1999 Dodge Intrepid complaints

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

2.7L ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISE. TOOK ENGINE APART AND FOUND THAT TIMING CHAIN GUIDES HAD DISINTEGRATED. REPLACED GUIDES, ROD BEARINGS AND OIL PUMP. CLEANED ALL SLUDGE FROM ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE STARTED TO FLASH. CAR LOST POWER. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. CAR STARTED UP FOR THEM. DIDN'T FIND ANY CODES IN COMPUTER. DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS BEFORE PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND GOT AN ASD RELAY PROBLEM AND TCM RELAY PROBLEM. REPLACED RELAYS. CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 70 MILES. AFTER THE LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN 20 MILES. TOWED TO DEALER. STATED THAT THERE IS A TIMING PROBLEM AND ALOT OF SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR. ESTIMATE OF $1200 TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A/C PRIOR TO ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 3.5 YEARS AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT FOR ALMOST 2 OF THEM. SENDING IN THE PAYOFF SO I CAN GET RID OF THE PIECE OF JUNK. HAVE HEARD THAT THE 2.7 IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS RACK AND PINION. *AK THE REPLACEMENT OF PRESSURE HOSE AND PUMP DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *LA

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS THE ENGINE. ALSO, OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *AK

DODGE INTREPID 1999 ENGINE SEIZES UP WITHOUT WARNING AT 84,000 MILES DUE TO SLUDGE IN EVEN THOUGH OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE WAS CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO, AT 71,000 AND WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE LOCKED . TWO DAYS EARLIER, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT FOUND NO PROBLEM. TOLD THE CONSUMER TO ADD SOME MORE ANTI FREEZE. WHEN ENGINE LOCKED DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL ENGINES. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE FAILED. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT THE TYPE OF ENGINE I HAVE IS NOTORIOUS FOR DOING WHAT IT DID. IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE. THEIR SAFETY IS BEING JEOPARDIZED DUE TO THE EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY OF THIS ENGINE. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DIDN'T GO DOWN, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDOW MOTOR MUST BE REPLACED. *AK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, AND DODGE NEGLECTED TO REPAIR AN OIL VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *SC *JB THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER AFTER THE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS DUE TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE ENGINE WAS MAINTAINED POORLY AND THAT WAS THE REASON THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CHECKED THE MOTOR, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW MOTOR WAS NEEDED. *AK

WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE, AND THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER PLACED THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY.*AK

ON BUSY INTERSTATE, ENGINE SUFFERED TOTAL FAILURE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND ENGINE REPLACED. CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE SLUDGE DEPOSITS DESPITE FREQUENT OIL CHANGES WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. DEALER MECHANIC REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT, AND USED A THICKER OIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. *AK *NM

WE REPLACED THE #6 INJECTOR AND THE FUEL PUMP. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAR STOPPED ALTOGETHER. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE HIM TELL US THAT IT HAS A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN AND IT WOULD PROBABLY COST US $5700 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WE HAD IT TOWED HOME.

2.7 LITRE V6 ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW IN ENGINE OIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (ACCORDING TO LOCAL ENGINE REBUILDERS). LOCAL CHRYSLER MECHANICS ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, HOWEVER WERE UNWILLING TO ABSORB ANY REPAIR COSTS.

VARIOUS SENSOR PROBLEMS. HAVE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND GOING ON IT'S THIRD REPAIR. HAVE YET TO REPLACE ANY POWER WINDOW/DOOR/SEAT.

BEARINGS WENT BAD EVEN WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES. MILEAGE IS LONG DISTANCE MILEAGE. OF ALL THE CARS AND VARIOUS MAKES OF CARS WE HAVE HAD (OTHER DODGES, CHEVROLETS, OLDSMOBILES, FORDS, HONDAS) WE HAVE DRIVEN LONG DISTANCE HIGH MILEAGE AND AND PROVIDED REGULAR MINTENANCE AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A MOTOR. IN OUR RESEARCH ON REPLACING THIS MOTOR, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY VARIOUS MECHANICS AND AUTO PARTS STORES THAT THE 2.7L MOTOR WAS KNOWN TO GIVE PROBLEMS.

MY HUSBAND JOHN AND I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM EASY RIDER AUTO SALES 3980 PINE GROVE AVE. FORT GRATIOT, MI 48059 ON APRIL 11, 2003. THE MILEAGE ON THE TITLE AT TIME OF SALE WAS 86,554, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,290. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1,736 MILES. WE ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY FROM THE DEALER FOR THE CAR. GUARDIAN WARRANTY COMPANY (NADN)1-800-482-7357.EXT. 111. WE HAD THE CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 25 DAYS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT TO WHO EASY RIDER AUTO SALES SAID ARE A GOOD COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH...LEE'S AUTO & TRUCK REPAIR 810-984-8947. AFTER HAVING THE CAR BACK FOR A TOTAL OF 8 DAYS, I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND FELT AN SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER, THE RPM READING WAS AT 4,000. I WAS BACKING OUT SLOWLY. I THEN BRAKED AND PUT IT INTO PARK, WATCHED THE RPM GAUGE AND SEEN IT GO OVER 5,000 RPM'S IN PARK AT AN IDLE. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED HIS FRIEND WHO OWNS A REPAIR SHOP AND ACCEPTS THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED. B & D AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE IN MEMPHIS, MI 810-367-8881. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THE CAR. THE ENGINE IS TOTALED. B AND D CALLED THE CHRYSLER COMPANY, WHO TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE MOTOR BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGES AND THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE 2.7,V-6 ENGINE IS TROUBLE. B AND D CALLED THE NADN COMPANY AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT NADN DOESN?T LIKE TO PAY IT?S CLAIMS. B AND D ALWAYS HAS TO ARBURTRATE OVER THE MONEY FOR THE BILL. B AND D SAID TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE WOULD COST $8,600.00 PLUS TAX. WHEN WE BOUG

I BOUGHT A 99 DODGE INTREPID FROM FREEDOM FORD IN CENTRE, ALABAMA FOR A LITTLE OVER $14,000 ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I WENT BACK LAST SUMMER TO TRADE IN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT EVEN BLACK BOOKED FOR HALF THAT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING SYSTEM (THE ENTIRE SYSTEM), ALL THE FUSES, THE SENSORY MODULE, THE TIE RODS ARE SHOT AND NOW THE MOTOR HAS LOCKED UP. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED FOR A MOTOR AND FOUND THAT THE MOTOR FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF INTREPID RUNS $1,500 TO $2000 MORE THAN ALL OTHER MOTORS, EVEN THE 2001 AND NEWER MODELS RUN $1000 TO $1200 AT THE MOST. THEIR REJECTION TO HELP ME IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 99 MODEL WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL MOTOR AND VERY FEW WERE MADE. I TEACH SCHOOL AND HAVE FOUND A CO-WORKER WHOSE SISTER HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. HER HUSBAND CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND AFTER ARGUING WITH THEM, THEY PAID FOR HALF OF HIS MOTOR, WHICH KNOCKED HIS TOTAL EXPENSE WITHIN THE NORMALLY MOTOR REPLACEMENT COST. I WAS GIVEN A FLAT NO FROM CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ONLY HONOR THIS FOR ORIGINAL CAR OWNERS WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND HAVE AN ACTIVE WARRANTY. WELL MY FRIEND WAS A SECOND CAR OWNER WITH MORE THAN 110,000 MILES, NO WARRANTY, AND IS WILL TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PROVE THAT HE WAS IN MY SAME SITUATION AND RECEIVED ASSISTANCE IN PAYING FOR HIS MOTOR. I ALSO HAVE MECHANICS WHO WILL PROVIDE STATEMENTS THAT AFTER SEARCHING THE AUCTIONS AND HOTLINES FOR A MOTOR THEY FOUND MORE INTREPIDS ON THE LINE WITH

MY NAME IS [XXX], THE FOUNDER OF THIS WEBSITE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED RIDICULOUS PREMATURE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND STEERING PROBLEMS WITH A LOW MILEAGE '99 DODGE INTREPID AND EXPERIENCED STEERING, TRANSMISSION, ABS PROBLEMS AND OTHER ISSUES WITH A BRAND NEW 2002 DODGE INTREPID. YOU WILL FIND MY PERSONAL STORY OF THE NIGHTMARE I HAD WITH BOTH VEHICLES, PICTURES AND THE STORY OF MY '99 ACCIDENT AFTER SUDDEN POOR STEERING CONTROL AND MORE. SINCERELY, [XXX] EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM ADDRESS: PO BOX 2021, SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IN THE FALL OF 2001, WE BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM CONTINENTAL AUTO MALL. IT IS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. A SERVICE AGREEMENT ON THE CAR WAS ALSO PURCHASED. THE FOLLOWING HAS THEREAFTER TAKEN PLACE: THE TIMING CHAIN IDLER BROKE IN MARCH OF 2002. CONTINENTAL FIXED THE CAR UNDER SERVICE AGREEMENT. 67 MILES LATER, THE CAR DIED WITH MY DAUGHTER AND WIFE 7 MILES FROM HOME. IT HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO CONTINENTAL AUTO MALL. WE ASKED WHAT HAPPENED AND WERE TOLD THAT THE OIL PUMP SCREEN WAS PLUGGED UP. WE ASKED FROM WHAT AND THEY SAID FROM THE FIBERS FROM THE TIMING CHAIN IDLER. FROM MY FATHER'S LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN MECHANIC WORK, THE OIL PUMP SCREEN BEING CLOGGED FROM FIBERS FROM THE CHAIN IDLER MEANT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT FLUSHED. SO FOR 67 MILES AFTER THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPAIRED, THESE FIBERS WERE GOING THROUGH THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY CLOGGING THE OIL PUMP SCREEN. THE OIL PRESSURE MUST HAVE BECOME SO LOW THAT A SAFETY SWITCH SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SAFETY SWITCH SHUT THE ENGINE OFF SO THAT THE LOW PRESSURE WOULDN?T FURTHER DAMAGE THE ENGINE. REPAIRS WERE AGAIN MADE BY CONTINENTALS SHOP. UNTIL THESE TWO INCIDENTS, WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH THE CAR. AFTER WE GOT THE CAR BACK AFTER THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THIS IS WHAT WE NOTICED: 1. THE ENGINE DIDN?T SEEM AS QUIET WHEN RUNNING. 2. IT NEEDED A QUART OF OIL THE FIRST WEEK. 3. BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, WE HAD TO ADD OIL 2-3 TIMES. BEFORE IT HAD NEVER USED ANY OIL. OTHER THAN ADDING OIL, WE DIDN?T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL TH

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED USED FROM CARMAX IN SEPTEMBER 2002. AFTER 5 MONTHS OF USE, THE ENGINE DIED. THE CAR WAS NOT ABUSED, OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED ON A BASIS RECOMMEDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. (RECEIPTS CAN BE PROVIDED.) THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DODGE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE AND WE WERE ADVISED THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. PRICES RANGED FROM OVER 8000.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE, $6000.00 FOR A REBUILT ENGINE AND $4000.00 FOR A USED ENGINE FROM A JUNK CAR. THE CAR IS SITTING UNREPAIRED IN A MECHANIC'S FIELD.

PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 1999: 6/02/99-REAR WINDOW LEAK-REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, 6/07/01-TIRES-$211.14 1/24/02-CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR-49,550 MILES-$170.80, 7/12/02-A/C SYSTEM BLOWING WARM. FREON&A/C DYE-55,771 MILES-$71.77, 7/16/02-INSTALL NEW COOLANT TUBE, INSTALL NEW AIR BOX(A/C/WATER OUTLET TUBE, ANTIFREEZE)-55,956 MILES-$294.68, 7/18/02-REPLACE ENGINE WITH NEW-56,783 MILES-$4,396.00. 7/18/03-RENTAL CAR AND MOTEL CHARGES FOR ENGINE REPAIR-$125.00 11/29/02-BRAKE INSPECTION-70,000 MILES-$14.03, 4/29/03-WINDOW REGULATOR AND WINDOW(DRIVER WINDOW)-62,072 MILES-$424.82, 5/02/03-PARTS FOR BRAKES-$163.37(PERSONALLY INSTALLED), 6/13/03-BATTERY REPLACEMENT-63,772 MILES-$145.57, 7/23/03-INSTALL SOP VACUUM HOSE FOR PCV,REPLACED VACUUM TUBE FROM PCV VALVE TO VALVE COVER-67,753 MILES-$65.20, 10/29/03-TRANSMISSION & STARTER-APPROX.70,000 MILES-HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES-STILL AT CORTESE DODGE IN HENRIETTA, NY. (QUOTE ABOUT $3,400.00-WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL THEY TEAR THE TRANSMISSION APART) THE ABOVE ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR THAT WE PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 99. WE STILL OWE THE BANK APPROX. $7,000.00. THE APPROX. TOTAL OF REPAIRS(OUT OF OUR POCKETS)$9,700.00. NEW CAR COST $22,930.64+$6,420.98(FINANCE CHARGES)=$29,351.62. WE DID HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES THAT WE HAD DONE PROFESSIONALLY AND I DID IT MYSELF.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED SECONDS BEFORE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TIMING BELT OR TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING ON FREEWAY LOST ALL POWER TOP CAR.*AK

WE PURCHASED A USED 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN JULY 2003. IT ONLY HAD 72,000 MILES ON IT. THE PREVIOUS OWNERS SAID THEY HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I TOOK OUT A LOAN AGAINST MY 401K TO PURCHASE THE INTREPID BECAUSE MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS GETTING A LOT OF MILES ON IT AND I NEEDED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO GET ME TO WORK. WELL NOW THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE LOCKED UP AND I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALER. NOW I AM BACK TO MY OLD RELIABLE 1992 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH OVER 205,000 MILES ON IT. THIS DODGE MOTOR SHOULD OF LASTED TO AT LEAST 150,000 MILES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I THOUGHT THEY HAD IMPROVED THERE PRODUCTS SINCE THE 80'S. BOY WAS I WRONG.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM. HEARD A HORRIBLE SQUEALING/KNOCKING NOISE AND VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND FLYWHEEL SENSOR. ONCE ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH, AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE PISTON RODS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH. A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARED. EVENTUALLY, ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE CAUSE OF THE SOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE THREW A ROD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND BLEW A ROD. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND THE ENGINE WAS FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

MY WIFE BOUGHT A 99 INTREPID WITH 3.2L ENGINE BRAND NEW. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 79K MILES, BUT WE HAVE REPLACED THE WINDOW MOTOR (ALL UNDER WARRANTY) BY THE DEALER 6 TIMES (SOMETIMES TWICE IN THE SAME WINDOWS). WE HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SUCH AS ROUGH CHANGING OF GEARS. WE REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR ONCE, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED AN OVERHAUL AT $2,300.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

MOTOR SMOKED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER INDICATED MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE SEIZED AT 62000. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE SEIZED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE IS A 1999 (2.7) DODGE INTREPID. HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS SINCE OWNING VEHICLE.*AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, AND INSTALLED A NEW ENGINE. *AK *PH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. *NM

WE BOUGHT A '99 DODGE INTREPID 11/22/99 AS A PROGRAM CAR W/ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER 'SURPRISES'. ON SATURDAY, 7/19/03 THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE CLOSEST DEALER AND FILLED OUT THE AFTER HOURS PAPERWORK. ON MONDAY 7/21 THEY CALLED & SAID THE ENGINE WAS 'SHOT' AND THE CAUSE WAS SLUDGE. THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY NOT HAVING REGULAR OIL CHANGES SO IT VOIDED OUR WARRANTY. ESTIMATE $8,000 ON A CAR WITH A BLUE BOOK VALUE IS $5,000. MILEAGE ON THIS CAR IS NOW 62,080. *AK MY HUSBAND CALLED AN ENGINE REPAIR PLACE & THEY GAVE AN ESTIMATE OF $4,500. HE SAID HE DID QUITE A LOT OF THESE DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS BECAUSE THEIR ENGINES FAIL FREQUENTLY. IN FACT THE DEALERSHIP WE HAVE OUR CAR AT HAD JUST CALLED AND GOT THE SAME $4,500 DOLLAR ESTIMATE FROM HIM FOR A '99 DODGE INTREPID. COINCIDENTAL?! AND THEY'RE QUOTING US $8,000. SO THEY'RE MAKING ADDITIONAL PROFIT OFF OUR PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY SINCE MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE OIL OR WE WENT TO 'JIFFY LUBE' TYPE PLACES SO WE HAVE VERY FEW RECEIPTS TO PROVE WE CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY. THE STICKER ON THE WINDSHIELD INDICATES WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED ABOUT 1,000 MILES AGO. SINCE WE ARE LEASING THIS CAR SO IN 15 MONTHS WE EITHER HAVE TO TURN IT IN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER OR BUY IT NOW FOR $8,549.51.

1999 DODGE INTREPID. CHANGE OIL REGULARLY. WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE OIL LITE CAME ON FOR LESS THAN 5 MIN. THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. NOW THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THEY'RE NOT SURE, BUT IT APPARENTLY LOOKS OUT OF OIL. WHICH IS OBSERD! AND NOW OF COURSE, THEY AREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING, BUT CHARGE $4800 FOR A USED ENGINE?! *AK

TOTAL ENGINE OF OUR 2.7L DOHC ENGINE IN OUR 1999 DODGE INTREPID WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 45MPH RESULTING IN COSTLY BILLS THAT WERE MADE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK

ON OCTOBER 31, 2003 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY INTREPID ON THE FREEWAY NEAR CANTON, MICHIGAN. UPON PRESSING THE ACCELORATOR THE ENGINE HESITATED, THEN THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON FOR ONE SECOND JUST BEFORE SHE HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THEN SHE LOST ALL POWER. SHE COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE THE CAR VERY WELL AT ALL. SHE WAS GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR AND NEARLY GOT INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SHE GOT THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER BUT COULD NOT START THE ENGINE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED AND IT WOULD COST $5,000 TO $6500 TO REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN ONLY 3000 MILES SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE.

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED AT 92,000. ENGINE WAS STARVING FOR OIL, AND BROKE DOWN WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING (SLUDGE BUILD-UP). I HAVE BEEN QUOTED 6500.00 TO FIX BY AUTO PLACE. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY COULD ONLY OFFER APPROXIMATELY 1- 2 GRAND, AND USE 4000.00 INCENTIVE TO HELP COVER COST, BUT STILL OUT 4 GRAND ON LOAN. CALLED CHRYSLER, AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME, BECAUSE I AM WAY PAST THE 56000 MARK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FARCE, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME MANY PEOPLE REPORTING ENGINE FAILURES ON THE DODGE 2.7L ENGINE - SAME REASONS.. SLUDGE. OFTEN FAIL WITHOUT ENOUGH WARNING TO PREVENT MAJOR FAILURE. *AK

OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE MADE RATTLING AND KNOCKING NOISES, AND THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO A NEAR BY SERVICE STATION. *AK THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME. HE NOTED THE VEHICLE HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SHOULDN'T HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS AT 74K MILES. *PH

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER. *AK