1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

THE ENGINE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID (2.7L) AND I HAD A COMPLETE OVERHAUL DONE AT A COST OF $4,300. I'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. NOW I EXPECT THAT MY ENGINE IS FAILING AGAIN AFTER BEING REPLACED ABOUT 14 MONTHS AND 13,000 MILES AGO.*AK

VEHICLE WAS BURNING AND LEAKING OIL OUT THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO STEERING OR BRAKES. THEN, IT STALLED. DEALER WILL REPAIR VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, BUT DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID HAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND NOT WORTH FIXING. THE CONSUMER HAD A NEW ENGING PUT IN THE VEHICLE TOTAL COST EXCEEDING 5000 DOLLARS. *TC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE SHIFTER LEVER CABLE FROZE.*AK

WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AFTER A BRIEF DAMAGING NOISE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TIMING BELT BLEW AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON BUSY ROADWAY WITH OCCUPANTS INSIDE UNTIL A TOW TRUCK COULD ARRIVE. POLICE WERE CALLED TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. *AK EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE CALLED HAS RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. TOO EXPENSIVE.

THE 2.7L ENGINE WAS MAKING A PINGING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEBSITE AND BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE BUILD UP. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

REPEATED REPAIRS OF SAME PROBLEM, I HAD TO HAVE A TIMING CHAIN PUT ON THIS CAR TWICE WITHIN A YEAR AND HALF OF HAVING THIS CAR,I ALSO HAVE HAD LEAKS FROM THE OIL PAN AND THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE THUS FAR. NOW THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR GOES FROM FAST MOVING SPEED TO LOWER SPEED AND IT STAYS ON FOR A MINUTE OR TWO THEN IT GOES OFF, BUT IT DOES COME BACK ON EVENTUALLY.THIS CAR HAS HAD MORE REPAIRS THAN ALL THE CARS I HAVE OWNED AND JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE DOES GO OUT .*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO REPAIR TIMING BELT WHICH COST CONSUMER $800.00. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE OIL PUMP AND ENGINE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY INTERSTATE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN GIVING NO WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB