1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD OF THE VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 29, 2005. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC OR A SERVICE DEALER. CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE ADDRESS OF THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.*AK

I AM THE OWNER OF 1999 DODGE INTREPID WHICH HAS A 2.7L V6 WHICH RECENTLY BLEW UP DUE TO OIL PROBLEMS.....

DT: CALLER STATED TIMING CHAIN FAILED AFTER 2 MONTHS. DEALER SAID THERE WERE THREE TIMING CHAINS ON THE VEHICLE, AND THAT WHEN ONE FAILED THEY ALL MALFUNCTIONED. CALLER DID NOT FIX VEHICLE F YET. CALLER SAID THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

DT: CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT SHE COULD NOT UNLOCK THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR, AND HUSBAND WOULD HAVE TO OPEN REAR RIGHT SIDE DOOR FROM INSIDE FOR ANYBODY TO GET INSIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND DEALER REPLACED LATCH ACTIVATOR FOR $257, AND DIAGNOSED THIS A CIRCULATORY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TO FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER, WHO ASKED FOR AN ESTIMATE, BUT DID NOT REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR THIS WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND AGAIN REPLACED LATCH ACTIVATOR WITH DIAGNOSIS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED AT 39,000. OWNER'S SON HAS CHRYSLER VEHICLE AS WELL AND HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *TT

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH MY 3Y.O DAUGHTER. WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED, AND MY CAR BEGAN JERKING ROUGHLY, BUT THERE WERE NO INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS ON. I CONTINUED TO TRY TO ACCELERATE, AND EVENTUALLY MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED MY CAR INTO A GAS STATION WHERE IT DIED. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY DODGE DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD LOCKED UP. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS NEARLY $8000 TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH AND TELEPHONE RESEARCHING TO FIND CHEAPER ENGINES. FROM ALL OF THE PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO, AND FROM THE ON-LINE RESEARCH I'VE DONE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT IS FAILING ON THESE CARS. WE HAVE EVEN WEIGHED THE OPTION OF HAVING THE CAR SENT TO THE JUNKYARD FOR SCRAP, BUT OUR LOCAL JUNKYARD WON'T EVEN TAKE IT BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY HAVE TOO MANY OF THESE CARS ALREADY DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. SO FAR, THE CHEAPEST ESTIMAT WE'VE HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED IS APPROX $4000 (FOR A REBUILT ENGINE). THIS CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD, AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTENANCED. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AM WRITING ABOUT A COMPLAINT ABOUT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER'S 2.7L ENGINE IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE TIMING CHANGE BROKE AT 89,000 MILES AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THIS IS AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE - THERE ARE OVER 17,000 WEBSITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER IS COPPING OUT BY BLAMING THE CONSUMER FOR NOT CHANGING THE OIL REGULARLY AND REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ENGINE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER TOLD ME THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, EVEN 2 FORMER DAIMLER-CHRYSLER MECHANICS WHO ALL SAY IT IS DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I PULLED THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TIMING CHAIN HAD GONE OUT BECAUSE OF ENGINE SLUDGE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THESE 2.7 ENGINES WERE NOTHING BUT JUNK. THE MOTOR BEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT SINCE I COULDN'T AFFORD THE $6,000 THAT WILL COST, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO MY HOME.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE, A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 83000 MILES DIED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. FIRST INCIDENT ON 12/25/04. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE MY MECHANIC SAID 3 OF THE PLUGS WERE FOULED DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BEING BAD. CATS WERE REPLACED IN LATE MAY AFTER VEHICLE WAS OFF THE ROAD FOR 5 MONTHS. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 6/7/05. SAME PROBLEM, VEHILE JUST DIED ON HIGHWAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM DUE TO ENGIN OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP. IS THIS TRUE? IS IT ALSO TRUE THAT CHRYSTLER IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM?

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE. IT HAS ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS PULLING MY CAR FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR/THROTTLE STUCK AND PLUNGED MY VEHICLE INTO A JEEP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I ALMOST PUSHED THAT VEHICLE ALMOST INTO THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PUT MY CAR INTO REVERSE TO PREVENT FURTHER INCIDENCE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A TREE (WITH THE THROTTLE STILL STUCK). THE TREE STOPPED MY VEHICLE AND I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO PARK. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE JEEP BECAUSE IT HAD A SQUARE METAL BUMPER, BUT I WAS NOT SO FORTUNATE. I HAVE FRONTAL DAMAGE AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE REAR DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS GOING AT SUCH A FAST RATE OF SPEED THAT THE DRIVEWAY HAD DEEP MARKS IN IT FROM THE ACCELERATION AND ME TRYING TO BRAKE. THE CAR HAD TO TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF FURTHER INJURY/INCIDENCE.