1999 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

3/6/03 - ENGINE NOISE, OIL & ENGINE LIGHTS ON, STALLING. DEALER REPLACED SENSORS, DID TUNE UP. 4/7/04 - CAR TOWED TO DEALER - TOLD ENGINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED AT COST OF OVER $6,000 - $7,000. CAR 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS OLD WITH 60,000 MILES. *NLM

HISTORY INCLUDES BLOWN TRANSMISSION SENSOR, FAILURE ON THE VERY FIRST YEAR INSPECTION FOR BRAKE ROTORS, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STICKS IN UP POSITION, INTERMITTENT HEAT CONTROL BUTTON NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, NOISY WHEN TURNING IN FRONT STRUT AREA, KEYLESS REMOTE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND NOW THE WORST OF IT. ONE MONTH AGO, TOOK CAR IN WITH OIL AND ENGINE LIGHTS FLASHING, TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, STALLING OUT. DEALER DID ELECTRONIC SENSORS REPAIRS AND TUNE UP COSTING $500. ONE MONTH LATER, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALER WITH LOUD BANGING IN ENGINE. REPAIR BILL OF OVER $6,000 TO FIX A CAR I'VE OWNED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AND 60,000 MILES. 2.7 L ENGINES ARE BLOWING IN THESE CARS ALL THE TIME MAKING IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO PURCHASE A USED ONE TO DO REPAIRS MYSELF. ONE USED CAR PARTS PLACE SAID THEY HAVE A WAITING LIST. RECALL ANYONE???!! *NLM

ENGINE COMPLETELY BLOWN DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. DT

I AM IN SALES AND DRIVE EXTENSIVELY. BECAUSE OF THIS I AM VERY CAREFULL TO CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 91000 MILES ON MY CAR, IT IS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN ROUGHLY 700 MILES. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED A FAINT TICKING SOUND AND ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER T GOT VERY LOUD. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND IT SHUT OFF. THE CAR DID NOT OVERHEAT, THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I HAD A RECOMENDATION TO A GOOD MECHANIC WHO TOWED IT AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD LESS THAN A QUART OF OIL IN IT. THERE WERE NO LEAKS, AND IT HAS NEVER SMOKED. IT HAS ALSO NEVER HEATED UP. MY ENGINE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY OIL CHANGE GUY, WHO HAS ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, THAT DODGE IS HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L...

CONSUMER IS REPORTING SLUDGE BUILD UP IN A 2.7L ENGINE. CAUSES ENGINE TO SEIZE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DLR WHO ADVISED THAT THE OIL PUMP FAILED TO PROVIDE PROPER OIL LUBRICANT TO THE ENGINE, CAUSING IT TO SEIZE. NLM

VEHICLE STALLED AT 30 MPH. PRIOR TO THIS, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE FOR A PERIOD OF 4 WEEKS. DEALER DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. OIL HAD TURNED TO HARD SLUDGE THAT HAD TO BE HAMMERED OFF THE ENGINE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH AND ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND JERKED BEFORE CUTTING OFF. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE FAILED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEAE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, THEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND ENGINE WAS GONE.*AK CONSUMER ADDS THE FAILURE OF THE ROD BEARINGS SENDING METAL THROUGHOUT ENGINE SCARING CAMSHAFT, PISTONS AND CYLINDER WALLS IN ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER REPLACED CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR TO RESTART ENGINE. HOWEVER, ENGINE IS STILL NOISY. DEALER CHECKED VALVE COVERS AND INTAKE REMOVED FOR NOISE. FOUND METAL ADHERED TO VALVE COVERS, BUT NO VISUAL PROBLEMS WITH HEADS OR VALVES. *TT

ENGINE HAS GONE OUT ON CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE . CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

MY CAR STALLS WHEN STOPPED, TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR PROBLEM. THEY FINALLED REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AFTER CHARGING ME TO HAVE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. ENGINE STIL NOT OK, BUT NOT STALLING. WHEN ACCELERATING ENGINE SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WAS FIXED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. CAR HAS BEEN IN 2 FOR NEW BRAKES, I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED AND ALSO TURNED IN THE 2 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. CAR SHAKES WHEN STOPPING AGAIN, SO ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED AGAIN. WHY? BY LOOKING AT THIS WEB SITE IT SEEMS EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE INTREPID. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS. WE HAVE TO KEEP PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR DEALER DEFECTS. MY DEALER IS 36 MILES AWAY. NOT EASY TO GET CAR REPAIRED. THAT IS WHY WINDOW NOT FIXED YET....

CONSUMER HAS NOTICE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HEARD AN UNUSAL NOISE, VEHICLE SHUTOFF, CAUSING SLUG IN OIL PAN AND ENGINE BLOWING OUT. WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON.*AK ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *TT

2.7 ENGINE SEIZED AT 30 MPH. MOTOR STOPPED AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS NO WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, AND THEY STATED MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE, THE ENGINE DIED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WAS TOLD WE NEED A NEW ENGINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $7000. OIL WAS CHANGED IN THE CAR EVERY 3000 MILES. DEALER SAID OIL WAS CLEAN THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT HAPPEN. MAYBE A DEFECTIVE PART BUT WE HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, CONSUMES A LOT OF OIL. *AK THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING, BUT THE DEALER REPLACED THE DIAGNOSTIC CENSOR TWICE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FAILING. THE ENGINE MAKES NOISE DUE TO CAM SHAFT FAILURE. *YH

THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,AND DEALER STATED CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED REPLACING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND EACH TIME THEY REPLACED ENGINE BUT THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. *YD

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL OUT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER. PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED. HAD SENSORS IN VEHICLE REPLACED AFTER SEVERAL REMEDIES WERE TRIED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE RUNS VERY ROUGH, VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED WHEN ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. TAKEN TO DEALER 6-7 TIMES, CO PILOT WAS INSTALLED, BUT DID NOT SHOW A PROBLEM.*AK

I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND AND DISATISFIED WITH MY DODGE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FROM HAYWARD AUTO CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH-JEEP. SINCE PURCHASING THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID ES FROM HAYWARD AUTO WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE LOST 5+ QUARTS OF OIL IN 2215 MILES AND THE ENGINE BLEW UP SHORTLY AFTER PUCHASING. I HAD THE OIL AND FILTER CHANGED JUST 2 MONTHS PRIOR W/RECIEPT. I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER IN APRIL 2001. DEALER ALMOST DID NOT REPLACE ENGINE TRYING TO BLAME ME FOR IT'S FAILURE. I REGULARLY MAINTAIN AND INSPECT MY VEHICLE. THERE IS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THIS FAILURE AND I FEEL INSULTED. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AND WAS OVERHAULED, SPEED SENSOR AND TOURQE CONVERTER REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. COMPONENT FELL OFF OF LEFT LOWER SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM, REPLACED. SPEAKERS BLOWN, REPLACED, REAR POWER...

SEVERAL DAYS AFTER HAVING THE 3.2L ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE IT BLEW UP DUE TO UNEXPLAINED OIL DISSAPPEARANCE I EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. MY INPUT AND OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS IN FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO ROUGH SHIFTING AND SURGING IN LOW GEARS AND INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION BUMP. VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO WORK SOMEWHAT SMOOTHER. TRANSMISSION KICKDOWN ISSUE WORSENED HOWEVER. VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DRIVING AT 30-35MPH OR SLOWER FOR TRANSMISSION TO KICK DOWN HARD FOR MERGING, PASSING OR TO ENTER THE FREEWAY OR ACCELERATION WAS POOR. TRANSMISSION BUMP STILL SOMETIMES OCCURED. DURING ACCELERATION ACROSS INTERSECTION VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SURGE BACK AND FOURTH AS VEHICLE WAS SWITCHING BACK AND FOURTH BETWEEN GEARS. THIS HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, I WAS READY TO KILL THE IGNITION BUT IT STOPPED. I STEPPED DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR TRYING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND ENGINE REVED BUT...

VEHICLE WAS USING A LOT OF OIL. VEHICLE BURNED 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES.CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS BURNING 2 QUARTS OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. OIL LIGHT DIDN'T TELL WHEN VEHICLE WAS LOW IN OIL .IF ENGINE WAS OUT OF OIL VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES STALL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAD TO TEAR ENGINE DOWN TO FIND CAUSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES AND DIED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND FOUND THAT ENGINE HAD NO OIL. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS ON DASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CAR WAS 4 MONTHS OLD - DRIVING DOWN I-70 AND HAD A BLOWOUT. THE TIRE SPLIT CLEAN IN TO. WAS TOLD THAT I MUST OF HIT A POT HOLE. ON 9/13/99 I HAD TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, AIRED UP THE TIRE AND I LEFT. LITTLE OVER A MONTH LATER I HAD A BLOW OUT. I DID NOT HIT A POT HOLE. THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITH MY OWN MONEY.*AK (TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)

PLEASE SEE THE LETTER WE HAVE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER: JUNE 18, 2000. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXCESSIVE MOVEMENTS OCCUR WITHIN STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. ALSO, AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK UP. *AK WITHIN FIRST 2 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EVERY HOSE AND WIRE UNDER THE HOOD HAD TAPE ON THEM, DEALER STATED THAT EVERY VEHICLE CAME FROM THE MANUFACTURER LIKE THAT. CONSUMER QUESTIONED WHY THE STEERING WHEEL PANEL WOULD NOT SNAP OR STAY IN PLACE, DEALER COULD NOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION. *SLC

DROVE VEHICLE TO CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AT TIME OF ENGINE NOISE. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT ENGINE, SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE IN ENGINE, SAID THEY COULD CLEAN THE SLUDGE OUT OF ENGINE FOR $360.00 AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY SOLVE NOISE PROBLEM IN ENGINE. DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY CLEANED SLUDGE OUT OF ENGINE, ENGINE THEN SEIZED. DEALERSHIP ASKED FOR RECEIPTS OF ENGINE OIL CHANGES WHICH WERE PROVIDED. DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY CLEANED OUT SLUDGE FROM ENGINE. ENGINE THEN SEIZED UPON BEING STARTED. DAIMLERCHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX ENGINE.*AK

TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO REPORT. *AK THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER SAYS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *YH

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT DIFFERENT TIMES STARTING FROM 6/99 TO 4/00, REPLACEMENT OF THE RELAY FOR THE FUEL TANK PUMP, POWER TRAIN MODULE, SENSOR AND THE CRANKSHAFT DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE STALLD AFTER BEEING CUT OFF. 3 WEEKS AGO, ON 02-08-2000, DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY . 2ND TIME IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, WHO SAID THAT CABLE WAS WRONG ON THE BATTERY. 3RD TIME, DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE ALARM SYSTEM THAT WASN'T HOOKED UP RIGHTLY. ON 02-28-2000, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER IT COULD BE 3-4 THINGS, TO CHECK TO SEE WHY VEHICLE WAS STALLING. *AK

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND TRYING TO PULL OUT ONCE LIGHT CHANGED, VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK