1999 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HEARD AN UNUSAL NOISE, VEHICLE SHUTOFF, CAUSING SLUG IN OIL PAN AND ENGINE BLOWING OUT. WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON.*AK ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *TT

2.7 ENGINE SEIZED AT 30 MPH. MOTOR STOPPED AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS NO WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, AND THEY STATED MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT EXTRACT FROM THE RETRACTOR. THE BELT WOULD ONLY COME OUT ABOUT A FOOT AND THEN WOULD LOCK UP. IT COULD NOT BE USED TO HOLD A PERSON IN THE SEAT AS REQUIRED BY LAW. THIS HAS HAPPEND IN THE PAST, BUT LATER IT WOULD WORK. THIS TIME I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO PULL THE SEATBELT OUT BUT IT WOULD NOT COME. BECAUSE WE HAD THE ROOM WE HAD THE PERSON SIT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SEAT. *AK

WHILE BACKING UP, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV, CONSUMER TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT SHIFTED TO DRIVE INSTEAD, VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING, AND RAN INTO A CEMENT PILLAR.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE HIT THE PARKING LOT LIGHT POLE WHILE IN REVERSE AT IMPACT, VEHICLE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR.*SLC

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE, THE ENGINE DIED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WAS TOLD WE NEED A NEW ENGINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $7000. OIL WAS CHANGED IN THE CAR EVERY 3000 MILES. DEALER SAID OIL WAS CLEAN THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT HAPPEN. MAYBE A DEFECTIVE PART BUT WE HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, CONSUMES A LOT OF OIL. *AK THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING, BUT THE DEALER REPLACED THE DIAGNOSTIC CENSOR TWICE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FAILING. THE ENGINE MAKES NOISE DUE TO CAM SHAFT FAILURE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 30-35MPH VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER CAMSHAFT AND TRANSMISSION SENSORS HAD FAILED. INDICATED THAT SLUG (OIL) CAUSED FAILURE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PROBLEM HAD REOCCURRED AFTER ARRIVING HOME.*AK

THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,AND DEALER STATED CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED REPLACING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND EACH TIME THEY REPLACED ENGINE BUT THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. *YD

THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL OUT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER. PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED. HAD SENSORS IN VEHICLE REPLACED AFTER SEVERAL REMEDIES WERE TRIED.*AK