2002 Dodge Intrepid

BRAKES FAILED INITIALLY AT ABOUT 30 MILES, AT ABOUT 40MPH I HIT BRAKES LIGHTLY, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, BRAKE PEDAL FELT ROUGH AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER ABS LIGHT TURNED OFF AND BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY WERE WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES LATER AND WAS SIMILAR. ABOUT 200 MILES AFTER THAT I ONCE HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO SLOW DOWN, THEY FELT ROUGH AND DIDN'T WORK. BRAKES HAVE WORKED SINCE. I ASSUMED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE BROKEN IN. I WAS RELUCTANT TO MENTION IT BECAUSE THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN RARELY DUPLICATE OR TROUBLESHOOT A PROBLEM. TODAY I SPOKE TO THE SHOP FOREMAN AND HE WAS ABLE TO PULL CODES FROM THE BRAKE CONTROLLER AND FOUND A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE TODAY SO I WILL BE BRINGING IT BACK ASAP.*AK

MY SEAT BELTS IN THIS CAR ARE TOO EASY TO OPEN. ALL IT TAKES FOR AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING TO HIT THE BUTTON AND IT POPS OPEN. I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN RIDING IN MY CAR WITH ME AND THE OTHER DAY MY DAUGHTER DROPPED HER JUICE CUP ONTO THE LATCH WHEN SHE FELL ASLEEP AND IT OPENED. I WAS UNAWARE THAT IT OPENED UNTIL MY OLDER DAUGHTER STATED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUSED FOR THE SEATBELTS, HOWEVER I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. LATER THAT NIGHT MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE CAR AND JUST RESTED HIS ARM IN THE BACK ON THE BUTTON VERY GENTLY AS IF A CHILD MIGHT AND IT OPENED. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE MADE AWARE THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO THEM. *AK

STEERING ISSUES STILL CONTINUE. AFTER STEERING WAS FEELING LOOSE FOR SOME TIME IT FELT AS IF IT TIGHTENED UP ALL OF A SUDDEN. SLIGHT VIBRATION ONCE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL ON FREEWAY. STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY FLOPPED TO THE RIGHT TODAY WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING SEEMED TO DRIFT. STEERING FELT JERKY AND WOULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO ALMOST SWERVE. STEERING DOES NOT FEEL NORMAL. MANUFACTURE IS SUPPOSED TO ARRANGE FOR DISTRICT TECHNICIAN TO CHECK AT DEALERSHIP. STEERING JERKS USUALLY DURING HARD ACCELERATION AND DID NOT DO THIS WHEN VEHICLE WAS NEW UNTIL RECENTLY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING MY FAIL OR NOT PERFORM AS IT SHOULD. I HAVE HAD A WITNESS DRIVE MY CAR FOR VERIFICATION. STEERING ATTITUDE INTERMITTENTLY CHANGES. I AM USED TO DRIVING FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND THE STEERING ATTITUDE SHOULD NOT CHANGE AS SUCH.*AK

AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS BECOME NOTICEABLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THIS AND REALIGN THE DOOR ASSEMBLY. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR LIGHT PIECE ON THE TOP PART OF THE TRUNK SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CUT SLOPPY FROM THE FACTORY. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS JAGGED AND SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN POORLY TRIMMED FROM THE FACTORY. I NOTICE THIS WHEN OPENING MY TRUNK AND WHEN WASHING THE VEHICLE AND FEEL THAT IT IS TACKY. SELLING DEALER STATED THAT NO ONE USUALLY SEES THAT SO THEY ARE CUT LIKE THAT FROM THE FACTORY. THE TRUNK ALSO MAKES A RUBBING SOUND WHEN OPENING, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE WIRE COVER RUBBING. VEHICLE INCLUDES A TRUNK CARGO NET WITH THE FLOOR MOUNTING HOOKS NOT EXPOSED AND SEEMS AS IF YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO TEAR HOLES IN THE CARPET FROM LOOKING AT THE CARGO NET INSTRUCTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO USE THE CARGO NET FOR GROCERIES BUT I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TEARING HOLES IN MY CARPET. I EXPECTED A QUALITY VEHICLE FOR THE PRICE I PAID AND IT SO FAR DOES NOT SEEM THAT I HAVE RECIEVED A DECENT QUALITY VEHICLE WITH ALL THE ISSUES I AM EXPERIENCING.*AK

THERE IS A STRANGE UNKNOWN BEEP SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT THE DOOR A JAR CHIME. I AM NOT SURE IF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CD PLAYER OR STEREO BEING ON. SEVERAL PASSENGERS HAVE NOTICED THIS INTERMITTENT BEEPING THAT SEEMS TO OCCUR FOR NO SPECIFIC GIVEN REASON OR TIME. THE BEEP IS ALWAYS THE SAME VOLUME, TONE AND SOUNDS LIKE SOME TYPE OF BMW OR HONDA ANTI-THEFT DEVICE THAT BEEPS INSTEAD OF CHIRPING A SIREN OR HORN. THIS JUST OCCURS SOMETIMES FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVOKE IT. SEVERAL PASSENGERS THOUGHT IT WAS AN ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. THE INTREPID HAS KEYLESS ENTRY BUT NO ANTI-THEFT DEVICE AND HAS STOCK BASE CD PLAYER. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO TRY AND INVOKE IT, LOCKING, UNLOCKING, OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOORS. ALSO A SEPERATE ISSUE, WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND ACCELERATING WITH THE CRUISE BUTTON AN INTERFERENCE TYPE, LIGHT CLICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SPEAKER DURING TRANSMISSION KICKDOWN AND ACCELERATION USING THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCEL BUTTON. THE SPEED OF THE NOISE INCREASES WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND BEGINS TO FADE UNTIL YOU CANNOT HEAR IT. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR. PASSENGERS HAVE ALSO HEARD AND QUESTIONED THIS AS WELL. THESE ISSUES ARE A DISTRACTION AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY OCCUR. SELLING DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE.*AK

I HAVE MADE A PREVIOUS COMMENT IN REGARD TO MY NEW 2002 DODGE INTREPID'S STEERING (SOMETIMES SQUEAKING IN LOCK TO LOCK CONDITION (END OF U-TURN AT ABOUT 10MPH), CLUNKING, STEERING ONCE FEELING LOOSE AND DRIFTING TO THE LEFT). I HAD ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SHOP FOREMAN DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT HE COULD DO ABOUT IT SINCE THE STEERING WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND SEEMED FINE. THE SHOP FOREMAN OFFERED TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT AND TIGHTEN UP STEERING RELATED BOLTS. THE STEERING NOW FEELS MORE SOLID AND HAS A BETTER FEEL TO IT HOWEVER I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SQUEAKING/SQUEALING WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY ON U-TURNS AT ABOUT 10MPH STILL PERSISTS. THE CLUNKING THAT OCCURS WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED NEARLY ALL THE WAY AND THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED STILL PERSITS. I FELT THE CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END TWICE TODAY IN A PARKING LOT. THE CLUNKING FEELS LIKE IT IS THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. I AM EXTREMELY UNHAPPY HAVING TO BE CONCERNED WITH A CAR THAT IS SO NEW WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I AM HAVING THESE ISSUES AND WHAT IS CAUSING THEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY BUMP SHIFTS OR SLAMS INTO GEAR. WHEN DRIVING AT AROUND 40-50MPH AND FLOORING IT TO ACCELERATE THEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE IS SOMETIMES A BANG OR BUMP, SOMETIMES HARSH FELT IN THE FRONT END OR TRANSMISSION. THIS IS SOMETIMES SO HARD THAT PASSENGERS FEEL IT AND COMPLAIN IN REGARD TO IT. BUMP IS SOMETIMES FELT ON DECELERATION IN LOWER GEARS NEARING A STOP. SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT'S SHIFTING ROUGH IN LOWER GEARS. GEAR SELECTOR FEELS STUCK SOMETIMES AFTER PARKING AND TRYING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES MAKES WHINING NOISE, NOT SURE IF THIS IS NORMAL. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HESITATE SOMETIMES BEFORE KICKING DOWN IN LOW GEAR OR UPSHIFTING. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP, SHOP FOREMAN SAYS THERE ARE NO UPDATED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) REVISIONS AFTER CHECKING. ALSO STATES NO FAULT CODES WERE FOUND FROM TRANSMISSION. STATES THAT TRANSMISSION ISSUES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK

STEERING SOMETIMES SQUEALS/SQUEAKS AT END OF U-TURN WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY (LOCK TO LOCK CONDITION) AT ABOUT 10MPH. STEERING BEGAN TO SOMETIMES SLIGHTLY DRIFT TO THE LEFT EVEN ON FLAT ROADS WHERE PREVIOUS VEHICLE DID NOT. THIS FIRST OCCURED AT ABOUT 200 MILES. THE CONDITION WAS UNFORTUANTELY NOT NOTICED ON VEHICLE TEST DRIVE. AT ABOUT 3000 MILES ISSUE PERSISTS AND NOW SOMETIMES CLUNK IS FELT IN STEERING AT TIMES WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED AND STOPPING. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN STEERING IS TURNED SHARP THEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. STEERING ONCE FELT LOOSE AND FLOPPY SUDDENLY THEN SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MILES. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT DEALER DUE TO ISSUE. SHOP FOREMAN CALLED AND STATED THAT HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY OF THE ISSUES. WENT ON ROAD TEST WITH SHOP FOREMAN AND WAS ABLE TO GET STEERING TO SQUEEK AT THE END OF SHARP TURNS SEVERAL TIMES. HE THOUGHT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE PAINT ON THE ROAD WITH THE TIRES. I TOLD HIM THIS HAS ALSO OCCURED OTHERWISE. I WAS ABLE TO GET STEERING TO CLUNK SEVERAL TIMES AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AND STATED THAT NOT MUCH COULD BE DONE SINCE STEERING ASSEMBLY SEEMED FINE. HE OFFERED TO CHECK AND TIGHTEN STEERING RELATED BOLTS AND DID THIS. STEERING CURRENTLY HAS BETTER FEEL AND SEEMS TO PERFORM BETTER, NOT SURE YET IF THESE ISSUES ARE COMPLETELY CORRECTED. I AM STILL CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAD COUNTLESS STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY PREVIOUS INTREPID, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I ASSUMED THIS ISSUE WAS ONLY WITH THAT INTREPID SINCE IT SEEMED TO BE A LEMON. I ASSUMED THAT A NEW 2002 DODGE INTREPID WOULD NOT HAVE THESE KINDS OF ISSUES.*AK