This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I have a 1996 Dodge Intrepid I bought in 1998 I have had numerous steering problems with this vehicle and have spent much money to fix this car. The bushings have been replaced, the bearings have been replaced, the power steering pump has been replaced, the steering hoses have been replaced, all this was done at under 55,000 miles and luckily gefore my fiance and my children were seriously hurt in an acident due to steering lose or control. These problems totaled around 2,500.to fix. Now we are having the same problems again with the car having 90,000 miles now the power steering pump is out again and the rack and pinion is out and it is impossible to steer. We are a low income family so trade the car in is out of the question and getting it fixed right away is sometimes not possible. Just by pure luck I was looking for prices of rack and pinions and I just stummbled across this web site and I am glad I did.
I'm a mother of a 2 year old, and have to take her in my car everyday. Come to find out my bushings are bad, and that whole part has to be replaced with the part costing $800. Plus labor. The dealership in town said that it is a common thing in the 96 and 97 Intrepids, because they went to the new body, I can't afford a new car, or $800 to get this fix, and believe that Dodge should do a recall on this, because it is unsafe to drive and is common. I've read lots of complaits of this same problem, and worry about having my daughter in the car everyday. My steering is very lose because of this problem. I did not include date and milage of when this happened, because it was a slow process. I just noticed when it was making the load noice when I turn.
Consumer experienced a steering problem. Vehicle taken to dealer, and informed consumer that both tie rod ends and bushing needed to be replaced. Repairs made at consumer's cost.
Defective bushing malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to vibrate harshly which may cause loss of vehicle control. This happened twice. Dealer could not determine the cuause, but kept replacing the bushing.
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- Arcadia, FL, USA