1999 Dodge Intrepid complaints

ENGINE MADE LOUD WHISTLING NOISE THEN STARTED TICKING . LIFTED UP HOOD ON CAR TO FIND THE VALVE COVER HAD AN HOLE IN IT. OIL WAS SHOOTING OUT. TOOK CAR TO SHOP ,AND WAS TOLD VALVE SHOT OUT AND PUNCTURED VALVE COVER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. HE STATED THAT THE OIL PUMP CAUSED ALL OF THE COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE REMAINED. THE FAILURE INITIALLY BEGAN APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO AND OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.*AK

ENGINE ON 1999 INTREPID BLEW OUT LAST MONTH AT 80,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE WERE DONE REGULARLY. WE ARE NOW PAYING $4760.00 TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGINE REPLACED. *AK

I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 86140 MILES. DROVE 14 MILES AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND NOISE STARTED. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED ENGINE OIL LEVEL, AND IT WAS FULL. I TOWED THE VEHICLE HOME AND THERE IT SITS. I FOUND MANY CONCERNS ON THE NET ABOUT THE DODGE INTREPID,1999 AS A ALL BUT 1 TEST A.S.E TECHNICIAN I PULLED THE VALVE COVERS OFF AND FOUND SLUDGE IN AREAS. I WAS STILL WONDERING IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL, SO I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND PRODUCED A KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ACCELERATION DECREASED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO LOCAL MECHANICS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE FAILURE. DURING THIS TIME,THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT AND THE CRANK SHAFT REGULATOR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BREAKING DOWN, AND THE CRANK SHAFT SEAL WAS DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE HAD UNDERGONE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *AK

TL*- WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE CONTACT SAW THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT TURN ON IN THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A TICKING NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT STARTED. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 86,400. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED EXITED THE VEHICLE ONCE THE AREA WAS SAFE TO DISCOVER THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. THE CONSUMER STATED REPAIRS EXCEEDING $5,300. UPDATED 08/27/07 *TR

I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT, AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE THE SIDE STREET A BELT BROKE. AFTER MY CAR SAT FOR THREE NIGHTS ON THE PARKING LOT OF THIS BUSINESS, IT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE SHOPE. IT WAS THEN I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST PERSON WHO HAS HAD SLUDGE BUILD UPTHIS. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. MY CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY, BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY 5,000 + TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED.I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL. NOW I FEEL SO DISQUESTEDWHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS CAR. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE ME HALF, CONSIDERING THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM

A FRIEND WAS GETTING ON TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND REVED THE ENGINE ALL THE WAY. WE HAD JUST PUT A NEW MOTOR IN THE VEHICLE SO HE SHUT THE CAR OFF TO PRESERVE THE MOTOR AND LOST MOST OF THE STEERING. HE HIT A WOOD SIGN POST AND COASTED DOWN THE HILL TO A GAS STATION. THE INSURANCE CO. TOTALED THE CAR WITH ME STILL OWING $2,000.00 ON THE CAR AND $2,000.00 ON THE MOTOR. THE INSURANCE CO. ONLY GAVE US $2,800.00 FOR THE CAR SO WE STILL OWE MONEY FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAD A DEFECT. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID A 1 1/2 AGO WITH 80,000 MILES. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE COOLING FANS WENT AND HAD TO REPLACE $400.00. THEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WENT. NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE. OIL LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF, CHECK OIL LEVEL IS FINE. WENT FROM A TAPPING NOISE IN ENGINE TO THE ENGINE SOUNDING LIKE ITS GOING TO BLOW UP. CANT DRIVE PIECE OF JUNK AND STILL OWE 7,000.00 ON IT. *JB

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITRE ENGINE. AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR BEGAN MAKING SERIOUS NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. IT HAS NOT RUN SINCE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS NO COMPRESSION IN THE #5 PISTON. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT. *JB

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK @ MIDNIGHT WHEN THE HEATER STARTED TO EMIT COLD AIR. CAR SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. NO NOISES HEARD, TEMP GAUGE WAS LOW. PULLED OVER TO CHECK FOR LEAKS OR ANY OTHER OBVIOUS PROBLEM, NONE APPARENT. CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MILES TO GET CLOSE TO HOME, SUDDENLY THE TEMP GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO HOT AND THE CAR STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE, PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND ENGINE QUIT. ON COUNTRY ROAD, HAD TO WALK TO GET HELP. HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD A BEARING WAS SPUN AND THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. WHEN I ASKED FOR AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE STATION MANAGER STATED IT WOULD COST OVER $5,000 TO REPAIR AND WOULD BE CHEAPER TO LOOK FOR A USED ENGINE BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD NOT OCCUR. STILL OWED APPROX. $5,000 ON LOAN. HAD TO TRADE IT IN AND REFINANCE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

HI, I'M SOMEONE WHO ALSO HAS BEEN BEAT UP MY CHRYSLER INTREPID. ON WENESDAY FEB 7, 2007 I WAS AT AN AUCTION AND SAW THIS GREAT LOOKING 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH ONLY 78,000 MILES ON IT. MY GIRL NEEDED A GOOD DEPENDABLE CAR TO GET TO WORK, MAN I DIDN'T WANT ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT, SO I WAS VERY HAPPY WHEN I WON THE BID. THE CAR RAN VERY WELL, QUITE, 78,000 AND A DODGE, YOU COULD NOT DO BETTER THAN THAT (SMILE). WELL THAT'S NOT TRUE, MY SMILE QUICKLY TURNED INTO RESENTMENT AFTER HAVING THE CAR ONLY 9 DAYS AND THE MOTOR BLEW UP. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE INTERPID, I TOOK IT AND GOT THE OIL CHANGED THE VERY NEXT DAY, WE ROAD GOOD FOR 9 DAYS. AFTER THE MOTOR BLEW I HAD IT TAKEN TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP NOT KNOWING WHY THE CAR HAD JUST STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I'M TELLING MYSELF THAT IT COULDN'T BE THE MOTOR, BECAUSE IT ONLY HAD 78,000 MILES ON IT AND EVERYONE KNOWS AN ENGINE LIKE THAT IS IN GREAT SHAPE. WELL I WAS IN FOR A RUDE AWAKENING. AS THE SERVICE DEPT TOOK ME TO MY CAR THE EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD LOOK AT GETTING ANOTHER CAR. I SAID WHY IS THAT? HIS ANSWER WAS YOUR ENGINE IS BLOWN AND THE COMPANY WONT LET US WORK ON THEM. WHAT! ISN'T DODGE THE MAKER OF THIS CAR, WHY IS IT THAT YOU CAN'T WORK ON THE CAR THAT YOUR COMPANY MADE. HIS ANSWER WAS THE COMPANY JUST DON'T WANT US TO TOUCH THEM. IF THAT ISN'T A DEAD GIVE AWAY ON A BS ENGINE WHAT IS, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME ON WHAT MY RIGHTS OR WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS? *JB

WHILE MY COUSIN HAD BORROWED THE CAR, THE CAR STALLED AND HE COULD NOT GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC DID SAY THAT WITH THE HORRENDOUS NOISE THE CAR WAS MAKING, THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE EITHER REBUILT, OR REPLACED, BASED ON WHAT HE CALLED A ROD KNOCK. WHEN I HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR, HE PROCEEDED TO SAY THE SAME THING. THIS IS A CAR THAT IN 7 YEARS OF ME OWING IT, I PUT ON LESS THAN 70,000 ON THE CAR IN THAT TIME. I HAVE ALWAYS DONE OIL CHANGES REGULARLY AND TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CAR, TO NOW HAVE IT SITTING IN A DRIVEWAY, UNABLE TO START ! *JB

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2002. AFTER A MINOR ACCIDENT AND REPAIR AT THE BODY SHOP, THE ENGINE FAILED ON A BUSY FOUR LANE ROAD WITH THREE OF US IN THE VEHICLE, ONE OF WHICH WAS OUR TWO YEAR OLD SON. AFTER CALLING MECHANICS AND DODGE SERVICE SHOPS, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED REPLACED, AND THE COST WOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 1500 TO 2500 DOLLARS. WE PAID FOR AND MY HUSBAND REPLACED ALMOST THE ENTIRE TOP HALF OF THEN ENGINE. THIS HAS TAKEN A VERY LONG TIME, AS PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE, AND TIME TO WORK ON THE CAR IS LIMITED. AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE ENGINE AGAIN FAILED. THIS TIME IT WAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHILE WE WERE IN THE LEFT LANE. WE ONLY BARELY MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING HIT BY THE SEMI'S ON THE ROAD. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED HOME, NOW THE ENGINE IS SHOT AGAIN, AND THE ESTIMATED DIY COST FOR US IS MORE THAN $2000. WE STILL OWE THAT MUCH ON THE CAR. *NM

I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO MY RESIDENCE. AS I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY AND IN THE MATTER SECONDS IT SEIZED AND STOPPED RUNNING. NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION ON THE EXIT RAMP. FORTUNATELY MYSELF, MY GIRLFRIEND AND NEWBORN SON WERE NOT INJURED. *NM

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID'S 2.7 MOTOR FAILED AFTER HEARING A LOUD TICKING FROM THE MOTOR. IT WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE FROM OIL SLUDGE BUIIDUP. THE MOTOR WAS REBUILT AT A COST OF $3,000.00 CANADIAN. I HAVE SINCE HAD INTERMITTENT OIL LIGHT FLASHING AT IDLE ROUGHLY 20,000 KM'S AFTER THE REBUILD WITHOUT INCIDENT. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS STILL IN OPERATION AND OIL LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. THE CAR HAD 130,000KM'S AT THE TIME OF THE MOTOR FAILURE AND CURRENTLY HAS 184,000 KM'S ON IT. IT WAS CONSIDERED OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO HELP WAS OFFERED THROUGH CALLS AND LETTERS TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE CANADIAN PRESIDENT ODF DAIMLER CHRYSLER AT THE TIME ED BRUST. I AM A CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE AND GOT THIS WEBSITE FROM [email protected], A 2.7 CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPLAINT SITE. THANKS FOR ANY HELP, JIM KAINZ. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 55-70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE 99 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY CONTACTS VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE HEARING A CLICKING SOUND ON THE ENGINE. CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND DROVE FOR A QUARTER OF A MILE BEFORE CAR SHUT OF COMPLETELY. AT THAT POINT CONTACT HAD VEHICLE TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP. JRB

ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE. LOST POWER AND SEIZED UP DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES ON HER 1999 DODGE INTREPID, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED RIGHT THEN LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUTTER AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIFFY LUBE AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF INVOICE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76000. *NM THE MECHANIC SHOWED THE CONSUMER WHERE ANIT-FREEZE HAD MIXED WITH THE OIL. UPDATED 04/30/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OF HER 1999 DODGE INTREPID TURNED ON IN 2002, AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE OVER 10 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NORTHTOWN DODGE. THE DEALER REPLACED SPEED SENSORS ON THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. SOMETIME DURING 2004 THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER 10 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD A PERSONAL MECHANIC CONTACT THE DEALER AND VERIFY THE NEED TO REPLACE THE SPEED SENSOR AGAIN. THE SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATIONAL. IN NOVEMBER 2006 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON FOR A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO VERIFIED THAT IT WAS A SPEED SENSOR ISSUE AND REPLACED IT. ON JANUARY 10, 2007 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON FOR A FOURTH TIME, BUT DID NOT LOOSE POWER. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON, AS WELL. NO LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED AT THIS TIME LIKE IN PREVIOUS FAILURES. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING THE OIL LIGHT TURNED OFF, BUT TURNS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TRANSITOWN DODGE, BUT THEY ASKED FOR 100.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. *NM

ON A TRIP LAST WEEK IT STARTED SKIPPING AND QUIT RUNNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, WE WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND IT STARTED RUNNING AGAIN. AFTER RUNNING ABOUT 100 MILES IT DID IT AGAIN 4 MORE TIMES. *JB

OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE STARVED THE BEARINGS OF OIL. RUINED THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE RODS ON THE ENGINE. ONLY 62,420 MILES ON THE WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE. *JB

DRIVING TO HAVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. I HAD NO BRAKING OR STEERING CONTROL ONCE THIS HAPPENED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED ANOTHER ENGINE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PRICE AND IT RANGES FROM 1700 (USED) TO 5499 (REMANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED). *NM

DRIVING ALONG LOOKED OUT REAR VIEW MIRROR BLUE COLORED SMOKE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN CAR JUST STALLED. *NM

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID STOPPED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND REACHED OVER TO TURN ON MORE HEAT. THE CAR JUST DIED. I COULD NOT GET IT RESTARTED. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME AND HAD A MECHANIC COME TO THE HOUSE TO LOOK THE CAR OVER. HIS FINDINGS WAS THE WATER PUMP WAS GONE AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS GONE. I HAVE A 2.7 ENGINE IN MY CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK THE PRICE OF REPAIR. THE PERSON ON THE PHONE KNEW BEFORE I SAID WHAT TYPE OF ENGINE, TYPE CAR AND YEAR OF MY CAR. I TOLD HER IT WAS A PIECE OF JUNK. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ENGINE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCT. IN FACT I WILL BE BUYING FOREIGN CARS. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ANY TYPE OF CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT HAS BEEN FILED OR WILL BE FILED. *JB

THE TIMING BELT HAS BROKEN AND THE CAR WON'T START. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN ODOR OF SMOKE WAS NOTICED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED AND PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE, THE CONTACT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, MOVED TO A SAFE DISTANCE AND CALLED 911. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE CALL AND REPORTS WERE TAKEN BY BOTH DEPARTMENTS. ALSO, PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE.

BRAKES HISS AND GET HARD WHEN TEMP DROPS BELOW 32 DEGREES, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. UNABLE TO STOP. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WAS RUINED DUE TO RUST, BECAUSE WATER RUNS INTO THE AREA FROM WINDSHIELD DRAINAGE POINTS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH ALLOWS LEAKAGE DIRECTLY INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER AREA. CAR IS NOW IN SHOP TO HAVE BOTH PARTS REPLACED ( ~$500-600). CHRYSLER SHOULD COVER THESE REPAIRS AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. ALTHOUGH THE PARTS WILL BE REPLACED THERE IS NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG BEFORE THEY WILL BE RUSTED OUT AND FAIL AGAIN. *JB

DEC 1, 2006 - MILEAGE: UNDER 78K - PROBLEM: IT WAS TIME FOR ROUTINE TUNE UP ON MY CAR, ONCE I POPPED THE HOOD I WENT DIRECTLY FOR THE OIL TANK/ENGINE FIRST THING. PCV VALVE NEEDED REPLACING, UPON TAKING SAID VALVE OFF I NOTICED A LOT OF HEAVY GUNK OR "SLUDGE" IF YOU WILL. PUT ON BRAND NEW PCV VALVE KIT BOUGHT FROM MOPAR AND CONTINUED ON WITH THE REST OF THE TUNE-UP. THINKING BACK TO ALL THE SLUDGE I FOUND ON THE OLD PCV VALVE I BEGAN TO REALLY WONDER AS THIS AMOUNT OF SLUDGE WAS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR THAT'S KEPT UP WITH EXACTLY HOW THE OWNERS MANUAL DICTATES. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND THAT "OIL SLUDGE" IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE AND POSSIBLE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SAID PROBLEM INCLUDED: "HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SLUDGE FOUND ON PCV VALVES, SLIGHTLY NOTICEABLE GREY/BLUE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST AND OVER ALL DIMINISHING PERFORMANCE" ALL OF WHICH MY CAR HAS/IS SHOWING SIGNS OF. FROM ALL THAT I'VE READ AND ALL "SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR" I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THIS ENGINE IS MORE THEN LIKELY READY TO BLOW IF NOT THIS YEAR THEN EARLY NEXT YEAR. FROM THE SAME AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON THIS ENGINE I REALLY FEEL THIS SHOULD BE CHRYSLERS RESPONSIBILITY TO RECALL THIS ENGINE AS IT DOES POSE A VERY SERIOUS, HIGHLY DANGEROUS THREAT AS THE MOTOR WILL STOP AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WITH NO WARNING AND NO IMMEDIATE NOTICEABLE CAUSE. IT'S NOT FAIR ONCE THIS FAULTY ENGINE DIES THAT THE CONSUMER GETS SLAPPED WITH THE REPAIR BILL! *NM

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE..IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. MY 4YR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR WERE LOST, I ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO IN RETURN TOLD ME THAT MY MOTOR WAS TRASH, AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES EVERY TIME AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHOM I KNEW VERY WELL, TOOK EXCELLENT CARE OF THE CAR AS WELL. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PISTONS BLEW DUE TO BUILD UP OF ENGINE SLUDGE, AND THAT THE MOTOR WAS NOT WORTH FIXING, AND THAT I SHOULD BUY A REBUILT OR NEW MOTOR. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THIS DATA ON THE INTERNET WHEN I CAME ACROSS YOUR WEBSITE AND MANY MORE LIKE IT. I QUICKLY BECAME INFURIATED WITH THE DODGE COMPANY, AS THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR FAULTY ENGINES, YET THEY CONTINUE TO BLAME THE CONSUMER AND REFUSE TO RECALL THESE MOTORS. MY DAUGHTER AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED HAD WE BEEN TRAVELING MUCH FASTER OR BEEN IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION, SUCH AS TRAIN TRACKS NEAR OUR HOUSE. THIS IS COMPLETELY ABSURD, DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM,YET REFUSE TO BACK THEIR PRODUCTS. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE OR CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN, AND I WILL NOT LET ANY FRIENDS, FAMILY, OR ANYONE ELSE READING THIS DO SO EITHER. IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE PRODUCING JUNK MOTORS, SHOULDN'T YOU PROVIDE YOUR CONSUMERS WITH T

THERE WERE EVENTS OR WARNING SIGNS LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN. WE ALMOST WRECK TRYING TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. WE WERE STRANDED IN THE COLD, UNTIL MY MOM COULD GET THERE TO PICK US UP. AFTER I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED MY PROBLEM I WAS IN TEARS. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN DUE TO BUILD UP OF SLUDGE, AND YET I CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE FROM $4000-8000 TO GET IT BACK ON THE ROAD. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A VERY SMALL INCOME FROM A PART TIME JOB, ATTEND COLLEGE FULL TIME, AND AM TRYING TO RAISE MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER BY MYSELF. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO FIX THIS CAR, NOR DO I WANT TO SO IT CAN DO IT AGAIN SO THAT THE EXACT SAME THING CAN HAPPENED A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER WITH JUNK MOTORS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE, SO MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE ON FOOT. THIS INFURIATES ME, BECAUSE THE MONEY GREEDY PEOPLE AT DAIMLER CHRYSLER WOULD NOT ADHERE TO THE REPEATED RECOMMENDATIONS TO RECALL THESE MOTORS. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME THAT THEY CAN ACT SO RECKLESSLY AND PUT THE LIVES OF MANY INNOCENT PEOPLE INTENTIONALLY IN HARMS WAYS BY IGNORING YOU, ME, AND THE THOUSANDS LIKE US. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR OUR JUNK MOTORS AS WELL AS SOME RESTITUTION FOR THE SERIOUS FINANCIAL AND

I WAS DRIVING NEIGHBOR AND GRANDSON DOWN INTERSTATE TO DESTINATION 25 MILES. AWAY. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES INTO TRIP BEGAN TO FEEL CAR PULLING BACK AS I TRIED TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH. CAR STALLED AS I EXITED INTERSTATE AND EVERY TIME I HAD TO STOP. MADE IT TO DESTINATION AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AS I PULLED IN. CHECKED OIL AND RADIATOR, OIL DOWN X1QT. BARELY MADE IT HOME, AFTER RESTING CAR APPROX. 15 MINUTES USING EMERGENCY LIGHTS THE ENTIRE WAY HOME. STALLED 10 TIMES AFTER I EXITED INTERSTATE. TOOK TO REPUTABLE MECHANIC, HAD TO DRIVE SLOW BECAUSE CAR REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. FOUND OUT TIMING CHAIN BROKE, ESTIMATE $1,500.00 TO REPAIR. RECEIVED CALL 2 DAYS LATER, ENGINE SHOT DUE TO PISTON AND POSSIBLE RISK PIN DAMAGE DONE TO CYLINDERS. IT WOULD COST MUCH MORE MONEY TO DIAGNOSE EXACTLY DUE TO FACT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE TORN DOWN. WE BOUGHT CAR FROM INDIVIDUAL IN 2002, CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 93,000 MILES SOUNDS LIKE CHRYSLER OWES MANY PEOPLE A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY! WILL NEVER BUY CHRYSLER OR DODGE CAR AGAIN.*JB

DODGE INTREPID 1998 TO LATEST MODEL YEAR. ENGINE 2.7L PROBLEM ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS ENGINE CAUSED BY THE WATER PUMP. THE WEEP (VENT) HOLE IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE HEADS IN THE "V" VALLEY OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE WEEP HOLE IS TO ALERT THE OWNER OR MECHANIC OF A EARLY SIGN THAT THE WATER PUMP IS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE WEEP HOLE IS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE VALLEY AND CANNOT BE SEEN. ANY ENGINE COOLANT THAT DRAINS IN THE VALLEY EVAPORATES DUE TO ENGINE HEAT AND TIME. AS TIME GOES ON THE FRONT AND LAST SEAL IN THE PUMP FAILS AND COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING SLUDGE AND ENGINE FAILURE. THE WEEP HOLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ROUTED TO THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE SO THE OWNER MECHANIC CAN SEE A COOLANT LEAK. A WATER PUMP SHOULD NEVER BE IN A LOCATION WHERE IT'S FAILURE COULD CAUSE COOLANT TO MIX INTO THE ENGINE OIL, THIS IS THE DESIGN FLAW! THIS IS WHY I FEEL THAT THESE ENGINE FAIL WITH MILEAGE OF LITTLE AS 30,000 MILES. WATER PUMPS CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. IN THIS CASE WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE THERE IS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. THE CAR I HAVE, I PURCHASED WITH A FAILED ENGINE AND WILL REPAIR THE 2.7L ENGINE AND ALTER THE WEEP HOLE WITH A SMALL COPPER PIPE AND ROUTE IT SO IT CAN BE SEEN IF COOLANT LEAKS. I HAVE PHOTO'S OF THE WEEP HOLE IF YOU NEED THEM. *JB

HEAD LIGHTS ON VEHICLE BECAME CLOUDED UP. LIMITED VISION OF ROAD AT NIGHT. I TRY NOT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, I DO NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *NM

ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2006 I WAS DRIVING ALONG A SECONDARY HIGHWAY WHEN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID STARTED TO BUCK ON ME. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS SKIPPING AND UNBEKNOWNST TO ME SMOKE CAME OUT OF MY EXHAUST WHEN IT BUCKED . I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL COMPUTER TUNE AND LUBE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR IN THE CAR TO THE TUNE OF 6500 DOLLARS. I BECAME ANGRY AND LIMPED MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT SINCE I HAD A WARRANTY I COULD GET THE ENGINE FIXED THE ENGINE IS A 2.7 LITRE. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP WHO PROCEEDED TO BREAK DOWN THE ENGINE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD CONTACTED THE WARRANTY COMPANY AND I SHOULD FORWARD ALL MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS TO THE COMPANY. NOW EARLIER THIS YEAR IN FEBRUARY MY CAR BROKE DOWN AND EVENTUALLY THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN THEY WERE DONE THE CHECKED OUT MY FLUIDS OIL AND OTHER ITEMS AND THAT SETTLED THAT. I ONLY PUT 5000 MILES ON THE CAR BETWEEN THEN AND NOW AND FROM WHAT THE DESCRIBED YOU WOULD THINK I RAN THE CAR INTO THE GROUND. I TAKE PRIDE IN MY CARS AND HAVE KEPT A CONSISTENT RECORD OF RUNNING THEM FOR TEN YEARS. THE WARRANTY COMPANY IS SENDING OUT AN INSPECTOR BUT THEY ARE GOING TO AVOID PAYING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST YEAR AND ALREADY IT'S IN WORSE SHAPE THAN ANY OF MY PREVIOUS CARS @ TEN YEARS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ME AS TO A POSSIBLE RECOURSE TO THIS DILEMMA. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON CLEAR DRY ROADS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER 40 MINUTES, AND WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD MALFUNCTIONED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND THEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE VALVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.

THE ROD IN THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING DUE TO THE OIL RETURN BEING BUILT WITH 2 90 DEGREE ANGLES NOT ALLOWING OIL TO GET BACK INTO THE ENGINE. *NM

THE ENGINE FAILED AFTER ONLY 75000 MILES.I HAD JUST HAD THE THE TIMING CHAIN,OIL PUMP REPLACED AND THE ENGINE FLUSHED FOR OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE.I HAVE NOT HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED YET BECAUSE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. *NM

ON AUGUST 15, 2005 MY CAR SEIZED ITS MOTOR. A 99' DODGE INTREPID. I FILED THIS INFORMATION AT THAT TIME . IT HAS CASUED EXTREME FIANACAIL DISASTER IN MY LIFE SINCE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE CAR. *NM

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID THAT BLEW A ROD AT 72,000 MILES WITH NO WARNING. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT $3,000 AND TWO WEEKS AGO AT 102,000 MILES I STARTED TO HEAR A RAPPING SOUND THAT WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER ROD, BUT BEFORE THE ENGINE COULD BLOW ANOTHER ROD SOMETHING IN THE TIMING SNAPPED, SO NOW I AM LEFT WITH A LAWN ORNAMENT THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX AND I AM STILL PAYING FOR. NOT TO MENTION THE VARIOUS OTHER ITEMS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE LIKE THE A/C CONDENSER FOR $600.00 AND THE SPEED SENSORS, THAT WAS ANOTHER $300.00. THIS CAR IS THE BIGGEST LEMON I HAVE EVER BOUGHT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMANATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND EXAMINED THE ENGINE. UPON LIFTING THE HOOD, ANOTHER SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, EVERYTIME I COME TO A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE SHAKES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STAYS ON, THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERS ALSO WHEN AT STOP LIGHT. 109,000 MILES. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS THE EARLY STAGES OF THE ENGINE BLOWING. COST $5000. *NM

THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE RESULTING IN BENT VALVES AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLING. *JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID. *NM

THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AT THE RED LIGHT STOPS. I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM AND THEY CHANGED THE OIL. A MONTH LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND SINCE THE CAR HAD 74,000 MILES IT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. THE COST QUOTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WAS $ 7,000. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 35 IN SOUTHERN MN AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER THAN QUIT. THE ENGINE SEIZED AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AROUND 86,000 MILES. *JB

FIRST ENGINE FAILED AT 84367 MILES ON 03/18/03 AND WAS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. REBUILT LONG BLOCK WAS INSTALLED. SECOND ENGINE HAS NOW FAILED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 WITH 154004 MILES ON THE CAR. LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON THE SECOND ENGINE. TIMING CHAIN HAS FAILED AND IS STICKING THROUGH THE VALVE COVER. ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED RATTLING AND THEN JUST DIED. IT SEEMS AS IF THESE ENGINES ARE ONLY GOOD FOR 70-80K AND THEY ARE DONE. *NM