1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH, FOLLOWED BY THE "OIL" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION ON THE INSTRUMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER THE ENGINE COOLED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT THE ENGINE COULD POSSIBLY BLOW OUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

LOUD POP AND A HUGE CLOUD OF STEAM CAME OUT OF THE GRILL AND AROUND THE HOODS. I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE CLOUD OF STEAM FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ON CHRYSLER AUTOS. ( CONNECTOR VALVE ). *TR

THE DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR IS A BAD MOTOR, I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT REBUILT ONE TIME AND NOW IT APPEARS THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO ABOUT THIS CAR TELLS ME THE MOTORS ARE BAD. I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. IF I HAD KNOW THIS I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 INTREPID TO A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT. I WAS TRYING TO PARK IN THE PARKING DECK, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD CLICK. FROM THAT POINT ON THE CAR WOULD NOT STEER RIGHT NOR LEFT. THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO FORWARD OR BACK. MY MECHANIC SAID THE STEERING BROKE. ALL MY 34 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. YES THE CAR IS OLD BUT I HAVE HAD OLDER CARS THAN THIS AND NOTHING HAPPENED THIS BAD. *TR

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE SEIZED, FIRST TIME AUTO WAS IN DRIVEWAY, HAD TO HAVE NEW CRANK AND ROD BEARINGS REPLACE ALONG WITH TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP, SECOND TIME ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, NOW THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS $2,500.00 TO $4,000.00 AND AVAILABILITY IS GETTING SHORTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND HE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

I HAVE A 99 DODGE INTREPID WITH 119K MILES ON IT. I JUST HAD MY INNER TIE ROD BUSHING REPLACED, IN THE LAST WEEK MY CAR HAS DIED TWICE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING 60MPH, AND AT A STOP LIGHT WHERE I COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE CAR WAS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I HAD TO STEP ON PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. THIS IS VERY SCARY DRIVING THIS DEATH TRAP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. TWO MECHANICS CAME TO HER HOME AND STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED AND IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,596.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND AND ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY WAS LOST. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. SHE THEN HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE. ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OVER AND REMOVED THE PASSENGER FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA, A BROKEN PELVIS AND RIBS, AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND STATED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A POSSIBLE GASOLINE LEAK THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FLAMES TO SPREAD SO RAPIDLY. THE PASSENGER BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.