Dodge INTREPID fuel problems
87 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
5,127 owner complaints analyzed
15 distinct recall campaigns
79,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1988 to 2004 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,848 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
87 of 5,127 complaints match this topic (1.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10128081 · 2005-01-21 (January 21, 2005)
LETTER REGARDING FUEL RAIL RECALL. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITHTHE VEHICLE AFTER THE FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND ALSO FOUND A LEAK IN THE INJECTOR O-RINGS. *NM
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Owner report 551929 · 2000-04-18 (April 18, 2000)
FUEL LEAKS OUT OF FUEL TANK DUE TO FUEL LINE FAILURE. YH
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Owner report 732125 · 2000-09-21 (September 21, 2000)
FALVEY'S MOTORS OF NORWICH, CT PERFORMED RECALL 790 ON MY CAR IN APRIL 1999. FOR THE NEXT YEAR, THE CAR SMELLED OF GAS AND RAN ROUGH. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO FALVEY'S AND THEY SAID THE COIL PACK AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE BAD. I SPENT THE MONEY AND REPLACED BOTH, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. AFTER A YEAR, THEY FINALLY DIAGNOSED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL RAIL/INJECTOR AREA. THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT FURTHER EXCEPT AT MY EXPENSE. I LOOKED AT IT MYSELF AND FOUND OLD GASKET MATERIAL STILL ON THE FUEL RAIL THEY INSTALLED, WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO …
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Owner report 755952 · 2001-12-22 (December 22, 2001)
FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER CHANGED THE FUEL RAIL AND O-RINGS AND TESTED FOR LEAKS IN INJECTOR O-RINGS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. SINCE THE CORRECTION THERE HAS BEEN A NOTICEABLE GAS SMELL ENTERING THE CABIN AREA WHEN FAN IS ON AND ENGINE IS RUNNING. GAS SMELL IS APPARENT SURROUNDING THE INJECTOR AREA WHEN PARKED. DEALER IS INSPECTING PROBLEM BUT ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO THE NOTORIOUS LEAKY FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.
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Owner report 756308 · 2002-01-02 (January 2, 2002)
FUEL INJECTOR O-RING LEAKING FUEL ONTO ENGINE, FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL ON THAT PART ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. REPLACEMENT PART NOW FAILED. THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST INTREPIDS ON THE ROAD WITH A 6-92 BUILD DATE.*AK
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