2001 Dodge Intrepid Visibility Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER INTREPID. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. THREE DAYS LATER, THE SHIFTER CABLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPONENT. IN APPROXIMATELY APRIL OF 2008, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND WAS ALSO COVERED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP PROPERLY. A MONTH AGO, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONNECTOR ROD IN THE ENGINE SNAPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF THE PCM WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/02/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10270124

Incident

Apr 24, 2009

Mileage

98,000 mi

AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. WE HAVE DONE REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THIS RELIGIOUSLY. *AK THIS LAST TIME, IT WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AND BARELY MADE IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY. UPON GETTING IT TO MY MECHANIC, WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER PUMP AND FUEL PUMP WERE BOTH GOING OUT AND THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS TOAST, AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE ENGINES ARE NOTORIOUSLY BAD AND NOT WORTH IT. SLUDGE BUILD UP WAS ALSO PRESENT. ENGINE IS NOW BLOWN, AND WE STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS THING!

NHTSA ID

10194956

Incident

Jun 28, 2007

Mileage

151,000 mi

DT: 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE ON THE V BLEW OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILT UP. THIS ENGINE WAS MAINTAINED BY MECHANIC. THEREFORE, THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE PRIOR TO THIS. IT HAPPENED ON JUNE 15, 2005. THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH FIRE, THE ENGINE DIED AFTER BEING DRIVEN. THEN, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC ,AND HE STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HEATER INSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. WHEN HE ADDED WATER THE HEATER WORKED. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THIS WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10133184

Incident

Jun 15, 2005

Mileage

130,000 mi

NASTY SMELL FROM A/C, SUSPENSION/AXLES AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH DODGE INTREPID. *BF THERE WERE SCRATCHES ON THE COVER OF THE RADIO PROGRAM, PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK, THE RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT HAD PIN HOLES, THE FRONT END WAS LOUD GRABBING AND KNOCKING, THE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW DISPLAYED A THUMP NOISE AND THE MOTOR ON THE WINDOW CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN AFTER THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED, THE PASSENGER SEAT COVER HAD A BIG GAUGE WHICH WAS MADE ON THE CONSOLE AND THE GLOVE BOX COVER DOOR, THERE WERE SPOTS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT INSIDE OF THE GLASS, THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR MADE SQUEAKING NOISES, AIR BAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, SPEAKER DAMAGE, THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WINDOWS SQUEAKED MOSTLY ON THE LEFT SIDE MOTOR, THE RIGHT WINDOW DID NOT WORK AT ALL, THE LEFT REAR ANCHOR COVER WAS BROKEN, THE BRAKES WERE NOISY, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THE TIRE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR, AND THERE WAS A GRABBING ON RIGHT TURNS. RECALL#03V035000. *SC

NHTSA ID

10097265

Incident

Oct 1, 2004

EVERY OWNER OF A NEWER MODEL DODGE INTREPID THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. SEVERAL OF THESE INTREPID OWERS HAD TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND I THINK IT IS A MANUFATURER'S DEFECT AND THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10065848

Incident

Mar 31, 2004

Mileage

55,000 mi

CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE SPECIFY MORE INFORMATION. MR

NHTSA ID

8020709

CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. MR

NHTSA ID

8020708

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

881334

WAS DRIVING A RENTED VEHICLE & SUN WAS SHINNING THROUGH WINDSHIELD & SIDE VIEW MIRROR. LOOKED LIKE SOME TYPE OF FILM ACROSS IT. MADE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USED WASHER TO CLEAR & CLEAN WINDSHIELD,BUT IT WAS NOT CLEARED. SUNLIGHT HIT PARTICLES & BOUNCED OFF. WAS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS AHEAD ON ROAD.*AK

NHTSA ID

877279

Incident

Nov 12, 2000