1998 Dodge Intrepid Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE PEDAL DID NOT ENGAGE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

NHTSA ID

10492876

Incident

Jan 12, 2013

Mileage

156,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE ABS SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY HAD BEEN BACK ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

NHTSA ID

10453793

Incident

Mar 19, 2012

Mileage

94,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT AROUND THE MUFFLER CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. THE BRAKES FAILED ONCE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT ADDED BRAKE FLUID AS AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED.

NHTSA ID

10165396

Incident

Aug 14, 2006

Mileage

120,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND IT WENT COMPLETELY FLOOR. THE BRAKE RETURNED BY A SPRING, BUT THERE WAS ONLY AROUND 2% OF BRAKING POWER. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS DOWN SHIFTED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE DRIVE POSITION, ALTHOUGH THE LEVER INDICATED AN AUTO STICK POSITION. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY TO A BRAKE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND RUPTURED. THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. THE VEHICLE IS BEING USED IN A SALT BELT STATE AND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CORROSION ISSUES, SUCH AS THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE ROTORS. UPDATED 07/05/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10160224

Incident

Jun 18, 2006

Mileage

56,500 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE PUMP FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. THIS CAUSED WATER TO GET INTO THE ENGINE, THEREFORE, THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRAKES WARPED CAUSING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A MECHANIC FOR THIS AND NEITHER PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED.

NHTSA ID

10152302

Incident

Mar 9, 2006

Mileage

100,000 mi

CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING, DIDNT HAPPEN IMMEDIALELY, CAR HAD TO BE "WARM". STEERING WHEEL UNCONTROLLABLE. BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WHEN REMOVED IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER. NOW ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED FROM WEAR. NEW BRAKE BOOSTERS WERE NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10067861

Incident

Feb 24, 2004

Mileage

122,660 mi

NO BRAKES IN COLD WEATHER! BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER NOT WORKING IN COLD WEATHER. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND VACUUM BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS IT WAS FULL OF WATER AND FROZEN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10055029

Incident

Jan 27, 2004

Mileage

72,000 mi

THE ENGINE FAILURE IS WHAT I'M SICK ABOUT. WE PAID THE CAR OFF IN DEC. 2002, AND WE WERE HAPPY WITH A RELATIVELY NEW, LOW MILEAGE CAR. HOWEVER, IN JANUARY, 2003 THE OIL LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. CHECKED OIL - FINE. IN FEBRUARY HAD OIL CHANGED. PRO TEAM TOLD US OIL DIRTY - THEY DID A FLUSH. OIL LIGHT STILL BLINKING! END OF MARCH INTO APRIL CAR STARTED TO BLOW A LITTLE BLACK SMOKE, PROGRESSED TO STUTTERING AND STALLING. TOOK CAR TO CHRYSLER DEALER (FIVE STAR) FIRST THEY SAID SOMETHING WITH CARBURATOR WAS GONE - FIXED $1,L00!TOOK CAR HOME, NO CHANGE(?)BACK TO DEALER, THEN THEY TOLD US ENGINE (2.7 LITER) WAS SHOT. NEEDED TRANSPORTATION. HAD NEW ENGINE DONE. PAID $5,500 - CREDIT CARD - NO OTHER WAY. BEING ANGRY AND SICK ABOUT IT EVER SINCE.

NHTSA ID

10071034

Incident

Jun 15, 2001

Mileage

60,000 mi

REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE ENGINE ON 3 OCCASIONS, ROTORS 2 OCCASIONS, BRAKES 1 OCCASION, CONTROL ARMS (SUSPENSION) 1 OCCASION, STEERING 1 OCCASION, & ELECTRICAL. ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAVE 54,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE ONGOING ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER, ROD HARRIS, ADMITS IT A LIFTER TICKING BUT INSISTS THAT IT IS NORMAL. CHRYSLER GAVE ME AN "ADDED CARE SERVICE CONTRACT" THAT IS GOOD THROUGH 6/26/04 AND TO 75,000 MILES. PLAN CODE IS AD675H. THEY REFUSE TO FIX MY CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, AFTER THE FIRST THREE ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT, I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER ON 1/12/04. ALSO NOTE THEY STILL HAVE MY VEHICLE TODAY 1/12/04 BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT'S BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 5 DAYS. TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON 1/7/04. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE FAILING NOW WITH MY 10 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. *LA

NHTSA ID

10052955

Incident

Jan 7, 2004

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLES BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

NHTSA ID

10031760

1998 DODGE INTREPID--RACK AND PINION FAILED/BROKE. I HAD PULLED UP TO THE CURB TO RETRIEVE THE MAIL AND AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PULL AWAY, I FELT/HEARD A LOUD POP. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE RACK AND PINION AS THE R&P HAS FAILED/BROKEN. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FREELY TURN BUT THE WHEELS WERE NOT MOVING. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AT A COST OF $650.00. FORTUNATELY, THE DEALER SPLIT THE COST WITH ME AS I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR (USED) 30 DAYS PRIOR. I WAS STILL OUT $350.00. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY, SPECIFICALLY MY WIFE AND MY 2 YEAR OLD SON HAD THAT PART FAILED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC. IT COULD HAVE COST US OUR LIVES...I ALSO HAVE A SLIGHT SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I'M GUESSING A WARPED ROTOR AS I RECALL READING SOMETHING ABOUT THAT BEING AN INTREPID PROBLEM ALSO....I WARN ANY OF YOU WHO ARE HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE YOU DRIVE IT....THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM THAT WONT BE RECALLED COULD HAVE COST US OUR LIVES.

NHTSA ID

10021343

Incident

Sep 1, 2002

I HAVE FOUND AN EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AGAINST DAILMLER CHRYSLER AT WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION MAINLY IN REGARD TO INTREPID, 300M, CONCORDE, LHS PREMATURE ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMMON FAILURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS MYSELF AND DAILMER CHRYSLER SIMPLY DOES NOT CARE, I COULD HAVE EVEN BEEN KILLED IN ONE INSTANCE. AFTER OWNING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUTTING NEARLY 30,000 MILES ON IT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OF THE RIDICULOUS PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH CHRYSLER'S DODGE BRAND OF VEHICLES. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION CONSUMERS NEED TO KNOW THAT DAILMER CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THESE VEHICLES AND THEIR COMMON PROBLEMS CHRYSLER IGNORES, SOME OF WHICH ARE POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERNS SUCH AS THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT DESIGN CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO USE AND DEFECTIVE STEERING DESIGN AND OR COMPONENTS THAT CAN CAUSE SUDDEN LOOSENESS OR CHANGE OF RESPONSE IN STEERING, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN RECEIVING COMPLAINTS DAILY ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN REFERRING CONSUMERS TO THE NHTSA, I HOPE THAT IN TURN THE NHTSA WILL ADD THIS TO THE LIST OF THEIR COMPLAINTS SO OTHERS WILL ALSO KNOW ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10018524

Incident

Dec 20, 2001

THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED.*JB

NHTSA ID

10011297

Incident

Mar 5, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 1MPH, THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID

10004447

Incident

Jan 15, 2003

Mileage

23,397 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

NHTSA ID

8021396

Incident

Oct 11, 2002

WIRING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED WITH WIRES THAT ARE TOO SHORT, POSSIBLY CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START AND/OR TO SHAKE WHEN IT DOES START. ALSO WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN AT TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY STARTER. BUT NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OVER 36,000 MILES. EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED. *TT...*AK

NHTSA ID

567441

I HAD MY BRAKES LOOKED AT WHEN I KEPT FEELING SEVERE PULSATING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PEDAL, THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY ROTORS DUE TO BEING WARPED BUT MY BRAKES NOW STILL DO NOT WORK RIGHT AFTER BEING REPLACED 4 TIMES THEY STILL VIBRATE SEVERLY AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DODGE INTREPID OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THANK YOU.*JB

NHTSA ID

762197

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DISC BRAKES, THEY HAVE WARPED TWICE AND BEEN TURNED TWICE, CONSUMER FEELS THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO NEEDING REPLACEMENT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 36000 MILES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

564886

WHILE DRIVING 40-50MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE INOPERABLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BRAKE BOOSTER FILLED WITH WATER AND FROZE.*AK

NHTSA ID

8005593

Incident

Feb 25, 2002

DISC BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED 3 TIMES IN 92,500 MILES. DRIVER FEELS HEAVY STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

757919

BRAKES WOULD PULSATE. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. ROTORS WENT BAD, AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 YEARS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER. *AK

NHTSA ID

8001126

Incident

Oct 12, 1999

MY ROTORS WARPED AT 18000 MI. I HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN TWICE TO HAVE THE CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL CORRECTED AND NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND. GEAR. IN OTHER WORDS, I HAVE HAD MANY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED ON YOUR WEB SITE.*AK

NHTSA ID

750693

Incident

Aug 17, 2001

THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED 3 TIMES IN 55000 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS HOWEVER HAVE NOT NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

746159

Incident

Jun 30, 2000

FRONT TIE RODS ARE CORRODED, WHEELS CANNOT BE ALIGNED ANY LONGER.*AK STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. *SLC

NHTSA ID

885803

Incident

Nov 15, 2000

ROTORS AND CALIPERS REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

884415

Incident

Jun 1, 1998