1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM. HEARD A HORRIBLE SQUEALING/KNOCKING NOISE AND VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND FLYWHEEL SENSOR. ONCE ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH, AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE PISTON RODS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH. A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARED. EVENTUALLY, ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND BLEW A ROD. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND THE ENGINE WAS FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE THREW A ROD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE CAUSE OF THE SOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

MY WIFE BOUGHT A 99 INTREPID WITH 3.2L ENGINE BRAND NEW. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 79K MILES, BUT WE HAVE REPLACED THE WINDOW MOTOR (ALL UNDER WARRANTY) BY THE DEALER 6 TIMES (SOMETIMES TWICE IN THE SAME WINDOWS). WE HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SUCH AS ROUGH CHANGING OF GEARS. WE REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR ONCE, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED AN OVERHAUL AT $2,300.

MOTOR SMOKED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER INDICATED MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE SEIZED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE IS A 1999 (2.7) DODGE INTREPID. HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS SINCE OWNING VEHICLE.*AK