1993 Dodge Intrepid Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH DORAL FDL60 TIRES, TIRE SIZE 225/60/16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 7TA6 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN AUTO SHOP, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE TREAD BELT SEPARATION AND UNEVEN WEAR. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. PREVIOUSLY, FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; UNCERTAIN OF THE SPECIFIC REPAIRS WHICH ALSO INCLUDED A TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCING ON THE FOUR TIRES. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE FRONT TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES AND THE VEHICLE'S ROAD PERFORMANCE IMPROVED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO REPLACE THE TWO REAR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,370.

NHTSA ID

10462291

Incident

Apr 7, 2011

Mileage

159,370 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING, THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE THE O-RINGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V184000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM) BUT ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE O-RINGS WERE COVERED BY THE RECALL, NOT THE DRIVER SIDE O-RINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

NHTSA ID

10418113

Incident

Jul 29, 2011

Mileage

67,000 mi

MY CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS AND I BOUGHT IT USED A FEW MONTHS AGO MY CAR IS A 1993 DODGE INTREPID WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS?CAR WILL RUN FOR 20 MINUTES OR UNTIL SHUT OFF AND THEN DIE FOR 20 MINUTES TO 10 HOURS, NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON DIAGNOSTICS SAY CAR IS FINE EVEN WHEN IT WILL NOT START. I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALLS TODAY AS I SOUGHT TO FIND ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEM I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN 500 DOLLARS TO FIX ONLY TO BEGIN AGAIN WITH NO SOLUTION, DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE AGAINST DODGE?PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR,I SAVED FOR MONTHS TO BUY THIS CAR ONLY TO BE IN WORSE SHAPE THAN BEFORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10254444

Incident

Jan 9, 2009

Mileage

105,000 mi

NOTHING LED UP TO THE FAILURE, IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I NOTICED MY CAR STARTED SWAYING AND "FLOATING" I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND LOOKED UNDER THE LEFT REAR TO SEE THAT THE SWAY BAR SNAPPED AT THE JOINT, AND THE SWAY BAR LINK HAD DISCONNECTED. THE RUBBER BUSHING IS STILL IN THE ARM, BUT NOT THE BOLT. CAN'T FIND A NEW SWAY BAR, BUT I HAVE A REPAIR KIT FOR THE LINK. THIS INCIDENT DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO DRIVE OVER 20 MPH WITH WHEEL SHAKING. CANNOT REVERSE AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10254275

Incident

Jan 5, 2009

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS HESITANT TO MOVE INTO THE PARK POSITION AND HAD TO BE FORCED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN FRONT OF HER HOME AND UPON EXITING, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL IN THE PARK POSITION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V021000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 108,000.

NHTSA ID

10241823

Incident

Sep 1, 2008

Mileage

108,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, A 12-YEAR OLD CHILD ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWNHILL AND STRUCK A TREE. THE 12-YEAR OLD STATED THAT HE DID NOT TOUCH THE GEARS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT, THE PASSENGER WINDOW, AND A DENT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WERE THE ONLY DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NUMBER (04V021000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT) IN MAY OF 2007. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,487 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10199819

Incident

Jan 20, 2006

Mileage

100,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RADICAL CHANGE IN THE STEERING. THE STEERING WENT FROM ORDINARY TO MORE COMPLEX. WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE WOULD WONDER. HE WOULD HAVE TO OVER COMPENSATE TO GET BACK ON COURSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION ,AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE REAR END ALMOST SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE REAR END WAS RUSTED. THE MECHANIC HAD TO GET A REAR END ASSEMBLY FROM A JUNK VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE REAR END. HE SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER , THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE, AND REFERRED HIM TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10140872

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

Mileage

56,000 mi

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS. ONCE THE HEADLIGHT LENSES BEGIN TO OXIDIZE, VISIBILITY BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE IS A YELLOW TINT THAT DEVELOPS DURING THE PERIOD OF OXIDATION. *AK *BF *NM

NHTSA ID

10115618

Incident

Jan 15, 2005

Mileage

40,000 mi

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE VISION IS POOR DUE TO THE OXIDATION OF THE FRONT HEADLAMP LENSES. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115305

Incident

Mar 15, 2004

Mileage

65,000 mi

LETTER REGARDING FUEL RAIL RECALL. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITHTHE VEHICLE AFTER THE FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND ALSO FOUND A LEAK IN THE INJECTOR O-RINGS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10128081

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

WHILE WASHING MY VEHICLE, WAS SCRUBBING TIRES WHEN I NOTICED A BULGE/BLISTER ON MY LEFT REAR TIRE, ON THE SIDEWALL. IT WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF TPC, AND THEN THE TIRE SIZE. I NOTIFIED GOODYEAR OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO LOCATE THE NEAREST GOODYEAR RETAILER THAT DOES ADJUSTMENTS. THIS TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS 2 YRS. OLD. THIS TIRE REPLACED ANOTHER ONE OF THE SAME MAKE, THAT ALSO DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME AREA. HAD I HAVE KNOWN.....! THIS TIRE CAME AS OEM WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN '93, AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIRE I'VE RUN ON THE CAR....BUT NOW? GOODYEAR PRORATED THE TIRE, OUT THE DOOR AT $94.00. I WAS SHOWN WHERE THE BELTS ON THE SIDEWALL HAD SEPARATED, WITH THE TIRE BEING SENT TO NPSC. TIRE SIZE IS P225/60/R16. *JB

NHTSA ID

10104615

Incident

Dec 24, 2004

WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT A DEALER FOR A APPOINTMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10096766

Incident

Oct 13, 2004

HEADLIGHTS LENSES BECOME DARK RESULTING IN POOR NIGHTIME VISIBILITY, BOTH WITH HIGH BEAMS AND LOW BEAMS ACTIVATED. THE CONDITION LEADS TO DRIVER FATIGUE. THE HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $120 PER LIGHT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10074830

Incident

Jun 4, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR THE TRANSMISSION SPUN BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENED FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10048746

Incident

Nov 28, 2003

WHILE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050344

Incident

Dec 1, 2003

Mileage

139,000 mi

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FUEL RAIL LEAK. IT WAS LEAKING ON BOTH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE. A CURRENT RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY DEALERSHIP WAS ONLY CORRECTING ONE SIDE AND NOT THE OTHER. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10049940

Mileage

55,000 mi

CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES . THIS PROBLEM WAS SIMILAR TO THE DEFECT STATED IN NHTSA RECALL 98V184000 CONCERNING FUEL LEAKAGE. MANUFACTURER ONLY AUTHORIZED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE O-RINGS, BUT NOT THE OUTLET. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID THAT THE BAD OUTLET MIGHT CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10044122

Mileage

119,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10042274

Incident

Oct 3, 2003

AFTER THE LOWER CONTROL ARM RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE CV JOINT THAT WASN'T OCCURRING PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10029616

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED.THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHUDDERS I FEEL THE DODGE CORP SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ULTRADRIVE TRANSMISSION AS IT IS A {LEMON} .*AK I NOW NEED TO PURCHASE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ARE NOW EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE EXTERIOR PAINT CORODING, THE CONSTANT SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR-BAG IS BUCKLING, AND THE LIST GOES ON!

NHTSA ID

10028523

Incident

Jul 3, 2003

I HAVE A 1993 DODGE INTREPID WITH GEN 3 SEATBELTS AND HAVE READ AN ARTICLE ON UNSAFEBELTS.COM THAT THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED .*AK

NHTSA ID

10025858

Incident

Jul 9, 2003

REAR CONTROL ARM SAPPED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. *AK *CB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023995

Incident

Jun 12, 2003

Mileage

115,000 mi

I HAVE A 1993 DODGE INTREPID 3.3L V6. THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING AT ANY SPEED USUALLY AFTER A BRIEF WARM UP. SOME TIMES THE ENGINE WILL STOP ONLY FOR A MOMENT (LESS THAN 1 SECOND) THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON. WHEN IT QUITS FOR MORE THAN A SECOND, THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE TURNED OFF THEN THE CAR CAN BE RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED PROBABLY MORE THAN 100 TIMES OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN THE AUTO TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS AND HAVE YET TO BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. ITS VERY UNSETTLING TO BE TRAVELLING AT 65 MPH AND THE ENGINE STOPS!*AK

NHTSA ID

10021335

Incident

Jun 10, 2003

Mileage

60,000 mi

FUEL RAIL INJECTION FAILURE RESULTED IN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA OF VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND FUEL RAIL O RINGS WERE REPLACED ON 04/08/1999 RECALL DATE 01/08/1999. DAMAGE TO ALL AREAS OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RESULTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 9 YR. OLD DAUGHTER. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019221

Incident

May 18, 2003

LITTLE ROCK DODGE WAS VERY RUDE WHEN I TOOK MY 1993 DODGE INTREPID TO THEM FOR A RECALL BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD ALREADY HAD IT REPAIRED THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BUT I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS FROM THE REPAIR ALTHOUGH IT IS A LIFE THREATENING REPAIR, THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018938

Incident

May 19, 2003