1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ON THE VEHICLE FOGGED OVER. THE FOG REDUCES NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DAMAGED AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THEREFORE THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE FOGGY GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO SUGGESTED CONTACTING THE NHTSA. *NM UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB

PROPER MAINTENANCE, ALL RECORDS PRESENT. ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, DEALERSHIP SAYS NEED NEW ENGINE. IT'S ONLY 65K MILES!! CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE CAUSE ENGINE MAY FAIL ANYTIME AND I GET OUT OF CONTROL ON HIGHWAY. CAR PARKED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER - NO HELP. WORST PART - ALL DEALERS KNOW, BUT NOBODY DOES ANYTHING!!! FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, WHICH LEADS ME HERE. HAVEN'T DONE ANY REPAIRS YET. FROM WHAT I SEE ON INTERNET - ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS A BAD OPTION, SAME ENGINE STILL FAILS TO SOON AND UNEXPECTEDLY! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL, #04V021000, FOR THE FLOOR SHIFT. THE REPAIR WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED THE COST OF THE PART, BUT WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE LABOR EXPENSE. THE CONTACT ORIGINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *NM

1999 INTREPID I TOOK GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND THE ENGINE WENT TO PIECES COSTING $7000 TO FIX. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK, THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND ENGINE DIED. CYLINDER COMPRESSION TEST SHOWED THE FOLLOWING CYLINDER RATINGS 0-0-15-30-70-100. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ENGINE AT A COST OF $2000.00 PLUS LABOR COST. VIN [XXX]. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH A KNOCKING NOISE APPEARED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED AN OIL LINE TO THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY, AND SUGGESTED THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADDED MORE OIL. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DISCOVERED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2003. AFTER A RECENT OIL CHANGE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A LOCAL DEALERSHIP NOTED THERE WAS SOME SLUDGE PRESENT. *AK

WE HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID THAT BEGAN TO HAVE EXHAUST SMOKE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED CHANGING OIL TO HAVOLINE 10W-40 MAX. WE DID SO. THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE A SMOKING EXHAUST. WE HAVE REGULARLY CHANGED THE OIL BEFORE THE 3 THOUSAND MILE MARK. WE HAD ABOUT ONE THOUSAND MILES FROM THE LAST OIL CHANGE. WE HAVE USED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGES IN THE PAST. APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES INTO A TRIP WITH THE CAR SET IN CRUISE CONTROL BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE RPM'S SHOOT UP TO ABOUT 6 THOUSAND, THE CAR LOST POWER AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE INCIDENT WAS ON A RATHER BUSY HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. THE MOTOR HAD ESSENTIALLY FROZE, AND LOST OIL AS NO OR LITTLE OIL WAS ON THE OIL STICK. THE CAR IS ON A TRAILER AWAITING TO GO TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE DODGE INTREPID WAS A GREAT CAR TO DRIVE, AND WE HAD EXCELLENT GASOLINE MILEAGE. THE ABRUPT FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TO PERFORM ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IS A FOREBEARER OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS FOR THE 2.7L ENGINE, AND ITS PASSENGERS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V035000 CONCERNING THE FRONT ASSEMBLY RECLINER RECALL REPAIRS DONE, THE BOLT FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINED, AND THE DRIVER SEAT FELL INTO THE BACK SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE SEAT WAS RIGGED WITH ICE BUCKETS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

OIL LIGHT COMES ON AT IDLE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 115,000 MILES ON IT AND IN MY EXPERIENCE THAT IS A LITTLE PREMATURE ON A CAR THAT HAS HAD ALL ITS MAINTENANCE ON IT SINCE IT WAS NEW. I AM THE SECOND OWNER BUT I GOT IT FROM MY FATHER IN LAW AS A WEDDING GIFT. *JB