1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND RETURNING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE PROBLEM IS BELIEVED TO BE A SLUDGE BUILD UP AROUND THE TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.

ON FEB 17 2006 A KNOCKING BEGAN UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. ON FEB 20 2006 THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO SUNOCO FOR INVESTIGATION, THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT ASAP. ON FEB 21ST THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A MIDAS SHOP, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WERE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE IN MY CAR MODEL. THE CAR SAT AT THE MIDAS SHOP UNTIL FEB 23RD WHEN A TOW TRUCK TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP. *NM

DRIVING ON I-80 IN PA AT NIGHT AND MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L ENGINE SUDDENLY SEIZED. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS IN HER VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 45 MPH. THERE WAS BRAKING PRIOR TO IMPACT. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE HOOD, BUMPER, AND DRIVER SIDE FENDER. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM

WE OWN A 99' DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS JUST TODAY WENT OUT ON US. IT HAS BEEN SMOKING FOR AT LEAST 11 MONTHS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUOUSLY AND TOLD ABOUT THE SMOKING AND THEY KEPT TELLING US THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WELL TODAY SOMETHING POPPED REALLY LOUD AND THE CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO BE HIT. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT RUN AT ALL. I DO HAVE ALL OF THE RECEIPTS FROM WHERE THE DEALERSHIP KEPT TELLING US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *NM

ENGINE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THEN THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS LOST WITHIN 5 MINUTES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALER HAVE BEEN ALERTED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

CAR 99 INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. THE FAILURE IS DESCRIBED AS MAIN BEARINGS BREAKING UP AND DAMAGING ENGINE. CAR HAD JUST BEEN TO DODGE DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE MONTH HAD OIL CHANGE AND PAN WAS REPLACED DUE TO WEAR FROM PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES. WAS SUFFICIENT OIL IN CAR AND THE PROBLEM WAS EXPLAINED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE. IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME BY NUMEROUS AUTO PLACES THAT THIS HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY IN INTERPIDS THAT THERE IS SURPRISE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS INADEQUATE TRANSFER OF OIL AROUND ENGINE DUE TO POOR DESIGN, WHICH EXPLAINS HOW EVEN CARS THAT HAVE PLENTY OF OIL AND HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SUFFER FROM A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO BEARING SHREDDING UP AND DESTROYING THE ENGINE. WE ARE CURRENTLY GETTING QUOTES FOR REPLACEMENT OF MOTOR VARIOUS AUTO PLACES RECOMMEND REPLACING WITH A 3.2 OR 3.5 AS THE MOTORS ARE EASIER TO GET A HOLD OF AND ARE RELIABLE AND ARE NOT BELIEVED TO BE PROBLEMATIC LIKE THE 2.7. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STEERING POORLY AND THEREFORE, IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE RACK WAS BROKEN AND IT WAS REPLACED. NOW, WHILE DRIVING 3MPH THE WHEELS TOW IN AND THE TIE RODS MOVE TO THE CENTER OF THE RACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OR BY THE PRIOR REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK AND PINION.