1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CAR STALLED SUDDENLY AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE NOTED ON THE OIL CAP AND ON THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY, INCLUDING ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

1999 DODGE INTREPID. TIMING CHAIN BROKE WITH NO WARNING AT IDLE. TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE THEY CHARGED ME 900.00 FOR NEW CHAIN AND THEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT DUE TO BENT VALVES. I ENDED UP TOWING THE CAR HOME AND IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH 72000 MILES ON IT-JUNK. *NM

MOTOR ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID STOPPED RUNNING WITH ONLY 95,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER FOR A RECALL PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED BEFORE. MY WIFE WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE FRONT END WAS BADLY DAMAGED. MY WIFE ALSO WAS JERKED BEFORE THE SEAT BELT GRABBED HER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A CLANKING NOISE AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT.

AECM MEMORY DID NOT REGISTER UPON IMPACT IN ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAG "DID NOT DEPLOY" AT "IMPACT". MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE MAIN FRAME IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE MAIN BAR IS PUSHED BACK INTO THE RADIATOR, IN WHICH THE RADIATOR IS PUSHED BACK CLOSE TO THE MOTOR. THE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED, HEADLIGHTS WERE POINTED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. I JUST RECENTLY (DEC 05) HAD MY SEAT REPAIRED AGAIN, IN WHICH IT WAS UNDER RECALL, FOR THE RECLINER BOLT THAT KEPT BREAKING. *NM

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CRUISE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TACHOMETER DROPPED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER 15 MINUTES WOULD RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THIS WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN OFF OF THE LOT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 10-20 MPH THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THE 2.7 ENGINE ON THESE VEHICLES. UPDATED 06/05/2006. *AK *TS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. WHILE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT QUICKLY STALLED AGAIN. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT OR ANY WARNING INDICATORS OF A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP.