1994 Dodge Intrepid problems
Owners have filed 1,024 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Dodge Intrepid. Transmission is the most reported problem area, at 15% of complaints. After that come fuel system (12%) and steering (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,024 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 66 and 25
- Injuries and deaths
- 54 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 104,000 miles 47 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 47 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 104,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 66 complaints mention a crash; 25 complaints mention a fire; 54 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Dodge Intrepid with enough data (516 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
This car which has suffered from repeated problems, suddenly began sounding the horn and the interior light came on. Driver pulled over and got out to disconnect horn and vehicle burst into falmes. Within sixty seconds of horn sounding, car was engulfed in flames. I don't have the VIN # anymore as there is nothing left of this car but two tires and a license plate. My daughter rides strapped in a car seat every day with me. Had she been in there I would not ahve had time to get her out and she would be dead.
Front air bags did not deploy, 2 adults and one child in the car and car was totally flipped over and they did not come out when collision occurred.
Vehicle was involved in a "t" bone head on collision. Upon impact, neither air bag deployed. There were 2 injuries in the accident. *slc
Bought car in 2001, with 69,000 miles. 2 days after purchase, gauges stopped working, car ran fine, no noise, etc. Intermittent problem. Dealer could not duplicate. Happened while driving past dealer, stopped and they checked for codes, none found. Happened again, dealer had code for airbag module this time, replaced part. Problem is still intermittent. 2003, driving at 75 MPH on highway, car stalled, no restart. Towed to dealer, they replaced timing belt and water pump.
Tl* the contact owns a 1994 dodge intrepid. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he smelled a strong odor of gasoline fuel. The contact examined the vehicle himself and noticed that the fuel lines were leaking. The contact patched the leak himself on several occasions, but the failure continued. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 120,000.