1999 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. ENGINE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND IT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DODGE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IT WAS A FLAWED ENGINE BUT DODGE WOULD NOT WARRANTY ENGINE. ENGINE MANUFACTURERS AND CONSUMER REPORTS(AUGUST 2005) ADVISE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND DODGE REFUSES TO FIX OR REPLACE THE ENGINE.

I HAVE 68,000 MILES ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE AND AFTER ONE MONTH SINCE THE LAST SERVICE AND AFTER BEING SERVICED RELIGIOUSLY EVERY 3,000 MILES I AM NOW BEING GIVEN AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 TO $7,000. I DON'T EVEN THINK THE BLUE BOOK ON THE CAR IS EVEN THAT HIGH NOW. BASICALLY, THE MECHANIC SAID THE COOLANT AND OIL IN THE CAR WERE COMPLETELY GONE AND WITH IT NOW HAVING THE KNOCKING NOISE NEEDS AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WENT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP LOCALLY AND THEY ADMITTED IT WAS NOT THE BEST OF THEIR ENGINES, BUT NEVERTHELESS THEY INDICATED SINCE IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF 36,000 THERE WASN'T MUCH THEY COULD DO. THEY TRIED TO SUGGEST THAT THE SERVICING I RECEIVED MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY AND I POINTED OUT THAT WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO THINK THAT, BECAUSE THE...

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH MY 3Y.O DAUGHTER. WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED, AND MY CAR BEGAN JERKING ROUGHLY, BUT THERE WERE NO INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS ON. I CONTINUED TO TRY TO ACCELERATE, AND EVENTUALLY MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED MY CAR INTO A GAS STATION WHERE IT DIED. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY DODGE DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD LOCKED UP. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS NEARLY $8000 TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH AND TELEPHONE RESEARCHING TO FIND CHEAPER ENGINES. FROM ALL OF THE PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO, AND FROM THE ON-LINE RESEARCH I'VE DONE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT IS FAILING ON THESE CARS. WE HAVE EVEN WEIGHED THE OPTION OF HAVING THE CAR SENT TO THE...

AM WRITING ABOUT A COMPLAINT ABOUT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER'S 2.7L ENGINE IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE TIMING CHANGE BROKE AT 89,000 MILES AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THIS IS AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE - THERE ARE OVER 17,000 WEBSITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER IS COPPING OUT BY BLAMING THE CONSUMER FOR NOT CHANGING THE OIL REGULARLY AND REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ENGINE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER TOLD ME THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, EVEN 2 FORMER DAIMLER-CHRYSLER MECHANICS WHO ALL SAY IT IS DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DT: OIL ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING, WHILE CAR WAS TRAVELING THE ENGINE STARTED RATTLING NOISE. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE CONSUMER AS OF YET. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THE OIL LIGHT BLINKED AND THE EXHAUST PIPE SMOKED. *TT *EH

(1) DRIVING NORMALLY WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES 3000 MILES OR LESS. (2) DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH INFANT AND SELF AND CAR SEIZED UP AND CONTROL AND BRAKES WENT OUT!!!!! (3) TOLD WILL NEED NEW 2.7 ENGINE. SEEMS THAT IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THE 2.7L ENGINE IN THE DODGE INTREPID IS NO GOOD BECAUSE OF OIL FLOW PROBLEMS. DODGE HAS SO FAR AVOIDED HAVING TO PAY FOR THE NEGLECT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!! THISE IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS!!!!! I'M A FAIRLY LARGE LADY THANK GOODNESS. IF I HAD BEEN JUST A LITTLE WEAKER THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY THAT I COULD HAVE STOPPED THAT BIG BEAST OF AN INTREPID. THE ENGINE JUST QUITE ON ME AND THE POWER TO THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES ALL WERE USLESS. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY NEW BORN SON!! EVEN THE SCDOT GENTLEMAN ON DUTY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, HE ACTUALLY TOLD ME!!! NOW...

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLES ARE JUST NO GOOD. THE 2.7 MOTORS IN THOSE CARS ARE BLOWING UP, THE TIMING CHAINS BREAK. YOU CAN'T FIND OTHER MOTORS TO PUT IN THE CARS BECAUSE ALL THE MOTORS ARE JUST NOT GOOD. MOST OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE JUST SENT THEIR CARS TO THE JUNK YARD FOR SCRAPS.*AK

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID (2.7L) THAT IS A WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THE ENGINE OF THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY BROKE DOWN PREMATURELY RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO HELP.*AK PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE AND HELP ME WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATION. CHRYSLER IS SCAMMING THE PUBLIC. PLEASE PROTECT THE PUBLIC.

I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. WITHOUT WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER WARNING, ENGINE BEGAN "TAPPING," THEN LOCKED UP BY THE TIME I COULD SAFELY PARK THE CAR. MECHANIC ADVISES THAT TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY.*AK

WE HAVE A 1999 INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE WHICH FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN FEBURARY 2002 WITH 22,000 ON IT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, HEAT AND AIR. WE FOUND OUT TOO LATE THAT ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE THE FIRST SIGN OF ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING WE HEARD A SLIGHT KNOCK IN THE ENGINE AND EVEN THOUGH THE OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED 1500 MILES BEFORE WE PULLED IN AND HAD IT CHANGED AGAIN (NO ONE EVER MENTIONED TOO LITTLE OIL AND THE STATE OF THE OIL BEING REMOVED IN THE TWO YEARS WE OWNED IT). ABOUT 20 MILES AFTER HAVING THE OIL CHANGED THE KNOCKING GOT LOUDER. WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY DOING 60 MPH AND WERE COMING UP TO A PLACE WE COULD PULL OFF BUT THE ENGINE DIED BEFORE WE COULD GET...

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE STORE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE , AND WENT INSIDE. UPON RETURNING VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED THAT ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

ENGINE WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES ONCE FOR BEARINGS, AND ONCE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD ENGINE BEING PUT INTO THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

TICKING NOISE COMING FROM MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE,GARAGE SAYS IT'S A ROD BEARING GOING BAD AND THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE UP.CAR IS NOT PAYED OFF AND THE SERVICEMAN SAYS IT WILL COST APPROX. $2500.00 FOR A USED ENGINE.WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN AND HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THAT ONE.I HAVE THE CAR AT THE GARAGE YET BECAUSE THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM ME ON WHAT ACTION THEY SHOULD TAKE. I COULD PUT 90 WT. OIL INTO THE ENGINE AND TRADE IT, BUT THAT WOULD MAKE ME JUST AS BAD AS CHRYSLER FOR IGNORING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7.*AK

(1) IT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE HEATING WITH ANY REASON THEN BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE MUFFLER AND EVENTUALLY IT STARTED TO MAKE A LOAD NOISE. (2) IT HAS A BLACK OILY SLUDGE ON THE ENGINE BLOCK, THE OIL PUMP IS DAMAGED AND THE VALVES. (3) I'VE REPLACED THE OIL PUMP, WATER PUMP AND THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESOR. *AK

VEHICLE IS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS. OWNER IS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND HEARS A KNOCKING SOUND. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT DUE TO AN EXCESS ENGINE SLUDGE BUILD UP THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT AND BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE FROZE UP AND STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. *JB CONSUMER STATED ENGINE BLEW. *TT

WAS DRIVING 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 66,000 MILES ON !-4 IN FLORIDA ABOUT 65 MPH. THE ENGINE, A 2.7, WITHOUT WARNING BLEW UP. I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO USE. THERE WAS NO DODGE DEALER IN THE NEAREST TOWN. I HAD TO WALK TO THE NEAREST EXIT. A CHEVROLET DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR FOR $7100. AFTER RESEARCHING. I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE. THE CAR HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENACE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE ROOM TO COAST TO A STOP. OLD ENGINE WAS USED AS A CORE.THERE WAS NO SLUDGE IN OIL CAP. THERE WAS NO OIL LIGHT WARNING. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING AT 70 MPH WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY THE DRIVER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. RESULTS SHOWED THERE WAS METAL INSIDE WHICH CAUSED IT TO BLOW, AND NO LONGER OPERATE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD A LOUD KNOCK. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND ON THE WAY HOME THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCK COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND CAUSING IT TO STALL. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AT 50000 MILES. ENGINE WAS REBUILT. *TC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN UNEXPECTED LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR CHECKUP BECAUSE IT WAS UNABLE TO START. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. OIL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED TWICE. *TC

BLOWN OUT ENGINE IN 1999 DODGE INTREPID. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ENGINE STALLED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AVOIDING ACCIDENTS. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED, WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE FROZE. *NM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE THEN WOULD NOT RESTART. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO OIL FLEDGE. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID YESTERDAY TO WORK WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A SMALL RATTLE. IT BECAME LOUDER AND LOUDER UNTIL THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING OFF/ON. AFTER THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE CAR DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CHESTERFIELD DODGE TOLD ME I HAD EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR 5500.00 PLUS INSTALL. IT IS SITTING THERE NOW WAITING TO BE TOWED AND SCRAPPED. THE MOTOR IS 2.7L/V6. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THEN, VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONSUMER'S HOME AND INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE BEARING ON THE CRANK SHAFT HAD GONE BAD. THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

2.7 LITER ENGINE IN DODGE INTREPID, FAILING. HAVE MAINTAINED VEHICLE, VEHICLE PRESENTLY IN GARAGE AWAITING SERVICE. I AM EXPECTING THE DEALERSHIP TO DENY WARRANTY CLAIM DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE WHICH IS COMMON WITH THIS ENGINE. WILL NO LONGER ALLOW WIFE AND KIDS TO BE IN VEHICLE, FEAR OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE.CAR TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR OCT. 2004, DEALER REPLACED ROD BEARINGS. KNOCKING NOISE STILL PRESENT, CAR CURRENTLY AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP.*AK

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS BURNING AND LEAKING OIL OUT THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO STEERING OR BRAKES. THEN, IT STALLED. DEALER WILL REPAIR VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

THE 2.7L ENGINE WAS MAKING A PINGING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEBSITE AND BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE BUILD UP. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY INTERSTATE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN GIVING NO WARNING. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE WITH 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 98,000 MILES AND OIL CHANGED REGUARLY. ENGINE IS 2.7 LITER WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS. VEHICLE IS NOT PAID OFF AND IS ONLY WAY OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY WIFE. *AK ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS COMING THRU AND INTERSECTION.