1998 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

ENGINE FAILURE CLICKING NOISE POSSIBLE VALVE TRAIN. CONSUMING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL BUT NO PROPERLY LUBRICATING ENGINE PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE MOTOR FAILED DUE TO THE ANTI-FREEZE AND OIL MIXING TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN 2007 I BOUGHT A 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L ENGINE....NONETHELESS THE ENGINE BLEW. THE CAR HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. IT GAVE NO WARNING THAT THERE WERE ANY SIGNS OF ENGINE TROUBLE. I PAID $6995 FOR THE CAR, IT HAD 67,000 MILES ON IT.....2YRS LATER AT 87,000 IT DIED....LEAVING ME TO PAY THE REST OF THE LOAN OF $2200 ON A CAR THAT JUST SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY!!! *TR

THE ENGINE IN MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID WITH 56K MILES N IT IS KNOCKING. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. IT IS THE 2.7 L DOHC AND I HAVE BEEN READING NUMEROUS REPORTS/COMPLAINTS OF THE ENGINE.*TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH ABOUT 100,000 MILES FOR $2,000. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR IN AND OUT FOR THE PRICE GREAT CONDITION! I'VE NOTICED THAT WHEN I START IF UP TO LET IF WARM, IT WAR EXTREMELY LOUD, BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG DEAL SINCE IT'S COLD OUT AND IT NEEDED TO WARM. TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN IT WENT SILENT, AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A !@#$% HIGHWAY AT A RED LIGHT TOO. NO LIGHTS CAME ON TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. I FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF HARASSING DRIVERS AND GOT IT TO A PARKING LOT WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN RIGHT WHEN I PULLED IN. STARTED IT AGAIN AND PARKED IT. CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS BONE DRY. I BOUGHT AND PUT PLENTY OF OIL IN IT...

I OWN A 1998 DODGE INTREPID, IT HAS 128,000 MILES ON IT...OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES....I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF...IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE...MY HUSBAND IS A AUTO MECHANIC, SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHERE MY HUSBAND CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT, WHICH HAD BENT THE INTAKE VALVES...UPON INSPECTION OF THE BLOCK HE NOTICED A DEFECT IN THE BLOCK...THE OIL RETURN HOLES ARE TO SMALL AND BECOME CLOGGED, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE....AND ENGINE FAILURE CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS, IF IT FAILS AT THE WRONG TIME AND PLACE. *TR

I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT HAS REPEATEDLY COME ON AT AN IDLE. THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY CHECKED. NOW THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR 1998 DODGE INTREPID ES AT 103,000 MILES. REBUILT ONE PUT IN AND LASTED 30,000 MILES. PUT IN REBUILT ENGINE AGAIN AT 130,000 MILES. ENGINE STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN ONLY AFTER 5 MONTHS OF DRIVING. TEMPERATURE CONTROL NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND ENGINE STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN. ALL THIS IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR DEFECT IN TRANSMISSIONS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, A LEAK WAS NOTICED UNDER THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED A PART ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE UPPER PLENUM WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING ON A HIGHWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND THE OIL CHANGES WERE MAINTAINED EVERY 3,000 MILES.

I BOUGHT THIS 1998 DODGE INTREPID ON 1-13-05 FROM A CAR LOT AND WITHIN 5 DAYS MANY PROBLEMS ARISE WHICH OF COARSE RESULTED IN COSTLY REPAIRS. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHICH HARDLY COVERED ANYTHING SO IT WAS OUT OF MY POCKET A NEW ENGINE, MAP SENSOR, CAT CONVERTER, MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND MORE. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND A FULL TIME NURSING STUDENT. THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW NICE CAR I KEPT UP WITH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, MADE PAYMENTS ON TIME AND CONSISTENT I HAVE A FEW PAYMENTS LEFT BUT MY CAR IS ALL MESSED UP AND IN THE GARAGE. I DON;T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE GET BACK TO ME JUST TO LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS HELP AND TO SEE IF SOMEBODY RECEIVED THIS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ENGINE TERMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE LAST TWO TIMES, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO EACH INCIDENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

NO WARNING ENGINE BLEW AT 40,000 MILES, SITTING ON RAILROAD TRACKS WITH CHILD, HAD TOWED. OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES. PROBLEM OIL SLUDGE. PAID 500.00 CHRYSLER INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AND REPLACED ENGINE. AT 80,000 FAILED AGAIN. OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. OIL SLUDGE. REPLACED TIMING CLEANED OUT ENGINE AND OIL PAN PAID 750.00. STARTED USING FULLY SYNTHETIC OIL AND CHANGED OIL EVERY 1000 MILES AND AT 100,000 (60,000 ON REPLACED NEW MOTOR) ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. CHEAPEST USED ENGINE IS $2400.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I HAVE HAD TO RENT AND BORROW VEHICLES WHILE WORK HAS BEEN DONE. WILL NOT REPLACE WITH ANOTHER 2.7 ENGINE BECAUSE IT WILL BLOW BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE ALSO. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THIS LARGE PROBLEM RIGHT!!*JB

1998 INTREPID WAS PURCHASED WITH 102,00 MILES. AT 104,500 MILES OIL LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER AT STOP LIGHTS. ONE DAY, ENGINE JUST STOPPED RUNNING AS I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH. OIL CHANGES HAD BEEN FAITHFULLY DONE BY PREVIOUS OWNER AND MYSELF. ALTHOUGH I ONLY MANAGED TO GET ONE IN BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. *NM

I HAVE A 98 DODGE INTREPID READY TO BE RE-POSSESSED. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2001 WITH 53000 MILES ON IT. 2 YEARS LATER THE ENGINE BLEW WITH NO WARNING AS I WAS GETTING OFF I-95. IT COST ME $4200 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. A YEAR LATER THE 2ND ENGINE BLEW AND AGAIN WITH NO WARNING AS I WAS DRIVING ON I 95. I REPLACED THE ENGINE AGAIN AT $2400 BECAUSE I STILL OWED MONEY ON MY LOAN. THE SECOND ENGINE LASTED ABOUT ANOTHER YEAR AND NOW OVERHEATS AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A HALF HOUR. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE HEADS ARE BAD AND THE ENGINE IS CRACKED. I WILL NOT PUT A 3RD ENGINE IN THIS CAR. I STILL OWE $5000 ON MY LOAN AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR IT ANY MORE SINCE I WENT AND BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA THAT I...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN OCTOBER 2002 THE ENGINE SLUDGE INCREASED AND ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC , WHO TOLD HIM ABOUT THE SLUDGE. THE COST OF REPAIR TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT $7000. WHEN THE CONTACT WENT TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT H HEARD OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TRADED INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGED REGULARLY, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY FIRST BEGAN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WAS ABOUT 50,000 -60,000 MILES. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS WHERE THE ENGINE STALLED WAS ABOUT 4-5 TIMES. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, RUN REAL ROUGH OR WOULD COMPLETELY...

DT: 1998 DODGE INTREPED . THE ENGINE KNOCKED AND LOCKED. ALSO ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. *AK

WHEN CHANGING MOTOR OIL BURNED OIL STAYED INSIDE THE MOTOR. WHEN TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED, AND CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE BURNED OIL EXCESSIVELY. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH OIL SLUG BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 2 YEARS. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A KNOCKING SOUND WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED ANOTHER ENGINE. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE LOCKED/FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF OIL AND LOSS OF COOLANT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS CAUSE BY THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT FAILING TO ILLUMINATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BLEW OUT PREMATURELY. VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND THEN IT COMPLETELY FAILED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. *TC

I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHIVLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR EVALUATION AND IT WAS DETERIMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE VEIHICLE TO BE SALVAGED. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE MECANICS WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO LOCATE A "USED" OR REBUILT ENGINE, AS THE COST OF A NEW ONE IS QUITE HIGH. *AK

MY WIFE WAS ON A TRIP TO ARKANSAS WITH HER PARENTS WHEN THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND HAD TO STAY IN A MOTEL DUE TO THE FACT THE PARTS HOUSE SENT THE WRONG PART. AFTER GETTING THE CAR FIXED AND ON HER WAY, FATHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE 2.7 ENGINE DROPPED A ROD THROUGH THE OIL PAN.. THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY ME WHEN IT COMES TO OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE... 3000 MILES OR 3 MONTHS FAITHFULLY SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 8 MONTHS NOW. BOUGHT IN OCTOBER OF 2003...THE CAR HAS 79,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.. I HAVBE BEEN TOLD BY A REPUTABLE MECHANIC IN JACKSON, TENNESSEE WHERE THE CAR IS AND HE HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS WILL BE THE 5TH 2.7 ENGINE HE HAS REPLACED IN THE LAST 6-7 MONTHS.. NOW I...

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED , AND WOULD NOT RESTART. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC'S SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED.*AK ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *LA

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE MECHANICAL SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE SEIZED UP DUE SMUDGE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE, AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR WARNING LIGHT, MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON I-71 N DURING RUSH HOUR. LUCKILY, DUE TO LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC CAUSING MAJOR BACKUP AND SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT AN ESTIMATED $5000.*AK

MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID HAS HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE MOMENT I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT FIRST STARTED WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS AND HAD TO HAVE A CRANK SHAFT PUT IN THE CAR JUST SO THAT IT WOULD RUN. I HAVE TRIED SO MANY TIMES TO GET RID OF THE CAR BUT I CAN'T BECAUSE I AM UPSIDE DOWN IN MY LOAN AND NO ONE WILL GIVE ME A DIME FOR THE CAR. EVER SINCE THE FIRST ENGINE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. THE OIL PUMP WENT OUT AND I HAVE TO CHANGE THE OIL IN THE CAR EVERY 2000 MILES BECAUSE IT DRINKS OIL SO BADLY. AND FROM EVERY DEALERSHIP THAT MY MECHANIC HAS HAD TO ORDER PARTS FROM THEY SAY THE ENGINES IN THOSE CARS A SO BAD. THIS IS THE 2ND ENGINE MY CAR HAS HAD AND IT HAS ALSO HAD 1 CRANK SHAFT. I HAVE...

HEAT & A/C ONLY WORKS WHEN ON HIGH OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER YOU STOP THE CAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO CAR STARTS WHEN EVER IT GETS READY I HAD TO REPLACE THE CAM AND CRANK SENSOR $400 NOW AFTER ALL THAT THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD FOUND OUT IT'S THE ENEGINE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

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ON THE AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM, THE BEARINGS IN THE TENSION PULLEY WENT BAD AND IT SHREADED THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH WE HAD JUST REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. A SENSOR WENT BAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNLESS THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. AFTER THAT, AS SOON AS WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP IT WOULD AGAIN FAIL TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST WHEN RE-ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE IS THE BIG PROBLEM. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. MY WIFE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. BUT THE ENGINE QUIT BEFORE SHE COULD EVEN GET THE CAR STOPPED. HAD IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE SAID IT HAD NO OIL. WE CHANGED OIL IN THIS CAR LIKE CLOCKWORK. EVERY 3000 MILES AND WE HAVE RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT. THERE WAS NO OIL LEAKING. AND NO BLUE EXHAUST SMOKE INDICATING...

ENGINE FAILURE: I HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS. IT SUDDENLY MADE A HIGH PITCH SQUEELING NOISE. I PULLED OVER, POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE IF I COULD FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE NOISE STOPPED SO I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION ANOTHER 11 MILES. I WATCHED THE TEMP. GAUGE AND THE ENGINE NEVER OVERHEATED. I PARKED AT MY DESTINATION AND NOTICED A TRAIL OF WATER AND ANTIFREEZE. I NEVER STARTED IT AGAIN. I TOWED IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, UNREPAIRABLE, COST COULD BE CLOSE TO $5,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. WINDOW: THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL GO DOWN BUT WILL NOT COME BACK UP UNLESS YOU TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF 5 OR 6 TIMES AND KEEP TRYING THE WINDOW. I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. I FIGURED I COULD LIVE WITH IT IF...

THE ENGINE FAILURE IS WHAT I'M SICK ABOUT. WE PAID THE CAR OFF IN DEC. 2002, AND WE WERE HAPPY WITH A RELATIVELY NEW, LOW MILEAGE CAR. HOWEVER, IN JANUARY, 2003 THE OIL LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. CHECKED OIL - FINE. IN FEBRUARY HAD OIL CHANGED. PRO TEAM TOLD US OIL DIRTY - THEY DID A FLUSH. OIL LIGHT STILL BLINKING! END OF MARCH INTO APRIL CAR STARTED TO BLOW A LITTLE BLACK SMOKE, PROGRESSED TO STUTTERING AND STALLING. TOOK CAR TO CHRYSLER DEALER (FIVE STAR) FIRST THEY SAID SOMETHING WITH CARBURATOR WAS GONE - FIXED $1,L00!TOOK CAR HOME, NO CHANGE(?)BACK TO DEALER, THEN THEY TOLD US ENGINE (2.7 LITER) WAS SHOT. NEEDED TRANSPORTATION. HAD NEW ENGINE DONE. PAID $5,500 - CREDIT CARD - NO OTHER WAY. BEING ANGRY AND SICK ABOUT IT EVER SINCE.

ENGINE BEGAN SHARP RAPPING WHILE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. MECHANICS SAY THE ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR SLUDGE PROBLEMS AND NEEDS REPLACED OR REPAIRED BY COMPLETE OVERHAUL. EXPENSE OF EITHER IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $3600 AND UP FOR REPAIRS. SEVERAL SALVAGE YARDS STATED THEY ARE GLAD TO GET IN THESE CARS AS SALVAGE BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A HIGH INCIDENT FOR THIS MOTOR TO FAIL. THESE ENGINES ARE KNOWN FOR THESE FAILURES, YET CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO MAKE THIS PROBLEM RIGHT WITH THE CONSUMERS. THIS AUTO IS NOW USELESS FOR ME WITHOUT AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR.

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED OIL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ENTERING THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS VEHICLE RESTARTED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK

A QUIET KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD BEFORE CONSUMER MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE NOISE GOT LOUDER 20 MILES UPON MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY IN CRUISE CONTROL. UPON PULLING OVER TO CHECK THE NOISE , AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE OIL LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE OIL LEVEL IN THE VEHICLE WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE, MAYBE IT WAS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN THE SUMMER OF 1992; IN SUCH TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES, SERPINTINE BELT, AIR CONDITIONING BELT, PULLEY AND NOW THE ENGINE GAVE OUT ON ME. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM MELLOY DODGE IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. *AK

AT 51,426 MILES NEEDED STRUTS, SWAY BAR LINKS, FRONT STRUT CUSHION, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS.TRANNY COOLER LINES ALSO LEAKING, REPLACED PRESSURE HOSE AND RETRUN HOSE. TIE ROD SLEEVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT, NOW AT 55,000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CYLINDER #6 MISFIRING. NOT FIXED YET. ALSO TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED JUST BEFORE I BOUGHT IT HAD 35,000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND WAS 2 YEARS OLD. WOULD NEVER PURCHASE A DODGE OF ANY SORT AGAIN. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING. THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER DISINTEGRATED. *AK

MY 1998 INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 76000 MILES AND WE MAINTAINED IT PROPERLY. I HAVE TALKED TO SO MANY MECHANICS AND KEEP HEARING THE SAME THING. "THESE ENGINES ARE JUNK." THE FIRST MECHANIC WOULD NOT TOUCH IT. IT IS ASHAME THAT DODGE HAS NOT HAD TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FAULTY ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE OVERALL IS DEFECTIVE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAD TO REPLACE ROCKER ARMS AND ENGINE AT 51,000 MILES. HAVE SINCE REPLACED COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLING SYSTEM, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOW HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON AGAIN WITH CODES RELATING TO COOLING AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS VEHICLE IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL GO WRONG WITH IT NEXT.*AK

I HAVE FOUND AN EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AGAINST DAILMLER CHRYSLER AT WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION MAINLY IN REGARD TO INTREPID, 300M, CONCORDE, LHS PREMATURE ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMMON FAILURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS MYSELF AND DAILMER CHRYSLER SIMPLY DOES NOT CARE, I COULD HAVE EVEN BEEN KILLED IN ONE INSTANCE. AFTER OWNING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUTTING NEARLY 30,000 MILES ON IT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OF THE RIDICULOUS PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH CHRYSLER'S DODGE BRAND OF VEHICLES. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION CONSUMERS NEED TO KNOW THAT DAILMER CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THESE VEHICLES AND THEIR COMMON PROBLEMS CHRYSLER IGNORES, SOME OF WHICH ARE POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERNS SUCH AS THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT DESIGN CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO USE AND DEFECTIVE STEERING DESIGN AND OR COMPONENTS THAT CAN CAUSE SUDDEN LOOSENESS OR CHANGE OF RESPONSE IN...

WE HAVE A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 MOTOR BURNING OIL A QUART A WEEK SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000 WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT WAS A LEAK, LOW AND BEHOLD IT STILL BURNING THE OIL. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY ITS NORMAL IT HAD 78,000 WHEN WE GOT IT, NOW HAS OVER 103,000 STILL ADDING OIL WEEKLY, ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FAN ASSEMBLY, THE THERMOSTAT ,ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOW TRACKS CAUSING THE WINDOWS NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY,TENSION PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO THE WATER PUMP, STARTER,(NOTE ALL DEALER PARTS SO IT ISN'T CHEAP TO FIX)BATTERY CABLES ROTTED OUT DODGE SHOULD DO OR OFFER SOMETHING TO HELP FIX OR RECTIFY ALL THESE MOTOR PROBLEMS BUT ARE THEY ARE TO CHEAP IN MY MIND. *JB

1998 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CAR HAD 68,000 MILES AND HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES EVERY 5000 MILES.