Automatic Transmission Control Module problems of the 1999 Dodge Intrepid

Both speed control modules and tcm have failed in the last 2 months; locking me into gear and causing engine to stall in intersections both times.

While driving on freeway near tracy, CA vehicle drove over smoothly part in freeway that slightly went upward then slightly downward causing vehicle springs or struts to lift up or hop far too much creating very poor vehicle traction, traffic then abruptly halted, had to brake hard to stop vehicle, vehicle had poor traction and just slid making a loud tire screeching noise, had to very quickly release the brake since vehicle was skidding, shifted into autostick and downshifted quickly in conjunction with quickly using brake get vehicle to stop properly. I am using stock goodyear tires with good tread, service center told me tires are ok, I am supposed to have abs (anti-lock brakes) so this does not happen. I beleive that the abs failed due to the springs or struts bouncing allowing the vehicle to lift up too much thus loosing traction causing abs to fail. I have not had any other problems with abs however brakes are starting to sometimes feel funny, almost a little rough when applied lately. I talked to independent mechanic that told me that my vehicle should not have skidded as it did and my springs could be responsible for the excessive uplift that occured. Vehicle does seem to hop or bounce a little much also at times causing the front wheels to loose traction or slide on slight turns. New springs or whatever with only 32,000? I have never had that happen in my old 1995 Dodge Intrepid although it had it's problems. This should not happen and is dangerous, I almost smashed into the traffic in front of me. Please advise. Thank you.

I purchased my 1999 Dodge Intrepid w/28,840 miles. From there it had unreasonably been a lemon and into the "five star" Chrysler dealer at least 8 times. The vehicle had persistant steering issues and abnormalities, wandering, play, abnormal change in sensitivity while driving, noise, tire wear. Dealer could never "duplicate the problems'. The engine blew up at 33,000 miles, had to have replaced. Transmission failed shortly after, had to be rebuilt. Input/output speed sensors failed twice. Abs allowed brakes to lock up twice. Tcm and pcm needed updating due to flawed previous revisions. Power window failed, front bumper, grill paint wearing. Obviously this vehicle was a lemon. The vehicle was finally wrecked after sudden poor steering control after trying to get the dealer to do something many times. Daimlerchrysler denies any manufacturing responsibility. I do not see how they can get away with this. There are many others experiencing similar premature problems that should not be occuring as such. . Read more...