1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

1994 DODGE INTREPID LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE TURNING INTO THE SHOPPING PLAZA DRIVEWAY.*MR THE LEFT CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAME OUT OF THE WHEEL PULLING THE TRANSMISSION HALF SHAFT OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE. THE CONSUMER THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS TOLD THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY HER OWN DEALER THAT THE RECALL DOES NOTHING TO PREVENT THE WHEEL AND DRIVE SHAFT FROM COMING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

(1) DRIVING NORMALLY WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES 3000 MILES OR LESS. (2) DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH INFANT AND SELF AND CAR SEIZED UP AND CONTROL AND BRAKES WENT OUT!!!!! (3) TOLD WILL NEED NEW 2.7 ENGINE. SEEMS THAT IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THE 2.7L ENGINE IN THE DODGE INTREPID IS NO GOOD BECAUSE OF OIL FLOW PROBLEMS. DODGE HAS SO FAR AVOIDED HAVING TO PAY FOR THE NEGLECT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!! THISE IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS!!!!! I'M A FAIRLY LARGE LADY THANK GOODNESS. IF I HAD BEEN JUST A LITTLE WEAKER THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY THAT I COULD HAVE STOPPED THAT BIG BEAST OF AN INTREPID. THE ENGINE JUST QUITE ON ME AND THE POWER TO THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES ALL WERE USLESS. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY NEW BORN SON!! EVEN THE SCDOT GENTLEMAN ON DUTY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, HE ACTUALLY TOLD ME!!! NOW IF EVERY MECHANIC AND EVERYONE FAMILIAR EVEN A LITTLE WITH THE INTREPID KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE IN THE DODGE INTREPID THEN WHY OH WHY IS DODGE NOT RECALLING THEM??? IS IT ALL ABOUT MONEY AGAIN IT SEEMS TO ME THEY STAND TO LOOSE FAR FAR MORE IN THE LOST SALES OF THE FUTURE FOR NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR ERROR. IT REALLY BOTHERS ME THAT MY LIFE AND ESPECIALLY MY NEW BORN SONS LIFE IS LESS IMPORTANT TO THEM THEN THIS!!! THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THIS MATTER.

MY WIFE HAD JUST ENTERED THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AND OUR CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE NEXT DAY A MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 82,000 MILES ON IT.THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIRS WAS $6442.91, THE ENGINE ALONE COST $4300.00 FROM JASPER ENGINES, WHICH SAID THAT THEY HAVE CORRECTED THE DESIGN FLAWS WITHIN THE ENGINE. IF A POPULAR AND REPUTABLE ENGINE REBUILDER CAN FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM THAN WHY CAN'T CHRYSLER.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH MY DIABETIC MOTHER AND OUR 11 MONTH OLD SON TO THE LOUISVILLE AIRPORT *3 HOURS AWAY* TO PICK UP HER FAMILY, WHO WAS FLYING IN FOR A VISIT. WITHOUT WARNING THE MOTOR BLEW. THEY WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A STATE TROOPER HAPPEN ALONG WHO GAVE THEM A RIDE BACK INTO TOWN, *THEY ONLY MADE IT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES FROM HOME*. WE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 MONTHS AND HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, NOR ANY INDICATIONS SOMETHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES ON IT, AND I REALIZE IT IS PASSED IT'S "36000 MILE WARRANTY" BUT WITH ALL THE ENGINE FAILURES THIS 2.7 HAS HAD IT IS SHAMEFUL! I AM JUST GRATEFUL THE STATE POLICE CAME BY WHEN HE DID, AS IT WAS A HOT DAY OUT, AND THEY WERE ON THE CUMBERLAND PARKWAY, MEANING NO WHERE TO WALK TO FOR HELP.

OIL LIGHT FLICKERED A COUPLE OF TIME AT AN IDLE. CALLED SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN FOR POSSIBLE OIL SENSOR REPLACEMENT. FOUND OUT ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDS REPLACING. WAS OFFERED 2 ENGINES ONE AT 60,000 MI THE OTHER AT 100,00 MI. REFUESED BOTH FOR FEAR OF THOSE GOING TO. WARRANTY OUT OF DATE AT 100,00 MILES. VEHICLE NOW 114,00 MI AND IS A 1999. OIL WAS ALWAYS CHANGED EVERY 4500 MILES AND MOBILE 1 SYNTHETIC WAS USED. NO WARNING OF SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT EVER COMING ON. OIL WAS ALWAYS UP TO FULL LINE ON DIPSTICK. I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM BY HELPING ME PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE OR APPLYING A DEAL FOR ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND I FEEL IT WAS NOT OUR FAULT THAT THE ENGINE WENT THIS SOON. MY DEALER SHIP HAS ALWAYS BEEN GREAT AND UP FRONT WITH ME ON EVERYTHING ELSE AND I KNOW THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO HELP. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. I SEE OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A MASSIVE RECALL ON THESE ENGINES AND ASSISTANCE FOR GETTING THEM FIXED.

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLES ARE JUST NO GOOD. THE 2.7 MOTORS IN THOSE CARS ARE BLOWING UP, THE TIMING CHAINS BREAK. YOU CAN'T FIND OTHER MOTORS TO PUT IN THE CARS BECAUSE ALL THE MOTORS ARE JUST NOT GOOD. MOST OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE JUST SENT THEIR CARS TO THE JUNK YARD FOR SCRAPS.*AK

WE PURCHASED THE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE WITH 29,000 MILES ON IT FOR APPROXIMATELY $13,000. MARCH 18, 2004, WITH 82,000 MILES ON IT, THE ENGINE FAILED. WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THESE EVENTS, BUT IT EXPIRED AT 75,000 MILES. *JB FOR THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN MAKING PAYMENTS AND PAYING FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE FOR THIS VEHICLE AS IT SITS BEHIND OUR HOUSE, NOT BEING DRIVEN. A QUICK SEARCH ON ANY SEARCH ENGINE, BRINGS UP HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF CASES OF THIS PARTICULAR CAR AND ENGINE FAILING AT THE 80,000 MILE MARK. DUE TO THE NATURE AND HISTORY OF THESE ENGINES, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND A USED ONE TO REPLACE THE FAILED ENGINE IN OUR CAR. WE HAVE HAD OUR NAMES LISTED WITH DEALERS AND SALVAGE YARDS AROUND THE REGION SINCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ENGINE FAILURE. A NEW ENGINE COSTS $5,000 TO REPLACE PER ESTIMATES. THE CAR IS VALUED, WITH A WORKING ENGINE, AT LESS THAN $4000. REPLACEMENT COSTS AND THE AMOUNT OWING ON THE CAR, PUT US IN A POSITION THAT WE HAVE NO OPTIONS AT THIS POINT OTHER THAN TO LET IT SIT AND PAY IT OFF. *JB

CAR STARTED SHAKING, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY TIRES, SO I BOUGHT A NEW TIRE. SHAKING CONTINUED, UNTIL THE DAY I TOOK THE CAR IN WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND I DIDN'T SEE IT AGAIN FOR 6 MONTHS. I WAS TOLD BY THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN MY OIL AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET A LOW PRICED ENGINE, NUMEROUS (AND FAILED) ATTEMPTS AT A LOAN TO PAY FOR IT, ONE WAS FOUND BY THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF $3500 BUT WHEN WE WENT IN TO PAY THE PRICE HAD GONE UP TO $4200. THE SALESMAN SAID THAT HE MUST HAVE TOLD US THE WRONG PRICE. ANYWAY, THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND BACK IN THE LAND OF THE DRIVING IN MARCH '05. WOULD HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK SOONER BUT THE GARAGE THAT WAS REPAIRING IT DID SOME DAMAGE TO MY CAR. FIRST, THE ORIGINAL MAN WHO TOOK MY ENGINE APART, WHO EITHER QUIT OR WAS FIRED, PUT NUMEROUS ENGINE PARTS IN NUMEROUS BOXES AND PLACED THEM IN NUMEROUS PLACES. THE OWNER COULDN'T FIND ALL OF THE PARTS. SECOND, THEY BROKE MY WINDSHIELD AND HAD TO ORDER A NEW ONE, WAIT FOR IT TO COME IN, AND THEN WAIT FOR IT TO BE INSTALLED. *AK

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID (2.7L) THAT IS A WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THE ENGINE OF THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY BROKE DOWN PREMATURELY RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO HELP.*AK PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE AND HELP ME WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATION. CHRYSLER IS SCAMMING THE PUBLIC. PLEASE PROTECT THE PUBLIC.

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *JB ENGINE LOCKED, NO OIL TO #2 PISTON, HEADS WARPED. PULLED ENGINE DOWN TO CHECK ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE. ENGINE HAD SPUN BEARING ON ROD BEARING. REPLACED COMPLETE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. *BF *NM