1999 Dodge Intrepid Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 59about this part
- Share
- 6%of 997 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 79,902miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 59 complaints about the steering of the 1999 Dodge Intrepid, 6% of the 997 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 79,902 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving my 1999 Intrepid to a doctors appointment. I was trying to park in the parking deck, all of a sudden I heard a loud click. From that point on the car would not steer right nor left. The car would only go forward or back. My mechanic said the steering broke. All my 34 years of driving I have never had this happen before. Yes the car is old but I have had older cars than this and nothing happened this bad.”
NHTSA complaint #10308176, filed 2010-02, 145,000 miles“Violent shaking of the vehicle. Loud metal clanging type noise. Sudden lack of acceleration. Stalling and failure of power steering at 45 MPH. I was returning home from my son's school in heavy traffic and we almost crashed into a brick wall. Fortunately I was strong enough to maintain enough control of the steering wheel to somewhat safely stop the vehicle on the side of the road.”
NHTSA complaint #10168910, filed 2006-09, 98,486 miles“While driving on highway at 75 MPH felt loose play in steering and began moving over to the slow lane and as I did the steering completely failed. After I stopped and in the presence of a highway patrol I turned the wheel and you could see that the wheels did not turn at all. Complete failure. Luckily since I was moving right prior to the failure my car was pointed toward the shoulder and I was able to stop the car safely on the shoulder. Car was towed to Dodge dealer where I was told the rack and pinion had sheared off. Cost of repair was $1600.”
NHTSA complaint #10192976, filed 2007-06, 116,000 miles“From what they say, my timing belt came off and took out the engine. I also had problems with the power locks going out at the same time, the steering was starting to go out and the cam sensor went out.”
NHTSA complaint #10013822, filed 2003-04, 74,000 miles“Steering: I started to feel a slight binding in the steering when trying to return wheel to center from a turn. It got progressively worse to the point where I occasionally had to wrestle the steering wheel back to center position. It also feels loose, suspension rattles and I've got 4 inches of play at center. Took it to the dealer and was informed it would cost $1200 to fix. Service rep tried to explain that this was pretty common nowadays with the sealed racks and not just Dodge. …”
NHTSA complaint #764381, filed 2002-07, 65,000 milesSteering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | 8% |
| 2003 | 6 | 6% |
| 2002 | 15 | 5% |
| 2001 | 37 | 6% |
| 2000 | 80 | 8% |
| 1999 | 59 | 6% |
| 1998 | 29 | 8% |
| 1997 | 61 | 18% |
| 1996 | 152 | 30% |
| 1995 | 105 | 18% |
| 1994 | 75 | 10% |
| 1993 | 17 | 4% |
Other parts of the 1999 Dodge Intrepid
698 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
95 complaintsElectrical system
56 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
49 complaintsBrakes
30 complaintsVehicle speed control
29 complaintsAir bags
22 complaintsEquipment
22 complaintsSuspension
20 complaintsExterior lighting
17 complaintsOther or unknown
17 complaintsSeat belts
16 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Dodge Intrepid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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