2000 Dodge Intrepid

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND ALL LIGHTS, METERS, AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND APPROACHED MY EXIT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CONTROL THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SAFELY HITTING SOME BRUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE INCURRED, BUT THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING! NOW, THE STEERING IS STILL GETTING STUCK ON TURNS AND I HAVE NO HORN! THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW SHOWING AND I DON'T KNOW WHATS GOING ON WITH THIS CAR! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. NO WARNINGS, OR RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE, AND THERE A MANY CONCERNS OF OTHERS GOING THROUGH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *JS

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHICH CAUSES CAR TO WANDER WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTING WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND MAKES ME A LITTLE LEARY ABOUT DRIVING IT AT ALL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROMBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WONDER WHY THE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAY SAFETY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT! *TR

2000 DODGE INTREPID THE POWER STEERING STARTED ACTING UP, PROBLEM'S LIKE WINING AND HARD TO STEER AT TIMES. THAN FINALLY IT WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL SHOP AFTER TWO POWER PUMPS AND A NEW STEERING RACK-N-PINION THE MECHANIC STILL COULDN'T FIGURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.WHEN HE CALLED AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE HE COULD DO ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING IT TO STEER SO HARD,SO HE TOLD US TO COME AND GET THE !@#$%'THING OUT OF HIS SIGHT ! SO THAT'S WHEN I WENT ON LINE AND READ ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEM'S EVERYONE ELSE WAS HAVING AND ALSO CONFIRMED MY SUSPICIONS ON WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. (THE WRONG FLUID IN RES.)SO NOW THAT I DRAINED THE FLUID AND FLUSHED ALL THE LINES A COUPLE TIMES THE THING WORKS FINE . *TR

ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. CAR STARTED SHAKING SO WE PULLED OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS WERE COMPLETELY GONE WITH JUST THE BOLT AND WASHER HOLDING THE TIE ROD ON THE STEERING RACK. HAD TO REPLACE THE INNER TIE RODS, BUT STILL NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK.

BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES WITH 140K MILES, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THE BOLT THAT SECURES THE TIE ROD TO THE RACK AND PINION HAD COMPLETELY PULLED OUT OF THE RACK AND PINION. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE THE PART REPLACED, SO I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR AND REFUSE TO DRIVE IT. *TR

THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES 3.2L MODEL HAS A RACK AND PINION PROBLEM. MINE STARTED AROUND MAY OF 05 AT ABOUT 63,000 MILES. IT STARTED OUT JUST AS A CLUNKING NOISE. I HAD REPLACED ALL KINDS OF PARTS WITHIN THE PAST FEW YEARS LIKE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS, INNER TIE RODS (TWICE), FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, ETC., THINKING THAT THE NOISE WOULD BE FIXED. AFTER ALL THAT WAS REPLACED ON THIS CAR, I FIGURED THAT THE CAR WAS JUST MADE THAT WAY. AS OF THIS YEAR, THE STEERING STARTED MAKING A LOUDER CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND STRAIGHTENING THE WHEELS. AT THIS POINT IT JUST KEEPS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER. I'VE HAD THIS LOOKED AT TWICE BY DIFFERENT MECHANICS. THE DEALER IN PITTSBURGH SAYS THAT THE REPLACEMENT IS $875.00 (WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR) AND THAT IT IS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT THE REMANUFACTURED ONES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH MANY CHYRYSLER/DODGE VEHICLES. IT SEEMS ALOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN SENT TO YOU. THE ONE SITE IS: HTTP://WWW.DONTBUYDODGECHRYSLERVEHICLES.COM/DODGE_CHRYSLER_STEERING_PROBLEMS.HTM THERE WAS ANOTHER SITE THAT I CONTACTED EARLIER THIS YEAR (WWW.DODGECHRYSLERSTEERINGPROBLEMS.COM) (WHICH AS I LOOKED TODAY ARE NO LONGER THERE) AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT YOU WHICH I AM DOING. PLEASE REPLY TO THIS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS, THEY SAID MY YEAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM! GUESS WHAT... IT DOES! AS I LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE LISTED BELOW, LUCKILY I CAN SAY I DON'T HAVE TO CLICK ON YES TO ANY OF THEM OR TO PUT IN THE NUMBER OF DEATHS.....AND HOPEFULLY I WON'T NEED TO. BUT FROM WHAT I'M SEEING, MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WOULD NOT RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL BACK MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD INTERNAL PLAY AND THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 1900101 (STEERING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,445. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB