Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Dodge Intrepid submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 26 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 26, in the owner's own words
LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND AXLE, LEFT AND RIGHT OUTER TIE RODS, FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT, STRUT ROD BUSHINGS, WINDSHIELD WIPER BEARINGS, LEFT FRONT DOOR LOCK DOESN'T WORK, LEFT FRONT WINDOW WON'T LET DOWN AND ROOF PAINT. *JB
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE HORN STARTED GOING OFF. CONSUMER WENT OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT WITH A WATER HOSE. *AK
THE TRUNK OF VEHICLE DID NOT STAY UP ON ITS OWN. THE TRUNK HAD TO HAVE SOMETHING PROPPED UNDER IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO STAY UP. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
THE TRUNK LIGHT BULB CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SUITCASE IN THE TRUNK AND RESULTED IN A FIRE. THE LIGHT HAD NO COVER ON IT. *NLM THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS TOTALED DUE TO THE SMOKE DAMAGE. SCC
THE MAIN SUPPORT BRACKET FOR THE SEAT BACK CRACKED AND BROKE IN TWO. MR. *AK *JB *TS
DRIVERS SEATBACK LOOSE FOUND THE SEAT CUSHION PAN SPLIT APART.CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT #23-046-00.I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY 700.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS A KNOWN DEFECT. *AK T
HAVE SEEN ARTICLES IN NEWSPAPERS REGARDING SEAT GUIDE PROBLEMS, BUT NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS TO DATE. PLASTIC MOUNTING TABS ON BOTH HEADLAMPS HAVE FAILED AND HEADLAMPS ARE LOOSE. RIGHT HEADLAMP HOUSING ALSO LEAKED AND HEADLAMPS YELLOW WITH AGE AND COATING WEARS OFF.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK SUPPORT BROKE WHILE DRIVING PLACING THE DRIVER IN A COMPLETE HORIZONTAL POSITION AND CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR UNTIL THE DRIVER PULLED HIMSELF UPRIGHT USING THE STEERING WHEEL.. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RAIL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BECAUSE A SUPPORTING METAL FLANGE AND BOLTS SNAPPED OFF. I RETAINED THE DEFECTIVE PART FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.*AK
THE FAILURE I HAVE IS COVERED UNDER A RECALL FOR 1993-1994 MODELS, RECALL #883. DODGE STATED THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED, ALTHOUGH THE RECLINER PIVOT BRACKET INDICATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE FAILED EXACTLY AS THE RECALL NOTICE STATED FOR THE VEHICLES COVERED UNDER THAT DOCUMENT. I FEEL THE 1995 INTREPID SHOULD BE INCLUDED TOO. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF VEHICLE. LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS DO NOT LOCK. CONSUMER HAS SMALL KIDS THAT SIT IN BACK SEATS. *AK
WATER PUMP FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE TIMING BELT FAILED. NLM
SERIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURE PROBLEM. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND HOW TO FIX IT. KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM DEALERS AS HOW TO FIX IT.
WAS DRIVING, A/C WAS ENGAGED, DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE REAR DEFROSTWAS BLINKING ON AND OFF, THEN THE DEFROST ON THE FRONT PANEL KICKED ON BY ITSELF, A/C WAS TURNED OFF THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES BUTTON ENGAGED ON IT'S OWN, THE DEFROST KICKED IN AND WAS BLOWING OUT EXTREMELY HOT AIR. THE REAR DEFROST BOTTON WAS NOT ENGAGED AND WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF, WHILE THE
AIR BAGS SENSOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. ALSO, SINCE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REBUILT. THE CONTROL PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE, AND GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO LIGHT UP. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPOXIMATELY 60-65 MPH,TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOW AND ALL LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXITS. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
HOOD SUPPORTS DO NOT HOLD HOOD OPEN AND IT DROPS DOWN ON YOUR HEAD WHEN YOUR WORKING ON THE ENGINE. TORQUE CONVERTER SHUTTER WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER 3 TIMES AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION ONCE. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED OR IMPROVED BY DODGE.
REPLACED FUEL RAIL, TIE ROD AND BUSHING FAILURE CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS.
TRUNK LIGHT MELTED THROUGH THREE LAYERS OF A NYLON SLEEPING BAG. THE LID WAS OPEN FOR LOADING, THEREFORE LIGHT WAS ON.
SLEEPING BAG IN OPENED TRUNK MADE CONTACT WITH TRUNK'S LIGHT BULB. THE BULB BURNED THROUGH 2 LAYERS OF NYLON ON THE BAG.
TRUNK LIGHT BULB BURNED THROUGH SLEEPING BAGS. TRUNK WAS OPENED FOR APPORX. 20 MINUTES WHEN THIS OCCURED.
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SEEM TO BE ADEQUATE AT NIGHT. ALSO, REFLECTION OF DASHBOARD ONTO WINDSHIELD IN DAY OBSCURES VISION. FURTHERMORE, A/C EVAPORATOR MALFUNCTIONED, AND TRUNK WON'T STAY UP. *AK
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO A FAILED OXYGEN SENSOR.
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN CHANGING GEAR.
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE.*AK
WHIILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM DASH, PULLED CAR OVER AND ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.*AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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