2001 Dodge Intrepid Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“Every owner of a newer model Dodge Intrepid that I have spoken to has problems with the power window on the drivers side. Several of these Intrepid owers had to pay several hundreds of dollars to have this problem fixed and I think it is a manufaturer's defect and this should be considered for a recall.”

“Air conditioning and heating system stopped working intermittently for the last four years. We have done regular maintenance on this religiously. This last time, it was making a knocking sound and barely made it into my driveway. Upon getting it to my mechanic, was told that the water pump and fuel pump were both going out and that the head gasket was toast, and that they would not work on it because the engines are notoriously bad and not worth it. Sludge build up was also present. Engine is now blown, and we still owe money on this thing!”

“Dt: 2001 Dodge Intrepid. The consumer states the engine on the v blew out because there was sludge built up. This engine was maintained by mechanic. Therefore, there should not have been any sludge. The vehicle was working fine prior to this. It happened on june 15, 2005. The vehicle did not catch fire, the engine died after being driven. Then, it would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the mechanic ,and he stated that engine needed to be replaced. The heater inside the vehicle was not working properly before this happened. When he added water the heater worked. …”

“The contact owns a 2001 chrysler Intrepid. The contact purchased the vehicle in february of 2008. Three days later, the shifter cable failed without warning. The dealer replaced the component. In approximately april of 2008, the ignition switch failed and was also covered by the dealer. In addition, the driver's side window would not roll back up properly. A month ago, the vehicle shut off and was taken to the dealer. The contact was informed that the vehicle's computer system had completely failed. The computer system was replaced at the contact's expense. …”

“Was driving a rented vehicle & sun was shinning through windshield & side view mirror. Looked like some type of film across it. Made driving difficult. Used washer to clear & clean windshield,but it was not cleared. Sunlight hit particles & bounced off. Was difficult to determine what was ahead on road.”