1997 Dodge Intrepid Fuel system Problems

THE PRESSURE ON MY FUEL RAIL DOES NOT HOLD SO THAT MEANS A LEAK.IF I ASK FIRST CHRYSLER ANY THING THEY SAY NO RECALLS.I KNOW BETTER 98V184000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705117

Incident

Apr 18, 2013

HARD STARTING LEAKING FUEL RAIL 3.5. *TR

NHTSA ID

10684149

Incident

Feb 7, 2013

WARMED UP CAR BEFORE GOING TO WORK WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. GOT OUT TO LEAVE AND COULD SMELL GASOLINE EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS OPERATIONAL AND GOT ME TO WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212520

Incident

Dec 18, 2007

Mileage

135,000 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1997 DODGE INTREPID THAT HE TOOK TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL SYSTEM. AT THE REPAIR FACILITY, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 98V184000. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 01/05/07, WHEN HE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON 01/15/07 THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER THE LABOR, BUT NOT THE PART. THE CONTACT CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE IN REGARDS OF THE PART NOT BEING COVERED WHO STATED THAT IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER TO DECIDE REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF INVOICE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT LEAKING FUEL. UPDATED. *JB UPDATED 2/15/2007 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10179025

Incident

Jan 5, 2007

Mileage

102,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FUEL HAD LEAKED ON TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE O RINGS WERE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE OIL SENDING UNITS. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 98V184000, WHICH PERTAINED TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA ID

10167696

Incident

Sep 7, 2006

Mileage

100,000 mi

WE STARTED NOTICING A STRONG GAS SMELL IN OUR CAR AND BAD FUEL ECONOMY. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT IT WAS MAKING US SICK AFTER BEING IN THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 15-20 MINUTES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT THE "FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING AND THE FUEL INJECTION O-RINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO". THE SHOP CANNOT GET THE PARTS DUE TO A SHORTAGE. THEY SAID THAT THE PARTS ARE ONLY BEING USED FOR "SAFETY ISSUES FOR DEALERS FIRST". SO NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE NEED OUR CAR AND IT COULD POSSIBLY CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND WE CANNOT GET IT FIXED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10146302

Incident

Dec 28, 2005

Mileage

124,700 mi

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I OWN A 1997 DODGE INTREPID W/86K MILES. I HAVE WELL CARED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE SEIZED/QUIT ISSUE WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY TWO KIDS. I FIGURED IT WAS THE HEAT; SO I LET IT COOL DOWN. STARTED BACK ON OUR ROAD TRIP.. WHICH IT HAPPENED AGAIN 10 MILES LATER. MIND YOU; THERE WAS A FULL TANK OF GAS FROM SHELL, RECENT OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER CHANGE. ONE YEAR EARLIER, I HAVE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT/INJECTION RAIL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT CHRYSLER-DODGE BUT THE RECALL FOR THIS YEAR IS ONLY WITH THE 3.5 ENGINE; NOT THE 3.3 ENGINE-SO THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP. THANK GOD MY OLDER MOTHER WASN'T DRIVING THE CAR; FOR SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE MANUAL STEERING AND ABLE TO GET THE CAR SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO BE HEARD AND SHARE MY STORY W/YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10126818

Incident

Jun 25, 2005

Mileage

87,004 mi

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FUEL INJECTION RAIL REPLACED WHICH WAS LEAKING UNDER THE O RINGS, AND WITHIN A MONTH THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10117052

Incident

Mar 16, 2005

Mileage

93,000 mi

WHEN CHANGING OIL CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK WAS DUE TO THE O RINGS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10109661

Incident

Jan 25, 2005

NHTSA RECALL 98V184000; DODGE ISSUED A FUEL LEAKAGE RECALL. VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL, BUT STILL WAS EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL RAIL DUE TO CRACKS, EVEN AFTER FREE REPAIRS TWICE. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE FOR A THIRD TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID

10103717

Incident

Nov 29, 2004

DODGE INTREPID 1997, FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL. *BF THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE O-RINGS, HOWEVER WHEN THE CONSUMER ENTERED HER VIN INTO THE DATABASE THE INFORMATION CAME BACK AS THE RECALL ALREADY BEING TAKEN CARE OF. 8-10 MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, HOWEVER THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE JUST NEEDED A TUNE-UP. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG SMELL OF GAS, UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC STATED THE O-RINGS WERE LEAKING. THE CONSUMER HAD NO IDEA IT WAS THE SAME RECALL SHE HAD RESEARCHED ABOUT EARLIER. THE CONSUMER THEN REALIZED IT WAS AND TRIED TO GET A REFUND, HOWEVER THE REQUEST WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMER KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL AND DID NOT GET IT FIXED. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SHE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LEAKING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10115919

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

THE RECALL WORK COULD NOT BE DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *NM RECALL# 04V021000 & 98V184000. THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER MOVED WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10095128

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

CONSUMER SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND NOTICE FUEL SPRAYING ONTO THE MANIFOLD FROM THE PLASTICS FUEL RAIL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORME CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE4 RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10090047

Incident

Aug 27, 2004

Mileage

206,000 mi

THIS CAR BELONGED ORIGINALLY TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AS HIS COMPANY CAR. HE SOLD IT TO HIS MOTHER, WHO, FOR 2 YEARS, DROVE IT ONLY 1000 MILES. SHE HAD TOLD ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT SHE KEPT SMELLING FUEL. AND, HER AIR CONDITIONER LEAKED AND HAD TO BE RECHARGED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD. UPON HER DEATH IN MARCH, I ACQUIRED THE CAR. ON 7/09/04 I TOOK THE 1997 DODGE INTREPID TO DODGELAND OF COLUMBIA TO CHECK FOR A FUEL LEAK. AT THE TIME OF CHECK-IN FOR THE VEHICLE I SITED THE RECALL 98V-184 AND THE ODI RESUME SUMMARY FOR INVESTIGATION RQ98-018. THIS CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE ODI RESUME STATES THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT FOR SUBSEQUENT FAILURES. DODGELAND CHECKED THE CAR AND STATED THAT THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT DUE TO THE FUEL RAIL OR THE O-RINGS, THEY SAID I HAD A BAD FUEL INJECTOR. I TOLD THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THAT TIME THAT IF THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS BAD, I SHOULD BE HAVING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS, AND I WAS NOT. HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUED TO DENY THIS FUEL LEAK HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. THEY QUOTED A $425.00 ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR, AND STATED I SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THIS SHOP FOUND JUST WHAT I EXPECTED THAT THEY WOULD FIND: THE O-RING WAS LEAKING, THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS NOT FAULTY. I WOULD LIKE THE $40 AMOUNT I PAID DODGE TO DIAGNOSIS THIS PROBLEM REFUNDED, AS WELL AS THE 375.00 REPAIR BILL I PAID TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK

NHTSA ID

10083138

Incident

Jun 9, 2004

Mileage

106,287 mi

(1) SMELLED FUEL (2) FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM FUEL RAIL ABOVE ENGINE (3) PARTS ON ORDER FROM DODGE TO REPLACE FUEL RAIL AND ITS DEFECTIVE DESIGN WITH NEW REDESIGNED PARTS. NOTE THIS WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL AND THE PARTS WITH THE DESIGN DEFECT WAS JUST REPLACED. *LA

NHTSA ID

10080829

Incident

Jul 5, 2004

Mileage

70,000 mi

PETITION FOR RECALL REMEDY ON RECALL #98V184 RE THE 1997 CHRYSLER DODGE INTREPID FOR CRACK IN THE FUEL RAILS AND FAIL O-RINGS IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSING VEHICLE FIRES. *PH THE CONSUMER BEGUN TO SMELL FUEL FUMES BUT WAS DID NOT VIEW EXTERIOR LEAKAGE ANYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE BURNED UP A FEW DAYS LATER AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SC

NHTSA ID

10059545

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT FUEL RAIL CRACKED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10059249

Mileage

95,000 mi

THERE WAS A GAS ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR VENTS WERE ON. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FUEL LEAKAGE RECALL 98V184000 BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. AT 112,000 MILES THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING IN PARK. THIS WAS THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 04V021000 BUT THIS VEHICLE HAD A COLUMN SHIFTER AND THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10055860

Mileage

90,000 mi

IN OCTOBER THE DRIVER AND REAR CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BECAME CLOGGED IN TURN HEATING UP THE TRANSAXLE AND CAUSING UNREPAIRABLE DEFECTS. IN DECEMBER, I BEGAN SMELLING GAS FUMES AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL IN THE PASSENGER REAR OF THE ENGINE. WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED IN MAY 2002 AND AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2002. IN DECEMBER A PULLEY AND PISTON WERE ALSO REPLACED

NHTSA ID

10068962

Incident

May 15, 2002

CAR HAS FUEL SMELL.....ONLY WHEN WEATHER IS COLD. *AK

NHTSA ID

10053215

Incident

Jan 14, 2004

THE VEHICLE'S FUEL RAIL CRACKED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALL AND REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10051958

Incident

Dec 20, 2003

Mileage

75,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD RECALL REPAIR... RECALL NO. #98V189000 FUEL SYSTEM GAS LINE: THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT NOW THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT LEAST 8 TIMES SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

NHTSA ID

10050044

Incident

Mar 19, 2003

Mileage

150,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. SHE STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING, AND STATED THIS IS A HEALTH HAZARD. SHE STATED SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED ON 2/11/99, AND WILL NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN ON A RECALL. SHE SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR THE O-RINGS AND THE FUEL SYSTEM GAS LINE & FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. SHE FELT AS THOUGH, THIS SHOULD NOT APPLY WHEN IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE O RINGS WERE CHECKED AND NOT REPLACED. PLEASE HELP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10048608

Incident

Nov 24, 2003

I STARTED SMELLING GAS AND WAS GOING TO GET IT FIX THE NEXT DAY THE VERY NEST DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. I STILL OWE ALMOST 3,000 DOLLAR ON IT AND JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN IT FIX BEFORE HE SOLD IT TO ME. BY IT BEING MY FIRST TIME BUYING A CAR I REALLY WASN'T AWARE OF THESE THINGS. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE IS REALLY ANYTHING I CAN DO I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SEE IF I HAVE A COMPLAINT AND IF THERE IS SOME WAY TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. I WASN'T AWARE OF THE RECALL. AND THEY SHOULD THE CAR TO ME AS IS. NO LETTER OR STATEMENT OF ANY RECALL OR DAMAGE WAS GIVEN TO ME. I HAVE HAD MINOR WORK DONE ON THE CAR BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM. *PH

NHTSA ID

10038791

Incident

Sep 3, 2003

THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE O-RINGS AND NOT THE FUEL RAIL AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 184 000. THE FUEL RAIL CRACKED. *JB *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10017911

Mileage

57,000 mi