1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE. LOST POWER AND SEIZED UP DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES ON HER 1999 DODGE INTREPID, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED RIGHT THEN LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUTTER AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIFFY LUBE AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF INVOICE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76000. *NM THE MECHANIC SHOWED THE CONSUMER WHERE ANIT-FREEZE HAD MIXED WITH THE OIL. UPDATED 04/30/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OF HER 1999 DODGE INTREPID TURNED ON IN 2002, AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE OVER 10 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NORTHTOWN DODGE. THE DEALER REPLACED SPEED SENSORS ON THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. SOMETIME DURING 2004 THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER 10 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD A PERSONAL MECHANIC CONTACT THE DEALER AND VERIFY THE NEED TO REPLACE THE SPEED SENSOR AGAIN. THE SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATIONAL. IN NOVEMBER 2006 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON FOR A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO VERIFIED THAT IT WAS A SPEED SENSOR ISSUE AND REPLACED IT. ON JANUARY 10, 2007 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON FOR A FOURTH TIME, BUT DID NOT LOOSE POWER. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON, AS WELL. NO LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED AT THIS TIME LIKE IN PREVIOUS FAILURES. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING THE OIL LIGHT TURNED OFF, BUT TURNS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TRANSITOWN DODGE, BUT THEY ASKED FOR 100.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. *NM

OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE STARVED THE BEARINGS OF OIL. RUINED THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE RODS ON THE ENGINE. ONLY 62,420 MILES ON THE WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE. *JB

ON A TRIP LAST WEEK IT STARTED SKIPPING AND QUIT RUNNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, WE WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND IT STARTED RUNNING AGAIN. AFTER RUNNING ABOUT 100 MILES IT DID IT AGAIN 4 MORE TIMES. *JB

DRIVING TO HAVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. I HAD NO BRAKING OR STEERING CONTROL ONCE THIS HAPPENED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED ANOTHER ENGINE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PRICE AND IT RANGES FROM 1700 (USED) TO 5499 (REMANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED). *NM

DRIVING ALONG LOOKED OUT REAR VIEW MIRROR BLUE COLORED SMOKE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN CAR JUST STALLED. *NM

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID STOPPED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND REACHED OVER TO TURN ON MORE HEAT. THE CAR JUST DIED. I COULD NOT GET IT RESTARTED. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME AND HAD A MECHANIC COME TO THE HOUSE TO LOOK THE CAR OVER. HIS FINDINGS WAS THE WATER PUMP WAS GONE AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS GONE. I HAVE A 2.7 ENGINE IN MY CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK THE PRICE OF REPAIR. THE PERSON ON THE PHONE KNEW BEFORE I SAID WHAT TYPE OF ENGINE, TYPE CAR AND YEAR OF MY CAR. I TOLD HER IT WAS A PIECE OF JUNK. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ENGINE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCT. IN FACT I WILL BE BUYING FOREIGN CARS. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ANY TYPE OF CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT HAS BEEN FILED OR WILL BE FILED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN ODOR OF SMOKE WAS NOTICED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED AND PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE, THE CONTACT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, MOVED TO A SAFE DISTANCE AND CALLED 911. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE CALL AND REPORTS WERE TAKEN BY BOTH DEPARTMENTS. ALSO, PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE.

BRAKES HISS AND GET HARD WHEN TEMP DROPS BELOW 32 DEGREES, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. UNABLE TO STOP. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WAS RUINED DUE TO RUST, BECAUSE WATER RUNS INTO THE AREA FROM WINDSHIELD DRAINAGE POINTS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH ALLOWS LEAKAGE DIRECTLY INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER AREA. CAR IS NOW IN SHOP TO HAVE BOTH PARTS REPLACED ( ~$500-600). CHRYSLER SHOULD COVER THESE REPAIRS AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. ALTHOUGH THE PARTS WILL BE REPLACED THERE IS NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG BEFORE THEY WILL BE RUSTED OUT AND FAIL AGAIN. *JB