1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 25MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND CHANGED THE OIL PAN, GASKET, BELT, ALTERNATOR AND FILTER. ON MAY 3, 2007, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN. TWO SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WERE $1900.00. ON MAY 4, 2007, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE COST WAS $7000.00 AND THE WATER PUMP CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 96,800. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED REAR SHOCKS AND THE SHOCKS WERE REPAIRED AT TIME OF SERVICE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE FOR VEHICLE. THE ATER PUMP FAILED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. UPDATED 06/13/07 *TR

HEADLIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THEY GO FROM OFF, TO ON, TO OFF AS YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK & MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS CAR! I WAS CONCERNED, BUT I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SO THERE WASN'T A PLACE TO PULL OVER! I WAS ONLY ABOUT 20 MIN TO TOWN & THOUGHT I COULD GET THERE TO CHECK THIS OUT. I WAS ON A STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY THAT THE ONLY EXIT IS ANOTHER MAJOR HIGHWAY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 0 MPH. I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH CARS SPEEDING BY ME! THE CARS BEHIND ALMOST RAN INTO ME! I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR PULLED OVER ON THE NARROW SHOULDER. I WAS TERRIFIED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR DUE TO ALL THE SPEEDING TRAFFIC AND ON THE OTHER SIDE WAS SUCH A NARROW SPACE BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE MEDIAN. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK SO I COULD GET IT TO OUR MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SHOP SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEAD/ LOCKED UP. IT ONLY HAD 81K MILES ON IT! I HAVE DONE AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF RESEARCH OF THE 2.7L ENGINE THAT CHRYSLER PUT IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE! IT IS THE POOR CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ENGINE THAT IS CAUSING IT TO SLUDGE UP CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP ALL THE SUDDEN, LEAVING YOU WITH A CAR YOU CAN'T DRIVE! I HAVE HAD AN OIL ANALYSIS DONE ON MY OIL, SEVERAL THINGS THAT WERE FOUND CONCERNED THEM, BUT THE ONE THING THAT IS PROMINENT IS THAT THERE WAS MOISTURE/ WATER IN THE OIL. IT IS ALARMING THAT THERE ARE SO MANY CONSUMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM, AND THERE'S NO RECALL ON THIS ENGINE! DUE TO THE MOISTURE CAUSING IT TO "SLUDGE UP & DIE" I THINK IF ONE OF THE CARS BEHIND ME WOULD HAVE HIT MY CAR (LIKE THEY ALMOST DID) THEN I COULD'VE BEEN PUSHED IN TO TRAFFIC AND SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANOTHER PERSON. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE & SOMEBODY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER SOON! I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD ANOTHER ENGINE & INSTALLATION AT THIS TIME (PRICED AT ABOUT $6K+). I OWN A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. IT'S CHRYSLER'S FAULT PUTTING THIS ENGINE IN, NOT MINE. *TR

ENGINE MADE LOUD WHISTLING NOISE THEN STARTED TICKING . LIFTED UP HOOD ON CAR TO FIND THE VALVE COVER HAD AN HOLE IN IT. OIL WAS SHOOTING OUT. TOOK CAR TO SHOP ,AND WAS TOLD VALVE SHOT OUT AND PUNCTURED VALVE COVER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. HE STATED THAT THE OIL PUMP CAUSED ALL OF THE COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE REMAINED. THE FAILURE INITIALLY BEGAN APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO AND OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.*AK

ENGINE ON 1999 INTREPID BLEW OUT LAST MONTH AT 80,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE WERE DONE REGULARLY. WE ARE NOW PAYING $4760.00 TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGINE REPLACED. *AK

I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 86140 MILES. DROVE 14 MILES AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND NOISE STARTED. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED ENGINE OIL LEVEL, AND IT WAS FULL. I TOWED THE VEHICLE HOME AND THERE IT SITS. I FOUND MANY CONCERNS ON THE NET ABOUT THE DODGE INTREPID,1999 AS A ALL BUT 1 TEST A.S.E TECHNICIAN I PULLED THE VALVE COVERS OFF AND FOUND SLUDGE IN AREAS. I WAS STILL WONDERING IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL, SO I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET.*AK

TL*- WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE CONTACT SAW THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT TURN ON IN THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A TICKING NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT STARTED. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 86,400. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED EXITED THE VEHICLE ONCE THE AREA WAS SAFE TO DISCOVER THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. THE CONSUMER STATED REPAIRS EXCEEDING $5,300. UPDATED 08/27/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND PRODUCED A KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ACCELERATION DECREASED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO LOCAL MECHANICS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE FAILURE. DURING THIS TIME,THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT AND THE CRANK SHAFT REGULATOR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BREAKING DOWN, AND THE CRANK SHAFT SEAL WAS DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE HAD UNDERGONE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *AK

I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT, AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE THE SIDE STREET A BELT BROKE. AFTER MY CAR SAT FOR THREE NIGHTS ON THE PARKING LOT OF THIS BUSINESS, IT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE SHOPE. IT WAS THEN I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST PERSON WHO HAS HAD SLUDGE BUILD UPTHIS. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. MY CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY, BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY 5,000 + TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED.I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL. NOW I FEEL SO DISQUESTEDWHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS CAR. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE ME HALF, CONSIDERING THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM