NHTSA Complaint #715711 — 1997 DODGE INTREPID

IT STARTED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 30MPH, IT WOULD'T SHIFT INTO ANOTER GEAR. SO I DROVE TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND WAS GOING TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY GARAGE, BUT THE LONG I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, IT WOULD HAVE COST MORE IN THE LONG RUN, SO I LET THAT GARAGE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR.WHEN I CALLED AND THEY SAID THEY WERN'T SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT THE HAD TO RESET TWO CODES THE MACHINE READ, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED,ETC... WELL 3 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS MONDAY DEC,6 1999 AFTER A WEEK THEY TELL ME IT IS A RELAY SWITCH. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THIS TIME. SO AFTER $400.00 LATER A WEEK NOT HAVING TRANSPORTATION, BESIDES MY HUSBAND! I'M NOT VERY PLEASED. THINKING THAT I WAS BUYING A "NEW" CAR I DIDN'T PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY!! I'VE LEARNED MY LESSON!! THANK YOU!!