1998 Dodge Intrepid complaints

CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING, DIDNT HAPPEN IMMEDIALELY, CAR HAD TO BE "WARM". STEERING WHEEL UNCONTROLLABLE. BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WHEN REMOVED IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER. NOW ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED FROM WEAR. NEW BRAKE BOOSTERS WERE NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM DEALER.*AK

ENGINE BEGAN SHARP RAPPING WHILE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. MECHANICS SAY THE ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR SLUDGE PROBLEMS AND NEEDS REPLACED OR REPAIRED BY COMPLETE OVERHAUL. EXPENSE OF EITHER IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $3600 AND UP FOR REPAIRS. SEVERAL SALVAGE YARDS STATED THEY ARE GLAD TO GET IN THESE CARS AS SALVAGE BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A HIGH INCIDENT FOR THIS MOTOR TO FAIL. THESE ENGINES ARE KNOWN FOR THESE FAILURES, YET CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO MAKE THIS PROBLEM RIGHT WITH THE CONSUMERS. THIS AUTO IS NOW USELESS FOR ME WITHOUT AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR.

RECALL 03V527000, WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOP STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE AT EST. 79,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION DIED AT 76,847 MILES. TENSIONER ARM PULLEY SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING----OCTOBER, 2002.

LTR FM TRAVIS PHILLIPS (KY) OWNER OF A 1998 DODGE CHRYSLER INTREPID REPORTING DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WINDOW OFF TRACK WRITER BELIEVES VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED REPLY TO THE FORT WRIGHT, KY DISTRICT OFFICE. *PH THE VEHICLE ENGINE BLEW WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HE HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND THAT THE OIL WAS JUST CHANGED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLES LIGHTS FLICKERED, THE WINDOWS CAME OFF THE TRACK WHEN PUTTING THEM UP OR DOWN. THE SEALS AROUND THE DOORS FELL OFF. THE AIR/HEAT ONLY WORKED WHEN ON HIGH. THE STARTER FAILED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED OIL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ENTERING THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L 6 CYL. HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IDLE SPEED. IT ALMOST ACTS LIKE THE CAR IS OUT OF TIMING BUT THIS ONLY OCCURES AFTER THE CAR IS AT RUNNING TEMPERATURE. MANY OTHER THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG BUT WOULD TAKE ME THE REST OF THE NIGHT TO EXPLAIN THEM ALL. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRE TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT. I HAD TO FIX THE CLIP ON MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. MY ROTORS ALLWAYS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE WARPED AND SHAKE WHEN I SLOW DOWN. I'M STUCK ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS ENGINE FAILURE THING BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I STILL HAVE AROUND $4000 TO PAY ON THE CAR. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING. *AK

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID THAT WHEN THE BLOWER IS ON FOR THE HEATER IT GOES OFF AND ON ,CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT, AND WHEN THE A/C IS ON IT DOES THE SAME. ALSO THE TRUNK ACCUMULATES A LOT OF MOISTURE. *AK

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 WITH 127,000 MILES AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE IS BLEW UP.I ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON TIME. DETAILS-LOUD TICKING SOUND WITH OIL LIGHT COMING ON WHEN STOP AND SHUTTING OFF SOME TIMES. I HAVE TALK TO REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE (COST$ 5800)BECAUSE THE 2.7 ENGINE IS JUNK!I TALK WITH A GUY FROM A REPAIR SHOP AND HE SAID THAT I WAS THE FIFTH PERSON TODAY TO CALL IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT( I CALLED IN AROUND 1P.M.). THIS IS SAD . JUST THINK AMERICAN MADE. NOW I SEE WHY NO ONE IS BUYING AMERICAN MADE CARS ANYMORE. AND THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO SAY IT WAS MY FAULT THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE WIT OUT. AND THE FOR SECOND TIME , I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT THE EXCUSES IS GOING TO BE? LETS FACE IT 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 IS JUNK!! NOW FIX IT RECALL 2.7 ENGINE. *LA

BLOWN ENGINE, WITHOUT A WARNING. WHILE DRIVING. *JB

TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 1.5 YEARS, WHILE I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED! IN BOTH CASES, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR. THE REVING OF THE ENGINE TOOK ME BY SURPRISE BOTH TIMES, BUT I MANAGED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD ENOUGH SO THAT I DID NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. IT STARTED UP AND IN NEITHER INSTANCE DID I HAVE ANOTHER RE-OCCURRENCE THAT DAY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED TO RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT. CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM THREE MORE TIMES ALONG WITH THE ENGINE OIL LEAKING AND STALLING ERRATICALLY. DURING THE LAST REPAIR CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS VEHICLE RESTARTED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I CURRENTLY OWN A 1998 CHRYLSER INTREPID WHICH HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT. IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE TWICE. THE FIRST TIME OCCURED ON 1/1/1999 WITH ONLY 12000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE MOTOR SEIZED UP DUE TO THICK OIL. THE OIL HAD LOTS OF METAL SHAVINGS FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE STAING DUE TO LACK OF MAINTAINENCE. AFTER THAT I FAITHFULLY MADE SURE I HAD RECEIPTS ON ALL ENGINE MAINTENENCE ITEMS. IN JULY OF 2003 THE ENGINE DID THE SAME THING AND ANOTHER REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. I WENT DIRECTLY TO A NON-DEALERSHIP LOCATION TO HAVE THE SECOND ENGINE PUT IN BECAUSE 1. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT IS NOT THERE. AND 2. BECAUSE OF THE ATTITUDE AND PROBLEMS I HAD FIGHTING THE FIRST TIME WITH CHRYSLER. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED TO MAKE OTHERS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. CONSUMER WENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO START IT UP AND WITHOUT WARNING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT FAILURE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS OFF AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION FLOOR SHIFT GEAR COULD BE MOVED OUT OF PARK. THIS MAKE/ MODEL, AND YEAR WAS ON RECALL, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

I BELIEVE MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID ES WAS A LEMON WHEN I BROUGHT IT, I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT, OVERHEATING, STALLING, STOPPING.*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER COASTED VEHICLE ONTO SIDE OF ROAD. TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE AND REPLACED ENGINE.*AK

I MADE A SHORT DRIVE HOME AT APPROX. 5:45 AM WHEN MY ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOST OF POWER AND A HARD KNOCK SOUND. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING INTO MY COMMUNITY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT REPEATEDLY KNOCKED LOUDLY THE NEXT 100 YARDS TO MY HOME. I THEN HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS TOTALED. THE WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON THE PREVIOUS DAY WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLING, WITH PLENTY OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. SO I HAD ALREADY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WHEN THIS SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE CAME TO BE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL IT HAPPENED AND THE ONLY REPAIR NEEDED ON THE CAR WAS A MINOR OIL LEAK WHICH SHOULD NOT OF CAUSED SUCH A DRASTIC PROBLEM LIKE THIS. *JB

NO BRAKES IN COLD WEATHER! BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER NOT WORKING IN COLD WEATHER. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND VACUUM BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS IT WAS FULL OF WATER AND FROZEN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED (PULLING INTO PARKING LOT) FRONT AXLE BROKE IN HALF AND WHEEL FELL OFF. IF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED, COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS DANGER ON THE ROAD. *LA

MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *LA

WE (HUSBAND AND I) OWN A 1998 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE CAR DIED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, NO LIGHTS CAME ON, NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS. WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS CAR, WITH OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS AND ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD IN THE TOWN WE LIVE IN WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WERE GOING AROUND A CURVE. LUCKILY THE TWO CARS BESIDE US WERE PAYING ATTENTION, BECAUSE SINCE THE ENGINE LOCKED UP, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND I WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO STEER OUT OF THE WAY, THE OTHER TWO CARS DID MANAGE TO HONK THEIR HORNS AND SWERVE, NEARLY GOING OFF OF THE ROAD. (I HAVE READ AND BEEN TOLD BY TONS OF MECHANICS THE 2.7L ENGINES IN THESE CARS ARE HORRIBLE). *LA

HEAT & A/C ONLY WORKS WHEN ON HIGH OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER YOU STOP THE CAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO CAR STARTS WHEN EVER IT GETS READY I HAD TO REPLACE THE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR $400 NOW AFTER ALL THAT THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD FOUND OUT IT'S THE ENEGINE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

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ON THE AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM, THE BEARINGS IN THE TENSION PULLEY WENT BAD AND IT SHREADED THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH WE HAD JUST REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. A SENSOR WENT BAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNLESS THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. AFTER THAT, AS SOON AS WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP IT WOULD AGAIN FAIL TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST WHEN RE-ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE IS THE BIG PROBLEM. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. MY WIFE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. BUT THE ENGINE QUIT BEFORE SHE COULD EVEN GET THE CAR STOPPED. HAD IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE SAID IT HAD NO OIL. WE CHANGED OIL IN THIS CAR LIKE CLOCKWORK. EVERY 3000 MILES AND WE HAVE RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT. THERE WAS NO OIL LEAKING. AND NO BLUE EXHAUST SMOKE INDICATING IT WAS BURNING UP INSIDE THE MOTOR. WE SUSPECTED BUILD UP OF ENGINE SLUDGE BUT DEALERSHIP DISPOSED OF OLD MOTOR BEFORE WE COULD SEE IT. CHRYSLER CORPORATIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER TREATED US TERRIBLY. VERY RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL. THEY SAID ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. WE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH OUR PREVIOUS VEHICLE. A DODGE RAM THAT WAS BUILDING UP SLUDGE. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WE RECEIVED A NEW ENGINE. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE ON-LINE RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY TYPICAL PROBLEM. AND CHRYSLER MAINTAINS A CAVALIER ATTITUDE ABOUT IT. THEY SEEM TO BE TELLING EVERYONE THAT IT IS NOT A BIG PROBLEM AND THAT EACH CASE IS ISOLATED. THIS COST US OVER $4000.00

ENGINE FAILURE: I HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS. IT SUDDENLY MADE A HIGH PITCH SQUEELING NOISE. I PULLED OVER, POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE IF I COULD FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE NOISE STOPPED SO I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION ANOTHER 11 MILES. I WATCHED THE TEMP. GAUGE AND THE ENGINE NEVER OVERHEATED. I PARKED AT MY DESTINATION AND NOTICED A TRAIL OF WATER AND ANTIFREEZE. I NEVER STARTED IT AGAIN. I TOWED IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, UNREPAIRABLE, COST COULD BE CLOSE TO $5,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. WINDOW: THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL GO DOWN BUT WILL NOT COME BACK UP UNLESS YOU TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF 5 OR 6 TIMES AND KEEP TRYING THE WINDOW. I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. I FIGURED I COULD LIVE WITH IT IF I DIDN'T ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN.

THE ENGINE FAILURE IS WHAT I'M SICK ABOUT. WE PAID THE CAR OFF IN DEC. 2002, AND WE WERE HAPPY WITH A RELATIVELY NEW, LOW MILEAGE CAR. HOWEVER, IN JANUARY, 2003 THE OIL LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. CHECKED OIL - FINE. IN FEBRUARY HAD OIL CHANGED. PRO TEAM TOLD US OIL DIRTY - THEY DID A FLUSH. OIL LIGHT STILL BLINKING! END OF MARCH INTO APRIL CAR STARTED TO BLOW A LITTLE BLACK SMOKE, PROGRESSED TO STUTTERING AND STALLING. TOOK CAR TO CHRYSLER DEALER (FIVE STAR) FIRST THEY SAID SOMETHING WITH CARBURATOR WAS GONE - FIXED $1,L00!TOOK CAR HOME, NO CHANGE(?)BACK TO DEALER, THEN THEY TOLD US ENGINE (2.7 LITER) WAS SHOT. NEEDED TRANSPORTATION. HAD NEW ENGINE DONE. PAID $5,500 - CREDIT CARD - NO OTHER WAY. BEING ANGRY AND SICK ABOUT IT EVER SINCE.

MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITER ENGINE, WITH 53,000 MILES WAS MAKING A FUNNY ENGINE NOISE (NO PRIOR WARNING WHAT SO EVER). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF "ENGINE SLUDGE." THE COST WAS $6,990.00 AND I STILL OWED OVER $4,000.00 ON THE VEHICLE!! UNLESS I COULD PROVE I GOT REGULAR OIL CHANGES, THERE WAS NO RECOURSE. AND THEN THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED (1 YEAR OLD) - EVEN THAT WAS POINTLESS, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PROOF THE PREVIOUS OWNER GOT REGULAR OIL CHANGES!! THE MORE I SEARCH, THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT IS AN OUTRAGE THAT DODGE ISN'T ACKNOWLEDGING THIS. THERE AREN'T MANY FAMILIES THAT CAN TAKE A FINANCIAL HIT OF $7,000.00! *LA

REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE ENGINE ON 3 OCCASIONS, ROTORS 2 OCCASIONS, BRAKES 1 OCCASION, CONTROL ARMS (SUSPENSION) 1 OCCASION, STEERING 1 OCCASION, & ELECTRICAL. ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAVE 54,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE ONGOING ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER, ROD HARRIS, ADMITS IT A LIFTER TICKING BUT INSISTS THAT IT IS NORMAL. CHRYSLER GAVE ME AN "ADDED CARE SERVICE CONTRACT" THAT IS GOOD THROUGH 6/26/04 AND TO 75,000 MILES. PLAN CODE IS AD675H. THEY REFUSE TO FIX MY CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, AFTER THE FIRST THREE ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT, I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER ON 1/12/04. ALSO NOTE THEY STILL HAVE MY VEHICLE TODAY 1/12/04 BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT'S BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 5 DAYS. TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON 1/7/04. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE FAILING NOW WITH MY 10 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS. THIS WAS THE SECOND ENGINE INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE RESULT WAS THE SAME. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ENGINE LOCKED UP AND QUIT OPERATING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. *AK

A QUIET KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD BEFORE CONSUMER MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE NOISE GOT LOUDER 20 MILES UPON MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY IN CRUISE CONTROL. UPON PULLING OVER TO CHECK THE NOISE , AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE OIL LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE OIL LEVEL IN THE VEHICLE WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE, MAYBE IT WAS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

WITHIN THE LAST MONTH OUR FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER VEHICLES WE OWN. THE FIRST, A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING, HAD THE TRANSMISSION CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. THE SECOND, A 1998 DODGE INTREPID, HAD THE CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION FAIL AFTER 79,000 MILES. BOTH OF THESE CARS WERE EXTREMELY WELL CARED FOR AND DRIVEN NORMALLY. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANUAL SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR. AS A CONSUMER, ITS HARD TO SEE HOW A COMPANY CAN CHARGE $2,000.00 TO REPLACE A PART OF A CAR THAT FAILED WITHOUT REASON. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. *LA

MAIN PULLY ON CRANKSHAFT THAT DRIVES THE SERPENTINE BELTS STARTS SHAKING, THE BEARING HAS GONE BAD TWICE ALREADY AND NOW FOR THE THIRD TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID, MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND APPROX. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR. BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START, I CALLED THE POLICE TO HAVE THEM STOP TRAFFIC SO I COULD CRUISE MY CAR BACKWARDS INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC TO FIX WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A BAD STARTER OR ALTERNATOR. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP AND THAT I HAD PLENTLY OF OIL AND ANTIFREEZE. HE SAID THAT THE OIL PUMP LOCATED INSIDE THE ENGINE MAY HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THEREFORE CAUSED MY ENGINE TO LOCK UP. *AK

PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO AN OIL SLUDGING CONDITION. *JB

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN THE SUMMER OF 1992; IN SUCH TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES, SERPINTINE BELT, AIR CONDITIONING BELT, PULLEY AND NOW THE ENGINE GAVE OUT ON ME. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM MELLOY DODGE IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. *AK

AT 51,426 MILES NEEDED STRUTS, SWAY BAR LINKS, FRONT STRUT CUSHION, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS.TRANNY COOLER LINES ALSO LEAKING, REPLACED PRESSURE HOSE AND RETRUN HOSE. TIE ROD SLEEVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT, NOW AT 55,000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CYLINDER #6 MISFIRING. NOT FIXED YET. ALSO TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED JUST BEFORE I BOUGHT IT HAD 35,000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND WAS 2 YEARS OLD. WOULD NEVER PURCHASE A DODGE OF ANY SORT AGAIN. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING. THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER DISINTEGRATED. *AK

DODGE INTREPID 2.7L-V6 ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. HE CAR WAS DRIVEN BY OUR 18 YEAR OLD SON ACCOMPANIED BY 2 OF HIS FRIENDS. HE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES DUE TO FAILURE OF ENGINE. FORTUNATELY HE COULD BRING THE CAR TO A SAVE STOP WITHOUT INJURING ANYBODY. REASON ACCORDING TO DODGE DEALERSHIP: OIL SLUDGE DUE TO WHAT SEVERAL ENGINE EXPERTS HAVE STATED IS DUE TO INTERNAL OIL PASSAGES THAT ARE TOO NARROW FOR ENGINE OIL TO PROPERLY CIRCULATE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE ENGINE SEIZED. DEALER DETERMINED THE HOSE THAT CONNECTS THE OIL PAN AND THE ENGINE CLOGGED, CAUSING THE OIL NOT TO ENTER THE ENGINE. *AK

1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER BLOWN ENGINE 75000 MI. *LA

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *SCC *JB

MY 1998 INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 76000 MILES AND WE MAINTAINED IT PROPERLY. I HAVE TALKED TO SO MANY MECHANICS AND KEEP HEARING THE SAME THING. "THESE ENGINES ARE JUNK." THE FIRST MECHANIC WOULD NOT TOUCH IT. IT IS ASHAME THAT DODGE HAS NOT HAD TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FAULTY ENGINE. *AK

VEHICLE'S LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE MOTOR. *AK

I BOUGHT A USED '98 INTREPID IN JAN. 2002. ENGINE SPUN A BEARING AT 58K MILES IN AUG. 2002. LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED ENGINE WITH NEW ONE FROM CHRYSLER FACTORY A COST OF $3700 (DEALERSHIP WANTED OVER $5K). THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER BOTH TURNED THEIR BACKS AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS. THE OTHER NIGHT, AT 85K MILES, THE ENGINE BLEW AGAIN. OF COURSE, THIS IS BEYOND THE WARRANTY. *LA