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PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN 2002, WHICH WAS A PROGRAM CAR AND IT ONLY HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT AT AROUND 65,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE DUAL OVERHEAD CAM CHAINS. ONE YEAR LATER THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND THEN SEIZED UP. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY YARD SINCE 2003. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS IN WHICH WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES AND THE REPAIRS FOR THE TIMING CHAINS. THIS VEHICLE RIDES NICE, DRIVES NICE, BUT THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE IS A PIECE OF CRAP AND BECAUSE IT IS A PIECE OF CRAP NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ON THEM AND SUGGEST THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH AS MUCH AS IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR IT. I FEEL THAT THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PUTTING SUCH A CRAPPY MOTOR IN SUCH A NICE VEHICLE. *TR

INTREPID SE 2.7L, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 98,000 MILES BOUGHT A BEAUTIFUL 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM A VERY REPUTABLE DEALER. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS, LIKE "SENSORS" NEEDING TO BE REPLACED BUT I THOUGHT, EH, AT $5,000 I STOLE THIS CAR. AFTER ONLY 2 MONTHS OF DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC! I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A CAR BEHIND ME AS I CROSSED AN INTERSECTION. I HAD DRIVEN THIS CAR ONLY ABOUT 3000 MILES WHEN IT LOCKED UP ON ME. DURING THAT TIME I HAD CHANGED THE OIL ONCE JUST LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO. I DID NOT DRIVE THIS CAR HARD, I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED AT MY EXPENSE TO A MECHANIC, AFTER RUNNING A TYPICAL SPARK, FUEL AND COMPRESSION TEST, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT HE HAD TO TEAR THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DOWN TO FIND THE...

I HAD A 1999 INTREPID WITH ONLY 60 THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND IT WAS THE 2.7L ENGINE. THE MOTOR LOCKED UP AND IT WAS LEFT TO SIT ALONG SIDE THE ROAD. THE TOW BILL PLUS STORAGE FEE WAS IN THE AMOUT OF 4,000 DOLLARS AND THAT DIDN'T COUNT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE (5,000) AND THE LOAN AMOUNT OWED ( 7,000) ON THE VEHICLE. THE EXPENSES INCURRED HAS LEFT ME UNABLE TO PAY AND THE CAR REMAINED WITH THE TOW COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SOLD BY THE TOW COMPANY FOR THEIR FEES. NOW I'M FORCED TO PAY THE LOAN OF THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING IT IN MY POSSESSION. THIS MOTOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY CHRYSLER, CONSIDERING ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF FAILURE TO THIS DESIGN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 99 DODGE INTREPID TO WORK AND I WAS MAKING IN THE LEFT TURN LANE AS THE TRAFFIC CLEARED I BEGAN TO MAKE MY LEFT TURN. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEAR THE ENGINE MAKE A TERRIBLE SOUND AND THE CAR STOPPED. I SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO RESTART TO NO AVAIL. AT THAT POINT I HAD TO GET OUT OF MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND PUSH IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. A COUPLE OF GUYS HELPED ME PUSH IT INTO A 7-11 WHERE I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE. I ONLY PURCHASED THIS CAR 3 DAYS PRIOR WITH THE INSURANCE MONEY FROM WHEN MY FAMILY WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. (WE WERE STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A AN UNCONSCIOUS DRIVER TRAVELING OVER 100 MPH. CAUSING OUR...

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK & MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS CAR! I WAS CONCERNED, BUT I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SO THERE WASN'T A PLACE TO PULL OVER! I WAS ONLY ABOUT 20 MIN TO TOWN & THOUGHT I COULD GET THERE TO CHECK THIS OUT. I WAS ON A STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY THAT THE ONLY EXIT IS ANOTHER MAJOR HIGHWAY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 0 MPH. I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH CARS SPEEDING BY ME! THE CARS BEHIND ALMOST RAN INTO ME! I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR PULLED OVER ON THE NARROW SHOULDER. I WAS TERRIFIED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR DUE TO ALL THE SPEEDING TRAFFIC AND ON THE OTHER SIDE WAS SUCH A NARROW SPACE BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE...

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITRE ENGINE. AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR BEGAN MAKING SERIOUS NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. IT HAS NOT RUN SINCE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS NO COMPRESSION IN THE #5 PISTON. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT. *JB

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2002. AFTER A MINOR ACCIDENT AND REPAIR AT THE BODY SHOP, THE ENGINE FAILED ON A BUSY FOUR LANE ROAD WITH THREE OF US IN THE VEHICLE, ONE OF WHICH WAS OUR TWO YEAR OLD SON. AFTER CALLING MECHANICS AND DODGE SERVICE SHOPS, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED REPLACED, AND THE COST WOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 1500 TO 2500 DOLLARS. WE PAID FOR AND MY HUSBAND REPLACED ALMOST THE ENTIRE TOP HALF OF THEN ENGINE. THIS HAS TAKEN A VERY LONG TIME, AS PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE, AND TIME TO WORK ON THE CAR IS LIMITED. AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE ENGINE AGAIN FAILED. THIS TIME IT WAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHILE WE WERE IN THE LEFT LANE. WE ONLY BARELY MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING HIT BY THE SEMI'S ON THE ROAD....

ON A TRIP LAST WEEK IT STARTED SKIPPING AND QUIT RUNNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, WE WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND IT STARTED RUNNING AGAIN. AFTER RUNNING ABOUT 100 MILES IT DID IT AGAIN 4 MORE TIMES. *JB

DRIVING ALONG LOOKED OUT REAR VIEW MIRROR BLUE COLORED SMOKE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN CAR JUST STALLED. *NM

ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2006 I WAS DRIVING ALONG A SECONDARY HIGHWAY WHEN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID STARTED TO BUCK ON ME. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS SKIPPING AND UNBEKNOWNST TO ME SMOKE CAME OUT OF MY EXHAUST WHEN IT BUCKED . I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL COMPUTER TUNE AND LUBE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR IN THE CAR TO THE TUNE OF 6500 DOLLARS. I BECAME ANGRY AND LIMPED MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT SINCE I HAD A WARRANTY I COULD GET THE ENGINE FIXED THE ENGINE IS A 2.7 LITRE. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP WHO PROCEEDED TO BREAK DOWN THE ENGINE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD CONTACTED THE WARRANTY COMPANY AND I SHOULD FORWARD ALL MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS TO THE COMPANY. NOW EARLIER THIS YEAR...

VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE. LOUD METAL CLANGING TYPE NOISE. SUDDEN LACK OF ACCELERATION. STALLING AND FAILURE OF POWER STEERING AT 45 MPH. I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM MY SON'S SCHOOL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. FORTUNATELY I WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN ENOUGH CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO SOMEWHAT SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *NM

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR TO WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE JUST SEIZED UP ON HER LEAVING HER IN THE MIDDLE OF A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. AFTER WE GOT THE CAR HOME I TRIED TO TURN THE ENGINE OVER BY HAND AND IT WOULDN'T ROTATE. I DID ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND USED SYNTHETIC OIL THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. JUST PURCHASED ANOTHER ENGINE AND I AM WORRIED THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AFTER READING ALL THE HORROR STORIES ON THE NET. *NM

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE...GOES DEAD WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED RELIGIOUSLY @ 3K MILES, BUT IT JUST LOSES POWER & DIES. I AM AFRAID I WILL GET HIT ONE OF THESE TIMES BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO GET THE THING OFF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER. YESTERDAY ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS INCIDENT. THE ENGINE DIED, THE CAR LURCHED, I LOST POWER BUT NO LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. THE TACH NEEDLE HIT ZERO AND AS I WAS TRYING TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO TRY & PULL OFF WHILE COASTING, THE STUPID THING ALL OF THE SUDDEN CAME BACK TO LIFE & TOOK OFF. THESE INCIDENTS ARE GETTING MORE & MORE FREQUENT AND HAVE BEEN OCCURRING ABOUT A YEAR NOW. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE WATER PUMP REPLACED, BUT I CAN DEAL WITH REPAIRS...BUT AFTER DOING RESEARCH TODAY, I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS LIKE...

PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE MOTOR BLEW AT ONLY 80,000 MILES. THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT WE DEPEND HEAVILY ON AS A FAMILY VEHICLE. THE CAR COULD NOT BE FIXED. A NEW MOTOR WAS HARD TO FIND AND THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH. WE SIMPLY COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY $5,000 TO REPLACE A MOTOR. A USED MOTOR WAS NOT MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE SO MANY OWNERS OF THE DODGE INTREPID WERE IN THE SAME SITUATION. BECAUSE OF ALL THIS, WE WERE FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WE STILL OWED 2 MORE YEARS ON THE INTREPID. THIS EXPERIENCE HAS DEFINITELY MADE ME LOSE MY FAITH IN THE DODGE NAME. AS OF YET, THERE HAS BEEN NO EFFORT ON THE PART OF DODGE TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN DEEPLY HURT FINANCIALLY BECAUSE OF THIS. *NM

1999 2.7 LITER ENGINES USED BY DODGE FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS LEAVES PEOPLE EXPOSED TO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC ON FREEWAYS. IT ALSO LEAVES THE DISABLED VEHICLE ON THE ROADSIDE UNTIL IT'S TOWED. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE A DANGER TO ALL THAT PASS BY IT. THE FAILURE RATE OF THESE SPECIFIC ENGINES IS EXCESSIVE. THE NTSB SHOULD INSIST THAT DODGE MAKE AN EFFORT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DODGE HAS IGNORED THE ISSUE AND BLAMED THEIR CUSTOMERS. DODGE HAS DECREASED THE MARGIN OF SAFETY ON OUR ROADWAYS BY PRODUCING VEHICLES PRONE TO FAILURE. *JB

'99 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINE. (3 YEARS AGO) SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK, MECHANIC DIAGNOSED ENGINE PROBLEMS, REPLACED TIMING BELT. TODAY CAR IS NOW SPEWING BLACK SMOKE - RELATED AGAIN TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. CHANGING BELT 3 YEARS AGO BOUGHT TIME, NOW I AM FACED WITH REPLACING AN ENGINE BEFORE IT SEIZES UP WHILE I AM DRIVING! CHRYSLER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY, STATES IT IS A USER ISSUE. DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER TECHNICIANS, YET CHRYSLER WILL NOT WARRANTY THEIR PRODUCT. *JB

ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT THE RATE OF 1 QUART EVERY THREE WEEKS. WHILE DRIVING, TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDLY, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *JB

TIMING CHAIN FAILURE - SECOND TIME. TENSIONER FAILED, ALLOWING TIMING CHAIN TO FLOP, RESULTING IN NINE BENT VALVES AND HEAD DAMAGE. *JB

WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE THE CAR WAS OK, I DROVE TO MY FRIEND HOUSE THE CAR STARTED MAKING A REAL LOUD NOISE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF. IT WOULDN'T START UP AGAIN, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOW TO SHOP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN WAS OUT AND IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE. NOW THIS IS WHERE THE FUN BEING. WE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING A ENGINE. ONCE WE DID AND HAD IT PUT IN THE CAR, IT DIDN'T WORK. WE BROUGHT THE ENGINE FROM T&M AUTO SALVAGE IN CANTON. THEY PUT ANOTHER ENGINE IN THE CAR. I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS WHEN IT STARTING MAKING A STRANGE NOISE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THEREFORE, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD THE CAR A MONTH OR TWO. THEY TOLD ME THEY STEAMED CLEAN THE ENGINE...

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FAILED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. ONLY HAD 47,000. NO WARNING. JUST WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO GARAGE AND TOLD THE ENGINE IS BLOWN. JUST LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER WITH THE EXACT SAME STORY. HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT ABOUT MAINTENANCE ESPECIALLY SINCE HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM A CO-WORKER WHOSE ENGINE BLEW AT 70,000. HAD READ THE AVERAGE IS 63,000. I ONLY HAD 47,000. TOOK A CHANCE THAT WITH GOOD MAINTENANCE IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO ME. - I LOST. HOPE THE GOOD PEOPLE (THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE) AT CHRYSLER ARE SLEEPING WELL. I FEEL SORRY FOR ANYONE WHO WORKS FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING MADE TO LIE TO CONSUMERS TO COVER FOR THEIR EMPLOYER. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK, THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND ENGINE DIED. CYLINDER COMPRESSION TEST SHOWED THE FOLLOWING CYLINDER RATINGS 0-0-15-30-70-100. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ENGINE AT A COST OF $2000.00 PLUS LABOR COST. VIN [XXX]. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 2.7 LITER INTREPID. FIRST, PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD. SENT TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK 'WITHIN PARAMETERS'. TOLD IT MUST BE HOW WE DRIVE IT. SINCE THEN, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT BETWEEN 2/3 GEARS. LEFT ME STRANDED OUT OF TOWN. HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE TWICE ($35.00 PART). KEEP A SPARE IN THE GLOVE BOX JUST IN CASE. SECOND PROBLEM, A CLUNKING SOUND AND TICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT. HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED OR SEEN BY DEALER. HOWEVER, I HAVE SEEN MANY TSB'S ON YOUR WEBSITE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THIRD, ENGINE STARTING MAKING A BANGING SOUND AT ABOUT 126K. HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED (BOUGHT A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE) AT A COST OF $5000.00, WAS TOLD SOMETHING IN THE BOTTOM END WENT. COULDN'T AFFORD TO BUY NEW...

MY DODGE INTREPID SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS, TIMELY OIL CHANGES ,BUT ON THIS EARLY MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN ,LUCKY FOR ME THAT THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS CAR CRASH. CAR TOWED TO AUTO SHOP. THEY SAID THAT THIS TYPE OF DODGE ENGINE HAS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE. THE TENSIONER OIL PORT IS TOO NARROW AND IT GETS PLUGGED WITH OIL SLUDGE WHICH CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE. *NM

AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES I NOTICE A TICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A LOWER BEARING NOISE THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY RUIN THE ENGINES. AS THE NOISE GOT WORSE I FEARED DRIVING IT ANYMORE . MY MAINTENANCE CONTRACT DID NOT COVER ENGINE COST BUT ONLY AFFECTED BEARINGS AND THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY ANY DEALER OR MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. I SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A USED ENGINE WHICH LASTED ONE YEAR AND LEFT ME STRANDED BESIDE THE ROAD REQUIRING A TOW AND MY VEHICLE HAS SAT FOR 2 YEARS WITH THE COST OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT ALMOST DOUBLING. I THINK AN ENGINE RECALL IS IN ORDER AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL; PEOPLE STOPPING TO ASK IF THE INTREPID IS FOR SALE BECAUSE THEY HAVE ONE WITH A BAD ENGINE. *NM

1999 DODGE INTREPID DRIVING TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN FOR WEEK END VISITATION, NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS,SUDDENLY STARTED TO KNOCK THEN BEFORE I COULD FIND A WIDE SPOT TO PULL OVER IT STOPPED ALL TOGETHER AND LOCKED UP. OIL NEW AND ALL MAINT, WAS PERFORMED RELIGIOUSLY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *NM

1999 DODGE INTREPID VIN [XXX] ENGINE FAILURE. THIS IS A 6 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 80,000 MILES. THE ENGINE FAILED OUT OF NO WHERE! DODGE COULDN'T CARE LESS! WHY? *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

VEHICLE, A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 83000 MILES DIED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. FIRST INCIDENT ON 12/25/04. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE MY MECHANIC SAID 3 OF THE PLUGS WERE FOULED DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BEING BAD. CATS WERE REPLACED IN LATE MAY AFTER VEHICLE WAS OFF THE ROAD FOR 5 MONTHS. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 6/7/05. SAME PROBLEM, VEHILE JUST DIED ON HIGHWAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM DUE TO ENGIN OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP. IS THIS TRUE? IS IT ALSO TRUE THAT CHRYSTLER IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM?

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH MY DIABETIC MOTHER AND OUR 11 MONTH OLD SON TO THE LOUISVILLE AIRPORT *3 HOURS AWAY* TO PICK UP HER FAMILY, WHO WAS FLYING IN FOR A VISIT. WITHOUT WARNING THE MOTOR BLEW. THEY WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A STATE TROOPER HAPPEN ALONG WHO GAVE THEM A RIDE BACK INTO TOWN, *THEY ONLY MADE IT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES FROM HOME*. WE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 MONTHS AND HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, NOR ANY INDICATIONS SOMETHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES ON IT, AND I REALIZE IT IS PASSED IT'S "36000 MILE WARRANTY" BUT WITH ALL THE ENGINE FAILURES THIS 2.7 HAS HAD IT IS SHAMEFUL! I AM JUST GRATEFUL THE STATE POLICE CAME BY WHEN HE DID, AS IT WAS A HOT DAY OUT, AND THEY WERE ON THE CUMBERLAND PARKWAY, MEANING NO...

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

ROD WAS THROWN IN ENGINE, DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP, IT HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM MY MOTHER WHICH OWNED THE CAR FOR LITTLE OVER A YEAR. OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENENCE WAS ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ABOUT A WEEK AGO AS I WAS CHANGING LANES THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOCKED UP TAKING AWAY MY BRAKES AND POWER STEERING AND LOCKING UP THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DOING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY CHANGING LANES. I WAS LUCKY TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO SLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.*AK

I BOUGHT A USED 1999 DODGE INTREPID 10-01-03 WITH 74570 MILES. IN FEBRUARY 2005 THE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I CONTACTED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THERE MIGHT BE A SLUDGE PROBLEMS AND THEY COULD TRY TO CORRECT IT BUT WOULD MAKE NO PROMISES. I CONTACTED RT CLAPP WHERE THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD WORK ON THE CAR BUT WITH THAT ENGINE IT WOULD BE BETTER IF I COULD TRADE IT. I WOULD BE POURING MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN. I CALLED JASPER ENGINES AND THEY SAID THEY MADE MANY REBUILT ENGINES FOR THE 2.7 MODEL AND THAT WOULD BE 4200.00. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT THIS 2.7 ENGINE HAS MANY SAFETY ISSUES. I AM DISABLED AND CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE THE CAR. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR OVER A MONTH NOW....

NOV.2004 2.7L ENGINE IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID FAILED AT 99K. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CROWN DODGE TO CHECK WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEAD AND IT HAD A TIMING ISSUE. SPOKE WITH AN SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT SOME RECALLS FROM 2002 AND SAME ADVISED ME THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES DUE TO THE MILIAGE. ALSO STATED THAT DODGE WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THE RECOMMENDED OIL TYPE IS A 5W 30 OIL AND THIS WAS THE ONLY OIL THAT CROWN DODGE USES ON ALL OIL CHANGES UNLESS OTHER OIL IS REQUESTED. THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT CONTRIBUTING TO THE ENGINE IS THE OIL GALLEY AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS IN 2002 AS WELL AS OIL LIGHT FLICKERING PROBLEM WAS ANOTHER RECALL FROM DODGE. VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY DODGE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS. JERRY GAITHER,NC. *AK

I AM WRITING TO TRY TO GET SOME INFORMATION ON ANY ACTION I CAN TAKE AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR MY ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH AROUND 81,000 MILES ON IT. I RECENTLY WAS DEPLOYED BETWEEN LATE OCTOBER THROUGH JANUARY. SOON AFTER LEAVING, MY CAR ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING VERY BADLY AND THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS TRAVELING WITH OUR 3 CHILDREN?INCLUDING A NEW BORN?.AT AROUND 45 MPH. AFTER GETTING A RIDE BACK TO OUR HOUSE MY WIFE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND THAT ONE OF THE RODS HAD GONE. THEY ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE ONLY FIX WAS A NEW ENGINE. WHICH VARIED IN PRICE FROM $3200.00-$9000. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME EXCUSE BY SEVERAL PEOPLE ALSO THAT IT WAS MY FAULT AND THAT I WAS PROBABLY NOT CHANGING THE OIL...

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS A BAD ENGINE AT ONLY 55,700 MILES. IT STARTED KNOCKING REALLY BAD AND LOST ALL POWER WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE CONTINUED TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS AND KEEP UP WITH INSURANCE, WHILE BEING UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE INTREPID HOME THE ENGINE QUIT CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO STEERING AND VERY LITTLE BRAKING. I WAS ABLE TO JUMP START THE ENGINE AND BEGIN MY TRIP HOME AGAIN. THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN AND HAD TROUBLE STEERING CAR OFF THE ROAD WITH ALSO NO BRAKES. NOW THE ENGINE WILL NOT START DUE TO BEING LOCKED UP. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY AND MAINTAINED THE CAR IN GOOD CONDITION. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS AT 50,000 MILES DUE TO FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE MECHANICS KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN DESCRIBED OVER THE PHONE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A FAILURE AGAIN AT 100,000 MILES. THIS IS TERRIBLE FOR A 99 MODEL CAR THAT HAS ONLY A 100,000 MILES. THE ENGINE IS LOCKED UP AND NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION...

I WAS DRIVING ON AN ERRAND TO TUCSON ARIZONA WHICH IS 65 MILES FROM MY HOME. I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR ENGINE DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITHOUT EVEN A WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. I DO REGULAR MAINTANENCE ON THE VEHICLE, AND DO PREDRIVE CHECKS ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE I GO ON LONG DISTANCE TRIPS. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED FROM TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $6300 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I DO NOT HAVE $6300 TO REPLACE AN ENGINE IN A VEHICLE WORTH ABOUT $7000. *AK

I ALSO OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE NOTORIOUS 2.7 ALMOST BLOWN ENGINE, DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THE WAS WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE CAR HAS ONLY 76K MILES. FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE CAR WOULD SOUND LIKE A DIESEL FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND DISAPPEAR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND INQUIRED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OR PROBLEMS. THEY REPLIED THEY KNEW OF NONE. I EVEN HAD THE CAR IN ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP ONE DAY AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE SOUND I COMPLAINED ABOUT, BECAUSE IT DISAPPEARED BEFORE I GOT THERE. JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE SOUND REAPPEARED SUDDENLY AFTER 4 MONTHS OF NOTHING. THE SHOP OWNER COULD NOT BELIEVE HIS EARS WHEN I DROVE UP LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND WENT IN TO GET HIM. HE FOUND THAT THE HYDRAULIC TENSIONER THAT HOLDS THE...

1999 DODGE INTREPID STOPS ON FREEWAY WITH ALMOST NO WARNING, JUST THE YELLOW CAUTION LIGHT ABOUT 30 SECONDS BEFORE IT STOPS AND A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. CHECKED THE ENGINGE AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OIL. TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OT 8,000. I HAD THIS CAR SERVICED 6,000 MI. BEFORE AT THE DEALER AND FILLED WITH OIL. HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED AS THIS IS TO MUCH MONEY FOR ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED.*AK

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID'S ENGINE FAILED IN NOVEMBER 2003 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 55. QUOTES GIVEN TO ME TO FIX AND/OR REPLACE THE ENGINE WERE IN THE RANGE OF $5500 - $8500. THIS IS THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE; AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE I OWED OVER $6000 ON THE CAR, AND I AM STILL PAYING ON THE LOAN. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY GARAGE; THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINES, HOWEVER CHRYSLER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.*AK

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. I HAD MY ENGINE OIL AND FILTER CHANGED EVERY 5,000-7,000 MILES. I HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. WHILE GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE I NOTICED MY ENGINE STUTTERED AND ALMOST DIED, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HEARD THAT THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING EXCESSIVELY. AT THE TIME I HAD 4 KIDS FROM MY SON'S BASEBALL TEAM IN THE CAR AND I HAD TO GET THEM HOME. SO I DROVE HOME SLOWLY WITH THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE 2.7L ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS FAILURE. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5,784.72. I'M STILL PAYING ON THE CREDIT CARD BILL AND MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. UNFORTUNATELY I CAN NEVER RECOUP MY LOSSES ON THIS CAR. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. NO ONE WANTED TO HELP. *AK

WE BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN IT WAS TWO YEARS OLD WITH 21,000 MILES ON IT. FROM THE MINUTE WE DROVE IT HOME, THE AIR WOULDN'T COOL IN THE SUMMER AND THE HEAT WOULD GO OUT IN THE WINTER. EVERY TIME WE BROUGHT IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT, THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM WITH IT. WE'VE NOW OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE FECURARY 2002 AND THE IDLE WAS ALWAYS A BIT ROUGH. WE WERE TOLD THAT, THAT WAS THE WAY THE ENGINE WAS SUPPOSED TO SOUND. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE VALVES STARTED CLATTERING. WE CHANGED THE OIL TWICE AFTER BEING TOLD THAT, THAT WOULD RECTIFY THE ISSUE AND IT DIDN'T. ON 8/7/2004 WE WERE ON THE ROAD THE ENGINE STARTED CLATTERING REALLY LOUD, WE PULLED OFF AND HAD OUR OIL CHANGED PROFESSIONALLY THIS TIME. AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD THE IDLE SEEMED BETTER BUT THE CLATTERING GOT...

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM. ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WHILE TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD IT WILL COST $7000.00 TO REPLACE IT. MANUFACTURER WAS NO HELP IN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS COMPLAINT. *AK THE ENGINE WAS TOO NARROW. *SC

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE AT 52000 MILES .CHRYSLER WILL NOT BACK ITS 2.7 ENGINE.*AK

99 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUGE. DEALER SAID MY FAULT DUE TO NO OIL CHANGES.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND FLYWHEEL SENSOR. ONCE ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH, AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE PISTON RODS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH. A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARED. EVENTUALLY, ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID 63500 MILES OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES. BOUGHT USED AT 49000 MILES.THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY BLOWN?*AK

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTERPID ON APRIL 11, 2003, AFTER HAVING IT FOR 25 DAYS, THE TRANSMISSION WENT. WAS REPAIRED. IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS. AFTER HAVING IT FOR 9 DAYS, A LOUD NOISE IN ENGINE WAS NOTICED. IT WAS NOT DROVE, BUT WENT INTO THE SHOP AGAIN AND IS CURRENTLY THERE. THE ENGINE HAS GONE. REPAIR SHOP CALLED CHRYSLER COMPANY AND THEY SAID TO REPLACE IT. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WANTS ME TO AUTHORIZE REPAIRS AND WILL DECIDE WHAT PERCENTAGE THEY WILL PAY FOR IT. BUT THE POLICY WE HAVE STATES ENGINE REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT., ACCORDING TO THEIR BOOKLET. THE COST TO REPLACE IT, $8,300.00! THAT IS MORE THAN WHAT WE PAID FOR THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEABLE FOR 25 DAYS BEFORE FIRST BREAKDOWN WITH TRANSMISSION JOB, UNDRIVEABLE AND IN THE SHOP FOR 14 DAYS, OUT FOR 9 DAYS AND IS NOW IN THE SHOP...