1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

THE POWER WINDOWS WILL COME DOWN OR UP. MECHANIC STATES THIS COULD BE DUE TO A RUBBER SEAL BEING BAD. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 VIN#[XXX], 43,913 MILES, TRANSMISSION SENSOR WENT OUT, $132.84. 9/14/00 75,085 MILES, WATER OUTLET AND TRANSMISSION LINES NEEDED REPLACED. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION LINES WERE FACTORY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE. $582.24. 12/14/01 86,992 MILES, TIMING CHAIN BROKE, REPLACED WATER PUMP. $1,188.79. 6/14/02. 91,324 MILES, TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR BROKE. $350.60. 8/2/02 96,828 MILES, DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE DASH LIGHTS WERE AN INTERNAL WIRING DEFECT. $223.30. 10/2/02 98,003 MILES, COOLING FAN WENT OUT. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. CHRYSLER HAD CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE FANS SO I COULD NOT JUST REPAIR ONE SIDE OF THE FAN SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. $680.35. 10/24/02. 109,754 MILES, ENGINE BLEW, TAKING STARTER WITH IT. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE 2.7 ENGINE TO BE A DISPOSABLE ENGINE (COMPARED TO THE 3.2 THAT YEAR). REPLACED WITH USED ENGINE. $4174.49. 5/21/03 I HAD OVER $7000 IN REPAIRS IN UNDER A YEAR AND A HALF. WHILE IM GRAVELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MECHANICS OF THIS VEHICLE, I FEEL THAT THE FAN ASSEMBLY, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING ARE THINGS THAT WERE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FROM THE START AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR GOING OUT AT ONLY 43,913 MILES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FREE AS WELL. WHILE IT IS DIFFICULT TO PROVE THAT I TOOK CARE OF THE ENGINE, I HAVE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

3 OF 4 POWER WINDOW UNITS HAVE FAILED MAKING THE WINDOWS INOPERABLE. FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT THIS TIME THE DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 43.3K MILES. BESIDES BEING INCONVENIENT, NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN A WINDOW COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IN AN EMERGENCY. *NLM

DRIVER POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED TWICE, NOW THE WINDOW HAS TO BE HELD IN PLACE FOR IT TO ROLL UP STRAIGHT AND GO INTO PLACE. ALSO, PLASTIC ON DRIVER DOOR UNDER BLACK 'SPEAKER' CRACKED WITH NO IMPACT. PASSENGER REAR DOOR ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLY HAS SEPARATED FROM THE METAL AND HAS TO BE 'POPPED' BACK IN REPEATEDLY. AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM FAILS YEARLY. MULTIPLE REASONS. TRUNK LEAKS TERRIBLY. REAR AIR/HEAT VENTS DON'T BLOW AIR ANYMORE AND THE CAR ISN'T EVEN 4 YEARS OLD! *JB

WATER COLLECTS IN TRUNK'S SPARE WHEEL WELL WHEN IT RAINS. CONSUMER SUSPECTS THIS WATER LEAKAGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING WHEN RAINING.*AK

ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS INTERMITTENTLY STICK, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO UNBUCKLE. ALSO, PASSENGER REAR BELT OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT PULL FROM RETRACTOR.*AK

AT 99,500 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW, OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED THE DAY BEFORE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOW TICKING NOISE WHICH QUICKLY TURNED INTO A LOUD KNOCKING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT FOR SOME REASON THE CAR HAD LOST OIL PRESSURE AND NO OIL WAS GETTING TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF AT LEAST 6000 DOLLARS. *JB

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTERPID ON APRIL 11, 2003, AFTER HAVING IT FOR 25 DAYS, THE TRANSMISSION WENT. WAS REPAIRED. IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS. AFTER HAVING IT FOR 9 DAYS, A LOUD NOISE IN ENGINE WAS NOTICED. IT WAS NOT DROVE, BUT WENT INTO THE SHOP AGAIN AND IS CURRENTLY THERE. THE ENGINE HAS GONE. REPAIR SHOP CALLED CHRYSLER COMPANY AND THEY SAID TO REPLACE IT. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WANTS ME TO AUTHORIZE REPAIRS AND WILL DECIDE WHAT PERCENTAGE THEY WILL PAY FOR IT. BUT THE POLICY WE HAVE STATES ENGINE REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT., ACCORDING TO THEIR BOOKLET. THE COST TO REPLACE IT, $8,300.00! THAT IS MORE THAN WHAT WE PAID FOR THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEABLE FOR 25 DAYS BEFORE FIRST BREAKDOWN WITH TRANSMISSION JOB, UNDRIVEABLE AND IN THE SHOP FOR 14 DAYS, OUT FOR 9 DAYS AND IS NOW IN THE SHOP AWAITING A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT OTHER 1999 DODGE INTERPID OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLES AS I AM WITH THEIR CARS. PLEASE HELP THIS ENGINE IS RUINNED! NEEDS TO BE REPLACES, 2.7L, V-6.. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 6 CYLINDER ENGINE FAILURE AT 61000 MILES. NO WARNING OF APPROACHING ENGINE FAILURE. OIL CHANGED 1200 MILES PRIOR TO INCIDENT. CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE OIL IN PAN WITH "SLUDGE" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN UPON INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE NEVER RAN "HOT." UPON CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL MECHANICS AND THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINES IN THIS SERIES OF DODGE INTREPID. MECHANICS AND ENGINE BUILDERS HAVE BOTH ADVISED THAT THIS ENGINE HAS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW IN THE OIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO ENGINE WEAR AND EVENTUAL FAILURE. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP (THOUGH UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT NO COST) OPENLY ADMITS THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE. CHRYSLER MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE THAT IS DOOMED FOR PREMATURE FAILURE.*AK