1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. IF THE CONTACT DOES NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WARMS UP, IT WILL SHUT OFF. ONCE THE TIMING CHAIN COOLS OFF, THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. ONCE THE VEHICLE GETS WARM, IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT ONCE IT WAS HOME, IT WOULD START AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,200. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN 2002, WHICH WAS A PROGRAM CAR AND IT ONLY HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT AT AROUND 65,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE DUAL OVERHEAD CAM CHAINS. ONE YEAR LATER THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND THEN SEIZED UP. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY YARD SINCE 2003. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS IN WHICH WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES AND THE REPAIRS FOR THE TIMING CHAINS. THIS VEHICLE RIDES NICE, DRIVES NICE, BUT THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE IS A PIECE OF CRAP AND BECAUSE IT IS A PIECE OF CRAP NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ON THEM AND SUGGEST THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH AS MUCH AS IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR IT. I FEEL THAT THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PUTTING SUCH A CRAPPY MOTOR IN SUCH A NICE VEHICLE. *TR

ENGINE HAD DIED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ONCE EVERY 2 MONTHS FOR HALF A YEAR. AFTER A DAY OR TWO THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. KNOCKING SOUND STARTED PRIOR TO TIMING CHAIN BREAKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR YEARS LATER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM INSIDE OF DASH BURNED 1999 DODGE INTREPID SEDAN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE NOISE GREW LOUDER AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN. THE ENGINE RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THE OIL PAN WAS RECENTLY REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,784. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY STALLED AND THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP, WHICH CAUSED THE SENSORS TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CURRENT REPAIR BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS TOO INFREQUENT. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE AND SHUT DOWN. THIS FAILURE ALSO RESULTS FROM THE SLUDGE DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL INFORMATION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE MOTOR IN THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID I JUST BOUGHT STOP WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE DUE TO A DEFECT. HE TOLD ME TO CALL CHRYSLER AND ASK WHAT THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME. I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID I ON MY OWN. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THE A LITTLE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND NOW THERE IS A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER IN NEW JERSEY FROM DEBRA LEE HERBERT. ENGINES PRICING IS $2000.00 TO $5000.00 DEPENDING ON NEW OR USED. PLUS THE ENGINE PLACES WON'T WARRANTY THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOCKED. AS OF JANUARY 14, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,781. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FIRST HEARD A CLICKING SOUND AND THEN A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COAST TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH THE MECHANIC. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,881.