1999 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, BUT DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID HAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND NOT WORTH FIXING. THE CONSUMER HAD A NEW ENGING PUT IN THE VEHICLE TOTAL COST EXCEEDING 5000 DOLLARS. *TC

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR DIED AT 65 MPH LEAVING ME TO CONTROL THE CAR AT NIGHT . ENGINE SEIZED, RESULTING A LONG WALK AT NIGHT WHILE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 45 DEGREES. NOTHING YET TRYING TO FIND AN ENGINE AT A REASONABLE PRICE.*AK

DURING AN OIL CHANGE LAST FRIDAY AT SAM LEMAN'S DODGE IN PEORIA, IL I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL PLUG RETENTION THREADS IN THE OIL PAN ARE STRIPPING AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO GET A NEW OIL PAN DURING MY NEXT OIL CHANGE FOR MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I DON'T KNOW ALL THE INTRICATE DETAILS ABOUT THE DESIGNS AND MANUFACTURING OF DODGE, BUT I WOULD TEND TO THINK THAT THE THREADS SHOULD LAST FOR LONGER THAN 30 TIMES OF SCREWING AND UNSCREWING OF THE OIL PLUG. SO, FAR THIS VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30 OIL CHANGES. HENCE, THIS PROBLEM IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WAS TOLD THAT ITWOULD COST ME CLOSE TO $300 TO GET THIS FIXED. THANKS !*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

OVER USAGE OF OIL. COULD NOT MAKE IT FROM ONE OIL CHANGE TO THE NEXT. TOOK IT IN FAITHFULLY EVERY 3 MONTHS. FANS WENT OUT. FAULTY INTAKE REPLACED. A/C WENT OUT, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FALLS OFF TRACK. MOTOR OUT IN DRIVES SIDE BACK WINDOW. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STICKS AND WONT OPEN. ENGINE BLOWS. ALL MAJOR REPAIRS OCCURRED WITHIN A FOUR MONTH PERIOD, THE MINOR ITEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROX. A YEAR. THE CAR HAS LOW MILES. I CAN NO LONGER HAVE REPAIRS MADE TO THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE PAYMENTS AT THE SAME TIME. I WILL RETURN IT TO THE BANK. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS. *JB

ENGINE FAILURE. SLUDGE RELATED ON WELL MAINTAINED 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *NM

MY PROBLEMS STARTED OUT AT A LITTLE OVER 49,000 MILES. I WAS TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL (IN MY PAJAMAS!!!) & THE CAR OVERHEATED. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK & A FRIEND TO HELP ME OUT WITH THE KIDS & A RIDE. TURNS OUT THE COOLING FAN LOCKED UP. THEY REPLACED IT, I WAS TOLD LATER BY A MECHANIC I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT TIME) OR THEY SHOULD HAVE CHANGED IT BECAUSE IT OVERHEATED. 3 WEEKS LATER... BOOM FAN BLOWS OUT AGAIN... TOWED AGAIN... FIXED AGAIN...THIS TIME I HAD THE OIL CHANGED!! COUPLE WEEKS LATER, LIGHT TURNS GREEN, I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE, RPM'S GO CRAZY, CAR SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION (THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN MY JAMMIES THAT DAY!). TAKE IT IN TO CARMAX, THEY TEAR IT DOWN, TELL ME SLUDGE IN THE...

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE ENGINE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS THROWN FORWARD.*AK

1) THE OIL LIGHT SHOWED UP AT LOW IDLE , CHECKED OIL AND FOUND OKAY, THE LEVEL OKAY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE (9400) E TO SLUDGE AFTER PAYING (194.00) FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE, 1999 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID. CAR MAINTAINED AND OIL AND FILTERS CHANGED AT 3500 MILE INTERVALS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, CAR KNOCKED AND BEGAN TO TAP. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DODGE DEALER (HAMILTON CHRYSLER) AND I WAS TOLD I HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND IT WOULD BE UNDRIVABLE, $6900 FOR A NEW LONG BLOCK + LABOR. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.*AK

MY HUSBAND TOOK OUR KIDS TO GET HAIRCUTS THE CAR WAS MAKING A FUNNY SOUND WHEN HE GOT TO THE SALON HE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART. A FEW PEOPLE PASSED BY AND TOLD HIM IT WAS THE STARTER. $135 LATER AND A NEW STARTER INSTALLED, IT STILL WON'T TURN OVER. UPON SPEAKING WITH A DODGE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAD "JUMPED TIMING" AND THAT SINCE IT'S A ZERO TOLERANCE ENGINE, IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE THAT I HAVE A VALVE STUCK OPEN AND THE PART TO FIX IT COSTS $2,000 PLUS LABOR. HE ALSO ADVISED ME TO CALL CHRYSLER AS, IN HIS WORDS, A CAR WITH 46,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS.*AK

WITH NO WARNING MY 1999 INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER MOTOR DIED ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE 10. [XXX] WITH ONLY 88,533 MILES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE MY MECHANIC SAID ONE OF THE PISTONS DISINTEGRATED AND IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I MAINTAINED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED JERKING AND CHUGGING AND WOULD NO LONGER START. SEVERAL MECHANICS CHECKED THE CAR ONLY TO TELL ME THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST $4000-$6000 DOLLARS TO REBUILD AND INSTALL. EVERY MECHANIC THAT I HAVE CALLED OR TALKED IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A BADLY MANUFACTURED ENGINE AND THAT THESE ENGINES USUALLY DO NOT LAST PAST 60 OR 70,000 MILES. KNOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR AND OUT OF $5000 DOLLARS WHICH IS WHAT I PAID FOR THE CAR, AND NEED ANOTHER $5000 TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE, SO I PULLED OVER. HAD A TOW TRUCK TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, FALLS DODGE. DEALER STATED ENGINE HAD DEEP ENGINE PROBLEM DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. ONLY RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE ENGINE. COST OF NEW ENGINE $7800. PLUS LABOR. HAD CAR TOWED BACK HOME AS REPAIR BILL WAS NOT FEAXIBLE, DUE TO DOWNSIZING, LOSS OF JOB. NEEDED CAR FOR INTERVIEWS AND JOB IF FOUND. SEARCHED FOR USED ENGINE. NONE FOUND. CONTACTED MECHANIC IN TALLMADGE WHO SAID HE COULD HELP. FOUND ENGINE, USED, AT COST OF $3800 PLUS REPAIRS. TOOK 4 MONTHS. NEED CAR FOR EMPLOYMENT. HAVING ENGINE REPLACED WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL LAST AS THESE 2.7 L ENGINES ARE PRONE TO FAILURE. FOUND MANY MANY MANY COMPLAINTS AND FRUSTRATIONS OVER THESE ENGINES ON THE NET. NEED HELP AS CHRYSLER IS STATING ENGINE SLUDGE MY FAULT EVEN THOUGH I...

THE OIL WAS CHANGED. AFTERWARDS WHILE DRIVING OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PISTONS FAILED. *AK THE OIL WAS CHANGED FOUR DAYS PRIOR, EMISSIONS HOSE MELTED AND METAL WAS IN THE OIL. *SC

ENGINE WAS REBUILT BY 5 STAR DEALER AT 51,000. NOW AT 91,000 MILE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS TIMEING CHAIN BROKE AND DESTORY THE LEFT BANK OF VALUES. THIS IS A 2.7 LITER V-6. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD BASICLY THIS IS A THROUGH AWAY ENGINE MEANING IT IS NOT A GOOD ENGINE SO BASICLY I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE TWICE IN 91,000 MILES I CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES AND HAD ALL MANTAINCE DONE ON SCHEDULE. I BOUGHT THE CAR A 1999 INTERPID AT ARBURN BERWER IN WASHINGTON. I THINK THAT DODGE SHOULD RECALL ALL THESE ENGINES AND REPLACE THEM WITH SOMETHING GOOD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ENGINE BLEWOUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ON DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE. NO WARNING ENGINE JUST STOPPED, DEALER CLAIMS MANY SIMULAR REPORTS, $9000 TO FIX. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BLEW. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ON JUN 27, 04 LUSTINE DODGE OF WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE STARTING PROBLEMS IN MY DODGE INTREPID WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF A RECALL PERTAINING TO PART# C45. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THERE IS NO ANTICIPATED SHIPPING DATE. I CONTACTED THE RECALL DIVISION AT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AND THE RECALL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, BUT THEY COULD NOT GIVER ME A SHIPPING DATE TO THE LUSTINE DOGE. THE PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN THE CAR COMING OUT OF PARK AND POSSIBLY MOVING. I ALSO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTING STARTING THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE RECALL. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER PRIOR TO MY INITIAL CONTACT WITH LUSTINE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MORE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE UNAWARE OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED TWO OTHER DODGE DEALS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THEY...

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS STALLED ON THE SKELLY BYPASS IN TULSA, WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 3 TIMES FOR SERVICE. THE READING ON THE AUTOMOBILE KEPT SAYING IT WAS THE SENSORS WE HAD THE TEMP SENSORS, OXYGEN SENSORS, AND 2 OTHER SENSORS REPLACED WITHING WEEKS OF EACH OTHER EACH TIME THE CAR WOULD STALL AND NOT START FOR 20 OR 30 MINUTES. THE LAST TIME THE CAR STALLED WAS ON 7-16-2004 , THE TEMPERATURE GAGE DID NOT READ HOT BUT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WE LET IT SET FOR 45 MINUTES AND DROVE IT TO CLAREMORE WHERE IT STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD. WE HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT THE MECHANIC SAYS IT EITHER NEEDS HEAD GASKETS, OR HAS A CRACKED HEAD. AT THIS TIME THE COST IF IT IS THE HEAD GASKETS IT ABOUT...

WHILE DRIVING THE AT 30 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. FOLLOWING THIS THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING TO ACCELERATE, JERKING FORWARD, THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN ENGINE SPECIALIST, WHO INDICATED THAT A ROD HAD BEEN THROWN AND THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. THIS MAY OF BEEN CAUSED BY A MISFIRING OF A SENSOR. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 65000 MILES. *LA

DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM CLARION, PA, TO BLOOMSBURG, PA, ON ROUTE 80, THE ENGINE STARTED BANGING AND DIED WHILE I WAS IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. DEALER TELLS ME ENGINE IS DEAD, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT WAS LEASED FROM THE TIME IT WAS NEW BY A COLLEAGUE AND THEN WAS SOLD TO ME. IT WAS IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED. WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND ENGINE RAN UNDER STRAIN. CAR HAS LESS THAN 74,000 MILES ON IT BUT TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS HAVE DECLARED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION UNUSABLE. NO REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN TO DATE BECAUSE OF VALUE ANALYSIS. *LA

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALER SERVICED ENGINE TWO MONTHS LATER. UPON ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE IT DID NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE INSIDE ENGINE. *AK

DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *LA THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS THE PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE NEVER CAME ON. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *NM

OUR 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L LASTED US 17 DAYS! WE BOUGHT IT USED WITH 64,000 MILES ON MAY 24, 2004. AFTER 1,000 MILES, IT WAS 2 QUARTS LOW OF OIL. WE CHANGED THE OIL TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. AFTER 300 MORE MILES IT WAS ANOTHER QUART LOW. WE ADDED A QUART. AFTER 2 DAYS, IT WAS,AGAIN, A QUART LOW... SO WE ADDED A QUART. ON MY HUSBAND'S WAY TO WORK THAT DAY,JUNE 9, 2004, THE ENGINE BLEW. HE LOST HIS JOB BECAUSE HE WAS LATE TO WORK. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. WE HAD NOT EVEN MADE THE FIRST PAYMENT. NOW WE HAVE A CAR THAT WON'T RUN, AND NO JOB TO PAY THE PAYMENTS. IT WILL COST US $5,000 TO FIX IT. WE DIDN'T PAY THAT MUCH FOR THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ENGINE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THEN VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK HOME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE STORE WHEN THE ENGINE JUST STOP AND LOCKED UP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE WAS THE ENGINE RAN OUT OF OIL. THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, NOT ONCE, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND OUT WHERE IT WENT TO, BUT COULDN'T. I HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 11 MONTHS BEFORE THIS AND CHECKED THE OIL ON A WEEKLY BASIS. HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN. HOW COULD A DODGE DEALER SELL THIS CAR. NOW I'M STUCK WITH AN $11,000 PAPER WEIGHT IN MY DRIVE WAY. I THINK DODGE SHOULD REPLACE MY ENGINE AND FIGURE OUT WHY SOMETHING WENT WRONG.*AK

WE REPLACED THE #6 INJECTOR AND THE FUEL PUMP. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAR STOPPED ALTOGETHER. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE HIM TELL US THAT IT HAS A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN AND IT WOULD PROBABLY COST US $5700 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WE HAD IT TOWED HOME.

2.7 LITRE V6 ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW IN ENGINE OIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (ACCORDING TO LOCAL ENGINE REBUILDERS). LOCAL CHRYSLER MECHANICS ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, HOWEVER WERE UNWILLING TO ABSORB ANY REPAIR COSTS.

VARIOUS SENSOR PROBLEMS. HAVE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND GOING ON IT'S THIRD REPAIR. HAVE YET TO REPLACE ANY POWER WINDOW/DOOR/SEAT.

BEARINGS WENT BAD EVEN WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES. MILEAGE IS LONG DISTANCE MILEAGE. OF ALL THE CARS AND VARIOUS MAKES OF CARS WE HAVE HAD (OTHER DODGES, CHEVROLETS, OLDSMOBILES, FORDS, HONDAS) WE HAVE DRIVEN LONG DISTANCE HIGH MILEAGE AND AND PROVIDED REGULAR MINTENANCE AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A MOTOR. IN OUR RESEARCH ON REPLACING THIS MOTOR, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY VARIOUS MECHANICS AND AUTO PARTS STORES THAT THE 2.7L MOTOR WAS KNOWN TO GIVE PROBLEMS.

MY HUSBAND JOHN AND I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM EASY RIDER AUTO SALES 3980 PINE GROVE AVE. FORT GRATIOT, MI 48059 ON APRIL 11, 2003. THE MILEAGE ON THE TITLE AT TIME OF SALE WAS 86,554, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,290. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1,736 MILES. WE ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY FROM THE DEALER FOR THE CAR. GUARDIAN WARRANTY COMPANY (NADN)1-800-482-7357.EXT. 111. WE HAD THE CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 25 DAYS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT TO WHO EASY RIDER AUTO SALES SAID ARE A GOOD COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH...LEE'S AUTO & TRUCK REPAIR 810-984-8947. AFTER HAVING THE CAR BACK FOR A TOTAL OF 8 DAYS, I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND FELT AN SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER, THE RPM READING WAS AT 4,000. I WAS BACKING OUT SLOWLY. I THEN BRAKED AND PUT IT...

I BOUGHT A 99 DODGE INTREPID FROM FREEDOM FORD IN CENTRE, ALABAMA FOR A LITTLE OVER $14,000 ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I WENT BACK LAST SUMMER TO TRADE IN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT EVEN BLACK BOOKED FOR HALF THAT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING SYSTEM (THE ENTIRE SYSTEM), ALL THE FUSES, THE SENSORY MODULE, THE TIE RODS ARE SHOT AND NOW THE MOTOR HAS LOCKED UP. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED FOR A MOTOR AND FOUND THAT THE MOTOR FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF INTREPID RUNS $1,500 TO $2000 MORE THAN ALL OTHER MOTORS, EVEN THE 2001 AND NEWER MODELS RUN $1000 TO $1200 AT THE MOST. THEIR REJECTION TO HELP ME IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 99 MODEL WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL MOTOR AND VERY FEW WERE MADE. I TEACH SCHOOL AND HAVE FOUND A CO-WORKER WHOSE SISTER HAS...

IN THE FALL OF 2001, WE BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM CONTINENTAL AUTO MALL. IT IS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. A SERVICE AGREEMENT ON THE CAR WAS ALSO PURCHASED. THE FOLLOWING HAS THEREAFTER TAKEN PLACE: THE TIMING CHAIN IDLER BROKE IN MARCH OF 2002. CONTINENTAL FIXED THE CAR UNDER SERVICE AGREEMENT. 67 MILES LATER, THE CAR DIED WITH MY DAUGHTER AND WIFE 7 MILES FROM HOME. IT HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO CONTINENTAL AUTO MALL. WE ASKED WHAT HAPPENED AND WERE TOLD THAT THE OIL PUMP SCREEN WAS PLUGGED UP. WE ASKED FROM WHAT AND THEY SAID FROM THE FIBERS FROM THE TIMING CHAIN IDLER. FROM MY FATHER'S LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN MECHANIC WORK, THE OIL PUMP SCREEN BEING CLOGGED FROM FIBERS FROM THE CHAIN IDLER MEANT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT FLUSHED. SO FOR 67 MILES AFTER THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPAIRED, THESE FIBERS WERE GOING THROUGH THE...

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED USED FROM CARMAX IN SEPTEMBER 2002. AFTER 5 MONTHS OF USE, THE ENGINE DIED. THE CAR WAS NOT ABUSED, OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED ON A BASIS RECOMMEDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. (RECEIPTS CAN BE PROVIDED.) THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DODGE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE AND WE WERE ADVISED THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. PRICES RANGED FROM OVER 8000.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE, $6000.00 FOR A REBUILT ENGINE AND $4000.00 FOR A USED ENGINE FROM A JUNK CAR. THE CAR IS SITTING UNREPAIRED IN A MECHANIC'S FIELD.

PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 1999: 6/02/99-REAR WINDOW LEAK-REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, 6/07/01-TIRES-$211.14 1/24/02-CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR-49,550 MILES-$170.80, 7/12/02-A/C SYSTEM BLOWING WARM. FREON&A/C DYE-55,771 MILES-$71.77, 7/16/02-INSTALL NEW COOLANT TUBE, INSTALL NEW AIR BOX(A/C/WATER OUTLET TUBE, ANTIFREEZE)-55,956 MILES-$294.68, 7/18/02-REPLACE ENGINE WITH NEW-56,783 MILES-$4,396.00. 7/18/03-RENTAL CAR AND MOTEL CHARGES FOR ENGINE REPAIR-$125.00 11/29/02-BRAKE INSPECTION-70,000 MILES-$14.03, 4/29/03-WINDOW REGULATOR AND WINDOW(DRIVER WINDOW)-62,072 MILES-$424.82, 5/02/03-PARTS FOR BRAKES-$163.37(PERSONALLY INSTALLED), 6/13/03-BATTERY REPLACEMENT-63,772 MILES-$145.57, 7/23/03-INSTALL SOP VACUUM HOSE FOR PCV,REPLACED VACUUM TUBE FROM PCV VALVE TO VALVE COVER-67,753 MILES-$65.20, 10/29/03-TRANSMISSION & STARTER-APPROX.70,000 MILES-HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES-STILL AT CORTESE DODGE IN HENRIETTA, NY. (QUOTE ABOUT $3,400.00-WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL THEY TEAR THE TRANSMISSION APART) THE ABOVE ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR THAT WE PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 99. WE STILL OWE THE BANK APPROX. $7,000.00. THE APPROX. TOTAL OF REPAIRS(OUT OF OUR POCKETS)$9,700.00. NEW CAR COST $22,930.64+$6,420.98(FINANCE CHARGES)=$29,351.62. WE DID HAVE...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

IN JULY 2003 MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID BEGAN TICKING ON THE WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR QUIT RUNNING AND WOULD NOT START.LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST IN TO A PARKING SPOT AND NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKE AND NEEDED REPLACED.I CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAY COULD DO EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT, THE WARRENTY HAD EXPIRED. I WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE REPAIR SHOP I HAD IT TOWED TO FIX THE CAR.IT IS NOW APRIL 2004 AND THE TIMING CHAIN IS AGAIN BAD WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT.I AGAIN CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALER AND DODGE'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED NO HELP WHAT SO EVER BUT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS WILLING TO...

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 L ENGINE. MY UNCLE WAS A MECHANIC AND TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE OF CHANGING OIL ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE. I ALWAYS FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTIONS RELIGIOUSLY WITH ALL THE CARS I HAVE EVER OWNED. MY INTREPID HAS 75,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $7800. THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, EXCEPT( "A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD"), ONE MORNING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I STILL OWE $3000 AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR, AND PAY THE REMAINING BALANCE AT THE SAME TIME. I AM ONLY 1 OF MANY, ACCORDING TO MY INTERNET RESEARCH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

WE HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 108,000 ON IT AND IT JUST CUT OFF AND LOCKED UP GOING DOWN INTERSTATE 77 IN N.C. *JB

ENGINE IN 1999 DODGE INTREPID FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IT BEGAN WITH A KNOCKING SOUND AND THEN DIED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. *AK