1999 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

ENGINE FAILED SITTING AT DRIVE THRU NO CORRECT MADE PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

1999 DODGE INTREPID STALL ON A DAILY BASES SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT 30 TO 60 MINS. IT WILL START AND DRIVE THEN YOU SHUT IT OFF IT WILL NOT RESTART FOR 30 TO 60 MINS SOMETIMES LONGER. ENGINE ALSO HAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. VEHICLE HAS 108000 MILES ON IT. IT IS THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. AFTER READING SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN GET SOMEONE INJURED OR WORSE. THERE IS NO NEED IN TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU FIX ONE THING AND SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING TO GO WRONG. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE REGULARLY EVERY 3-4 THOUSAND MILES, THEN ON SUNDAY THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WENT OUT AND NOW THE REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND IT'S DUE TO THE TENSIONER FAILING FROM A SLUDGE BUILD UP. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THIS IS VERY COMMON TO THE 2.7L ENGINE. NOW THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS BETWEEN FIVE AND SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED, THE CAMS WERE BENT, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121,000.

LAST YEAR AROUND DEC 12TH 2006 I REPLACED THE TIMING BELT, AND OIL SENSOR. ON AUGUST 17TH 2008, ONE DAY AFTER MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON THE ENGINE SEIZED. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT HAD SLUG. I JUST GOT A CALL FROM DODGE THURSDAY THE 14TH 2008, TELLING ME THAT MY CAR WAS DUE FOR SERVICE. 3 DAYS LATER ENGINE SEIZED. *TR

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE WITH 72,000 MILES ON IT, TIMING CHAIN JUMPED, ENGINE IS NOW JUNK AND CAR SITS. THIS ENGINE HAS A DESIGN DEFECT AND DODGE SHOULD DO A RECALL TO REPLACE THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CUT OUT . NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, TEMP. GAGE WAS NORMAL. CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE BEFORE I COULD GET TO A COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE WAS A BLAZE WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT PUT OUT QUICKLY WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. I HAD RECENTLY HAD OIL & FILTER'S CHANGED, THE CAR WAS FINE NO KNOCKING FROM ENGINE. THE CAR IS/ CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS TOTALED DUE TO AGE/MILEAGE ON IT COMPARED TO REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST.*TR

OUR 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 110,000 MILES HAD ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A BUILD-UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. IT'S A COMPLETE LOSS TO US SINCE FIXING THE TIMING CHAIN AND OTHER PARTS WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL BECAUSE OF THE CRAP THAT REMAINS IN THE ENGINE! *TR

1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY WHILE DRIVING THEN QUIT ENTIRELY WHEN VEHICLE PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE MOTOR WAS SHOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. *TR

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE AT 64,000 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. TOP ENGINE KNOCK. OIL CHANGES WERE REGULAR AND DONE BY 3,000 MILES. IN LESS THAN 24HR PERIOD OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. OIL LEVEL ON STICK SHOWED IN CORRECT RANGE. ESTIMATE OF REPAIR AT $4800 TO REPLACE ENGINE AND LABOR. *TR

ENGINE HAD DIED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ONCE EVERY 2 MONTHS FOR HALF A YEAR. AFTER A DAY OR TWO THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. KNOCKING SOUND STARTED PRIOR TO TIMING CHAIN BREAKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR YEARS LATER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE NOISE GREW LOUDER AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN. THE ENGINE RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THE OIL PAN WAS RECENTLY REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,784. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY STALLED AND THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP, WHICH CAUSED THE SENSORS TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CURRENT REPAIR BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS TOO INFREQUENT. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE AND SHUT DOWN. THIS FAILURE ALSO RESULTS FROM THE SLUDGE DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL INFORMATION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE MOTOR IN THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID I JUST BOUGHT STOP WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE DUE TO A DEFECT. HE TOLD ME TO CALL CHRYSLER AND ASK WHAT THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME. I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID I ON MY OWN. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THE A LITTLE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND NOW THERE IS A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER IN NEW JERSEY FROM DEBRA LEE HERBERT. ENGINES PRICING IS $2000.00 TO $5000.00 DEPENDING ON NEW OR USED. PLUS THE ENGINE PLACES WON'T WARRANTY THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOCKED. AS OF JANUARY 14, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,781. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 1999/DODGE/INTREPID.CONTACT STATED SHE WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST DIED ON HER. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THEY HAVE A 1000 MILES TO DRIVE BEFORE ANOTHER OIL CHANGE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THEY WERE DRIVING NORMALLY BEFORE IT DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THEM THERE IS WATER IN THE OIL AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO JUNK THE CAR. THE CAP FOR THE OIL WAS BLOWN OFF BECAUSE WATER WAS GOING IN THE OIL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 140,000.CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW HER VIN NUMBER....MW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15- 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. TWO DAYS PRIOR, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD BANGING AND A HARD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT. THE DEALER WANTS $6,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT INTENDS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE SINCE ITS PURCHASE. UPDATED 12/12/07

ENGINE FAILURE ON A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. *TR

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOWN, ROD IRREPARABLY BENT, MUST BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINES AND THAT DODGE WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. TOLD BY 5 DIFFERENT MECHANICS TO JUNK IT, NOT TO BOTHER REPLACING IT BECAUSE THEY'LL JUST HAVE TO PUT ANOTHER FAULTY 2.7 ENGINE IN THE CAR. NO WAY THIS ENGINE SHOULD GO OUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION LIKE HIGHWAY DRIVING! THE CAR IS IN MY YARD RIGHT NOW. *TR

WE'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 10MONTHS NOW AND ALREADY ITS A PIECE OF JUNK. WHILE DRIVING MY KIDS TO DAYCARE ONE DAY THE CAR JUST STOPPED. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE AND THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK. MY HUSBAND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. HE TRIED TO START IT UP AND IT WOULDN'T. HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE OIL THINKING MAYBE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. HE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AFTER HE SAW THERE WAS OIL THERE AND THE TIMING CHAIN JUMP UP AND BROKE RIGHT THREW THE COVERING. WE DIDN'T HAVE AAA SO HIS BROTHER CALLED THEM AND HAD THEM TOW IT TO A MECHANIC. THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT THE VALVES WERE BENT CAUSING THE MOTOR TO BE USELESS. THE WHOLE COST OF THE REPAIRS WERE AN ESTIMATE OF $3000. WE CALLED THE FINANCE COMPANY AND THEY TOLD...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A REBUILT ENGINE. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,800 PLUS $750 TO INSTALL THE ENGINE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

DRIVING BACK FROM THE STORE AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING BACK AND FORTH AND THEN JUST STOPPED. CALLED FOR A TOW. THE MECHANIC SAID THE OIL PUMP STOPPED AND BY THE SOUND THAT THE CAR WAS MAKING THAT IT HAD LOST A CONNECTING ROD BEARING. BUT COULDN'T BE SURE WITHOUT RIPPING THE MOTOR APART. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRANKING SOUND BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

WE HAVE A 99 DODGE INTREPID AND AT AROUND 80,000 THE ENGINE GAVE OUT DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP EVEN THOUGH WE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT $5000.00. WHILE RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, WE FOUND THAT THERE ARE WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THE 99 INTREPID ALL WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WHY ARE THEY NOT RECALLED? *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED REAL HARD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND MY CAMSHAFT WAS NOT TURNING AND MY TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE AND THEY WERE PRETTY CERTAIN IT HAD DONE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE WELL OVER $5,000 TO GET FIXED AND JUST FOR THEM TO EVEN START TO INVESTIGATE HOW BAD THE DAMAGE WAS IT WOULD COST ME AT LEAST $600.00. I DID HAVE TO PAY THEM $102 JUST FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PLUS TWO TOW BILLS. MY CAR ONLY HAD 85,000 MILES ON IT! WHAT A RIP-OFF! THE COMMENT SECTION ON THE RECEIPT FROM THE DEALER SAID NO PROMISES--WELL...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND JUST AS I WAS GETTING ON THE BRIDGE, THE ENGINE ON MY DODGE INTREPID MALFUNCTIONED. MY HUSBAND IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE KEPT THE MAINTENANCE UP ON MY VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE SLUDGE BUILDUP WAS DUE TO US NOT CHANGING THE OIL AT EVERY 3000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WOULD START AT ABOUT $4500. *JB

THE 2.7 V-6 EXPLODED/SEIZED IN MY 1999 INTREPID FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 112K SO THATS 56K PER ENGINE??? CHRYSLER IS OF NO HELP AND WILL NOT COVER FAULTY ENGINE! THEY SAY SLUDGE CAUSE IT-BUT I CHANGED OIL EVERY 3K! THIS IS RIDICULOUS A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATORY!!!!!! *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE BLEW OUT AT 110000, IN PERFECT CONDITION, I HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 300 MILES, AND HAD RECENTLY JUST FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. I KEPT IT IN PEAK CONDITION. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IT MADE LOUD NOISES. I WAS CLOSE TO MY MECHANICS SHOP AND JUST DROVE IT THERE. AS I PULLED IN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE MECHANICS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT, AND HOW HORRIBLE THIS ENGINE WAS. WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS. I HEARD THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, WHICH I WOULD SURELY LIKE TO SIGN UP FOR, ANY INSIGHT WOULD BE HELPFUL. *AK

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING; ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND PARK ON SIDE OF ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES; VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, DECIDED NOT TO HAVE ENGINE REPLACED, VEHICLE SITTING AT HOME DECIDING ON ACTION TO TAKE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 25MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND CHANGED THE OIL PAN, GASKET, BELT, ALTERNATOR AND FILTER. ON MAY 3, 2007, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN. TWO SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WERE $1900.00. ON MAY 4, 2007, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE COST WAS $7000.00 AND THE WATER PUMP CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 96,800. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED REAR SHOCKS AND THE SHOCKS WERE REPAIRED AT TIME OF SERVICE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE FOR VEHICLE. THE ATER PUMP FAILED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. UPDATED 06/13/07 *TR

I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 86140 MILES. DROVE 14 MILES AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND NOISE STARTED. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED ENGINE OIL LEVEL, AND IT WAS FULL. I TOWED THE VEHICLE HOME AND THERE IT SITS. I FOUND MANY CONCERNS ON THE NET ABOUT THE DODGE INTREPID,1999 AS A ALL BUT 1 TEST A.S.E TECHNICIAN I PULLED THE VALVE COVERS OFF AND FOUND SLUDGE IN AREAS. I WAS STILL WONDERING IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL, SO I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND PRODUCED A KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ACCELERATION DECREASED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO LOCAL MECHANICS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE FAILURE. DURING THIS TIME,THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT AND THE CRANK SHAFT REGULATOR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BREAKING DOWN, AND THE CRANK SHAFT SEAL WAS DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE HAD UNDERGONE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *AK

I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT, AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE THE SIDE STREET A BELT BROKE. AFTER MY CAR SAT FOR THREE NIGHTS ON THE PARKING LOT OF THIS BUSINESS, IT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE SHOPE. IT WAS THEN I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST PERSON WHO HAS HAD SLUDGE BUILD UPTHIS. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. MY CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY, BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY 5,000 + TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED.I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL. NOW I FEEL SO DISQUESTEDWHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS CAR. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE ME HALF, CONSIDERING THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM

I PURCHASED MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID A 1 1/2 AGO WITH 80,000 MILES. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE COOLING FANS WENT AND HAD TO REPLACE $400.00. THEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WENT. NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE. OIL LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF, CHECK OIL LEVEL IS FINE. WENT FROM A TAPPING NOISE IN ENGINE TO THE ENGINE SOUNDING LIKE ITS GOING TO BLOW UP. CANT DRIVE PIECE OF JUNK AND STILL OWE 7,000.00 ON IT. *JB

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK @ MIDNIGHT WHEN THE HEATER STARTED TO EMIT COLD AIR. CAR SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. NO NOISES HEARD, TEMP GAUGE WAS LOW. PULLED OVER TO CHECK FOR LEAKS OR ANY OTHER OBVIOUS PROBLEM, NONE APPARENT. CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MILES TO GET CLOSE TO HOME, SUDDENLY THE TEMP GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO HOT AND THE CAR STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE, PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND ENGINE QUIT. ON COUNTRY ROAD, HAD TO WALK TO GET HELP. HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD A BEARING WAS SPUN AND THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. WHEN I ASKED FOR AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE STATION MANAGER STATED IT WOULD COST OVER $5,000 TO REPAIR AND WOULD BE CHEAPER TO LOOK FOR A USED ENGINE BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD NOT OCCUR. STILL OWED APPROX....

WHILE MY COUSIN HAD BORROWED THE CAR, THE CAR STALLED AND HE COULD NOT GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC DID SAY THAT WITH THE HORRENDOUS NOISE THE CAR WAS MAKING, THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE EITHER REBUILT, OR REPLACED, BASED ON WHAT HE CALLED A ROD KNOCK. WHEN I HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR, HE PROCEEDED TO SAY THE SAME THING. THIS IS A CAR THAT IN 7 YEARS OF ME OWING IT, I PUT ON LESS THAN 70,000 ON THE CAR IN THAT TIME. I HAVE ALWAYS DONE OIL CHANGES REGULARLY AND TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CAR, TO NOW HAVE IT SITTING IN A DRIVEWAY, UNABLE TO START ! *JB

I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO MY RESIDENCE. AS I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY AND IN THE MATTER SECONDS IT SEIZED AND STOPPED RUNNING. NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION ON THE EXIT RAMP. FORTUNATELY MYSELF, MY GIRLFRIEND AND NEWBORN SON WERE NOT INJURED. *NM

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID'S 2.7 MOTOR FAILED AFTER HEARING A LOUD TICKING FROM THE MOTOR. IT WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE FROM OIL SLUDGE BUIIDUP. THE MOTOR WAS REBUILT AT A COST OF $3,000.00 CANADIAN. I HAVE SINCE HAD INTERMITTENT OIL LIGHT FLASHING AT IDLE ROUGHLY 20,000 KM'S AFTER THE REBUILD WITHOUT INCIDENT. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS STILL IN OPERATION AND OIL LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. THE CAR HAD 130,000KM'S AT THE TIME OF THE MOTOR FAILURE AND CURRENTLY HAS 184,000 KM'S ON IT. IT WAS CONSIDERED OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO HELP WAS OFFERED THROUGH CALLS AND LETTERS TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE CANADIAN PRESIDENT ODF DAIMLER CHRYSLER AT THE TIME ED BRUST. I AM A CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE AND GOT THIS WEBSITE FROM [email protected], A 2.7 CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPLAINT SITE. THANKS FOR ANY HELP, JIM KAINZ. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 55-70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE 99 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY CONTACTS VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE HEARING A CLICKING SOUND ON THE ENGINE. CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND DROVE FOR A QUARTER OF A MILE BEFORE CAR SHUT OF COMPLETELY. AT THAT POINT CONTACT HAD VEHICLE TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP. JRB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES ON HER 1999 DODGE INTREPID, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED RIGHT THEN LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUTTER AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIFFY LUBE AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF INVOICE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76000. *NM THE MECHANIC SHOWED THE CONSUMER WHERE ANIT-FREEZE HAD MIXED WITH THE OIL. UPDATED 04/30/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OF HER 1999 DODGE INTREPID TURNED ON IN 2002, AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE OVER 10 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NORTHTOWN DODGE. THE DEALER REPLACED SPEED SENSORS ON THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. SOMETIME DURING 2004 THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER 10 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD A PERSONAL MECHANIC CONTACT THE DEALER AND VERIFY THE NEED TO REPLACE THE SPEED SENSOR AGAIN. THE SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATIONAL. IN NOVEMBER 2006 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON FOR A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO VERIFIED THAT IT WAS A SPEED SENSOR ISSUE AND REPLACED IT. ON JANUARY 10, 2007 THE CHECK...

DRIVING TO HAVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. I HAD NO BRAKING OR STEERING CONTROL ONCE THIS HAPPENED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED ANOTHER ENGINE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PRICE AND IT RANGES FROM 1700 (USED) TO 5499 (REMANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED). *NM

THE TIMING BELT HAS BROKEN AND THE CAR WON'T START. *JB

DEC 1, 2006 - MILEAGE: UNDER 78K - PROBLEM: IT WAS TIME FOR ROUTINE TUNE UP ON MY CAR, ONCE I POPPED THE HOOD I WENT DIRECTLY FOR THE OIL TANK/ENGINE FIRST THING. PCV VALVE NEEDED REPLACING, UPON TAKING SAID VALVE OFF I NOTICED A LOT OF HEAVY GUNK OR "SLUDGE" IF YOU WILL. PUT ON BRAND NEW PCV VALVE KIT BOUGHT FROM MOPAR AND CONTINUED ON WITH THE REST OF THE TUNE-UP. THINKING BACK TO ALL THE SLUDGE I FOUND ON THE OLD PCV VALVE I BEGAN TO REALLY WONDER AS THIS AMOUNT OF SLUDGE WAS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR THAT'S KEPT UP WITH EXACTLY HOW THE OWNERS MANUAL DICTATES. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND THAT "OIL SLUDGE" IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE AND POSSIBLE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SAID PROBLEM INCLUDED: "HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SLUDGE FOUND ON PCV VALVES, SLIGHTLY NOTICEABLE GREY/BLUE...

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE..IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. MY 4YR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR WERE LOST, I ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO IN RETURN TOLD ME THAT MY MOTOR WAS TRASH, AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES EVERY TIME AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHOM I KNEW VERY WELL, TOOK EXCELLENT CARE OF THE CAR AS WELL. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PISTONS BLEW DUE TO BUILD UP OF ENGINE SLUDGE, AND THAT THE MOTOR WAS NOT WORTH FIXING, AND THAT I SHOULD BUY A REBUILT OR NEW MOTOR. I...

THERE WERE EVENTS OR WARNING SIGNS LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN. WE ALMOST WRECK TRYING TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. WE WERE STRANDED IN THE COLD, UNTIL MY MOM COULD GET THERE TO PICK US UP. AFTER I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED MY PROBLEM I WAS IN TEARS. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN DUE TO BUILD UP OF SLUDGE, AND YET I CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE FROM $4000-8000 TO GET IT BACK ON THE ROAD. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A VERY SMALL INCOME FROM A PART TIME JOB, ATTEND COLLEGE FULL TIME, AND AM...