR LINE CRACK IN THE THERMOSET FUEL INJECTION RAIL. CONSUMER STATE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN# DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB Look up ODI 10002538 at NHTSA ↗	10.3% ODI 735613 COLD START=OK. DRIVE=OK. STOP ENGINE=OK. WON'T RESTART UNTIL IT IS COLD AGAIN. *AK Look up ODI 735613 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10.1% ODI 10059531 · 4,400 mi VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT O-RINGS FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF PRESSURE. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP. MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BENT VALVES.AK MR Look up ODI 10059531 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10.9% ODI 10143217 · 34,960 mi CONSUMER HAS HAD 2 REPLACEMENT BRAKES AND 4 NEW RADIOS ON 2003 DODGE INTREPID AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER. *TS THE WINDSHIELD AND BOTH SIDE MIRRORS WERE PITTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE SECOND TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEY REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR. THE SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM COOLER HOSES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED. THE CONSUMER REQUES… Look up ODI 10143217 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Steering:Rack And Pinion	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	20.5% ODI 604544 TRANSMISSION FAILED, REPLACEMENT IS SHUDDERING. Look up ODI 604544 at NHTSA ↗	243.3% ODI 10004383 THE RACK AND PINION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. DT JB Look up ODI 10004383 at NHTSA ↗	305.1% ODI 10029730 CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TURNING AND WITHOUT WARNING RACK AND PINION STEERING SNAPPED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK Look up ODI 10029730 at NHTSA ↗	6913.7% ODI 10003315 EXCESSIVE RACK AND PINION STEERING NOISE ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER, RACK AND PINION MOUNTING BOLT BUSHINGS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. CAR HAS SEVERE STEERING SHIFTING WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS OR CURVES. DIAGNOSES REQUIRES NEW RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT. Look up ODI 10003315 at NHTSA ↗	205.8% ODI 10115777 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK Look up ODI 10115777 at NHTSA ↗	61.6% ODI 10021343 1998 DODGE INTREPID--RACK AND PINION FAILED/BROKE. I HAD PULLED UP TO THE CURB TO RETRIEVE THE MAIL AND AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PULL AWAY, I FELT/HEARD A LOUD POP. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE RACK AND PINION AS THE R&P HAS FAILED/BROKEN. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FREELY TURN BUT THE WHEELS WERE NOT MOVING. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AT A COST OF $650.00. FORTUNATELY, THE DEALER SPLIT THE COST WITH ME AS I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR (USED) 30 DAYS P… Look up ODI 10021343 at NHTSA ↗	282.8% ODI 10000292 · 53,400 mi AT JUST 53,000 MILES IT IS DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY ON MY THREE-YEAR OLD VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. THIS IS GOING TO COST NEARLY $1,000.00 AND IS ABSOLUTELY NOT A ROUTINE ISSUE IN A VEHICLE THIS NEW AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN. AFTER RESEARCHING THE MATTER FURTHER ON THE WWW IT IS OBVIOUSLY THAT STEERING ISSUES ARE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN DODGE INTREPIDS AND THEY POSE SERIOUS SAFETY RISKS. I IMPLORE YOU TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE YOU DO. FOR MORE IN… Look up ODI 10000292 at NHTSA ↗	383.6% ODI 10006712 · 52,000 mi VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAS TO BE REPLACED. PH Look up ODI 10006712 at NHTSA ↗	71.1% ODI 10017620 WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE RACK AND PINION. *JB Look up ODI 10017620 at NHTSA ↗	10.3% ODI 10056532 · 39,000 mi RACK & PINION FAILED. REPORTED TO DEALER MORE THAN ONCE AFTER INITIAL CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 39,000 MILES ON THE CAR. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID SINCE WARRENTY HAD EXPIRED THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. NEW RACK AND PINION INSTALLED BY LOCAL WORKSHOP.*AK Look up ODI 10056532 at NHTSA ↗	10.9% ODI 10107020 · 30,000 mi THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION UNIT FAILED. FINALLY THE RACK WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 2004. BF THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION UNIT VALVES HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AND MADE DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE. THERE WAS A CONTINUAL LOSS OF FLUID. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT BROUGHT ABOUT LOUD POPPING AND OR BANGING. SC *JB Look up ODI 10107020 at NHTSA ↗	21.6% ODI 10187513 · 80,000 mi MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 80000 THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 50000. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR. *AK Look up ODI 10187513 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags:Frontal	150.0% ODI 826808 CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER CONSUMER REARENDED HIM, CAUSING HIM TO REAREND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED . *AK Look up ODI 826808 at NHTSA ↗	163.9% ODI 10000204 · 112,200 mi I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING A 1993 DODGE INTREPID. SEVERAL VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY AND I WAS UNABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, A SMALL FORD PICKUP TRUCK. I ESTIMATE I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 TO 20 M.P.H. AT IMPACT. THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH CAUSED A MINIMUM OF $3500 TO $4000 IN DAMAGE TO MY INTREPID AND EXCEEDED ITS CURRENT VALUE. THE FRONT END OF THE INTREPID WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED: THE HOOD WAS SEVERELY CRUMPLED BACK, THE RADIATOR WAS BENT BACK AT AN ANGLE AND P… Look up ODI 10000204 at NHTSA ↗	283.9% ODI 10001123 CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE GEAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE, ALSO THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE ROAD DIVIDER.TS *JB Look up ODI 10001123 at NHTSA ↗	254.2% ODI 10012246 THE VEHICLES AIR BAG WAS CLICKING AND RISING. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT THE CONSUMER IS AFRAID IT IS GOING TO DEPLOY. *NLM Look up ODI 10012246 at NHTSA ↗	214.2% ODI 10011645 THE VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB Look up ODI 10011645 at NHTSA ↗	123.5% ODI 10034325 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AIR BAG COVER IS CURLING UP, AND IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER, AIR BAG CAN BE SEEN. *AK Look up ODI 10034325 at NHTSA ↗	133.4% ODI 10003194 · 57,325 mi VEHICLE WAS IN A MINOR COLLISION. HIT ANOTHER CAR IN REAR AT LESS THAN 15MPH. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HITTING DRIVER. VERY LITTLE FRONT END DAMAGE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR OUR EMPLOYEES SAFETY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE HAD AN INTREPID DEPLOY AIR BAGS AT UNDER 15MPH. Look up ODI 10003194 at NHTSA ↗	131.3% ODI 10092107 WHILE DRIVING. ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ONE CAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH DOWN HILL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. Look up ODI 10092107 at NHTSA ↗	171.6% ODI 10003202 · 47,953 mi VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE POST AT LESS THAN 15MPH. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HITTING THE DRIVER. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I AM CONCERNED FOR EMPLOYEE SAFETY. WE HAVE HAD TWO INTREPIDS DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS AT LESS THAN 15 MPH. Look up ODI 10003202 at NHTSA ↗	121.8% ODI 10011928 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB Look up ODI 10011928 at NHTSA ↗	10.3% ODI 10071782 WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THIS CAUSED A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. DRIVER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY. *AK Look up ODI 10071782 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	32.3% ODI 10126126 · 48,224 mi DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY. IT REAR ENDED A CAR THAT STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY ON RAMP. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SONS' SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT CAME UNBUCKLED, BUT HE WAS NOT IN IT AT THE TIME. NO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, OR HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED, AND THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER HAD NOT SEEN IT YET.*AK Look up ODI 10126126 at NHTSA ↗
Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	235.6% ODI 488090 AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR REPLACED DUE TO HISSING NOISE AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *SD Look up ODI 488090 at NHTSA ↗	304.2% ODI 484857 TRANSMISSION STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. ALSO THE CAR COULDN'T START IN PARK GEAR.*SD Look up ODI 484857 at NHTSA ↗	325.4% ODI 10181602 1995 DODGE INTREPID HAD A SAFETY RECALL- FUEL RAIL LEAK - CUSTOMER PAID OUT OF POCKET LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT*CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE YEARS PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING ISSUED. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS INOPERABLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSDUCER. JB Look up ODI 10181602 at NHTSA ↗	122.4% ODI 10017020 · 92,000 mi IN JUNE OF 2002 MY A/C COMPRESSOR "FROZE" LEAVING ME WITHOUT MY AIR CONDITIONER DURING JUNE, JULY, AND PART OF AUGUST. I HAD THE COMPRESSOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS FIXED AT THE END OF AUGUST AT THE COST OF $504.00. I GOT TO USE MY A/C FOR A WHOLE 3 WEEKS UNTIL THE WEATHER COOLED OFF! NOW (MAY 2003), MY A/C DOESN'T WORK AGAIN! APPARENTLY THERE IS A LEAKY H-VALVE AND OTHER COMPONENTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $680.00. I REFUSE TO SHELL OUT ANY MORE MONEY FOR THIS PIECE OF CRAP CAR AS THIS IS MY 3RD COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. *JB Look up ODI 10017020 at NHTSA ↗	41.2% ODI 10024199 PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON 1997 DODGE INTREPID. *MR Look up ODI 10024199 at NHTSA ↗	61.6% ODI 10039866 · 17,158 mi NAR 9-8-03. TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER, AND DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. *CB Look up ODI 10039866 at NHTSA ↗	171.7% ODI 10012269 WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EVAPORATOR FAILED. *NLM Look up ODI 10012269 at NHTSA ↗	40.4% ODI 10023525 · 54,000 mi I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, PURCHASED AT 54,000 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ROAR VERY BAD, A/C WENT OUT NEEDS EVAPORATOR, AND THE CAR RARELY STARTS UNLESS YOU ROCK THE WHOLE CAR, I AM VERY DISPLEASED AND NO ONE WILL TRADE IT IN , WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND I RAN OFF THE ROAD. *NLM Look up ODI 10023525 at NHTSA ↗	81.2% ODI 10024839 · 61,980 mi THE ENGINE SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE ENGINE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE OIL PUMP BLEW OUT, THEREFORE THE ENGINE DIED. AK DEALER STATED SINCE CONSUMER DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY WEREN'T GOING TO COVER A NEW ENGINE. PH. ALSO THE AIR CONDITION MADE A STRANGE NOISE. *JB Look up ODI 10024839 at NHTSA ↗	20.6% ODI 10022222 THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER WAS PUNCTURED BY A FOREIGN OBJECT. AK THE PUNCTURE SITE WAS IN FRONT OF THE CONDENSER. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE PUNCTURE SITE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE A/C NEVER WORKED SINCE PURCHASED. SCC *JB Look up ODI 10022222 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	59,930–91,875 mi	75,350 mi	262	ODI 10003362 · 55,000 mi 2000 DODGE ENGINE FAILURE: AT 55,000 MILES MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID THREW A LOWER ROD AS I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AFTER DRIVING APPROX 10-12 MILES. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND HAS AN OIL CHANGE EVEY 3,000 MILES. I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE APPROX 1,000 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I CALLED DAIMERCHRYSLER AND ASKED THEM IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT THEY COULD ASSIST WITH ETC? THEY ASKED IF THE DEALER HAD TORN DOWN THE ENGINE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD A PRIVATE DIAGNOSIS AND THE DEALER HAD A TECH LISTEN TO IT AND SAID THEY WERE SURE A ROD… Look up ODI 10003362 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10008064 · 18,400 mi CAR WOULD VIBRATE AND SPUTTER THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT 50 MPH. FIRST TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY PUT DRY GAS IN THE TANK (DEC/2002) SECOND TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY PUT FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IN THE TANK (JAN./2003) THIRD TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY REPLACED THE #4 FUEL INJECTOR (JAN. 2003) FOURTH TIME TO THE DELAERSHIP - THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE (FEB./2003) FIFTH TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - DID NOT FIX, CLEARED THE ERROR CODES.(FEB. 2003) DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE A RECAL NOTICE SENT SOMETIME IN… Look up ODI 10008064 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10015154 · 56,000 mi THE ENGINE STALLED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB Look up ODI 10015154 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	61,250–95,750 mi	78,000 mi	130	ODI 10025619 · 47,000 mi CAR HAS 47,000 MILES, JUST HAD OIL CHANGE THREE WEEKS PRIOR. I DROVE IT ROUGHLY 3,000 MILES IN THAT TIMEFRAME. CAR EXPIRED ON INTERSTATE 95, A NEAR DEATH EXP. I CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND SAW THAT THAT I WAS COMPLETLY OUT OF OIL. FOOLISHLY, I REPLACED IT THINKING I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THIS GOING BUT IT WAS DEAD.TOWED BACK TO PHILLY ,($300) TO MY INDEPENDENT SHOP. THEY SAID I DEFINETLY HAD A SEVER ENGINE PROBLEM. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD HAVE FORGOTTEN TO PUT IN THE OIL IN THE LAST OIL CHANGE. THEY STATED THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVE… Look up ODI 10025619 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10051172 · 86,358 mi ON 11/30/03, ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY CAR STARTED MAKING A TICKING & KNOCKING SOUND. AS I PULLED OFF OF THE EXIT, IT CUT OFF. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT & HE SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE -- THE CAR ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 86,000 MILES ON IT; & IT'S ONLY 2 YEARS OLD! I CALLED THE DODGE'S CUSTOMER CARE LINE; THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK OUT ($65 TOW, $80 DEALER DIAGNOSTIC). BEFORE THE SERVICE PERSON LOOKED AT IT, HE ASKED IF I HAD PROOF OF MY OIL CHANGES, I SAID I DID NOT -- BUT THAT I DID HAVE THEM DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES. NATURALLY, … Look up ODI 10051172 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10051583 · 68,000 mi WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Look up ODI 10051583 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	58,250–88,550 mi	76,000 mi	18	ODI 10018822 · 57,000 mi MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON MY 2001 INTREPID R/T. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND IT WAS LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. I COULD ONLY MOVE IN 3RD GEAR AT THAT POINT. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, AND THEY PROCEEDED WITH REPAIRS. AFTER REMOVING AND COMPLETELY TEARING DOWN MY TRANSMISSION, I WAS OFFERED TWO OPTIONS. THE FIRST WAS A STOCK REBUILD, JUST AS IT CAME FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IT WAS THE OPTION I CHOSE AND COST ME $1800 AFTER TAXES. THE OTHER OPTION WAS REPLACING THE SAME PARTS, BUT WITH UPDATES THAT AR… Look up ODI 10018822 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10051454 · 37,000 mi MUTIPLE REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 DODGE INREPID THAT I PURCHASED NEW. TRANMISSION HAD AN OIL PAN LEAK FIRST, THEN WAS LEAKING AGAIN SIX MONTHS LATER FROM THE "WEEP" HOLE. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO REQUIRE THE TRANMISSION BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND REPAIRED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO HAD A MULTITUDE OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE INCLUDING: BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR AN OIL PAN LEAK BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A LEAKING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR SWAY BAR LINKS A… Look up ODI 10051454 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10088935 · 68,086 mi DRIVING AT SPEED OF 50-53 MPH AROUND A CURVE; 2001 DODGE INTREPID APPEARED TO BE IN NEUTRAL, THEN "CAUGHT" ; PROBLEM PERSISTS INTERMEDIATELY EVEN ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. *AK Look up ODI 10088935 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	74,782–90,860 mi	81,000 mi	19	ODI 10067655 · 80,000 mi DODGE INTREPID 2001 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. *AK Look up ODI 10067655 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10078710 · 80,100 mi NO OIL OR ENGINE LIGHT. ONE DAY ENGINE STARTING MAKING A LOUD RACKET. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT SPUN A BEARING DUE TO OIL SLUDGE OR NO OIL. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED REGULARY AT WAL-MART AND SUPERLUBE SINCE I COULDN'T GET UNDE THE CAR TO CHANGE THE OIL MYSELF. CAR HAD 80,000 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. NOW IT JUST SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD A 6500.00 BILL TO REPLACE MOTOR AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF WE STILL HAVE 2 YEARS TO PAY ON IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING FOR DODGE… Look up ODI 10078710 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10103028 · 85,600 mi DEFECT IN MOTOR DESIGN, MOTORS SELF DESTRUCTION AT 90000 MI OR LESS. SON WAS DRIVING CAR ON INTERSTATE, TRIED TO PASS TRUCK, MOTOR BLEW, NARROWLY MISSED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS TO REPAIR SHOPS I'VE BEEN TOLD THESE 2.7 LITER V6 MOTORS ARE JUNK. THEY HAVE A DEFECT WITH THE OIL PUMP. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE OIL T IS PUMPED TO THE TOP OF THE MOTOR, MAKING THE OIL PUMP RUN DRY AND STARVE THE MAIN BEARING ON THE LOWER END. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON ALL 2.7 LITER V6 MOTORS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FOR MY SON, HE ONLY HAD … Look up ODI 10103028 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys	70,034–82,750 mi	78,000 mi	14	ODI 10049019 · 70,136 mi WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THANKSGIVING AT MY SISTERS THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED DAMAMGE TO MY CAM BEARINGS CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE...WITH A PROPERLY MAINTAINED CAR...IMPOSSIBLE! NO ONE WAS INJURED THANK GOD!AK Look up ODI 10049019 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10049850 · 112,000 mi UPON COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO SLUG BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. ALSO, TIMING CHAIN BROKE. AK POLICE OFFICER HAD TO DIRECT TRAFFIC UNTIL TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING PRIOR TO FAILURE. PH Look up ODI 10049850 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10074656 · 82,000 mi AFTER OWNING OUR 2001 DODGE INTREPID FOR ONLY A YEAR, THE TIMING CHAINS WENT OUT, WE REPAIRED IT AT A COST OF $2,700. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER.AK Look up ODI 10074656 at NHTSA ↗
Steering	48,660–86,250 mi	61,882 mi	10	ODI 10006898 · 58,764 mi THE STEERING GEAR PINION WAS REPLACED. JB THE STEERING HAD CAUGHT RIGHT AND OR LEFT UPON RETURNING TO THE CENTER. SCC Look up ODI 10006898 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10041514 · 44,845 mi STEERING GEAR REPLACED AT 44,000 MILES. LA Look up ODI 10041514 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10054322 · 65,000 mi I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR'S ENGINE STOPPED WORKING CAUSING MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO GO. LUCKLY I WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. ALTHOUGH I AM OK MY CAR IS NOT. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE NOT GONE, BUT IT DID. I AM PAYING FOR A NEW CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. Look up ODI 10054322 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags:Frontal	34,569–87,750 mi	64,637 mi	6	ODI 10014567 · 28,000 mi THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. JB Look up ODI 10014567 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10155839 · 75,000 mi FAILURE OF FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS MOVING AT 30 MPH EST. 8JB Look up ODI 10155839 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10157757 · 54,274 mi I WAS IN A CAR COLLISION ON APRIL 20TH 2006 IN LAKE ZURICH IL. APPROXIMATE SPEED 48 TO 50 MILES PER HR. I REAR ENDED A TRUCK & THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN. NEITHER THE DRIVERS' AIRBAG OR THE PASSENGERS' AIR BAGS OPENED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. I DID SUFFER NECK PAIN & HIP PAIN FROM THE WHIP-LASH. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. THE 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH 54,274 VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. I HAVE A PICTURE. *JB Look up ODI 10157757 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System	86,875–112,124 mi	100,000 mi	9	ODI 10125467 · 101,000 mi DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT A PLASTIC PART OF THE WATER PUMP BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED.AK Look up ODI 10125467 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10127853 · 63,000 mi DRIVING UPHILL IN INDIO, CA AT 113 DEGREE HEAT, THE ENGINE FALIED. THE CAP CAME OFF AND I LOST ALL COOLANT AND MY ENGINE SEIZED. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND I BARELY WAS ABLE TO GET IT PULLED OVER. Look up ODI 10127853 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10169512 · 98,000 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED, AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED, CAUSING WATER AND ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. Look up ODI 10169512 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2003: 37 complaints · 2004: 37 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2003	10	25	37
2004	10	27	37

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2003	103	1	2
2004	126	0	3

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Engine And Engine Cooling	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys	Steering	Air Bags:Frontal	Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	—	2 ODI 10075240 I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN 2002 WITH 12,000. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE DIES.WHY IS A CAR THAT IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD DEAD. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE THE DAY PRIOR. NOW I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST 5500$ TO REPAIR IT. ONLY CHOICE IS NEW ENGINE. I HAVE LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES, AND I OWE TOO MUCH TO NOT GET IT FIXED. SO NOW WHAT, THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS, WHY IS THE PUBLIC NOT AWARE. AND WHY IS DODGE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. SAME OLD EXCUSE, NOT ENOUGH OIL CHANGES. SEEMS TO ME THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS BEING TAKEN FOR A… Look up ODI 10075240 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10256550 · 80,000 mi WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT AN OFFICER OF THE LAW WAS BEHIND ME AS THE LIGHT CHANGE I MADE MY WAY TO MY DESTINATION ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY SAID OFFICER. HE STATED THAT WHEN I PULLED AWAY AT THE LIGHT THERE WAS A BIG SMOKE TRAIL LEAVING MY EXHAUST. I INFORMED HIM OF THE MANY TROUBLES WITH THE 2.7L CHRYSLER ENGINE HE INFORMED ME THAT IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE I WOULD BE CITED FOR EPA VIOLATIONS. THE CAR HAS 80,432 MILES AND HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT A CONSTANT RATE. NOW THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING ALSO WHICH BY READING SOME COMPLAINTS I… Look up ODI 10256550 at NHTSA ↗	8 ODI 10114060 · 107,000 mi OIL LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND SEIZED UP.AK Look up ODI 10114060 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10125632 · 135,000 mi DT: TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ABOUT MONTH AGO. JUST HAD TRANSMISSION REDONE, HOWEVER, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED 2 FANS WERE WORKING PROPERLY. NEXT DAY WAS STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR OVERHEATED. TRIED TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC AND ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. PARKED CAR IN PARKING LOT, AND STEAM BEGAN TO POUR OUT. DID NOT OPEN HOOD. CALLED MECHANIC AND TOW TRUCK, AND WAS INFORMED THAT, ENGINE WAS TOTALLY SHOT. IT WAS POORLY DESIGNED. CALLED DODGE WITH NO SUCCESS, THEY OFFERED NO REMEDY. AK Look up ODI 10125632 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10135929 · 74,000 mi OIL LIGHT BLINKING ERRATICALLY, GOING INTO REVERSE WHEN IN DRIVE-NOT ONCE,BUT TWICE. *NM Look up ODI 10135929 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10049850 · 112,000 mi UPON COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO SLUG BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. ALSO, TIMING CHAIN BROKE. AK POLICE OFFICER HAD TO DIRECT TRAFFIC UNTIL TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING PRIOR TO FAILURE. PH Look up ODI 10049850 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10054322 · 65,000 mi I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR'S ENGINE STOPPED WORKING CAUSING MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO GO. LUCKLY I WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. ALTHOUGH I AM OK MY CAR IS NOT. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE NOT GONE, BUT IT DID. I AM PAYING FOR A NEW CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. Look up ODI 10054322 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10125467 · 101,000 mi DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT A PLASTIC PART OF THE WATER PUMP BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED.*AK Look up ODI 10125467 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	2 ODI 10075240 I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN 2002 WITH 12,000. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE DIES.WHY IS A CAR THAT IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD DEAD. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE THE DAY PRIOR. NOW I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST 5500$ TO REPAIR IT. ONLY CHOICE IS NEW ENGINE. I HAVE LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES, AND I OWE TOO MUCH TO NOT GET IT FIXED. SO NOW WHAT, THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS, WHY IS THE PUBLIC NOT AWARE. AND WHY IS DODGE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. SAME OLD EXCUSE, NOT ENOUGH OIL CHANGES. SEEMS TO ME THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS BEING TAKEN FOR A… Look up ODI 10075240 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10256550 · 80,000 mi WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT AN OFFICER OF THE LAW WAS BEHIND ME AS THE LIGHT CHANGE I MADE MY WAY TO MY DESTINATION ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY SAID OFFICER. HE STATED THAT WHEN I PULLED AWAY AT THE LIGHT THERE WAS A BIG SMOKE TRAIL LEAVING MY EXHAUST. I INFORMED HIM OF THE MANY TROUBLES WITH THE 2.7L CHRYSLER ENGINE HE INFORMED ME THAT IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE I WOULD BE CITED FOR EPA VIOLATIONS. THE CAR HAS 80,432 MILES AND HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT A CONSTANT RATE. NOW THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING ALSO WHICH BY READING SOME COMPLAINTS I… Look up ODI 10256550 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10111578 WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK Look up ODI 10111578 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10092117 · 54,204 mi WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEFORE STALLING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIMING BELT/OIL PUMP, AND 6 RODS. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES THEREAFTER, IN WHICH THE SHORT BLOCK, 02 SENSORS AND THE DISTRIBUTOR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. *AK Look up ODI 10092117 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	8 ODI 10114060 · 107,000 mi OIL LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND SEIZED UP.AK Look up ODI 10114060 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10125632 · 135,000 mi DT: TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ABOUT MONTH AGO. JUST HAD TRANSMISSION REDONE, HOWEVER, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED 2 FANS WERE WORKING PROPERLY. NEXT DAY WAS STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR OVERHEATED. TRIED TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC AND ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. PARKED CAR IN PARKING LOT, AND STEAM BEGAN TO POUR OUT. DID NOT OPEN HOOD. CALLED MECHANIC AND TOW TRUCK, AND WAS INFORMED THAT, ENGINE WAS TOTALLY SHOT. IT WAS POORLY DESIGNED. CALLED DODGE WITH NO SUCCESS, THEY OFFERED NO REMEDY. AK Look up ODI 10125632 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10135929 · 74,000 mi OIL LIGHT BLINKING ERRATICALLY, GOING INTO REVERSE WHEN IN DRIVE-NOT ONCE,BUT TWICE. *NM Look up ODI 10135929 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10111578 WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK Look up ODI 10111578 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	1 ODI 10121710 · 80,000 mi CONSUMER STATES: ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. CALLED CHRYSLER AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION 9 MONTHS AGO. THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO CUT OFF, IT STARTED SHAKING ,AND JUST DIED AND WOULDN'T START BACK. IT ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO TURN OVER, MAKING A NOISE. MECHANIC SAID INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED BY TIMING CHAIN, AND FLUIDS GOT MIXED IN WITH THE OIL. JUST HAD OIL CHANGED WEEK PRIOR TO THIS.*AK Look up ODI 10121710 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys	1 ODI 10049850 · 112,000 mi UPON COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO SLUG BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. ALSO, TIMING CHAIN BROKE. AK POLICE OFFICER HAD TO DIRECT TRAFFIC UNTIL TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING PRIOR TO FAILURE. PH Look up ODI 10049850 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10092117 · 54,204 mi WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEFORE STALLING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIMING BELT/OIL PUMP, AND 6 RODS. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES THEREAFTER, IN WHICH THE SHORT BLOCK, 02 SENSORS AND THE DISTRIBUTOR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. *AK Look up ODI 10092117 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10121710 · 80,000 mi CONSUMER STATES: ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. CALLED CHRYSLER AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION 9 MONTHS AGO. THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO CUT OFF, IT STARTED SHAKING ,AND JUST DIED AND WOULDN'T START BACK. IT ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO TURN OVER, MAKING A NOISE. MECHANIC SAID INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED BY TIMING CHAIN, AND FLUIDS GOT MIXED IN WITH THE OIL. JUST HAD OIL CHANGED WEEK PRIOR TO THIS.*AK Look up ODI 10121710 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	0	0
Steering	1 ODI 10054322 · 65,000 mi I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR'S ENGINE STOPPED WORKING CAUSING MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO GO. LUCKLY I WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. ALTHOUGH I AM OK MY CAR IS NOT. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE NOT GONE, BUT IT DID. I AM PAYING FOR A NEW CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. Look up ODI 10054322 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	—	1 ODI 10230272 · 92,000 mi I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT TRAVELING 30 MILES PER HOUR IN MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID ES. MY RIGHT FONT TIRE SOMEHOW SNAPPED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT COURSE AND DID NOT HIT ANY DEBRIS OR POTHOLES WHILE ON THE ROAD. I HAD NO CONTROL OF ANY STEERING WHILE IT HAPPENED AND CRASHED INTO AND ONCOMING CAR AT 30MPH AS I SAID I HAD MY SEATBELT ON AND HIT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE OPPOSING VEHICLE. THE RESULT WAS A 4 INCH GASH IN MY FOREHEAD FROM THE B BAR OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SEATBELT DIDN'T PROPERLY RESTRAIN ME EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ADJUSTED … Look up ODI 10230272 at NHTSA ↗	0
Air Bags:Frontal	0	0	0	0	0	1 ODI 10230272 · 92,000 mi I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT TRAVELING 30 MILES PER HOUR IN MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID ES. MY RIGHT FONT TIRE SOMEHOW SNAPPED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT COURSE AND DID NOT HIT ANY DEBRIS OR POTHOLES WHILE ON THE ROAD. I HAD NO CONTROL OF ANY STEERING WHILE IT HAPPENED AND CRASHED INTO AND ONCOMING CAR AT 30MPH AS I SAID I HAD MY SEATBELT ON AND HIT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE OPPOSING VEHICLE. THE RESULT WAS A 4 INCH GASH IN MY FOREHEAD FROM THE B BAR OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SEATBELT DIDN'T PROPERLY RESTRAIN ME EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ADJUSTED … Look up ODI 10230272 at NHTSA ↗	—	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System	1 ODI 10125467 · 101,000 mi DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT A PLASTIC PART OF THE WATER PUMP BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED.*AK Look up ODI 10125467 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

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Stalling or loss of power

119 mentions · 18.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 81,000 mi (96 usable records).

ODI 10015154 · 56,000 mi

THE ENGINE STALLED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

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ODI 10030903 · 62,000 mi

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ODI 10047967

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

46 mentions · 7.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 87,247 mi (40 usable records).

ODI 10003362 · 55,000 mi

2000 DODGE ENGINE FAILURE: AT 55,000 MILES MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID THREW A LOWER ROD AS I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AFTER DRIVING APPROX 10-12 MILES. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND HAS AN OIL CHANGE EVEY 3,000 MILES. I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE APPROX 1,000 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I CALLED DAIMERCHRYSLER AND ASKED THEM IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT THEY COULD ASSIST WITH ETC? THEY ASKED IF THE DEALER HAD TORN DOWN THE ENGINE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD A PRIVATE DIAGNOSIS AND THE DEALER HAD A TECH LISTEN TO IT AND SAID THEY WERE SURE A ROD…

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ODI 10008064 · 18,400 mi

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ODI 10048697

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ROD SHEARED OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

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\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Steering assistance concerns

32 mentions · 4.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 71,550 mi (24 usable records).

ODI 10007348 · 39,000 mi

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ODI 10034353

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE MADE KNOCKING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER REFUSED COVERAGE FOR THE SLUDGE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED WHICH CAUSED NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. *TS *NLM

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ODI 10054322 · 65,000 mi

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR'S ENGINE STOPPED WORKING CAUSING MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO GO. LUCKLY I WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. ALTHOUGH I AM OK MY CAR IS NOT. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE NOT GONE, BUT IT DID. I AM PAYING FOR A NEW CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED.

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\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

16 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 67,218 mi (14 usable records).

ODI 10057711

WHILE DRIVING UNDETERMINED SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND PRECEDED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.*AK

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ODI 10060845 · 35,000 mi

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM BEING OUT WITH MY FRIENDS AND MY CAR DIES ON THE HIGHWAY. I TRIED TO START THE CAR BACK UP, AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID THAT I PURCHASED IN 2002 WITH 24,900 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT?? I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE SUFFICIENTLY, FREQUENT OIL CHANGES AND SO ON. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PURCHASE A REBUILT ENGINE, IN WHICH IT WOULD PROBABLY COST ME ABOUT $3000.00.I WHEN BACK TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THINKING THAT THEY SOLD ME A "LEMON" VEHICLE THEY …

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ODI 10068310 · 84,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK IT TO AUTO SHOP THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE GAS CAP BEING LOOSE. AFTER PURCHASING A NEW GAS CAP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. RECENTLY CAR WOULD NOT START HAD TOWED TO TWO PLACES THEN TO DEALER WHO SAID THE TIMEING JUMPS AND THERE WAS SLUGE IN THE ENGINE QUOTED A PRICE OF 7000+ FOR REPAIRS THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE FLUSH AND REBUILT. *AK

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Hard or delayed shifting

8 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 64,500 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10024839 · 61,980 mi

THE ENGINE SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE ENGINE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE OIL PUMP BLEW OUT, THEREFORE THE ENGINE DIED. *AK DEALER STATED SINCE CONSUMER DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY WEREN'T GOING TO COVER A NEW ENGINE. *PH. ALSO THE AIR CONDITION MADE A STRANGE NOISE. *JB

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ODI 10088212 · 57,500 mi

MY CAR DIED WITH ONLY 30 SECONDS WARNING. I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON RT 83 JUST SOUTH OF ST CHARLES AVE IN VILLA PARK WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO JERK AND MAKE LOUD NOISES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE AND THEY SAID THAT SLUDGE WAS PRESENT IN MY ENGINE. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED 6/15/2004 ATR MIDAS IN VILLA PARK IL AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF SLUDGE IN MY ENGINE. I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN AN ESTIMATE, EXEPT THAT IT WILL TAKE $400 FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM.*AK

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ODI 10092698

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK

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Brake response concerns

6 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 62,500 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10011074 · 14,050 mi

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ODI 10012081 · 26,000 mi

THE BRAKE PEDAL BROKE AND FELL ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *JB WHILE EXITING PARKING LOT, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH HITTING AN OBJECT. DEALERSHIP REPURCHASED VEHICLE. *TT

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ODI 10136170 · 65,000 mi

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE HAS A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2001. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS TURNED ON. THIS PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY HARROWING AT TIMES WHEN THE CAR SHOULD BE DECELERATING - I.E. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE ENGINE AT THESE TIMES, RPM'S USUALLY RANGE FROM 750 TO 1100 RPM DEPENDING ON SPEED OF THE CAR. DURING A "PROBLEM" PERIOD AS ONE BEGINS THE PROCESS OF DECELERATION, THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL…

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Oil consumption or dilution

6 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 74,485 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10049283

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ODI 10068120 · 52,000 mi

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH 52,000 MILES JUST SUDDENLY CAME UP WITH A CLOGGED EGR VALVE, WAS BURNING OIL, AND HAD A ROD KNOCK. I THOUGH THIS WAS STRANGE FOR A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES UNTIL I SAW THE GREAT NUMBER OF WEBSITES DESCRIBING SIMILAR BREAKDOWNS AND EXPLAINING THE DESIGN FLAWS THAT CAUSE THIS PREMATURE ENGINE BREAKDOWN. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT DEAL WITH CUSTOMERS ON THIS ISSUE AND THE GENERAL CONCENSUS SEEMS TO BE THAT THE DEALER IS WILLING TO LIE AND CHEAT TO AVOID DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AND EVEN HAS THE NERVE …

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ODI 10090832 · 63,964 mi

MY CAR NEVER GAVE ME ANY SIGNS OF BURNING OIL, NOR DID I HAVE ANY HEATER ISSUES OR SMELLS. OWEVER, ON 05/21/02 I TOOK MY CAR IN TO SPITZER MOTOR CITY IN CLEVELAND FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I WAS SEEING THE ENGINE LIGHT. THEY DETERMINED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE MY PCV VALVE AND GAS CAP ($24.02 FOR PARTS AND $149.00 FOR LABOR). LATER, DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2002 I BEGAN SEEING MY ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AT, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IF THE GAS CAP IS NOT ON TIGHTLY IT CAN ALSO CAUSE…

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Matching rule

\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

3 mentions · 0.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 162,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10226690

WHILE IN ROUTE TO WORK, I STARTED SMELLING GAS FROM AIR VENTS. I MADE IT TO WORK & WHEN I WENT ON LUNCH BREAK MY CO-WORKERS SAID THAT THEY SMELT GAS AROUND MY CAR. I LEFT WORK THAT MORNING WHEN TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHY I WAS SMELLING GAS & RAPIDLY STARTED LOSING GAS MILEAGE. HE INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR(DODGE INTREPID 2001) HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL RAIL & THAT I SHOULD LOOK INTO CONTACTING &/OR LOOKING UP VEHICLE RECALLS ON MY CAR. CONTACTED DODGE/DAIMLER CHRYSLER & HAD ABSOLUTELY "NO RESPONSE" AS OF YET. *TR

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ODI 11290448 · 162,000 mi

STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR AND THROUGH THE AIR VENTS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. NO VISIBLE LEAKS UNDER CAR.

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ODI 757952

HAVE HAD MY CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. THE FIRST VISIT THEY DISMISSED IT AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE GAS WAS PROBABLY LOOSE AND RESET THE SENSOR. 2ND TIME THEY SAID THE SENSOR WAS BAD SO THEY REPLACED THAT. NOW TODAY IT CAME ON AGAIN W/ A DEFINATE LEAK SOMEWHERE BECAUSE OF A SMELL OF GAS. I WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW WHAT THEY "THINK" IT IS THIS TIME.

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Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b