1999 Dodge Intrepid complaints

PURCHASED THIS 1999 DODGE INTREPID (2.7 L ENGINE) FOR SON 2 MONTHS AGO WITH 98,000 MILES. RAN PERFECTLY FOR 4000 MILES THEN IT WOULDN'T START. ONCE WE GOT THE TOP END TORN DOWN FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES HAD DISINTEGRATED, CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, AND WOUND UP BENDING ALL OF THE INTAKE VALVES. INSPECTION OF THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE REVEALED AN EXTREME SLUDGE PROBLEM, ALMOST LIKE IT WAS FULL OF TAR! AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB IT APPEARS THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEMATIC ENGINE. THE PARTS GUY AT DODGE DEALER INDICATED (OFF THE RECORD) THAT THESE 2.7 ENGINES HAD PROBLEMS IN HOT SOUTHERN CLIMATES DUE TO RUNNING HOT INTERNALLY AND BURNING THE OIL. *LA

WHILE DRIVING HOME ENGINE SEIZED. ALSO, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS WORKED SPORADICALLY EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER'S WINDOW THAT DID NOT WORK AT ALL, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER HEATER FAN ONLY WORKED ON HIGH.*AK

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID LOST ALL POWER. I COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE. LUCKILY I CAME TO A STOP ON A CURB. *LA

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE. VEHICLE HAD EXHIBITED OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS, RETURNED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS TOTALING OVER $1000. LAST TRIP TO DODGE DEALER WAS IN OCT FOR OIL LEAK PROBLEM. IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH, CAR BEGAN TO EXHIBIT LOUD TICKING/KNOCKING SOUND. ENGINE IS BLOWN AT 49,000 MILES. DEALER AND CHRYSLER BOTH WILL NOT REPLACE ENGINE AS RECALL TO WHICH THERE IS CLEARLY A MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES.*JB

IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES BY DODGE. MILEAGE WAS 130,000 MOSTLY HIGHWAY. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L ENGINE FAILURE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES(I HAVE PROOF) I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN ENGINE FAILED VERY LITTLE WARNING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE CRANKCASE. *AK

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ON 1999 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITE ENGINE WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING KIDS TO SCHOOL. WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD TO AVOID ACCIDENT. DODGE ACKNOWLODGES AWARENESS OF ENGINE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT-NO RECALL ISSUED. FOUND WEBSITE WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME ENGINE, SO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT DODGE IS IGNORING. TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS OVER $3,700.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DESCRIBED THE NOISE AS A ROD KNOCK. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE ON 1999 INTREPED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND THEN VEHICLE DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE FELT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR ( OIL CHANGES AS SPECIFIED) BUT ENGINE FAILED WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES. *LA

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

1999 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A CLAPPING SOUND. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE ENGINE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. *AK

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A GASOLINE LEAK. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO HONOR THE FUEL LEAK RECALL 98 V 184 000, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FEEL THAT THE LEAKE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL RAIL O-RING, WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY. CONSUMER SAYS THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL . *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE GEAR HAD WORN OUT, THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. *JB *NLM

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES SQUEAL WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

1999 DODGE INTREPID 4 DOOR SEDAN, EQUIPPED WITH 2.7 LITER V-6 ENGINE, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 69,500 MILES TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND DASH OIL LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO TRAVEL THREE MILES ON HIGHWAY TO REACH A SAFE EXIT. ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE TICKING SOUND WHICH INCREASED IN VOLUME. ENGINE FINALLY SEIZED WHILE COASTING TO OFF RAMP. NO INJURIES, NO VEHICLE FIRE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS "ENGINE FAILURE." MECHANIC REPORTED APPEARS TO BE "SOME SLUDGE" HIGH IN ENGINE, SEEN THROUGH OIL FILLER HOLE IN VALVE COVER. DEALER ADVISED THERE IS A FACTORY REBUILT SHORT BLOCK AVAILABLE FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER FOR $6750 PLUS TAX. WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR DRESSING SHORT BLOCK WITH VALVE COVERS, OIL PAN, THROTTLE BODY, FUEL RAIL, ACCESSORY DRIVES, ETC FROM MY OLD FAILED ENGINE TO MAKE A COMPLETE ENGINE. HE ALSO SAID "MAY BE ABLE TO GET A USED ENGINE FROM A SALVAGE YARD FOR $3500-$4000 BUT WOULD NOT BE SURE OF 'RELIABILITY' OF USED ENGINE." OIL CHANGE FREQUENCY WAS 11-12,000 MILES PER CUSTOMER MANUAL. HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER ENGINE FAILURES OF THE DC 2.7 LITER V-6 ENGINE. *LA

1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID ENGINE SIEZED UP, NO WARNING, DRIVING ON VERY BUSY EXPRESSWAY, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER, OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. APPARENTLY A LOT OF THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO INTREPIDS BECAUSE OF THE ALUMINUM ENGINE DESIGN. IT IS VERY SCARY, UNSAFE, AND ALSO VERY, VERY COSTLY. SO MUCH FOR THE DODGE/CHRYLSER QUALITY, UH?*AK

THE FRONT POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN WITHOUT USING THE CONTROLS. *NLM THERE WERE FUSE/WIRING SHORTAGES, HEADLIGHT/INTERIOR LIGHT FLICKERED WITHOUT WARNING, THE BELTS, MAIN POWER TRAIN, A/C BELT, AND THE COMPRESSOR CAUGHT FIRE AND THE POWER STEERING HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *SCC THE DOORS DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. *JB *PH

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 INTREPID 2.7 LITER V6. AT 41000 MILES THE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. I HAD THE CAT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. IT HAD SPUN A BEARING. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OPENED UP ALL OF THE OIL HAD BEE TURNED TO SLUDGE WHICH LOOKED LIKE BURNT PUDDING. I LEASED THIS CAR FROM A DEALER AS A DEMO WITH 21000 MILES. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DEALER SERVICED. I PERSONALLY SERVICED IT MYSELF PER THE DODGE REQUIREMENTS. THERE IS NO WAY THE OIL SHOULD SOLIDIFY THE WAY IT HAS. THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE OIL SYSTEM AND THE COOLING OF THIS ALUMINUM MARVEL OF A MOTOR. DEALER QUOTED $7000 TO INSTALL USED MOTOR. I PURCHASED A REMANUFACTURED MOTOR AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF FOR $3500. DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCTS. I FOUND DEALER AND FACTORY PEOPLE OF NO USE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS RAMPANT WITH THIS MOTOR.*AK

PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN 2000. THE ENGINE LOCKED AND WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR ON US INTERSTATE 83 IN PENNSYLVANIA WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. *LA

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE AND 83,000 MILES HAS STOPPED WORKING. MY FIANCE WAS DROPPING OUR SON OFF AT THE BABY-SITTERS WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE. AND THAT WAS THE END OF THE CAR. A MECHANIC MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP. *LA

ENGINE FAILURE ON A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, MILEAGE 65,000.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 68,000 MILES ON IT. THE MOTOR SEIZED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND COST 7,000.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE. THE RETAIL ON MY CAR IS 5,200.00. *AK

ON 10/15/03 I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I DRIVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE INTIAL IMPACT WAS ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE ENTIRED HOOD AND FRONT FENDER WAS REMOVED. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND MY INJURIES WERE A COLLAPSED LUNG AND 3 BROKEN RIBS. I WAS THERE FOR 3 DAYS. BOTH THE OFFICER INVETIGATING THE CRASH AND THE BODY SHOP SAID THAT IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I AM OFF WORK FOR 3-4 WEEKS AND HAVE NO VEHICLE NOW. HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED MY INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT LESS SEVERE. AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND, THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STATED TO RUN ROUGH. (COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN) PER MECHANIC, THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE LUBRICATING SYSTEM. *SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH *PH *NLM

1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE, PURCHASED MAY OF 2002 WITH 59,000 MILES. OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 TO 5000 MILES. IN MAY OF 2003, MOTOR "BLEW" WHILE DRIVING DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN MOTOR. IN SEPTEMBER 2003, PURCHASED 2003 A INTREPID ALSO WITH 2.7L ENGINE, DROVE FOR THREE DAYS WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED TO DEALER, CAR SPENT 45 DAYS IN SHOP HAVING 1 HEAD, 1 INJECTOR, 1 PISTON, 1 ROD REPLACED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE OR TO PURCHASE THE CAR BACK. HAVE FOUND SEVERAL WEB SITES ON "BAD" DODGE 2.7L ENGINES FROM 1998 TO PRESENT. *LA

RACK AND PINION SHOT ON MY 99 INTREPID WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES. A SERIOUS PLAY TO THE LEFT AND AN INTENSE RATTLING SOUND IN THE FRONT END ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP OR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 10 MILES, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING. HEADLIGHTS ALSO CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AND COULD NOT GET WARM AIR OUT OF THE HEATER WITHOUT HAVING THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED. *LA

THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILDUP. THOUGH THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES AN OIL CHANGE INTERVAL OF 7,500 MILES, I CHANGED MINE MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY. UPON COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER, THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY SORT OF SETTLEMENT OR SATISFACTION OR EVEN TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER. *LA

THE ENGINE PORT HOLES ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE OIL TO FLOW THROUGH. THIS RESULTS IN THE ENGINE BURNING OUT. ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT A SOLUTION WAS NOT FOUND. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 ENGINE STALLED AND COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DEAL WITH THIS MATTER BECAUSE THE WHEEL COULD BARELY BE TURNED. *LA

WE HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED. YOU WOULD FEEL AND HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOCKS IN LOW GEAR. WE HAD A 5 STAR DEALER SERVICE THE CAR 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. EACH TIME THEY THOUGHT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY TELL ME IT CAN'T BE FIXED. DAIMLER WOULD NOT GIVE US THE TIME OF DAY. THEY TELL US WE SHOULD GO TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. WE TOLD THEM WE WERE SICK OF GETTING THE RUN-AROUND, THE RESPONSE WAS: WE CAN'T FIX YOUR CAR OVER THE PHONE. IMAGINE GOING 55 MPH AND HAVING DOWN SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 25/30 MPH AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING MODULE FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN AIR BAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION FIVE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS, AND THREE TIMES IN LESS THEN TWO MONTHS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED.*AK

I HAVE OWNED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID SINCE NEW.I HAVE DETAILED RECORDS OF MY OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES WITH FILTER. I ADDED SLICK 50 AT 52,000 MILES TO INSURE LONG LIFE. WE NEVER DROVE IT HARD AND AT 76,300 MILES IT DEVELOPS A RATTLE,I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF 7,400 DOLLARS. THIS IS REDICULOUS, AND CONSUMER FRAUD TO TAKE THE PUBLIC TWICE, FIRST WHEN THEY BUY THE DODGE 2.7L ENGINE , AND THE SECOND TIME WHEN THEY REAM THEM FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST OF AN ORIGINAL FAULTY PRODUCT.

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINED WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S FOOT HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER INTERPID WITH 82,000 MILES. THE VEHICLES HAS MAINTAINED. THE TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH. I HEARD A TERRIBLE NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND CALLED A TOWING COMPANY. THE ENGINE REPAIR SHOP REPAIRED THE TIMING BELT AND ALSO DID MAJOR CLEANING IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BLACK SLUDGE. INITIALLY ACCUSING ME OF NEVER CHANGING THE OIL. THE SHOP HAD THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN AND DID ONE LAST COLD START CHECKING FLUID LEVELS WHICH WERE FOUND TO BE NORMAL. MY CAR WAS THEN TAKEN ON A TEST DRIVE FIRST AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND THEN THROUGH TOWN AND ON THE WAY BACK TO THE SHOP THE VEHICLE DIED. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO THE ENGINE DYING. THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP AND THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE SEIZED. I RECIEVED AN ESTIMATE FROM THEM AT ABOUT $7,000. I WANTED A 2ND OPINION SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ENGINE AS BEING SEIZED AND I RECIEVED AN ESTIMATE OF $7,700. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND WAS IMMEDIATELY TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME AND THAT THEY HOPED THAT I WOULD GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE IN THE FUTURE TO RESTORE FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCT. IN RESEARCHING FOR A REBUILT ENGINE WE WERE TOLD BY ENGINE SUPPLY COMPANIES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON IN THIS CAR AND THAT IT WAS NOT RECOMMENED TO PUT A REBUILT ENGINE IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE SLUDGE BUILDUP. TWO DIFFERENT PLACES HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON P

45,500 MILES AND TOLD SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE. MECHANIC WANTED $6K FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. PAID $800 FOR NEW TENSIONS, TOLD ENGINE CAN SEIZE AT ANY TIME. HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS!!!!!!!!

I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK ON MY 1999 INTREPID AFTER ONLY 27,000 MILES. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY IN IT, AND SEVERAL TIMES WOULD NOT GO IN THE DIRECTION IN WHICH I WAS TURNING.THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THIS, OR TO PREVENT IT. HE HAS REPACED RACKS AT 80,000 TO 100,000 MILES, BUT NEVER AS LOW AS 27,000 MILES. HE SAID THE INTERNAL GEARS WERE ALL WORN OUT. I WAS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND ANY PASSENGERS IN A CAR THAT LOSES IT' STEERING. CHRYSLER DID WANT TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY. THEY SAID THE WARRANTY WAS UP.THEY ONLY REGRETED I HAD A PROBLEM .I CANNOT BELIEVE THE LACK OF CONCERN FOR SUCH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IS BEYOND ANY TYPE OF NORMAL MAINTAINENCE CONTROL. THIS GIVES ME GREAT CONCERN WHEN CONSIDERING ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. IT COST OVER $1300.00 TO REPAIR.

DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE. *JB