Wiring Problems of Dodge Intrepid

Oil sensor malfunction--noticed many others with same make and year have same problem. Tr.

See all problems of the 2001 Dodge Intrepid 🔎.

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Intrepid. When purchasing the vehicle, the dealer would not allow the contact to inspect its undercarriage. Afterwards, the contact had the vehicle inspected and a mechanic informed him that all of the mcpherson struts, the windshield wiper switch, the brakes, and all four rotors needed to be replaced. He further stated that there was excessive fluid in the transmission, which caused the vehicle to shift hard and drive roughly. The failure mileage was 54,000 and current mileage was 73,000. Updated 03-27-08 the brake lights stayed on when the vehicle was shut off. There was a problem with the wiring for the parking lights and headlights. Updated.

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Vehicle has experienced numerous electrical problems since its purchase requiring repairs at my expense. The latest being a short in the wiring harness leading to a failure in the wiring connection to the radiator cooling fans on 2 occasions. Replacement of the fan harness does not fix the problem in the wiring harness and it will short out and burn the connection again. This should be fixed by the manufacturer as a manufacturing defect.

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The last couple of months the headlights would go out without warning. Upon clicking the high beam switch they would come back on. Intermittent wipers starting not working also. High beam switch stopped working (not staying in place) day prior to meltdown. While driving home on 11/22/03 there was a smell of something burning. I checked under hood and around outside of car when I got home. Smelled nothing outside. Got back in car and at that point the headlights would not work. Brought car to mechanic and the inside of the steering column (module for high beam/signal/wiper and wiring harness) completely melted. I don't believe there was any fire. Please check into this.

Strong smell of electrical fire while driving, as well as strong gasoline odor. When car was pulled over it was discovered that the fabric covering the ceiling of the car was burning. Took to dealership, but they could not figure out what was causing the problem. They removed fuse that contols indoor lights and cruise control. We have had not solution to the problem as yet.

My wife was driving back from the store when the engine just stop and locked up right in the middle of the highway, she was able to coast the car of the side of the road. We had a mechanic look at it, the reason for the failure was the engine ran out of oil. The oil light never came on, not once, the mechanic could not find out where it went to, but couldn't. I had this car for about 11 months before this and checked the oil on a weekly basis. How could this happen. How could a Dodge dealer sell this car. Now I'm stuck with an $11,000 paper weight in my drive way. I think Dodge should replace my engine and figure out why something went wrong.

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1999 Dodge Intrepid 2. 7 VIN#2b3hd46r7xh743055, 43,913 miles, transmission sensor went out, $132. 84. 9/14/00 75,085 miles, water outlet and transmission lines needed replaced. Mechanic informed me the transmission lines were factory installed defective. $582. 24. 12/14/01 86,992 miles, timing chain broke, replaced water pump. $1,188. 79. 6/14/02. 91,324 miles, transmission speed sensor broke. $350. 60. 8/2/02 96,828 miles, dash lights went out. Mechanic informed me the dash lights were an internal wiring defect. $223. 30. 10/2/02 98,003 miles, cooling fan went out. Mechanic informed me this was a factory defect. Chrysler had changed the design of the fans so I could not just repair one side of the fan since it was no longer available. $680. 35. 10/24/02. 109,754 miles, engine blew, taking starter with it. Told by mechanic that Chrysler designed the 2. 7 engine to be a disposable engine (compared to the 3. 2 that year). Replaced with used engine. $4174. 49. 5/21/03 I had over $7000 in repairs in under a year and a half. While Im gravely disappointed in the mechanics of this vehicle, I feel that the fan assembly, transmission lines, and electrical wiring are things that were obviously defective from the start and should be repaired free of charge. Additionally, the transmission sensor going out at only 43,913 miles should have been replaced free as well. While it is difficult to prove that I took care of the engine, I have oil change receipts.

While driving, smelt smoke vehicle caught on fire.

While driving there was a burning rubber smell. Driver pulled vehicle on the shoulder and cut ignition off. Right afterwards smoke came from under the hood, and under the dash broad. There was a fire, in which the vehicle was totalled. Fire was put out by the fire department. Please provide any further information.

While driving at 55mph the inside of the car got smoky and obstrucued the consumer's view. Consumer pulled to the side of the road to realize that it was an electrical fire that had started behind the back seat, causing none of the lights to function. Dealer has been contacted.

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The vehicle was parked in the gargage and the owner came out and noticed that the vehicle had blowen up and was totaled. Owner never noticed any defect in the vehicle that would cause the vehicle to catch on fire.

While driving, engine check light comes on and remains on, followed by smell of burning wires, could cause fire.

Steam is coming from the steering column which caused the headlights and the windshield wipers to be inoperable intermittently. Manufacturer will be notified.

Owner was driving on the freeway at highway speed when the vehicle caught on fire.