1999 dodge intrepid es: transmission had been overhauled three weeks ago because of intermittent bump, surging in automatic, rough shifting in lower gears. There was also a one time slippage, a jam in fourth gear and transmission once shifted back in fourth rapidly in lower gears. Transmission was overhauled, input/output speed sensors, torque converter, disc clutch replaced. Transmission seemed to work better since overhaul and replacements three weeks ago. Problems are now slowly starting to come back. Transmission does not function consistantly as it should. Recent examples: 11/19 made u-turn, let of accelerator pedal then pressed pedal for medium acceleration, tranny hesitated then bumped then finally worked. 11/20 while driving to work I stopped at traffic light then lightly pressed accelerator pedal, tranny seemed to lock down hard and vehicle accelerated very quickly, faster than usual. Vehicle almost smashed into car in front of me. Engine did not rev as like it was a throttle request. This has only happened once or twice since owning the vehicle. Dealership says transmission is fine and shifts fine. I asked dealership to check for fault codes, they state that no codes were found. I will be taking it to another dealership.
1999 Dodge Intrepid transmission complaints
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At time of transmission failure problem became serious and became obvious on 10/18/01. After transmission started failing I stopped at the traffic signal ahead. After stopping and letting go of the steering wheel the steering wheel completely limped to the left with very limited control when I attempted to turn it. I have had problems with flimsly/loose steering that moves to freely but the vehicle was even move difficult to control and the steering felt really strange. I limped it back to the dealership. They stated that they could not duplicate the steering problem and a tech said that it drove normal but they found a bolt or washer missing from the left lower suspension control arm and will replace. They are currently ordering the part and I am without my vehicle at this time.
Several days after having the 3.2l engine replaced because it blew up due to unexplained oil dissappearance I experienced continued problems with the vehicle. My input and output speed sensor was replaced when my vehicle was in for engine replacement due to rough shifting and surging in low gears and intermittent transmission bump. Vehicle's transmission seemed to work somewhat smoother. Transmission kickdown issue worsened however. Vehicle would need to be driving at 30-35mph or slower for transmission to kick down hard for merging, passing or to enter the freeway or acceleration was poor. Transmission bump still sometimes occured. During acceleration across intersection vehicle began to violently surge back and fourth as vehicle was switching back and fourth between gears. This happened for several seconds, I was ready to kill the ignition but it stopped. I stepped down hard on the accelerator trying to investigate the problem and engine reved but vehicle acelerated very slowly indicating transmission slippage. The slippage only occured once shortly after and could not be duplicated. Dealer was able to duplicate or pull fault code. Dealer is going to perform major transmission overhaul/rebuild at only 33350 miles. Additional lossed time from work because of these continual problems.
While consumer was traveling at 55 MPH transmission blewout. Please provide more information.
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.
1999 dodge intrepid es 3.2l: vehicle frequently fails to be consistant with acceleration. Sometimes delayed transmission shift response even when using autostick. Transmission often seems to shift very roughly. Vehicle sometimes seems to downshift properly with proper engine response and has excellent acceleration even at 50mph when in automatic then sometimes has extremely poor and delayed acceleration and does not seem to downshift even at speeds slow as 35mph even when accelerator pedal is floored or stomped, which is dangerous when trying to get onto freeway, merging or passing. It is sometimes difficult to get vehicle to accelerate smoothly with accelerator pedal, lack of throttle action and very slow acceleration sometimes when pressing accelerator pedal sometimes half way down, then when pressed further and almost floored transmission kicks down hard, vehicle jerks forward and over compensates intended acceleration. Once when accelerator pedal was pressed down hard, down about half, not floored vehicle responded, accelerated and shifted much faster than ever before, vehicle had never performed this well or taken off so fast, was completely unexpected, vehicle went from 5-40mph in about 2.5 seconds. The vehicle lunged forward quicker than ever experienced and the engine made more noise than usual. No complaints and actually like this type of vehicle performance but it is dangerous when the vehicle does not usually perform like this then all of a sudden does completely unexpectedly. I had to shift into autostick and downshift in conjuction with the brake to slow the screaming vehicle down. Due to some concern and trying to continually maintain the vehicle properly had five star dealership and service center where purchased replace and refill automatic transmission fluid and filter. Had dealership reset the vehicle's fuel mixture sensor and adaptive learn to factory defaults. This did not help. This issue is very intermittent and I believe dealer will not help.
Car was stuck in second gear. While driving vehicle shuttered, then it was stuck in first. Consumer proceeded to dealer ,and they said transmission was gone. *ak the transmission failed for the third time and burnt out the torque convertor. The dealer had replaced sensor twice.
A/cevaporator has gone out in my car. Additionally, the sensor on transmission went out 4 months ago. My mechanic says the exhaust system has rust spots. All people who have looked at the car say these problems shound not be happening on a car with only 48,000 miles.
Transmission had to be replaced in vehicle three times within 70,000 miles of each other. Also, when traveling 30-35mph vehicle shook violently. Please provide further details.
Check engine light illuminated and transmission locked into 2nd gear. No speed displayed on speedometer.
Car was 4 months old - driving down I-70 and had a blowout. The tire split clean in to. Was told that I must of hit a pot hole. On 9/13/99 I had taken the car into the dealership and told them the tire was losing air. They said they couldn't find a problem, aired up the tire and I left. Little over a month later I had a blow out. I did not hit a pot hole. The tire was defective. I had to replace the tire with my own money.*ak (tiresize: p205/70r15)
Vehicle was at stand still and ready to pull off. Then, vehicle pulled off in 2nd gear, feeling very sluggish. Consumer pulled over/ turned it off, and put it in automatic to see what gears were activating. After a half hour all gears, but 4th gear, were operating. Dealer has gotten a chance to complete inspection andto give an explanation.
In and out of morlans, inc (dodge dealer) several times because of the electrical sytem causing the check engine light to come on with many different codes such as rough idle-transmission not shifting /down shifting-transmission control module replaced-camshaft sensor replaced-ignition coil pack replaced-these were done while still under warranty at different dates. Just recently 3/25/01 my transmission went into a limp mode again at 40,000 miles-this time it was a transmission input speed sensor (my cost $92.00), when I got my car back now my heater- A/C and rear defrost control / vents don't work ? Diagnosed problem electrical (charged $50.00) again with the control head / board control module. I've made several calls to the chrysler corp. Without avail for assistance. Please give any help possible to correct these electrical defects. Thank you.
Transmission was leaking fluid from underneath vehicle. Dealership was aware of problem. There were no injuries to report. *ak the engine was leaking oil and was repaired. The consumer says the steering wheel was making noise when making a right turn, but the dealer could not duplicate the problem.
When putting vehicle into reverse or drive vehicle will not move unless driver wiggles gear shift. Then vehicle will take off in reverse or drive all of a sudden. Dealer has seen several times, and couldn't duplicate problem.*ak the consumer experiences the gear shift malfunctioning all the time and find it a safety hazard but the dealer could not duplicate the problem and could not fix it.
Shifts rough in lower gears.
When starting vehicle or putting it in gear it does not require to press the brakes. Contacted dealer.
The vehicle would not start at different times starting from 6/99 to 4/00, replacement of the relay for the fuel tank pump, power train module, sensor and the crankshaft did not rectify problems with stalling. Yh
Consumer was traveling 45mph and hit colvert with front driver side & broke an axle. Vehicle flipped over & airbags never deployed. Dealer was contacted. Consumer found out there were 3 sensors & 2 had to set off.
Right front and left front power windows failed due to faulty motors. Nlm
Transmission hesitates and is sporadic. Has been in for a complete overhaul of the transmission. I still have the problem and have had it in for repair at least 3 other times. The dealer now says they cannot recreate the problem. I have had many people drive my car and they have noticed the rough shifting as well as the hesitant take off. This could be dangerous because you don't know when the transmission will engage and thrust your car forward. The other problem is the power windows. The driver window has a squeak and a grind. The dealer says they fixed it but it is doing it again. The back windows stopped functioning altogether and a part had to be ordered. The dealer did install this part in early april 2000.
Vehicle experiencing ongoing problem with shift locking device breaking, thus allowing gear to be move without applying foot on the brake. Repairs have been made on four occasions by the dealer. But, problem is reoccurring.
Transmission is slipping, causing vehicle to hesitate when proceeding from a stop, and at intersections. Please give any further details.
Driving 55-60mph when large truck in front, with no tailgate, lost an axle it was carrying as part of a load. It rolled off the truck & struck the vehicle in front. Air bags failed to deploy. Vehicle ran over axle, and was severely damaged. Driver suffered nerve damage to neck and shoulder. *ak
Consumer was able to pull the shift indicator out of park even though the keys were not in the ignition. This is a rental vehicle.
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