NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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377 reports73,022 miles · Mar 30, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 1.5 YEARS, WHILE I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED! IN BOTH CASES, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR. THE REVING OF THE ENGINE TOOK ME BY SURPRISE BOTH TIMES, BUT I MANAGED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD ENOUGH SO THAT I DID NOT HIT THE CAR …
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TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 1.5 YEARS, WHILE I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED! IN BOTH CASES, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR. THE REVING OF THE ENGINE TOOK ME BY SURPRISE BOTH TIMES, BUT I MANAGED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD ENOUGH SO THAT I DID NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. IT STARTED UP AND IN NEITHER INSTANCE DID I HAVE ANOTHER RE-OCCURRENCE THAT DAY.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10064143
Mileage unknown · Mar 29, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED TO RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT. CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM THREE MORE TIMES ALONG WITH THE ENGINE OIL LEAKING AND STALLING ERRATICALLY. DURING THE LAST REPAIR CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10065137
128,000 miles · Mar 19, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS VEHICLE RESTARTED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10063526
12,000 miles · Mar 15, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
I CURRENTLY OWN A 1998 CHRYLSER INTREPID WHICH HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT. IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE TWICE. THE FIRST TIME OCCURED ON 1/1/1999 WITH ONLY 12000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE MOTOR SEIZED UP DUE TO THICK OIL. THE OIL HAD LOTS OF METAL SHAVINGS FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE. THEY W…
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I CURRENTLY OWN A 1998 CHRYLSER INTREPID WHICH HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT. IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE TWICE. THE FIRST TIME OCCURED ON 1/1/1999 WITH ONLY 12000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE MOTOR SEIZED UP DUE TO THICK OIL. THE OIL HAD LOTS OF METAL SHAVINGS FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE STAING DUE TO LACK OF MAINTAINENCE. AFTER THAT I FAITHFULLY MADE SURE I HAD RECEIPTS ON ALL ENGINE MAINTENENCE ITEMS. IN JULY OF 2003 THE ENGINE DID THE SAME THING AND ANOTHER REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. I WENT DIRECTLY TO A NON-DEALERSHIP LOCATION TO HAVE THE SECOND ENGINE PUT IN BECAUSE 1. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT IS NOT THERE. AND 2. BECAUSE OF THE ATTITUDE AND PROBLEMS I HAD FIGHTING THE FIRST TIME WITH CHRYSLER. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED TO MAKE OTHERS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10062260
Mileage unknown · Mar 10, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10062838
Mileage unknown · Mar 3, 2004
Wheels
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. CONSUMER WENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO START IT UP AND WITHOUT WARNING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *…
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VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. CONSUMER WENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO START IT UP AND WITHOUT WARNING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10061275
85,000 miles · Feb 25, 2004
Power Train
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT FAILURE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS OFF AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION FLOOR SHIFT GEAR COULD BE MOVED OUT OF PARK. THIS MAKE/ MODEL, AND YEAR WAS ON RECALL, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10059819
Mileage unknown · Feb 16, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
I BELIEVE MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID ES WAS A LEMON WHEN I BROUGHT IT, I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT, OVERHEATING, STALLING, STOPPING.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10058254
Mileage unknown · Feb 11, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER COASTED VEHICLE ONTO SIDE OF ROAD. TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE AND REPLACED ENGINE.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10057897
72,000 miles · Jan 27, 2004
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
NO BRAKES IN COLD WEATHER! BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER NOT WORKING IN COLD WEATHER. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND VACUUM BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS IT WAS FULL OF WATER AND FROZEN. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10055029
NHTSA investigations
2EA03011 · Auto Trans IGNITION-PARK Interlock
Opened Jul 17, 2003 · Closed Jan 30, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:automatic Transmission; Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Power Train:automatic Transmission
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
PE03010 · Throttle Control Failure
Opened Feb 27, 2003 · Closed Sep 2, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control; Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal; Vehicle Speed Control:cables; Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Additional source detail variants (4)
Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Vehicle Speed Control:cables
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Vehicle Speed Control
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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