1999 Dodge Intrepid complaints

I OWN A DODGE INTREPID THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE CEASED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND CALLED CHRYSLER WHO INFORMED ME THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT WITH A FAIRY NEW CAR, I FEEL THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT. THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL TALK TO ME ABOUT IT IS IF I TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AT MY EXPENSE AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THIS IS AT A COST OF $500.00 AND THEY TOLD ME CHRYSLER MOST LIKELY WILL NOT PAY AND THAT I WOULD BE OUT THE MONEY AND HAVE A BASKET FULL OF PARTS. I FEEL THE COMPANY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS AND TAKE SOME CONSIDERATION OF THE CUSTOMER. AS I STATED TO THEM :THEY HAVE MY $22,000.00 AND I HAVE NO WORKING CAR TO SHOW FOR IT. THIS CAR STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION PUTTING MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AND OBJECT FELL FROM THE DASH AND HIT THE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON. AS A RESULT THE SEAT BELT RELEASED. *NLM

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT LOCK. *NLM

THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, IT ONLY WENT INTO 2 GEARS. *JB

OWN A '99 DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.. IT IS SUCH A RAMPANT PROBLEM IN THIS INDIVIDUAL VEHICLE THAT IT HAS IT'S OWN WEB PAGE --- //INTREPID.CLAN-510.ORG IF THAT ISN'T CASE ENOUGH FOR YOU TO PUT MORE PRESSURE ON DODGE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THEN I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS ORGANIZATION EXISTS.. GO TO THE HYPERLINK THAT SHOWS THE ACTUAL LISTS WITH REPETITIVE COMPLAINTS & PROBLEMS!!! *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, MY 99 INTREPID LOSS POWER AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND. THE ENGINE TO MY CAR HAS DIED AT 95999 MILES. IT IS A SHAME. I HAVE ALWAY BEEN SUCH A BIG FAN OF CHRYSLER. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR A MINIVAN TO TRADE THIS CAR IN FOR. NOW I STILL OWE MORE THAN $7000 ON THIS CAR AND STUCK WITH IT. I HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. I PRICED ENGINES. THEY RANGE FROM $3600-$4800 AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. THE WORST PART IS I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN IT DIED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. ALSO THE STEERING MAKES A FUNNY KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I TURN. I AM NO LONGER A CHRYSLER FAN AND WILL MOST LIKELY NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE. *NLM

AS WITH COMPLAINT #10003319, MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID EXPERIENCES BRAKE FAILURE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. NOW THAT IT IS WARMER, I DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM HOWEVER, THE BRAKES NOW DON'T RELEASE COMPLETELY WHEN PRESSURE IS REMOVED FROM PEDAL. *NLM

DODGE INTREPID 99,V6-2.7.ENGINE BREAKDOWN AT 80000K ON IT.NEED NEW ENGINE???????????

ALL 4 OF MY POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TO WORK AND HAVE HAD THEIR MOTORS REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE. THE FIRST 5 TIMES WERE WITHIN MY WARRANTY AND NOW MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING AND IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. MY HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM LOCKS UP ON OCCASION AND KEEPS THE HEATER FROM WORKING. DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE PROBLEM SO CAN'T SERVICE. *JB

ABNORMAL PREMATURE CONSUMPTION OF OIL. FIRST NOTICED AROUND 40,000 MILES AND HAS STEADILY PROGRESSED TO CURRENT 1 QUART PER 1,500 MILE OF OIL CONSUMPTION AT 68,000 MILES. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND INDICATES THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THEIR ENGINES TO BURN OIL. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AT 48383 MILES. *NLM

1999 DODGE INTREPID, 5 STAR DEALER MAINTAINED HAS EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AT 60389 MILES. HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO AN ENGINE REBUILD SHOP THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN OF THE ENGINE. EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILDS UP AND EVENTUALLY STARVES THE ENGINE FOR OIL RESULTING IN BEARING FAILURE AND/OR BROKEN CONNECTING RODS. ANOTHER ENGINE REBUILDING SERVICE CLAIMS THAT REBUILDING IS A WASTE OF MONEY AND THE REBUILT ENGINE IS DOOMED TO FAILURE. *JB

CAR HEATER NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND ENGINE FAN DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

MY COOLING SYSTEM FAN MOTORS BOTH WENT OUT AND FROZE UP WITH ONLY 46000 MILES ON A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM I FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR INTREPID'S. *NLM

WE HAVE HAD OUR SEAT BELTS THAT HOLD OUR CHILD SEATS IN PLACE POP LOOSE SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE CHECKED AND RECHECKED THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE LATCHED PROPERLY BUT ON OCCASION THEY POP LOOSE FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE ARE VERY WORRIED THAT THE SEAT BELTS MAY NOT WORK IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT. *NLM

OUR CAR FAILED TO START NORMALLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME OUR CAR WOULD TURN OVER AND OVER AND WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED THIS TIME ALL OF THE GAUGES AND DASHBOARD LIGHT WEREN'T WORKING EITHER. AFTER A NUMBER OF HOURS, WE TRIED ON AND OFF MANY TIMES, THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED TO SPUTTER AND EVENTUALLY STARTED. *NLM

3/6/03 - ENGINE NOISE, OIL & ENGINE LIGHTS ON, STALLING. DEALER REPLACED SENSORS, DID TUNE UP. 4/7/04 - CAR TOWED TO DEALER - TOLD ENGINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED AT COST OF OVER $6,000 - $7,000. CAR 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS OLD WITH 60,000 MILES. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB VEHICLE STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. TIMING BELT FAILED AND THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WINDOW, RADIO AND SPEAKER INOPERATIVE. *TT *MR

HISTORY INCLUDES BLOWN TRANSMISSION SENSOR, FAILURE ON THE VERY FIRST YEAR INSPECTION FOR BRAKE ROTORS, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STICKS IN UP POSITION, INTERMITTENT HEAT CONTROL BUTTON NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, NOISY WHEN TURNING IN FRONT STRUT AREA, KEYLESS REMOTE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND NOW THE WORST OF IT. ONE MONTH AGO, TOOK CAR IN WITH OIL AND ENGINE LIGHTS FLASHING, TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, STALLING OUT. DEALER DID ELECTRONIC SENSORS REPAIRS AND TUNE UP COSTING $500. ONE MONTH LATER, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALER WITH LOUD BANGING IN ENGINE. REPAIR BILL OF OVER $6,000 TO FIX A CAR I'VE OWNED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AND 60,000 MILES. 2.7 L ENGINES ARE BLOWING IN THESE CARS ALL THE TIME MAKING IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO PURCHASE A USED ONE TO DO REPAIRS MYSELF. ONE USED CAR PARTS PLACE SAID THEY HAVE A WAITING LIST. RECALL ANYONE???!! *NLM

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE STARTED CLICKING THEN LOSS POWER AND SEIZED WHILE ON A HIGHWAY. DEALER SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, EVEN THOUGH ENGINE WAS CLEAN. CHRYSLER DENIED CLAIM. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITER ENGINE, 65000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. TIMING BELT BROKE ON VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A CHRYSLER/DODGE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC BEGAN TO DISASSEMBLE MOTOR AND FOUND A BLACK SLUDGE INSIDE ENGINE - SAID IT LOOKED AS IF THE MOTOR OIL HAD NEVER BEEN CHANGED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. I WAS THEN INFORMED THE MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL MECHANICS FOR REPAIR ESTIMATES - WHICH RANGE FROM $4500.00-$7000.00. ONE PERSON I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT A "JASPER" REPLACEMENT MOTOR WAS AVAILABLE THAT HAS FIXED THE DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE OIL. I AM TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MOTOR. FROM THE WEBSITE I WAS REVIEWING, INTREPID.CLAN-510.ORG THIS SLUDGE IS A PROBLEM NOT TYPICALLY ENCOUNTERED, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON WITH THE INTREPID. ANOTHER MOTOR REPLACEMENT BUSINESS, I CONTACTED, SAID THEY WERE GETTING REQUESTS FOR THE 2.7 LITER MOTOR EVERY DAY AND SAID REPAIRS WOULD BE $7000.00. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MOTOR? CAN YOU PROVIDE ME WITH CONTACT INFORMATION? *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AS CAR STARTED A RATTLING NOISE AND LOST POWER,AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AT 88,000 MILES. THERE WERE NO WORKING DASH LIGHTS TO ALERT OF ANY PROBLEM. THE DEALER COULD NOT GIVE EXPLANATION. THE CAR IS UNDER FULL WARRANTY AND OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY. ESTIMATED COST 5,000 DOLLARS. *NLM

THE ENGINE BLEW SUDDENLY AND WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. *NLM

FROM WHAT THEY SAY, MY TIMING BELT CAME OFF AND TOOK OUT THE ENGINE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE STEERING WAS STARTING TO GO OUT AND THE CAM SENSOR WENT OUT. *NLM

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 ENTRANCE 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 ,AND I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT BUT THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE THING TO DO WHICH THE DEALER TOLD ME WOULD COST ABOUT $4000.00 THIS WAS THE CHEAPEST FIX. WHICH I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR RIGHT NOW SO NOW I AM PAY FOR A CAR I CAN NOT DRIVE. AND 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. *NLM

THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 10 TIMES. A SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE DEALER DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH SWITCH. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. *JB

PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP ON A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 72000 MI. ENGINE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MI OR LESS. CAR IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER WARRANTY AND DODGE SAYS IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY. $3500 TO $6500 TO FIX DEPENDING ON WHAT IS BROKEN. *JB

1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AFTER MAINTAINING REGULARLY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. *NLM

ENGINE BLEW FOR "NO APPARENT REASON". WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER A REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE MYSTERIOUS APPEARANCE OF SLUDGE. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE PROPERLY. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, VARIOUS SENSORS AND VISITED THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO CORRECT AN OIL LEAK. I WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED WITH AN ENGINE PROBLEM UNTIL IT FINALLY SHUT DOWN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND RATTLED CONTINUOUSLY. THIS WAS VERY SURPRISING, CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE WAS NORMALLY A QUIET RIDE. THE SHOP TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY DENIED MY CLAIM. I AM STILL FINANCING THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT HAVE THE 6,500.00 TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE. I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS ABOUT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EVAPORATOR FAILED. *NLM

I WAS THE OWNER OF A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, THAT WAS COMPLETELY WRECKED AT 36,000 MILES AFTER EXPERIENCING SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL PRIOR TO THE WRECK, MY DEALER ASSURED ME OVER AND OVER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH I WAS VERY CONCERNED AND PRETENDED TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES. PRIOR TO THE TOTAL VEHICLE LOSS, THE ENGINE BLEW UP WITH A ROD KNOCK AT ABOUT 33,000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE OVERHAULED AFTER IT FAILED, THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SPEED SENSORS BOTH FAILED AND MUCH MORE. THIS IS JUST 1 OF 2 DEFECTIVE DAIMLER CHRYSLER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY. MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE AND DO NOT HOLD UP REASONABLY. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH A 15 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH OVER 220,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM CONSUMERS THAT MY WEBSITE AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR ONGOING PREMATURE DODGE, CHRYSLER ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND MORE IS NOW WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM. WE HAVE REFERRED MANY TO THE NHTSA AND WE HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL POST THIS TO REFER OTHERS TO OUR SITE WHO HAVE NOT YET SEEN OUR SITE. AT THIS WEBSITE YOU WILL SEE ACCIDENT PICTURES AND COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS AFTER SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. WE ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE COMMON CHRYSLER ENGINE INTERNAL OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP AND DAMAGE FROM TIMING CHAINS THAT HAVE BROKE THROUGH THESE ENGINES AFTER TENSIONER FAILURES. WE ALSO HAVE MAN

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY CAR HEATER IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY SERIOUS DAMAGE MAY HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED TO MY ENGINE. THE PRIMARY SYMPTOM IS THAT THE CAR HEATER, FOR NO REASON, DOES NOT BLOW HOT AIR - THEN IT STARTS WORKING. LOOKS LIKE MY CAR ENGINE HAS BEEN OVERHEATING AND CAUSING SLUDGE TO BUILD UP IN THE TOP HALF OF THE ENGINE. SOME OTHER SYMPTOMS ARE CAR STARTS TO BURN OIL, VERY LIGHT TRACES OF WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE MAY SEEM TO RUN A LITTLE ROUGH AT IDLE. STILL RUNNING BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG.... *NLM

THE SEAT RECLINER BROKE.*JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE BLEW AT 55K.*JB

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 26,400 MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY TYPE AND USUALLY DRIVEN 10 MILES PER DAY. AFTER 26,000 MILES THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCKING NOISE. I WAS INFORMED THE ROLLER BEARING ON THE TIMING CHANGE HAD FAILED. AFTER PAYING MORE THAN $1,400 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROLLER BEARING AND A NEW TIMING CHAIN, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM HAD DAMAGED ONE OR MORE OF THE VALVES, WHICH REQUIRED THE ENGINE TO BE TORN DOWN AND A VALVE JOB TO BE REQUIRED FOR AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $900.00. ALL OF THIS TO A CAR WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES. 2 WEEKS AFTER THE ENGINE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS.*JB

AT AROUND 55,000 MILES, A KNOCKING SOUND DEVELOPED. ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS NOT EFFECTED UNTIL AROUND 65,000 MILES, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. I TOOK IT TO A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HONEST MECHANIC WHO THROUGH THE COURSE OF TROUBLE SHOOTING THE NOISE DISCOVERED THE TIMING BELT WAS LOOSE AND HAD DAMAGED MANY INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS. HE SAYS THE CHAIN IS PULLING DOUBLE DUTY, WITH A GEAR ON THE INSIDE AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE OF THE CHAIN. THE INCREASED WEAR CAUSED IT TO STRETCH AND IT BEGAN SLAPPING/RUBBING AND DAMAGING OTHER PARTS. NAMELY VARIOUS SPOTS ON THE CASE AND THE WATER PUMP, WHICH WAS WORN NEARLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND SEEPING WATER AND COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. HE SAYS THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND THAT HE HAS HEARD A LOT OF OTHER INTREPID'S ARE REQUIRING NEW ENGINES FOR THIS SAME REASON. I AM HOPING THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO BUY NEW ENGINES FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF OUR CARS AND STILL HAVE TO SUFFER THIS GREAT COST. THESE MAY NOT BE THE ONLY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THIS FLAW, BUT SO FAR I THINK IT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH TO WARRANT A COMPLAINT.

THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP FAILED.*JB

THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WENT OUT AND I ONLY HAD 76,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR OTHER PEOPLE ALSO, AS I HAVE BEEN PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR ONE OF THE PARTS NEEDED (TENSIONER). THERE ARE 1400 OF THESE PARTS ON BACK ORDER NOW, 02-11-03. THIS INDICATES A MAJOR DEFECT IN THIS PART OF THE ENGINE AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *JB

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE(LUCKILY IN DRIVEWAY) BRAKE POWER BOOSTER FAILED HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR BACK ORDERED PART MECHANIC FOUND WATER HAD LEAKED INTO POWER BOOSTER CAUSING FAILURE(HAD PREVIOUSLY HEARD HISSING SOUND FROM BRAKE PEDAL.*JB

THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED, HOWEVER IT WAS RESTARTED.*JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE PERIODICALLY STOPPED WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF VISION IN RAIN AND SALT SPRAY. THEY MOVE AN INCH AND THEN STOP. SOMETIMES THEY CAN BE RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY, SOMETIMES NOT. OCCASIONALLY WIPERS STOP IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S VISION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. 99 DODGE INTREPID. DEALER "COULD NOT REPRODUCE" PROBLEM.

1999 DODGE INTREPID HAD ITS THIRD FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY.

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.

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.

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.

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