1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT LOST POWER AND STALLED. SHE HEARD A CLINGING" SOUND PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING, BUT NO OTHER SIGNS INDICATED A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK AFTER SHE HEARD THE SOUND. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT'S UNCLE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID SLUDGE WAS BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND SHE HAD RECENTLY HAD THE OIL CHANGED. *AK

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 2.7 LITER INTREPID. FIRST, PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD. SENT TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK 'WITHIN PARAMETERS'. TOLD IT MUST BE HOW WE DRIVE IT. SINCE THEN, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT BETWEEN 2/3 GEARS. LEFT ME STRANDED OUT OF TOWN. HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE TWICE ($35.00 PART). KEEP A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX JUST IN CASE. SECOND PROBLEM, A CLUNKING SOUND AND TICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT. HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED OR SEEN BY DEALER. HOWEVER, I HAVE SEEN MANY TSB'S ON YOUR WEBSITE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THIRD, ENGINE STARTING MAKING A BANGING SOUND AT ABOUT 126K. HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED (BOUGHT A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE) AT A COST OF $5000.00, WAS TOLD SOMETHING IN THE BOTTOM END WENT. COULDN'T AFFORD TO BUY NEW CAR AND HAVE CAR PAYMENT. ONLY HAD 6 MORE PAYMENTS TO GO. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON WITH THESE ENGINES. WHY IS THIS ENGINE STILL ON THE MARKET IF IT HAS SOOOO MANY PROBLEMS? *JB

99 DODGE INTREPID SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HANDLE BAR BECAME HARD TO TURN. NOW I'M BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW MOTOR. THE MOTOR ON THE CAR IS A 2.7 L WITH 83,000 MILES ON IT. OIL CHANGE HAS BEEN DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DEFAULT ON THESE MODELS. THANK YOU. *NM

AT 1145 AM, 29 NOVEMBER 2005, I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 675 AT ABOUT @ 65 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, JUST QUIT. I MADE MY WAY ACROSS ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. INITIALLY, IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF GAS (GUAGE INDICATED 1/4 OF A TANK. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND ASK THAT THEY BRING GAS. AFTER PUTTING 1 GAL OF GAS IN THE TANK, REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DAVE DENNISON DODGE, COL GLEN HIGHWAY, DAYTON, OH. THE AGENT CALL ME AT @ 630PM, 29 NOVEMBER 2005, AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. BUT AS OF THAT MOMENT, THERE WERE COMPUTER CODES (CAM: P0340, CRANK: P0320), AND THAT IN ORDER TO START THE CAR, THESE SENSORS WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGED. I AUTHORIZED THIS SERVICE, AND ON 30 NOVEMBER 2005 @ 200PM, THE AGENT INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE, AND THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE, AND NOT A CANDIDATE FOR REBUILD. ESTIMATED COST OF A NEW ENGINE $7,000 DOLLARS. ALSO, THEY HAVE BILLED ME FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSORS, $350.00 ESTIMATED. AFTER REVIEW OF ALL AVAILABLE INFO ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THERE IS A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE. ON 14 DEC 05, CRYSLER'S AGENT, IMPARTIAL SERVICES, MADE A OFFICE OF $650. TO SETTLE THIS ACCOUNT. IT WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE COMPLAINT WAS ENTERED INTO THE DATABASE: 01 DECEMBER 2005. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. SHE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE WOULD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, GOING 60 MPH, MY CAR STALLED (JERKED) AND WITHIN 2 SECONDS CAME BACK ON BY ITSELF. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO THANKSGIVING DINNER AT 25 MPH, MY CAR STALLED COMPLETELY. I HEARD NO KNOCKING OR TICKING PRIOR TO THE STALL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD; A HARD FEAT IN ITSELF SINCE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AFTER 30 SECONDS, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND FINISH MY JOURNEY. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DINNER, TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, MY CAR STALLED AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RURAL ROAD AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER; IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD OUTSIDE WITH 25 MPH WINDS AND I WAS 25 MILES FROM HOME. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE ON; THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES UNTIL THE FOURTH TIME WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER AGAIN. I GOT THE CAR TOWED HOME ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT AT 7:00PM, MOST CERTAINLY RUINING SOMEONE'S HOLIDAY! *JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 L ENGINE FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS. RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND DOCUMENTED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE BEFORE THIS FAILURE. A REPAIR SHOP SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR SEIZE UP FOR NO REASON, OIL IS ALWAYS CHANGED ON TIME, BUT HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM & THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPANY'S TAKING UP LAW SUITS FOR THIS SITUATION. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING A LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT GOES OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. BOTH TIMES THEY TOLD HER IT WAS HER ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAY IT'S A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. *NM UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM