Dodge INTREPID steering problems
572 complaint narratives mention steering 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.
Steering behavior evidence
572 of 5,127 complaints match this topic (11.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10167837 · 2006-09-11 (September 11, 2006)
ENGINE FAILURE OF 1998 DODGE 2.7 LITER INTREPID. OIL SLUDGE ENGINE SEIZURE $5K TO REPAIR COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND POWER STEERING/ BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO FIGHT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 140,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10167837 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10010774 · 2003-03-19 (March 19, 2003)
I PURCHASED A 1993 DODGE INTREPID FROM A USED CAR LOT. 2 DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED SMOKING WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO STICK I HAVE TO PULL UP ON THE PEDAL TO GET THEM TO GO OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE. NOW THE CAR SITS AT A REPAIR SHOP NEEDING A TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE DRIVE AND REVERSE GEARS FAILED LEAVING ME WITH A BILL OF 800-2000 TO REPAIR IT. I BELIEVE IF THE MANUFACTURERS WOULD'VE DONE THEIR JOB RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING ALOT MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE PROUD TO OWN A DODGE! *NLM
Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10010774 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10016950 · 2003-05-03 (May 3, 2003)
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1993 DODGE INTREPID (3.3 ENGINE) WHICH HAS EXPERIENCED UNPREDICTABLE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERS AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, MAKING STEERING VERY DIFFICULT AND ENDANGERING THE OCCUPANTS BECAUSE THE MOTORISTS AROUND ME GET NO WARNING OF THE SUDDEN SLOW DOWN. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 110,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10016950 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10140872 · 2005-10-26 (October 26, 2005)
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RADICAL CHANGE IN THE STEERING. THE STEERING WENT FROM ORDINARY TO MORE COMPLEX. WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE WOULD WONDER. HE WOULD HAVE TO OVER COMPENSATE TO GET BACK ON COURSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION ,AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE REAR END ALMOST SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE REAR END WAS RUSTED. THE MECHANIC HAD TO GET A REAR END ASSEMBLY FROM A JUNK VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE REAR END. HE SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER , THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE …
Owner-reported narrative. 56,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10140872 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 483139 · 1995-08-13 (August 13, 1995)
POWER STEERING HOSE RUPTURED, CAUSING LEAK. *DSH
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 483139 at NHTSA ↗