Suspected transmission problems at 28,000 miles.
Water in the lamp assembly tail - 30,000 miles.
34,000 miles - replaced the fuel injector, gasket, plugs, and ignition wire.
42,000 miles - passenger window motor broke.
43,000 miles - finally rebuilt the transmission.
43,000 - replaced the battery.
47,000 miles - replaced the transmission cooler lines, water pump, and the rear suspension is broken.
64,000 - replaced the EGR valve & tie rods.
85,000 miles - battery.
90,000 - NEEDS another transmission - DO YOU BELIEVE IT??? Today!!! ALSO - paint wearing off the hood & top!!!
Dodge would not declare this car a lemon back in the 1st 3 years!!! When a new service manager took over he tried his best to no avail. He has treated us the best that he could, but cannot make up for the poor product.
The paint came off our Dodge Ram and that wasn't recalled either and the air conditioning had to be replaced 2 times within 6 years!
Dodge will do nothing - so I will not buy another product of theirs. Either they don't make a quality product and/or they don't want to do anything about LEMONS.
(CASE #1) In 1997 I bought a used 1994 (obviously) Plymouth Voyager Mini-Van with 74,000 miles on it. The van ran perfect and I made sure all maintenance was done to the "T" on time. Well, when the mileage reached 100,112 miles, just out of nowhere the transmission felt like it threw itself into reverse while traveling down the road. This "weird" incident ended up breaking both seals and the OD gear welded itself to the side of the pan. Naturally I had to replace the whole transmission... Cost $2400.00. I ended up totally replacing the transmission two more times within the next 5 months.
(CASE #2) In 2001 I bought a 1995 Dodge Intrepid with 95,000 miles on it. Approximately one month and six days later there I was, on the highway watching as the odometer rolled to 100,000 miles. 5000 miles and I hadn't had a problem yet. Well, I made it all the way home, parked it in the driveway and walked inside still feeling very satisfied with my car which now had 100,007 miles.
The very next morning I could not even get out of my driveway. The transmission would not go into any gear. I spent 30 minutes trying until finally it went into gear. On the way to work, about 1 mile from my job, my car shifts from OD to 1st gear causing my forehead to nearly hit the steering wheel. It is now sitting in the shop after owning it just over a month.
Now that I've experienced these two nightmares I have one question for Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge...
What will it take to get you to admit that you have programmed into those nice little computers under the hood, each one of your cars to meet their fate on your terms and not the consumers?
We have a 1994 eagle vision, the same as the intrepid. A great car with over 167k miles.
1994 Intrepid 170,000k 3.3l base model with no major issues...Has warped front rotors.. a simple rotor upgrade.. The 3.3l is known for tappet noise and yes there is tappet noise... YES the transmission has coughed once or twice..but has never failed in 10 years... Still runs at 90mph all day on the highway without going through oil, stays cool..and the A/C works fine..the steering has never failed... and works great.. very accurate...
To-bad about the germans buying Chrysler.. Never buy another one for that reason. (the "new" v-8 powered cars are 10 yearold Mercedes e 300 underpinnings)
I received, for free, a 1995 Intrepid ES with 140,000 miles on it as my first daily driver. When I was given the car it had been off the road for roughly a year, probably not even have been started more than 1/2 dozen times. To get it to pass inspection I only had to get new tie rods and one sway bar. I am now at 145,000 miles and I have had not a single problem. The tranny has no slippage, doesn't run high, etc. The only thing that doesn't work is the A/C, which is fine living in upstate NY... rolling down the windows is good enough. Solid, reliable car for me and the KBB private party value is pushing $2,000 even if classified in "fair condition". Overall, an excellent car to let handle the elements of the winter if you prefer to keep a more valuable ride from those sorts of damages and even in the summer with a nice paintjob this car is decently slick.
My intrepid is a 95 with a 3.3 and well over 330 000 km aND STILL RUNNING STRONG ON THE ORIGINAL RUNNING GEAR WITHOUT ANY REBUILDS.
I bought a 1995 Dodge Intrepid ES on January 19th, 2008. I absolutely love it. It's a great car, especially for someone who is 18, like me. My only real woes with this beauty is the transmission... Apparently, it's a common problem. Around 135k miles, it decided that it wasn't going to move forward anymore... Then, with the turn in the weather, it decided that instead of going backwards only, it was going to redirect its efforts toward forward movement. I can live with it. I'm getting a rebuilt tranny for $450. Overall, it's a wonderful car.
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