1999 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L ENGINE FAILURE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES(I HAVE PROOF) I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN ENGINE FAILED VERY LITTLE WARNING.*AK

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ON 1999 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITE ENGINE WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING KIDS TO SCHOOL. WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD TO AVOID ACCIDENT. DODGE ACKNOWLODGES AWARENESS OF ENGINE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT-NO RECALL ISSUED. FOUND WEBSITE WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME ENGINE, SO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT DODGE IS IGNORING. TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS OVER $3,700.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DESCRIBED THE NOISE AS A ROD KNOCK. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE ON 1999 INTREPED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND THEN VEHICLE DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE FELT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR ( OIL CHANGES AS SPECIFIED) BUT ENGINE FAILED WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES. *LA

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

1999 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A CLAPPING SOUND. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE ENGINE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, AND INSTALLED A NEW ENGINE. *AK *PH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. *NM

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND VEHICLE STALLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK *MR

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE MADE RATTLING AND KNOCKING NOISES, AND THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO A NEAR BY SERVICE STATION. *AK THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME. HE NOTED THE VEHICLE HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SHOULDN'T HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS AT 74K MILES. *PH

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *PH *JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID 4 DOOR SEDAN, EQUIPPED WITH 2.7 LITER V-6 ENGINE, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 69,500 MILES TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND DASH OIL LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO TRAVEL THREE MILES ON HIGHWAY TO REACH A SAFE EXIT. ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE TICKING SOUND WHICH INCREASED IN VOLUME. ENGINE FINALLY SEIZED WHILE COASTING TO OFF RAMP. NO INJURIES, NO VEHICLE FIRE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS "ENGINE FAILURE." MECHANIC REPORTED APPEARS TO BE "SOME SLUDGE" HIGH IN ENGINE, SEEN THROUGH OIL FILLER HOLE IN VALVE COVER. DEALER ADVISED THERE IS A FACTORY REBUILT SHORT BLOCK AVAILABLE FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER FOR $6750 PLUS TAX. WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR DRESSING SHORT BLOCK WITH VALVE COVERS, OIL PAN, THROTTLE BODY, FUEL RAIL, ACCESSORY DRIVES, ETC FROM MY OLD FAILED ENGINE TO MAKE A COMPLETE ENGINE. HE ALSO SAID "MAY BE ABLE TO...

1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID ENGINE SIEZED UP, NO WARNING, DRIVING ON VERY BUSY EXPRESSWAY, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER, OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. APPARENTLY A LOT OF THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO INTREPIDS BECAUSE OF THE ALUMINUM ENGINE DESIGN. IT IS VERY SCARY, UNSAFE, AND ALSO VERY, VERY COSTLY. SO MUCH FOR THE DODGE/CHRYLSER QUALITY, UH?*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 INTREPID 2.7 LITER V6. AT 41000 MILES THE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. I HAD THE CAT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. IT HAD SPUN A BEARING. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OPENED UP ALL OF THE OIL HAD BEE TURNED TO SLUDGE WHICH LOOKED LIKE BURNT PUDDING. I LEASED THIS CAR FROM A DEALER AS A DEMO WITH 21000 MILES. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DEALER SERVICED. I PERSONALLY SERVICED IT MYSELF PER THE DODGE REQUIREMENTS. THERE IS NO WAY THE OIL SHOULD SOLIDIFY THE WAY IT HAS. THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE OIL SYSTEM AND THE COOLING OF THIS ALUMINUM MARVEL OF A MOTOR. DEALER QUOTED $7000 TO INSTALL USED MOTOR. I PURCHASED A REMANUFACTURED MOTOR AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF FOR $3500. DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCTS. I FOUND DEALER AND FACTORY PEOPLE OF...

PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN 2000. THE ENGINE LOCKED AND WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR ON US INTERSTATE 83 IN PENNSYLVANIA WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK. *JB

ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 68,000 MILES ON IT. THE MOTOR SEIZED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND COST 7,000.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE. THE RETAIL ON MY CAR IS 5,200.00. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE, PURCHASED MAY OF 2002 WITH 59,000 MILES. OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 TO 5000 MILES. IN MAY OF 2003, MOTOR "BLEW" WHILE DRIVING DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN MOTOR. IN SEPTEMBER 2003, PURCHASED 2003 A INTREPID ALSO WITH 2.7L ENGINE, DROVE FOR THREE DAYS WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED TO DEALER, CAR SPENT 45 DAYS IN SHOP HAVING 1 HEAD, 1 INJECTOR, 1 PISTON, 1 ROD REPLACED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE OR TO PURCHASE THE CAR BACK. HAVE FOUND SEVERAL WEB SITES ON "BAD" DODGE 2.7L ENGINES FROM 1998 TO PRESENT. *LA

THE ENGINE PORT HOLES ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE OIL TO FLOW THROUGH. THIS RESULTS IN THE ENGINE BURNING OUT. ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT A SOLUTION WAS NOT FOUND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND, THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STATED TO RUN ROUGH. (COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN) PER MECHANIC, THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE LUBRICATING SYSTEM. *SCC *JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 ENGINE STALLED AND COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DEAL WITH THIS MATTER BECAUSE THE WHEEL COULD BARELY BE TURNED. *LA

I HAVE OWNED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID SINCE NEW.I HAVE DETAILED RECORDS OF MY OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES WITH FILTER. I ADDED SLICK 50 AT 52,000 MILES TO INSURE LONG LIFE. WE NEVER DROVE IT HARD AND AT 76,300 MILES IT DEVELOPS A RATTLE,I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF 7,400 DOLLARS. THIS IS REDICULOUS, AND CONSUMER FRAUD TO TAKE THE PUBLIC TWICE, FIRST WHEN THEY BUY THE DODGE 2.7L ENGINE , AND THE SECOND TIME WHEN THEY REAM THEM FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST OF AN ORIGINAL FAULTY PRODUCT.

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE COMMON BLOWN 2.7L ENGINE. ONLY 46,000 MILES. AFTER RESEARCH IT SEEM THERE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE AND YET NOTHING IS DONE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MANUFACTURER STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *PH

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH *PH *NLM

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT ENGINE BLOWING OUT WITH ONLY 51000 MILES ON VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WITH WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED LOS TPOWER FOR ABOUT 2 MILES UNTIL ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AT JUST OVER 73000 MILES KNOCKING SOUND BEGAN FROM ENGINE. I STOPPED DRIVING AND TOOK TO MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED MOTOR WAS SHOT AND WOULD NEED COMPLETE REBUILD. CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED SINCE PURCHASE ACCORDING TO CHRYLSER RECOMMENDATIONS. AS I CONTACTED SERVICE & SALVAGE SHOPS TO EXPLAIN MY NEED, THEY (5 DIFFERENT SHOPS) STARTED TELLING ME THE PROBLEM BEFORE I COULD FINISH. SAID 2.7 MOTOR WAS DEFECT FROM FACTORY. I HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD AT COST OF $3000 AS I COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER MOTOR. I CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS. SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK WITH ME AND NEVER DID. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF IT BUT CHRYLSER.

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP AT 65,077 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER MADE DETERMINATION THAT PROBLEM WAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP DUE TO POOR MAINTAINENCE. OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED 6 WEEKS BEFORE FAILURE AT 63,163; NO MENTION TO OWNER OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH OIL OR ENGINE. WE HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND MANY, MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE MOTOR FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION. *SCC *JB

AT 99,500 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW, OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED THE DAY BEFORE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOW TICKING NOISE WHICH QUICKLY TURNED INTO A LOUD KNOCKING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT FOR SOME REASON THE CAR HAD LOST OIL PRESSURE AND NO OIL WAS GETTING TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF AT LEAST 6000 DOLLARS. *JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 6 CYLINDER ENGINE FAILURE AT 61000 MILES. NO WARNING OF APPROACHING ENGINE FAILURE. OIL CHANGED 1200 MILES PRIOR TO INCIDENT. CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE OIL IN PAN WITH "SLUDGE" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN UPON INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE NEVER RAN "HOT." UPON CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL MECHANICS AND THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINES IN THIS SERIES OF DODGE INTREPID. MECHANICS AND ENGINE BUILDERS HAVE BOTH ADVISED THAT THIS ENGINE HAS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW IN THE OIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO ENGINE WEAR AND EVENTUAL FAILURE. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP (THOUGH UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT NO COST) OPENLY ADMITS THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE. CHRYSLER MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE THAT IS DOOMED FOR PREMATURE FAILURE.*AK

AC FANS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, REAR WINDOWS WON'T GO DOWN, DEALER REPLACED LIGHT SWITCH, BRAKES WEAR UNEVENLY AND SHUDDERS WHEN PRESSED, ALIGNMENT GOES EASILY, OIL DISAPPEARS WITH NO LEAKS OR NO SMOKE, BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSES UNEXPECTEDLY. *NLM

1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE 74960 MILES, OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES, AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. FOUND WEBSITES WITH A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $9000.00 TO REPLACE AND INSTALL NEW ENGINE, WHICH IS WORTH MORE THAN THE CAR. NEED MONEY TO FIX. CAR IS GOING TO SIT UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. JUST SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FIND HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE IS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *JB

I OWN A DODGE INTREPID THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE CEASED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND CALLED CHRYSLER WHO INFORMED ME THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT WITH A FAIRY NEW CAR, I FEEL THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT. THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL TALK TO ME ABOUT IT IS IF I TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AT MY EXPENSE AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THIS IS AT A COST OF $500.00 AND THEY TOLD ME CHRYSLER MOST LIKELY WILL NOT PAY AND THAT I WOULD BE OUT THE MONEY AND HAVE A BASKET FULL OF PARTS. I FEEL THE COMPANY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS AND TAKE SOME CONSIDERATION OF THE CUSTOMER. AS I STATED TO THEM :THEY HAVE MY $22,000.00 AND I HAVE NO WORKING CAR TO SHOW FOR IT. THIS CAR STOPPED AT A BUSY...

OWN A '99 DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.. IT IS SUCH A RAMPANT PROBLEM IN THIS INDIVIDUAL VEHICLE THAT IT HAS IT'S OWN WEB PAGE --- //INTREPID.CLAN-510.ORG IF THAT ISN'T CASE ENOUGH FOR YOU TO PUT MORE PRESSURE ON DODGE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THEN I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS ORGANIZATION EXISTS.. GO TO THE HYPERLINK THAT SHOWS THE ACTUAL LISTS WITH REPETITIVE COMPLAINTS & PROBLEMS!!! *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, MY 99 INTREPID LOSS POWER AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND. THE ENGINE TO MY CAR HAS DIED AT 95999 MILES. IT IS A SHAME. I HAVE ALWAY BEEN SUCH A BIG FAN OF CHRYSLER. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR A MINIVAN TO TRADE THIS CAR IN FOR. NOW I STILL OWE MORE THAN $7000 ON THIS CAR AND STUCK WITH IT. I HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. I PRICED ENGINES. THEY RANGE FROM $3600-$4800 AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. THE WORST PART IS I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN IT DIED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. ALSO THE STEERING MAKES A FUNNY KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I TURN. I AM NO LONGER A CHRYSLER FAN AND WILL MOST LIKELY NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE. *NLM

DODGE INTREPID 99,V6-2.7.ENGINE BREAKDOWN AT 80000K ON IT.NEED NEW ENGINE???????????

ABNORMAL PREMATURE CONSUMPTION OF OIL. FIRST NOTICED AROUND 40,000 MILES AND HAS STEADILY PROGRESSED TO CURRENT 1 QUART PER 1,500 MILE OF OIL CONSUMPTION AT 68,000 MILES. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND INDICATES THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THEIR ENGINES TO BURN OIL. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AT 48383 MILES. *NLM

1999 DODGE INTREPID, 5 STAR DEALER MAINTAINED HAS EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AT 60389 MILES. HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO AN ENGINE REBUILD SHOP THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN OF THE ENGINE. EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILDS UP AND EVENTUALLY STARVES THE ENGINE FOR OIL RESULTING IN BEARING FAILURE AND/OR BROKEN CONNECTING RODS. ANOTHER ENGINE REBUILDING SERVICE CLAIMS THAT REBUILDING IS A WASTE OF MONEY AND THE REBUILT ENGINE IS DOOMED TO FAILURE. *JB