1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID HAD SLUDGE IN THE OIL MAKING THE ENGINE IN THE CAR DEFECTIVE. I RECENTLY SAW THE REPORT ON WLS IN CHICAGO AND I WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWERES. THIS CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND THIS SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE THE MAKERS TO AT LEAST HE A RECALL FOR THE REPAIRS MY CAR NEEDS CONSIDERING THAT THE ENGINE THAT THEY PUT INTO THESE CARS ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE TE SIZE OF THIS VEHICALE. WE ALSO HAVE 4 OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR AND I'M AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THEM. I'M NOT ALONE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, I'M SURE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL, BUT WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME SLUDGEAND THE 2.7 ENGINES IN THESE CARS GOING OUT, THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN THIS CAR. WHAT CAN I DO WITH THE HELP OF YOU TO GET MY CAR RUNING AGAIN. MY FAMILY NEEDS THIS CAR. RIGHT NOW IT IS SITTING IN A SHOP BECAUSE TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE COSTS UP TO IF NOT MORE THAN $5,000.00 WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE, AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE DEALER CONSIDERING THAT THE ENGINS IS WRONG FOR THE CAR. CAN YOU PLEASE CONTACT AND HELP ME WITH THIS DEFECT THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK

REPLACED THE ENGINE AT 38,000 MILES BECAUSE OF ACCUMULATION OF SLUDGE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I MAINTAINED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED JERKING AND CHUGGING AND WOULD NO LONGER START. SEVERAL MECHANICS CHECKED THE CAR ONLY TO TELL ME THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST $4000-$6000 DOLLARS TO REBUILD AND INSTALL. EVERY MECHANIC THAT I HAVE CALLED OR TALKED IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A BADLY MANUFACTURED ENGINE AND THAT THESE ENGINES USUALLY DO NOT LAST PAST 60 OR 70,000 MILES. KNOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR AND OUT OF $5000 DOLLARS WHICH IS WHAT I PAID FOR THE CAR, AND NEED ANOTHER $5000 TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. *AK

WITH NO WARNING MY 1999 INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER MOTOR DIED ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE 10. [XXX] WITH ONLY 88,533 MILES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE MY MECHANIC SAID ONE OF THE PISTONS DISINTEGRATED AND IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

MY HUSBAND TOOK OUR KIDS TO GET HAIRCUTS THE CAR WAS MAKING A FUNNY SOUND WHEN HE GOT TO THE SALON HE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART. A FEW PEOPLE PASSED BY AND TOLD HIM IT WAS THE STARTER. $135 LATER AND A NEW STARTER INSTALLED, IT STILL WON'T TURN OVER. UPON SPEAKING WITH A DODGE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAD "JUMPED TIMING" AND THAT SINCE IT'S A ZERO TOLERANCE ENGINE, IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE THAT I HAVE A VALVE STUCK OPEN AND THE PART TO FIX IT COSTS $2,000 PLUS LABOR. HE ALSO ADVISED ME TO CALL CHRYSLER AS, IN HIS WORDS, A CAR WITH 46,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE, 1999 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID. CAR MAINTAINED AND OIL AND FILTERS CHANGED AT 3500 MILE INTERVALS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, CAR KNOCKED AND BEGAN TO TAP. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DODGE DEALER (HAMILTON CHRYSLER) AND I WAS TOLD I HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND IT WOULD BE UNDRIVABLE, $6900 FOR A NEW LONG BLOCK + LABOR. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.*AK

2.7 LITER INTREPID ENGINE FAILED AT 115,000 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP, WHICH CAUSED A LOWER ROD BEARING FAILURE. ENGINE WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000-4000MI (LESS THAN THE OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDATION OF 7,500). *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON THE THE EXPRESSWAY, MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE SO I SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OVER TO CHECK IT OUT. WHILE SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR DIED ON THE EXPRESSWAY BEFORE I COULD GET OFF. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO START AND GOT OFF IMMEDIATELY! WHILE TRYING TO FIND SOME WHERE TO PULL INTO THE CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE THE LOUD NOISE AND KEPT DYING. I FINALLY COULD NOT KEEP IT RUNNING SO I CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC'S. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD GUNKED UP AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO AND STILL OWE $11, 000. NOW I HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR $7,500 AND NO WAY TO PAY FOR THIS LARGE REPAIR. SO, I NOW HAVE A DEAD CAR THAT I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON AND INSURE. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR AND I FEEL THAT THERE MAY BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK