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1998 Dodge Intrepid Exterior lighting Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA

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Exterior lighting reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Nov 4, 2006
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 377 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Dodge Intrepid submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.

Owner reports naming exterior lighting

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Nov 4, 2006

HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING , OR WILL TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE KEY IN IGNITION. MY MECHANIC HAVE REPLACED 3 HEADLIGHT SWITCHES BUT ITS NOT WORKING. ALSO THE CAR HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM INTERNAL LAMPS TO HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE READ LOT OF REVIEW FROM OTHER USERS. I CAN FILE A LAWSUIT WITH USER CONSUMERS IF I HAVE TO AGAINST DODGE. THIS THING IS VERY ANNOYING AND DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR THIS. *NM

NHTSA ID
10172631
Incident
Sep 4, 2006
Mileage
113,500 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 9, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY CLOUDY, TO THE POINT THAT THE LIGHT WAS OBSCURED AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
10165006
Incident
Jul 20, 2006
Mileage
66,025 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 6, 2005

HEADLIGHT LENS CORRODED RESULTING IN LESS LIGHT ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. *NM

NHTSA ID
10144613
Incident
Jul 15, 2002
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 7, 2005

DODGE INTREPID 1998 PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS. *BF *SC THE LENS DETERIORATED AND HAD BECOME CLOUDY. *SC

NHTSA ID
10113643
Incident
Mar 1, 2005
ElectricalEngineExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Jan 15, 2004

STARTER WENT OUT.

NHTSA ID
10069573
Incident
Oct 15, 2003
Mileage
100,943 mi
ElectricalInterior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Aug 12, 2003

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR IGNITION PROBLEMS AND INTERMITTENT INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING. IGNITION SWITCH AND DIMMER LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED. IGNITION IS STILL SPORADIC AND VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN IN DRIVE(ALSO SPORADIC). DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT UNABLE TO REPAIR/LOCATE PROBLEM DESPITE CHARGING FOR REPAIRS TO FIX PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
10032675
Incident
Jul 31, 2003
Mileage
121,190 mi
Exterior lightingSteering
Filed Aug 9, 2000

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH. RIGHT REAR DOOR PANEL IS LOOSE. INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OFF SPERATICALLY

NHTSA ID
727388
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 5, 2000

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL SPORADICALLY GO OUT FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, THEN COME BACK ON. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
863020

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine198Brakes40Electrical34Transmission32Steering29Visibility28Airbags22Driver assistance14Interior & seats13Suspension10Body & structure9Other / unspecified8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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