1999 Dodge Intrepid ES review from North America

Speed sensor failure at 55,000 miles.

Electric window motor failure twice.

Excessive rack and pinion play and hard turning starting at 65,000 miles.

A/C condenser failure at 53,000 miles.

Climate control head (control panel) at 53,000 miles.

If only this car was as reliable as a Honda or Toyota! Really nice ride, no complaints. But...

The biggest problem was the rack and pinion. Definite resistance felt in left turn, got much worse to where I had to wrestle the wheel for a full left turn. Also lots of slop. Dealer shrugged his shoulders, saying, "Never heard of this before. It's news to me." HAH! Wanted $800 for a new unit, got one from a salvage yard for $80. Still had to pay $200+ in labor.

Then had the A/C problem. At same time the readout on the control head was out so dealer stated that it had to be replaced for $400 before they could even work on A/C. Again, got a unit from a salvage yard for $60, swapped the LED panel into my original unit, put it back together and worked fine. That's right. A burned out LED would have set me back $400! My cost: $60 plus three hours of my time.

Lastly, this fan motor baloney. Because a single motor burns out I have to replace the entire assembly for $500 not including labor! Ridiculous! Sure, motors burn out. So replace them. But replace the whole assembly, plastic, fans and all?! For $500!?!?

Am fixing this, selling the car and looking for at Toyota, Lexus, Honda or Acura.