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1998 Dodge INTREPID: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

377 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

84,679 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1998 model year. Data updated: . 183 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 111 of 377 complaints (29.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior4913.0%
Steering behavior4110.9%
Engine operation3910.3%
Transmission and shifting297.7%
Electrical and battery issues154.0%
Fuel system concerns10.3%

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
111
Engine And Engine Cooling
52
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
22
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls
22
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
16
Air Bags:Frontal
13
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
11
Vehicle Speed Control
9
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine111
Engine And Engine Cooling52
Power Train:Automatic Transmission22
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls22
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline16
Air Bags:Frontal13
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor11
Vehicle Speed Control9

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 111; Engine And Engine Cooling: 52; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 22; Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls: 22; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 16; Air Bags:Frontal: 13; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor: 11; Vehicle Speed Control: 9

Reported problems by failure mileage

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

Under 25,000
9
25,000 to 49,999
6
50,000 to 74,999
40
75,000 to 99,999
72
100,000 to 149,999
49
150,000 and above
7
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0009
25,000 to 49,9996
50,000 to 74,99940
75,000 to 99,99972
100,000 to 149,99949
150,000 and above7

Under 25,000: 9; 25,000 to 49,999: 6; 50,000 to 74,999: 40; 75,000 to 99,999: 72; 100,000 to 149,999: 49; 150,000 and above: 7

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (72). 194 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.

1998
9
1999
28
2000
25
2001
27
2002
34
2003
67
2004
78
2005
54
2006
30
2007
9
2008
9
2009
2
2010
2
2011
1
2012
1
2013
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19989
199928
200025
200127
200234
200367
200478
200554
200630
20079
20089
20092
20102
20111
20121
20131

1998: 9; 1999: 28; 2000: 25; 2001: 27; 2002: 34; 2003: 67; 2004: 78; 2005: 54; 2006: 30; 2007: 9; 2008: 9; 2009: 2; 2010: 2; 2011: 1; 2012: 1; 2013: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 49 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 41 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 39 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.

Examples from the source records

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

Owner report 10000307 · 2002-12-20 (December 20, 2002)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 76,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000307 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10002489 · 2003-01-10 (January 10, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE ROD KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR.*JB

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Owner report 10003194 · 2003-01-22 (January 22, 2003)

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 57,325 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003194 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10004447 · 2003-01-22 (January 22, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING 1MPH, THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Owner-reported narrative. 23,397 miles reported. Look up ODI 10004447 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10004486 · 2003-01-23 (January 23, 2003)

CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WILL BE HARD TO START THE VEHICLE AND THEY WILL HAVE TO TRY NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

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Owner report 10005495 · 2003-02-07 (February 7, 2003)

MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A AWFUL TAPPING NOISE 3 BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME. GOT HOME, TOWED MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE PROCEDED TO TELL ME I HAD BLOWN THE ENGINE IN MY CAR. MY MECHANIC DICUSSED MY PROBLEM WITH OTHER MECHANICS AND THE TOLD HIM THAT THE 2.7 LIT ENGINE IN THE INTREPID HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR MOST INTREPID OWNERS. MY CAR WAS FULL OF OIL AND I ALWAYS FOLLOWED THE SERVICE SCHUEDULE. RIGHT NOW I AM REBUILDING THE ENGINE THAT HAS A BAD BEARING, HAS A CRACKED CAM SHAFT AND ALSO THREW A PISTON. THE REBUILDER HAS NO EXPLINATI…

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Owner report 10005578 · 2003-02-10 (February 10, 2003)

STEERING RACK FAILED PREMATURELY

Owner-reported narrative. 68,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005578 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10008204 · 2003-02-27 (February 27, 2003)

1998 DODGE INTREPID JUST REACHED 87,000. THE 2.7 ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN ADVERTISED NOT TO NEED ITS FIRST TUNE-UP UNTIL 100,000. HOWEVER, WE HAVE PROVIDED REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. SHOULDN'T THE MANUFACTURER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH A PROBLEM THAT IS VASTLY WIDESPREAD? *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 87,038 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008204 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

3 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

03V035000 · Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner

Reported: 2003-02-05 (February 5, 2003)

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY.

Consequence: IF THE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINES WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

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04V021000 · Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Floor Shift

Reported: 2004-01-13 (January 13, 2004)

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.

Consequence: EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
98V049000 · Air Bags:Frontal

Reported: 1998-03-09 (March 9, 1998)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLE. SOME PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING SOME REQUIRED COMPONENTS.

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULE IN THESE VEHICLES.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
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Data completeness

377 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

48.5%Usable mileage183 / 377 records
89.1%Valid incident date336 / 377 records
100.0%Valid filing date377 / 377 records
89.1%Ordered incident and filing dates336 / 377 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.

Component complaint heatmap
Component1992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004
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

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233.2%
ODI 10026217 · 250,000 mi

WHEN MAKING A HARD LEFT HAND TURN ENGINE SHUTS OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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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

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224.4%
ODI 10011124

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB

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185.2%
ODI 10022381

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK

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11129.4%
ODI 10002489

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE ROD KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR.*JB

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37938.0%
ODI 10000401 · 58,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP.TS *JB

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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 "…

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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…

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9027.4%
ODI 10014694

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

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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

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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…

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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…

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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

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2321.7%
ODI 10026922

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *AK

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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).

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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

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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…

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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

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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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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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

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334.6%
ODI 483940

ANTILOCK BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. *AW

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162.7%
ODI 508881

TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE ENGINE FAILED.

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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…

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164.7%
ODI 536390

SUDDENLY VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING WITH NO WARNING. REGIONAL ENGINEERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE.

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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

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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

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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 …

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223.4%
ODI 10067655 · 80,000 mi

DODGE INTREPID 2001 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. *AK

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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…

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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

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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…

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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10.3%
ODI 735613

COLD START=OK. DRIVE=OK. STOP ENGINE=OK. WON'T RESTART UNTIL IT IS COLD AGAIN. *AK

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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

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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…

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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.

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243.3%
ODI 10004383

THE RACK AND PINION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. *DT *JB

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305.1%
ODI 10029730

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TURNING AND WITHOUT WARNING RACK AND PINION STEERING SNAPPED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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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.

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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

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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…

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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…

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

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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

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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

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214.2%
ODI 10011645

THE VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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121.8%
ODI 10011928

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

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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

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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

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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

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304.2%
ODI 484857

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. ALSO THE CAR COULDN'T START IN PARK GEAR.*SD

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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

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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

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41.2%
ODI 10024199

PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON 1997 DODGE INTREPID. *MR

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61.6%
ODI 10039866 · 17,158 mi

NAR 9-8-03. TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER, AND DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. *CB

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171.7%
ODI 10012269

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EVAPORATOR FAILED. *NLM

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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

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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

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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

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00.0%

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00.0%

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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
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine74,688–103,290 mi87,045 mi86
ODI 10008204 · 87,038 mi

1998 DODGE INTREPID JUST REACHED 87,000. THE 2.7 ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN ADVERTISED NOT TO NEED ITS FIRST TUNE-UP UNTIL 100,000. HOWEVER, WE HAVE PROVIDED REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. SHOULDN'T THE MANUFACTURER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH A PROBLEM THAT IS VASTLY WIDESPREAD? *JB

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ODI 10008364 · 83,000 mi

I HAVE A 98 DODGE INTREPID, AND THE ENGINE WENT(AT 83,000 MILES) AT NO WARNING, AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH THERE ARE OTHER CUSTOMERS IN THE SAME POSITION. I AM OUT OF A CAR, THAT I CANNOT DRIVE, AND STILL HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON CAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS ENGINE SHOULD FAIL AT 83,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! *NLM

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ODI 10010818 · 84,679 mi

FEBRUARY 10, 2003- DIAGNOSIS BAD VALVE GUIDES CAR BLOWING SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE. MARCH 10,2003-ENGINE WAS MAKING A CLICKING(TICKING NOISE) HAS AROUND 84,900 MILES ON IT. THE MOTOR DIED. DIAGNOSIS BY MECHANIC WAS THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST IS $4500. WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. BECAUSE MECHANICS ARE SAYING ALL THESE 2.7 LITER ENGINES BY CHRYSLER BLOW AROUND 80,000+ MILES. MOTOR DIED FROM ENGINE SLUDGE, EVEN THOUGH OIL CHANGES WERE ALL UP TO DATE. THE CAR IS WORTH $3500 WITH A GOOD ENGINE. TO GET A…

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Engine And Engine Cooling73,500–101,832 mi86,500 mi36
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

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ODI 10016861 · 68,771 mi

1998 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CAR HAD 68,000 MILES AND HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES EVERY 5000 MILES.

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ODI 10016963 · 85,000 mi

WE HAVE A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 MOTOR BURNING OIL A QUART A WEEK SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000 WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT WAS A LEAK, LOW AND BEHOLD IT STILL BURNING THE OIL. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY ITS NORMAL IT HAD 78,000 WHEN WE GOT IT, NOW HAS OVER 103,000 STILL ADDING OIL WEEKLY, ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FAN ASSEMBLY, THE THERMOSTAT ,ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOW TRACKS CAUSING THE WINDOWS NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY,TENSION PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO THE WATER PUMP, STARTER,(NOTE ALL DEALER PARTS SO IT …

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission46,000–85,713 mi55,750 mi8
ODI 10037436 · 51,000 mi

I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE OVERALL IS DEFECTIVE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAD TO REPLACE ROCKER ARMS AND ENGINE AT 51,000 MILES. HAVE SINCE REPLACED COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLING SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOW HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON AGAIN WITH CODES RELATING TO COOLING AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS VEHICLE IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL GO WRONG WITH IT NEXT.*AK

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ODI 10039866 · 17,158 mi

NAR 9-8-03. TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER, AND DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. *CB

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ODI 10052345 · 79,000 mi

WITHIN THE LAST MONTH OUR FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER VEHICLES WE OWN. THE FIRST, A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING, HAD THE TRANSMISSION CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. THE SECOND, A 1998 DODGE INTREPID, HAD THE CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION FAIL AFTER 79,000 MILES. BOTH OF THESE CARS WERE EXTREMELY WELL CARED FOR AND DRIVEN NORMALLY. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANUAL SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR. AS A CONSUMER, ITS HARD TO SEE HOW A COMPANY CAN CHARGE $2,000.00 TO…

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Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls40,500–88,000 mi74,000 mi7
ODI 10014361 · 50,000 mi

THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE WINDOWS NOT WORKING OCCASIONALLY, THIS PROGRESSED TO NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE VEHICLE ALSO GIVES A VIOLENT SHOCK WHEN EXITING WITH IGNITION OFF. *NLM

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ODI 10016963 · 85,000 mi

WE HAVE A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 MOTOR BURNING OIL A QUART A WEEK SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000 WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT WAS A LEAK, LOW AND BEHOLD IT STILL BURNING THE OIL. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY ITS NORMAL IT HAD 78,000 WHEN WE GOT IT, NOW HAS OVER 103,000 STILL ADDING OIL WEEKLY, ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FAN ASSEMBLY, THE THERMOSTAT ,ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOW TRACKS CAUSING THE WINDOWS NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY,TENSION PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO THE WATER PUMP, STARTER,(NOTE ALL DEALER PARTS SO IT …

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ODI 10034243 · 14,000 mi

WHEN THE BUTTONS WERE PRESSED ON ANY OF THE CONSOLES FOR THE POWER WINDOWS, THE REAR WINDOWS DID NOT RESPOND. BOTH REAR POWER WINDOW UNITS WERE REPLACED, AND THE FRONT POWER WINDOW UNITS WILL BE REPLACED AT A LATER DATE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM UNDETERMINED. *AK *SCC *JB

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline72,256–87,500 mi76,511 mi6
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

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ODI 10074810 · 72,000 mi

THE ENGINE IS FAILING, SMOKING. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON IN 2.7 LITER VEHCILES OF THIS MODEL. IN OTHER WORDS, THIS ENGINE IS A LEMON. I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE AIRCONDITIONING HAS FAILED AND I WILL ALSO HAVE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION THAT I HAVEN'T FIGURE OUT YET. THE POWER MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOESN'T WORK AND THE SPEAKER SYSTEM HAS LITTLE TO BE DESIRED. THE 3.2 LITER ENGINES FAIR MUCH BETTER AFTER TALKING WITH MANY MECHANICS, WHO CONSEQUENTIALLY ARE SURPRISE…

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ODI 10080632 · 131,000 mi

JULY 2002, ENGINE MAKING NOISES. DEALER SAYS DON'T KNOW WOULD HAVE TO EXPLORE. INSURANCE WOULDN'T PAY UNLESS ENGINE WAS ALREADY FAILED. AUGUST 2002 ENGINE FAILURE 5000 MILES PAST INSURANCE LIMIT. CURSORY CHECK SHOWS FLUIDS ALL OKAY. *AK

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Air Bags:FrontalToo few reports for a range66,663 mi2 (sparse)
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.

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ODI 10140404 · 76,000 mi

MY WIFE HIT A TREE HEAD-ON GOING APPROX. 30 MPH. SHE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER FACE, NECK, BACK, WRIST AND KNEE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY PICKED-UP THE CAR AND PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION FROM THE COMPUTER AND SENT A LETTER STATING THE AIRBAG WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE AIRBAG WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AS THE IMPACT AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS SIGNIFICANT. *NM

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Vehicle Speed ControlToo few reports for a range92,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10065739 · 92,000 mi

MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L 6 CYL. HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IDLE SPEED. IT ALMOST ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS OUT OF TIMING BUT THIS ONLY OCCURES AFTER THE CAR IS AT RUNNING TEMPERATURE. MANY OTHER THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG BUT WOULD TAKE ME THE REST OF THE NIGHT TO EXPLAIN THEM ALL. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRE TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT. I HAD TO FIX THE CLIP ON MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. MY ROTORS ALLWAYS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE WARPED AND SHAKE WHEN I SLOW DOWN. I'M STUCK ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS ENGINE FAILURE THING BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I STILL …

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Complaint and recall timeline

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

1 reports2024-102026-09

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
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

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.

Age 0Age 1Age 237 reports

2003: 37 complaints · 2004: 37 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2003102537
2004102737
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
200310312
200412603

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
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling:EngineEngine And Engine CoolingPower Train:Automatic TransmissionVisibility:Power Window Devices And ControlsEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineAir Bags:FrontalService Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:RotorVehicle Speed Control
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine—0
1
ODI 10134558

SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK ON THE 1998 DODGE INTREPID.*MR THE VHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING COVER, VC COVER, MAIN TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER AND GUIDES. *NM

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Engine And Engine Cooling0—
2
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…

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ODI 10037436 · 51,000 mi

I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE OVERALL IS DEFECTIVE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAD TO REPLACE ROCKER ARMS AND ENGINE AT 51,000 MILES. HAVE SINCE REPLACED COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLING SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOW HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON AGAIN WITH CODES RELATING TO COOLING AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS VEHICLE IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL GO WRONG WITH IT NEXT.*AK

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ODI 10016963 · 85,000 mi

WE HAVE A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 MOTOR BURNING OIL A QUART A WEEK SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000 WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT WAS A LEAK, LOW AND BEHOLD IT STILL BURNING THE OIL. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY ITS NORMAL IT HAD 78,000 WHEN WE GOT IT, NOW HAS OVER 103,000 STILL ADDING OIL WEEKLY, ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FAN ASSEMBLY, THE THERMOSTAT ,ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOW TRACKS CAUSING THE WINDOWS NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY,TENSION PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO THE WATER PUMP, STARTER,(NOTE ALL DEALER PARTS SO IT …

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ODI 10069560 · 74,000 mi

HEAT & A/C ONLY WORKS WHEN ON HIGH OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER YOU STOP THE CAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO CAR STARTS WHEN EVER IT GETS READY I HAD TO REPLACE THE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR $400 NOW AFTER ALL THAT THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD FOUND OUT IT'S THE ENEGINE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

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ODI 10069573 · 100,943 mi

STARTER WENT OUT.

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
1
ODI 10134558

SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK ON THE 1998 DODGE INTREPID.*MR THE VHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING COVER, VC COVER, MAIN TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER AND GUIDES. *NM

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2
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…

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ODI 10037436 · 51,000 mi

I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE OVERALL IS DEFECTIVE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAD TO REPLACE ROCKER ARMS AND ENGINE AT 51,000 MILES. HAVE SINCE REPLACED COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLING SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOW HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON AGAIN WITH CODES RELATING TO COOLING AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS VEHICLE IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL GO WRONG WITH IT NEXT.*AK

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ODI 10155215 · 31,000 mi

SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN 1998, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUE WITH: ELECTRICAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING (DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM) RACK AND PINION HAD TO REPLACE AT 36,000 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY YEAR, THEY CONSTANTLY ARE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON DRIVER SIDE WHEN FIRST BOUGHT VEHICLE, NOW THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOWN ON DRIVE SIDE IS NOT WORKING AS WELL AS NOT BEING ABLE TO USE POWER UNLOCK AND LOCK FOR REAR DRIVER PASSENGER DOOR. A…

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ODI 747766

POWERTRAIN -- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS COMING TO A STOP, AND CAR JOLTED. FROM THAT POINT ON, CAR STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. 24 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY, WITH UNDER 32K MILES. DODGE WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DODGE. WINDOWS STUCK IN UP POSITION ON 3 OCCASIONS, AFFECTING RF, LF, AND RR WINDOWS. MOTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY.

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ODI 871131

VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. GEARSHIFT CONTROL FAIED. REAR STRUT ASSEMBLY FAILED. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE AND WINDSHIELED PIVOT CARRIER ASSEMBLY FAILED. A/C EVAPORATOR COIL FAILED. INSTRUMENT PANEL TRIM FAILED. BATTERY FAILED. DOOR WEATHER STRIP FAILED.

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1
ODI 750693

MY ROTORS WARPED AT 18000 MI. I HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN TWICE TO HAVE THE CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL CORRECTED AND NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND. GEAR. IN OTHER WORDS, I HAVE HAD MANY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED ON YOUR WEB SITE.*AK

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Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls0
4
ODI 10016963 · 85,000 mi

WE HAVE A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 MOTOR BURNING OIL A QUART A WEEK SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000 WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT WAS A LEAK, LOW AND BEHOLD IT STILL BURNING THE OIL. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY ITS NORMAL IT HAD 78,000 WHEN WE GOT IT, NOW HAS OVER 103,000 STILL ADDING OIL WEEKLY, ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FAN ASSEMBLY, THE THERMOSTAT ,ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOW TRACKS CAUSING THE WINDOWS NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY,TENSION PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO THE WATER PUMP, STARTER,(NOTE ALL DEALER PARTS SO IT …

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ODI 10069560 · 74,000 mi

HEAT & A/C ONLY WORKS WHEN ON HIGH OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER YOU STOP THE CAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO CAR STARTS WHEN EVER IT GETS READY I HAD TO REPLACE THE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR $400 NOW AFTER ALL THAT THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD FOUND OUT IT'S THE ENEGINE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

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ODI 10069573 · 100,943 mi

STARTER WENT OUT.

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ODI 10155215 · 31,000 mi

SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN 1998, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUE WITH: ELECTRICAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING (DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM) RACK AND PINION HAD TO REPLACE AT 36,000 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY YEAR, THEY CONSTANTLY ARE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON DRIVER SIDE WHEN FIRST BOUGHT VEHICLE, NOW THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOWN ON DRIVE SIDE IS NOT WORKING AS WELL AS NOT BEING ABLE TO USE POWER UNLOCK AND LOCK FOR REAR DRIVER PASSENGER DOOR. A…

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ODI 747766

POWERTRAIN -- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS COMING TO A STOP, AND CAR JOLTED. FROM THAT POINT ON, CAR STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. 24 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY, WITH UNDER 32K MILES. DODGE WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DODGE. WINDOWS STUCK IN UP POSITION ON 3 OCCASIONS, AFFECTING RF, LF, AND RR WINDOWS. MOTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY.

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ODI 871131

VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION IN THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK RADIATOR FAN MOTOR FAILED. MOTOR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. GEARSHIFT CONTROL FAIED. REAR STRUT ASSEMBLY FAILED. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE AND WINDSHIELED PIVOT CARRIER ASSEMBLY FAILED. A/C EVAPORATOR COIL FAILED. INSTRUMENT PANEL TRIM FAILED. BATTERY FAILED. DOOR WEATHER STRIP FAILED.

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1
ODI 565850

CONSUMER STATES THE THE TRUNK WON'T STAY OPEN. *TT

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1
ODI 855219

POWER WINDOW ON THE DOORS SOMETIMES WON'T WORK WHERE DEALER HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. ALSO, VEHICLE PULSATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED/ REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline000
1
ODI 565850

CONSUMER STATES THE THE TRUNK WON'T STAY OPEN. *TT

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Air Bags:Frontal00000—00
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor00
1
ODI 750693

MY ROTORS WARPED AT 18000 MI. I HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN TWICE TO HAVE THE CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL CORRECTED AND NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND. GEAR. IN OTHER WORDS, I HAVE HAD MANY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED ON YOUR WEB SITE.*AK

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1
ODI 855219

POWER WINDOW ON THE DOORS SOMETIMES WON'T WORK WHERE DEALER HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. ALSO, VEHICLE PULSATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED/ REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

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Vehicle Speed Control0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

8 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

45 mentions · 11.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 100,000 mi (26 usable records).

ODI 10011379 · 77,000 mi

THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

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ODI 10023428

ENGINE ON A 1998 DODGE INTREPID WITH ONLY 64,000 MILES ON IT REQUIRES A NEW ONE. THE PISTON AND VALVES ARE SHOT. THE REQUIRED OIL AND FILTER CHANGES WERE PERFORMED TIMELY. I CANNOT FIX THIS BY MYSELF. THE COST IS 7,000.00. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT LIKE IT IS AND THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGER BECAUSE IF THE OIL ISN'T KEPT AT PROPER LEVELS IT COULD FREEZE AND STALL WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO INCIDENT YET BUT CAN BE IF LET THE WAY IT IS. I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR THE WHOLE BILL. CHRYSLER IS NOT HELPING OR SHO…

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ODI 10028502 · 131,000 mi

CAR STALLS AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ABOUT 5 TIMES AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ACCELERATION ABILITY. CAR COASTS TO A NEAR STOP AND STALLS COMPLETELY LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. WHILE ENGINE IS HOT VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT REMAIN ON LONGER THAN ANY OTHER DASHBOARD LIGHTS. VEHICLE STARTS AGAIN ONLY AFTER SITTING FOR HOURS. VEHICLE WILL ONLY START WHEN IT IS COLD. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. VEHICLE STORES NO CODES FOR ME…

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

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

22 mentions · 5.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 93,781 mi (18 usable records).

ODI 10028502 · 131,000 mi

CAR STALLS AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ABOUT 5 TIMES AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ACCELERATION ABILITY. CAR COASTS TO A NEAR STOP AND STALLS COMPLETELY LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. WHILE ENGINE IS HOT VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT REMAIN ON LONGER THAN ANY OTHER DASHBOARD LIGHTS. VEHICLE STARTS AGAIN ONLY AFTER SITTING FOR HOURS. VEHICLE WILL ONLY START WHEN IT IS COLD. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. VEHICLE STORES NO CODES FOR ME…

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ODI 10037436 · 51,000 mi

I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE OVERALL IS DEFECTIVE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAD TO REPLACE ROCKER ARMS AND ENGINE AT 51,000 MILES. HAVE SINCE REPLACED COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLING SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOW HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON AGAIN WITH CODES RELATING TO COOLING AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS VEHICLE IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL GO WRONG WITH IT NEXT.*AK

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ODI 10048272 · 97,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING. THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER DISINTEGRATED. *AK

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

Steering assistance concerns

12 mentions · 3.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 95,375 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 10030680 · 127,621 mi

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SERIOUS PROBLEM AS MANY OTHERS AND CAN'T AFFORD TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS NOR MAKE PAYMENTS FOR SOMETHING I CAN'T DRIVE. THE ENGINE IN MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID STARTED MAKING WEIRD TICKING NOISES ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF FROM TIME TO TIME AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS FINE. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. PAYING FOR ANOTHER ENGINE IS IMPOSSIBLE. THESE ENGINES ALREADY HAD SOON TO GIVE OUT WRITTEN ON THEM BEFORE THEY LEFT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. THE …

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ODI 10032955 · 89,749 mi

ME CAR WAS PURCHASED USED 1/16/03, SINCE PURCHASE, HAVE HAD SEVERAL SERIOUS PROBLEMS; IDLER PULLEY WARPED, BROKE POWER STEERING BELT WHILE ON ROAD COOLING FAN MOTOR WENT OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR -THE ENGINE IN MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID BLEW -UP WHEN I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE (ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC). I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL LOCAL AUTO MECHANICS AND DODGE DEALERSHIPS THAT THESE ENGINES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING QUIT WHEN ENGINE QUIT. CAR DIAGNOSED BY LOCAL MECHANIC " NEEDS ENGINE REPLACED".*…

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ODI 10033089 · 82,000 mi

ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING, LOST ALL POWER STEERING. ENGINE BLOWN DUE TO SLUDGE IN ENGINE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY DESIGN, NO WARNING SIGNS. JUST HAD OIL CHANGED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO INCEDENT.*AK

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

Brake response concerns

6 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 96,511 mi (4 usable records).

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

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ODI 10087899

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING OR PARKED AND WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE ON POSITION, CONSUMER COULD MOVE THE VEHICLE WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE ,AND TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER PARK INTERLOCK IGNITION. THE WORK WAS PERFORMED. BUT CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO SOLUTION.*AK

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ODI 10160224 · 56,500 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND IT WENT COMPLETELY FLOOR. THE BRAKE RETURNED BY A SPRING, BUT THERE WAS ONLY AROUND 2% OF BRAKING POWER. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS DOWN SHIFTED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE DRIVE POSITION, ALTHOUGH THE LEVER INDICATED AN AUTO STICK POSITION. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY TO A BRAKE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED A…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

6 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 85,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10016963 · 85,000 mi

WE HAVE A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 MOTOR BURNING OIL A QUART A WEEK SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000 WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT WAS A LEAK, LOW AND BEHOLD IT STILL BURNING THE OIL. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY ITS NORMAL IT HAD 78,000 WHEN WE GOT IT, NOW HAS OVER 103,000 STILL ADDING OIL WEEKLY, ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FAN ASSEMBLY, THE THERMOSTAT ,ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOW TRACKS CAUSING THE WINDOWS NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY,TENSION PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO THE WATER PUMP, STARTER,(NOTE ALL DEALER PARTS SO IT …

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ODI 10041145 · 73,000 mi

. HELLO. MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER INTREPID. I SAY CHRYSLER INSTEAD OF DODGE BECAUSE IT IS CANADIAN BUILT AND THEY ARE CALLED CHRYSLERS. WE HAD 73,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT SUDDENLY FAILED ON US. MY WIFE WAS ON THE FREEWAY HEADING TO WORK. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. WELL, THE ENGINE STOPPED BEFORE SHE COULD EVEN COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD US THE ENGINE HAD NO OIL AND IT SEIZED UP. WELL, I KNOW THE ENGINE HAD OIL. WE JUST HAD IT CHANGED 2 WEEKS PRIOR. …

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ODI 10101387 · 122,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE BURNED OIL EXCESSIVELY. *AK

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

Battery drain and no-start mentions

4 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 92,000 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10049725 · 83,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID, MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND APPROX. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR. BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START, I CALLED THE POLICE TO HAVE THEM STOP TRAFFIC SO I COULD CRUISE MY CAR BACKWARDS INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC TO FIX WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A BAD STARTER OR ALTERNATOR. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP AND THAT I HAD PLENTLY OF OIL AND ANTIFREEZE. HE SAID THAT THE OIL PUMP LOCATED INSIDE THE ENGINE MAY HAVE STOPP…

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ODI 10133985

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN OCTOBER 2002 THE ENGINE SLUDGE INCREASED AND ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC , WHO TOLD HIM ABOUT THE SLUDGE. THE COST OF REPAIR TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT $7000. WHEN THE CONTACT WENT TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT H HEARD OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TRADED INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGED …

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ODI 10134558

SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK ON THE 1998 DODGE INTREPID.*MR THE VHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING COVER, VC COVER, MAIN TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER AND GUIDES. *NM

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 170,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10188448 · 170,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS AND SAW SMOKE EXITING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAP ON TOP OF THE SPARK PLUG DETACHED FROM THE HEAD. WHEN THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE SPARK PLUG THE SPRING BECAME LODGED INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE SPARK PLUG COULD NOT BE PLACED INSIDE THE HEAD AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS STRIPPED OUT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.*AK

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

Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 50,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10242742 · 50,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, RATTLE, MAKE NOISE, AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED LIFTERS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b