I currently have a 1996 Dodge Intrepid 3.5L. 2 years after I have owned it at 110,000 miles, I have had to replace the water pump, fuel pump, front end, head gasket seals, and now recently I have to take it in to the shop to figure out why my low beam head lights do not function. Also it idles rough and in the cool mornings, as I turn it around slow corners or in parking lots, the rack seems like its going to fail. It goes away and stops making creaking noises later on in the day. I have also had to replace all breaks and rotors as they do not hold up under normal operating use. I will never ever buy another Dodge product and am very apologetic to GM for ever leaving them! Atleast at GM if there is a problem--they recall it and admit it! Dodge will do no such thing and each and every service professional I have been to has over charged me and misdiagnosed the problem leaving me penniless and having to go to small mom and pop businesses that eventually find the problem and fix it! In my opinion the makers and their certified service facilities should know exactly whats wrong the first time! It should be embarrasing to them that a small shop provides better quality work without misdiagnosing the first time around!
I own a 96 Dodge Intrepid. It has been through great-grandma, great-Uncle, dad, and now me. I have had this car for a little over a year and a half, and the air conditioning doesn't work, not has it ever, I have had to replace the radiator, it was leaking anti freeze so bad. I have had to replace the battery, which is normal maintence I am sure, buy tires that are a funny size and very expensive, and now it still won't start. I have had problems with overheating, airconditioning, leaky fluids, it makes a creaky noise when the steering wheel turns. It is so frustrating because I am a freshman in college, and very far away from home, and am clueless on what to do. Never buy a dodge intrepid again. They are so horrible.
I have owned a Dodge Intrepid for three years. It now has over 231,000 miles on it. We have had to replace a variety of worn parts, but until very recently, have not had to do major repairs. The fuel pump quit and just said, "no more". I liken it to a human at the heart attack stage. After a long period of over use, it's "arteries" clogged. I have truly enjoyed my Intrepid and would buy another.
Proud 1996 Dodge Intrepid owner. (Second owner as far as I know)
I've got a 1995 Dodge Intrepid with 3.3 If you put a scanner on this it tells you nothing. Yet the car continues to run like the piece of junk it is. Nobody at Dodge knows anything. Turn the high beams on and the engine check light comes on. All of the right bank plugs are fouled all of the time... They put it on the scanner...nothing. So I spit and sputter home. I was going to buy a Toyota at the time I bought this Dodge... God what a mistake. I think it was only 1500.00 more. Does anyone know what is wrong with this?? Changed plugs, wires and rail fuel pressure regulator... it was sending 70 lbs... At my wits end..dnh1@hotmail.com...Don't by a Dodge if your thinking about a new car... Run away, don't walk.
I have gotten so much entertainment out of reading all these comments! I have owned two Dodge Intrepids. The first one I bought in 2000. It was a 1996. Don't get me wrong... I loved the room, and the sportiness of the car, but about a year after the purchase, my transmission went. I had a rebuilt transmission put in it, and you'll never believe it, it blew again. The motor for the air conditioning went, and I just let the thing sit. It sat in my driveway for about a year and a half (while I made the payments on it) until my sister-in-law decided to pay it off and fix it again and drive it. Now she has had it for 2 years, and has had no problens with it. It now has approx. 140,000 miles on it.
Now, call me gluten for punishment... I bough another one. LOL. This one was also a one owner used car. 1999 with 36,000 miles on it. Almost immediately, the problems started. First, I would get into the car, turn the key, NOTHING. Of course, this could not be diagnosed. I would turn on my wipers, and they would move half way up the windshield, stop, and stay there. Also, could not be diagnosed. This to me was amusing. They would say that they hooked it up to the "diagnostic computer" and it would say that there was no problems. Was I imagining all these problems? After having it in the dealership 3 times, getting the same reply every time, I told them to shove it. Next, the oil light came on at stops. This also took me 3 times in the shop to get fixed. I then had to take it in because...well, I may be a girl... but I KNEW I had a bad bearing, I KNEW IT. Three times I had it in the dealership. Three times they told me nothing was wrong with it... and it took them 6 weeks to tell me that. I finally had to take it to another Dodge, act like everything was "OK", and that I was just there for a 21 point inspection, just to make sure my car had "no" problems. Of course when the paperwork comes back... I HAD A BAD BEARING!!! At that point they had no choice, but to fix it.
My car make a whining noise when turning the wheel to the left... we still have a sound that indicates a bad bearing...oh, and this car only has 50,000 miles on it.
We own a 96 Intrepid... Or now should I say owned lmao... Replaced the thermostat, tie rods, trans slips, water pump now shot, Hell I can't even change the aircleaner due to the bolts rusted in the box Never mind the O2 Sensors that were replaced and the High Dollar Tires because of the size!...When I bring the car in for service everyone laughs... and the GM laughs all the way to the bank...80,000 Bye Bye to this POS! A dealer took it as a trade lmao... hope they send it to auction, of course it won't make it caus I'm sure something else will go wrong... LH Series Chrysler...RIP! (rust in peace)
I own a 1996 intrepid with a 3.3 V6. I bought the car with just under 66,000 miles on it almost three years ago, it now has over 130,000 miles on it. I have had the water pump replaced, alternator, the inner and outer tie rods on the passenger side replaced twice and the driver side once, the belts replaced, and all major radiator hoses, rack and pinion bushings replaced, the passenger side strut and strut mount, replaced the front disc brakes three times and the rear brakes once, and now I need to replace the rear end struts, my car is now worth about $1750.00 if that, the car is not a bad car I really enjoy my intrepid, but the parts are extremely expensive to replace and some times it doesn't seem worth it, but I still have the car not to mention the car gets really good gas mileage especially on the freeways. UT intrepid owner (2112)
I bought a 1996 Dodge Intrepid. I have not had any problems.
I bought it used and as any tells you you always replace the belts and hoses on any used car. I got good mileage
and after the first tune up (after owning the car for a year) which I do yearly on every car I have ever owned the gas mileage got even better. I bought the Intrepid because of the leg room in the back seat. I am very pleased with my Dodge Intrepid.
My intrepid has 175000+ miles on it and I have had to do minor repairs every two years or so. I beat my cars to death with excessive speeds and braking. Aside from changing brakes every other time I change oil, this car has treated me great for 10 years.
I am here because I googled for help on replacing the tie rods in my 94 Intrepid after 10 years of abuse.
Only major problem that caused me to stop on the road was my CV joint breaking. I chalk that up to my abuse of the car.
Only the intrepid has stood up to my abuse, I have sent a Pontiac home limping after a week.
I own a 1996 Dodge Intrepid which I bought brand new. It has had nothing, but problems since I bought it. It has 81,000 miles. The engine skips when I come to a stop. It randomly will not shift down gears when accelerating and I have to stop and turn the car off for 5 minutes and it returns to normal. I have taken it to the dealer on more than one occasion and they can't find anything wrong with it. I have had to replace the fuel pump twice. I've had to replace the dimmer switch twice because my lights would not come on. The air bag light goes on and off at random times. It creaks when I turn the steering wheel to the left or right and when I accelerate. The air conditioning went out exactly a year ago and it just went out again yesterday. This car has definitely been nothing, but a headache since I got it. I'm about to trade it in. Hopefully I'll get something for the P.O.S! Any suggestions on what to get? I will never own a Chrysler car again.
I own a 1993 Dodge Intrepid. I have had it for over 2 years. Out of the last two years I have only driven it for about 1 year off and on. I have had the thermostat changed 4 times, fuel pump replaced, radiator replaced, timing belt twice, front brakes replaced twice a year. The oil valve gaskets needs to be replaced and when I stop or turn I hear this cracking sound like the tire rod is going to stop. Oh I forgot that was replaced right before I purchased it. My main problem is it overheating. I have taken it to every creditable mechanic or auto shop and no one seems to know why it keeps happening. The last time they put this liquid copper in it about 3 months ago to prevent it from over heating if was due to a leak and guess what today it is overheating again. I will never purchase an Dodge car again. I am very disappointed.
Check the connector on the radiator fan module. Mine was burnt and intermittently the fans would not run. Of course this never happened with the hood up. Took back to the dealer several times to not get it fixed. I finally took out the fan module and found the fried 5 dollar connector. IF the connector is fried solder the wires together and save yourself any more heartache by putting a for sale sign in every window... Or luck out and get a hail storm to destroy yours like it did mine. Own a mercury villager/quest now. 130k and no problems!
I bought my 96 Intrepid used with 36000 miles. I paid $1400 for an aftermarket warranty. Best money I ever spent, on the warranty that is... anyway, I love the car, but it has been a maintenance nightmare. I can say however that the 3.5 engine and the transmission are still in tact with 134000 miles on them. I'll credit that to careful driving and consistent fluid changes. It's really a nice car.. just bad component engineering.
We bought a 96 intrepid and have had it for 4 months now it has been a good car, but it has a problem with overheating now we changed the thermostat 3 times in a month and the mechanics say they don't know why it is doin it.
I just bought a 96 dodge intrepid a week ago used at a lincolin murcery dealer and it has ben a pretty good runing car it has had work on it all ready we fixed the ball joints and the rack and pining we got a new tire because the belt went on the tire and hopefully that will stop the wobble we have had sence we got it. One good thing is we it only had one other owner and she kept all the manance records.