1997 Dodge Intrepid steering problems
67 complaints about steering have been filed for the 1997 Dodge Intrepid, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 67 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 97,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 97,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 1 injury, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Engine light came on repeatedly and engine caught fire. The fire had come from the rear hood area. The dealer stated that the fire started from the #5 fuel injector/wiring harness/fuel rail. The vehicle also lost braking power and revved during the incident. There was an oil leak prior to the incident where the rocker arm cover was replaced, the power steering was noisy, leaked, and was replaced, and the bleeder screw was broken and the thermostat housing was replaced. *scc *nlm
1997 dodge intrepid-169,610 miles > > I only had this car for 1-1/2 years with less than > 3,500 miles driven. > > today on march 16, 2008 at 1:15pm, I came back to > college from spring break. I noticed that I was 29 > miles away from the college and the steering wheel > started to jerk to the right and move on its own. I > turn the steering wheel back to the left and had to > force the wheel to turn and move where I need to go.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Dodge Intrepid
- Fuel system 90 complaints
- Engine 52 complaints
- Transmission 51 complaints
- Electrical system 34 complaints
- Suspension 24 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 24 complaints
- Brakes 23 complaints
- Air bags 18 complaints