I purchased my 2003 intrepid in december 2003 with 20,000 miles.in the spring of 2004 I had to replace the front rotors and discs it is now august 2004 and the same problem is occurring starting with squeaking and pulsation followed by grinding. The vehicle now has 40,000 miles on it and I am once again replacing rotors and discs. I do not have the 1st pair of rotors and discs that were replaced however I will keep this set. Another problem I have started noticing is when shifting the car into drive it occassionally does not respond and I have to place the vehicle in park a couple of times before drive will engage.
2003 Dodge Intrepid brakes complaints
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2003 intrepid makes a thumping noise when brakes get hot. *ts when the consumer applied the brakes, the thumping noise was heard. The consumer stated it sounded like there was a problem with the caliper. *jb the vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to find the cause of the noise.
2003 dodge intrepids' brakes caught fire during hard braking maneuvers. The metropolitan government put four intrepids through the metropolitan police department's standard driving course which included many stops and turns requiring repeated braking. Two cars were tested on march 11, 2003. The test was repeated with two different intrepids on april 3, 2003. The front brakes on all four cars caught on fire. At least one vehicle was found to have no brakes after completing the course. In addition, on april 11, 2003, the front brakes on an intrepid burst into flames while the car was being driven in normal afternoon traffic by an employee of the metropolitan government working for the parks department. None of these incidents resulted in any fatalities, personal injuries or property damage beyond the damage to the cars.
Nar 05/21/2003. *mr test drives performed on two dodge intrepids concerning brake problems.
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