Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||||
| 240897 | 05/09/1997 | 6089124 | Concern on water ingestion into heater a/c housing.. *nlm | 01/13/2000 | |
| 240198 | 03/06/1998 | 600890 | Service manual procedures to service the hvac housing a/c evaporator/heater core. *yc | 06/10/1998 | |
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 234097 | 07/03/1997 | 6089072 | Concerns with sunfoof sunshade binding. *nlm | 01/13/2000 | |
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||||
| 2303900 | 10/20/2000 | 231195 | 618873 | Information on door glass lift plate service. *tt | 05/03/2001 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 1 | |||
| Rubber molding around windshield comes loose on hot days. | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 03/01/1997 | 1 | 04/23/1996 | |
| The heater is inoperative. *tt | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - REAR WINDOW | |||
| 04/10/2007 | 198721 | 1 | 08/24/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1996 dodge intrepid. while driving approximately 50 mph, the contact activated the rear defogger. ten minutes later, he noticed smoke inside the passenger compartment. he pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and flames appeared. there were no warning lights illuminated prior to the failure. the contact extinguished the flames and drove to his residence. he attempted to restart the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. the dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. the current and failure mileages were 198,721. | |||
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||
| 04/13/1999 | 47500 | 1 | 07/01/1998 |
| Vehicle sunroof blew off while driving at 70 mph. (number 705869 reassigned due to entry error)*mr consumer submitted pictures to show detailed damage to the vehicle. in addition, consumer inquired about other like vehicles with the same problem. requested information on other cases before pursuing a law suit. *ph *nlm | |||
| 05/24/2001 | 1 | ||
| While driving on highway, suddenly without warning, the wind blew the sunroof completely off the top of vehicle, as of jul 11, 2001 vehicle is partially repaired due to parts not being available because the manufacturer has gone out of business.*yh | |||
| 06/01/2000 | |||
| Defective sun roof flew off while driving due to glue coming apart which may have caused a crash or injuries. *ak *ml | |||
| 04/13/1999 | 1 | 07/01/1998 | |
| While driving on the interstate the sun roof blew off the vehical, causing other vehicals behind to swerve in order to miss the shattering glass. fortunatly, no one was injured and no futher damage caused. at the time of the incident the sunroof was in the closed position with the interior sun shade also being closed. the car was traveling on the interstate at approximately 70mph. there was extra wind noise noted right before the sun roof blew off. this incident could not possibly be due to normal wear and tear of a vehicle. all the local dealers agreed that chrysler should be held accountable, but since it was beyond the warranty they were unable to assist me. the service manager, frank bears, at gulf coast dodge in fort myers, fl advised me to contact the chrysler corp., giving me their 800 number. he told me to use phrases and words such as you (meaning dogde) are lucky no one was hurt or that there was no property damage. mr. bear told me to use words liable. i also called another dealership in the area and got a similar response. unfortunatly, the chrysler corp. customer service center was not as agreeable as their local service centers. the woman, carol green, told me that since this had never happened before that chysler would not be able to accomodate me. she said that i could call my insurance company. i told her that this was unacceptable and she said that i was welcome to call the state attorney generals office. eventually, this led me to you. my file number with chrysler is #571792. since it is difficult to write in this form i would suggest that you speak to me directly. i need to know if i should go ahead and pay to have it fixed before someone examines the vehicle. it truly looks as if the glass was glued onto the frame. there are no appeaent bolts or holes where bolts might be. the frame doesn't not appear to be bent and seems to work smoothly even without the glass. this is my main mode of transportation. *ak | |||
| 05/14/1998 | |||
| Consumer was driving vehicle on highway at 75 mph when sun roof exploded,causing glass to shatter both in/out of vehicle. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 3 | 05/16/1996 | ||
| While driving has problems with seeing through front windshield due to the design of the tint. driver cannot see anything, and that he ran through red lights because of this problem. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
| Dashboard reflects in the windshield, creating blind spots. | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 10/09/2004 | 137000 | 2 | |
| While driving 50 mph the wipers became stuck. please provide additional information. *jb | |||
| Left windshield wiper is in inoperable, obstructing driver's view. dealer has been notified.*ak | |||
| 01/07/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving about 25 mph, all of sudden windshield wipers activated and smoke started coming from dashbroad. smoke fogged up all windows, causing poor driver visibility. driver quckly pulled into an automotive shop. a mechanic disconnected the battery. mechanic found all three wiring harness were melted together. repairs to vehicle through state farm insurance. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1999 | 2 | ||
| 90% of the time while driving windshield wipers come on without application. the windsheild wiper module has been replaced twice by the dealership. consumer is still experienicng a problem with the vehicle. report given by daughter, heather reinhart. *ak | |||