1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

I BOUGHT A 99 DODGE INTREPID FROM FREEDOM FORD IN CENTRE, ALABAMA FOR A LITTLE OVER $14,000 ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I WENT BACK LAST SUMMER TO TRADE IN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT EVEN BLACK BOOKED FOR HALF THAT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING SYSTEM (THE ENTIRE SYSTEM), ALL THE FUSES, THE SENSORY MODULE, THE TIE RODS ARE SHOT AND NOW THE MOTOR HAS LOCKED UP. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED FOR A MOTOR AND FOUND THAT THE MOTOR FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF INTREPID RUNS $1,500 TO $2000 MORE THAN ALL OTHER MOTORS, EVEN THE 2001 AND NEWER MODELS RUN $1000 TO $1200 AT THE MOST. THEIR REJECTION TO HELP ME IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 99 MODEL WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL MOTOR AND VERY FEW WERE MADE. I TEACH SCHOOL AND HAVE FOUND A CO-WORKER WHOSE SISTER HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. HER HUSBAND CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND AFTER ARGUING WITH THEM, THEY PAID FOR HALF OF HIS MOTOR, WHICH KNOCKED HIS TOTAL EXPENSE WITHIN THE NORMALLY MOTOR REPLACEMENT COST. I WAS GIVEN A FLAT NO FROM CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ONLY HONOR THIS FOR ORIGINAL CAR OWNERS WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND HAVE AN ACTIVE WARRANTY. WELL MY FRIEND WAS A SECOND CAR OWNER WITH MORE THAN 110,000 MILES, NO WARRANTY, AND IS WILL TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PROVE THAT HE WAS IN MY SAME SITUATION AND RECEIVED ASSISTANCE IN PAYING FOR HIS MOTOR. I ALSO HAVE MECHANICS WHO WILL PROVIDE STATEMENTS THAT AFTER SEARCHING THE AUCTIONS AND HOTLINES FOR A MOTOR THEY FOUND MORE INTREPIDS ON THE LINE WITH BAD MOTORS THAN ANY OTHER CAR, SOME HAVING AS LITTLE AS 60 AND 65 THOUSAND MILES. I ALSO HAVE AUTO PARTS STORE OWNERS WHO SUGGEST THAT I CALL CHRYSLER TO HAVE THEM HELP WITH THE EXPENSES DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE HELPED OTHERS. I JUST GET THE RUN AROUND FROM CHRYSLER WITH NO CONCERN OF ME HAVING TO MAKE A $386 CAR PAYMENT TO FORD FOR A PIECE OF JUNK SITTING IN MY YARD, AND CONTINUE PAY $107 A MONTH INSURANCE THAT HAS TO CONTINUED DUE TO STATE LAWS.

MY HUSBAND JOHN AND I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM EASY RIDER AUTO SALES 3980 PINE GROVE AVE. FORT GRATIOT, MI 48059 ON APRIL 11, 2003. THE MILEAGE ON THE TITLE AT TIME OF SALE WAS 86,554, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,290. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1,736 MILES. WE ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY FROM THE DEALER FOR THE CAR. GUARDIAN WARRANTY COMPANY (NADN)1-800-482-7357.EXT. 111. WE HAD THE CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 25 DAYS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT TO WHO EASY RIDER AUTO SALES SAID ARE A GOOD COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH...LEE'S AUTO & TRUCK REPAIR 810-984-8947. AFTER HAVING THE CAR BACK FOR A TOTAL OF 8 DAYS, I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND FELT AN SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER, THE RPM READING WAS AT 4,000. I WAS BACKING OUT SLOWLY. I THEN BRAKED AND PUT IT INTO PARK, WATCHED THE RPM GAUGE AND SEEN IT GO OVER 5,000 RPM'S IN PARK AT AN IDLE. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED HIS FRIEND WHO OWNS A REPAIR SHOP AND ACCEPTS THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED. B & D AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE IN MEMPHIS, MI 810-367-8881. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THE CAR. THE ENGINE IS TOTALED. B AND D CALLED THE CHRYSLER COMPANY, WHO TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE MOTOR BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGES AND THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE 2.7,V-6 ENGINE IS TROUBLE. B AND D CALLED THE NADN COMPANY AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT NADN DOESN?T LIKE TO PAY IT?S CLAIMS. B AND D ALWAYS HAS TO ARBURTRATE OVER THE MONEY FOR THE BILL. B AND D SAID TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE WOULD COST $8,600.00 PLUS TAX. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, WE PAID FOR IT IN FULL, WE DIDN'T ARGUE ABOUT IT. IT IS STILL COVERED! BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, LEE'S AUTO DID AN OIL CHANGE ON IT. THERE IS A STICKER IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT STATES TO HAVE IT CHANGED AGAIN AT 3 MONTHS OR 3,000 MILES. I DROVE IT FOR 1,736 MILES AND HAD IT FOR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS. OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE EXCESSIVE RPMS IN IDLE, THE POWER WINDOW IN THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOESN'T WORK, THE TRIP METER DOESN'T WORK.

BEARINGS WENT BAD EVEN WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES. MILEAGE IS LONG DISTANCE MILEAGE. OF ALL THE CARS AND VARIOUS MAKES OF CARS WE HAVE HAD (OTHER DODGES, CHEVROLETS, OLDSMOBILES, FORDS, HONDAS) WE HAVE DRIVEN LONG DISTANCE HIGH MILEAGE AND AND PROVIDED REGULAR MINTENANCE AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A MOTOR. IN OUR RESEARCH ON REPLACING THIS MOTOR, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY VARIOUS MECHANICS AND AUTO PARTS STORES THAT THE 2.7L MOTOR WAS KNOWN TO GIVE PROBLEMS.

VARIOUS SENSOR PROBLEMS. HAVE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND GOING ON IT'S THIRD REPAIR. HAVE YET TO REPLACE ANY POWER WINDOW/DOOR/SEAT.

2.7 LITRE V6 ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW IN ENGINE OIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (ACCORDING TO LOCAL ENGINE REBUILDERS). LOCAL CHRYSLER MECHANICS ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, HOWEVER WERE UNWILLING TO ABSORB ANY REPAIR COSTS.

WE REPLACED THE #6 INJECTOR AND THE FUEL PUMP. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAR STOPPED ALTOGETHER. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE HIM TELL US THAT IT HAS A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN AND IT WOULD PROBABLY COST US $5700 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WE HAD IT TOWED HOME.

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED SECONDS BEFORE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TIMING BELT OR TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WE PURCHASED A USED 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN JULY 2003. IT ONLY HAD 72,000 MILES ON IT. THE PREVIOUS OWNERS SAID THEY HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I TOOK OUT A LOAN AGAINST MY 401K TO PURCHASE THE INTREPID BECAUSE MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS GETTING A LOT OF MILES ON IT AND I NEEDED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO GET ME TO WORK. WELL NOW THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE LOCKED UP AND I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALER. NOW I AM BACK TO MY OLD RELIABLE 1992 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH OVER 205,000 MILES ON IT. THIS DODGE MOTOR SHOULD OF LASTED TO AT LEAST 150,000 MILES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I THOUGHT THEY HAD IMPROVED THERE PRODUCTS SINCE THE 80'S. BOY WAS I WRONG.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. *AK