1999 DODGE INTREPID Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER 4 DOOR 200,000 MILES CLEAN CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO IT'S PARKING GEAR AFTER A SHORT TRIP. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I TRIED WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE AND THE SHIFT CABLE BROKE..I REMOVED THE CENTER CONSOLE AND REPAIRED THE SHIFT CABLE ARM WHICH HAD BENT AND TWISTED IN A FORWARD DIRECTION ALLOWING THE CABLE TO FALL OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESHAPE THE DAMAGED ARM AND RE ATTACH THE CABLE..THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SO I KNOW IT IS NOT A SHIFT CABLE INTER-LOCK PROBLEM...I HAVE KNOW IDEA AS TO WHAT CREATED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND INSPECTION MADE TO THE TRANSMISSION, THERE WAS NOT ANY SLIPPAGE..THE PARKING PAW WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THEN NOT RELEASE...I ALLOWED THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

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...

THE CAR HAS HAD A/C PROBLEMS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WINDOW PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AND THE 2.7 MOTOR HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE SINCE 2003! I NEED HELP. I STILL OWE $8000.00 PLUS ON THIS THING AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE IT SINCE THE FALL OF 2003. THANK YOU. *JB

FIRST ONE OF THE FANS WENT THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE OTHER WENT. FROM ABOUT 60,000 MILES, I HAVE BLEW BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE HAD SEALS REPLACED BUT DID NO GOOD. STILL SMOKING. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETLY. THE THE 1ST FAN IS GOING OUT AGAIN. (HINT) THE PLASTIC FANS ARE JUNK!! THE 2.7 LITER IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE INTREPID BODY I'M TOLD . I'M PLANNING ON TRADING BEFORE WE ARE STUCK WITH ANOTHER 2,000 REPAIR BILL ON A VEHICLE KBBV AT 2700. *JB

DT: THE TIMING CHAIN WAS GETTING READY TO SNAP. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING AND MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. DEALER STATED THAT IF CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE MUCH FURTHER IT WOULD SNAP WHILE DRIVING IT. THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED ON MARCH 15, 2005.*AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD OF THE VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 29, 2005. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC OR A SERVICE DEALER. CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE ADDRESS OF THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.*AK

I JUST HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY CAR FIXED, OIL LEAK AND TRANSMISSION LEAK FIXED, AND THE WINDOWS FIXED BECAUSE THEY WERE OFF TRACK. MY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IS BROKE AND I HATE THAT BECAUSE I HAVE A NEWBORN BABY AND ITS HOT! I HAD TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 95,000 MILES. I WAS UNHAPPY ABOUT THAT. I HATE MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID.

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON STOPPING A STOP SIGN VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER GOT IT STARTED AGAIN. VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD BEFORE IT GOT GOING AGAIN. UPON TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN UNEXPECTED LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR CHECKUP BECAUSE IT WAS UNABLE TO START. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. OIL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED TWICE. *TC

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED, CAUSING A TERRIBLE JOLT TO MY FAMILY INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN. THE JOLT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FROM CARS BEHIND US (THE CAR DOES NOT LIGHT THE TAILLIGHTS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WENT FROM 60MPH TO 30MPH IN PROBABLY LESS THAN A SECOND). WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE INPUT AND OUTPUT TRANSMISSION SENSORS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED TO US IN 33000 MILES!! WE WERE LUCKY BUT THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT TO SOMESONE. I HOPE THE NHTSA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE SOON BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT DOES HAPPEN!!!!*AK

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID HAD SLUDGE IN THE OIL MAKING THE ENGINE IN THE CAR DEFECTIVE. I RECENTLY SAW THE REPORT ON WLS IN CHICAGO AND I WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWERES. THIS CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND THIS SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE THE MAKERS TO AT LEAST HE A RECALL FOR THE REPAIRS MY CAR NEEDS CONSIDERING THAT THE ENGINE THAT THEY PUT INTO THESE CARS ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE TE SIZE OF THIS VEHICALE. WE ALSO HAVE 4 OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR AND I'M AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THEM. I'M NOT ALONE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, I'M SURE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL, BUT WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME SLUDGEAND THE 2.7 ENGINES IN THESE CARS GOING OUT, THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN THIS CAR. WHAT CAN I...

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ON 1999 DODGE INTREPID. *MR DURING AN INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS DUE TO AN INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING OF THE CLAMP ON THE TRANSMISSION LINES THAT HAD SUPPOSEDLY BEEN FIXED. THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO GO SLOWER THAN FASTER. THE CONSUMER ALSO VIEWED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING HAPPENED AND TO REFILL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND OF ALL EXPENSES INCURRED. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED DOWN TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.IT JUMPED OUT OF GEA, AND ROLLED DOWN THE STREET, HITTING A POST. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PIN FELL OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEAR, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN THE STREET AND HIT A POST. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A PIN FELL OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEAR, AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE 5 TIMES, AND PROVIDED A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. A REPAIR SHOP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND THE FAILURE CODES WERE 700 AND 701. THIS INDICATED A MALFUNCTION IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FIRST GEAR DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT. *AK

FAILS TO GO INTO OVERDRIVE. SAFETY FACTOR, WAS ON A 600 MILE TRIP, GOT ONTO THE INTERSTATE, AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 3RD INTO OVERDRIVE. WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEMI TRUCK, AS WAS ONLY DOING 45 MPH, AS RPM WERE GETTING VERY HIGH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. TOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE NEED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO COAST DOWN THE RAMP TO A SAFE STOP. *AK THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT. THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED OIL SLUDGE. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW NEED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS OFF TRACK, THE FAN IN THE RADIATOR HAD GONE OUT, THE SENSORS HAD GONE OUT, THE INSIDE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, THE ALARM DID NOT WORK, AND THE DOOR LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. *SC THE TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS HAS WELL. *JB

VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE WAS CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO, AT 71,000 AND WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE LOCKED . TWO DAYS EARLIER, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT FOUND NO PROBLEM. TOLD THE CONSUMER TO ADD SOME MORE ANTI FREEZE. WHEN ENGINE LOCKED DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL ENGINES. *AK

MY WIFE BOUGHT A 99 INTREPID WITH 3.2L ENGINE BRAND NEW. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 79K MILES, BUT WE HAVE REPLACED THE WINDOW MOTOR (ALL UNDER WARRANTY) BY THE DEALER 6 TIMES (SOMETIMES TWICE IN THE SAME WINDOWS). WE HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SUCH AS ROUGH CHANGING OF GEARS. WE REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR ONCE, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED AN OVERHAUL AT $2,300.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ENGINE SEIZED. ALSO, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS WORKED SPORADICALLY EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER'S WINDOW THAT DID NOT WORK AT ALL, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER HEATER FAN ONLY WORKED ON HIGH.*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

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

WE HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED. YOU WOULD FEEL AND HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOCKS IN LOW GEAR. WE HAD A 5 STAR DEALER SERVICE THE CAR 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. EACH TIME THEY THOUGHT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY TELL ME IT CAN'T BE FIXED. DAIMLER WOULD NOT GIVE US THE TIME OF DAY. THEY TELL US WE SHOULD GO TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. WE TOLD THEM WE WERE SICK OF GETTING THE RUN-AROUND, THE RESPONSE WAS: WE CAN'T FIX YOUR CAR OVER THE PHONE. IMAGINE GOING 55 MPH AND HAVING DOWN SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR. *JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION FIVE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS, AND THREE TIMES IN LESS THEN TWO MONTHS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED.*AK

TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LIMP MODE IN SECOND GEAR .DRIVER WINDOW OFF TRACK BACK WINDOW WORKS WHEN IT GET READY ANDENGINE LIGHT COMES WHEN IT GET READY SEAT BELT RETRACTS SOMETIME I BELIEVE MY CAR IS FALLING APART. *AK

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 VIN#[XXX], 43,913 MILES, TRANSMISSION SENSOR WENT OUT, $132.84. 9/14/00 75,085 MILES, WATER OUTLET AND TRANSMISSION LINES NEEDED REPLACED. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION LINES WERE FACTORY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE. $582.24. 12/14/01 86,992 MILES, TIMING CHAIN BROKE, REPLACED WATER PUMP. $1,188.79. 6/14/02. 91,324 MILES, TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR BROKE. $350.60. 8/2/02 96,828 MILES, DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE DASH LIGHTS WERE AN INTERNAL WIRING DEFECT. $223.30. 10/2/02 98,003 MILES, COOLING FAN WENT OUT. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. CHRYSLER HAD CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE FANS SO I COULD NOT JUST REPAIR ONE SIDE OF THE FAN SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. $680.35. 10/24/02. 109,754 MILES, ENGINE BLEW, TAKING STARTER WITH IT. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE 2.7 ENGINE TO BE A DISPOSABLE ENGINE (COMPARED TO THE 3.2 THAT YEAR). REPLACED WITH USED ENGINE. $4174.49. 5/21/03 I HAD OVER $7000...

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...

THE SHIFT LEVER IS HARD TO SHIFT, AND IT IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. WHEN I PUT THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE DRIVE MODE, IT STOPS IN 2ND GEAR, BUT THE INDICATOR ON THE DASH WILL SAY "D". RIGHT NOW IT'S FUNCTIONING, BUT IT CAN GO ANYTIME NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING, AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO FIX, AND BETTER YET WILL IT FALL UNDER MY SILVER WARRANTY PLAN.*AK

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR.*AK *JB

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 BLEW FOR "NO APPARENT REASON". WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER A REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE MYSTERIOUS APPEARANCE OF SLUDGE. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE PROPERLY. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, VARIOUS SENSORS AND VISITED THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO CORRECT AN OIL LEAK. I WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED WITH AN ENGINE PROBLEM UNTIL IT FINALLY SHUT DOWN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND RATTLED CONTINUOUSLY. THIS WAS VERY SURPRISING, CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE WAS NORMALLY A QUIET RIDE. THE SHOP TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY DENIED MY CLAIM. I AM STILL FINANCING THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT HAVE THE 6,500.00 TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE. I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS ABOUT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. *JB

I WAS THE OWNER OF A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, THAT WAS COMPLETELY WRECKED AT 36,000 MILES AFTER EXPERIENCING SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL PRIOR TO THE WRECK, MY DEALER ASSURED ME OVER AND OVER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH I WAS VERY CONCERNED AND PRETENDED TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES. PRIOR TO THE TOTAL VEHICLE LOSS, THE ENGINE BLEW UP WITH A ROD KNOCK AT ABOUT 33,000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE OVERHAULED AFTER IT FAILED, THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SPEED SENSORS BOTH FAILED AND MUCH MORE. THIS IS JUST 1 OF 2 DEFECTIVE DAIMLER CHRYSLER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY. MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE AND DO NOT HOLD UP REASONABLY. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH A 15 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH OVER 220,000 MILES...

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 26,400 MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY TYPE AND USUALLY DRIVEN 10 MILES PER DAY. AFTER 26,000 MILES THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCKING NOISE. I WAS INFORMED THE ROLLER BEARING ON THE TIMING CHANGE HAD FAILED. AFTER PAYING MORE THAN $1,400 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROLLER BEARING AND A NEW TIMING CHAIN, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM HAD DAMAGED ONE OR MORE OF THE VALVES, WHICH REQUIRED THE ENGINE TO BE TORN DOWN AND A VALVE JOB TO BE REQUIRED FOR AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $900.00. ALL OF THIS TO A CAR WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES. 2 WEEKS AFTER THE ENGINE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS.*JB

1999 DODGE INTREPID - APPROX. 45,000 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILURE

WE BOUGHT OUR CAR NEW FROM GLADSTONE DODGE, AND NOTICED RIGHT OFF THAT THERE WAS AN HESITATION AND LUNGING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM WAS RANDOM, YOU NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN.WHEN WE TOOK IT IN ANYWAYS TO BE CHECKED THE WROTE IT UP AS THEY "COULD NOT VERIFY" AND NEXT TIME "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" . WE KEPT CALLING AND INSISITING THERE WAS SOMETHING. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT WAS DOING IT.THEY REPLACED THE CAM SENSORS AND SAID THAT WAS PROBLEM, NOT THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. THEN WARRANTY EXPIRED WE PAID FOR THE NEXT SENSOR. THEY SAID STILL NOT THE TRANSMISSION. NOW AT 60,000MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY GONE. DAIMLERCHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY SAYING THAT THE TECH COULD NOT VERIFY OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH WE TRIED TO TELL THEM ON SEVERAL TIMES, THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG FROM THE BEGINNING. 2 MONTHS AGO WE...

MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING MY CAR DRIVE ERRATIC. AS WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY IT ALL OF A SUDDEN BEGAN JERKING ABRUPTLY AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER GO ABOVE 50MPH AS THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK REPLACED, THE SPEED SENSOR REPLACED PREVIOUSLY, AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD IT IS THE SPEED SENSOR AGAIN. THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD WITH A NEWER VEHICLE AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN.*AK

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ISSUE WE MENTIONED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE HAD THE CAR IN TO REPAIR THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. EVEN THOUGH WE DISCOVERED THERE IS A RECALL ON SEAT BELTS FOR THE VERY PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD WITH THE SEAT BUCKLES COMING LOOSE THAT HOLD OUR CHILD SEATS IN, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR OURS. THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR ISSUE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS IT INSTANTLY DOWNSHIFTED THE CAR TO 2ND GEAR. IT CAUSED A TERRIBLE JOLT TO US AND WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED...TAILLIGHTS DIDN'T FLASH TO WARN OTHER CARS. AIR CONDITIONER ISSUE, WELL, THAT JUST NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE TEMPERATURE SELECTOR OFTEN DOESN'T CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE. COLD COMES OUT LUKE WARM.*AK

I PURCHASED MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID W/28,840 MILES. FROM THERE IT HAD UNREASONABLY BEEN A LEMON AND INTO THE "FIVE STAR" CHRYSLER DEALER AT LEAST 8 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD PERSISTANT STEERING ISSUES AND ABNORMALITIES, WANDERING, PLAY, ABNORMAL CHANGE IN SENSITIVITY WHILE DRIVING, NOISE, TIRE WEAR. DEALER COULD NEVER "DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS'. THE ENGINE BLEW UP AT 33,000 MILES, HAD TO HAVE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION FAILED SHORTLY AFTER, HAD TO BE REBUILT. INPUT/OUTPUT SPEED SENSORS FAILED TWICE. ABS ALLOWED BRAKES TO LOCK UP TWICE. TCM AND PCM NEEDED UPDATING DUE TO FLAWED PREVIOUS REVISIONS. POWER WINDOW FAILED, FRONT BUMPER, GRILL PAINT WEARING. OBVIOUSLY THIS VEHICLE WAS A LEMON. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY WRECKED AFTER SUDDEN POOR STEERING CONTROL AFTER TRYING TO GET THE DEALER TO DO SOMETHING MANY TIMES. DAIMLERCHRYSLER DENIES ANY MANUFACTURING RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT SEE HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR...

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAR WAS PARKED AT WORK OVERNIGHT. LEFT WORK THE NEXT MORNING, WHILE ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS JERKING HARD AS IT SHIFTED THROUGH THE GEARS (AUTOMATIC). BEFORE I GOT HOME (3 MILES FROM WORK) THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I ARRIVED AT HOME I CYCLED THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE (WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE). WHILE DOING THIS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE AND THEN SHIFT VERY HARD INTO DRIVE WHICH MADE THE CAR LURCH FORWARD (PARK AND FOOT BRAKE WERE APPLIED). I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE INPUT SPEED SENSOR, THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, NO COST TO ME. THE NEXT INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A SIMILAR FASHION, THE CAR WAS PARKED AT WORK. WHEN I LEFT THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED THAT THE...

TRANSMISSION SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT ZERO. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY GEAR SHIFT WOULD HAVE TO BE SHIFTED BACK AND FOURTH TO GET VEHICLE TO START. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH VEHICLE LOSS ACCELERATION, COULD NOT EXCEED 30 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIRS SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSIOM HAD LOST ALL GEARS EXCEPT 1ST GEAR. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2001. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT EVER SINCE. I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL, AIR CONDITIONING, AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH HAS RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY $2,600 IN REPAIRS IN THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CRYSLER CORP. AND THEY DID NOT HELP ME IN ANYWAY. THE CAR ORIGNALLY HAD A 36,000 MILE 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON IT. NOW THE CRYSLER CORP. OFFERS A 7 YEAR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES. THIS THE FIRST CRYSLER PRODUCT AND THE LAST ONE I WILL EVER BUY. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED GM PRODUCTS AND CURRENTLY OWN A 1997 FORD F-150 PICKUP AND I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH IT. IS THERE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME? I HAVE ALL RECEIPTS FOR ALL REPAIRS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 15000 MILES. TRANMISSION WAS SLIPPING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

I PURCHASED A NEW 99 DODGE INTREPID IN JUNE 1999. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THE PURCHASE, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR BURNED OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR HOME, I DISCOVERED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID A ROD WAS NOT REATTACHED TO THE DOOR WHEN THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THEY FIXED IT AND THE DOOR WORKED FINE. IN APRIL OF 2000, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR BURNED OUT AND I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED. IN FEBRUARY OF 2001, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. I WAS TOLD THE SOLENOID PACK BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HERB GORDON WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL, SO I CALLED CHRYSLER IN MICHIGAN AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THE...

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 30-35MPH VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER CAMSHAFT AND TRANSMISSION SENSORS HAD FAILED. INDICATED THAT SLUG (OIL) CAUSED FAILURE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PROBLEM HAD REOCCURRED AFTER ARRIVING HOME.*AK