1999 DODGE INTREPID Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls Problems

IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BOTH THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE CABLE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED CAUSING THE GLASS TO ENTER THE WINDOW FRAME AND THE CAR TO LOSE SPEED. I HAD THE WINDOW REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN AND HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR FEAR OF ANOTHER FAILURE.

BOUGHT 3 YEARS AGO USED, IT HAD EMISSIONS ISSUES WITH THE ORIGINAL ENGINE. AT ABOUT 74,000 MILES THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. ENGINE DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR IT TO COOL ITSELF PROPERLY WHILE RUNNING AND RESULTS IN THE OIL BURNING WITHIN BEFORE THE ENGINE CAN CIRCULATE IT WHICH FINALLY RESULTS IN THE "SLUDGE" THAT SO MANY OWNERS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH AND ONLY PERSEVERANT THE HIGH HEAT ISSUE AS LESS OIL IS CIRCULATED TO COOL THE ENGINE. MY ENGINE'S BLOCK CRACKED PROVIDING EVIDENCE OF THE ENGINE GETTING TOO HOT WITH NO GAUGE WARNING OF OVERHEATING BECAUSE IT IS "OVERHEATING" WITHIN THE SYSTEM BEFORE IT GETS TO THE SENSOR ETC, THEREFORE IT IS NOT A POOR MAINTENANCE ISSUE BUT POOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING. WITH A "REBUILT" ENGINE IT SHAKES, HESITATES AND EMITS SMOKE WITH CLEAN OIL AND FILTER AND NO EVIDENCE OF SLUDGE WITHIN!! NOW AT UNDER 96000 ORIGINAL MILES AND...

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID AND NEED TWO WINDOWS FIXED REGULATORS IN THE DOOR. THE GARAGE I BROUGHT MY CAR TO SAID HE HAS REPLACED A LOT OF THESE REGULATORS IN THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID. I FEEL THAT IF IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED FOR INSPECTION THEN THERE MUST BE SOME SAFETY REASON. EVERY TIME I AM ON THE TURNPIKE I HAVE TO OPEN MY DOOR TO HAND OUT THE MONEY. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *JB

OVER USAGE OF OIL. COULD NOT MAKE IT FROM ONE OIL CHANGE TO THE NEXT. TOOK IT IN FAITHFULLY EVERY 3 MONTHS. FANS WENT OUT. FAULTY INTAKE REPLACED. A/C WENT OUT, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FALLS OFF TRACK. MOTOR OUT IN DRIVES SIDE BACK WINDOW. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STICKS AND WONT OPEN. ENGINE BLOWS. ALL MAJOR REPAIRS OCCURRED WITHIN A FOUR MONTH PERIOD, THE MINOR ITEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROX. A YEAR. THE CAR HAS LOW MILES. I CAN NO LONGER HAVE REPAIRS MADE TO THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE PAYMENTS AT THE SAME TIME. I WILL RETURN IT TO THE BANK. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS. *JB

VARIOUS SENSOR PROBLEMS. HAVE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND GOING ON IT'S THIRD REPAIR. HAVE YET TO REPLACE ANY POWER WINDOW/DOOR/SEAT.

MY HUSBAND JOHN AND I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM EASY RIDER AUTO SALES 3980 PINE GROVE AVE. FORT GRATIOT, MI 48059 ON APRIL 11, 2003. THE MILEAGE ON THE TITLE AT TIME OF SALE WAS 86,554, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,290. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1,736 MILES. WE ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY FROM THE DEALER FOR THE CAR. GUARDIAN WARRANTY COMPANY (NADN)1-800-482-7357.EXT. 111. WE HAD THE CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 25 DAYS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT TO WHO EASY RIDER AUTO SALES SAID ARE A GOOD COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH...LEE'S AUTO & TRUCK REPAIR 810-984-8947. AFTER HAVING THE CAR BACK FOR A TOTAL OF 8 DAYS, I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND FELT AN SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER, THE RPM READING WAS AT 4,000. I WAS BACKING OUT SLOWLY. I THEN BRAKED AND PUT IT...

I BOUGHT A 99 DODGE INTREPID FROM FREEDOM FORD IN CENTRE, ALABAMA FOR A LITTLE OVER $14,000 ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I WENT BACK LAST SUMMER TO TRADE IN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT EVEN BLACK BOOKED FOR HALF THAT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING SYSTEM (THE ENTIRE SYSTEM), ALL THE FUSES, THE SENSORY MODULE, THE TIE RODS ARE SHOT AND NOW THE MOTOR HAS LOCKED UP. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED FOR A MOTOR AND FOUND THAT THE MOTOR FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF INTREPID RUNS $1,500 TO $2000 MORE THAN ALL OTHER MOTORS, EVEN THE 2001 AND NEWER MODELS RUN $1000 TO $1200 AT THE MOST. THEIR REJECTION TO HELP ME IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 99 MODEL WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL MOTOR AND VERY FEW WERE MADE. I TEACH SCHOOL AND HAVE FOUND A CO-WORKER WHOSE SISTER HAS...

PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 1999: 6/02/99-REAR WINDOW LEAK-REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, 6/07/01-TIRES-$211.14 1/24/02-CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR-49,550 MILES-$170.80, 7/12/02-A/C SYSTEM BLOWING WARM. FREON&A/C DYE-55,771 MILES-$71.77, 7/16/02-INSTALL NEW COOLANT TUBE, INSTALL NEW AIR BOX(A/C/WATER OUTLET TUBE, ANTIFREEZE)-55,956 MILES-$294.68, 7/18/02-REPLACE ENGINE WITH NEW-56,783 MILES-$4,396.00. 7/18/03-RENTAL CAR AND MOTEL CHARGES FOR ENGINE REPAIR-$125.00 11/29/02-BRAKE INSPECTION-70,000 MILES-$14.03, 4/29/03-WINDOW REGULATOR AND WINDOW(DRIVER WINDOW)-62,072 MILES-$424.82, 5/02/03-PARTS FOR BRAKES-$163.37(PERSONALLY INSTALLED), 6/13/03-BATTERY REPLACEMENT-63,772 MILES-$145.57, 7/23/03-INSTALL SOP VACUUM HOSE FOR PCV,REPLACED VACUUM TUBE FROM PCV VALVE TO VALVE COVER-67,753 MILES-$65.20, 10/29/03-TRANSMISSION & STARTER-APPROX.70,000 MILES-HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES-STILL AT CORTESE DODGE IN HENRIETTA, NY. (QUOTE ABOUT $3,400.00-WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL THEY TEAR THE TRANSMISSION APART) THE ABOVE ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR THAT WE PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 99. WE STILL OWE THE BANK APPROX. $7,000.00. THE APPROX. TOTAL OF REPAIRS(OUT OF OUR POCKETS)$9,700.00. NEW CAR COST $22,930.64+$6,420.98(FINANCE CHARGES)=$29,351.62. WE DID HAVE...

HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I USED THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW, EVENTUALLY THE WINDOW WAS TILTED AS IT WAS GOING UP AND DOWN. SEEMS TO BE OFF THE TRACK. WINDOW IF NOT GUIDED BY HAND DOES NOT STAY WITHIN SEALS ALONG SIDE AND AT TOP. ALSO THE PASSENGER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE IS NO LONGER OPERATING.*AK

VEHICLE'S ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW IS INOPERATIVE. *LA *MR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO COAST DOWN THE RAMP TO A SAFE STOP. *AK THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT. THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED OIL SLUDGE. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW NEED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS OFF TRACK, THE FAN IN THE RADIATOR HAD GONE OUT, THE SENSORS HAD GONE OUT, THE INSIDE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, THE ALARM DID NOT WORK, AND THE DOOR LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. *SC THE TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS HAS WELL. *JB

MY WIFE BOUGHT A 99 INTREPID WITH 3.2L ENGINE BRAND NEW. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 79K MILES, BUT WE HAVE REPLACED THE WINDOW MOTOR (ALL UNDER WARRANTY) BY THE DEALER 6 TIMES (SOMETIMES TWICE IN THE SAME WINDOWS). WE HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SUCH AS ROUGH CHANGING OF GEARS. WE REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR ONCE, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED AN OVERHAUL AT $2,300.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DIDN'T GO DOWN, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDOW MOTOR MUST BE REPLACED. *AK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, AND DODGE NEGLECTED TO REPAIR AN OIL VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *SC *JB THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER AFTER THE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS DUE TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME ENGINE SEIZED. ALSO, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS WORKED SPORADICALLY EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER'S WINDOW THAT DID NOT WORK AT ALL, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER HEATER FAN ONLY WORKED ON HIGH.*AK

TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LIMP MODE IN SECOND GEAR .DRIVER WINDOW OFF TRACK BACK WINDOW WORKS WHEN IT GET READY ANDENGINE LIGHT COMES WHEN IT GET READY SEAT BELT RETRACTS SOMETIME I BELIEVE MY CAR IS FALLING APART. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. *AK

THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE GAS PEDAL BRACKET ON THE FLOOR COMES OUT CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO SEPERATE FORM THE BRACKET. HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW MOTOR AND RIGHR REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR.*AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW: CONTINUOUSLY GETS OFF-TRACK. DIRVER'S SEAT: 1-SEAT FALLS BACK 2-SEAT AT SEMI-RECLINE POSITION. FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK: 1-OFTEN WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY; 2-WILL UNLOCK ONLY AFTER ELECTRONIC LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS USED AND THEN MANUALLY LIFTING FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK; AND 3-WHEN USING THE ELECTRONIC LOCK/ UNLOCK BUTTON A TERRIBLE LOUD NOISE IS HEARD. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT, "OEM" IS OR MEANS, THEREFORE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY ANSWER THE QUESTIONS REFERRING TO THE OEM BLOCK. *JB

THE POWER WINDOWS WILL COME DOWN OR UP. MECHANIC STATES THIS COULD BE DUE TO A RUBBER SEAL BEING BAD. *AK

3 OF 4 POWER WINDOW UNITS HAVE FAILED MAKING THE WINDOWS INOPERABLE. FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT THIS TIME THE DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 43.3K MILES. BESIDES BEING INCONVENIENT, NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN A WINDOW COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IN AN EMERGENCY. *NLM

DRIVER POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED TWICE, NOW THE WINDOW HAS TO BE HELD IN PLACE FOR IT TO ROLL UP STRAIGHT AND GO INTO PLACE. ALSO, PLASTIC ON DRIVER DOOR UNDER BLACK 'SPEAKER' CRACKED WITH NO IMPACT. PASSENGER REAR DOOR ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLY HAS SEPARATED FROM THE METAL AND HAS TO BE 'POPPED' BACK IN REPEATEDLY. AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM FAILS YEARLY. MULTIPLE REASONS. TRUNK LEAKS TERRIBLY. REAR AIR/HEAT VENTS DON'T BLOW AIR ANYMORE AND THE CAR ISN'T EVEN 4 YEARS OLD! *JB

THE FRONT POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN WITHOUT USING THE CONTROLS. *NLM THERE WERE FUSE/WIRING SHORTAGES, HEADLIGHT/INTERIOR LIGHT FLICKERED WITHOUT WARNING, THE BELTS, MAIN POWER TRAIN, A/C BELT, AND THE COMPRESSOR CAUGHT FIRE AND THE POWER STEERING HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *SCC THE DOORS DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. *JB *PH

ALL 4 OF MY POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TO WORK AND HAVE HAD THEIR MOTORS REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE. THE FIRST 5 TIMES WERE WITHIN MY WARRANTY AND NOW MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING AND IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. MY HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM LOCKS UP ON OCCASION AND KEEPS THE HEATER FROM WORKING. DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE PROBLEM SO CAN'T SERVICE. *JB

HISTORY INCLUDES BLOWN TRANSMISSION SENSOR, FAILURE ON THE VERY FIRST YEAR INSPECTION FOR BRAKE ROTORS, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STICKS IN UP POSITION, INTERMITTENT HEAT CONTROL BUTTON NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, NOISY WHEN TURNING IN FRONT STRUT AREA, KEYLESS REMOTE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND NOW THE WORST OF IT. ONE MONTH AGO, TOOK CAR IN WITH OIL AND ENGINE LIGHTS FLASHING, TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, STALLING OUT. DEALER DID ELECTRONIC SENSORS REPAIRS AND TUNE UP COSTING $500. ONE MONTH LATER, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALER WITH LOUD BANGING IN ENGINE. REPAIR BILL OF OVER $6,000 TO FIX A CAR I'VE OWNED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AND 60,000 MILES. 2.7 L ENGINES ARE BLOWING IN THESE CARS ALL THE TIME MAKING IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO PURCHASE A USED ONE TO DO REPAIRS MYSELF. ONE USED CAR PARTS PLACE SAID THEY HAVE A WAITING LIST. RECALL ANYONE???!! *NLM

UNABLE TO PULL DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW. IT WILL NOT GO BACK, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN.*AK

STEERING: I STARTED TO FEEL A SLIGHT BINDING IN THE STEERING WHEN TRYING TO RETURN WHEEL TO CENTER FROM A TURN. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I OCCASIONALLY HAD TO "WRESTLE" THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO CENTER POSITION. IT ALSO FEELS LOOSE, SUSPENSION RATTLES AND I'VE GOT 4 INCHES OF PLAY AT CENTER. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $1200 TO FIX. SERVICE REP TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS WAS PRETTY COMMON NOWADAYS WITH THE SEALED RACKS AND NOT JUST DODGE. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IN ALL OF THE YEARS I'VE OWNED CARS AND THINK THIS IS JUST A POOR DESIGN THAT DODGE IS KEEPING MUM ABOUT. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. I'M PURCHASING A USED RACK FROM A SALVAGE YARD AND HAVING DODGE INSTALL IT FOR $380 AND THEN I'M SELLING IT....

I PURCHASED A NEW 99 DODGE INTREPID IN JUNE 1999. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THE PURCHASE, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR BURNED OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR HOME, I DISCOVERED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID A ROD WAS NOT REATTACHED TO THE DOOR WHEN THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THEY FIXED IT AND THE DOOR WORKED FINE. IN APRIL OF 2000, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR BURNED OUT AND I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED. IN FEBRUARY OF 2001, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. I WAS TOLD THE SOLENOID PACK BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HERB GORDON WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL, SO I CALLED CHRYSLER IN MICHIGAN AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THE...

CAR WAS 4 MONTHS OLD - DRIVING DOWN I-70 AND HAD A BLOWOUT. THE TIRE SPLIT CLEAN IN TO. WAS TOLD THAT I MUST OF HIT A POT HOLE. ON 9/13/99 I HAD TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, AIRED UP THE TIRE AND I LEFT. LITTLE OVER A MONTH LATER I HAD A BLOW OUT. I DID NOT HIT A POT HOLE. THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITH MY OWN MONEY.*AK (TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION SWITCH OFF TO GAIN CONTROL. *AK REAR BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLCE TO SKID. THE FRONT BRAKES COULD NOT OVER COME THE FULL ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHCILE HAS HEATER AND WINDOW MOTOR PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRONIC FAILURE. *YH

3 WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED; DEALER STATED THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL MOTORS; 2 OTHER CUSTOMERS IN SAME DAY FOR SAME PROBLEM. DEALER QUICKLY AND PROFESSIONALLY TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM. EXCELLENT CAR OTHERWISE.

3 WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED; DEALER STATED THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL MOTORS; 2 OTHER CUSTOMERS IN SAME DAY FOR SAME PROBLEM. DEALER QUICKLY AND PROFESSIONALLY TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM. EXCELLENT CAR OTHERWISE.

3 OF THE 4 POWER WINDOWS HAVE REQUIRED SERVICE. *AK

RIGHT REAR WINDOW DOES NOT WORK FROM DRIVER CONSOLE SWITCH OR WINDOW SWITCH....AIR CONDITIONER DAMPER DOES NOT OPEN TO ALLOW COOL AIR TO FLOW....TEMP CONTROL MUST BE TURNED TO HOT ZONE AND THEN BROUGHT BACK TO COOL ZONE...AIR FLOW COOLS IMMEDIATELY. *AK

I HAVE NOTICED UPON TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, WHEN YOU EXIT THE VEHICLE AND TOUCH THE DOOR WITH YOUR HAND OR LEG COMES IN CONTACT WITH LOWER DOOR FRAME YOU GET AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTINUES TO PUSH THE WINDOW INTO THE RUBBER GROMET AFTER IT HAS ALREADY REACHED THE TOP, CAUSING THE WINDOW MOTOR TO GRIND AND THE WINDOW TO OVEREXTEND INTO THE RUBBER GROMET. BOTH PROBLEMS WERE NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER RECEIPT OF THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK

RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOWS FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MOTORS. NLM

TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND IS SPORADIC. HAS BEEN IN FOR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIR AT LEAST 3 OTHER TIMES. THE DEALER NOW SAYS THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MANY PEOPLE DRIVE MY CAR AND THEY HAVE NOTICED THE ROUGH SHIFTING AS WELL AS THE HESITANT TAKE OFF. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE AND THRUST YOUR CAR FORWARD. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE POWER WINDOWS. THE DRIVER WINDOW HAS A SQUEAK AND A GRIND. THE DEALER SAYS THEY FIXED IT BUT IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. THE BACK WINDOWS STOPPED FUNCTIONING ALTOGETHER AND A PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. THE DEALER DID INSTALL THIS PART IN EARLY APRIL 2000. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND HAS 1500 MILES. THE MAJOR PROBLEM, WAS A MAJOR WATER LEAK OR LEAKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS. AFTER FINDING A HUGE PUDDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR, DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN APART INSIDE AND OUT. AFTER DEALER PERFORMED RECOMMENDED REPAIRS PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN(980710232998), VEHICLE STILL LEAKED. DEALER "SEALED" EVERY SCREW, GROMMET, AND WIRE THAT ENTERED FIREWALL. AFTER SENDING CAR THROUGH CAR WASH SIX TIMES, VEHICLE APPEARED LEAK-FREE. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THE MANY LEAKS IN VEHICLE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN CORRECTED SINCE DEALER COULD NOT PINPOINT THE LOCATION OF ANY LEAK. *AK