1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

DT: WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED FULL THE GAS TANK LEVEL ON THE DASHBOARD WILL DROP TO EMPTY, AND THE GAS LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, INDICATING A NEED FOR GAS. HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER OR SERVICE REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENS, BUT WISHES TO FILE A COMPLAINT. HA NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

FIRST ONE OF THE FANS WENT THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE OTHER WENT. FROM ABOUT 60,000 MILES, I HAVE BLEW BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE HAD SEALS REPLACED BUT DID NO GOOD. STILL SMOKING. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETLY. THE THE 1ST FAN IS GOING OUT AGAIN. (HINT) THE PLASTIC FANS ARE JUNK!! THE 2.7 LITER IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE INTREPID BODY I'M TOLD . I'M PLANNING ON TRADING BEFORE WE ARE STUCK WITH ANOTHER 2,000 REPAIR BILL ON A VEHICLE KBBV AT 2700. *JB

I HAVE RECENTLY BEGUN THE PROCESS OF LEASING A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. NOW, NOT EVEN 6 WEEKS AFTER I SIGNED THE PAPERWORK, MY VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I GOT IT FROM, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *NM

DT: 999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN FAILED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE DETERMINED IT WAS THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HEADS WARPED, TIMING CHAIN CAME OUT, AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPING BADLY. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN LOTS OF ENGINES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NO INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD INFORM THE CONSUMER OF ANY COMPLAINT THAT THEY KNEW, ESPECIALLY WHEN BUYING A USED CAR. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID DRIVING TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN FOR WEEK END VISITATION, NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS,SUDDENLY STARTED TO KNOCK THEN BEFORE I COULD FIND A WIDE SPOT TO PULL OVER IT STOPPED ALL TOGETHER AND LOCKED UP. OIL NEW AND ALL MAINT, WAS PERFORMED RELIGIOUSLY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *NM

I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND IT WORKED FINE. I FINISHED MY SHIFT AT WORK AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR TO PICK UP MY THREE KIDS I TURNED THE KEY IN THE CAR MADE A CLICKING NOISE. IT DID THIS ABOUT FIVE OF SIX TIMES. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO A DEALER AND GET IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND IT WOULD COST 4500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. PLUS THE 75 DOLLARS TO CHECK THE CAR. THE CAR STILL SITS OUTSIDE THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP. ALL OIL CHANGES WERE DONE ON TIME AS REQUIRED. WE HAVE TO USE ONE CAR FOR SHUTTLING THE KIDS TO DAYCARE AND FOR TWO DIFFERENT SHIFTS OF WORK BETWEEN ME AND MY WIFE. *JB

DT:CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME ON JUNE 13, 2005 WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING. SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD, TEMPERATURE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER PULLED TO SIDE OF FREEWAY AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE AT ABOUT 5:30 PM. CONSUMER RETURNED AT ABOUT 8:30 PM TO FIND THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE MECHANIC CHECKED TO FIND NO COMPRESSION ON CYLINDERS. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TEMPERATURE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS OVER 90 DEGREES.*AK *NM

ENGINE WAS KNOCKING, AND I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR SHIFTING COLUMN DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX RECALL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN AT DEALERSHIP, ASKED THEM TO INVESTIGATE THIS AS WELL. DEALER FIXED RECALL PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN ENGINE AND THAT ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $6500. I DO HAVE DOCUMENTATION STATING THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY FOUND AT DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID CAR WOULD NOT LAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THAT I SHOULD GET RID OF IT OR LET THEM FIX IT. I WAS DRIVING CAR TO MY MECHANIC TWO DAYS LATER AND TIMING CHAIN BROKE DUE TO PRESSURE ON ENGINE CAUSED BY SLUDGE.*JB

DT: THE MOTOR BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE STARTED SKIPPING THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN, IT QUIT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED 163 MILES HOME. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 4, 2005. *AK

2.7L DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE RUNNING SMOOTH WHILE DRIVING,AND SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. ENGINE STALLEDAND WHEN RESTATED IT BEGAN KNOCKING. OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. HAD TO INSTALL NEW ENGINE. *NM