1999 Dodge Intrepid complaints

ENGINE STARTED USING QT OF OIL EVERY 1000 MI. WHEN I STARTED HEARING SOMETHING IN THE MOTOR, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT THIS THEY SAID TO USE SYNTHETIC OIL, CHANGE OIL AT NO MORE THAN 3000 MI. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE ON A TRIP GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. PULLED OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY CHARGED ME TO TELL ME OF THE DEATH SENTENCE ON THIS ENGINE. I PAID THEM BUT HAVEN'T PICKED IT UP YET. THEY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM. THE SALVAGE YARD SAID THEY ALREADY HAVE TO MANY OF THEM AND DON'T NEED ANOTHER ALMOST PERFECTLY GOOD DODGE INTREPID. I LIKED THIS CAR A LOT AND WAS ABOUT TO GET IT REPAINTED AND SOME NEW WHEELS ON IT. *NM

WAS DRIVING 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH 2.7 V6 ENGINE, BEGAN HEARING LOUD CLICKING NOISE. STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN CAR SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE, METAL SHAVINGS,AND TIMING CHAIN. ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR ENGINE FAILURE. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR $5,000. STILL OWE A YEAR OF PAYMENTS ON CAR. HASN'T BEEN OPERATING SINCE AUGUST 2005. CAN'T AFFORD REPAIR. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE FOR POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE MOTOR. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR EVER MANUFACTURING THESE ENGINES. HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER IN REFERENCE TO PROBLEM AND ADMITTED THEY HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. IT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.*AK *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THERE WAS A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BAD AND THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW IN 1-2 MONTHS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN DECEMBER 2005 THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE MAIN ENGINE BEARING HAD FAILED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL 2.7 ENGINE FAILURES AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES.

TIMING CHAIN FAILURE - SECOND TIME. TENSIONER FAILED, ALLOWING TIMING CHAIN TO FLOP, RESULTING IN NINE BENT VALVES AND HEAD DAMAGE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE I -5 NORTHBOUND TO OCEANSIDE, WHEN I STARTED HEARING A CLACKING/CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I PULLED IN TOWARDS THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVELS FOR THE CAR, WHICH WERE FINE. I DROVE ANOTHER 2 MILES AND STARTED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY WHEN A TOTAL POWER LOSS TO THE ENGINE OCCURRED. I MANAGED TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PARKED IT IN A PARKING LOT WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO MY PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD JUST REPLACED THE OIL 2,000 MILES AGO, AND WAS PERPLEXED. THE OIL LIGHT HAD BEEN ON INTERMITTENTLY, BUT OIL LEVELS WERE FINE, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS PROBABLY DUE TO A FAILED SENSOR. I AM YOUNG AND HAVE JUST STARTED A FAMILY, WITH A NEWLY BORN INFANT WHO COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. FROM FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND 1000S OF INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO MY OWN CONCERNING THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE, AND IMPLORE CHRYSLER TO RECALL THIS ENGINE. *JB

CHRYSLER 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ENGINE SPUTTER, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WAS REPLACED, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THIS REPLACEMENT DID NOT CAUSE THIS ENGINE FAILURE. HOWEVER UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/17/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING AND RATTLING NOISE, THE VEHICLE THEN STOPPED. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHICH DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DODGE STATED A ROD HAD SNAPPED, AND CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE AT $8500. *AK

PURCHASED THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID ON SEP 16, 2005 THE CAR HAD 77,823 MILES . BEFORE PURCHASING THE CAR I DID RUN A CAR FAX ON THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR AND HAD AN 11 POINT CHECK BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR CAME WITH A WARRANTY. NOV 26, 05 WHEN THE CAR STARTED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. ALL THE OIL RAN ON THE GROUND. IT WAS 10:30 P.M. . WE, MY DAUGHTER AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN WERE ON A DARK PARKWAY THE WRECKER SERVICE TOOK US TO A HOTEL. 1:10 A.M. (CST) WHEN WE GOT TO THE HOTEL IN ELIZABETHTOWN. I HAD TO PAY SOMEONE TO COME FROM FRANKFORT TO ELIZABETHTOWN. IT ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES ON IT FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I THEN HAD IT TOWED BACK TO FRANKFORT (93.03) THE WARRANTY COMPANY SENT THE ENGINE BUT I WAS STILL OUT OF $412.00 WHICH WAS THE DIFFERENCE OF THE CLAIMS ABOUT FOR LABOR OF $450.00. DURING THE TIME I WAS WAITING FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE FIXED I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS ONE THING I DID NOT CHECK AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND THAT WAS THE ENGINE. I FOUND A LOT OF ARTICLES POSTED THAT CLAIMED THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE TO BE ONE OF THE WORST CHRYSLER HAD MADE. THEY HAD THE CAR FROM NOVEMBER 30 UNTIL JANUARY 25TH. . I DID HAVE TO PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL EXTENDED WARRANTY (150.00) SO THAT I COULD MAKE SURE I WAS STILL COVERED WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING FIXED. THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WAS 4500 MILES OR 90 DAYS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 12/21/05. THIS MOTOR ONLY LASTED 81,000 M

ENGINE FAILURE IN OUR 99 DODGE INTREPID AT 93,720 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH HUSBAND & OUR BABY IN THE CAR. CAR TOWED & DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE FAILURE, ADVISED WOULD NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE AT COST OF $4,500. ENGINE NOT REPLACED, HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR, CREATING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. *JB

DRIVING ILLINOIS HIGHWAY 55 SOUTHBOUND WHEN 1999 DODGE INTREPID STARTED KNOCKING AND BUCKING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. GOT A CHANCE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAR STOPPED. TRIED TO START CAR BACK UP AND IT STARTED KNOCKING LOUDER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE THE KNOCKING THERE WAS NO OTHER EVIDENCE, LIKE TEMPERATURE RISING, OR CHECK ENGINE, THE CARE JUST BEGAN KNOCKING. POLICE CAME ON SCENE AND CALLED TOWING COMPANY TO TOW CAR BACK TO NEAREST CITY. WHEN ARRIVED IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, IL AND WENT TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP, THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS SERIOUS INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEMS. *JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID (C. 52.218) ORIGINAL MILES. DRIVING HOME FROM LOCAL MALL, ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO TRAVEL, ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A TAPPING NOISE. ARRIVED HOME ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER AND SHUT CAR OFF. CONTACTED A FRIEND WHO IS RETIRED MECHANIC. HE TRIED TO START ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS, HE SAID THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF COMPRESSION. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AN ENGINE SPECIALIST WHO CHECKED ENGINE THOROUGHLY. HE SAID THAT DUE TO LACK OF OIL PRESSURE, THE CAM WAS NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT OIL TO LUBRICATE THE TIMING CHAIN THUS CAUSING IT TO BREAK AND COMPLETELY RUIN THE VALVES AND HEADS IN THE ENGINE. COST TO REPAIR WOULD EITHER BE A COMPLETE TEAR DOWN AND MACHINING OF THE INTERNAL PARTS, $3,400.00 OR PUTTING IN A 2002 2.7 LITER INTREPID ENGINE AT A COST OF $4,500.00 PARTS AND LABOR INCLUDED. SINCE I STILL OWE $3,300.00 ON THIS VEHICLE I COULD NOT AFFORD EITHER OF THESE OPTIONS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER FOUND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES. ORIGINAL ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND WAS REPLACED WITH SHORT BLOCK AT 50,162 MILES. THIS ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SHORT BLOCK AT 60,310 MILES. NOW THIS ENGINE IS KNOCKING AT 90,413 MILES AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT WITH ANY WARRANTY. THEY HAVE QUOTED ME A PRICE OF BETWEEN $5,200 AND $5,700 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. EACH OF THESE TIMES CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO BE FIXED. THIS FINAL TIME THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED HOME BECAUSE CHRYSLER WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND RETURNING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE PROBLEM IS BELIEVED TO BE A SLUDGE BUILD UP AROUND THE TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.

WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE THE CAR WAS OK, I DROVE TO MY FRIEND HOUSE THE CAR STARTED MAKING A REAL LOUD NOISE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT WOULDN'T START UP AGAIN, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOW TO SHOP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN WAS OUT AND IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE. NOW THIS IS WHERE THE FUN BEING. WE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING A ENGINE. ONCE WE DID AND HAD IT PUT IN THE CAR, IT DIDN'T WORK. WE BROUGHT THE ENGINE FROM T&M AUTO SALVAGE IN CANTON. THEY PUT ANOTHER ENGINE IN THE CAR. I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS WHEN IT STARTING MAKING A STRANGE NOISE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THEREFORE, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD THE CAR A MONTH OR TWO. THEY TOLD ME THEY STEAMED CLEAN THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THEY HAD TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN. NOW THE CAR STILL ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY FOR WHATEVER REASON WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIND OUT. *JB

ON FEB 17 2006 A KNOCKING BEGAN UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. ON FEB 20 2006 THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO SUNOCO FOR INVESTIGATION, THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT ASAP. ON FEB 21ST THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A MIDAS SHOP, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WERE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE IN MY CAR MODEL. THE CAR SAT AT THE MIDAS SHOP UNTIL FEB 23RD WHEN A TOW TRUCK TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS IN HER VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 45 MPH. THERE WAS BRAKING PRIOR TO IMPACT. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE HOOD, BUMPER, AND DRIVER SIDE FENDER. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM

DRIVING ON I-80 IN PA AT NIGHT AND MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L ENGINE SUDDENLY SEIZED. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. *JB

ENGINE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THEN THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS LOST WITHIN 5 MINUTES. *JB

WE OWN A 99' DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS JUST TODAY WENT OUT ON US. IT HAS BEEN SMOKING FOR AT LEAST 11 MONTHS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUOUSLY AND TOLD ABOUT THE SMOKING AND THEY KEPT TELLING US THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WELL TODAY SOMETHING POPPED REALLY LOUD AND THE CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO BE HIT. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT RUN AT ALL. I DO HAVE ALL OF THE RECEIPTS FROM WHERE THE DEALERSHIP KEPT TELLING US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALER HAVE BEEN ALERTED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

CAR 99 INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. THE FAILURE IS DESCRIBED AS MAIN BEARINGS BREAKING UP AND DAMAGING ENGINE. CAR HAD JUST BEEN TO DODGE DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE MONTH HAD OIL CHANGE AND PAN WAS REPLACED DUE TO WEAR FROM PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES. WAS SUFFICIENT OIL IN CAR AND THE PROBLEM WAS EXPLAINED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE. IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME BY NUMEROUS AUTO PLACES THAT THIS HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY IN INTERPIDS THAT THERE IS SURPRISE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS INADEQUATE TRANSFER OF OIL AROUND ENGINE DUE TO POOR DESIGN, WHICH EXPLAINS HOW EVEN CARS THAT HAVE PLENTY OF OIL AND HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SUFFER FROM A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO BEARING SHREDDING UP AND DESTROYING THE ENGINE. WE ARE CURRENTLY GETTING QUOTES FOR REPLACEMENT OF MOTOR VARIOUS AUTO PLACES RECOMMEND REPLACING WITH A 3.2 OR 3.5 AS THE MOTORS ARE EASIER TO GET A HOLD OF AND ARE RELIABLE AND ARE NOT BELIEVED TO BE PROBLEMATIC LIKE THE 2.7. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STEERING POORLY AND THEREFORE, IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE RACK WAS BROKEN AND IT WAS REPLACED. NOW, WHILE DRIVING 3MPH THE WHEELS TOW IN AND THE TIE RODS MOVE TO THE CENTER OF THE RACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OR BY THE PRIOR REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK AND PINION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE DEALER REPLACED A COMPUTER CHIP AND THIS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND APPEARED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THERE WERE RUST AND WHITE SPOTS IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHERE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED. SHORTLY AFTER CHRISTMAS ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING 45MPH AT NIGHT, BUT NORMAL OPERATION RESUMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL HOURS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN IDENTIFYING THE UNDERLYING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. LASTLY, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT THE LOCAL DEALER. DURING THE OIL CHANGE THE OIL PLUG WAS DAMAGED CAUSING A SLOW LEAK. THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR, BUT OIL CONTINUES TO LEAK FROM BOTH THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REGULAR SERVICE THROUGH THE LOCAL DEALER EXCLUSIVELY.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE A TICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STARTED CHUGGING AND THEN LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO AT LEAST GET IT ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED AND THEN ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN THE ROAD IT DID IT AGAIN. I HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID I WAS IN NEED OF A NEW ENGINE. *JB

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. OIL SLUDGE. *JB

ENGINE MADE KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RAMP. HAD CAR TOWED TO GARAGE. TOLD NEED NEW ENGINE ESTIMATED AROUND $5300.00.MILAGE ON CAR AT TIME OF INCIDENT 103,283. *AK

THE ENGINE FAILED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING AND IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THIS CAR HAD 70000 MILES, MOST OF THEM HIGHWAY MILES. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE. THIS CAR HAS HAD REGULAR 3000 MILES OIL CHANGES, AND I AM FINDING OUT THIS WAS COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE. NOW, BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DEMAND FOR THESE ENGINES ,REBUILING COSTS ARE IN EXCESS FO $4,000, AND A NEW ENGINE RUNS AROUND $8,000.*AK

IN 2002 MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID DIED ON I-80 IN SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET IT OFF THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. IN JANUARY OF 2004 THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. EXCEPT THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN IT. SHE WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON 395 IN RENO, NEVADA. SHE WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO SAFELY COAST IT OFF THE FREEWAY. I CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME ANY HELP WHAT SO EVER. THE SECOND ENGINE HAS ABOUT 32000 MILES ON IT. *AK

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMERS RESIDENCE. IT WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. *JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FAILED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. ONLY HAD 47,000. NO WARNING. JUST WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO GARAGE AND TOLD THE ENGINE IS BLOWN. JUST LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER WITH THE EXACT SAME STORY. HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT ABOUT MAINTENANCE ESPECIALLY SINCE HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM A CO-WORKER WHOSE ENGINE BLEW AT 70,000. HAD READ THE AVERAGE IS 63,000. I ONLY HAD 47,000. TOOK A CHANCE THAT WITH GOOD MAINTENANCE IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO ME. - I LOST. HOPE THE GOOD PEOPLE (THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE) AT CHRYSLER ARE SLEEPING WELL. I FEEL SORRY FOR ANYONE WHO WORKS FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING MADE TO LIE TO CONSUMERS TO COVER FOR THEIR EMPLOYER. *NM

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND LOST ALL POWER WHICH CAUSED POWER STEERING FAILURE AND REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP AND WATER. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ON THE VEHICLE FOGGED OVER. THE FOG REDUCES NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DAMAGED AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THEREFORE THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE FOGGY GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO SUGGESTED CONTACTING THE NHTSA. *NM UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL, #04V021000, FOR THE FLOOR SHIFT. THE REPAIR WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED THE COST OF THE PART, BUT WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE LABOR EXPENSE. THE CONTACT ORIGINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *NM

PROPER MAINTENANCE, ALL RECORDS PRESENT. ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, DEALERSHIP SAYS NEED NEW ENGINE. IT'S ONLY 65K MILES!! CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE CAUSE ENGINE MAY FAIL ANYTIME AND I GET OUT OF CONTROL ON HIGHWAY. CAR PARKED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER - NO HELP. WORST PART - ALL DEALERS KNOW, BUT NOBODY DOES ANYTHING!!! FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, WHICH LEADS ME HERE. HAVEN'T DONE ANY REPAIRS YET. FROM WHAT I SEE ON INTERNET - ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS A BAD OPTION, SAME ENGINE STILL FAILS TO SOON AND UNEXPECTEDLY! *NM

1999 INTREPID I TOOK GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND THE ENGINE WENT TO PIECES COSTING $7000 TO FIX. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH A KNOCKING NOISE APPEARED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED AN OIL LINE TO THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY, AND SUGGESTED THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK, THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND ENGINE DIED. CYLINDER COMPRESSION TEST SHOWED THE FOLLOWING CYLINDER RATINGS 0-0-15-30-70-100. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ENGINE AT A COST OF $2000.00 PLUS LABOR COST. VIN [XXX]. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V035000 CONCERNING THE FRONT ASSEMBLY RECLINER RECALL REPAIRS DONE, THE BOLT FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINED, AND THE DRIVER SEAT FELL INTO THE BACK SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE SEAT WAS RIGGED WITH ICE BUCKETS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

WE HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID THAT BEGAN TO HAVE EXHAUST SMOKE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED CHANGING OIL TO HAVOLINE 10W-40 MAX. WE DID SO. THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE A SMOKING EXHAUST. WE HAVE REGULARLY CHANGED THE OIL BEFORE THE 3 THOUSAND MILE MARK. WE HAD ABOUT ONE THOUSAND MILES FROM THE LAST OIL CHANGE. WE HAVE USED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGES IN THE PAST. APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES INTO A TRIP WITH THE CAR SET IN CRUISE CONTROL BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE RPM'S SHOOT UP TO ABOUT 6 THOUSAND, THE CAR LOST POWER AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE INCIDENT WAS ON A RATHER BUSY HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. THE MOTOR HAD ESSENTIALLY FROZE, AND LOST OIL AS NO OR LITTLE OIL WAS ON THE OIL STICK. THE CAR IS ON A TRAILER AWAITING TO GO TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE DODGE INTREPID WAS A GREAT CAR TO DRIVE, AND WE HAD EXCELLENT GASOLINE MILEAGE. THE ABRUPT FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TO PERFORM ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IS A FOREBEARER OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS FOR THE 2.7L ENGINE, AND ITS PASSENGERS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADDED MORE OIL. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DISCOVERED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2003. AFTER A RECENT OIL CHANGE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A LOCAL DEALERSHIP NOTED THERE WAS SOME SLUDGE PRESENT. *AK

OIL LIGHT COMES ON AT IDLE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 115,000 MILES ON IT AND IN MY EXPERIENCE THAT IS A LITTLE PREMATURE ON A CAR THAT HAS HAD ALL ITS MAINTENANCE ON IT SINCE IT WAS NEW. I AM THE SECOND OWNER BUT I GOT IT FROM MY FATHER IN LAW AS A WEDDING GIFT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT LOST POWER AND STALLED. SHE HEARD A CLINGING" SOUND PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING, BUT NO OTHER SIGNS INDICATED A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK AFTER SHE HEARD THE SOUND. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT'S UNCLE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID SLUDGE WAS BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND SHE HAD RECENTLY HAD THE OIL CHANGED. *AK

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 2.7 LITER INTREPID. FIRST, PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD. SENT TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK 'WITHIN PARAMETERS'. TOLD IT MUST BE HOW WE DRIVE IT. SINCE THEN, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT BETWEEN 2/3 GEARS. LEFT ME STRANDED OUT OF TOWN. HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE TWICE ($35.00 PART). KEEP A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX JUST IN CASE. SECOND PROBLEM, A CLUNKING SOUND AND TICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT. HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED OR SEEN BY DEALER. HOWEVER, I HAVE SEEN MANY TSB'S ON YOUR WEBSITE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THIRD, ENGINE STARTING MAKING A BANGING SOUND AT ABOUT 126K. HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED (BOUGHT A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE) AT A COST OF $5000.00, WAS TOLD SOMETHING IN THE BOTTOM END WENT. COULDN'T AFFORD TO BUY NEW CAR AND HAVE CAR PAYMENT. ONLY HAD 6 MORE PAYMENTS TO GO. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON WITH THESE ENGINES. WHY IS THIS ENGINE STILL ON THE MARKET IF IT HAS SOOOO MANY PROBLEMS? *JB