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Filed Apr 10, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REAR DEFOGGER. TEN MINUTES LATER, HE NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FLAMES APPEARED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 198,721.
- NHTSA ID
- 10224150
- Incident
- Apr 10, 2007
- Mileage
- 198,721 mi
Visibility
Filed Oct 19, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE WIPERS BECAME STUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10097143
- Incident
- Oct 9, 2004
- Mileage
- 137,000 mi
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Filed Oct 16, 2003
VEHICLE SUNROOF BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. (NUMBER 705869 REASSIGNED DUE TO ENTRY ERROR)*MR CONSUMER SUBMITTED PICTURES TO SHOW DETAILED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT OTHER LIKE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. REQUESTED INFORMATION ON OTHER CASES BEFORE PURSUING A LAW SUIT. *PH *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 10044090
- Incident
- Apr 13, 1999
- Mileage
- 47,500 mi
AirbagsBody & structureBrakes+7 more
Filed Jun 25, 2002
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK. *TT
- NHTSA ID
- 566216
- Incident
- Mar 1, 1997
Visibility
Filed Jul 17, 2001
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, THE WIND BLEW THE SUNROOF COMPLETELY OFF THE TOP OF VEHICLE, AS OF JUL 11, 2001 VEHICLE IS PARTIALLY REPAIRED DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.*YH
- NHTSA ID
- 562110
- Incident
- May 24, 2001
Visibility
Filed Mar 27, 2001
LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER IS IN INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 884280
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Aug 24, 2000
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, ALL OF SUDDEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM DASHBROAD. SMOKE FOGGED UP ALL WINDOWS, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. DRIVER QUCKLY PULLED INTO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. A MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. MECHANIC FOUND ALL THREE WIRING HARNESS WERE MELTED TOGETHER. REPAIRS TO VEHICLE THROUGH STATE FARM INSURANCE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 868515
- Incident
- Jan 7, 2000
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Filed Jun 12, 2000
DEFECTIVE SUN ROOF FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO GLUE COMING APART WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH OR INJURIES. *AK *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 863401
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2000
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Filed Feb 9, 2000
90% OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. THE WINDSHEILD WIPER MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENICNG A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. REPORT GIVEN BY DAUGHTER, HEATHER REINHART. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 854459
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1999
Visibility
Filed Apr 22, 1999
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE SUN ROOF BLEW OFF THE VEHICAL, CAUSING OTHER VEHICALS BEHIND TO SWERVE IN ORDER TO MISS THE SHATTERING GLASS. FORTUNATLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO FUTHER DAMAGE CAUSED. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE SUNROOF WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION WITH THE INTERIOR SUN SHADE ALSO BEING CLOSED. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. THERE WAS EXTRA WIND NOISE NOTED RIGHT BEFORE THE SUN ROOF BLEW OFF. THIS INCIDENT COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF A VEHICLE. ALL THE LOCAL DEALERS AGREED THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, BUT SINCE IT WAS BEYOND THE WARRANTY THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST ME. THE SERVICE MANAGER, FRANK BEARS, AT GULF COAST DODGE IN FORT MYERS, FL ADVISED ME TO CONTACT THE CHRYSLER CORP., GIVING ME THEIR 800 NUMBER. HE TOLD ME TO USE PHRASES AND WORDS SUCH AS " YOU (MEANING DOGDE) ARE LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT OR THAT THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MR. BEAR TOLD ME TO USE WORDS LIABLE." I ALSO CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA AND GOT A SIMILAR RESPONSE. UNFORTUNATLY, THE CHRYSLER CORP. CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER WAS NOT AS AGREEABLE AS THEIR LOCAL SERVICE CENTERS. THE WOMAN, CAROL GREEN, TOLD ME THAT SINCE THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE THAT CHYSLER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMODATE ME. SHE SAID THAT I COULD CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I TOLD HER THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND SHE SAID THAT I WAS WELCOME TO CALL THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. EVENTUALLY, THIS LED ME TO YOU. MY FILE NUMBER WITH CHRYSLER IS #571792. SINCE IT IS DIFFICULT TO WRITE IN THIS FORM I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU SPEAK TO ME DIRECTLY. I NEED TO KNOW IF I SHOULD GO AHEAD AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE EXAMINES THE VEHICLE. IT TRULY LOOKS AS IF THE GLASS WAS GLUED ONTO THE FRAME. THERE ARE NO APPEAENT BOLTS OR HOLES WHERE BOLTS MIGHT BE. THE FRAME DOESN'T NOT APPEAR TO BE BENT AND SEEMS TO WORK SMOOTHLY EVEN WITHOUT THE GLASS. THIS IS MY MAIN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 705896
- Incident
- Apr 13, 1999
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+3 more
Filed Jul 29, 1998
BRAKES FAILED TWICE ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO CALIPER'S LEAKING.
- NHTSA ID
- 538556
Visibility
Filed May 15, 1998
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH WHEN SUN ROOF EXPLODED,CAUSING GLASS TO SHATTER BOTH IN/OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 823365
- Incident
- May 14, 1998
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Filed May 6, 1997
WHILE DRIVING HAS PROBLEMS WITH SEEING THROUGH FRONT WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE TINT. DRIVER CANNOT SEE ANYTHING, AND THAT HE RAN THROUGH RED LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 810932
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Sep 12, 1996
DASHBOARD DESIGN ALLOWS FOR REFLECTION TO BE ON WINDSHIELD CREATING POOR VISIBILITY.
- NHTSA ID
- 508582
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Jun 18, 1996
DEFOGGER. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 505408
- Incident
- Jun 18, 1996
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.