1999 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

1999 DODGE INTREPID COOLING SYSTEM AND ENGINE TROUBLE

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. I HAVE COMPLETE SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE VEHICLE SHOWING THAT ON AVG. THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 TO 3600 MILES. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT DURING ONE OF THE SNOWFALLS, THE ENGINE STARTED TO PUTTER AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. I HAVE MY RECEIPTS SHOWING THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED JUST THREE WEEKS PRIOR AND THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY ISSUES. I HAD THEE CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALER BY TOW THE NEXT MORNING TO ONLY BE TOLD A FEW DAYS LATER THAT IT IS GOING TO COST ME $6400 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED? *TR

1999 DODGE INTREPID - 2.7 LITRE ENGINE. RPM'S PERIODICALLY DROPPED (LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO CUT OUT), BLACK SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE (SIGNIFYING BURNING OIL) WHILE IDLING OR UPON TAKEOFF FROM A DEAD STOP. ENGINE SEIZED 08/19/10 - NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER. TOTAL FAILURE - MUST REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $6000. *TR

MY DODGE INTREPID WAS SERVICED AT KEYSTONE DODGE OR BUD BROWN DODGE IN OVERLAND PARK, KS FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE. AT JUST UNDER 70,000 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW BECAUSE OF SLUDGE. I WAS DRIVING AND I LOST ALL POWER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. DODGE WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ENGINE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH, FOLLOWED BY THE "OIL" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION ON THE INSTRUMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER THE ENGINE COOLED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT THE ENGINE COULD POSSIBLY BLOW OUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

LOUD POP AND A HUGE CLOUD OF STEAM CAME OUT OF THE GRILL AND AROUND THE HOODS. I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE CLOUD OF STEAM FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ON CHRYSLER AUTOS. ( CONNECTOR VALVE ). *TR

THE DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR IS A BAD MOTOR, I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT REBUILT ONE TIME AND NOW IT APPEARS THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO ABOUT THIS CAR TELLS ME THE MOTORS ARE BAD. I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. IF I HAD KNOW THIS I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR. *TR

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE SEIZED, FIRST TIME AUTO WAS IN DRIVEWAY, HAD TO HAVE NEW CRANK AND ROD BEARINGS REPLACE ALONG WITH TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP, SECOND TIME ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, NOW THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS $2,500.00 TO $4,000.00 AND AVAILABILITY IS GETTING SHORTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND HE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND AND ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY WAS LOST. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. SHE THEN HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE SEIZED UP WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

FOR THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS NOW I HAVE BEEN HAVING ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. RECENTLY THINGS GOT WORSE. MY HEAT WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE CAR IS MOVING, GRAYISH SPOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND OVERHEATING. I WENT TO A WEBSITE THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT MY TYPE OF CAR AND THE MANY ENGINE TROUBLES OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THE WEBSITE CLAIMED THAT I COULD RECEIVE HELP WITH GETTING MY CAR FIX DUE TO THE MANY DEFECTS WITH THE ENGINES OF THESE CARS. THE WEBSITE DESCRIBED EVERYTHING MY CAR IS DOING NOW. *TR

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR. AFTER REPLACING THE MOTOR IN 2006 35 DAYS AFTER BUYING IT LASTED TILL ABOUT SEPT OF 2008. HAD TO PUT IN ALL NEW TIMING CHAIN KIT. CAR RAN FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN BROKE DOWN AGAIN. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND NOW THE RIGHT REAR ROD IS SHOT. WITH ALL THE MONEY I HAVE PUT INTO THIS CAR I THINK I SHOULD OF JUST PARKED IT AT DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND PUT A SIGN ON IT SAYING WHAT A PIECE OF '!@#$%. CANNOT GET ANYTHING FOR IT TRADING IT IN ALL DEALERS KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WANT NOTING TO DO WITH IT. *TR

IN 2001 I BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID 2.7L. IT WAS SERVICE REGULARLY AT KEYSTONE CHRYSLER IN MISSION, KANSAS. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004 I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT IT WAS RUNNING STRANGE SO I TOOK IT TO BUD BROWN DODGE IN OVERLAND PARK, KS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BELT HAD SLIPPED AND IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO TELL THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE UNLESS I ALLOWED THEM TO PUT A NEW ONE ON AND CHECK THE ENGINE PRESSURE. THEY SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE CHANCES OF THE ENGINE BEING RUINED WERE 50/50. HE CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO TELL ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUINED AND I OWED $1,400. I CALL ANOTHER DODGE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE ENGINE SYMPTOMS AND ASKED WHAT MY NEXT MOVE SHOULD BE. THE SUNFLOWER DODGE TECH TOLD ME THAT THE 2.7 WAS A TERRIBLE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED...

I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON MY 1999 DODGE ENGINE IN 2007. THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE SAID IT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. AND THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE HEARD A THUD AND A PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE CRANK BEARING CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF MAY 16, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

CHRYSLER INTREPID WOULD LOSE ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, GASKETS, OIL, FILTERS AND SEALS. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $1,000. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND HE HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES TO AVOID A CRASH AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE PRIOR TO STARTING THE VEHICLE OR MAKING REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE DODGE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,954.

BLOWN MOTOR 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID JUST BOUGHT FROM LARGE DODGE DEALERSHIP 28 DAYS AGO. *TR

IN JULY OF 2007 I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE INTREPID FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR. I PAID 3,000.00 FOR IT FROM AN ELDERLY LADY IN TOWN. WITHIN 2 MONTHS THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED AND WOUND ITSELF AROUND INSIDE THE ENGINE AND BLEW THROUGH THE CAM COVER. IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND THE ENGINE WAS TAKEN APART. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2.7 L ENGINES ARE NOTED FOR OVERHEATING CAUSING OIL SLUDGE TO BUILD UP AND THE TIMING CHAINS TO BREAK. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT WOULD COST ME 4400.00 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A USED ONE.*JB UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT TWO OF THE CONNECTING RODS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. ON AUGUST 26, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A RATTLING NOISE AND SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,803 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,772.

TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AT 76000 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP WITHIN THE ENGINE. CAR WAS MAINTAINED BY MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55-60 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER IS FAMILIAR WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE. HE FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER, IT WAS DENIED AND THEY DID NOT GIVE HIM AN EXPLANATION FOR THE DENIAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

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

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

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...

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

I PURCHASED MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM A REPUTABLE FIREFIGHTERS IN MY AREA IN 2004, THIS PERSON REASSURED ME THAT THIS CAR WOULD BE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY BECAUSE HE'D JUST PUT AN ENGINE AND DID OTHER MINOR WORK, AND SHOWED AND PROVIDED ME WITH DOCUMENTATION. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER THE CAR STARTED RUNNING REAL CRAPPY AND EVENTUALLY DIED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL REPUTABLE MECHANICS WHO GAVE ME THE SAME BAD NEWS THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ENGINE FOR MY VEHICLE. NOT ONLY HAVE I BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THIS ENGINE FOR A REASONABLE PRICE BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH NO ONE WANTS TO DO THE WORK ON MY CAR BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT IT'S A WAIST OF THEIR TIME AND MY MONEY BECAUSE "THESE ENGINES ARE JUNK". HOW COULD THIS MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY DO THIS US? PLEASE HELP....

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE TOLL WAY AT 55-60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. A PUDDLE OF OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE OIL PAN. AFTER REMOVING THE OIL PAN THE MECHANIC OBSERVED A ROD HAD BECOME DETACHED AND SMASHED THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE ENGINE CAUSING A CRACK IN THE OIL PAN. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DODGE INTREPID 2.7L MOTOR FAILED IN OILING SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, OIL LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS TAPPING SOUND. MOTOR HAS EST 65,000 MILES ON IT. TOWING TO DEALER, THE DEALER REPORTED THE MOTOR IS TOTALED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DURING OUR VACATION, AND THE CAR IS NOW OVER 1,500 MILES FROM HOME. WE HAVE NOT RESOLVED WITH THE DEALER HOW TO DISPOSE OF THE CAR. *JB

ON AUGUST 18, 2006 I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE AND IT MADE A KNOCKING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT. MY HUSBAND TOWED IT HOME AND REPLACED SENSORS, PLUGS, AIR FILTER, AND OTHER THINGS. THE CAR STILL WULDN'T START. TALKING TO A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC HE INFORMED US THAT MORE THAN LIKELY OUR ENGINE WAS BLOWN. HE SAID IT IS QUITE COMMON IN THE 1999 INTREPID'S WITH THE 2.7 ENGINES. HE SAID CHRYSLER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. HE ALSO SAID THAT OIL SHOPS HAVE DISCLAIMERS UP STATING THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE 1999 INTREPID'S WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE. WE WERE TOLD THAT "IF" WE COULD GET AN ENGINE IT WOULD BE OVER $4500.00 AND THAT THEY WERE FAR AND FEW BETWEEN. YOU CAN'T...

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID CAR. IT HAS ABOUT 100K MILES. THE ENGINE, WITHOUT WARNING, BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT LEFT ME STRANDED. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL DODGE DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY REFUSE TO WORK ON THE ENGINE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING AFTER HEARING CLUNKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A NORMAL ROAD CONDITION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CHANGE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS RETURNING HOME FROM TAKING ME TO WORK. IN THE CAR WITH HER WAS MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON AND TWO YEAR OLD NIECE. WHILE TRAVELING ALONG A RURAL HIGHWAY 12 IN THE NORTHWEST OF IDAHO WITH A POSTED SPEED OF 55 MPH. SHE FELT THE CAR SURGE OR SPUTTER. SHE BECAME WORRIED AND WITHOUT FURTHER WARNING THE CAR LOST POWER RESULTING IN THE LOSE OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. SHE MANAGED TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND PULLED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER WHERE SHE TRIED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO START THE CAR WITH OUT SUCCESS. FINALLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START, AND CONTINUED HER TRIP, NOT 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. LUCKILY SHE WAS IN FRONT OF A HOUSE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY THIS TIME. THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CAR STALLED SUDDENLY AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE NOTED ON THE OIL CAP AND ON THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY, INCLUDING ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

ENGINE BLOWN UP, DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. WHILE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT QUICKLY STALLED AGAIN. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT OR ANY WARNING INDICATORS OF A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS BUILDUP IN THE OIL-PAN WHICH CAUSED THE RODS TO KNOCK AND THE ENGINE TO FAIL.

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.

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 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.