1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED LOS TPOWER FOR ABOUT 2 MILES UNTIL ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE MOTOR FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION. *SCC *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BREAK IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER BOLT. *MR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BOLT BROKE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL DID NOT COVER THE PASSENGER SIDE RECLINER BOLT ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *SCC *JB

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE. THE CAR HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE BLEW AT 63,000 MILES. WE CONTACTED DODGE, AND WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THAT OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WE NOW CANNOT FIND A MOTOR TO FIT THIS CAR IN ORDER TO REPAIR IT AND ARE STUCK PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT RUN. IT IS A FINANCIAL STRAIN AND DODGE WILL NOT OFFER US ANY HELP OR SOLUTIONS AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS. I BOUGHT A DODGE PRODUCT IN GOOD FAITH - NO CAR THAT WAS TREATED AS WELL AS MINE SHOULD HAVE A BLOWN ENGINE AT 63,000 MILES. I BELIEVE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

AT JUST OVER 73000 MILES KNOCKING SOUND BEGAN FROM ENGINE. I STOPPED DRIVING AND TOOK TO MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED MOTOR WAS SHOT AND WOULD NEED COMPLETE REBUILD. CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED SINCE PURCHASE ACCORDING TO CHRYLSER RECOMMENDATIONS. AS I CONTACTED SERVICE & SALVAGE SHOPS TO EXPLAIN MY NEED, THEY (5 DIFFERENT SHOPS) STARTED TELLING ME THE PROBLEM BEFORE I COULD FINISH. SAID 2.7 MOTOR WAS DEFECT FROM FACTORY. I HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD AT COST OF $3000 AS I COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER MOTOR. I CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS. SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK WITH ME AND NEVER DID. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF IT BUT CHRYLSER.

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP AT 65,077 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER MADE DETERMINATION THAT PROBLEM WAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP DUE TO POOR MAINTAINENCE. OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED 6 WEEKS BEFORE FAILURE AT 63,163; NO MENTION TO OWNER OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH OIL OR ENGINE. WE HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND MANY, MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE. *AK

STEERING HAS EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY, ABOUT 4 INCHES OF ROTATION LEFT TO RIGHT. ALSO THE STEERING IS STARTING TO BIND IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS. THE WHEELS 'STICKS' INSTEAD OF RETURNING.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING BREAK. THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC SAID THE THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE, AND HAD BEEN BROKEN FOUR A WHILE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE'S TIRE WOULD NOT GRIP ON THE WET ROAD. *NLM THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE ROAD WAS WET AND WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE. THE VEHICLE ALSO DEVELOPED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE WAS LIKE THIS WHEN THE IT WAS PURCHASED. (TIRE MODEL/RADIAL GT) *SCC *JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW: CONTINUOUSLY GETS OFF-TRACK. DIRVER'S SEAT: 1-SEAT FALLS BACK 2-SEAT AT SEMI-RECLINE POSITION. FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK: 1-OFTEN WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY; 2-WILL UNLOCK ONLY AFTER ELECTRONIC LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS USED AND THEN MANUALLY LIFTING FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK; AND 3-WHEN USING THE ELECTRONIC LOCK/ UNLOCK BUTTON A TERRIBLE LOUD NOISE IS HEARD. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT, "OEM" IS OR MEANS, THEREFORE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY ANSWER THE QUESTIONS REFERRING TO THE OEM BLOCK. *JB