1993 Dodge Intrepid Fuel system Problems

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

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

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

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

THE FUEL RAIL EXPERIENCED A LEAK.*JB

NHTSA ID

10009535

CONSUMER STATES THAT GAS LEAKS FROM TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID

10002255

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FUEL BEGAN LEAKING THROUGH THE INJECTORS, DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

NHTSA ID

8020113

Incident

Sep 17, 2002

FUEL INJECTOR O-RING LEAKING FUEL ONTO ENGINE, FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL ON THAT PART ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. REPLACEMENT PART NOW FAILED. THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST INTREPIDS ON THE ROAD WITH A 6-92 BUILD DATE.*AK

NHTSA ID

756308

Incident

Dec 24, 2001

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING RECALL 98V184000 FUEL LEAKAGE FROM FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WHICH COULD RESULTED IN A FIRE HOWEVER CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA ID

8001116

Incident

Nov 28, 2001

FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER CHANGED THE FUEL RAIL AND O-RINGS AND TESTED FOR LEAKS IN INJECTOR O-RINGS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. SINCE THE CORRECTION THERE HAS BEEN A NOTICEABLE GAS SMELL ENTERING THE CABIN AREA WHEN FAN IS ON AND ENGINE IS RUNNING. GAS SMELL IS APPARENT SURROUNDING THE INJECTOR AREA WHEN PARKED. DEALER IS INSPECTING PROBLEM BUT ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO THE NOTORIOUS LEAKY FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

755952

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 98V184000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 790. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL INTERMITTENTLY ON TO ENGINE. PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST UNTIL RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. DEALER COULD FIX IT. BUT MANUFACTURER WOULDN'T GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO FIX IT BECAUSE AT THE TIME DEALER DIDN'T SEE IT LEAK. *AK

NHTSA ID

897071

Incident

Sep 25, 2001

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE, MECHANIC FOUND FUEL RAIL TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

884526

Incident

Mar 20, 2001

THE QUICK CONNECT/DISCONNECT THAT CONNECTS THE FUEL LINES TO THE FUEL RAIL IS NOT HOLDING AND IS ALLOWING RAW GAS TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, GAS FUMES CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE THE CAR, DEALER SAYS THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE FUEL LINE BETWEEN FUEL FILTER AND FUEL RAIL, I SUSSPECT THAT THE QUICK CONNECT IDEA IS NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS SINCE THE CONNECTOR IS PLASTIC AND GASOLINE WOULD TEND TO DETERIORATE THE PLASTIC OVER TIME AND REPLACING THESE FUEL LINES IS A COSTLY $$$ PROPOSITION, I WILL REPLACE THE FAULTY FUEL LINE SECTIONS WITH STANDARD HIGH PRESSURE NEOPRENE/RUBBER FUEL LINE WHICH SHOULD WORK QUITE WELL. *AK

NHTSA ID

737089

Incident

Nov 28, 2000

TENSIONER FAILED AND WATER PUMP SEIZED. NLM

NHTSA ID

556222

THERE WAS SMELL OF GAS IN VEHICLE INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH A FUEL SYSTEM. ALSO RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM SEEMED TO BE MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS A RECALL. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT SEEMED TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

872442

Incident

Oct 6, 2000

FALVEY'S MOTORS OF NORWICH, CT PERFORMED RECALL 790 ON MY CAR IN APRIL 1999. FOR THE NEXT YEAR, THE CAR SMELLED OF GAS AND RAN ROUGH. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO FALVEY'S AND THEY SAID THE COIL PACK AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE BAD. I SPENT THE MONEY AND REPLACED BOTH, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. AFTER A YEAR, THEY FINALLY DIAGNOSED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL RAIL/INJECTOR AREA. THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT FURTHER EXCEPT AT MY EXPENSE. I LOOKED AT IT MYSELF AND FOUND OLD GASKET MATERIAL STILL ON THE FUEL RAIL THEY INSTALLED, WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO CONSTANTLY SPILL ONTO THE ENGINE. THEY REFUSED THE COSTS OF REPAIRS.

NHTSA ID

732125

Incident

Apr 16, 1999

RECALL 98V13000/ FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAK. DEALER HAS ALREADY DONE RECALL REPAIRS. BUT, IS CURRENTLY HAVING A SIMILAR FUEL LEAK PROBLEM. FUEL SPRAYS ONTO THE ENGINE WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

863253

FUEL LEAKS OUT OF FUEL TANK DUE TO FUEL LINE FAILURE. YH

NHTSA ID

551929

Incident

Oct 5, 1999

A RUPTURED LINE IN THE FUEL TANK, CAUSED A GAS LEAK FROM THE TANK AREA NEAR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND HAS REPAIRED THE LINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

859653

Incident

Oct 5, 1999

ONE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS IS LEAKING ALL OVER. YH

NHTSA ID

551335

INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START OR SUDDENLY DIES WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ANY SPEED. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASH ERRATICALLY/DON'T COME ON. CAN USUALLY START AFTER 3-8 TRIES. OFTEN LEAVES INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ON AND FUEL INDICATOR ON EMPTY EVEN WHEN TANK IS FULL.

NHTSA ID

719875

RECALL 98V184 000/FUEL INJECTION LEAKAGE: RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED. DEALER BEEN INFORMED OF NO PARTS AVAILABLE SINCE ABOVE INCIDENT DATE. VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGE. SEEKING HELP FORM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

856205

Incident

Mar 6, 1999

SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE & TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. RECALL NOTICE 98V184000 ON VEHICLE FOR FUEL SYSTEMS. MECHANIC REPAIRED VEHICLE'S FUEL RAIL. NOW THE RECALL REMEDY HAS FAILED AND FUEL IS LEAKING AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

854745

Incident

Dec 13, 1999