1997 Dodge Intrepid 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

HARD STARTING LEAKING FUEL RAIL 3.5. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINTS, TIRE RODS, SWAY BAR BUSHING AND MOTOR MOUNTS WORE PREMATURELY AND NEEDED CONSTANT REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

RACK AND PINION / STEERING ISSUES IN 1997 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER JUST DRIVING 65-70 ON THE I-15 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, I FELT AN ODD VIBRATION AND PULL IN THE STEERING OF THE 1997 DODGE INTREPID I WAS DRIVING. EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT TO EXAMINE THE ISSUE WHEN THE FRONT END SENT A POP SOUND AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS STUCK IN A RIGHT TURN POSITION DURING ANY POSITION SET ON THE STEERING WHEEL, WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE REMAINED INTACT AND NORMAL. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR 1500$ THE INSPECTION RAN OUT AT THE END OF THAT MONTH, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AS A "LICKEM STICKEM" THE CAR 2 WEEKS LATER WAS DETERMINED BY AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAZARDOUS TO PUBLIC SAFETY, CAR WAS LEFT AT PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR TWO (2) WEEKS IN WHICH TIME NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE CAR REMAINS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NOT RUNNING. *TR

1997 DODGE INTREPID-169,610 MILES > > I ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 1-1/2 YEARS WITH LESS THAN > 3,500 MILES DRIVEN. > > TODAY ON MARCH 16, 2008 AT 1:15PM, I CAME BACK TO > COLLEGE FROM SPRING BREAK. I NOTICED THAT I WAS 29 > MILES AWAY FROM THE COLLEGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL > STARTED TO JERK TO THE RIGHT AND MOVE ON ITS OWN. I > TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE LEFT AND HAD TO > FORCE THE WHEEL TO TURN AND MOVE WHERE I NEED TO GO. > > > THE STEERING WHEEL NEVER MADE NOISES AS I WAS > DRIVING > TODAY, BUT I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO FORCE THE WHEEL > HARD TO MAKE A TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT. WHEN I > TRIED TO PARK, THE WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND, SO I HAD > TO FORCE THE WHEEL TO TURN AND STILL DID NOT WORK. > I'M NOW TRAPPED IN THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE I'M NOT > SURE THAT I'M SAFE ON THE ROAD. > > I'M LOCATED IN SOUTHFIELD, MI AND IN 8 WEEKS, I NEED > TO DRIVE BACK TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN (APPROXIMATELY 312 > MILES, 7-9 HOURS). INCIDENT TWO I WAS 4 MILES AWAY FROM SCHOOL AND NOTICED THAT I HAD STEERING PROBLEMS. AS I WAS FORCING THE WHEEL TO CORPORATE A TRUCK WAS TO MY RIGHT AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR AS THE CAR JERKED TO THE RIGHT. CAUSING ME TO HIT THE TRUNK FROM MY FRONT RIGHT TO THE PASSENGER TIRE. NOW MY ENGINE IS HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT DEAL WITH ONE OF THE CYLINDERS NOT RESPONDING AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY IF IDLED FOR SECONDS AND MOVING SOMETIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, MY STEERING STILL DIDN'T WORK SO COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR WITHOUT HELP AND MY CAR BLOCKED SEVERAL CARS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1400 IN KEEPING THE ENGINE FROM COLLAPSING TO THE GROUND AFTER THE INCIDENT, A PART THAT KEEPS THE CAR FROM FLIPPING OVER WHEN TURNING. I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IN MOTION. THE FAILURE CAN OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ON AUGUST 8, 2007, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE KEY FELL FROM THE IGNITION. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 04V021000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT) WAS REFERENCED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 147,000.

I HAD A RECALL PERFORMED ON VEHICLE LAST YEAR AT MARTIN DODGE IN BOWLING GREEN, KY. AFTER GETTING THE SERVICES RENDERED I NOTICED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. ONE WAS THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE NO LONGER OPERABLE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR AND WOULD MISS GEARS REPEATEDLY, AND ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO NOTICED THAT SUSPENSION WAS WORSE AFTER THEY PERFORMED SUSPENSION RECALLS. I HAVE TRIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ONLY SUGGESTED THAT I BRING IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AT MY COST, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEMS EXISTED AFTER GETTING THE RECALLS FIXED. I INCURRED COURT COST OF $166.00 BECAUSE OF IMPROPER EQUIPMENT AND THE BUY, HERE, PAY HERE LOT WAS REQUESTING $2,280 FOR A CAR THAT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO JUNK IT BECAUSE NO BEING ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION FOR THE ROAD. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU COULD DO TO AID IN ME ABSORBING THE COST OF THIS SITUATION. *AK

I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR 1500$ THE INSPECTION RAN OUT AT THE END OF THAT MONTH, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AS A "LICKEM STICKEM" THE CAR 2 WEEKS LATER WAS DETERMINED BY AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAZARDOUS TO PUBLIC SAFETY, CAR WAS LEFT AT PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR TWO (2) WEEKS IN WHICH TIME NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE CAR REMAINS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NOT RUNNING. *TR

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE ITS PURCHASE REQUIRING REPAIRS AT MY EXPENSE. THE LATEST BEING A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS LEADING TO A FAILURE IN THE WIRING CONNECTION TO THE RADIATOR COOLING FANS ON 2 OCCASIONS. REPLACEMENT OF THE FAN HARNESS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE WIRING HARNESS AND IT WILL SHORT OUT AND BURN THE CONNECTION AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE THE SWITCH IS OFF, IT WILL ALSO TURN OFF WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD BECOMING IN-OPERABLE & NO VISIBILITY! I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR, IN THE POURING RAIN WHEN THEY STOPPED ON ME! AIR CONDITIONER) WHENEVER WE START UP THE CAR, A MILDEW SMELL COMES OUT OF THE VENTS. THIS COULD BE A HEALTH HAZZARD FOR PEOPLE WITH LUNG PROBLEMS. (FUEL) WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE WE SMELL FUEL & THE SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CAR SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE FUEL GAUGE SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE, ONE MOMENT IT REGISTERS IT HAS A 1/3 TANK, NEXT MOMENT IT SAYS YOU ONLY HAVE A 1/16 OF A TANK! THIS CAR IS CURSED AND IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *AK

DT: 1997 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONSUMER STATES THE SUNROOF FLEW OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE GOING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TOO CLOSE IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS WAS NOT THE TYPE OF SUNROOF THAT CAME OFF AT ANY TIME. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LOT OF AIR NOISE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2005. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT REVERSED AND DROVE OVER A TWO INCH BEAM. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE CONTROL ARM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V215000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM). THE RECALL HOWEVER, WAS ONLY ISSUED FOR THE 2004 MODEL DODGE INTREPID AND NOT THE 1997 MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINTS, TIRE RODS, SWAY BAR BUSHING AND MOTOR MOUNTS WORE PREMATURELY AND NEEDED CONSTANT REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I HAD A RECALL PERFORMED ON VEHICLE LAST YEAR AT MARTIN DODGE IN BOWLING GREEN, KY. AFTER GETTING THE SERVICES RENDERED I NOTICED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. ONE WAS THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE NO LONGER OPERABLE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR AND WOULD MISS GEARS REPEATEDLY, AND ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO NOTICED THAT SUSPENSION WAS WORSE AFTER THEY PERFORMED SUSPENSION RECALLS. I HAVE TRIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ONLY SUGGESTED THAT I BRING IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AT MY COST, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEMS EXISTED AFTER GETTING THE RECALLS FIXED. I INCURRED COURT COST OF $166.00 BECAUSE OF IMPROPER EQUIPMENT AND THE BUY, HERE, PAY HERE LOT WAS REQUESTING $2,280 FOR A CAR THAT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO JUNK IT BECAUSE NO BEING ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION FOR THE ROAD. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU COULD DO TO AID IN ME ABSORBING THE COST OF THIS SITUATION. *AK

I AM UNABLE TO GET A RECALL DEFECT FIXED.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR, DRAGGING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THEN GOING INTO A DITCH. THIS WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE AT THIS TIME. NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, SHIFTS ROUGH, SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL,SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR.

1997 DODGE INTREPID-169,610 MILES > > I ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 1-1/2 YEARS WITH LESS THAN > 3,500 MILES DRIVEN. > > TODAY ON MARCH 16, 2008 AT 1:15PM, I CAME BACK TO > COLLEGE FROM SPRING BREAK. I NOTICED THAT I WAS 29 > MILES AWAY FROM THE COLLEGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL > STARTED TO JERK TO THE RIGHT AND MOVE ON ITS OWN. I > TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE LEFT AND HAD TO > FORCE THE WHEEL TO TURN AND MOVE WHERE I NEED TO GO. > > > THE STEERING WHEEL NEVER MADE NOISES AS I WAS > DRIVING > TODAY, BUT I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO FORCE THE WHEEL > HARD TO MAKE A TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT. WHEN I > TRIED TO PARK, THE WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND, SO I HAD > TO FORCE THE WHEEL TO TURN AND STILL DID NOT WORK. > I'M NOW TRAPPED IN THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE I'M NOT > SURE THAT I'M SAFE ON THE ROAD. > > I'M LOCATED IN SOUTHFIELD, MI AND IN 8 WEEKS, I NEED > TO DRIVE BACK TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN (APPROXIMATELY 312 > MILES, 7-9 HOURS). INCIDENT TWO I WAS 4 MILES AWAY FROM SCHOOL AND NOTICED THAT I HAD STEERING PROBLEMS. AS I WAS FORCING THE WHEEL TO CORPORATE A TRUCK WAS TO MY RIGHT AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR AS THE CAR JERKED TO THE RIGHT. CAUSING ME TO HIT THE TRUNK FROM MY FRONT RIGHT TO THE PASSENGER TIRE. NOW MY ENGINE IS HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT DEAL WITH ONE OF THE CYLINDERS NOT RESPONDING AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY IF IDLED FOR SECONDS AND MOVING SOMETIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, MY STEERING STILL DIDN'T WORK SO COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR WITHOUT HELP AND MY CAR BLOCKED SEVERAL CARS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1400 IN KEEPING THE ENGINE FROM COLLAPSING TO THE GROUND AFTER THE INCIDENT, A PART THAT KEEPS THE CAR FROM FLIPPING OVER WHEN TURNING. I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY'RE OCCASIONALLY HARD. FRONT END WILL DIP, CAR SLOWLY SLOWS DOWN, WON'T COME TO A STOP SOON ENOUGH. I HAD BARELY STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT A LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WERE HARD, BRAKES WOULDN'T ENGAGE. CAUSING ME TO REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH. (SPARK PLUG WIRES) ABOUT EVERY 12,000 MILES WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG WIRES DUE TO THE 2ND CYLINDER WIRE BEING BURNT FROM THE ENGINE. A SIMPLE GUARD COULD FIX THIS PROBLEM! IF NOT, A FIRE COULD RESULT! (SEATS/SEAT BELTS) THE SEATS WILL LEAN BACK SLIGHTLY & UNEXPECTEDLY, COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT! THE SEAT BELTS DON'T SEEM TO STAY TIGHT AROUND THE WAIST. THE SEAT BELT SITS TOO HIGH OFF THE LAP. IF IN AN ACCIDENT, I WAS AFRAID I WOULD SLIDE UNDER THE BELT BECAUSE IT'S SO LOOSE! I WOULDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO ME, MY SPOUSE OR ANY OF MY CHILDREN. HEAD LIGHTS) THESE LIGHTS ARE PATHETIC! THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL GO OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, SOMETIMES WON'T COME ON AT ALL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GO ANYWHERE! THEY ARE VERY DIM & THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ABOUT WORTHLESS BECAUSE THE BEAM IS TOO MUCH TO THE SIDES OR UP TOO HIGH. VISIBILITY ISN'T VERY FAR AND IT'S TOO SCARY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE DIM LIGHTS. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY'RE OCCASIONALLY HARD. FRONT END WILL DIP, CAR SLOWLY SLOWS DOWN, WON'T COME TO A STOP SOON ENOUGH. I HAD BARELY STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT A LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WERE HARD, BRAKES WOULDN'T ENGAGE. CAUSING ME TO REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH. (SPARK PLUG WIRES) ABOUT EVERY 12,000 MILES WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG WIRES DUE TO THE 2ND CYLINDER WIRE BEING BURNT FROM THE ENGINE. A SIMPLE GUARD COULD FIX THIS PROBLEM! IF NOT, A FIRE COULD RESULT! (SEATS/SEAT BELTS) THE SEATS WILL LEAN BACK SLIGHTLY & UNEXPECTEDLY, COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT! THE SEAT BELTS DON'T SEEM TO STAY TIGHT AROUND THE WAIST. THE SEAT BELT SITS TOO HIGH OFF THE LAP. IF IN AN ACCIDENT, I WAS AFRAID I WOULD SLIDE UNDER THE BELT BECAUSE IT'S SO LOOSE! I WOULDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO ME, MY SPOUSE OR ANY OF MY CHILDREN. HEAD LIGHTS) THESE LIGHTS ARE PATHETIC! THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL GO OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, SOMETIMES WON'T COME ON AT ALL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GO ANYWHERE! THEY ARE VERY DIM & THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ABOUT WORTHLESS BECAUSE THE BEAM IS TOO MUCH TO THE SIDES OR UP TOO HIGH. VISIBILITY ISN'T VERY FAR AND IT'S TOO SCARY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE DIM LIGHTS. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT WILL RECLINE UNEXPECTEDLY (APPROXIMATELY 20-25 DEGREES). THIS WILL ESPECIALLY OCCUR IF YOU LEAN BACK INTO THE SEAT (SUCH AS UNDER HARD ACCELERATION). THE SEAT MUST REMAIN IN THE SEMI-RECUMBENT POSITION TO AVOID MOVEMENT. THE WHOLE SEAT, I AM TOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR 1500$ THE INSPECTION RAN OUT AT THE END OF THAT MONTH, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AS A "LICKEM STICKEM" THE CAR 2 WEEKS LATER WAS DETERMINED BY AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAZARDOUS TO PUBLIC SAFETY, CAR WAS LEFT AT PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR TWO (2) WEEKS IN WHICH TIME NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE CAR REMAINS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NOT RUNNING. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WENT BACKWARD FULL SPEED. *LA

CONSUMER STATED WHEN TURNING CORNERS THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKY NOISE AT WHICH TIME THE FRAME CRACKED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS HARD TO FIND THE HORN DURING AN EMERGENCY SINCE IT WAS LOCATED IN AN UNUSUAL PLACE. *YH

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, SHIFTS ROUGH, SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL,SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR.

THE SOLENOID FOR THE OVERDRIVE FAILED

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND FELT A RUMBLE IN THE CAR, LIKE THE TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE. I CHECKED THE TIRES AT A GAS STATION BEFORE LEAVING AND ALL LOOKED FINE. THE RUMBLING GOT WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE DRIVE DOWN 95 SOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS, UNTIL I GOT OFF 95 S AND WAS ON THE EXIT RAMP FOR 295 SOUTH WHEN I FELT AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BLOW OUT. I INSTANTLY SLOWED DOWN AND GOT AS FAR TO THE RIGHT AS I COULD. ANOTHER MOTORIST HAD STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME THAT HAD SEEN THE WHOLE THING. HE GOT OUT MADE SURE I WAS ALRIGHT AND WHETHER OR NOT I HAD AAA (WHICH I HAD) AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY WHEEL ROLLED OFF INTO THE WOODS. AND SURE ENOUGH I LOOKED AT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE CAR WAS RIDING ON THE ROTOR, WITH SOME DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENS WITH DIFFICULTY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ROTOR, ALL 5 OF THE STUDS HAD SHEARED OFF AND THE LUGS WERE GONE. AAA AND THE MECHANICS AT MEINIKEE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AFTER RETRIEVING THE WHEEL, INSPECTION SHOWED THAT NONE OF THE HOLES IN THE RIM HAD BEEN OVALED. I HAD THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CHANGED BY TOWN FAIR TIRE TWO MONTHS PRIOR AND IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE LUGS WERE EITHER LOOSE OR OVERTIGHTENED, HOWEVER TOWN FAIR TIRE IS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY BECAUSE I HAD DRIVEN 8,000 MILES SINCE THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. EVERYONE THAT LOOKED AT THE WHEEL THOUGHT THAT IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE USUALLY WITH LOOSE LUGS ONE OR TWO OF THE LUGS LINGER BEHIND, NOT IN THIS CASE. MEINIKEE WAS ABLE TO SALVAGE THE WHOLE WHEEL AND ONLY HAD TO REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY COSTING $311, NOT INCLUDING BODY DAMAGE. THE WHOLE THING SEEMS SUSPICIOUS, SINCE THERE SHOULD NO WAY THAT ALL 5 OF THE STUDS SHOULD HAVE SHEARED OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT SOME SORT HELP FROM EITHER HUMAN ERROR ON THE LUGS OR A FACTORY DEFECT. *NM

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BULGE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE, THE OTHER THREE TIRES HAD TREAD WEAR (P225/60R16). *MR *NLM

PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON 1997 DODGE INTREPID. *MR

DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEMS WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. WITH OUT A LARGE AMOUNT TO BE PAID TO THEM FOR THE SERVICES. THANKS. * NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE INSURED WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND ALSO THE SEAT BELT RELEASED, THERE WERE 4 INJURIES. (CLAIM#52-2499-839)*JB

ON FEBRUARY 25,2002 MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR. DURING THE COLLISION, MY SEATBELT DISENGAGED, AND I WAS THROWN INTO THE REAR SEAT. THE ONLY INTERIOR DAMAGE WAS A SHATTERED CENTER FLOOR-MOUNTED CONSOLE. MY RIGHT HIP IS BRUISED. I BELIEVE THAT THE FORCE OF THE COLLISION THREW ME AGAINST THE CONSOLE CAUSING THE SEATBELT BUCKLE TO RELEASE. I WAS UNAWARE OF SEATBELT PROBLEMS IN MY VEHICLE. I LEARNED ABOUT THEM ON AN ABC NEWS PROGRAM MARCH 7. 2002.*AK

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND FELT A RUMBLE IN THE CAR, LIKE THE TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE. I CHECKED THE TIRES AT A GAS STATION BEFORE LEAVING AND ALL LOOKED FINE. THE RUMBLING GOT WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE DRIVE DOWN 95 SOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS, UNTIL I GOT OFF 95 S AND WAS ON THE EXIT RAMP FOR 295 SOUTH WHEN I FELT AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BLOW OUT. I INSTANTLY SLOWED DOWN AND GOT AS FAR TO THE RIGHT AS I COULD. ANOTHER MOTORIST HAD STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME THAT HAD SEEN THE WHOLE THING. HE GOT OUT MADE SURE I WAS ALRIGHT AND WHETHER OR NOT I HAD AAA (WHICH I HAD) AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY WHEEL ROLLED OFF INTO THE WOODS. AND SURE ENOUGH I LOOKED AT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE CAR WAS RIDING ON THE ROTOR, WITH SOME DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENS WITH DIFFICULTY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ROTOR, ALL 5 OF THE STUDS HAD SHEARED OFF AND THE LUGS WERE GONE. AAA AND THE MECHANICS AT MEINIKEE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AFTER RETRIEVING THE WHEEL, INSPECTION SHOWED THAT NONE OF THE HOLES IN THE RIM HAD BEEN OVALED. I HAD THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CHANGED BY TOWN FAIR TIRE TWO MONTHS PRIOR AND IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE LUGS WERE EITHER LOOSE OR OVERTIGHTENED, HOWEVER TOWN FAIR TIRE IS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY BECAUSE I HAD DRIVEN 8,000 MILES SINCE THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. EVERYONE THAT LOOKED AT THE WHEEL THOUGHT THAT IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE USUALLY WITH LOOSE LUGS ONE OR TWO OF THE LUGS LINGER BEHIND, NOT IN THIS CASE. MEINIKEE WAS ABLE TO SALVAGE THE WHOLE WHEEL AND ONLY HAD TO REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY COSTING $311, NOT INCLUDING BODY DAMAGE. THE WHOLE THING SEEMS SUSPICIOUS, SINCE THERE SHOULD NO WAY THAT ALL 5 OF THE STUDS SHOULD HAVE SHEARED OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT SOME SORT HELP FROM EITHER HUMAN ERROR ON THE LUGS OR A FACTORY DEFECT. *NM

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE THE WHEELS ARE BENT. *AK