1996 Dodge Intrepid: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Dodge Intrepid. The newest campaign is 04V021000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Jan 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift. NHTSA has 505 complaints on file for this model year. 5 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V021000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a new load-limiting push rod into the floor shifter lever of the affected vehicles. Owner notification began on june 14, 2004. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 15 May 2019. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 3,038,368 units in total.

04V021000Received 13 Jan 2004. 2,315,768 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the floor shifter ignition-park interlock may fail and allow the shifter to be moved out of the park position with the key removed. An inoperative interlock may also allow the key to be removed when the shifter has not been placed in the park position.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Either circumstance may result in the vehicle rolling away without warning.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new load-limiting push rod into the floor shifter lever of the affected vehicles. Owner notification began on june 14, 2004. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number C45. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Jun 2004.
98V184000Received 6 Aug 1998. 722,600 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built with 3.5l engines. The fuel injection delivery system can leak fuel from some of the sealing o-rings or from hair line cracks in the thermoset fuel injection rail.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the fuel rail o-rings and reinforce the outlet (passenger) side fuel rail. Vehicles showing fuel leakage on the outlet fuel rail must have the outlet rail replaced which includes changing the upper and lower injector o-rings. However, if a vehicle is leaking fuel from the o-rings or from a cracked fuel line, the vehicle should be taken into a dealer to have this repaired as soon as possible.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Jan 1999.

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Complaints by component

505 complaints, 709 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

1996 Dodge Intrepid
All 1996 vehicles

1996 Dodge Intrepid: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1996 Intrepid	All 1996 vehicles	Intrepid, all years	Mentions
Steering	251.1	48.9	87.5	178
Engine and Engine Cooling	141	141.4	373.4	100
Fuel System, Gasoline	117.1	51.6	67.7	83
Power Train	67.7	98.2	99.6	48
Suspension	66.3	55	40.8	47
Air Bags	55	66.6	36	39
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	49.4	121.3	43.7	35
Electrical System	45.1	83.8	48.3	32
Exterior Lighting	38.1	22.9	27.2	27
Structure	32.4	39.4	24.6	23

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.

Complaints that report a crash: 32
Complaints that report a fire: 22
Injuries in the complaints: 23
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 22 Jan 2016

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1996 Dodge Intrepid, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 94 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1996 Dodge Intrepid
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
DP04007	Defect petition	FUEL RAIL, BRAKE FLUID, CHASSIS	Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System / Fuel Rail	13 Oct 2004	27 Oct 2004
EA03011	Engineering analysis	AUTO TRANS IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK	Power Train / Automatic Transmission	17 Jul 2003	30 Jan 2004	04V021000
EA99031	Engineering analysis	STEERING SYSTEM RACK AND PINION	Steering	29 Oct 1999	13 Sep 2001
PE99044	Preliminary evaluation	STEERING SYSTEM RACK AND PINION	Steering	28 Jun 1999	29 Oct 1999
RQ98018	Recall query	FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM FUEL LEAK	Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System	7 Oct 1998	8 Jul 2002	98V184000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 1996 Dodge IntrepidThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1996 Dodge Intrepid: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/intrepid/1996/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 15 May 2019
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Dodge Intrepid?: 3,038,368 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Dodge Intrepid have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Dodge Intrepid, model years 1987 to 2004. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Dodge Intrepid name most often?: Steering: 178 of 709 component mentions, or 251.1 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 48.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Dodge Intrepid open?: No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.