Dodge Intrepid 2003

• Recall 85694 [USA]: Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
  Dope, inc. Is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
  dope, inc. Will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. The safety recall began on july 28, 2009. Owners may contact dope, inc. At 1-626-272-1798.
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.In order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by dope, inc.The list can be found under "document search" located at the bottom of your screen. Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Throttle control failure investigation # PE03010

  Based on the low failure rate, the absence of failures over the past year, the absence of injuries, and odis 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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While traveling at freeway speed a scraping noise was heard followed by the rear passenger wheel locking up. Tire and rim were ground down, while i brought the vehicle to a stop. Mechanics notes: "ebrake came apart passenger rear and locked brake up, causing backing plate to rip apart from ebrake mounting. Ebrake adjuster bracket damaged as well. The bracket adjusts the brake shoes and holds the brake cable in place. The part is not available from any vendor and has been discontinued by the dealer. Consequently new ebrake shoes and hardware can not be installed." of course a part can fail on a now 17 year old vehicle, but it seems that the routine failure mode and effect analysis overlooked this part. A less able driver might have lost control of the vehicle and crashed. As far as i know, the emergency brake has never been used in the 17 year life of this car.

While traveling at freeway speed a scraping noise was heard followed by the rear passenger wheel locking up. Tire and rim were ground down, while i brought the vehicle to a stop. Mechanics notes: "ebrake came apart passenger rear and locked brake up, causing backing plate to rip apart from ebrake mounting. Ebrake adjuster bracket damaged as well. The bracket adjusts the brake shoes and holds the brake cable in place. The part is not available from any vendor and has been discontinued by the dealer. Consequently new ebrake shoes and hardware can not be installed." of course a part can fail on a now 17 year old vehicle, but it seems that the routine failure mode and effect analysis overlooked this part. A less able driver might have lost control of the vehicle and crashed. As far as i know, the emergency brake has never been used in the 17 year life of this car.

The car has major engine problems like all the 03 2.7 l eng se. Connecting rods is falling out, and etc. The car is unbalance. I took the car today to find why the oli light was coming on when the vehicle thermostat rises. Turn out the engine isn't allowing the oil to reach the upper part of the engine and that is causing my vehicle to overheat and make noises on startup. And also when you reverse you hearthe car make a bad knock sound and feel the vibration. This car only has 86000 miles and the mechanics could only shake their heads. This car should be in better condition then this. Anyways, the cost for new engine with warranty is over $6000. And that includes everything! Now who has that type of money and why didn't dodge recall this problem on the 03 dodge intrepid??? All i want is the engine replace and dodge could do that at any of their companies or auto lots. I'm a simple person. I just want to work and be at peace.

My car just went from fine to not fine. I felt like it was in 2 gear while driving it. So i had to pull over stop it and make sure i was in the right gear and i was but it wouldn't shift to drive. Stayed in 2 gear. Then check engine light came on and i got two codes. Po700 and po871. I love my car but cant pay thousands of dollars for the repair. This should be recalled, because to many people are having the same issues. Dodge should stand behind there cars or people will stop buying them. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge intrepid. The contact stated that after shifting into reverse the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into a concrete wall. The contact indicated that during the failure the vehicle would not stop when the brakes were applied. The contact and the front passenger both suffered headaches and the contact also suffered an upper back injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 153,874. The consumer stated on june 13, 2014, immediately after she put the vehicle in reverse, the vehicle jerked suddenly and accelerated out of control. She tried to apply the brake but the vehicle would not stop. The consumer stated the air bags failed to deploy. Updated 09/03/14

Driving on the freeway in az the car started to loose power and than trail smoke.... As we pulled off smoke rolled out the front of the vehicle... Checking the passenger side, there was melting plastic running to the ground and the top of the hood was hot.. Car later burnt before fire department was able to put out the fire.. Time from it lost power to when it was consumed by fire was less than 10 min.. I can only assume a transmission line, power steering line, or fuel line started to leak and started a fire by spraying the fluid on the catalytic/exhaust system on the passenger side of the vehicle... Car was a total loss.. I've owned this car for 11 or 12 years... It was in good shape... We later looked at the car and in the same storage lot was a second 03 dodge intepid with the exact same failure and brunt front end... I believe the two failures are related..

As i was backing into a parallel parking space, i heard a loud pop from under the front of the car, just as i tapped the curb with my back tires at 2 mph. I went to pull forward to straighten the car and attempt the parking job again, when i realized that i could no longer turn the wheels. The steering wheel turned with ease in my hand, but the tires did not budge with the steering wheel. I had recently had the driver side tie rod and bushings replaced and had an alignment done about a month ago, now i have no steering. Had the car towed to a local mechanic because i'm in a small town and the nearest dealer is 45 miles away. They said that the bolts holding the tie rods to the rack had "popped out." not sure if this is manufacturer defect as both bolts popped out or if it was the result of a poor mechanical repair at the last shop, but after reading many reviews on the car, it is possible this is a manufacturer issue. However the mechanic stated "in my 25+ years of mechanical work, i have never seen this happen where it was caused by something the driver did or could have prevented." *tr

While driving to work the car lost power and acceleration several times and finally made a loud clanking banging sound. It stalled and completely stopped about a minute after the sounds. I had the car towed to my mechanic's shop and he said the engine had seized due to oil sludge build-up and that the engine would have to be replaced. He also stated that this was a familiar occurrence with this specific engine, the 2.7l v6. Dodge is aware of the problem with their product and will do anything they can to avoid taking responsibility for their defective product. *tt

While driving my 2003 dodge intrepid on the freeway at 60 mph the engine light came on and the vehicle suddenly decelerated. The automatic transmission was stuck in first gear and wouldn't shift to the upper gears no matter how fast i drove. I turned the car off and after starting it approximately ten minutes later it ran fine. I took it to my mechanic and he recommended a transmission flush. After this was done i drove toward my house and the same thing happened. This is very discouraging because the vehicle only has 34,000 miles and was serviced every 3,000 miles since i purchased it. *tr

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P1776 [2] Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Malfunction
• P0622 [1] Generator Field "F" Control Circuit Malfunction
• P0660 [1] Intake Manifold Tuning Valve Control Circuit/Open Bank 1
• P0462 [1] Fuel Level Sensor Circuit Low Input
• P0499 [1] Evaporative Emission System Vent Valve Control Circuit High
• P0335 [1] Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Malfunction
• P0340 [1] Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction (Bank 1)
• P1604 [1] TCU Unable To Control Desired Throttle Angle
• P1681 [1] Fuel Demand Command Signal Circuit Malfunction
• P1698 [1] P1698
• P2302 [1] Ignition Coil "A" Secondary Circuit
• P2305 [1] Ignition Coil "B" Secondary Circuit
• P2308 [1] Ignition Coil "C" Secondary Circuit
• P2311 [1] Ignition Coil "D" Secondary Circuit
• P2314 [1] Ignition Coil "E" Secondary Circuit
• P2317 [1] Ignition Coil "F" Secondary Circuit
• P0700 [2] Transmission Control System Malfunction
• P0841 [1] Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor/Switch "A" Circuit Range/Performance
• P0177 [1] Fuel Composition Sensor Circuit Range/Performance