1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND THEN VEHICLE DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE FELT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR ( OIL CHANGES AS SPECIFIED) BUT ENGINE FAILED WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES. *LA

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A CLAPPING SOUND. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE ENGINE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. *AK

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A GASOLINE LEAK. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO HONOR THE FUEL LEAK RECALL 98 V 184 000, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FEEL THAT THE LEAKE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL RAIL O-RING, WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES SQUEAL WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

CONSUMER STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY. CONSUMER SAYS THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL . *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE GEAR HAD WORN OUT, THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. *JB *NLM

1999 DODGE INTREPID 4 DOOR SEDAN, EQUIPPED WITH 2.7 LITER V-6 ENGINE, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 69,500 MILES TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND DASH OIL LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO TRAVEL THREE MILES ON HIGHWAY TO REACH A SAFE EXIT. ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE TICKING SOUND WHICH INCREASED IN VOLUME. ENGINE FINALLY SEIZED WHILE COASTING TO OFF RAMP. NO INJURIES, NO VEHICLE FIRE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS "ENGINE FAILURE." MECHANIC REPORTED APPEARS TO BE "SOME SLUDGE" HIGH IN ENGINE, SEEN THROUGH OIL FILLER HOLE IN VALVE COVER. DEALER ADVISED THERE IS A FACTORY REBUILT SHORT BLOCK AVAILABLE FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER FOR $6750 PLUS TAX. WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR DRESSING SHORT BLOCK WITH VALVE COVERS, OIL PAN, THROTTLE BODY, FUEL RAIL, ACCESSORY DRIVES, ETC FROM MY OLD FAILED ENGINE TO MAKE A COMPLETE ENGINE. HE ALSO SAID "MAY BE ABLE TO GET A USED ENGINE FROM A SALVAGE YARD FOR $3500-$4000 BUT WOULD NOT BE SURE OF 'RELIABILITY' OF USED ENGINE." OIL CHANGE FREQUENCY WAS 11-12,000 MILES PER CUSTOMER MANUAL. HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER ENGINE FAILURES OF THE DC 2.7 LITER V-6 ENGINE. *LA

1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID ENGINE SIEZED UP, NO WARNING, DRIVING ON VERY BUSY EXPRESSWAY, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER, OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. APPARENTLY A LOT OF THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO INTREPIDS BECAUSE OF THE ALUMINUM ENGINE DESIGN. IT IS VERY SCARY, UNSAFE, AND ALSO VERY, VERY COSTLY. SO MUCH FOR THE DODGE/CHRYLSER QUALITY, UH?*AK