1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED, THE CAMS WERE BENT, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121,000.

LAST YEAR AROUND DEC 12TH 2006 I REPLACED THE TIMING BELT, AND OIL SENSOR. ON AUGUST 17TH 2008, ONE DAY AFTER MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON THE ENGINE SEIZED. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT HAD SLUG. I JUST GOT A CALL FROM DODGE THURSDAY THE 14TH 2008, TELLING ME THAT MY CAR WAS DUE FOR SERVICE. 3 DAYS LATER ENGINE SEIZED. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON MY 1999 DODGE ENGINE IN 2007. THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE SAID IT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. AND THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *TR

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE WITH 72,000 MILES ON IT, TIMING CHAIN JUMPED, ENGINE IS NOW JUNK AND CAR SITS. THIS ENGINE HAS A DESIGN DEFECT AND DODGE SHOULD DO A RECALL TO REPLACE THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CUT OUT . NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, TEMP. GAGE WAS NORMAL. CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE BEFORE I COULD GET TO A COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE WAS A BLAZE WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT PUT OUT QUICKLY WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. I HAD RECENTLY HAD OIL & FILTER'S CHANGED, THE CAR WAS FINE NO KNOCKING FROM ENGINE. THE CAR IS/ CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS TOTALED DUE TO AGE/MILEAGE ON IT COMPARED TO REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST.*TR

OUR 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 110,000 MILES HAD ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A BUILD-UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. IT'S A COMPLETE LOSS TO US SINCE FIXING THE TIMING CHAIN AND OTHER PARTS WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL BECAUSE OF THE CRAP THAT REMAINS IN THE ENGINE! *TR

FIRST, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I GOT IT FROM TO FIND OUT THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, DID THIS. THEN I DROVE IT FOR 1 WEEK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANK SHAFT AND THAT IT WILL BE VERY COSTLY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND I GOT VERY SCARED. I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS AND IN THE 3 MONTHS ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE ERUPTED. I NEED SOME JUSTICE IN GETTING THESE PROBLEMS ADDRESSED SO THAT THE CAR CAN BE FIXED WITHOUT COST TO ME WHEN CHECKING THE INTERNET AND FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. IT IS SOMETHING THAT DODGE KNOWS THAT THESE CARS HAVE THOSE PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE NOT HONORING HELPING THE OWNERS FIX THEM. *TR

1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY WHILE DRIVING THEN QUIT ENTIRELY WHEN VEHICLE PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE MOTOR WAS SHOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE HEARD A THUD AND A PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE CRANK BEARING CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF MAY 16, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE AT 64,000 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. TOP ENGINE KNOCK. OIL CHANGES WERE REGULAR AND DONE BY 3,000 MILES. IN LESS THAN 24HR PERIOD OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. OIL LEVEL ON STICK SHOWED IN CORRECT RANGE. ESTIMATE OF REPAIR AT $4800 TO REPLACE ENGINE AND LABOR. *TR