1994 Dodge Intrepid Engine Problems

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 94 DODGE INTREPID FROM PA IN DEC 2007. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS TO IT SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A 40 MPH ROAD. THE CAR DIDN'T RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THIS INCIDENT IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE FROM MANY. OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, STARTER, A SENSOR, SOME SORT OF TUBE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS,WHICH OF COURSE DID NOT SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I HAVE INVESTED OVER $1,000 TO TRY AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT UNTIL TODAY 3/24/2008 THAT WHILE RESEARCHING MY CAR ON THE INTERNET THAT I FOUND THE RECALL. I CALLED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER AND BECAUSE MY VIN WASN'T APART OF THE RECALL I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT BE HELPED. SO NOW WHAT DO I DO. I 'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF A SMALL CHILD, I WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO GIVE OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND STOP GOING TO WORK OR SCHOOL BECAUSE MY CAR ISN'T RELIABLE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BECOME STRANDED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. SO PLEASE, PLEASE FIND A WAY TO HELP THOSE WHO REALLY NEED YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10222215

Incident

Mar 24, 2008

1994 INTREPID STALLS WHEN DRIVING OR AT STOP LIGHT. *TS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS, SLOWING DOWN TO STOP OR WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE COULDN'T EVEN BE STARTED AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED TOT HE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS THE COATING AROUND THE WIRING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10158404

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

BOUGHT CAR IN 2001, WITH 69,000 MILES. 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, GAUGES STOPPED WORKING, CAR RAN FINE, NO NOISE, ETC. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING PAST DEALER, STOPPED AND THEY CHECKED FOR CODES, NONE FOUND. HAPPENED AGAIN, DEALER HAD CODE FOR AIRBAG MODULE THIS TIME, REPLACED PART. PROBLEM IS STILL INTERMITTENT. 2003, DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON HIGHWAY, CAR STALLED, NO RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP. ALSO HAD BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT 72,000. THEY WERE DONE AT 55,000 ALSO. REPLACED TIE ROD ENDS 2004 AT 97,000. THEY HAD BEEN REPLACED A WEEK BEFORE PURCHASE AT 68,500. PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER WARPED, I FEAR IT MAY FAIL IN ACCIDENT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10144387

Incident

Feb 15, 2001

Mileage

70,000 mi

1994 DODGE INTREPID SHUTS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*MR *NM

NHTSA ID

10079298

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

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.

NHTSA ID

10069771

Incident

Dec 15, 2002

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

NHTSA ID

10026217

Incident

Jun 20, 2003

Mileage

250,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES ENTERING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS---*AK

NHTSA ID

10001093

Incident

Dec 13, 2002

WHILE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER STATES' FLAMES WERE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT. DEALER STATED CAUSE OF FIRE WAS A LEAKING FUEL RAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

NHTSA ID

8023440

Incident

Nov 10, 2002

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER YET.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT, ALSO EVAPORATOR COIL, COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER WERE REPLACED AT 30000-40000 MILES. *YD

NHTSA ID

8004270

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

AT 60MPH, VEHICLE JERKED INTO LOW GEAR AND ALL OF COMMUNICATION GAUGES LIT UP BEFORE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED TWO WEEKS AGO FOR SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DEALERS AND NEITHER ONE CAN FIND THE CAUSE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

8002641

Incident

Jan 22, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. HAS TO STOP UNTIL ENGINE COOLS OFF. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8001892

Incident

Jan 7, 2002

ENGINE TIMING BELT HAD CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. SOMETIMES IT EVEN LOST POWER ON THE ROAD. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE TIMING BELT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8001890

Incident

Jan 8, 2002

CONSUMER STATED ANTIFREEZE STARTED LEAKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THERMOSTAT, CURRENTLY VEHICLE HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND ANTIFEEZE IS STILL LEAKING, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKETS.*AK CONSUMER QUESTIONS WHY THE THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AFTER THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACEMENT. *SLC CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING THE TEMPERATURE ALWAYS REMAINED NORMAL.*JG

NHTSA ID

899982

Incident

Nov 26, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

754937

Incident

Dec 20, 2000

CONSUMER CHANGED THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL MIXED IN WITH THE OIL. WHEN VEHICLE WA STARTED, AND AFTER OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED, ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

895830

Incident

Aug 27, 2001

CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON IN DASH AND CAR JUST SUDDENLY STALLS. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND LATELY HAS STALLED ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS HAPPENS FOR NO KNOWN REASON. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND HE CANNOT FIND ANY READING ON THE COMPUTER THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS. THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER A SIMILAR RECALL ON THIS CAR BACK IN 1993 FOR A TRANSMISSION HARNESS FAILURE. I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE THAT IS ENCOUNTERING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL VEHICLE. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 65MPH, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.*AK

NHTSA ID

748934

CONSUMER WAS GOING TO WORK WHEN VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 22-V563-088. *SLC

NHTSA ID

6900637

Incident

Jun 19, 2001

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, BOB BOST DEALER IN BRADENTON ,FLORIDA, SEVERAL TIMES FOR RECALL 99V215000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837. BUT, DEALER COULD NOT PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS WITHOUT A SPECIAL TOOL WHICH DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN FROM MANUFACTURER. MEANTIME, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

881111

TRANSMISSION FROZE AT 55 MPH 1998 REPLACED STILL PROBLEMS???, ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WENT WHILE IN DRIVE AT 35MPH, FRONT TIE RODS REPLACED 2 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR, AIRCONDITIONER WENT WITHIN 4 YEARS, COOLING SYSTEM REPLACED WITHIN 4 YEARS FROM MANUFACTURED DATE, ABS MODULE FAILED DURING DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND AGAIN IN CITY LIMITS AFTER DEALER STRESSED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN THE SHOP FOR MAJOR NOT MINOR REPAIRS SINCE THE MANUFACTURED DATE AT LEAST 15 TIMES AND CAN PROVE EACH TIME. I AM APPAULED THAT AMERICA CAN MANUFACTUR SUCH A VEHICLE WITH ALL THE MAJOR ISSUES AT HAND, TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL,BRAKING SYSTEMS,FUEL,AIRBAGS,STRUCTURAL, I WISH THERE WAS SOMEONE WHO COULD ADDRESS THESE ISSUES WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND GET US ALL RESTITUTION. IF IT MEANS LEGALLY OR CONSUMER AGENCIES I AM INTERESTED. I DRIVE WITH 2 CHILDREN AND DURING THE TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL AND THE ABS FAILURES THEY WERE IN THE CAR. I WOULD LIKE SOME TYPE OF A REPLY FROM THEM IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR THE WEBSITE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

NHTSA ID

740958

Incident

Jan 28, 2000

WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL STREET AT APPROX. 25 MPH, THE CAR STARTED MAKING A FUNNY SOUND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF. WE LATER HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHO INFORMED US THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUINED WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR. WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP HOW THIS COULD'VE HAPPENED WHEN WE HAD SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES WITH THEM ON TIME. THE CAR WAS THERE WITH THEM LESS THAN 30 DYAS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BLOW-OUT. THE DEALERSHIP COULNOT GIVE US AN EXPALANATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE T BLOW ON A VEHICLE THAT HAD LESS THAN 70,000 MILES.THERE WAS NO WARNING SUCH AS OIL LEAKS OR SMOKE FROM BURNING OIL EVEN THOUGH WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR WHEN IT WAS GIVEN TO THEM.NO EXPLANATION GIVEN AS TO WHERE 5 QUARTS OF OIL WENT FROM THE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE ON 5/8/00 AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. THE TOTAL COST TO US WAS $2165.00 WHICH THE DEALER STATED WAS THE BEST THEY COULD DO FOR US. THEY FELT IT WAS NO FAULT OF THEIR'S AND WE FELT AND STILL DO THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY DID OR DIDNOT DO DURING THE OIL CHANGE.*AK

NHTSA ID

736010

Incident

Jun 8, 2000

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

727647

Incident

Aug 11, 2000

WHILE RIDING ALONG THE HIGHWAY HE SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, THERE WAS FIRE ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE BLOCK.*AK

NHTSA ID

865331

Incident

Jul 4, 2000

WHEN TURNING ON THE ENGINE ALL LIGHTS WILL COME ON, AND ENGINE WILL START SHAKING. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

863721

Incident

Jun 15, 2000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING THAT THE DODGE INTREPID WAS A GREAT CAR AND WE HAVE NOT HAD NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE WITH THIS CAR. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT A NEW CAR COULD HAVE THAT MANY PROBLEMS. WE HAVE A DODGE TRUCK THAT HAS OVER 200 THOUSAND MILES AND NEVER HAD THIS TROUBLE. I HAVE ONLY ONCE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND I GOT THAT ONE AFTER I CALLED CHRSLER ABOUT IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

722616

Incident

Jan 1, 1995

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING. HAS BEEN STALLING OUT EVERY DAY. A PROBLEM WITH DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

861676

Incident

Apr 1, 2000