Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / INTREPID / 1999

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006108463 Incident Date: Jul, 06 2006
Consumer's City: SEATTLE Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: INTREPID Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 10 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving on highway at 75 mph felt loose play in steering and began moving over to the slow lane and as i did the steering completely failed. after i stopped and in the presence of a highway patrol i turned the wheel and you could see that the wheels did not turn at all. complete failure. luckily since i was moving right prior to the failure my car was pointed toward the shoulder and i was able to stop the car safely on the shoulder. car was towed to dodge dealer where i was told the rack and pinion had sheared off. cost of repair was $1600. *ak