While driving at 25/30 MPH air bag clockspring module failed. This resulted in air bag, horn, and cruise control malfunctioning. Dealership replaced the clockspring.
1999 Dodge Intrepid acceleration complaints
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The pin that holds the gas pedal to the gas pedal bracket on the floor comes out causing the gas pedal to seperate form the bracket. Have also replaced the front rotors and pads. Left front power window motor and righr rear power window motor.
The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration.
Started vehicle in park with right foot on brake pedal. Soon as put in reverse encountered a "sudden unintended acceleration" (sua). Through normal reflex also had portion of my left foot on brake pedal as the motor raced being pushed in a backwards circular motion by an unknown component malfunction. A 180 degree circle was made until stopped by the rear bumper of an unoccupied windstar van. Then I was able to turn off the iginition to stop the still racing motor. That windstar driver had just descended from her vehicle. The police had my vehicle towed because of a vehicular defect. My vehicle missed an occupied station wagon by approximately two inches judging by skidmarks. The driver confirmed that soon as back up lights came on my vehicle just "shot out" of the post office parking space. Mr
I drove my car to work without incident. Car was parked at work overnight. Left work the next morning, while accelerating up to speed I noticed that the car was jerking hard as it shifted through the gears (automatic). Before I got home (3 miles from work) the engine check light came on. When I arrived at home I cycled the shifter from park to drive (while car was parked in garage). While doing this the transmission would hesitate and then shift very hard into drive which made the car lurch forward (park and foot brake were applied). I had the car towed to the local dealership where they replaced the input speed sensor, this was covered under the original manufacturer's warranty, no cost to me. The next incident occurred in a similar fashion, the car was parked at work. When I left the next morning I noticed that the speedometer was not working (indicated "0" even though the car was moving). The shift selector on the dash was in [2] even though I had the shifter in the auto-stick mode which should start out in [1]. I took the shifter out of autostick and placed it in auto-shift, the acceleration was very sluggish, it was obvious that the transmission was stuck in [2]. As I was driving home the check engine light came on. While parked in the garage I cycled the shifter from park to drive, once again the transmission hesitated, then shifted very hard into drive, causing the car to lurch forward. I had the car towed to the local dealership where they replaced the output speed sensor. The original manufactures warranty had expired, I bought an extended warranty which covered the repair minus my $100.00 deductible. I have read numerous complaints through your website from other owners with the same problem, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that their is a real "safety" issue here. When is your department going to inform the manufacturer that this is not acceptable? Maybe after someone is "killed!!"
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 backing up, the engine started to rev, consumer tried to shift into neutral, but shifted to drive instead, vehicle kept accelerating, and ran into a cement pillar.*ak. Consumer also stated he hit the parking lot light pole while in reverse at impact, vehicle accelerator went to the floor.
Airbag, horn and cruise control not functional due to clock spring
Cruise control component over took the brake system. Car accelerated from 25 miles a hour in stop and go traffic to 40 miles an hour. This happened in spite of the brakes being compressed. This cause me and my family to end up unde the rear of truck. This action kad occurred again to me personally and to two other persons. This problem was reported to the dealership several times and claimed to have repaired it , but the same thing happenned again on the way home from the shop. The first tiome it was supposedly repaired, the o2 sensor and cruise control cable were replaced. This action has not stopped this vehicle from accelerating on its own. After this incident it accelerated with two different people behind the wheel. My attorney has located two other 99 intrepids that have done this. One accelerated in reverse and the other in drive like mine. I have contacted chrysler/daimler customer service, but to no avail. This vehicle has been taken back by the finance company because we refused to pay on anything that almost killed our family. Of course they, household finance, could care less and were only interested in getting their money. I intend to put this information every where I can to hopefully prevent anyone from purchasing this vehicle. They could be killed because it has not been repaired and continues to accelrate ob its own. This car is a death trap and should be taken off of the road. If there is anything else I can do to accomplish the foregoing, please contact me .
Consumer pulled in driveway and couldnot stop car. Car accelerated out of yard without prior warning. Consumer had to turn key off to stop car.
While driving out of driveway vehicle accelerated at full speed, causing loss of vehicle control, brakes failed to stop vehicle. Consumer turned ignition switch off to gain control. *ak rear brakes locked causing the vehiclce to skid. The front brakes could not over come the full acceleration of the vehicle. The vehcile has heater and window motor problem. The consumer believes the problem was caused by electronic failure.
Consumer was in park and engine started racing real hard. Consumer thought by turning heat & radio off it would help engine calm down. Vehicle was starting to move forward in a park postion. Consumer put foot o brakes, and vehicle suddenly took off with two feet pressing down on brake. Consumer was one car length behind another vehicle. Other driver saw consumer's vehicle moving forward, but consumer had rearend other vehicle doing over $1000 worth of damages. Chrysler was sending someone out to cosumer's house to look at vehicle on 04-02-2001.
When vehicle was shifted from park to drive it accelerated to full throttle and crashed into a wall.vehicle had to be towed to dealership.
Was backing up after starting when vehicle suddenly accelerated backwards. Vehicle had also accelerated forward & jumped a curb. Would have no warningthis will happen. Took to dealer ship & mechanic could not locate cause of engine acceleration.
Started vehicle & was backing it up when it suddenly accelerated backwards. Also, accelerated forward. Jumped a curb. Had no prior warning. Took to dealer & mechanic could find the cause of the sudden acceleration.
Consumer was backing out of parking lot and vehicle suddenly accelerated backwards & hit another vehicle. Consumer put vehicle in drive to move it & it accelerated forward, jumped the curb into a dirt pile. Dealer did not have a reason why vehicle accelerated. *ak the driver had foot on brake when the vehicle was accelerating forward.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in collision with fence causing extensive damage.
The vehicle suddenly started to jerk and raced forward while the driver was braking due to speed sensor failure, but the incidence repeated after replacing the speed sensor. Yh
Vehicle experience sudden acceleration while backing out of a parking space, consumer foot was depressing the brake and the vehicle continue to rev, jerk and accelerate down a 30- foot embankment, the air bag failed to deploy during accident. Yh
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