1999 Dodge Intrepid complaints

99 DODGE INTREPID SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HANDLE BAR BECAME HARD TO TURN. NOW I'M BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW MOTOR. THE MOTOR ON THE CAR IS A 2.7 L WITH 83,000 MILES ON IT. OIL CHANGE HAS BEEN DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DEFAULT ON THESE MODELS. THANK YOU. *NM

AT 1145 AM, 29 NOVEMBER 2005, I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 675 AT ABOUT @ 65 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, JUST QUIT. I MADE MY WAY ACROSS ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. INITIALLY, IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF GAS (GUAGE INDICATED 1/4 OF A TANK. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND ASK THAT THEY BRING GAS. AFTER PUTTING 1 GAL OF GAS IN THE TANK, REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DAVE DENNISON DODGE, COL GLEN HIGHWAY, DAYTON, OH. THE AGENT CALL ME AT @ 630PM, 29 NOVEMBER 2005, AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. BUT AS OF THAT MOMENT, THERE WERE COMPUTER CODES (CAM: P0340, CRANK: P0320), AND THAT IN ORDER TO START THE CAR, THESE SENSORS WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGED. I AUTHORIZED THIS SERVICE, AND ON 30 NOVEMBER 2005 @ 200PM, THE AGENT INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE, AND THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE, AND NOT A CANDIDATE FOR REBUILD. ESTIMATED COST OF A NEW ENGINE $7,000 DOLLARS. ALSO, THEY HAVE BILLED ME FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSORS, $350.00 ESTIMATED. AFTER REVIEW OF ALL AVAILABLE INFO ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THERE IS A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE. ON 14 DEC 05, CRYSLER'S AGENT, IMPARTIAL SERVICES, MADE A OFFICE OF $650. TO SETTLE THIS ACCOUNT. IT WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE COMPLAINT WAS ENTERED INTO THE DATABASE: 01 DECEMBER 2005. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. SHE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE WOULD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, GOING 60 MPH, MY CAR STALLED (JERKED) AND WITHIN 2 SECONDS CAME BACK ON BY ITSELF. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO THANKSGIVING DINNER AT 25 MPH, MY CAR STALLED COMPLETELY. I HEARD NO KNOCKING OR TICKING PRIOR TO THE STALL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD; A HARD FEAT IN ITSELF SINCE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AFTER 30 SECONDS, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND FINISH MY JOURNEY. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DINNER, TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, MY CAR STALLED AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RURAL ROAD AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER; IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD OUTSIDE WITH 25 MPH WINDS AND I WAS 25 MILES FROM HOME. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE ON; THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES UNTIL THE FOURTH TIME WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER AGAIN. I GOT THE CAR TOWED HOME ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT AT 7:00PM, MOST CERTAINLY RUINING SOMEONE'S HOLIDAY! *JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 L ENGINE FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS. RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND DOCUMENTED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE BEFORE THIS FAILURE. A REPAIR SHOP SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

ENGINE FAILURE. *JB

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR SEIZE UP FOR NO REASON, OIL IS ALWAYS CHANGED ON TIME, BUT HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM & THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPANY'S TAKING UP LAW SUITS FOR THIS SITUATION. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. THE TIMING CHAIN CAME LOSE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING A LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT GOES OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. BOTH TIMES THEY TOLD HER IT WAS HER ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAY IT'S A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. *NM UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM

MY CAR CUT OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED 55MPH I HAVE 63000 MILES ON THE CAR THE CAR WILL NOT START. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED INITIALLY THERE WAS GRAY SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE OIL PAN. THE OIL PAN WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2005. THEN, ON AUGUST 31, 2005, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. THERE HAD BEEN NO OIL LEAKS, AND THE OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD A THAT ALL OF THE 2.7L ENGINES WERE BAD, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON JUNE 5, 2005. SHE REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE WAS BAD AND HAD SLUDGE IN IT. SHE BELIEVED THIS WAS THE DEFECT WITHIN THE ENGINE.*AK

MY DODGE INTREPID SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS, TIMELY OIL CHANGES ,BUT ON THIS EARLY MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN ,LUCKY FOR ME THAT THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS CAR CRASH. CAR TOWED TO AUTO SHOP. THEY SAID THAT THIS TYPE OF DODGE ENGINE HAS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE. THE TENSIONER OIL PORT IS TOO NARROW AND IT GETS PLUGGED WITH OIL SLUDGE WHICH CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE. *NM

EARLY ENGINE FAILURE OF 2.7L DODGE. INTREPID ENGINE, DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. *JB

ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L MOTORS. *JB

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR PURCHASED WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT. I KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE ROUTE 4 CHRYSLER/ DODGE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR (WHICH HAS A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM). THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK SO I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT A DODGE DEALER NEAR PISCATAWAY NEW JERSEY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS LEAKING OIL IN THE ENGINE. I ADVISED THEM THAT I HAVE SPECIFIC PARKING SPACES AT HOME AND WORK AND NEVER HAVE I HAD ANY OIL SPOTS UNDER THE CAR. THREE WEEKS AGO, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED RUNNING WHEN I SLOWED DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT AND THE CAR DIED AS I WAS TRYING TO TURN. I HAD IT TOWED TO THREE DIFFERENT AUTO MECHANICS AND ALL CONCLUDED THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. THE ENGINE IS NO LONGER OPERABLE AND THE LOWEST QUOTE I HAVE FOUND IS $6000.00. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME?*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR A WEEK, AND THERE WAS AN AWFUL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL FROM MY TAIL PIPE. I HAVE TO PUT ABOUT A QUART AND A HALF INTO THE ENGINE EVERY OTHER DAY. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND MY CAR STARTED MAKING THIS AWFUL LOUD TICKING NOISE, THE OIL LIGHT FLUTTERED, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK OUT THE OIL LEVEL, FINDING THE ENGINE BONE DRY. I HAD PUT TWO QUARTS IN IT THAT MORNING, ONLY DRIVING 30 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE, LIKE MANY PEOPLE, I CANNOT AFFORD A REPAIR COSTING BETWEEN 2,500 AND 4,000 DOLLARS TO FIX. SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON THESE 99 DODGE INTREPIDS, I JUST HOPE THAT NHTSA CAN HELP PREVENT THIS PROBLEM OF RISKING PEOPLES LIVES.*JB

THE PROBLEMS WITH MY INTREPID STARTED WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND IT HAD STALLED OUT ON ME A FEW TIMES. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RUN AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO BRING IT TO A DODGE DEALER IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. ON FRIDAY SEPT 16TH I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED OR THE CAR WOULD MOST LIKELY LEAVE ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO AFTER PAYING $400 DOLLARS FOR MY TWO SENSORS I DROVE AWAY HAPPILY THINKING EVERYTHING WAS OK. SO, ON MONDAY SEPT 19, 2005 I RETRIEVED MY 99 DODGE INTREPID FROM THE LOCAL DEALER. ON WEDNESDAY SEPT 21 2005, YES TWO DAYS LATER, I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A DEAD CAR. ON A BUSY HIGHWAY I WAITED WITH AN ACTIVE TODDLER AND MY "FIXED CAR" FOR TWO HOURS. NOW FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE BEEN READING, IT SEEMS I DO NOT HAVE A UNIQUE SITUATION. MY CAR IS RIGHT OVER 80,000 MILE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS UP TO 79,000 MILES. I HAVE 2 YEARS BEFORE IT IS PAID OFF AND DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FIX/REPLACE THE ENGINE OR HAVE A DOWN PAYMENT FOR ANOTHER CAR AND TWO NOTES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND WENT OFF ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE, AND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT WORKING. THIS HAPPENED IN MID JULY 2005.*AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. *NM

MY TIMING CHAIN IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID IS ABOUT TO BREAK, I ALREADY REPLACED THE OIL SENDING UNIT AND CONNECTOR, ALL THESE PROBLEMS INDICATE ENGINE FAILURE WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ENGINE PARTS THAT ARE ABOUT TO FAIL IN MY 2.7 ENGINE, THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

THE CAR HAS HAD A/C PROBLEMS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WINDOW PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AND THE 2.7 MOTOR HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE SINCE 2003! I NEED HELP. I STILL OWE $8000.00 PLUS ON THIS THING AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE IT SINCE THE FALL OF 2003. THANK YOU. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 1999 DODGE INTREPID WHEN THE CAR LOCKED, INCLUDING THE STEERING AND THE ENGINE. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS KIND WITH THIS CAR. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. HE REPORTED OF HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS. NO LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THERE WERE NO NOISES OR ANY WARNING. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE EXPIRED. *AK

I HAD A 99 DODGE INTREPID. MY CAR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL AND WE BELIEVED THERE TO BE A LEAK BECAUSE IT WOULD NEVER HOLD OIL VERY LONG BEFORE THE TANK WOULD BE BONE DRY. BUT EVEN AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC WE COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. IN MARCH WAS DRIVING BACK INTO TOWN WHEN MY CAR BROKE DOWN. IT STARTED MAKING A REALLY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE LIKE THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED HOME A MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD GONE OUT AND I NEEDED A NEW ONE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO FILE BANKRUPTCY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS ONLY WORTH $3000 OR SO AND IT WOULD HAVE COST MORE THAN THAT TO FIX IT AND THAT I WAS ALREADY $4000 UPSIDE DOWN. HOWEVER, I AM ABOUT TO BE SUED BY THE CREDIT UNION THAT I HAD THE LOAN FOR MY CAR ON DUE TO THEM LOSING SO MUCH MONEY ON IT. *JB

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THE CONTACT HAD TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS INSPECT THE VEHICLE, AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT WORTH A DIME. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE NEVER PUT THIS TYPE OF MOTOR INTO A VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 57,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES I NOTICE A TICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A LOWER BEARING NOISE THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY RUIN THE ENGINES. AS THE NOISE GOT WORSE I FEARED DRIVING IT ANYMORE . MY MAINTENANCE CONTRACT DID NOT COVER ENGINE COST BUT ONLY AFFECTED BEARINGS AND THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY ANY DEALER OR MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. I SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A USED ENGINE WHICH LASTED ONE YEAR AND LEFT ME STRANDED BESIDE THE ROAD REQUIRING A TOW AND MY VEHICLE HAS SAT FOR 2 YEARS WITH THE COST OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT ALMOST DOUBLING. I THINK AN ENGINE RECALL IS IN ORDER AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL; PEOPLE STOPPING TO ASK IF THE INTREPID IS FOR SALE BECAUSE THEY HAVE ONE WITH A BAD ENGINE. *NM

1999 INTREPID ES, 114,000 MILES. A/C STOPPED WORKING. A/C FUSE WAS INTACT, AND A DIAGNOSIS OF THE COMPRESSOR SHOWED IT WAS OKAY AND FULL OF FREON. FURTHER EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN/HIGH FUSE WAS BLOWN, WHICH WAS KEEPING THE A/C COMPRESSOR FROM COMING ON. FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT BLEW AGAIN LATER. RADIATOR FAN ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WHICH FIXED BOTH PROBLEMS. *JB

DT: THE CALLER SAID TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NOISES, BUT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CALLER'S HOME. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

THE ENGINE IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT NOT A DEFAULT, BUT IT WAS THE FACT THAT THE OIL NEEDS TO BE CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES ON POINT AND USE 5W 30 OIL. IF THIS IS TRUE, WHY WAS THIS INFORMATION NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL OR EVEN RELAYED TO US BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. IF YOU KNOW THAT OIL HAS TO BE CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES EXACTLY, SHOULDN'T THERE BE A SENSOR THAT LETS YOU KNOW THAT. WHO WOULD BUY A CAR IF THEY WERE TOLD THAT YOUR ENGINE WOULD MALFUNCTION IF YOU GO OVER 3000 MILES WITHOUT AN OIL CHANGE . IN MY OPINION , THIS IS A DEFECT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. HE HAD IT FOR 6 MONTHS AND STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. HE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MOTOR, AND IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HE HAD BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE OF PUTTING A USED MOTOR IN IF THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILDUP BECAUSE IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR. IF THERE WAS NO SLUDGE BUILDUP THEY WILL COVER THE COST.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY RESTRAINED, BUT TOO MUCH. THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED, CUTTING INTO THE DRIVER; THERE WAS NO PLAY IN BELT. *AK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ADJUSTING MOUNTS FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT. THE ADJUSTING MOUNT FAILED TO LOCK INTO PLACE WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40 KM WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT T5 MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH CAUSED IT TO HIT A ROD. PREVIOUSLY, A KNOCKING NOISE COME FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND THE NOISE WAS NOT AS LOUD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. NO FIRE CAME FROM THE ENGINE, BUT THERE WAS SMOKE. *AK

DT: THE CALLER'S STATES SON WAS DRIVING A T30 MPH AND VEHICLE STALLED. HE HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER HAS NOT GIVEN A REASON BUT SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. MANUFACTURER GAVE HER A REFERENCE NUMBER TO ISSUE A COMPLAINT. VEHICLE IS NOW SITTING DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE PIECES IN THE TRUNK.*AK

AUTO QUIT WHILE DRIVING UNABLE TO CONTROL, MOTOR LOCKED UP SOLID. *JB

1999 DODGE INTREPEID--2.7L ENGINE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TRIED TO RESTART CAR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. UPON HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE AND THEY WERE PRETTY SURE THAT IT HAD DONE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, WHICH IF I WANTED TO GET IT FIX WOULD COST ME WELL OVER $5,000.00. I'VE ALSO HEARD THEY HAVE THE WORST A/C IN THE INDUSTRY IN THEIR VEHICLES WHICH MY EVAPORATOR CONDENSOR WENT OUT AND I HAD JUST PAID $1,200.00 TO GET FIXED.

BLOWN 2.7L ENGINE

MY 99 INTREPED THE COOLING FAN AND AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT WORKING, THIS IS AFTER THE 2.7 MOTER DIED AND WAS REPLACED

DT: ONTACT STATES CAR WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE MECHANIC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE SUSPENSION. SHE DID NOT GET IT FIXED BECAUSE IT WILL COST $1,000.00.*AK CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT CAMBER ADJUSTER KIT FOR $150.00. *TT

1999 DODGE INTREPID WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHILE AT THE GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN HOT OR MADE LOUD NOISES AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED PER SERVICE DEALER THAT THE ENGINES HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT MAYBE IN WAS NOT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AT 59,500 MILES. CHRYSLER WAS NOT WILLING TO REFUND THE CONSUMER SOME OR ALL OF THE MONIES SPENT ON REPAIRS. *SC THE A/C EVAORATOR COIL, FAN RESISTOR AND TRUNK LOCK MASTER CYLINDER WHICH WERE ALL IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER PROR TO BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS PICK UP FROM SERVICE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED PROBLEMS WERE UNRELATED. *TT

DT: THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON A SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED, AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. *AK

DT: WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED FULL THE GAS TANK LEVEL ON THE DASHBOARD WILL DROP TO EMPTY, AND THE GAS LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, INDICATING A NEED FOR GAS. HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER OR SERVICE REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENS, BUT WISHES TO FILE A COMPLAINT. HA NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

I HAVE A 99 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. THE CAR HAS @ 79,000 MILES. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLANGING NOISE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE ENGINE DID NOT MAKE ANY OTHER NOISES PRIOR TO ITS FAILURE. I IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME I WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $6,400. *NM

I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND RUINED THE ENGINE. *NM

FIRST ONE OF THE FANS WENT THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE OTHER WENT. FROM ABOUT 60,000 MILES, I HAVE BLEW BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE HAD SEALS REPLACED BUT DID NO GOOD. STILL SMOKING. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETLY. THE THE 1ST FAN IS GOING OUT AGAIN. (HINT) THE PLASTIC FANS ARE JUNK!! THE 2.7 LITER IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE INTREPID BODY I'M TOLD . I'M PLANNING ON TRADING BEFORE WE ARE STUCK WITH ANOTHER 2,000 REPAIR BILL ON A VEHICLE KBBV AT 2700. *JB

DT: 999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN FAILED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE DETERMINED IT WAS THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HEADS WARPED, TIMING CHAIN CAME OUT, AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPING BADLY. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN LOTS OF ENGINES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NO INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD INFORM THE CONSUMER OF ANY COMPLAINT THAT THEY KNEW, ESPECIALLY WHEN BUYING A USED CAR. *AK

I HAVE RECENTLY BEGUN THE PROCESS OF LEASING A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. NOW, NOT EVEN 6 WEEKS AFTER I SIGNED THE PAPERWORK, MY VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I GOT IT FROM, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *NM

1999 DODGE INTREPID DRIVING TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN FOR WEEK END VISITATION, NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS,SUDDENLY STARTED TO KNOCK THEN BEFORE I COULD FIND A WIDE SPOT TO PULL OVER IT STOPPED ALL TOGETHER AND LOCKED UP. OIL NEW AND ALL MAINT, WAS PERFORMED RELIGIOUSLY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *NM

I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND IT WORKED FINE. I FINISHED MY SHIFT AT WORK AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR TO PICK UP MY THREE KIDS I TURNED THE KEY IN THE CAR MADE A CLICKING NOISE. IT DID THIS ABOUT FIVE OF SIX TIMES. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO A DEALER AND GET IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND IT WOULD COST 4500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. PLUS THE 75 DOLLARS TO CHECK THE CAR. THE CAR STILL SITS OUTSIDE THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP. ALL OIL CHANGES WERE DONE ON TIME AS REQUIRED. WE HAVE TO USE ONE CAR FOR SHUTTLING THE KIDS TO DAYCARE AND FOR TWO DIFFERENT SHIFTS OF WORK BETWEEN ME AND MY WIFE. *JB

DT:CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME ON JUNE 13, 2005 WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING. SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD, TEMPERATURE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER PULLED TO SIDE OF FREEWAY AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE AT ABOUT 5:30 PM. CONSUMER RETURNED AT ABOUT 8:30 PM TO FIND THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE MECHANIC CHECKED TO FIND NO COMPRESSION ON CYLINDERS. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TEMPERATURE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS OVER 90 DEGREES.*AK *NM

DT: THE MOTOR BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE STARTED SKIPPING THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN, IT QUIT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED 163 MILES HOME. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 4, 2005. *AK