1998 Dodge Intrepid: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jul 20, 2006 · Engine · OH · fire

1998 intrepid engine compartment caught on fire. *ts the consumer observed smoke coming from the engine compartment prior to the fire. *nm updated 07/20/06.

Filed Nov 10, 2005 · Electrical · GA · fire

Dt: the contact took vehicle to a mechanic to have a coil pack replaced. The mechanic said he let the vehicle run for approximately 20 minutes then it was ready to be driven. . All of a sudden vehicle caught on fire under the hood. The fire department was called, they extinguished the fire. The cause of the fire was suspected to be electrical.

Filed Apr 29, 2005 · Engine · 12,200 miles · OH

I purchased a 1998 dodge intrepid in order to go to medic school in 2004 from jd byrider in cleveland,ohio on december 3,2003. In january the car started to have a rough idle after I would drive it around the city to do things. (e.g. Banking pick up children and other stuff.) I took the car back then and kept to run some test but they said it would not do what I said it would. So after this went on for about 3 more times the service manager sent the car to deacon's chrysler to have them work on it. Deacons did about $1000 worth of work on it and I got the car back. Once spring arrived in cleveland I began to notice white smoke coming out of my tail pipe whenever I would drive off from a light or stop sign or anything else after sitting there idle for a brief period. Around my tail pipe was black oil sludge building up, and the car was burning up 1 quart of oil every 5000 miles. By now there is a new service manager at jd byrider and he put me on a oil consumption test to see how much oil it would burn over 3000 miles. Meanwhile I was heavy into school I worked full time for cleveland ems on a 12 hour shift, had school 2 days out of the week and make all my clinical time. From january to november I put in over 18,000 miles, so in october when I had my third oil consumption test and the mileage was to high I was told that there was nothing that jd byrider or best extended could do for the car. (I recorded the conversation also) I asked for the records of my vehicle for when it was serviced by jd byrider and they "lost, misplaced the file. So I went to chrysler and had them print me a copy of the work and they still would not do the work on the car. In february of 2005 after leaving a medical seminar on strokes my 1998 dodge had a major breakdown. I was traveling at 65 MPH when I lost power and a large rattling noise started banging under the hood. The car was towed to deacons the next day I was told the engine was no good and it would cost me $6500 .

Filed Jan 7, 2005 · Electrical · 160,000 miles · KY · fire

Vehicle caught on fire from under the hood while idling and parking on the driveway. The local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was still undetermined. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified.

Filed Nov 15, 2004 · Engine · 90,000 miles · NY

While driving there was a rattling noise coming from the engine. Then, the vehicle stalled while approaching an intersection. Black smoke came out of the exhaust. Vehicle was towed to a dealership, who indicated that timing chain and water pump blewout. This was a common failure with these vehicles.*ak

Filed Aug 5, 2004 · Engine · 50,000 miles · IL · fire

While driving suddenly a puff of smoke came from the engine. When this occurred consumer pulled off the road, to let the engine cool down. Then , consumer drove slowly home. The next day vehicle was towed to the dealership, and dealership indicated that engine blew out. The consumer was told that this was a standard failure with these vehicle's engines. The engine's were redesigned in the newer model year vehicles. *ak the consumer request reimbursement for the faulty engine.

Filed Dec 20, 2000 · Engine, Suspension · IL

Dealer aligned vehicle moving rack and pinion steering over last year. Since then the car pulls left. Took it back twice to the same location, had it aligned at two tire shops numerous times and am always told it is aligned to manufacturers specifications. I have a continous pull to the left which gets wrose at higway speeds. Dealer told me tires and had four different sets puts on from different manufactuers and still the same problem and am always told it is fine. The car is not fine and is unsafe and bumpy roads besides hard on my suspension and made it very difficult to control on the last 3 snow storms we had here the past couple of weeks. I am sick of the run around and each time it costs me because it is not a covered item even though I have a 7 year 70,000 miles warranty. The engine has leaked since I bought her and there again am told it is fine. She has been to 3 different dodge dealerships and am always told the same thing. The engine leaks and 2 weeks ago smelled something burning and found that it was engine oil all over the bottom of the engine and exhaust but told she was fine when it was in the day before at the dealership. I am tired of this car and can not afford to continously repair it knowing they did something to her and will not honor the repairs. I need your help.

Filed Jul 4, 2000 · Fuel system · MS · fire · 1 injury

My car was destroyed and burned completely. I would like to know if other 1998 dodge intrepids have caught fire as well. It appears since 1993 that fuel line problems have existed in dodge intrepids. The firefighter informed me that there is a history of dodge intrepids catching on fire nationwide. Thank you.