1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT SAYS THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VISIBILITY OF HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE IF LOOKING AT THE HEADLIGHT THEY LOOKS LIKE THEY FOGGED UP, AND CONDENSATION WAS RUNNING DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT SAYS THAT HE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT BECAUSE HIS VISIBILTY IS REDUCED. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HIM THIS WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT , AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT HIMSELF. DEALER WANTED $400.00 OR MORE TO FIX THEM. HE SAID THAT SINCE HE MOVED TO KENTUCKY TWO YEARS AGO HE FIRST STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM AND SINCE THEN IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE.*AK *SB *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW UP. *AK (11/09/05) THE CAM SENSOR WENT OUT. ABOUT A WEEK THE KNOCKING NOISE BEGAN. *SC

DT: OWN 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 60,000 MILES. THE OIL LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. HOWEVER, KEPT OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME, AND THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEALER, AND THEY DIAGNOSED AS THE CRANK SHAFT BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT, AND WERE NOT RECEIVING OIL. THIS HAPPENED ALL THE TIME WITH THESE MOTORS. BUILDS UP SLUDGE WITHIN THE MOTOR. AFTER INSPECTION, RECOMMENDED A NEW MOTOR. THE VALUE OF CAR IS $4,000 AND THE MOTOR COSTS $5,000. AFTER THE NEW MOTOR WAS ORDERED CHANGED MIND, WAS CHARGED $800 FOR RESTOCKING FEE AND CAR IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE HAS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES IT'S DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *NM THE ENGINE CURRENTLY DISPLAYED A KNOCKING SOUND AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING. *SC *JB

WHILE OPERATING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID W.BOUND ON A CITY STREET IN PHILADELPHIA I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL STUCK FORCING ME INTO THE NORTH BOUND LANE. I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. FORTUNATLEY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN THAT NORTH BOUND LANES OR I AM CERTAIN I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I PURCHSED THE VEHICLE FROM, SINCE THE CAR HAS ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY WARRANTY WAS UP AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. SINCE I AM RETIRED AND COULD NOT YET AFFORD TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED IT IS STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY WIFE WHO WAS IN THE AUTO AT THE TIME, REFUSES TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR.

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. CONSUMER STATES THAT HER DOORS WILL LOCK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. THE DOORS WILL ALSO UNLOCK ITSELF. CONSUMER HAS TRIED LOCKING THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE AND NOT USING THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ON HER KEY CHAIN AND THIS STILL WILL NOT HELP. THE DOORS WILL UNLOCK ANYWAY. *TT *SB

1999 INTREPID ENGINE BLEW UP DUE TO SLUDGE PROBLEMS.*MR THE ENGINE BLEW UP DUE TO ENGINE OIL STARVATION FROM OIL SLUDGE ( THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE). IT ONLY HAS 78,399 KM AND IN THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE THE TIMEING SHOULD BE REPLACED EVERY 160,000KM. *BF *NM

ENGINE STARTED MAKING RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, PULLED OFF ROAD AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. I TRIED TO RESTART AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS ENGINE WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD 68000 MILES. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON IT DUE THE EXPENSE OF A NEW ENGINE.

I JUST HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY CAR FIXED, OIL LEAK AND TRANSMISSION LEAK FIXED, AND THE WINDOWS FIXED BECAUSE THEY WERE OFF TRACK. MY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IS BROKE AND I HATE THAT BECAUSE I HAVE A NEWBORN BABY AND ITS HOT! I HAD TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 95,000 MILES. I WAS UNHAPPY ABOUT THAT. I HATE MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID.

DT: OIL ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING, WHILE CAR WAS TRAVELING THE ENGINE STARTED RATTLING NOISE. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE CONSUMER AS OF YET. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THE OIL LIGHT BLINKED AND THE EXHAUST PIPE SMOKED. *TT *EH