1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. THE TIMING CHAIN CAME LOSE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *JB

MY CAR CUT OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED 55MPH I HAVE 63000 MILES ON THE CAR THE CAR WILL NOT START. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED INITIALLY THERE WAS GRAY SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE OIL PAN. THE OIL PAN WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2005. THEN, ON AUGUST 31, 2005, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. THERE HAD BEEN NO OIL LEAKS, AND THE OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD A THAT ALL OF THE 2.7L ENGINES WERE BAD, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. *AK

MY DODGE INTREPID SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS, TIMELY OIL CHANGES ,BUT ON THIS EARLY MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN ,LUCKY FOR ME THAT THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS CAR CRASH. CAR TOWED TO AUTO SHOP. THEY SAID THAT THIS TYPE OF DODGE ENGINE HAS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE. THE TENSIONER OIL PORT IS TOO NARROW AND IT GETS PLUGGED WITH OIL SLUDGE WHICH CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON JUNE 5, 2005. SHE REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE WAS BAD AND HAD SLUDGE IN IT. SHE BELIEVED THIS WAS THE DEFECT WITHIN THE ENGINE.*AK

EARLY ENGINE FAILURE OF 2.7L DODGE. INTREPID ENGINE, DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. *JB

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR PURCHASED WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT. I KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE ROUTE 4 CHRYSLER/ DODGE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR (WHICH HAS A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM). THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK SO I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT A DODGE DEALER NEAR PISCATAWAY NEW JERSEY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS LEAKING OIL IN THE ENGINE. I ADVISED THEM THAT I HAVE SPECIFIC PARKING SPACES AT HOME AND WORK AND NEVER HAVE I HAD ANY OIL SPOTS UNDER THE CAR. THREE WEEKS AGO, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED RUNNING WHEN I SLOWED DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT AND THE CAR DIED AS I WAS TRYING TO TURN. I HAD IT TOWED TO THREE DIFFERENT AUTO MECHANICS AND ALL CONCLUDED THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. THE ENGINE IS NO LONGER OPERABLE AND THE LOWEST QUOTE I HAVE FOUND IS $6000.00. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME?*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE PROBLEMS WITH MY INTREPID STARTED WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND IT HAD STALLED OUT ON ME A FEW TIMES. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RUN AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO BRING IT TO A DODGE DEALER IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. ON FRIDAY SEPT 16TH I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED OR THE CAR WOULD MOST LIKELY LEAVE ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO AFTER PAYING $400 DOLLARS FOR MY TWO SENSORS I DROVE AWAY HAPPILY THINKING EVERYTHING WAS OK. SO, ON MONDAY SEPT 19, 2005 I RETRIEVED MY 99 DODGE INTREPID FROM THE LOCAL DEALER. ON WEDNESDAY SEPT 21 2005, YES TWO DAYS LATER, I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A DEAD CAR. ON A BUSY HIGHWAY I WAITED WITH AN ACTIVE TODDLER AND MY "FIXED CAR" FOR TWO HOURS. NOW FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE BEEN READING, IT SEEMS I DO NOT HAVE A UNIQUE SITUATION. MY CAR IS RIGHT OVER 80,000 MILE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS UP TO 79,000 MILES. I HAVE 2 YEARS BEFORE IT IS PAID OFF AND DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FIX/REPLACE THE ENGINE OR HAVE A DOWN PAYMENT FOR ANOTHER CAR AND TWO NOTES. *NM

I HAD ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR A WEEK, AND THERE WAS AN AWFUL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL FROM MY TAIL PIPE. I HAVE TO PUT ABOUT A QUART AND A HALF INTO THE ENGINE EVERY OTHER DAY. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND MY CAR STARTED MAKING THIS AWFUL LOUD TICKING NOISE, THE OIL LIGHT FLUTTERED, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK OUT THE OIL LEVEL, FINDING THE ENGINE BONE DRY. I HAD PUT TWO QUARTS IN IT THAT MORNING, ONLY DRIVING 30 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE, LIKE MANY PEOPLE, I CANNOT AFFORD A REPAIR COSTING BETWEEN 2,500 AND 4,000 DOLLARS TO FIX. SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON THESE 99 DODGE INTREPIDS, I JUST HOPE THAT NHTSA CAN HELP PREVENT THIS PROBLEM OF RISKING PEOPLES LIVES.*JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND WENT OFF ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE, AND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT WORKING. THIS HAPPENED IN MID JULY 2005.*AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. *NM