Consumer hit deer and broke headlight on driver's side. Dealer replaced headlight cover, new one is seen through, passenger's side one is milky from age and moisture that collects behind cover . When consumer drives at night, visibility is impaired due to one side being bright, and other side very dim.
1996 Dodge Intrepid lights complaints
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The headlights fill with condensation making their light output minimal and dangerous at night. They are $300 for a new pair and I can't keep purchasing a new pair every 20,000 miles. They are delaminating and the dealer says "this is a common problem with the intrepid" yet they won't fix it. The dealer even suggested that I purchase "illegal" high output off road use only bulbs to make up for the "poor performance". Every intrepid I see around town has the same problem!! Help!
Headlights are not bright enough to see clearly at night.
Vehicle has a problem with the headlight and dimmer, when turnning the dimmer the headlights will shut off. Dealer has been contacted.
The headlight mounts broke causing extreme stopping conditions. The headlights flicker causing distraction to other vehicles which may result in collision. Consumer contacted dealer and manufacturer. *ak
When changing headlight bulbs the area around the screw head breaks away making the bracket useless.
On four separate occasions our vehicle has shifted into 2nd gear when running and could not be upshifted or downshifted. The only gears available were 2nd or reverse. The dealer replaced the solenoid twice and the tc module once. The fourth time it happened, the diagnostics did not show anything wrong and the dealer did not replace anything. The dealer stated that they were unable to replicate problem. Each time the transmission failed if the car was shut dow and allowed to cool for an hour or more it appeared to reset and operate properly for a while. If the car was driven for a longer period of time after reset the problem came back.
Brakes failed twice almost resulting in vehicle collision due to caliper's leaking.
Multi-function turn signal switch malfunctioned. Also, air conditioner condensor is not functioning.
Headlights malfunctioned, causing poor nighttime visibility, especially during rainy weather.
The headlights, both high and low, produce insufficient/extremely diffused light, affecting night vision.
Low/high beams too dim.
Head lights seem to be too diffused for safe night driving.
Healights provide insufficient lighting, causing poor visibility also moisture enters headlight lenses.
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