1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID AT THE DODGE DOWNTOWN LA, MANY PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THAT SENSORS IN THE CAR KEPT BLOWING OUT, HEATER/AC WENT OUT AND WINDOW MOTOR BLEW OUT. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED MORE THEN ONCE.DODGE DOWNTOWN LA COULD NEVER DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VECHICLE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. ALL TOGETHER I HAVE SPENT $3000 FOR MY CAR. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR BEFORE THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE.DODGE DOWNTOWN OF LA WAS NOT HELPFUL TO ME IN MY SITUATION.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 75000 MILES, OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ON AND OFF ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK LOUDLY VEHICLE LOST ALL SPEED AND STALLED ON EXPRESSWAY ENTERANCE RAMP.THIS VEHICLE'S OIL AND FILTER WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES YET WHEN THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED THERE WAS LARGE AMOUNTS OF SLUDGE THROUGH OUT THE IT'S INSIDE ,ENGINE WAS CLEANED AND REBUILT WITH NEW RODS, CAMSHAFT,BEARINGS PISTONS ECT, THIS WAS THE CHEAPEST FIX. FROM ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE READ THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A GREAT MANY OF THE 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINES INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS ARE VERY COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING.

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH APPROXIAMETELY 500 MILES. SINCE BUYING THE CAR WE HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIRS AT THE DEALER 8 TIMES. ALL REPAIR ARE TO ENGINE AND CHIPS IN THE ENGINE. THE MOST RECENT, DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY 60 MPH THE CAR SHUT OFF. PUT IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP. WHEN CAR STARTED BACK UP THERE WAS A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT. THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF 3 MORE TIME AND ON THE FOURTH STALL WOULD NOT START BACK UP. WHEN TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP HE INDICATED THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (OIL JUST CHANGED AND FULL). WHEN CALLING AROND FOR NEW ENGINE ALL DEALERS INDICATED THOUGHS ENGINES ARE VERY HARD TO FIND BECAUSE EVERYONE IS LOOKING FOR THEM BECAUSE A BLOWN ENGINE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH INTREPIDS. I HOPE THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS REPORTED SO THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. I KNOW OF 3 INTREPID IN MY AREA THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE STEERING RACK BROKE, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

THE VEHICLE DIED, WHE I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 38,000 MILE. ALL THE MAITENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT A NEW ENGINE NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES

JANUARY 24, 2003 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I OWN A 1999DODGE INTREPID ES WITH 40,244 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I AM AN ''AVERAGE'' CAR USER AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. ON THURSDAY 1/16/03 AS I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT OF MY VEHICLE I FELT SOMETHING ''SNAP''. I SAT BACK DOWN IN THE SEAT AND THE ELECTRONIC POSITIONING SYSTEM WOULD NO LONGER ADJUST THE SEATBACK AND THE BACK ITSELF SEEMED TO REST AT A BIT OF AN ANGLE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AS WELL AS LEANING BACK FARTHER THAN IT SHOULD. ON MONDAY 1/20/03 I TOOK MY CAR TO DON MILLER DODGE WEST, A SERVICE GARAGE AND DODGE DEALERSHIP IN MADISON WISCONSIN FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE SEAT. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS ON THE SEAT BASE HAD BROKEN OFF THEREFORE PUTTING ALL OF THE FORCE ON THE REMAINING BOLT ON OTHER SIDE OF THE SEAT BASE. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A SAFETY RISK AND IF IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE, IF NOT REPAIRED, FOR THE SEAT BACK TO BREAK EVEN FURTHER AND LITERALLY FALL INTO THE BACK SEAT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A POSSIBILITY. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME MORE THAN $1000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I BELIEVE THAT THE BOLT WAS DEFECTIVE AND I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE I''M CONCERNED THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF OTHER DEFECTIVE BOLTS IN IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR VEHICLES COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE OWNERS. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE BOLT BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I AM WORRIED THAT OTHER OWNERS OF INTREPIDS OR SIMILARLY MANUFACTURED VEHICLES (CONCORDES) MAY EXPERIENCE SUCH A DEFECT WHILE DRIVING WITH EVEN MORE DIRE OUTCOMES THAN A $1000+ REPAIR BILL. I HAVE WRITTEN TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMPANY TO ALERT THEM TO THE PROBLEM (AND ALSO ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR COST) BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT SUCH PROBLEMS TO YOU, HENCE THIS LETTER. SINCERELY, WILLIAM T. PAUL

ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WORKING ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID, THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER IS DEFECTIVE. CURRENTLY, WHEN THE CAR SITS IN TEMPATURES BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, THERE IS ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DUE TO AIR BEING ALLOWED INTO THE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE UNIT. WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO WARM UP (15-20 MINUTES) AND/OR THE TEMPATURE IS ABOVE 32 DEGREES, THE BRAKE PRESSURE IS FINE AS NO AIR IS BEING ALLOWED INTO THE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE EXPANSION OF A SEAL IN THE UNIT. WHEN THE MECHANIC CALLED HIS AUTO-PARTS DEALER FOR A PART, HE WAS TOLD IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM DODGE DIRECTLY. WHEN HE CALLED DODGE, HE WAS TOLD THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND COULD NOT EVEN BE GIVEN AN ESTIMATED DATE OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. IF THERE IS THIS BIG OF A DEMAND FOR THE PART, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. I NOTICED ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 2000 AND 2001 NEONS FOR BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEMS, WHY NOT FOR THE OTHER DODGE CARS?

AFTER CONSUMER PUT KEYS IN THE IGNITION, IT WOULDN'T TURN. CONSUMER HAS TO WIGGLE KEYS FOR 20-30 MINUTES BEFORE IT TURNS. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

I ENTERED MY DODGE INTREPID AT APPROXIMATELY 5:50 AM AND AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ITSELF DOWN THE FLOOR. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE PEDAL DID NOT COME UP AND I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION PEDAL THEN RAISED ITSELF SLOWLY WITH A HISSING SOUND. WHEN I PROCEEDED TO START THE CAR AGAIN THE PEDAL AGAIN DEPRESSED ITSELF MAKING ME UNABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN IN HER AUTO RIGHT AT 70,000 MILES AND 4 YEARS OLD. SHE ALSO STATES THAT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED HER AUTO WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO CHANGE THE OIL. SHE STATES THAT HER HUSBAND HAD THE OIL CHANGE, THEN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE AUTO WHEN IT JUST CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. THEN A MECHANIC , AFTER CHECKING THE AUTO, TOLD HER THAT HER ENGINE WAS BLOWN.