1999 DODGE INTREPID Problems & Recalls

THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT WENT OUT IN CAR. WINDOWS POWER KEEP GETTING STUCK.

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED, REPAIRED, OR TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE...

Mileage: 172,000

I BOUGHT THIS 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM CLIFFS USED CARS SALES TWO MONTHS AGO. EVERYTHING SEEMED GOOD ONE MONTH OR LESS LATER DRIVER SEAT BREAKS GOES BACKWARDS. THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT. TRIED EVERY TYPE IF BULB ITS THE HOUSING UNITS. NOW FRONT EBR CLYNKS OVER EVERY BUMP AND MAJESA ...

Mileage: 166,000

I BOUGHT THIS 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM CLIFFS USED CARS SALES TWO MONTHS AGO. EVERYTHING SEEMED GOOD ONE MONTH OR LESS LATER DRIVER SEAT BREAKS GOES BACKWARDS. THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT. TRIED EVERY TYPE IF BULB ITS THE HOUSING UNITS. NOW FRONT EBR CLYNKS OVER EVERY BUMP AND MAJESA ...

Mileage: 166,000

I BOUGHT THIS 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM CLIFFS USED CARS SALES TWO MONTHS AGO. EVERYTHING SEEMED GOOD ONE MONTH OR LESS LATER DRIVER SEAT BREAKS GOES BACKWARDS. THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT. TRIED EVERY TYPE IF BULB ITS THE HOUSING UNITS. NOW FRONT EBR CLYNKS OVER EVERY BUMP AND MAJESA ...

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION ON ITS OWN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V021000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. T...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS PUSHED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID....

Mileage: 120,785

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A STOMACH INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GETTING BAGS OUT OF THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK LIFT SUPPORT FAILED AND IMPACTED THE CONTACT'S HEAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BUMP ON THE HEAD BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 95,000

SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES, LINES BLEW. NEAR MISS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ACROSS MFRS. HAD THE SAME INCIDENT 1 MONTH AGO ON 1997 GM PRODUCT. WELL MAINTAINED CARS WITH SEVERELY CORRODED FUEL AND BRAKE LINES. I BET IT CAN BE TRACED TO A CHEAP SUPPLIER THAT SUPPLIED THE BIG 3 FOR A PERI...

Mileage: 66,903

DRIVING DOWN ROAD GOING APROX. 35 MPH. CAR DIED, HAD TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WOULDN'T START. WAITED ABOUT 5 MIN. THEN IT FINALLY STARTED UP. *TR

DRIVING 30 MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM AND THE CAR JUST DIED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC HAD TO PUSH TO A SIDE STREET AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART, AFTER RESEARCHING I HAVE FOUND THIS IS COMMON TO THIS MODEL AND SO FAR HAVE FOUND NO SOLUTIONS BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU LOOSE YOUR POWER STEERING AND BRAKE...

Mileage: 163,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR A DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE ...

Mileage: 163,900

PURCHASED VEHICLE 01/30/12,TEST DROVE,CHECKED FLUIDS,MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. SELLER SAID HE JUST HAD OIL CHANGE AND SMOG 1 MONTH PRIOR, HE PROVIDED ME DOCUMENTS CONFIRMING. HAD NO ISSUES WITH VEHICLE, UNTIL ABOUT 03/20/12,THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH WAS ODD. I CHECKED THE OIL,FOUND I...

Mileage: 153,024

PURCHASED VEHICLE 01/30/12,TEST DROVE,CHECKED FLUIDS,MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. SELLER SAID HE JUST HAD OIL CHANGE AND SMOG 1 MONTH PRIOR, HE PROVIDED ME DOCUMENTS CONFIRMING. HAD NO ISSUES WITH VEHICLE, UNTIL ABOUT 03/20/12,THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH WAS ODD. I CHECKED THE OIL,FOUND I...

Mileage: 153,024

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED AND IMMEDIATELY DISPENSED WATER INTO THE RADIATOR RESERVOIR. IN ADDITION, THE RADIATOR HOSE FRAC...

Mileage: 172,533

MY SISTER BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AT A DEALER IN COLUMBUS OHIO..TOOK THE CAR TO SAME DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS...LAST MONTH THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT GOING ON ...THEY DID SEVERAL REPAIRS TO FIX IT THE LAST BEING PUTTING IN A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO THE TUNE OF 2500. THE BLUE BOOK IS 300...

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE HOOD WAS RAISED WHILE SHE WAS CHECKING THE OIL. DURING THE PROCESS, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM THAT HELD THE HOOD UP FAILED AND THE HOOD COLLAPSED ON HER HEAD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE HOOD WAS RAISED WHILE SHE WAS CHECKING THE OIL. DURING THE PROCESS, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM THAT HELD THE HOOD UP FAILED AND THE HOOD COLLAPSED ON HER HEAD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT...

Mileage: 84,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID COOLING SYSTEM AND ENGINE TROUBLE

1999 DODGE INTREPID COOLING SYSTEM AND ENGINE TROUBLE

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. AFTER FINDING A SAFE PLACE TO QUICKLY PULL OVER, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR STRUT HAD FAILED COMPLETELY AND WAS RESTING ON A BRAND NEW TIRE. THE TIRE WAS SMOKING AND DESTROYED. IT HAD ONLY ...

Mileage: 73,400

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. I HAVE COMPLETE SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE VEHICLE SHOWING THAT ON AVG. THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 TO 3600 MILES. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT DURING ONE OF THE SNOWFALLS, THE ENGINE STARTED TO PUTTER AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. I HAVE MY RECEIPTS SHOWING THAT ...

Mileage: 144,001

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. I HAVE COMPLETE SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE VEHICLE SHOWING THAT ON AVG. THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 TO 3600 MILES. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT DURING ONE OF THE SNOWFALLS, THE ENGINE STARTED TO PUTTER AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. I HAVE MY RECEIPTS SHOWING THAT ...

Mileage: 144,001

EXCESSIVE STEERING PLAY. AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL GO ON ITS OWN IN THE DIRECTION THAT I PREVIOULSY TURNED. IT WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER SAFELY THEN IT TAKES AN EXTRA SECOND FOR STEERING TO RESPOND. IT STEERS LIKE A BOAT. NO INJURIES VECHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AFRAID TO D...

Mileage: 145,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID - 2.7 LITRE ENGINE. RPM'S PERIODICALLY DROPPED (LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO CUT OUT), BLACK SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE (SIGNIFYING BURNING OIL) WHILE IDLING OR UPON TAKEOFF FROM A DEAD STOP. ENGINE SEIZED 08/19/10 - NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER. TOTAL FAILURE - MUST REPLACE IT AT A COST O...

Mileage: 97,054

MY DODGE INTREPID WAS SERVICED AT KEYSTONE DODGE OR BUD BROWN DODGE IN OVERLAND PARK, KS FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE. AT JUST UNDER 70,000 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW BECAUSE OF SLUDGE. I WAS DRIVING AND I LOST ALL POWER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. DOD...

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH, FOLLOWED BY THE "OIL" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION ON THE INSTRUMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER THE ENGINE COOLED...

Mileage: 103,000

LOUD POP AND A HUGE CLOUD OF STEAM CAME OUT OF THE GRILL AND AROUND THE HOODS. I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE CLOUD OF STEAM FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ON CHRYSLER AUTOS. ( CONNECTOR VALVE ). *TR

Mileage: 92,270

THE DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR IS A BAD MOTOR, I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT REBUILT ONE TIME AND NOW IT APPEARS THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO ABOUT THIS CAR TELLS ME THE MOTORS ARE BAD. I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. IF I HAD KNOW THIS I WOULD NOT HAV...

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 INTREPID TO A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT. I WAS TRYING TO PARK IN THE PARKING DECK, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD CLICK. FROM THAT POINT ON THE CAR WOULD NOT STEER RIGHT NOR LEFT. THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO FORWARD OR BACK. MY MECHANIC SAID THE STEERING BROKE. ALL MY 34 YEARS OF DRIVING I...

Mileage: 145,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE SEIZED, FIRST TIME AUTO WAS IN DRIVEWAY, HAD TO HAVE NEW CRANK AND ROD BEARINGS REPLACE ALONG WITH TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP, SECOND TIME ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, NOW THE ENGINE HAS TO...

Mileage: 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND HE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMIN...

Mileage: 103,000

I HAVE A 99 DODGE INTREPID WITH 119K MILES ON IT. I JUST HAD MY INNER TIE ROD BUSHING REPLACED, IN THE LAST WEEK MY CAR HAS DIED TWICE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING 60MPH, AND AT A STOP LIGHT WHERE I COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE CAR WAS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I HAD TO STEP ON PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. THIS ...

Mileage: 119,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT T...

Mileage: 88,596

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND AND ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY WAS LOST. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. SHE THEN HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR T...

Mileage: 108,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND AND ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY WAS LOST. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. SHE THEN HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR T...

Mileage: 108,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE. ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OVER AND REMOVED THE PASSENGER FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE P...

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 LITE...

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.....

Mileage: 201,341

THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DOOR WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP WHEN ROLLED DOWN. *TR

THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS GETTING WATER IN TO IT AND FREEZING I REPLACED THE BOOSTER 4 YEARS AGO. SAME COMPLAINT HEN I HAD IT INTO A GARAGE THEY SAY THAT IT IS WATER A GAIN IT FROZE A GAIN EACH TIME IT DOES THIS THEIR IS NO WAY TO PUSH IN THE BRAKE PEDAL MEANING YOU HAVE NO BRAKES THIS CONDITION...

Mileage: 90,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE SEIZED UP WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. EVER SINCE THE CONTACT HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. SHE CANNOT ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN ROLLED UP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 20,000

FOR THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS NOW I HAVE BEEN HAVING ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. RECENTLY THINGS GOT WORSE. MY HEAT WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE CAR IS MOVING, GRAYISH SPOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND OVERHEATING. I WENT TO A WEBSITE THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT MY TYPE OF CAR AND THE MANY ENGINE...

Mileage: 104,410

FOR THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS NOW I HAVE BEEN HAVING ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. RECENTLY THINGS GOT WORSE. MY HEAT WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE CAR IS MOVING, GRAYISH SPOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND OVERHEATING. I WENT TO A WEBSITE THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT MY TYPE OF CAR AND THE MANY ENGINE...

Mileage: 104,410

FOR THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS NOW I HAVE BEEN HAVING ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. RECENTLY THINGS GOT WORSE. MY HEAT WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE CAR IS MOVING, GRAYISH SPOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND OVERHEATING. I WENT TO A WEBSITE THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT MY TYPE OF CAR AND THE MANY ENGINE...

Mileage: 104,410

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID ES AND WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JUST QUITS AND I HAVE TO COAST TO A SAFE AREA OFF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE JUST KILLS. ONCE STOPPED, I TRY STARTING THE ENGINE. IT JUST TURNS OVER AND WON'T START. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 3 TO 5 MINUTE, IT WILL START UP AS IF NO PROBLEM. MECHANI...

Mileage: 141,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR. AFTER REPLACING THE MOTOR IN 2006 35 DAYS AFTER BUYING IT LASTED TILL ABOUT SEPT OF 2008. HAD TO PUT IN ALL NEW TIMING CHAIN KIT. CAR RAN FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN BROKE DOWN AGAIN. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND NOW THE RIGHT REAR ROD IS SHOT. WITH ALL THE MONEY I HAV...

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. NO...

Mileage: 111,900

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.

Mileage: 89,000

IN 2001 I BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID 2.7L. IT WAS SERVICE REGULARLY AT KEYSTONE CHRYSLER IN MISSION, KANSAS. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004 I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT IT WAS RUNNING STRANGE SO I TOOK IT TO BUD BROWN DODGE IN OVERLAND PARK, KS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BELT HAD SLIPPED AND IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO TELL T...

Mileage: 79,000

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 FA...

Mileage: 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 ...

I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON MY 1999 DODGE ENGINE IN 2007. THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE SAID IT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. AND THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

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

Mileage: 72,000

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 H...

Mileage: 11,400

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

Mileage: 110,000

FIRST, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I GOT IT FROM TO FIND OUT THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, DID THIS. THEN I DROVE IT FOR 1 WEEK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANK SHAFT ...

Mileage: 188,758

FIRST, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I GOT IT FROM TO FIND OUT THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, DID THIS. THEN I DROVE IT FOR 1 WEEK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANK SHAFT ...

Mileage: 188,758

FIRST, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I GOT IT FROM TO FIND OUT THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, DID THIS. THEN I DROVE IT FOR 1 WEEK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANK SHAFT ...

Mileage: 188,758

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

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE HEARD A THUD AND A PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE CRANK BEARING CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF MAY 16, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VE...

Mileage: 98,000

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 ENGI...

Mileage: 64,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. IF THE CONTACT DOES NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WARMS UP, IT WILL SHUT OFF. ONCE THE TIMING CHAIN COOLS OFF, THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. ONCE THE VEHICLE GETS WARM, IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT ONCE IT WAS HOME, IT ...

Mileage: 94,000

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 R...

Mileage: 86,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

LOSS OF STEERING, KLUNKING IN THE FRONT END, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP.. *TR

Mileage: 118,260

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 MILEA...

Mileage: 76,000

ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM INSIDE OF DASH BURNED 1999 DODGE INTREPID SEDAN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. *CN

Mileage: 133,000

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 ...

Mileage: 60,784

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 TH...

Mileage: 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 ...

Mileage: 98,000

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

Mileage: 76,781

CHRYSLER INTREPID WOULD LOSE ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FIRST HEARD A CLICKING SOUND AND THEN A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COAST TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WIT...

Mileage: 105,881

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, GASKETS, OIL, FILTERS AND SEALS. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $1,000. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES, HE L...

Mileage: 91,954

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 ...

Mileage: 140,000

BLOWN MOTOR 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID JUST BOUGHT FROM LARGE DODGE DEALERSHIP 28 DAYS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

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 ...

Mileage: 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 DEAL...

Mileage: 67,000

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE 3 TIMES AN LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN IN A1999 DODGE INTREPID CAR 2.7 ENGINE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE WITH OIL CHANGED EVERY 2,500 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 3

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

Mileage: 124,000

IN JULY OF 2007 I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE INTREPID FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR. I PAID 3,000.00 FOR IT FROM AN ELDERLY LADY IN TOWN. WITHIN 2 MONTHS THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED AND WOUND ITSELF AROUND INSIDE THE ENGINE AND BLEW THROUGH THE CAM COVER. IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND THE ENGINE WAS TAK...

Mileage: 70,000

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 MECH...

Mileage: 100,061

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 W...

Mileage: 131,000

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 ENGI...

Mileage: 111,000

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 W...

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT TWO OF THE CONNECTING RODS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. ON AUGUST 26, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE ...

Mileage: 52,803

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 87,000

TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AT 76000 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP WITHIN THE ENGINE. CAR WAS MAINTAINED BY MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. *JB

Mileage: 76,606

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

Mileage: 102,000

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 MIL...

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAVE FAILED. SHE STATED THAT THE BOLTS DISPLAYED SIGNS OF CORROSION. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, IT KNOCKED DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE RODS AND CAUSED HER TO LOSE COMPL...

Mileage: 79,902

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...

Mileage: 60,000

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 ...

Mileage: 81,000

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 TURN...

Mileage: 85,717

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 30...

Mileage: 111,890

IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BOTH THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE CABLE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED CAUSING THE GLASS TO ENTER THE WINDOW FRAME AND THE CAR TO LOSE SPEED. I HAD THE WINDOW REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN AND HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR FEAR OF ANOTHER FAILURE.

Mileage: 95,000

IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BOTH THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE CABLE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED CAUSING THE GLASS TO ENTER THE WINDOW FRAME AND THE CAR TO LOSE SPEED. I HAD THE WINDOW REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN AND HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR FEAR OF ANOTHER FAILURE.

Mileage: 95,000

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...

Mileage: 67,000

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

Mileage: 112,606

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 C...

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH FELT LOOSE PLAY IN STEERING AND BEGAN MOVING OVER TO THE SLOW LANE AND AS I DID THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. AFTER I STOPPED AND IN THE PRESENCE OF A HIGHWAY PATROL I TURNED THE WHEEL AND YOU COULD SEE THAT THE WHEELS DID NOT TURN AT ALL. COMPLETE FAILURE. LUCK...

Mileage: 116,000

I HAVE A DODGE INTREPID THAT NOW HAS A BLOWN ENGINE WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER. IN TAKING IT TO THE MECHANIC, I FOUND THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE WAS THE WORST ONE CHRYSLER HAS MADE AND WAS A "DISPOSIBLE" ENGINE. MY WINDOWS DO NOT WORK, AND MY FAN (AIR/HEAT) ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. CALLS TO CHRYS...

Mileage: 112,064

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55-60 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER IS FAMILIAR WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE. HE FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER, IT WAS DENIED AND THEY DID NOT GIVE HIM AN EXPLANATION FOR THE DENIAL. THE FAI...

Mileage: 154,000

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 ...

Mileage: 96,800

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 ...

Mileage: 96,800

HEADLIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THEY GO FROM OFF, TO ON, TO OFF AS YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

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 HIGH...

Mileage: 81,818

ENGINE MADE LOUD WHISTLING NOISE THEN STARTED TICKING . LIFTED UP HOOD ON CAR TO FIND THE VALVE COVER HAD AN HOLE IN IT. OIL WAS SHOOTING OUT. TOOK CAR TO SHOP ,AND WAS TOLD VALVE SHOT OUT AND PUNCTURED VALVE COVER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. HE STATED THAT THE OIL PUMP CAUSED ALL OF THE COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE REMAINED. THE FAILURE INITIALLY BEGAN APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO AND OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CURREN...

Mileage: 51,000

ENGINE ON 1999 INTREPID BLEW OUT LAST MONTH AT 80,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE WERE DONE REGULARLY. WE ARE NOW PAYING $4760.00 TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGINE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

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....

Mileage: 86,410

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 VEHIC...

Mileage: 140,000

TL*- WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE CONTACT SAW THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT TURN ON IN THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A TICKING NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT STARTED. FAI...

Mileage: 86,400

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 ...

A FRIEND WAS GETTING ON TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND REVED THE ENGINE ALL THE WAY. WE HAD JUST PUT A NEW MOTOR IN THE VEHICLE SO HE SHUT THE CAR OFF TO PRESERVE THE MOTOR AND LOST MOST OF THE STEERING. HE HIT A WOOD SIGN POST AND COASTED DOWN THE HILL TO A GAS STATION. THE INSURANC...

Mileage: 132,000

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...

Mileage: 10,100

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...

Mileage: 10,100

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...

Mileage: 10,100

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

Mileage: 108,000

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 GAU...

Mileage: 82,000

HI, I'M SOMEONE WHO ALSO HAS BEEN BEAT UP MY CHRYSLER INTREPID. ON WENESDAY FEB 7, 2007 I WAS AT AN AUCTION AND SAW THIS GREAT LOOKING 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH ONLY 78,000 MILES ON IT. MY GIRL NEEDED A GOOD DEPENDABLE CAR TO GET TO WORK, MAN I DIDN'T WANT ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT, SO I WAS VERY HA...

Mileage: 78,300

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....

Mileage: 75,535

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...

Mileage: 89,000

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

Mileage: 88,568

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 T...

Mileage: 90,000

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 VEHICL...

Mileage: 53,000

ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE. LOST POWER AND SEIZED UP DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. *JB

Mileage: 88,000

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 CONTAC...

Mileage: 76,000

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, CA...

Mileage: 25,000

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

OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE STARVED THE BEARINGS OF OIL. RUINED THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE RODS ON THE ENGINE. ONLY 62,420 MILES ON THE WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 62,420

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 (USE...

Mileage: 106,000

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

Mileage: 85,000

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID STOPPED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND REACHED OVER TO TURN ON MORE HEAT. THE CAR JUST DIED. I COULD NOT GET IT RESTARTED. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME AND HAD A MECHANIC COME TO THE HOUSE TO LOOK THE CAR OVER. H...

Mileage: 150,000

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

Mileage: 150,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN ODOR OF SMOKE WAS NOTICED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED AND PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE, THE CONTACT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT EXITED T...

Mileage: 170,000

BRAKES HISS AND GET HARD WHEN TEMP DROPS BELOW 32 DEGREES, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. UNABLE TO STOP. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WAS RUINED DUE TO RUST, BECAUSE WATER RUNS INTO THE AREA FROM WINDSHIELD DRAINAGE POINTS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH ALL...

Mileage: 89,000

BRAKES HISS AND GET HARD WHEN TEMP DROPS BELOW 32 DEGREES, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. UNABLE TO STOP. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WAS RUINED DUE TO RUST, BECAUSE WATER RUNS INTO THE AREA FROM WINDSHIELD DRAINAGE POINTS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH ALL...

Mileage: 89,000

BRAKES HISS AND GET HARD WHEN TEMP DROPS BELOW 32 DEGREES, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. UNABLE TO STOP. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WAS RUINED DUE TO RUST, BECAUSE WATER RUNS INTO THE AREA FROM WINDSHIELD DRAINAGE POINTS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH ALL...

Mileage: 89,000

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 VAL...

Mileage: 77,000

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...

Mileage: 35

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 G...

Mileage: 130,300

I WAS DRIVING NEIGHBOR AND GRANDSON DOWN INTERSTATE TO DESTINATION 25 MILES. AWAY. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES INTO TRIP BEGAN TO FEEL CAR PULLING BACK AS I TRIED TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH. CAR STALLED AS I EXITED INTERSTATE AND EVERY TIME I HAD TO STOP. MADE IT TO DESTINATION AND CAR COMPLE...

Mileage: 93,000

DODGE INTREPID 1998 TO LATEST MODEL YEAR. ENGINE 2.7L PROBLEM ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS ENGINE CAUSED BY THE WATER PUMP. THE WEEP (VENT) HOLE IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE HEADS IN THE "V" VALLEY OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE WEEP HOLE IS TO ALERT THE OWNER OR MECHANIC OF A...

Mileage: 87,000

HEAD LIGHTS ON VEHICLE BECAME CLOUDED UP. LIMITED VISION OF ROAD AT NIGHT. I TRY NOT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, I DO NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *NM

Mileage: 27,000

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...

Mileage: 80,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON CLEAR DRY ROADS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER 40 MINUTES, AND WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMI...

Mileage: 129,970

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND THEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THE ENGINE NEED...

Mileage: 92,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE VALVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.

Mileage: 84,936

THE ROD IN THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING DUE TO THE OIL RETURN BEING BUILT WITH 2 90 DEGREE ANGLES NOT ALLOWING OIL TO GET BACK INTO THE ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 127,979

THE ENGINE FAILED AFTER ONLY 75000 MILES.I HAD JUST HAD THE THE TIMING CHAIN,OIL PUMP REPLACED AND THE ENGINE FLUSHED FOR OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE.I HAVE NOT HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED YET BECAUSE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. *NM

Mileage: 75,000

ON AUGUST 15, 2005 MY CAR SEIZED ITS MOTOR. A 99' DODGE INTREPID. I FILED THIS INFORMATION AT THAT TIME . IT HAS CASUED EXTREME FIANACAIL DISASTER IN MY LIFE SINCE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE CAR. *NM

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID THAT BLEW A ROD AT 72,000 MILES WITH NO WARNING. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT $3,000 AND TWO WEEKS AGO AT 102,000 MILES I STARTED TO HEAR A RAPPING SOUND THAT WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER ROD, BUT BEFORE THE ENGINE COULD BLOW ANOTHER ROD SOMETHING IN THE TIMING SNAPPED, SO ...

Mileage: 102,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID THAT BLEW A ROD AT 72,000 MILES WITH NO WARNING. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT $3,000 AND TWO WEEKS AGO AT 102,000 MILES I STARTED TO HEAR A RAPPING SOUND THAT WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER ROD, BUT BEFORE THE ENGINE COULD BLOW ANOTHER ROD SOMETHING IN THE TIMING SNAPPED, SO ...

Mileage: 102,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID THAT BLEW A ROD AT 72,000 MILES WITH NO WARNING. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT $3,000 AND TWO WEEKS AGO AT 102,000 MILES I STARTED TO HEAR A RAPPING SOUND THAT WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER ROD, BUT BEFORE THE ENGINE COULD BLOW ANOTHER ROD SOMETHING IN THE TIMING SNAPPED, SO ...

Mileage: 102,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMANATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND EXAMINED THE ENGINE. UPON LIFTING THE HOOD, ANOTHER SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE V...

Mileage: 54,777

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, EVERYTIME I COME TO A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE SHAKES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STAYS ON, THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERS ALSO WHEN AT STOP LIGHT. 109,000 MILES. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS THE EARLY STAGES OF THE ENGINE BLOWING. COST $5000. *NM

THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE RESULTING IN BENT VALVES AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLING. *JB

Mileage: 92,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID. *NM

Mileage: 117,200

THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AT THE RED LIGHT STOPS. I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM AND THEY CHANGED THE OIL. A MONTH LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND SINCE THE CAR HAD 74,000...

Mileage: 77,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 35 IN SOUTHERN MN AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER THAN QUIT. THE ENGINE SEIZED AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 108,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AROUND 86,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 86,000

FIRST ENGINE FAILED AT 84367 MILES ON 03/18/03 AND WAS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. REBUILT LONG BLOCK WAS INSTALLED. SECOND ENGINE HAS NOW FAILED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 WITH 154004 MILES ON THE CAR. LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON THE SECOND ENGINE. TIMING CHAIN HAS FAILED AND IS STICKING THROUGH THE VALV...

Mileage: 84,366

I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND SMOKING. IT CAUSED ME TO BE WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND PAY OVER $6,000 TO FIX IT. I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE ALONG WITH OIL FILTER AND ALL FLUIDS. *NM

Mileage: 99,774

2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE, NEEDS NEW ENGINE OR REBUILT ONE WITH OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM CORRECTED TO STOP FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. *JB

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING STARTED BONGING AND I LOOKED DOWN TO NOTICE THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIGHT UP AND THEN THE CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER SO THAT I COULD GET OUT OF TRAFFIC BUT THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE UP AND MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER...

Mileage: 134,500

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 CONTRO...

Mileage: 98,486

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 CONTRO...

Mileage: 98,486

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 CONTRO...

Mileage: 98,486

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 108,948

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 SINC...

Mileage: 96,444

2.7 ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 98,031

I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS WHO HAVE HAD THIS 2.7 DOHC GIVE OUT. DAILMER CHRYSLER SAYS THAT IT IS DUE TO NEGLECT BUT I WOULD SAY WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THEIR IS A SEVERE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. IT IS NOT JUST THE 1999 2.7 ENGINE THEIR IS A FEW YEARS AFTER 1999 AND ...

Mileage: 98,031

I PURCHASED MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM A REPUTABLE FIREFIGHTERS IN MY AREA IN 2004, THIS PERSON REASSURED ME THAT THIS CAR WOULD BE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY BECAUSE HE'D JUST PUT AN ENGINE AND DID OTHER MINOR WORK, AND SHOWED AND PROVIDED ME WITH DOCUMENTATION. A YEAR AND ...

I PURCHASED MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM A REPUTABLE FIREFIGHTERS IN MY AREA IN 2004, THIS PERSON REASSURED ME THAT THIS CAR WOULD BE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY BECAUSE HE'D JUST PUT AN ENGINE AND DID OTHER MINOR WORK, AND SHOWED AND PROVIDED ME WITH DOCUMENTATION. A YEAR AND ...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/6/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 118,666

DRIVING DOWN THE PA TURNPIKE, 1999 DODGE INTREPID SUDDENLY LOST POWER THEN STARTED KNOCKING REAL BAD. *NM

Mileage: 118,666

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID SUDDENLY LOST POWER ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VALVES AND THE CYLINDER. THE PRICE TO FIX THIS IS OVER $4000. *JB

Mileage: 104,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE TOLL WAY AT 55-60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. A PUDDLE OF OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE OIL PAN. AFT...

Mileage: 97,000

DODGE INTREPID 2.7L MOTOR FAILED IN OILING SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, OIL LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS TAPPING SOUND. MOTOR HAS EST 65,000 MILES ON IT. TOWING TO DEALER, THE DEALER REPORTED THE MOTOR IS TOTALED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DURING OUR VACATION, AND THE C...

Mileage: 135,000

ON AUGUST 18, 2006 I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE AND IT MADE A KNOCKING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT. MY HUSBAND TOWED IT HOME AND REPLACED SENSORS, PLUGS, AIR FILTER, AND OTHER THINGS. THE CAR STILL WULDN'T START. TALKING TO A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHAN...

WITHOUT WARNING MY 2.7L ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL I HIT A CONCRETE POST. HIGHWAY PATROL CAME BUT DID NOT PRESS CHARGES AGAINST ME FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS BUT WELL DOCUMENTED DESIGN FLAW OF THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND I HOPE I CAN RECOVE...

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID CAR. IT HAS ABOUT 100K MILES. THE ENGINE, WITHOUT WARNING, BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT LEFT ME STRANDED. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL DODGE DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY REFUSE TO WORK ON THE ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 10,900

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 SERIOU...

Mileage: 40

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE EVENING WHEN THE CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER AND DIED. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. A FEW YOUNG MEN HAD TO HELP ME PUSH MY CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WORK THIRD SHIFT AND IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT SO I WAS VERY SCARED. I GOT A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE CAR BACK TO THE HOUSE AND T...

Mileage: 64,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DOWN A STREET, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER IN...

Mileage: 120,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DOWN A STREET, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER IN...

Mileage: 120,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING AFTER HEARING CLUNKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A NORMAL ROAD CONDITION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR WHO DETERMINED THAT...

Mileage: 125,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CHANGE TWO WEEKS...

Mileage: 127,000

MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS RETURNING HOME FROM TAKING ME TO WORK. IN THE CAR WITH HER WAS MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON AND TWO YEAR OLD NIECE. WHILE TRAVELING ALONG A RURAL HIGHWAY 12 IN THE NORTHWEST OF IDAHO WITH A POSTED SPEED OF 55 MPH. SHE FELT THE CAR SURGE OR SPUTTER. SHE BECAME WORRIED AND WITHOUT FURTHER...

Mileage: 71,264

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,...

Mileage: 80,000

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID JUST QUIT RUNNING IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. THE ENGINE APPARENTLY HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AFTER OVER $1,000 IN REPAIRS AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON IT SINCE JUNE 1, 2006. THE ENGINE HAD APPROX 80,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

BOUGHT 3 YEARS AGO USED, IT HAD EMISSIONS ISSUES WITH THE ORIGINAL ENGINE. AT ABOUT 74,000 MILES THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. ENGINE DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR IT TO COOL ITSELF PROPERLY WHILE RUNNING AND RESULTS IN THE OIL BURNING WITHIN BEFORE THE ENGINE CAN CIRCULATE IT WHICH FINALLY RESULTS IN THE "...

Mileage: 74,000

BOUGHT 3 YEARS AGO USED, IT HAD EMISSIONS ISSUES WITH THE ORIGINAL ENGINE. AT ABOUT 74,000 MILES THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. ENGINE DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR IT TO COOL ITSELF PROPERLY WHILE RUNNING AND RESULTS IN THE OIL BURNING WITHIN BEFORE THE ENGINE CAN CIRCULATE IT WHICH FINALLY RESULTS IN THE "...

Mileage: 74,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L ENGINE FAILURE AT 130,000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 130,000

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 EXCESSI...

Mileage: 70,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE STEERING RACK BOLTS CAME OUT FOR THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FUSES HAVE BLOWN FIVE TIMES AND THE BRAKE AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE STEERING RACK BOLTS CAME OUT FOR THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FUSES HAVE BLOWN FIVE TIMES AND THE BRAKE AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE STEERING RACK BOLTS CAME OUT FOR THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FUSES HAVE BLOWN FIVE TIMES AND THE BRAKE AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING.

'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 BE...

2.7 L V-6 DODGE INTREPID: THIS ENGINE IS BEYOND WORDS TO DESCRIBE A HORRIBLE DESIGN FLAW. THE ENGINE'S OIL LIGHT FLICKERS AND NOW THE MOTOR PRODUCES A NOISE LIKE THE LIFTERS ARE NOT GETTING OIL. THE HIGH BRASS OF D/C WILL BLAME EVERY CUSTOMER OF NEGLECT AND OIL SLUDGE RATHER THAN NOTICE A HUGE PATT...

Mileage: 56,671

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

Mileage: 125,000

WENT TO CRANK VEHICLE AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND WARPED THE VALVES,THEREFORE NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. HAVE NOT DONE ANY REPAIRS THE CAR HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH FIDELITY WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT COVER BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP, BUT NOT DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. *JB

Mileage: 93,800

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CAR STALLED SUDDENLY AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE NOTED ON THE OIL CAP AND ON THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY, INCLUDING ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETER...

Mileage: 100,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID, ENGINE FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 63,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID. TIMING CHAIN BROKE WITH NO WARNING AT IDLE. TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE THEY CHARGED ME 900.00 FOR NEW CHAIN AND THEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT DUE TO BENT VALVES. I ENDED UP TOWING THE CAR HOME AND IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH 72000 MILES O...

Mileage: 72,000

ENGINE BLOWN UP, DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 100,300

MOTOR ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID STOPPED RUNNING WITH ONLY 95,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

Mileage: 95,703

THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER FOR A RECALL PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED BEFORE. MY WIFE WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE FRONT END WAS BADLY DAMAGED. MY WIFE ALSO WAS JERKED BEFORE THE SEAT BELT GRABBED HER. *JB

Mileage: 170,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A CLANKING NOISE AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT.

Mileage: 82,000

AECM MEMORY DID NOT REGISTER UPON IMPACT IN ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAG "DID NOT DEPLOY" AT "IMPACT". MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE MAIN FRAME IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE MAIN BAR IS PUSHED BACK INTO THE RADIATOR, IN WHICH THE RADIATOR IS PUSHED BACK CLOSE TO THE MOTOR. THE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED, HEADLIGHTS WERE PO...

Mileage: 160,000

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID AND NEED TWO WINDOWS FIXED REGULATORS IN THE DOOR. THE GARAGE I BROUGHT MY CAR TO SAID HE HAS REPLACED A LOT OF THESE REGULATORS IN THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID. I FEEL THAT IF IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED FOR INSPECTION THEN THERE MUST BE SOME SAFETY REASON. EVERY TIME I AM ON THE TU...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 10-20 MPH THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE, AND NEEDED TO ...

Mileage: 75,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CRUISE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TACHOMETER DROPPED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER 15 MINUTES WOULD RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER...

Mileage: 92,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. WHILE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT QUICKLY STALLED AGAIN. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT OR ANY WARNING ...

Mileage: 60,000

WAS DRIVING 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID, THAT I PURCHASED FIVES MONTHS AGO, STARTED TO HEAR TICKING NOISE. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE OIL - NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON - THE OIL LEVEL WAS FINE. SHUT THE CAR DOWN A HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC WHERE HE SAID I HAD A BLOWN ENGINE. SAID THE 2.7 L ENGINES WERE PRON...

Mileage: 115,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS BUILDUP IN THE OIL-PAN WHICH CAUSED THE RODS TO KNOCK AND THE ENGIN...

Mileage: 70,000

ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AT 89,000 MILES, AND NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HAPPENED I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK AT IT, THEY TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING. I HAD THE LOOK AT IT AN...

Mileage: 89,000

DRIVING N ON 59 S WHEN VEHICLE MADE AWFUL NOISE-PULLED OVER AND CAME TO STOP-CALLED WRECKER AND TOOK TO DEALER FROM WHOM CAR WAS PURCHASED-ENGINE HAD BLOWN EVEN THOUGH OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN DONE DAY BEFORE AND ON REGULAR BASIS-HAD CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS-CAR NEEDS NEW ENGINE-WOULD COST MORE THAN CAR IS ...

Mileage: 83,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THEN WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.

Mileage: 98,000

ENGINE STARTED USING QT OF OIL EVERY 1000 MI. WHEN I STARTED HEARING SOMETHING IN THE MOTOR, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT THIS THEY SAID TO USE SYNTHETIC OIL, CHANGE OIL AT NO MORE THAN 3000 MI. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE ON A TRIP GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. PUL...

Mileage: 116,000

WAS DRIVING 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH 2.7 V6 ENGINE, BEGAN HEARING LOUD CLICKING NOISE. STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN CAR SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE, METAL SHAVINGS,AND TIMING CHAIN. ...

Mileage: 72,300

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THERE WAS A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BAD AND THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW IN 1-2 MONTHS.

Mileage: 95,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN DECEMBER 2005 THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE MAIN ENGINE BEARING HAD FAILED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL 2.7...

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 113,804

I WAS DRIVING ON THE I -5 NORTHBOUND TO OCEANSIDE, WHEN I STARTED HEARING A CLACKING/CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I PULLED IN TOWARDS THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVELS FOR THE CAR, WHICH WERE FINE. I DROVE ANOTHER 2 MILES AND STARTED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY WHEN A TOTAL POWER LOSS ...

Mileage: 6

CHRYSLER 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 75,850

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ENGINE SPUTTER, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WAS REPLACED,...

Mileage: 94,360

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING AND RATTLING NOISE, THE VEHICLE THEN STOPPED. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHICH DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DODGE STATED A ROD HAD SNAPPED, AND CONTACT ...

Mileage: 62,000

PURCHASED THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID ON SEP 16, 2005 THE CAR HAD 77,823 MILES . BEFORE PURCHASING THE CAR I DID RUN A CAR FAX ON THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR AND HAD AN 11 POINT CHECK BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR CAME WITH A WARRANTY. NOV 26, 05 WHEN THE CAR STARTED A LOUD KNOCKI...

Mileage: 81,221

ENGINE FAILURE IN OUR 99 DODGE INTREPID AT 93,720 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH HUSBAND & OUR BABY IN THE CAR. CAR TOWED & DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE FAILURE, ADVISED WOULD NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE AT COST OF $4,500. ENGINE NOT REPLACED, HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR, CREATING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. *JB

Mileage: 93,721

DRIVING ILLINOIS HIGHWAY 55 SOUTHBOUND WHEN 1999 DODGE INTREPID STARTED KNOCKING AND BUCKING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. GOT A CHANCE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAR STOPPED. TRIED TO START CAR BACK UP AND IT STARTED KNOCKING LOUDER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE THE KNOCKING THERE WAS NO OTHER EVI...

1999 DODGE INTREPID (C. 52.218) ORIGINAL MILES. DRIVING HOME FROM LOCAL MALL, ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO TRAVEL, ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A TAPPING NOISE. ARRIVED HOME ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER AND SHUT CAR OFF. CONTACTED A FRIEND WHO IS RETIRED MECHANIC. HE TRIED TO START ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS, HE SAID THE E...

Mileage: 52,303

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER FOUND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN AND...

Mileage: 130,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES. ORIGINAL ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND WAS REPLACED WITH SHORT BLOCK AT 50,162 MILES. THIS ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SHORT BLOCK AT 60,310 MILES. NOW THIS ENGINE IS KNOCKING AT 90,413 MILES AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT WITH ANY WARRANTY. THE...

Mileage: 90,415

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND RETURNING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE PROBLEM IS BELIEVED TO BE A SLUDGE BUILD UP AROUND THE TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.

Mileage: 94,914

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...

Mileage: 111,000

ON FEB 17 2006 A KNOCKING BEGAN UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. ON FEB 20 2006 THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO SUNOCO FOR INVESTIGATION, THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT ASAP. ON FEB 21ST THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A...

Mileage: 99,075

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS IN HER VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 45 MPH. THERE WAS BRAKING PRIOR TO IMPACT. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT. THERE WAS DAMAGE...

Mileage: 82,794

DRIVING ON I-80 IN PA AT NIGHT AND MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L ENGINE SUDDENLY SEIZED. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. *JB

Mileage: 79,000

ENGINE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THEN THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS LOST WITHIN 5 MINUTES. *JB

Mileage: 123,000

WE OWN A 99' DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS JUST TODAY WENT OUT ON US. IT HAS BEEN SMOKING FOR AT LEAST 11 MONTHS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUOUSLY AND TOLD ABOUT THE SMOKING AND THEY KEPT TELLING US THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WELL TODAY SOMETHING POPPED REALLY LOU...

Mileage: 106,562

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. NEITHER T...

Mileage: 75,860

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 124,500

CAR 99 INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. CAR WAS PULLED OVER AND A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. THE FAILURE IS DESCRIBED AS MAIN BEARINGS BREAKING UP AND DAMAGING ENGINE. CAR HAD JUST BEEN TO DODGE DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE MONTH HAD OIL CHANGE AND PAN WAS REPL...

Mileage: 93,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STEERING POORLY AND THEREFORE, IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE RACK WAS BROKEN AND IT WAS REPLACED. NOW, WHILE DRIVING 3MPH THE WHEELS TOW IN AND THE TIE RODS MOVE TO THE CENTER OF THE RACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDEN...

Mileage: 101,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE DEALER REPLACED A COMPUTER CHIP AND THIS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND APP...

Mileage: 48,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE DEALER REPLACED A COMPUTER CHIP AND THIS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND APP...

Mileage: 48,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE DEALER REPLACED A COMPUTER CHIP AND THIS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND APP...

Mileage: 48,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE A TICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 127,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STARTED CHUGGING AND THEN LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO AT LEAST GET IT ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED AND THEN ABOUT 1/2 WAY D...

Mileage: 97,000

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. OIL SLUDGE. *JB

Mileage: 188,000

ENGINE MADE KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RAMP. HAD CAR TOWED TO GARAGE. TOLD NEED NEW ENGINE ESTIMATED AROUND $5300.00.MILAGE ON CAR AT TIME OF INCIDENT 103,283. *AK

Mileage: 103,283

THE ENGINE FAILED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING AND IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THIS CAR HAD 70000 MILES, MOST OF THEM HIGHWAY MILES. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE. THIS CAR HAS HAD REGULAR 3000 MILES OIL CHANGES, AND I AM FINDING OUT THIS WAS COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE. NOW, BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DEMAND FOR T...

Mileage: 74,000

IN 2002 MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID DIED ON I-80 IN SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET IT OFF THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. IT WAS UNDER WARRAN...

Mileage: 99,000

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMERS RESIDENCE. IT WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED....

Mileage: 70,139

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 TH...

Mileage: 47,000

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND LOST ALL POWER WHICH CAUSED POWER STEERING FAILURE AND REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP AND WATER. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 122,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ON THE VEHICLE FOGGED OVER. THE FOG REDUCES NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DAMAGED AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THEREFORE THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE FOGGY GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ...

Mileage: 110,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ON THE VEHICLE FOGGED OVER. THE FOG REDUCES NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DAMAGED AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THEREFORE THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE FOGGY GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ...

Mileage: 110,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL, #04V021000, FOR THE FLOOR SHIFT. THE REPAIR WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED THE COST OF THE PART, BUT WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE LABOR EXPENSE. THE CONTACT ORIGINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEAL...

Mileage: 108,000

PROPER MAINTENANCE, ALL RECORDS PRESENT. ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, DEALERSHIP SAYS NEED NEW ENGINE. IT'S ONLY 65K MILES!! CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE CAUSE ENGINE MAY FAIL ANYTIME AND I GET OUT OF CONTROL ON HIGHWAY. CAR PARKED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER - NO HELP. WORST PART - ALL DEALERS KNOW, BUT NOBODY DO...

Mileage: 65,000

1999 INTREPID I TOOK GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND THE ENGINE WENT TO PIECES COSTING $7000 TO FIX. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH A KNOCKING NOISE APPEARED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED AN OIL LINE TO THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY, AND SUGGESTED THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE.*A...

Mileage: 103,000

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 ...

Mileage: 110,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V035000 CONCERNING THE FRONT ASSEMBLY RECLINER RECALL REPAIRS DONE, THE BOLT FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINED, AND THE DRIVER SEAT FELL INTO THE BACK SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE EMERGENC...

Mileage: 78,370

WE HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID THAT BEGAN TO HAVE EXHAUST SMOKE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED CHANGING OIL TO HAVOLINE 10W-40 MAX. WE DID SO. THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE A SMOKING EXHAUST. WE HAVE REGULARLY CHANGED THE OIL BEFORE THE 3 THOUSAND MILE MARK. WE HAD ABOUT ONE THOUSAND MILES FROM THE LAST O...

Mileage: 114,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADDED MORE OIL. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE F...

Mileage: 90,000

OIL LIGHT COMES ON AT IDLE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 115,000 MILES ON IT AND IN MY EXPERIENCE THAT IS A LITTLE PREMATURE ON A CAR THAT HAS HAD ALL ITS MAINTENANCE ON IT SINCE IT WAS NEW. I AM THE SECOND OWNER BUT I GOT IT FROM MY FATHER IN LAW AS A WEDDING GIFT. *JB

Mileage: 115,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT LOST POWER AND STALLED. SHE HEARD A CLINGING" SOUND PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING, BUT NO OTHER SIGNS INDICATED A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK AFTER SHE HEARD THE SOUND. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING AN ...

Mileage: 93,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT LOST POWER AND STALLED. SHE HEARD A CLINGING" SOUND PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING, BUT NO OTHER SIGNS INDICATED A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK AFTER SHE HEARD THE SOUND. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING AN ...

Mileage: 93,000

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 REPLAC...

Mileage: 126,000

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 REPLAC...

Mileage: 126,000

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 REPLAC...

Mileage: 126,000

99 DODGE INTREPID SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HANDLE BAR BECAME HARD TO TURN. NOW I'M BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW MOTOR. THE MOTOR ON THE CAR IS A 2.7 L WITH 83,000 MILES ON IT. OIL CHANGE HAS BEEN DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DEFAULT ON THESE MODELS...

AT 1145 AM, 29 NOVEMBER 2005, I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 675 AT ABOUT @ 65 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, JUST QUIT. I MADE MY WAY ACROSS ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. INITIALLY, IT WAS THOUGHT THAT ...

Mileage: 123,500

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. SHE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHAN...

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, GOING 60 MPH, MY CAR STALLED (JERKED) AND WITHIN 2 SECONDS CAME BACK ON BY ITSELF. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO THANKSGIVING DINNER AT 25 MPH, MY CAR STALLED COMPLETELY. I HEARD NO KNOCKING OR TICKING PRIOR TO...

Mileage: 135,500

1999 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 L ENGINE FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS. RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND DOCUMENTED. *JB

Mileage: 130,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE BEFORE THIS FAILURE. A REPAIR SHOP SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 120,000

ENGINE FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 159,000

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR SEIZE UP FOR NO REASON, OIL IS ALWAYS CHANGED ON TIME, BUT HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM & THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPANY'S TAKING UP LAW SUITS FOR THIS SITUATION. *JB

Mileage: 137,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. THE TIMING CHAIN CAME LOSE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING A LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT GOES OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. BOTH TIMES THEY TOLD HER IT WAS HER ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER...

Mileage: 84,305

MY CAR CUT OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED 55MPH I HAVE 63000 MILES ON THE CAR THE CAR WILL NOT START. *JB

Mileage: 63,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED INITIALLY THERE WAS GRAY SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE OIL PAN. THE OIL PAN WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2005. THEN, ON AUGUST 31, 2005, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE DIED. THE ...

DT: THE CONTACT STATE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON JUNE 5, 2005. SHE REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE WAS BAD AND HAD SLUDGE IN IT. SHE BELIEVED THIS WAS THE DEFECT WITHIN THE ENGINE.*AK

Mileage: 86,000

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 BEE...

Mileage: 80,800

EARLY ENGINE FAILURE OF 2.7L DODGE. INTREPID ENGINE, DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 86,000

ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L MOTORS. *JB

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR PURCHASED WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT. I KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE ROUTE 4 CHRYSLER/ DODGE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR (WHICH HAS A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM). THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK ...

Mileage: 2

I HAD ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR A WEEK, AND THERE WAS AN AWFUL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL FROM MY TAIL PIPE. I HAVE TO PUT ABOUT A QUART AND A HALF INTO THE ENGINE EVERY OTHER DAY. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND MY CAR STARTED MAKING THIS AW...

Mileage: 101,110

THE PROBLEMS WITH MY INTREPID STARTED WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND IT HAD STALLED OUT ON ME A FEW TIMES. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RUN AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO BRING IT TO A DODGE DEALER IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. ON FRIDAY SEPT 16TH I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER. I WA...

Mileage: 80,300

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND WENT OFF ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN...

MY TIMING CHAIN IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID IS ABOUT TO BREAK, I ALREADY REPLACED THE OIL SENDING UNIT AND CONNECTOR, ALL THESE PROBLEMS INDICATE ENGINE FAILURE WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ENGINE PARTS THAT ARE ABOUT TO FAIL IN MY 2.7 ENGINE, THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE SERIO...

Mileage: 86,600

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

DT: THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 1999 DODGE INTREPID WHEN THE CAR LOCKED, INCLUDING THE STEERING AND THE ENGINE. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS KIND WITH THIS CAR. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. HE REPORTED OF HAV...

Mileage: 115,000

DT: THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 1999 DODGE INTREPID WHEN THE CAR LOCKED, INCLUDING THE STEERING AND THE ENGINE. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS KIND WITH THIS CAR. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. HE REPORTED OF HAV...

Mileage: 115,000

I HAD A 99 DODGE INTREPID. MY CAR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL AND WE BELIEVED THERE TO BE A LEAK BECAUSE IT WOULD NEVER HOLD OIL VERY LONG BEFORE THE TANK WOULD BE BONE DRY. BUT EVEN AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC WE COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. IN MARCH WAS DRIVING BACK INTO TOWN WHEN MY CAR BROKE ...

Mileage: 93,000

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THE CONTACT HAD TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS INSPECT THE VEHICLE, AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT WORTH A DIME. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE NEVER PUT THIS TYPE OF MOTOR INTO A VEHICL...

Mileage: 57,000

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 ...

Mileage: 60,000

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 ...

Mileage: 60,000

1999 INTREPID ES, 114,000 MILES. A/C STOPPED WORKING. A/C FUSE WAS INTACT, AND A DIAGNOSIS OF THE COMPRESSOR SHOWED IT WAS OKAY AND FULL OF FREON. FURTHER EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN/HIGH FUSE WAS BLOWN, WHICH WAS KEEPING THE A/C COMPRESSOR FROM COMING ON. FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT BLE...

Mileage: 110,000

DT: THE CALLER SAID TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NOISES, BUT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CALLER'S HOME. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

Mileage: 122,000

THE ENGINE IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT NOT A DEFAULT, BUT IT WAS THE FACT THAT THE OIL NEEDS TO BE CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES ON POINT AND USE 5W 30 OIL. IF THIS IS TRUE, WHY WAS THIS INFORMATION NOT INCLUD...

Mileage: 98,000

DT: THE CONTACT BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. HE HAD IT FOR 6 MONTHS AND STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. HE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MOTOR, AND IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HE HAD BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE MANU...

Mileage: 62,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY RESTRAINED, BUT TOO MUCH. THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED, CUTTING INTO THE DRIVER; THERE WAS NO PLAY IN BELT. *AK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ADJUSTING MOUNTS FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT. THE ADJUSTING MOUNT FAILED TO LOCK INTO PLACE WHEN...

Mileage: 90,000

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40 KM WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT T5 MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH CAUSED IT TO HIT A ROD. PREV...

Mileage: 165,000

DT: THE CALLER'S STATES SON WAS DRIVING A T30 MPH AND VEHICLE STALLED. HE HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER HAS NOT GIVEN A REASON BUT SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. MANUFACTURER GAVE HER A REFERENCE NUMBER...

Mileage: 65,000

AUTO QUIT WHILE DRIVING UNABLE TO CONTROL, MOTOR LOCKED UP SOLID. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

1999 DODGE INTREPEID--2.7L ENGINE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TRIED TO RESTART CAR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. UPON HAVING MY CAR...

Mileage: 85,500

1999 DODGE INTREPEID--2.7L ENGINE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TRIED TO RESTART CAR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. UPON HAVING MY CAR...

Mileage: 85,500

BLOWN 2.7L ENGINE

Mileage: 84,171

MY 99 INTREPED THE COOLING FAN AND AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT WORKING, THIS IS AFTER THE 2.7 MOTER DIED AND WAS REPLACED

Mileage: 85,400

MY 99 INTREPED THE COOLING FAN AND AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT WORKING, THIS IS AFTER THE 2.7 MOTER DIED AND WAS REPLACED

Mileage: 85,400

MY 99 INTREPED THE COOLING FAN AND AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT WORKING, THIS IS AFTER THE 2.7 MOTER DIED AND WAS REPLACED

Mileage: 85,400

DT: ONTACT STATES CAR WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE MECHANIC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE SUSPENSION. SHE DID NOT GET IT FIXED BECAUSE IT WILL COST $1,000.00.*AK CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT CAMBER ADJUSTER KIT FOR $150.00. *TT

1999 DODGE INTREPID WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHILE AT THE GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN HOT OR MADE LOUD NOISES AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED PER SERVICE DEALER THAT THE ENGINES HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THE CON...

Mileage: 59,500

1999 DODGE INTREPID WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHILE AT THE GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN HOT OR MADE LOUD NOISES AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED PER SERVICE DEALER THAT THE ENGINES HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THE CON...

Mileage: 59,500

1999 DODGE INTREPID WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHILE AT THE GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN HOT OR MADE LOUD NOISES AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED PER SERVICE DEALER THAT THE ENGINES HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THE CON...

Mileage: 59,500

1999 DODGE INTREPID WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHILE AT THE GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN HOT OR MADE LOUD NOISES AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED PER SERVICE DEALER THAT THE ENGINES HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THE CON...

Mileage: 59,500

DT: THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON A SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED, AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED....

Mileage: 122,000

DT: THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON A SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED, AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED....

Mileage: 122,000

DT: THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON A SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED, AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED....

Mileage: 122,000

DT: WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED FULL THE GAS TANK LEVEL ON THE DASHBOARD WILL DROP TO EMPTY, AND THE GAS LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, INDICATING A NEED FOR GAS. HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER OR SERVICE REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENS, BUT WISHES TO FILE A COMPLAINT. HA NOT CONTAC...

Mileage: 59,000

I HAVE A 99 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. THE CAR HAS @ 79,000 MILES. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLANGING NOISE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE ENGINE DID NOT MAKE ANY OTHER NOISES PRIOR TO ITS FAILURE. I IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME I WILL NEED ...

Mileage: 79,000

I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND RUINED THE ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 58,342

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!!...

Mileage: 100,000

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!!...

Mileage: 100,000

DT: 999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN FAILED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE DETERMINED IT WAS THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HEADS WARPED, TIMING CHAIN CAME OUT, AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPING BADLY. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN LOTS OF ENGIN...

Mileage: 94,000

DT: 999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN FAILED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE DETERMINED IT WAS THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HEADS WARPED, TIMING CHAIN CAME OUT, AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPING BADLY. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN LOTS OF ENGIN...

Mileage: 94,000

I HAVE RECENTLY BEGUN THE PROCESS OF LEASING A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. NOW, NOT EVEN 6 WEEKS AFTER I SIGNED THE PAPERWORK, MY VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I GOT IT FROM, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED....

Mileage: 111,900

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 PRO...

Mileage: 86,000

I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND IT WORKED FINE. I FINISHED MY SHIFT AT WORK AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR TO PICK UP MY THREE KIDS I TURNED THE KEY IN THE CAR MADE A CLICKING NOISE. IT DID THIS ABOUT FIVE OF SIX TIMES. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO A DEALER AND GET IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID THE ENGINE LOC...

Mileage: 135,400

DT:CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME ON JUNE 13, 2005 WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING. SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD, TEMPERATURE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER PULLED TO SIDE OF FREEWAY AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE AT ABOUT 5:30 PM. CONSUMER RETURNED AT ABOUT 8:30 PM TO FIND THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. C...

Mileage: 115,000

DT: THE MOTOR BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE STARTED SKIPPING THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN, IT QUIT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED 163 MILES HOME. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 4, 2005. *AK

Mileage: 67,950

ENGINE WAS KNOCKING, AND I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR SHIFTING COLUMN DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX RECALL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN AT DEALERSHIP, ASKED THEM TO INVESTIGATE THIS AS WELL. DEALER FIXED RECALL PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN ENGINE AND THAT ENGINE WOUL...

Mileage: 72,100

2.7L DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE RUNNING SMOOTH WHILE DRIVING,AND SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. ENGINE STALLEDAND WHEN RESTATED IT BEGAN KNOCKING. OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. HAD TO INSTALL NEW ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 98,000

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS WITH CLUNCKING, STICKING AND PLAY IN THE STEERING. ON 7/22/2005 THE STEERING STUCK SO BAD THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AND ENDED UP IN THE LANE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WHICH I HAVE RESEARCH IS A MAJOR F...

1999 DODGE INTREPID W/A 2.7L ENGINE. ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROX. 78,000 MILES. SPUN 2 ROD BEARINGS. I HEARD THE RATTLE FROM THE BOTTOM END AS I PULLED INTO WORK ONE MORNING. PULLED THE OIL PAN BEFORE IT COULD GET WORSE. I HAVE USED MOBIL1 SYNTHETIC 10W30, CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES. CAR IS DRIVEN ALOT O...

Mileage: 78,000

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, 2...

Mileage: 66,000

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, 2...

Mileage: 66,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID- ORIGINALLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH A RIGHT-PASSENGER WINDOW DEFECT AS THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP AND DOWN ELECTRONICALLY. NEXT, IT WAS THE AIR-CONDITIONER WHICH WAS REPAIRED BUT DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY. YOU HAD TO TURN THE KNOW TO HEAT AND THEN BACK TO AIR-CONDITIONING. MOST ...

Mileage: 65,000

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE FAILURE ON 1999 DODGE INTREPID. CONSUMER WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE LOCKED AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS TOOK PLACE ON JULY 13, 2005. CONSUMER HAD NOT ANY HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR B...

Mileage: 100,000

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)

Mileage: 80,800

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS ENGINE SLUDGE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 85,000

ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. ENGINE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND IT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DODGE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IT WAS A FLAWED ENGINE BUT DODGE WOULD NOT WARRANTY ENGINE. ENGINE MANUFACTURERS AND CONSUMER REPORTS(AUGUST 2005) ADVISE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND DODGE RE...

Mileage: 98,892

DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CONSUMER PROCEED TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR A MILE IN DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO AN INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE DIED. THE TAPPING NOISE STOPPED AFTER A LOUD NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART V...

Mileage: 103,675

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 ON...

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 ON...

I HAVE 68,000 MILES ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE AND AFTER ONE MONTH SINCE THE LAST SERVICE AND AFTER BEING SERVICED RELIGIOUSLY EVERY 3,000 MILES I AM NOW BEING GIVEN AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 TO $7,000. I DON'T EVEN THINK THE BLUE BOOK ON THE CAR IS E...

Mileage: 68,000

I AM THE OWNER OF 1999 DODGE INTREPID WHICH HAS A 2.7L V6 WHICH RECENTLY BLEW UP DUE TO OIL PROBLEMS.....

Mileage: 131,000

DT: CALLER STATED TIMING CHAIN FAILED AFTER 2 MONTHS. DEALER SAID THERE WERE THREE TIMING CHAINS ON THE VEHICLE, AND THAT WHEN ONE FAILED THEY ALL MALFUNCTIONED. CALLER DID NOT FIX VEHICLE F YET. CALLER SAID THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

Mileage: 92,000

DT: CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT SHE COULD NOT UNLOCK THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR, AND HUSBAND WOULD HAVE TO OPEN REAR RIGHT SIDE DOOR FROM INSIDE FOR ANYBODY TO GET INSIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND DEALER REPLACED LATCH ACTIVATOR FOR $257, AND DIAGNOSE...

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH MY 3Y.O DAUGHTER. WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED, AND MY CAR BEGAN JERKING ROUGHLY, BUT THERE WERE NO INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS ON. I CONTINUED TO TRY TO ACCELERATE, AND EVENTUALLY MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON...

Mileage: 105,000

AM WRITING ABOUT A COMPLAINT ABOUT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER'S 2.7L ENGINE IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE TIMING CHANGE BROKE AT 89,000 MILES AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THIS IS AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE - THERE ARE OVER 17,000 WEBSITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER IS COPPING OUT BY BLA...

Mileage: 89,744

THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I PULLED THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TIMING CHAIN HAD GONE OUT BECAUSE OF ENGINE SLUDGE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THESE 2.7 ENGINES ...

Mileage: 68,000

DT: CONTACT STATES THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE. IT HAS ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS PULLING MY CAR FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR/THROTTLE STUCK AND PLUNGED MY VEHICLE INTO A JEEP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I ALMOST PUSHED THAT VEHICLE ALMOST INTO THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PUT MY CAR INTO REVERSE TO PRE...

Mileage: 95,500

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 ...

Mileage: 83,000

DT: THE CONTACT SAYS THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VISIBILITY OF HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE IF LOOKING AT THE HEADLIGHT THEY LOOKS LIKE THEY FOGGED UP, AND CONDENSATION WAS RUNNING DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT SAYS THAT HE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT BECAUSE HIS VISIBIL...

THE CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE HAS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES IT'S DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *NM THE ENGINE CURRENTLY DISPLAYED A KNOCKING SOUND AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING. *SC *JB

Mileage: 98,000

DT: OWN 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 60,000 MILES. THE OIL LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. HOWEVER, KEPT OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME, AND THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE ...

Mileage: 60,100

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW UP. *AK (11/09/05) THE CAM SENSOR WENT OUT. ABOUT A WEEK THE KNOCKING NOISE BEGAN. *SC

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE OPERATING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID W.BOUND ON A CITY STREET IN PHILADELPHIA I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL STUCK FORCING ME INTO THE NORTH BOUND LANE. I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. FORTUNATLEY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN THAT NORTH BOUND LANES ...

Mileage: 37,820

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. CONSUMER STATES THAT HER DOORS WILL LOCK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. THE DOORS WILL ALSO UNLOCK ITSELF. CONSUMER HAS TRIED LOCKING THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE AND NOT USING THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ON HER KEY CHAIN AND THIS STILL WILL NOT HELP. ...

ENGINE STARTED MAKING RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, PULLED OFF ROAD AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. I TRIED TO RESTART AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. TH...

Mileage: 68,000

1999 INTREPID ENGINE BLEW UP DUE TO SLUDGE PROBLEMS.*MR THE ENGINE BLEW UP DUE TO ENGINE OIL STARVATION FROM OIL SLUDGE ( THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE). IT ONLY HAS 78,399 KM AND IN THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE THE TIMEING SHOULD BE REPLACED EVERY 160,000KM. *BF *NM

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 AB...

Mileage: 95,000

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 AB...

Mileage: 95,000

DT: OIL ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING, WHILE CAR WAS TRAVELING THE ENGINE STARTED RATTLING NOISE. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE CO...

Mileage: 114,000

(1) DRIVING NORMALLY WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES 3000 MILES OR LESS. (2) DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH INFANT AND SELF AND CAR SEIZED UP AND CONTROL AND BRAKES WENT OUT!!!!! (3) TOLD WILL NEED NEW 2.7 ENGINE. SEEMS THAT IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THE 2.7L ENGINE IN THE DODGE INTREPID IS NO GOOD BECAUSE...

Mileage: 98,000

1994 DODGE INTREPID LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE TURNING INTO THE SHOPPING PLAZA DRIVEWAY.*MR THE LEFT CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAME OUT OF THE WHEEL PULLING THE TRANSMISSION HALF SHAFT OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE. THE CONSUMER THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS...

MY WIFE HAD JUST ENTERED THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AND OUR CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE NEXT DAY A MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 82,000 MILES ON IT.THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIRS WAS $6442.91, THE ENGINE ALONE COST $4300.00 FROM JASPER ENGINES, WHICH SAI...

Mileage: 82,000

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, *...

Mileage: 80,000

OIL LIGHT FLICKERED A COUPLE OF TIME AT AN IDLE. CALLED SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN FOR POSSIBLE OIL SENSOR REPLACEMENT. FOUND OUT ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDS REPLACING. WAS OFFERED 2 ENGINES ONE AT 60,000 MI THE OTHER AT 100,00 MI. REFUESED BOTH FOR FEAR OF THOSE GOING TO. WARRANTY OUT O...

Mileage: 114,000

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

Mileage: 72,000

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

Mileage: 72,000

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

Mileage: 72,000

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

Mileage: 72,000

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

Mileage: 72,000

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

Mileage: 72,000

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

Mileage: 72,000

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

Mileage: 72,000

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

Mileage: 72,000

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

Mileage: 72,000

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 SCRAP...

Mileage: 49,000

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 SCRAP...

Mileage: 49,000

WE PURCHASED THE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE WITH 29,000 MILES ON IT FOR APPROXIMATELY $13,000. MARCH 18, 2004, WITH 82,000 MILES ON IT, THE ENGINE FAILED. WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THESE EVENTS, BUT IT EXPIRED AT 75,000 MILES. *JB FOR THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN MAKING PAYME...

Mileage: 82,000

CAR STARTED SHAKING, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY TIRES, SO I BOUGHT A NEW TIRE. SHAKING CONTINUED, UNTIL THE DAY I TOOK THE CAR IN WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND I DIDN'T SEE IT AGAIN FOR 6 MONTHS. I WAS TOLD BY THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN MY OIL AND THAT I W...

Mileage: 103,615

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID (2.7L) THAT IS A WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THE ENGINE OF THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY BROKE DOWN PREMATURELY RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO HELP.*AK PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE AND HELP ME WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 79,550

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *JB ENGINE LOCKED, NO OIL TO #2 PISTON, HEADS WARPED. PULLED ENGINE DOWN TO CHECK ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE. ENGINE HAD SPUN BEARING ON ROD BEARING. REPLACED COMPLETE...

Mileage: 74,072

I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. WITHOUT WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER WARNING, ENGINE BEGAN "TAPPING," THEN LOCKED UP BY THE TIME I COULD SAFELY PARK THE CAR. MECHANIC ADVISES THAT TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY.*AK

Mileage: 86,000

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

Mileage: 74,210

NORMAL DRIVING WITH REGULAR MAINTENENCE LED UP TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN ENGING REPLACEMENT TO THE TUNE OF $4,000.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT AND BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE FROZE UP AND STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. *JB CONSUMER STATED ENGINE BLEW. *TT

Mileage: 71,000

WE HAVE A 1999 INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE WHICH FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN FEBURARY 2002 WITH 22,000 ON IT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, HEAT AND AIR. WE FOUND OUT TOO LATE THAT ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE THE FI...

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGIN FAILURE NO WARNING. *JB

Mileage: 122,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE TURNING RIGHT THE DRIVER HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE STEERING AND T...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE TURNING RIGHT THE DRIVER HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE STEERING AND T...

AS OF 02/18/2005 I STARTED TO FEEL A SLIGHT BINDING IN THE STEERING WHEN TRYING TO RETURN WHEEL TO CENTER FROM A TURN. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I OCCASIONALLY HAD TO "WRESTLE" THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE CENTER POSITION. IT ALSO FEELS LOOSE, SUSPENSION RATTLES AND I'VE GOT 4 ...

Mileage: 58,000

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

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE STORE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE , AND WENT INSIDE. UPON RETURNING VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED THAT ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

Mileage: 84,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SRS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THE MILEAGE HAD DISAPPEAR...

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SRS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THE MILEAGE HAD DISAPPEAR...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, DESTROYING ENGINE.

Mileage: 104,500

ENGINE WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES ONCE FOR BEARINGS, AND ONCE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD ENGINE BEING PUT INTO THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

ENGINE WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES ONCE FOR BEARINGS, AND ONCE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD ENGINE BEING PUT INTO THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

TICKING NOISE COMING FROM MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE,GARAGE SAYS IT'S A ROD BEARING GOING BAD AND THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE UP.CAR IS NOT PAYED OFF AND THE SERVICEMAN SAYS IT WILL COST APPROX. $2500.00 FOR A USED ENGINE.WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN AND HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN ...

Mileage: 71,345

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...

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, TENSION SPAN, AND AN OIL PUMP. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND THE ENGINE BLEW. HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. *AK

Mileage: 72,710

(1) IT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE HEATING WITH ANY REASON THEN BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE MUFFLER AND EVENTUALLY IT STARTED TO MAKE A LOAD NOISE. (2) IT HAS A BLACK OILY SLUDGE ON THE ENGINE BLOCK, THE OIL PUMP IS DAMAGED AND THE VALVES. (3) I'VE REPLACED THE OIL PUMP, WATER PUMP AND THE AIR CONDITIO...

Mileage: 113,000

(1) IT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE HEATING WITH ANY REASON THEN BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE MUFFLER AND EVENTUALLY IT STARTED TO MAKE A LOAD NOISE. (2) IT HAS A BLACK OILY SLUDGE ON THE ENGINE BLOCK, THE OIL PUMP IS DAMAGED AND THE VALVES. (3) I'VE REPLACED THE OIL PUMP, WATER PUMP AND THE AIR CONDITIO...

Mileage: 113,000

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...

Mileage: 81,293

VEHICLE IS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS. OWNER IS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND HEARS A KNOCKING SOUND. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT DUE TO AN EXCESS ENGINE SLUDGE BUILD UP THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

2.7 LITER ENGINE WENT OUT, COSTING LOTS OF $$$$ TO GET FIXED. *AK

Mileage: 104,000

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

Mileage: 73,000

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

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AT 50000 MILES. ENGINE WAS REBUILT. *TC

Mileage: 50,000

OIL WAS REPLACED EVERY WEEK. VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT. COOLING FAN MOTOR WAS REPLACED OVER A YEAR AGO. SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN THROUGH THE AIR VENTS WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND FASTER. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED FAN MOTOR. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. ...

Mileage: 10,000

WAS DRIVING 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 66,000 MILES ON !-4 IN FLORIDA ABOUT 65 MPH. THE ENGINE, A 2.7, WITHOUT WARNING BLEW UP. I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO USE. THERE WAS NO DODGE DEALER IN THE NEAREST TOWN. I HAD TO WALK TO THE NEAREST EXIT. A CHEVROLET DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR...

Mileage: 66,190

VEHICLE WAS GOING AT 70 MPH WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY THE DRIVER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. RESULTS SHOWED THERE WAS METAL INSIDE WHICH CAUSED IT TO BLOW, AND NO LONGER OPERATE.*AK

Mileage: 86,000

ENGINE FAILED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK

Mileage: 119,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW BY MYSELF. SINCE I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER I KNOW HOW MY CAR WAS TREATED. BASICALLY, MY CAR HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS RUN PRETTY WELL ALL ITS LIFE. THE CAR STARTED TO JERK WHILE ACCELERATING ON MY WAY HOME. I TOOK IT TO OUR DODGE DEALER A...

Mileage: 120,000

DODGE INTREPID 1999, NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH REGARD TO IT'S ENGINE. *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER ANY GOOD AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD A LOUD KNOCK. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND ON THE WAY HOME THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB

Mileage: 91,000

THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR AN INSPECTION, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *JB

LIKE SOOOO MANY OTHERS MY DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE STARTING KNOCKING, THEN WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD STOPPED! MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLLE OFF THE ROAD BUT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY GET IT OUT OF AN INTERSECTION ALONE! WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY IN...

Mileage: 78,000

COMER WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND HEARD A CLICKING SOUND, AND THE MOTOR STALLED, VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, AND ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD JUST LIT UP. CONSUMER CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A SERVICE CENTER. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. THERE WAS PLENTY OF ...

Mileage: 88,000

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID IS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION AFTER FOOLING AROUND IT FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. THIS ENGINE STARTS BACK UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ENGINE CUT.*AK

Mileage: 58,800

WITHOUT WARNING OUR 1999 INTREPIDS ENGINE FROZE, LUCKILY MY WIFE HAD JUST TURNED INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. DEALER SAID THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND WARPED THE VALVES (EVERYONE OF THEM) AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY ACCUSED US OF NOT CHANGING THE OIL REGULARLY WHICH C...

Mileage: 80

THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCK COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND CAUSING IT TO STALL. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN, RESULTING IN A CRASH THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

DEFECTIVE LIGHTS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REP...

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 TH...

Mileage: 99,112

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

BLOWN OUT ENGINE IN 1999 DODGE INTREPID. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CHURCH VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF AND WENT ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT ...

Mileage: 51,217

WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CHURCH VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF AND WENT ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT ...

Mileage: 51,217

CITY DRIVING, WHEN POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. LUCKILY NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS PRESENT, SO NO ACCIDENT. AWAITING REPLACEMENT PART. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

A WEEK AFTER HAVING THE CAM-SENSOR REPLACED THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WE PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT RIGHT BACK TO THE MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THE "SLUDGED" ENGINE. WE HAD CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE NOW MAKES A SOUND LIKE SOMEONE IS HITTING THE INSIDES WITH A ...

Mileage: 101,000

THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING,WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART,BUT WAS UNABLE. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ENGINE STALLED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AVOIDING ACCIDENTS. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED, WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE FROZE. *NM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE THEN WOULD NOT RESTART. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO OIL FLEDGE. *NM

I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTERS A 99 DODGE INTREPID (82K). AFTER THREE WEEKS OF DRIVING THE CAR BROKE DUE THE 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE AND I ONLY MAKE 15,000 A YEAR. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE ENGINE OR BUY ANOTHER CAR. MY KIDS NEED TO DRIVE TO AND FROM PRACTICES AND WORK. *JB

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID YESTERDAY TO WORK WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A SMALL RATTLE. IT BECAME LOUDER AND LOUDER UNTIL THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING OFF/ON. AFTER THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE CAR DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CHESTERFIELD DODGE TOLD ME I HAD EXP...

Mileage: 135,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FAILED AT 75,100 MI. CAR ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. DEALER SAID $5-7 THOUSAND TO FIX. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE FACILITY. THEY SAID THERE IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND SLUDGE BUILDUP AND IT ALSO SOUNDED LIKE THE TIMI...

Mileage: 75

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 T...

Mileage: 81,000

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 A...

Mileage: 55,700

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATION. THIS RESULTED IN A BLOWN MOTOR. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO SLUDGE ACCUMULATING INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH ENGINE FAILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *TC

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THEN, VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONSUMER'S HOME AND INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE BEARING ON THE CRANK SHAFT HAD GONE BAD. THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO B...

Mileage: 79,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 117,521

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A CLICKING/TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STARTING TO LOSE POWER. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE ENGINE BLEW BECAUSE IT THREW A ROD BEAR...

Mileage: 82,000

1.) THERE WERE NO REAL "EVENTS" THAT HAPPENED. THE ENGINE ON MY WIFE'S DODGE INTREPID SIMPLY SEIZED (AFTER AN OIL CHANGE). 2.) ENGINE SEIZURE ON A DODGE INTREPID...MOTOR LOCKED UP. 3.) CHRYSLER BLAMED IT ON US NOT CHANGING THE OIL REGULARLY AND WE HAD TO ROLL THE BALANCE OF THE CAR INTO A NEW ...

2.7 LITER ENGINE IN DODGE INTREPID, FAILING. HAVE MAINTAINED VEHICLE, VEHICLE PRESENTLY IN GARAGE AWAITING SERVICE. I AM EXPECTING THE DEALERSHIP TO DENY WARRANTY CLAIM DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE WHICH IS COMMON WITH THIS ENGINE. WILL NO LONGER ALLOW WIFE AND KIDS TO BE IN VEHICLE, FEAR OF VEHICLE ACCIDEN...

Mileage: 93,000

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 ...

Mileage: 91,022

WHILE DRIVING TO THE HOSPITAL THE ENGINE (2.7)OF MY DODGE INTREPID SEIZED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS, THIS CAR WAS ALWAYS IN FOR OIL CHANGES. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK REPLACING THE ENGINE SINCE THE COST IS JUST REDICULOUS FOR WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. I STILL HAVE THE CAR WHICH HAS BEEN SITTING IN M...

Mileage: 93,000

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...

Mileage: 76,000

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 93,000

THE ENGINE IN MY CAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CYLINDER 3 AND 6 HAVE RODS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY GO THROUGH THE ENGINE. IT IS A 2.7 LITER 6 CYLINDER DODGE INTREPID. I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY AND THEY WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY INQUIRIES. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ENGINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE QU...

Mileage: 116,285

THE ENGINE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID (2.7L) AND I HAD A COMPLETE OVERHAUL DONE AT A COST OF $4,300. I'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. NOW I EXPECT THAT MY ENGINE IS FAILING AGAIN AFTER BEING REPLACED ABOUT 14 MONTHS AND 13,...

Mileage: 104,000

VEHICLE WAS BURNING AND LEAKING OIL OUT THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO STEERING OR BRAKES. THEN, IT STALLED. DEALER WILL REPAIR VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, BUT DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID HAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND NOT WORTH FIXING. THE CONSUMER HAD A NEW ENGING PUT IN THE VEHICLE TOTAL COST EXCEEDIN...

Mileage: 41,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE SHIFTER LEVER CABLE FROZE.*AK

WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AFTER A BRIEF DAMAGING NOISE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TIMING BELT BLEW AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON BUSY ROADWAY WITH OCCUPANTS INSIDE UNTIL A TOW TRUCK COULD ARRIVE. POLICE WERE CALLED TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. *AK EVERY MECH...

Mileage: 92,357

REPEATED REPAIRS OF SAME PROBLEM, I HAD TO HAVE A TIMING CHAIN PUT ON THIS CAR TWICE WITHIN A YEAR AND HALF OF HAVING THIS CAR,I ALSO HAVE HAD LEAKS FROM THE OIL PAN AND THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE THUS FAR. NOW THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR GOES FROM FAS...

THE 2.7L ENGINE WAS MAKING A PINGING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEBSITE AND BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE BUILD UP. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 78,000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO REPAIR TIMING BELT WHICH COST CONSUMER $800.00. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE OIL PUMP AND ENGINE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO REPAIR TIMING BELT WHICH COST CONSUMER $800.00. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE OIL PUMP AND ENGINE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY INTERSTATE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN GIVING NO WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

ENGINE FAILURE WITH 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 98,000 MILES AND OIL CHANGED REGUARLY. ENGINE IS 2.7 LITER WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS. VEHICLE IS NOT PAID OFF AND IS ONLY WAY OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY WIFE. *AK ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS COMING THRU AND INTERSECTION.

Mileage: 99,300

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH MOTOR BLEW. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, BUT DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 88,000

MY 2.7 L CHRYSLER ENGINE IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID FAILED A TIMING CHAIN DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THIS DESTROYED THE ENGINE AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. *AK

Mileage: 77,493

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

Mileage: 167,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE. NO INDICATION ANYTHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO THAT NIGHT. ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE - NO LIGHTS. ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 70 WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD, 5 YEAR OLD AND 6 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. IT COSTS $6000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE...

Mileage: 167,000

OOIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STOPPING AND CAR AT IDLE. IT GOES OUT WHEN ACELL ERATING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THREE MONTHS. HAVE NOTICED SLUDGE BUILDUP INSIDE OIL FILLER CAP AND OIL JUST SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR AT TIMES. *AK

ENGINE STARTED "KNOCKING" AT 45,000 MILES. ALWAYS HAD OIL CHANGES IN TIMELY FASHIO (3,000 MILES/3 MONTHS). COST $3,200 TO REPAIR ENGINE.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR DIED AT 65 MPH LEAVING ME TO CONTROL THE CAR AT NIGHT . ENGINE SEIZED, RESULTING A LONG WALK AT NIGHT WHILE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 45 DEGREES. NOTHING YET TRYING TO FIND AN ENGINE AT A REASONABLE PRICE.*AK

Mileage: 109,000

ENGINE IS GOING TO FAIL IN MY 99 DODGE INTREPID 2.7. *JB

Mileage: 105,000

DURING AN OIL CHANGE LAST FRIDAY AT SAM LEMAN'S DODGE IN PEORIA, IL I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL PLUG RETENTION THREADS IN THE OIL PAN ARE STRIPPING AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO GET A NEW OIL PAN DURING MY NEXT OIL CHANGE FOR MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I DON'T KNOW ALL THE INTRICATE D...

Mileage: 92,700

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 78,000

ENGINE FAILUE IN DODGE INTREPID 1999 DUE TO SLUGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE. DUE TO DESIGN FAILURE OF OIL PUMP.*AK

Mileage: 58,767

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

I RECEIVED MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID DECEMBER OF 2002, THE CAR HAD ABOUT 23000 MILES ON IT ONE DAY IN OCTOBER 2004 WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK I FELT SOMETHING PUT AND I NO LONGER HAD CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE ENGINE NEVER STARTED AGAI. I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED MY OIL REGULARLY AND AM ABLE TO PRODUCE RECEIPTS O...

Mileage: 45,051

OVER USAGE OF OIL. COULD NOT MAKE IT FROM ONE OIL CHANGE TO THE NEXT. TOOK IT IN FAITHFULLY EVERY 3 MONTHS. FANS WENT OUT. FAULTY INTAKE REPLACED. A/C WENT OUT, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FALLS OFF TRACK. MOTOR OUT IN DRIVES SIDE BACK WINDOW. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STICKS AND WONT OPEN. ENGINE BLOWS. ALL ...

Mileage: 70,000

OVER USAGE OF OIL. COULD NOT MAKE IT FROM ONE OIL CHANGE TO THE NEXT. TOOK IT IN FAITHFULLY EVERY 3 MONTHS. FANS WENT OUT. FAULTY INTAKE REPLACED. A/C WENT OUT, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FALLS OFF TRACK. MOTOR OUT IN DRIVES SIDE BACK WINDOW. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STICKS AND WONT OPEN. ENGINE BLOWS. ALL ...

Mileage: 70,000

OVER USAGE OF OIL. COULD NOT MAKE IT FROM ONE OIL CHANGE TO THE NEXT. TOOK IT IN FAITHFULLY EVERY 3 MONTHS. FANS WENT OUT. FAULTY INTAKE REPLACED. A/C WENT OUT, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FALLS OFF TRACK. MOTOR OUT IN DRIVES SIDE BACK WINDOW. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STICKS AND WONT OPEN. ENGINE BLOWS. ALL ...

Mileage: 70,000

OVER USAGE OF OIL. COULD NOT MAKE IT FROM ONE OIL CHANGE TO THE NEXT. TOOK IT IN FAITHFULLY EVERY 3 MONTHS. FANS WENT OUT. FAULTY INTAKE REPLACED. A/C WENT OUT, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FALLS OFF TRACK. MOTOR OUT IN DRIVES SIDE BACK WINDOW. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STICKS AND WONT OPEN. ENGINE BLOWS. ALL ...

Mileage: 70,000

OVER USAGE OF OIL. COULD NOT MAKE IT FROM ONE OIL CHANGE TO THE NEXT. TOOK IT IN FAITHFULLY EVERY 3 MONTHS. FANS WENT OUT. FAULTY INTAKE REPLACED. A/C WENT OUT, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FALLS OFF TRACK. MOTOR OUT IN DRIVES SIDE BACK WINDOW. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STICKS AND WONT OPEN. ENGINE BLOWS. ALL ...

Mileage: 70,000

THE OIL WAS CHANGED. AFTERWARDS WHILE DRIVING OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PISTONS FAILED. *AK THE OIL WAS CHANGED FOUR DAYS PRIOR, EMISSIONS HOSE MELTED AND METAL WAS IN THE OIL. *SC

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 68,000

ENGINE FAILURE. SLUDGE RELATED ON WELL MAINTAINED 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 106,000

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. BEFO...

Mileage: 106,066

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DRIVETRAIN FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DRIVETRAIN FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SLUDGE WAS FOUND INSIDE THE ENGINE, AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING ASSEMBLIES HAVE THE COATING PEELING, AND THE LENSE HAS A HAZE. THIS IS PRONOUNCED THRUOUT EVERY 1999 AND 2000 INTREPID I HAVE INSPECTED. THIS REDUCES THE VISIBILITY GREATLY I HAVE ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHEN TURNING A CORNER DUE TO REDUCED OUTPUT OF THE LIGHTS. THE LENSES A...

Mileage: 59,000

THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. CONSUMER COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEN, SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

Mileage: 73,000

MY PROBLEMS STARTED OUT AT A LITTLE OVER 49,000 MILES. I WAS TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL (IN MY PAJAMAS!!!) & THE CAR OVERHEATED. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK & A FRIEND TO HELP ME OUT WITH THE KIDS & A RIDE. TURNS OUT THE COOLING FAN LOCKED UP. THEY REPLACED IT, I WAS TOLD LATER BY A MECHANIC I SHOUL...

Mileage: 52,739

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE ENGINE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS THROWN FORWARD.*AK

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO...

Mileage: 71,167

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT COMPUTER AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT COMPUTER AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *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 ...

Mileage: 83,000

AFTER TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *JB

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 83,000

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL (04V021000) FOR THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE STILL RUNNING THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

1) THE OIL LIGHT SHOWED UP AT LOW IDLE , CHECKED OIL AND FOUND OKAY, THE LEVEL OKAY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE (9400) E TO SLUDGE AFTER PAYING (194.00) FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. *AK

Mileage: 76,068

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ENGINE STALLED. DEALER STATED THE OIL TUBING MALFUNCTIONED.*AK

Mileage: 62,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID VIN#[XXX] THE ENGINE IS NOT GOOD MY CAR WAS BURNING OIL. I WARRANTY COMPANY DENIED THE CLAIMANT AND JAY WOLFE DODGE ADVISE THAT IT WOULD BE $7,000 TO $8,000.00 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT WHEN I OWED $10,000 ON THE CAR. THE OIL WAS CLOTTING UP IN BOTTOM OF THE O...

Mileage: 94,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THAT MORNING AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND THEN THE WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS UNABLE TO BREAK OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT MAJOR DIFFICULTY. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 45 TO 10 IN SECONDS SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED AND CHECKED BY THE MECHANI...

Mileage: 96,000

OUR 1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED 6-30-04 WE HAD ANTIFREEZ IN THE ENGINE SO SLUDGE STOPED THE CAR I HAVE MY OIL CHANGE RECIEPTS AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR WE DID NOT SPEND 7,500 TO REPAIR. *AK THIS PROBLEM AND NOW I SEE OTHERS HAVE HAD SAME ENGINE SLUDGE ISSUES

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT WILL ACCELERATE TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL ALMOST RUN OVER OTHER VEHICLES OR PEOPLE. *AK

Mileage: 28,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS AN OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. RECENTLY I HAVE SEEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE ENGINES ON THE ABC 7 CHICAGO NEWS. I HAVE BEEN MAKING $325.00 A MONTH PAYMENTS; WHILE MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS ALARMING PROBLEM. ...

Mileage: 75,036

THERE WAS NOTHING LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY 2.7L ENGINE. AS SOON AS I CAME TO A STOP SIGN (IN A VACATIONING TOWN). THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, IT STARTED TO SCREECH LIKE METAL SCRATCHING. I HAD TO PAY TO GET MY CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOME, WHERE IT NOW SITS FOR AT LE...

Mileage: 104,557

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...

Mileage: 33,207

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...

Mileage: 33,207

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...

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN DRIVING ON THE THE EXPRESSWAY, MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE SO I SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OVER TO CHECK IT OUT. WHILE SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR DIED ON THE EXPRESSWAY BEFORE I COULD GET OFF. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO START AND GOT OFF IMMEDIATELY! WHILE TRYING TO FIND SOME WHERE TO PULL INTO TH...

Mileage: 30

2.7 LITER INTREPID ENGINE FAILED AT 115,000 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP, WHICH CAUSED A LOWER ROD BEARING FAILURE. ENGINE WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000-4000MI (LESS THAN THE OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDATION OF 7,500). *AK

Mileage: 115,000

ENGINE FAILURE, 1999 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID. CAR MAINTAINED AND OIL AND FILTERS CHANGED AT 3500 MILE INTERVALS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, CAR KNOCKED AND BEGAN TO TAP. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DODGE DEALER (HAMILTON CHRYSLER) AND I WAS TOLD I HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND IT WOULD BE UNDRIVABLE, ...

Mileage: 113,000

REPLACED THE ENGINE AT 38,000 MILES BECAUSE OF ACCUMULATION OF SLUDGE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK

Mileage: 38,000

MY HUSBAND TOOK OUR KIDS TO GET HAIRCUTS THE CAR WAS MAKING A FUNNY SOUND WHEN HE GOT TO THE SALON HE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART. A FEW PEOPLE PASSED BY AND TOLD HIM IT WAS THE STARTER. $135 LATER AND A NEW STARTER INSTALLED, IT STILL WON'T TURN OVER. UPON SPEAKING WITH A DODGE MECH...

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK

WITH NO WARNING MY 1999 INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER MOTOR DIED ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE 10. [XXX] WITH ONLY 88,533 MILES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE MY MECHANIC SAID ONE OF THE PISTONS DISINTEGRATED AND IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF ...

Mileage: 88,533

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I MAINTAINED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED JERKING AND CHUGGING AND WOULD NO LONGER START. SEVERAL MECHANICS CHECKED THE CAR ONLY TO TELL ME THAT I WOULD NEED A ...

Mileage: 101,900

ENGINE LOCKED UP ON 1999 DODGE INTERPID. OIL SLUDGE, LOST ABOUT $6000 FOR CAR. ONLY GOT $100 FOR TRADE IN. CAR WAS 1999, BROKE IN 2003, HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES.*AK

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 TH...

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE IN THE VEHICLE, TRYING TO START THE ENGINE, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL, STRIKING A POLE. DEALER STATED THAT A CABLE BECAME DEFECTIVE. *AK THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. *SC *JB

Mileage: 100,000

MY ENGINE SIEZED AT 57,963 MILES WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE CAR WAS MAINTAINED TO THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. I WAS UNABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALER, EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY OR DIAMLER CHRYSLER.

Mileage: 57,963

WHILE DRIVING. ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ONE CAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH DOWN HILL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN POWER STEERING FAILED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT IDLER PULLEY BEARING DETERIORATED AND STEERING PUMP FAILED. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN POWER STEERING FAILED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT IDLER PULLEY BEARING DETERIORATED AND STEERING PUMP FAILED. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 12,000 MILES AND 36,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. THE ENIGNE HAS NOW GONE OUT AGAIN. I HAVE READ ALL OF THE HORROR STORIES FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME P...

Mileage: 96,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE, SO I PULLED OVER. HAD A TOW TRUCK TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, FALLS DODGE. DEALER STATED ENGINE HAD DEEP ENGINE PROBLEM DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. ONLY RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE ENGINE. COST OF NEW ENGINE $7800. PLUS LABOR. HAD CAR TOWED BACK HO...

Mileage: 92,000

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 H...

Mileage: 64,363

OUR 1999 DODGE INTREPID SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN JULY 2004 AT 60MPH. OUR CAR HAS JUST OVER 65.000 MILES. OUR CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DETERMINED TO HAVE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. OUR CAR WAS WELL CARED FOR AND TH...

Mileage: 60

CONSUMER STATED HEADLIGHTS KEPT TURNING YELLOW AND IT WAS HARD TO SEE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP, AND NO ONE WANTED TO HELP CONSUMER. SHE ALMOST RECEIVED A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT ON ONE SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN ON THE ENGINE AT 55310 MILES FOR A COST OF $2,372.28. NOW THE OIL LIGHT IS ON AND I HAVE A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE DO TO OIL SLUDGE . I HAVE HAD TWO MECHANICS TELL ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE EITHER REPLACED WITH A USED ENGINE(WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE SAME ...

Mileage: 55,000

ON 7/30/04 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY CAR SEEMED TO BEGIN IDLING HIGH. WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN, MY WHOLE CAR JERKED AND MADE A LOUD "CLUNK" SOUND. MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF HIGH. I MADE IT TO WORK AND CALLED THE CLOSEST DE...

Mileage: 71,800

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AS WELL AS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER UNLESS CONSUMER PAID OUT OF POCKET. VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

Mileage: 139,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER NAVIGATED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON SAME SUBJECT. WHEN WILL NHTSA RECALL THIS VEHICLES WITH 2.5 ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE LIGHT REGISTERED HOT ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COOLING FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PART. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM ...

IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, RADIATOR MOTOR AND FAN DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING THE INDICATOR TO GET TO THE RED ZONE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, RADIATOR MOTOR AND FAN DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING THE INDICATOR TO GET TO THE RED ZONE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, RADIATOR MOTOR AND FAN DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING THE INDICATOR TO GET TO THE RED ZONE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE HAS A TRIPTRONIC SHIFT WHICH ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO DRIVE FULLY AUTOMATIC OR MANUALLY SHIFT WITH JUST A TOUCH. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW TWENTY DEGREES THE SHIFTER BECAME FROZ...

Mileage: 130,000

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE HAS A TRIPTRONIC SHIFT WHICH ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO DRIVE FULLY AUTOMATIC OR MANUALLY SHIFT WITH JUST A TOUCH. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW TWENTY DEGREES THE SHIFTER BECAME FROZ...

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AN DIT WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF MOTOR SLUDGE FOUND AT THE BASE OF THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR AND ALREADY THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *AK

Mileage: 61,000

THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER A BRIEF DRIVE WITH NO PREVIOS INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEM. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR $8100.00 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.TECH SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE INTREPIDS WITH 2.7L ENGINES, BUT IT IS USUALLY DUE TO POOR MAINTAINANCE WHICH LEADS...

Mileage: 59,502

ENGINE WAS REBUILT BY 5 STAR DEALER AT 51,000. NOW AT 91,000 MILE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS TIMEING CHAIN BROKE AND DESTORY THE LEFT BANK OF VALUES. THIS IS A 2.7 LITER V-6. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD BASICLY THIS IS A THROUGH AWAY ENGINE MEANING IT IS NOT A GOOD ENGINE SO BA...

Mileage: 91,000

ENGINE BLOWN AT 70,000 MILES AND DEALER WON,T EVEN CONSIDER LOOKING AT IT UNLESS I PAY THEM $2000. TO DIS-ASSEBLE MOTOR FOR EVALUATION . DEALES SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED BY DODGE.*AK

Mileage: 77,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ENGINE BLEWOUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

ENGINE IS FAILING DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR. IS EMITTING WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE AND IS DESTINED FOR COMPLETE FAILURE ANYTIME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS FROM TIME TO TIME AND IS ROUGH STARTING SOMETIMES. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS MOTOR TO RESTORE IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I WI...

Mileage: 99,000

HAD BEGUN TO NOTICE SLIGHT PINGING SOUND IN ENGINE. ENGINE SEIZED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT FROM APPOINTMENT - APPROX 20 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. WAS ABLE TO CONTACT MY HUSBAND AND HE HAULED CAR HOME. CALLED SEVERAL LOCATIONS TO GET INFO ON REBUILDING ENGINE FOR 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WA...

Mileage: 85,164

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ON DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE. NO WARNING ENGINE JUST STOPPED, DEALER CLAIMS MANY SIMULAR REPORTS, $9000 TO FIX. *AK

Mileage: 113,000

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE DIED WHILE ON A BUSY STREET. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE DUE TO THE HIGH COST. *JB

Mileage: 83,000

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

Mileage: 35,000

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 T...

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 VEH...

Mileage: 72,000

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 VEH...

Mileage: 72,000

PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS ON 1999 DODGE INTREPID. *MR THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DAMAGED DUE TO NORMAL OPERATION ON GOOD ROADS. THE DAMAGE WAS LIKE THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BEEN SANDBLASTED BY A NORMAL SAND AND ROCKS ON THE ROAD, HITTING THE HEADLIGHTS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. (PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS) ...

IN THE SUMMER OF 2003, A/C FAILED TO BLOW COLD AIR. DEALERSHIP TESTED THE SYSTEM AND FOUND NO LEAK, BUT FOR A FEE, WOULD FURTHER TEST THE SYSTEM. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE DUE TO PRICE OF SERVICE. IN THE SUMMER OF 2004, STILL HAD NO A/C, AND DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THE EVAPORATOR COIL HAS FAILED TO OPE...

Mileage: 47,000

DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *LA THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS THE PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONS...

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BLEW. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

ON JUN 27, 04 LUSTINE DODGE OF WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE STARTING PROBLEMS IN MY DODGE INTREPID WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF A RECALL PERTAINING TO PART# C45. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THERE IS NO ANTICIPATED SHIPPING DATE. I CONTACTED THE RECALL DIVISI...

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...

Mileage: 75,250

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...

Mileage: 75,250

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...

Mileage: 75,250

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...

Mileage: 75,250

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID ARE CLOUDY AND CAN OT BE CLEANED. IT'S LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN SANDBLASTED BY THE SAND AND ROCK ON THE ROADS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH VISIBILITY AT NIGHT AND IN THE RAIN. IN ADDITIONAL IT HAS FAILED THE VA STATE INSPECTION. EACH HEADLIGHT COST $350.00 IN TOTAL...

Mileage: 72,000

NIGHT DRIVING BECOME DIFFICULT. HEADLIGHT LENSES WERE CLOUDED WITH CONDENSATION BUILD UP. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER TO GO TO THE DEALER. *AK

WAS JUST DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED ACTING SLUGGISH AND JUST COULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR. NO INDICATIONS WERE CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. *AK

Mileage: 77,000

ENGINE STRATED KNOCKING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALL AT ONCE AND QUIT. TOWED TO SHOP, CHECK ENGINE AND FOUND THAT NUMBER THREE ROD BEARING HAD FAILED. AD BLOCK MILL AND PUT IN ROD BEARING, RODS,CRANK KIT,AND GASKETS.*AK

Mileage: 62,875

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS STALLED ON THE SKELLY BYPASS IN TULSA, WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 3 TIMES FOR SERVICE. THE READING ON THE AUTOMOBILE KEPT SAYING IT WAS THE SENSORS WE HAD THE TEMP SENSORS, OXYGEN SENSORS, AND 2 OTHER SENSORS REPLACED WITHING WEEKS OF EACH OTHER EACH TIME THE CA...

Mileage: 14,300

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

Mileage: 64,000

WE PURCHASED A USED 1999 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER BRINGING IT HOME WE NOTICED KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. AFTER THAT IT WOULDN'T START ANY MORE. WE ENDED UP SPENDING OER $1500 ON A NEW ENGINE FOR THE CAR. *JB

Mileage: 112,000

WHILE DRIVING THE AT 30 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. FOLLOWING THIS THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING TO ACCELERATE, JERKING FORWARD, THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN ENGINE SPECIALIST, WHO INDICATED THAT A ROD HAD BEEN THROWN AND THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. THIS MAY OF...

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID DEVELOPED AN ENGINE KNOCK. UPON TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL DODGE SERVICE GARAGE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ROD BEARINGS WERE SHOT AND THE ENGINE HAD OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE ONLY REMEDY IS A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $6700.00

DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM CLARION, PA, TO BLOOMSBURG, PA, ON ROUTE 80, THE ENGINE STARTED BANGING AND DIED WHILE I WAS IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. DEALER TELLS ME ENGINE IS DEAD, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 138,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED TO MAKE A BANGING NOISE, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR DRIVEWAY. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND STATED IT FAILED. THE ENGINE ...

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

ON OUR WAY BACK FROM A SMALL VACATION ON JUNE 6, 2004 THE OIL LIGHT OF MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID CAME ON. WE (MY HUSBAND ,MYSELF AND OUR 2 SMALL CHILDREN) PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OUR CAR QUIT. WE CHECKED THE OIL (WHICH WAS FULL) AND WE TRIED TO START THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULD ...

Mileage: 71,200

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 T...

Mileage: 73,825

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 T...

Mileage: 73,825

MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN NOVEMBER OF 2003 WITH A 2.7 ENGINE AND THE OIL SLUDGES UP IN THE MOTOR NO MATTER HOW OFTEN IT IS CHANGED CAUSING PROBLEM. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR PROBLEMS BEGAN TO BECOME APPARENT BECAUSE OF THE SLUDGING. THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES WERE CHEWED UP INSIDE OF TH...

Mileage: 91,000

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID'S ENGINE SLUDGED UP AT 80,000 MILES. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS OF OIL CHANGES, MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE. CHRYSLER CORPORATION SAID IT COULDN'T HELP ME BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. CLAIMED IT WASN'T THERE PROBLEM. NOW, I'M STUCK PAYING THE BALANCE ON THIS CAR AND THE ...

Mileage: 80,000

LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE THEN STALLED. DEALER SAID NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED AT A COST OF $8,000. NO WORK WAS DONE DUE TO THE COST. *NM

Mileage: 68,500

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THERE WERE NO BRAKES, NOR POWER STEERING, AND VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALER SERVICED ENGINE TWO MONTHS LATER. UPON ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE IT DID NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE INSIDE ENGINE. *AK

WELL, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I HAVE HAD IT. FIRST IT WAS LITTLE THINGS LIKE THE WINDOW ONLY GOING UP OR DOWN WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT, THE OIL LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON, THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINING FOR NO REASON, ALL THE WEATHER STRIPPING COMING OFF OF THE DOORS....

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO INSPECT UNDER HOOD, AND FOUND THAT TIMING CHAIN CRACKED. *AK

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 TRA...

Mileage: 55,000

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING NOISE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. *AK SLUDGE BUILD UP PROBLEM. *SC *JB

Mileage: 77,000

OUR 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L LASTED US 17 DAYS! WE BOUGHT IT USED WITH 64,000 MILES ON MAY 24, 2004. AFTER 1,000 MILES, IT WAS 2 QUARTS LOW OF OIL. WE CHANGED THE OIL TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. AFTER 300 MORE MILES IT WAS ANOTHER QUART LOW. WE ADDED A QUART. AFTER 2 DAYS, IT WAS,AGAIN, A QUART L...

Mileage: 66,529

DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND THE MY 1999 DODGE ITREPID 2.7L V6 JUST STALLED ON ME. IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO AT FIRST BAFFLED WHAT WAS WORN. AFTER DOING SOME REASEARCH ON THE ENGINE HE REALIZED WHAT A PROBLEM THESE ENGINES ARE AND HOW CHRYSLER CARES NOTHING ABOUT FIXING THEM. JUST SOME MINO...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP INSIDE OF THE ENGINE,AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ENGINE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 122,000

WITHOUT WARNING OUR 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID WAS RENDERED UNDRIVEABLE DUE TO WHAT WAS LATER "DIAGNOSED" AS TIMIING CHAIN FAILURE". REPAIR TO COST APPROXIMATELY 2000.00. *NM

Mileage: 56,010

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 57,000

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

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 40,400

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THEN VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK HOME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. *AK

IN JULY 2002 THE ENGINE DIED ON MY WIFE WHILE GOING TO WORK. WE WERE TOLD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD US IT WAS ENGINE BURNED UP DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. I DISAGREED FROM THE START. I DID MY OWN WORK TO SAVE MONEY. THE CAR SAT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS FOR US TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO FIX IT. ...

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 114,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE STORE WHEN THE ENGINE JUST STOP AND LOCKED UP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE WAS THE ENGINE RAN OUT OF OIL. THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, NOT ONCE, T...

Mileage: 51,998

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE STORE WHEN THE ENGINE JUST STOP AND LOCKED UP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE WAS THE ENGINE RAN OUT OF OIL. THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, NOT ONCE, T...

Mileage: 51,998

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ENGINE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 127,000

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE LOCKED UP AND SIEZED ON ME WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT HAND LANE ON A 4 LANE STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO MANUEVER MY DEAD VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF POW...

Mileage: 86,120

CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY, AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE BLEW OUT. *AK *LA

HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I USED THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW, EVENTUALLY THE WINDOW WAS TILTED AS IT WAS GOING UP AND DOWN. SEEMS TO BE OFF THE TRACK. WINDOW IF NOT GUIDED BY HAND DOES NOT STAY WITHIN SEALS ALONG SIDE AND AT TOP. ALSO THE PASSENGER WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE IS NO LONGER OPERATING....

Mileage: 67,878

IN JULY 2003 MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID BEGAN TICKING ON THE WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR QUIT RUNNING AND WOULD NOT START.LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST IN TO A PARKING SPOT AND NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKE AND N...

Mileage: 35,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT THEN THE ENGINE SEIZED.*AK

POWER STEERING WENT OUT THEN THE ENGINE SEIZED.*AK

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 L ENGINE. MY UNCLE WAS A MECHANIC AND TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE OF CHANGING OIL ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE. I ALWAYS FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTIONS RELIGIOUSLY WITH ALL THE CARS I HAVE EVER OWNED. MY INTREPID HAS 75,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AT AN EST...

Mileage: 75,000

RE:1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE BLOW OUT. I WAS ENCOURAGED BY MY MECHANIC AFTER WORKING ON MY CAR A NUMBER OF TIMES TO GET RID OF IT, BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE TROUBLE. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY INCAPACITATED AND IT WILL TAKE OVER $3,000.00 TO FIX. I STILL HAVE PAYMENTS ON THE CAR AND THE AMOUNT TO ...

THE ENGINE FAILED AT 15,000 MILES. *AK THE TIMING BELT "JUMPED," AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE COOLER LINES LEAKED AS WELL. *SC *JB

Mileage: 15,000

THE ENGINE FAILED AT 15,000 MILES. *AK THE TIMING BELT "JUMPED," AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE COOLER LINES LEAKED AS WELL. *SC *JB

Mileage: 15,000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 72,500

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH MOTOR FAILED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 78,000

ENGINE GIVES OUT EVEN AFTER PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 2.7 INTREPID TO THE STORE JANUARY 2004 IN THE MORNING. MY CAR STALLED GOING 45 MPH I WAS ABLE TO BOUNCE IT OFF A CURB AND BRING IT TO A STOP WITH OUT ANY MISHAPS, BUT I HAD MY 7 AND 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND IT SHOOK THEM UP PRETTY GOOD. HAD IT TOWED TO A GARA...

Mileage: 64,000

THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A FUELING STATION AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER NEVER EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A TICKING AND KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE PISTONS AND A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED.*AK *JB

Mileage: 85,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATION BECAME DIM BECAUSE OF DISCOLORATION IN THE HEADLIGHTS LENSES. THIS REDUCED CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. ALTHOUGH THE CAUSE OF THE LENS DISCOLORATION WAS YET TO BE DETERMINED DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 80,000 MILE ON A 2.7 STARTED MAKING A RATTLEING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. ENGINE QUIT IN TRAFFIC SHORTLY AFTER AND I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. HAD CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN BENT VAL...

Mileage: 80,982

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. I LOST ALL POWER AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET THE CAR SAFELY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY ENGINE HAS DIED. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD A...

THERE IS A HARD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 71,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 91200 MILES HAS LOW OIL PRESSURE. DEALER ADVISES ME THE ENGINE IS WORN OUT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $7000. THIS 2.7L ENGINE IS APPARENTLY FLAWED IN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURER. *JB

Mileage: 91,200

WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND ENGINE DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN ,AND SOME ENGINE PARTS. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

Mileage: 78,000

ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. *PH CONSUMER FELT THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEFECT. ALSO, CONSUMER FOUND OUT COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMER ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS ON CERTAIN DODGE MODELS. *LA

OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR OIL CHANGE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL SCRAPPING AGAINST METAL. DEALER STATED MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LACK OF OIL CHANGES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD AT A INTERSECTION DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPING WHICH WIPED OUT THE ENTIRE ENGINE. (NAR) *PH *CB

Mileage: 60,000

99 DODGE INTREPRID WITH BLOWN ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 83,000

WE HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 108,000 ON IT AND IT JUST CUT OFF AND LOCKED UP GOING DOWN INTERSTATE 77 IN N.C. *JB

Mileage: 108

ENGINE IN 1999 DODGE INTREPID FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IT BEGAN WITH A KNOCKING SOUND AND THEN DIED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L SLUDGE. THE ENGINE IN OUR CAR STOP WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

Mileage: 77,231

I HAVE A 1999 2.7L DODGE INTREPID THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED FOR POSSIBLE WARRANTY DENIAL ON AN ENGINE FAILURE. WE HAD A SENSOR REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 18 2003 ALONG WITH AN OIL CHANGE AND A TRANSMISSION CHANGE. AFTER THIS SERVICE THROUGH THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA WE NOTED THAT THE O...

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE IN FEBRUARY 2003 AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. ONE YEAR LATER, SAME ENGINE PROBLEM OCCURRED. *AK

Mileage: 93,000

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L BLEW AN ENGINE AT NORMAL EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS ON JULY 29, 2003, CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER IN MID-TRAFFIC. IT ALSO RESULTED IN AN ENORMOUS REPAIR ESTIMATE OF BETWEEN $5,000 AND $7,500. A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE CAUSES AN EXCE...

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 56,000

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

Mileage: 56,000

ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DECELERATED TO A CRAWL. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CONSUMER COULD GET HOME. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED, BUT WOULD STALL AGAIN. DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, CLAIMI...

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE HOOD TO CHECK ENGINE AND FLUID. DRIVER SAW NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM. CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THEN, ENGINE DIED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALER DETE...

Mileage: 81,000

MY 1999 INTREPID DIED IN TRAFFIC, NOT TO START AGAIN. I HAD MY 3 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME. I HAD A VERY HARD TIME CONTROLING THE VEHICLE WITH NO POWER. THANK GOD THEY PEOPLE AROUND ME SLOWED UP AND STAYED BEHIND ME AS I TRIED TO GET IT TO THE CURB.THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE BLEW AT 43,000 M...

Mileage: 43,000

VEHICLE'S ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW IS INOPERATIVE. *LA *MR

MY ENGINE FAILED ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC. THIS WAS WITNESSED BY THE STORE OWNER WHERE I MANAGED TO COAST TO HIS PARKING LOT. I WAS ALMOST INJURED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *JB

Mileage: 89,000

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

Mileage: 110,030

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

Mileage: 48,136

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

Mileage: 48,136

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ENGINE FAILED AT 73,000 MILES.*AK THE CONSUMER CONTACTED HER INSURANCE ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE BUT THE REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE INSUERNCE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO STATED THAT THEY DO NOT INSURE AND PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PR...

Mileage: 730,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. IT HAS A 2.7 LITER MOTOR IN IT. THE MOTOR HAS FAILED. THE WARRENTY IS OUT, BUT FROM THE FEED BACK I HAVE BEEN GETTING FOR THE LAST YEAR. THE 2.7 LITER MOTORS ARE NO GOOD. I'M LOOKING AT AROUND $5000.00 TO PUT ANOTHER MOTOR IN IT. THIS PRICE IS A QUOTE I GOT FROM ...

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. (NAR) *LA *NM

1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L MITSUBISHI ENGINE. OIL LAMP BEGAN FLICKERING AT LOW IDLE. DEALER SAID THE ENGINE MAY BE ABOUT TO FAIL AND REPAIR WOULD BE $5000. THIS LED ME TO WWW.AIRLINE-COMPLAINTS.COM, WHERE, IF YOU LOOK UP AUTOMOBILE COMPLAINTS, THEN CHRYSLER, YOU WILL FIND PAGES AND PAGES OF NO...

Mileage: 90,800

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH MOTOR SHUT DOWN AND NEVER TURNED OVER AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

Mileage: 105,000

THE CAR STALLED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY GOING AT REGULAR SPEED. THE CAR HAD OIL AND GAS ON TOP OF HAVING REGULAR OIL CHANGES.*AK

Mileage: 75,000

THE CAR STALLED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY GOING AT REGULAR SPEED. THE CAR HAD OIL AND GAS ON TOP OF HAVING REGULAR OIL CHANGES.*AK

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

THE ENGINE ON OUR 1999 DODGE INTREPID LOCKED UP WITH 90000 MILES ON IT. IT APPEARS ALOT OF THESE CARS WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE,IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 88,000

TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE, DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

Mileage: 83,000

2.7L ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISE. TOOK ENGINE APART AND FOUND THAT TIMING CHAIN GUIDES HAD DISINTEGRATED. REPLACED GUIDES, ROD BEARINGS AND OIL PUMP. CLEANED ALL SLUDGE FROM ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE STARTED TO FLASH. CAR LOST POWER. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING W...

Mileage: 96,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS RACK AND PINION. *AK THE REPLACEMENT OF PRESSURE HOSE AND PUMP DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *LA

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS THE ENGINE. ALSO, OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

DODGE INTREPID 1999 ENGINE SEIZES UP WITHOUT WARNING AT 84,000 MILES DUE TO SLUDGE IN EVEN THOUGH OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY. *AK

Mileage: 84,000

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 PROB...

Mileage: 71,000

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 PROB...

Mileage: 71,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE FAILED. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT THE TYPE OF ENGINE I HAVE IS NOTORIOUS FOR DOING WHAT IT DID. IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE. THEIR SAFETY IS BEING JEOPARDIZED DUE TO THE EXTREME...

Mileage: 120,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DIDN'T GO DOWN, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDOW MOTOR MUST BE REPLACED. *AK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, AND DODGE NEGLECTED TO REPAIR AN OIL VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *SC *JB THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED I...

Mileage: 43,487

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DIDN'T GO DOWN, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDOW MOTOR MUST BE REPLACED. *AK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, AND DODGE NEGLECTED TO REPAIR AN OIL VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *SC *JB THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED I...

Mileage: 43,487

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DIDN'T GO DOWN, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDOW MOTOR MUST BE REPLACED. *AK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE, AND DODGE NEGLECTED TO REPAIR AN OIL VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *SC *JB THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED I...

Mileage: 43,487

THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE ENGINE WAS MAINTAINED POORLY AND THAT WAS THE REASON THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. *JB

Mileage: 34,974

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CHECKED THE MOTOR, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW MOTOR WAS NEEDED. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE, AND THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

CONSUMER PLACED THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY.*AK

CONSUMER PLACED THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY.*AK

ON BUSY INTERSTATE, ENGINE SUFFERED TOTAL FAILURE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND ENGINE REPLACED. CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE SLUDGE DEPOSITS DESPITE FREQUENT OIL CHANGES WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION.*AK

Mileage: 67,500

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. DEALER MECHANIC REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT, AND USED A THICKER OIL. *AK

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 65,000

WE REPLACED THE #6 INJECTOR AND THE FUEL PUMP. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAR STOPPED ALTOGETHER. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE HIM TELL US THAT IT HAS A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN AND IT WOULD PROBABLY COST US $5700 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WE HAD IT TOWED HOME.

Mileage: 95,000

WE REPLACED THE #6 INJECTOR AND THE FUEL PUMP. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAR STOPPED ALTOGETHER. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE HIM TELL US THAT IT HAS A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN AND IT WOULD PROBABLY COST US $5700 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WE HAD IT TOWED HOME.

Mileage: 95,000

Mileage: 42,520

2.7 LITRE V6 ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW IN ENGINE OIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (ACCORDING TO LOCAL ENGINE REBUILDERS). LOCAL CHRYSLER MECHANICS ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, HOWEVER WERE UNWILLING TO ABSORB ANY REPAIR COSTS.

Mileage: 61,000

VARIOUS SENSOR PROBLEMS. HAVE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND GOING ON IT'S THIRD REPAIR. HAVE YET TO REPLACE ANY POWER WINDOW/DOOR/SEAT.

Mileage: 79,000

VARIOUS SENSOR PROBLEMS. HAVE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND GOING ON IT'S THIRD REPAIR. HAVE YET TO REPLACE ANY POWER WINDOW/DOOR/SEAT.

Mileage: 79,000

VARIOUS SENSOR PROBLEMS. HAVE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND GOING ON IT'S THIRD REPAIR. HAVE YET TO REPLACE ANY POWER WINDOW/DOOR/SEAT.

Mileage: 79,000

VARIOUS SENSOR PROBLEMS. HAVE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND GOING ON IT'S THIRD REPAIR. HAVE YET TO REPLACE ANY POWER WINDOW/DOOR/SEAT.

Mileage: 79,000

BEARINGS WENT BAD EVEN WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES. MILEAGE IS LONG DISTANCE MILEAGE. OF ALL THE CARS AND VARIOUS MAKES OF CARS WE HAVE HAD (OTHER DODGES, CHEVROLETS, OLDSMOBILES, FORDS, HONDAS) WE HAVE DRIVEN LONG DISTANCE HIGH MILEAGE AND AND PROVIDED REGULAR MINTENANCE AND NEVER HA...

MY HUSBAND JOHN AND I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM EASY RIDER AUTO SALES 3980 PINE GROVE AVE. FORT GRATIOT, MI 48059 ON APRIL 11, 2003. THE MILEAGE ON THE TITLE AT TIME OF SALE WAS 86,554, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,290. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1,736 MILES. WE ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED ...

Mileage: 88,000

MY HUSBAND JOHN AND I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM EASY RIDER AUTO SALES 3980 PINE GROVE AVE. FORT GRATIOT, MI 48059 ON APRIL 11, 2003. THE MILEAGE ON THE TITLE AT TIME OF SALE WAS 86,554, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,290. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1,736 MILES. WE ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED ...

Mileage: 88,000

MY HUSBAND JOHN AND I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID FROM EASY RIDER AUTO SALES 3980 PINE GROVE AVE. FORT GRATIOT, MI 48059 ON APRIL 11, 2003. THE MILEAGE ON THE TITLE AT TIME OF SALE WAS 86,554, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,290. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1,736 MILES. WE ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED ...

Mileage: 88,000

I BOUGHT A 99 DODGE INTREPID FROM FREEDOM FORD IN CENTRE, ALABAMA FOR A LITTLE OVER $14,000 ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I WENT BACK LAST SUMMER TO TRADE IN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT EVEN BLACK BOOKED FOR HALF THAT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING SYSTEM (THE ENTIRE SYSTEM), ALL TH...

Mileage: 104,000

I BOUGHT A 99 DODGE INTREPID FROM FREEDOM FORD IN CENTRE, ALABAMA FOR A LITTLE OVER $14,000 ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I WENT BACK LAST SUMMER TO TRADE IN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT EVEN BLACK BOOKED FOR HALF THAT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING SYSTEM (THE ENTIRE SYSTEM), ALL TH...

Mileage: 104,000

I BOUGHT A 99 DODGE INTREPID FROM FREEDOM FORD IN CENTRE, ALABAMA FOR A LITTLE OVER $14,000 ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I WENT BACK LAST SUMMER TO TRADE IN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT EVEN BLACK BOOKED FOR HALF THAT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING SYSTEM (THE ENTIRE SYSTEM), ALL TH...

Mileage: 104,000

MY NAME IS [XXX], THE FOUNDER OF THIS WEBSITE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED RIDICULOUS PREMATURE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND STEERING PROBLEMS WITH A LOW MILEAGE '99 DODGE INTREPID AND EXPERIENCED STEERING, TRANSMISSION, ABS PROBLEMS AND OTHER ISSUES WITH A BRAND NEW 2002 DODGE INTREPID. YOU WILL FIND MY PERS...

Mileage: 36,000

IN THE FALL OF 2001, WE BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM CONTINENTAL AUTO MALL. IT IS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. A SERVICE AGREEMENT ON THE CAR WAS ALSO PURCHASED. THE FOLLOWING HAS THEREAFTER TAKEN PLACE: THE TIMING CHAIN IDLER BROKE IN MARCH OF 2002. CONTINENTAL FIXED THE CAR UNDER SERVICE AGREEMENT....

Mileage: 84,000

IN THE FALL OF 2001, WE BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM CONTINENTAL AUTO MALL. IT IS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. A SERVICE AGREEMENT ON THE CAR WAS ALSO PURCHASED. THE FOLLOWING HAS THEREAFTER TAKEN PLACE: THE TIMING CHAIN IDLER BROKE IN MARCH OF 2002. CONTINENTAL FIXED THE CAR UNDER SERVICE AGREEMENT....

Mileage: 84,000

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED USED FROM CARMAX IN SEPTEMBER 2002. AFTER 5 MONTHS OF USE, THE ENGINE DIED. THE CAR WAS NOT ABUSED, OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED ON A BASIS RECOMMEDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. (RECEIPTS CAN BE PROVIDED.) THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DODGE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE AND WE WERE...

Mileage: 36,410

PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 1999: 6/02/99-REAR WINDOW LEAK-REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, 6/07/01-TIRES-$211.14 1/24/02-CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR-49,550 MILES-$170.80, 7/12/02-A/C SYSTEM BLOWING WARM. FREON&A/C DYE-55,771 MILES-$71.77, 7/16/02-INSTALL NEW COOLANT TUBE, INSTALL NEW AIR BOX(A/C/WATER OUTLET TUBE, ...

PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 1999: 6/02/99-REAR WINDOW LEAK-REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, 6/07/01-TIRES-$211.14 1/24/02-CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR-49,550 MILES-$170.80, 7/12/02-A/C SYSTEM BLOWING WARM. FREON&A/C DYE-55,771 MILES-$71.77, 7/16/02-INSTALL NEW COOLANT TUBE, INSTALL NEW AIR BOX(A/C/WATER OUTLET TUBE, ...

PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 1999: 6/02/99-REAR WINDOW LEAK-REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, 6/07/01-TIRES-$211.14 1/24/02-CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR-49,550 MILES-$170.80, 7/12/02-A/C SYSTEM BLOWING WARM. FREON&A/C DYE-55,771 MILES-$71.77, 7/16/02-INSTALL NEW COOLANT TUBE, INSTALL NEW AIR BOX(A/C/WATER OUTLET TUBE, ...

PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 1999: 6/02/99-REAR WINDOW LEAK-REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, 6/07/01-TIRES-$211.14 1/24/02-CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR-49,550 MILES-$170.80, 7/12/02-A/C SYSTEM BLOWING WARM. FREON&A/C DYE-55,771 MILES-$71.77, 7/16/02-INSTALL NEW COOLANT TUBE, INSTALL NEW AIR BOX(A/C/WATER OUTLET TUBE, ...

PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 1999: 6/02/99-REAR WINDOW LEAK-REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, 6/07/01-TIRES-$211.14 1/24/02-CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR-49,550 MILES-$170.80, 7/12/02-A/C SYSTEM BLOWING WARM. FREON&A/C DYE-55,771 MILES-$71.77, 7/16/02-INSTALL NEW COOLANT TUBE, INSTALL NEW AIR BOX(A/C/WATER OUTLET TUBE, ...

PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 1999: 6/02/99-REAR WINDOW LEAK-REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, 6/07/01-TIRES-$211.14 1/24/02-CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR-49,550 MILES-$170.80, 7/12/02-A/C SYSTEM BLOWING WARM. FREON&A/C DYE-55,771 MILES-$71.77, 7/16/02-INSTALL NEW COOLANT TUBE, INSTALL NEW AIR BOX(A/C/WATER OUTLET TUBE, ...

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED SECONDS BEFORE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TIMING BELT OR TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING ON FREEWAY LOST ALL POWER TOP CAR.*AK

Mileage: 95,930

WE PURCHASED A USED 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN JULY 2003. IT ONLY HAD 72,000 MILES ON IT. THE PREVIOUS OWNERS SAID THEY HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I TOOK OUT A LOAN AGAINST MY 401K TO PURCHASE THE INTREPID BECAUSE MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS GETTING A LOT OF MILES ON IT AND I NEEDED A RELIABLE VE...

Mileage: 79,222

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM. HEARD A HORRIBLE SQUEALING/KNOCKING NOISE AND VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.*AK

Mileage: 83,000

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. ...

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE CAUSE OF THE SOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE THREW A ROD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND BLEW A ROD. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND THE ENGINE WAS FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION....

Mileage: 56,000

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 ...

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 ...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 127,000

MOTOR SMOKED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER INDICATED MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE SEIZED AT 62000. *AK

Mileage: 62,782

ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE SEIZED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE IS A 1999 (2.7) DODGE INTREPID. HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS SINCE OWNING VEHICLE.*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

Mileage: 36,000

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

Mileage: 36,000

WE BOUGHT A '99 DODGE INTREPID 11/22/99 AS A PROGRAM CAR W/ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER 'SURPRISES'. ON SATURDAY, 7/19/03 THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE CLOSEST DEALER AND FILLED OUT THE AFTER HOURS PAPERWORK. ON MONDAY 7/21 THEY CALLED & SAID ...

Mileage: 62,080

1999 DODGE INTREPID. CHANGE OIL REGULARLY. WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE OIL LITE CAME ON FOR LESS THAN 5 MIN. THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. NOW THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THEY'RE NOT SURE, BUT IT APPARENTLY LOOKS OUT OF OIL. WHICH IS OBSERD! AND NOW OF COURSE, THEY AREN'T GOING ...

TOTAL ENGINE OF OUR 2.7L DOHC ENGINE IN OUR 1999 DODGE INTREPID WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 45MPH RESULTING IN COSTLY BILLS THAT WERE MADE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK

Mileage: 86,936

ON OCTOBER 31, 2003 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY INTREPID ON THE FREEWAY NEAR CANTON, MICHIGAN. UPON PRESSING THE ACCELORATOR THE ENGINE HESITATED, THEN THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON FOR ONE SECOND JUST BEFORE SHE HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THEN SHE LOST ALL POWER. SHE COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE THE CAR VERY ...

Mileage: 119,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED AT 92,000. ENGINE WAS STARVING FOR OIL, AND BROKE DOWN WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING (SLUDGE BUILD-UP). I HAVE BEEN QUOTED 6500.00 TO FIX BY AUTO PLACE. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY COULD ONLY OFFER APPROXIMATELY 1- 2 GRAND, AND USE 4000.00 INCENTIVE TO HELP COVER COST, BUT ...

Mileage: 92,000

OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK

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 MAI...

Mileage: 74,418

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

PURCHASED THIS 1999 DODGE INTREPID (2.7 L ENGINE) FOR SON 2 MONTHS AGO WITH 98,000 MILES. RAN PERFECTLY FOR 4000 MILES THEN IT WOULDN'T START. ONCE WE GOT THE TOP END TORN DOWN FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES HAD DISINTEGRATED, CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, AND WOUND UP BENDING ALL O...

Mileage: 102,000

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

Mileage: 86,500

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

Mileage: 86,500

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

Mileage: 86,500

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID LOST ALL POWER. I COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE. LUCKILY I CAME TO A STOP ON A CURB. *LA

Mileage: 71,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE. VEHICLE HAD EXHIBITED OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS, RETURNED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS TOTALING OVER $1000. LAST TRIP TO DODGE DEALER WAS IN OCT FOR OIL LEAK PROBLEM. IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH, CAR BEGAN TO EXHIBIT LOUD TICKING/KNOCKING SOUND. ENGINE IS BLOWN ...

Mileage: 49,000

IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES BY DODGE. MILEAGE WAS 130,000 MOSTLY HIGHWAY. *NLM

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

Mileage: 120,000

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

Mileage: 84,000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE CRANKCASE. *AK

Mileage: 79,000

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 WIT...

Mileage: 50,118

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

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 103,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

ENGINE FAILURE ON 1999 INTREPED. *AK

Mileage: 108,000

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

Mileage: 66,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE. *LA

Mileage: 80,000

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

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A GASOLINE LEAK. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO HONOR THE FUEL LEAK RECALL 98 V 184 000, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FEEL THAT THE LEAKE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL RAIL O-RING, WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

Mileage: 110,000

CONSUMER STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY. CONSUMER SAYS THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL . *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE GEAR HAD WORN OUT, THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. *JB *NLM

Mileage: 27,000

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES SQUEAL WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

Mileage: 30,000

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 WH...

Mileage: 69,500

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...

Mileage: 93,000

THE FRONT POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN WITHOUT USING THE CONTROLS. *NLM THERE WERE FUSE/WIRING SHORTAGES, HEADLIGHT/INTERIOR LIGHT FLICKERED WITHOUT WARNING, THE BELTS, MAIN POWER TRAIN, A/C BELT, AND THE COMPRESSOR CAUGHT FIRE AND THE POWER STEERING HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *SCC THE DOORS DID NOT...

THE FRONT POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN WITHOUT USING THE CONTROLS. *NLM THERE WERE FUSE/WIRING SHORTAGES, HEADLIGHT/INTERIOR LIGHT FLICKERED WITHOUT WARNING, THE BELTS, MAIN POWER TRAIN, A/C BELT, AND THE COMPRESSOR CAUGHT FIRE AND THE POWER STEERING HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *SCC THE DOORS DID NOT...

THE FRONT POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN WITHOUT USING THE CONTROLS. *NLM THERE WERE FUSE/WIRING SHORTAGES, HEADLIGHT/INTERIOR LIGHT FLICKERED WITHOUT WARNING, THE BELTS, MAIN POWER TRAIN, A/C BELT, AND THE COMPRESSOR CAUGHT FIRE AND THE POWER STEERING HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *SCC THE DOORS DID NOT...

THE FRONT POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN WITHOUT USING THE CONTROLS. *NLM THERE WERE FUSE/WIRING SHORTAGES, HEADLIGHT/INTERIOR LIGHT FLICKERED WITHOUT WARNING, THE BELTS, MAIN POWER TRAIN, A/C BELT, AND THE COMPRESSOR CAUGHT FIRE AND THE POWER STEERING HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *SCC THE DOORS DID NOT...

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...

Mileage: 41,000

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

Mileage: 118,100

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE AND 83,000 MILES HAS STOPPED WORKING. MY FIANCE WAS DROPPING OUR SON OFF AT THE BABY-SITTERS WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE. AND THAT WAS THE END OF THE CAR. A MECHANIC MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP. *LA

Mileage: 83,000

ENGINE FAILURE ON A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, MILEAGE 65,000.*AK

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 68,000

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

Mileage: 68,000

ON 10/15/03 I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I DRIVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE INTIAL IMPACT WAS ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE ENTIRED HOOD AND FRONT FENDER WAS...

Mileage: 117,000

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 DEFECTI...

Mileage: 72,440

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

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 E...

Mileage: 82,000

RACK AND PINION SHOT ON MY 99 INTREPID WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES. A SERIOUS PLAY TO THE LEFT AND AN INTENSE RATTLING SOUND IN THE FRONT END ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP OR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 10 MILES, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING. HEADLIGHTS ALSO CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AND COULD NOT GET WARM AIR OUT OF T...

Mileage: 50,000

THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILDUP. THOUGH THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES AN OIL CHANGE INTERVAL OF 7,500 MILES, I CHANGED MINE MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY. UPON COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER, THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY SORT OF SETTLEMENT OR SATISFACTION OR E...

Mileage: 84,000

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

Mileage: 73,000

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

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 TH...

WHILE DRIVING AT 25/30 MPH AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING MODULE FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN AIR BAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 25/30 MPH AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING MODULE FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN AIR BAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 25/30 MPH AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING MODULE FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN AIR BAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

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

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 CO...

Mileage: 76,300

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINED WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S FOOT HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

Mileage: 17,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINED WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S FOOT HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

Mileage: 17,000

I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER INTERPID WITH 82,000 MILES. THE VEHICLES HAS MAINTAINED. THE TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH. I HEARD A TERRIBLE NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND CALLED A TOWING COMPANY. THE ENGINE REPAIR SHOP REPAIRED THE TIMING BELT AND ALSO...

Mileage: 82,000

45,500 MILES AND TOLD SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE. MECHANIC WANTED $6K FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. PAID $800 FOR NEW TENSIONS, TOLD ENGINE CAN SEIZE AT ANY TIME. HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS!!!!!!!!

Mileage: 45,500

I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK ON MY 1999 INTREPID AFTER ONLY 27,000 MILES. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY IN IT, AND SEVERAL TIMES WOULD NOT GO IN THE DIRECTION IN WHICH I WAS TURNING.THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THIS, OR TO PREVENT IT. HE HAS REPA...

Mileage: 27,500

DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 46,000

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

Mileage: 51,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE SEIZED AT ONLY 5600 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS A SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD FROM AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS THAT THE 2.7 LITER DODGE ENGINE IS POORLY MADE AND THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM TIME AND ...

1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE SEIZED AT ONLY 5600 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS A SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD FROM AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS THAT THE 2.7 LITER DODGE ENGINE IS POORLY MADE AND THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM TIME AND ...

THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAD A THICK FILM OVER THEM, WHICH CAUSED IMPAIRED VISION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK IT WAS NOT MOISTURE ON THEM, BUT IT APPEARED THAT THE PLASTIC HAD GOTTEN CLOUDY INSIDE. THE PROBLEM WAS ESPECIALLY HARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND A REAL PROBLEM IN THE RAIN....

THIS IS FOR MY MOTHER. MY MOTHER PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID NEW AT INTEGRITY CHRYSLER,PLYMOUTH, DODGE. THE COMPLAINT IS THAT SHE WENT TOO TURN THE CORNER AND HER FRONT END LOCKED UP. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE RACK & PINION SNAPPED IN TWO. MY MOTHERS CAR ONLY HAS 14,460 MILES ON IT. SHE TOOK THE CA...

Mileage: 14,440

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. *AK

THIS IS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, THAT I HAVE HAD PLENTY OF PROBLEMS OUT OF. THIS WAS PURCHASED AT 29,569 MILES, 10/99. JAN 2000 THE INNER SENSOR WENT OUT, REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. JULY 2000 THE OUTER SENSOR WENT OUT, REPLACED BY DEALER NOT UNDER WARRANTY PER MILAGE AT TIME. AUG 2000 THE P...

Mileage: 88,000

THIS IS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, THAT I HAVE HAD PLENTY OF PROBLEMS OUT OF. THIS WAS PURCHASED AT 29,569 MILES, 10/99. JAN 2000 THE INNER SENSOR WENT OUT, REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. JULY 2000 THE OUTER SENSOR WENT OUT, REPLACED BY DEALER NOT UNDER WARRANTY PER MILAGE AT TIME. AUG 2000 THE P...

Mileage: 88,000

GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITHOUT A KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION.*AK

Mileage: 35,000

THE HEADLIGHT LENS BECAME DISCOLORED WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER HAD A 60,000 MILE/6YEAR WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT PLASTIC AND METAL WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. CONSUMER FILED A LEMON LAW REQUEST BUT WAS TOLD MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH TO QU...

Mileage: 44,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS SEATBACK RECLINING BOLT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 035 000, BUT IT OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. RECALL COVERS THE DRIVER'S SIDE.*AK

Mileage: 90,000

LOCKING CYLINDER FAILURE .*AK

Mileage: 59,000

CONSUMER PLACED KEY IN IGNITION AND KEY WOULD NOT TURN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

ENGINE "BLEW UP" WITH 90,000 MILES AND WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES.

Mileage: 90,000

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 50000 MILES HAS A DANGEROUS STEERING ISSUE. THIS INCLUDES EXCESSIVE "PLAY" BEFORE A STEERING INPUT WILL TAKE PLACE. ALSO BINDING OF THE STEERING WHEN MAKING A TURN, LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS IS A SIMILAR ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF DIAMLERCHRYSLER OWNERS.*AK

CAR STALLED ON ME A FEW DAYS AGO IN DOWNTOWN LA DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH MY 2 KIDS... COME TO FIND OUT THAT SUPPOSIDELY THE CAR OVERHEATED (NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING AT ALL, GAUGES WERE ALL OKAY, AND SENSORS WERE CHECKED AND OK, NO SMOKE ETC.) HOWEVER IT OVERHEATED AND WARPED BOTH OF MY HEADS, ...

THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE GAS PEDAL BRACKET ON THE FLOOR COMES OUT CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO SEPERATE FORM THE BRACKET. HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW MOTOR AND RIGHR REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR.*AK

THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE GAS PEDAL BRACKET ON THE FLOOR COMES OUT CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO SEPERATE FORM THE BRACKET. HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW MOTOR AND RIGHR REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR.*AK

THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE GAS PEDAL BRACKET ON THE FLOOR COMES OUT CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO SEPERATE FORM THE BRACKET. HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW MOTOR AND RIGHR REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR.*AK

A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD WHEN DRIVING. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE NOISE RETURNED AGAIN.*AK THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS REPLACED.*TS *JB-

Mileage: 18,000

A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD WHEN DRIVING. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE NOISE RETURNED AGAIN.*AK THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS REPLACED.*TS *JB-

Mileage: 18,000

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

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

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

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

Mileage: 25,000

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

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BREAK IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER BOLT. *MR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BOLT BROKE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL DID NOT COVER THE PASSENGER SIDE RECLINER BOLT ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE....

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE. THE CAR HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE BLEW AT 63,000 MILES. WE CONTACTED DODGE, AND WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THAT OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WE NOW CANNOT FIND A MOTOR TO FIT THIS CAR IN ...

Mileage: 63,000

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...

Mileage: 73,389

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 PRO...

Mileage: 65,077

STEERING HAS EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY, ABOUT 4 INCHES OF ROTATION LEFT TO RIGHT. ALSO THE STEERING IS STARTING TO BIND IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS. THE WHEELS 'STICKS' INSTEAD OF RETURNING.

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING BREAK. THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC SAID THE THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE, AND HAD BEEN BROKEN FOUR A WHILE. *AK

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE'S TIRE WOULD NOT GRIP ON THE WET ROAD. *NLM THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE ROAD WAS WET AND WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE. THE VEHICLE ALSO DEVELOPED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND SUGG...

Mileage: 46,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW: CONTINUOUSLY GETS OFF-TRACK. DIRVER'S SEAT: 1-SEAT FALLS BACK 2-SEAT AT SEMI-RECLINE POSITION. FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK: 1-OFTEN WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY; 2-WILL UNLOCK ONLY AFTER ELECTRONIC LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS ...

1999 DODGE INTREPID. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW: CONTINUOUSLY GETS OFF-TRACK. DIRVER'S SEAT: 1-SEAT FALLS BACK 2-SEAT AT SEMI-RECLINE POSITION. FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK: 1-OFTEN WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY; 2-WILL UNLOCK ONLY AFTER ELECTRONIC LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS ...

1999 DODGE INTREPID. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW: CONTINUOUSLY GETS OFF-TRACK. DIRVER'S SEAT: 1-SEAT FALLS BACK 2-SEAT AT SEMI-RECLINE POSITION. FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK: 1-OFTEN WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY; 2-WILL UNLOCK ONLY AFTER ELECTRONIC LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS ...

THE POWER WINDOWS WILL COME DOWN OR UP. MECHANIC STATES THIS COULD BE DUE TO A RUBBER SEAL BEING BAD. *AK

Mileage: 56,000

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...

Mileage: 109,754

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...

Mileage: 109,754

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...

Mileage: 109,754

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

3 OF 4 POWER WINDOW UNITS HAVE FAILED MAKING THE WINDOWS INOPERABLE. FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT THIS TIME THE DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 43.3K MILES. BESIDES BEING INCONVENIENT, NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN ...

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVER POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED TWICE, NOW THE WINDOW HAS TO BE HELD IN PLACE FOR IT TO ROLL UP STRAIGHT AND GO INTO PLACE. ALSO, PLASTIC ON DRIVER DOOR UNDER BLACK 'SPEAKER' CRACKED WITH NO IMPACT. PASSENGER REAR DOOR ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLY HAS SEPARATED FROM THE METAL AND HAS TO BE 'POPP...

DRIVER POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED TWICE, NOW THE WINDOW HAS TO BE HELD IN PLACE FOR IT TO ROLL UP STRAIGHT AND GO INTO PLACE. ALSO, PLASTIC ON DRIVER DOOR UNDER BLACK 'SPEAKER' CRACKED WITH NO IMPACT. PASSENGER REAR DOOR ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLY HAS SEPARATED FROM THE METAL AND HAS TO BE 'POPP...

DRIVER POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED TWICE, NOW THE WINDOW HAS TO BE HELD IN PLACE FOR IT TO ROLL UP STRAIGHT AND GO INTO PLACE. ALSO, PLASTIC ON DRIVER DOOR UNDER BLACK 'SPEAKER' CRACKED WITH NO IMPACT. PASSENGER REAR DOOR ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLY HAS SEPARATED FROM THE METAL AND HAS TO BE 'POPP...

DRIVER POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED TWICE, NOW THE WINDOW HAS TO BE HELD IN PLACE FOR IT TO ROLL UP STRAIGHT AND GO INTO PLACE. ALSO, PLASTIC ON DRIVER DOOR UNDER BLACK 'SPEAKER' CRACKED WITH NO IMPACT. PASSENGER REAR DOOR ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR ASSEMBLY HAS SEPARATED FROM THE METAL AND HAS TO BE 'POPP...

ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS INTERMITTENTLY STICK, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO UNBUCKLE. ALSO, PASSENGER REAR BELT OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT PULL FROM RETRACTOR.*AK

ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS INTERMITTENTLY STICK, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO UNBUCKLE. ALSO, PASSENGER REAR BELT OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT PULL FROM RETRACTOR.*AK

WATER COLLECTS IN TRUNK'S SPARE WHEEL WELL WHEN IT RAINS. CONSUMER SUSPECTS THIS WATER LEAKAGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING WHEN RAINING.*AK

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 GET...

Mileage: 99,500

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 CONSULT...

Mileage: 61,000

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....

Mileage: 88,500

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....

Mileage: 88,500

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

Mileage: 67,257

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

Mileage: 67,257

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

Mileage: 67,257

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

Mileage: 67,257

ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE RUSTING. *AK

Mileage: 42,000

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 COS...

Mileage: 51,580

ENGINE FAILURE ON 2.7 LITRE MOTOR ON 1999 DODGE INTREPID DUE TO OIL SLUDGE.

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AND WE TOOK INTO DEALER TO SERVICE AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE A/C FAN AND THE RADIATOR FAN WERE SEIZED. THEY CANNOT TELL US WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE ONLY 4 YEARS OLD BUT COULD ONLY SAY THEY "SELL A LOT OF THESE ...

THE BRAKES SQUEAKED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. *NLM

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

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 M...

Mileage: 74,850

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 ...

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE DRIVING AND OBJECT FELL FROM THE DASH AND HIT THE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON. AS A RESULT THE SEAT BELT RELEASED. *NLM

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT LOCK. *NLM

THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, IT ONLY WENT INTO 2 GEARS. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

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 ORGAN...

Mileage: 71,000

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 MO...

Mileage: 95,999

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 MO...

Mileage: 95,999

AS WITH COMPLAINT #10003319, MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID EXPERIENCES BRAKE FAILURE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. NOW THAT IT IS WARMER, I DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM HOWEVER, THE BRAKES NOW DON'T RELEASE COMPLETELY WHEN PRESSURE IS REMOVED FROM PEDAL. *NLM

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 80,000

ALL 4 OF MY POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TO WORK AND HAVE HAD THEIR MOTORS REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE. THE FIRST 5 TIMES WERE WITHIN MY WARRANTY AND NOW MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING AND IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. MY HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM LOCKS UP ON OCCASION AND KEEPS THE HEATER ...

Mileage: 2,500

ALL 4 OF MY POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TO WORK AND HAVE HAD THEIR MOTORS REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE. THE FIRST 5 TIMES WERE WITHIN MY WARRANTY AND NOW MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING AND IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. MY HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM LOCKS UP ON OCCASION AND KEEPS THE HEATER ...

Mileage: 2,500

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 T...

Mileage: 60,389

CAR HEATER NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND ENGINE FAN DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

MY COOLING SYSTEM FAN MOTORS BOTH WENT OUT AND FROZE UP WITH ONLY 46000 MILES ON A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM I FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR INTREPID'S. *NLM

Mileage: 45,670

WE HAVE HAD OUR SEAT BELTS THAT HOLD OUR CHILD SEATS IN PLACE POP LOOSE SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE CHECKED AND RECHECKED THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE LATCHED PROPERLY BUT ON OCCASION THEY POP LOOSE FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE ARE VERY WORRIED THAT THE SEAT BELTS MAY NOT WORK IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT. *NLM

Mileage: 21,650

OUR CAR FAILED TO START NORMALLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME OUR CAR WOULD TURN OVER AND OVER AND WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED THIS TIME ALL OF THE GAUGES AND DASHBOARD LIGHT WEREN'T WORKING EITHER. AFTER A NUMBER OF HOURS, WE TRIED ON AND OFF MANY TIMES, THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED TO SPUTTER AND EVEN...

Mileage: 21,600

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

Mileage: 58,500

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB VEHICLE STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. TIMING BELT FAILED AND THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WINDOW, RADIO AND SPEAKER INOPERATIVE. *TT *MR

Mileage: 64,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB VEHICLE STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. TIMING BELT FAILED AND THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WINDOW, RADIO AND SPEAKER INOPERATIVE. *TT *MR

Mileage: 64,000

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...

Mileage: 60,000

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...

Mileage: 60,000

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...

Mileage: 60,000

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...

Mileage: 60,000

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...

Mileage: 60,000

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...

Mileage: 60,000

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...

Mileage: 60,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE STARTED CLICKING THEN LOSS POWER AND SEIZED WHILE ON A HIGHWAY. DEALER SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, EVEN THOUGH ENGINE WAS CLEAN. CHRYSLER DENIED CLAIM. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES. *JB

Mileage: 84,359

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITER ENGINE, 65000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. TIMING BELT BROKE ON VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A CHRYSLER/DODGE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC BEGAN TO DISASSEMBLE MOTOR AND FOUND A BLACK SLUDGE INSIDE ENGINE - SAID IT LOOKED AS IF ...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AS CAR STARTED A RATTLING NOISE AND LOST POWER,AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AT 88,000 MILES. THERE WERE NO WORKING DASH LIGHTS TO ALERT OF ANY PROBLEM. THE DEALER COULD NOT GIVE EXPLANATION. THE CA...

Mileage: 88,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AS CAR STARTED A RATTLING NOISE AND LOST POWER,AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AT 88,000 MILES. THERE WERE NO WORKING DASH LIGHTS TO ALERT OF ANY PROBLEM. THE DEALER COULD NOT GIVE EXPLANATION. THE CA...

Mileage: 88,000

THE ENGINE BLEW SUDDENLY AND WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. *NLM

Mileage: 74,696

FROM WHAT THEY SAY, MY TIMING BELT CAME OFF AND TOOK OUT THE ENGINE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE STEERING WAS STARTING TO GO OUT AND THE CAM SENSOR WENT OUT. *NLM

Mileage: 74,000

FROM WHAT THEY SAY, MY TIMING BELT CAME OFF AND TOOK OUT THE ENGINE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE STEERING WAS STARTING TO GO OUT AND THE CAM SENSOR WENT OUT. *NLM

Mileage: 74,000

FROM WHAT THEY SAY, MY TIMING BELT CAME OFF AND TOOK OUT THE ENGINE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE STEERING WAS STARTING TO GO OUT AND THE CAM SENSOR WENT OUT. *NLM

Mileage: 74,000

FROM WHAT THEY SAY, MY TIMING BELT CAME OFF AND TOOK OUT THE ENGINE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE STEERING WAS STARTING TO GO OUT AND THE CAM SENSOR WENT OUT. *NLM

Mileage: 74,000

FROM WHAT THEY SAY, MY TIMING BELT CAME OFF AND TOOK OUT THE ENGINE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE STEERING WAS STARTING TO GO OUT AND THE CAM SENSOR WENT OUT. *NLM

Mileage: 74,000

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 75000 MILES, OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ON AND OFF ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK LOUDLY VEHICLE LOST ALL SPEED AND STALLED ON EXPRESSWAY ENTRANCE RAMP. THIS VEHICLE'S OIL AND FILTER WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES YET WHEN THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED THERE WAS LARGE AMOUNTS OF SLUDG...

Mileage: 87,000

THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 10 TIMES. A SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE DEALER DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH SWITCH. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. *JB

PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP ON A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 72000 MI. ENGINE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MI OR LESS. CAR IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER WARRANTY AND DODGE SAYS IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY. $3500 TO $6500 TO FIX DEPENDING ON WHAT IS BROKEN. *JB

Mileage: 71,000

1999 CHRYSLER INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AFTER MAINTAINING REGULARLY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. *NLM

Mileage: 94,670

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. ...

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. ...

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE EVAPORATOR FAILED. *NLM

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 AB...

Mileage: 36,000

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 AB...

Mileage: 36,000

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 AB...

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY CAR HEATER IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY SERIOUS DAMAGE MAY HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED TO MY ENGINE. THE PRIMARY SYMPTOM IS THAT THE CAR HEATER, FOR NO REASON, DOES NOT BLOW HOT AIR - THEN IT STARTS WORKING. LOOKS LIKE MY CAR ENGINE HAS BEEN OVERHEATING AND CAUSING SLUDGE TO BUIL...

Mileage: 76,000

THE SEAT RECLINER BROKE.*JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*JB

Mileage: 79,000

1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE BLEW AT 55K.*JB

Mileage: 55,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 26,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 26,000

AT AROUND 55,000 MILES, A KNOCKING SOUND DEVELOPED. ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS NOT EFFECTED UNTIL AROUND 65,000 MILES, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. I TOOK IT TO A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HONEST MECHANIC WHO THROUGH THE COURSE OF TROUBLE SHOOTING THE N...

Mileage: 55,000

THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP FAILED.*JB

THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WENT OUT AND I ONLY HAD 76,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR OTHER PEOPLE ALSO, AS I HAVE BEEN PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR ONE OF THE PARTS NEEDED (TENSIONER). THERE ARE 1400 OF THESE PARTS ON BACK ORDER NOW, 02-11-03. THIS INDICATES A MAJOR D...

Mileage: 76,000

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE(LUCKILY IN DRIVEWAY) BRAKE POWER BOOSTER FAILED HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS FOR BACK ORDERED PART MECHANIC FOUND WATER HAD LEAKED INTO POWER BOOSTER CAUSING FAILURE(HAD PREVIOUSLY HEARD HISSING SOUND FROM BRAKE PEDAL.*JB

Mileage: 81,000

THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED, HOWEVER IT WAS RESTARTED.*JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE PERIODICALLY STOPPED WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF VISION IN RAIN AND SALT SPRAY. THEY MOVE AN INCH AND THEN STOP. SOMETIMES THEY CAN BE RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY, SOMETIMES NOT. OCCASIONALLY WIPERS STOP IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S VISION. THIS IS A SERIOUS S...

1999 DODGE INTREPID HAD ITS THIRD FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY.

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID AT THE DODGE DOWNTOWN LA, MANY PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THAT SENSORS IN THE CAR KEPT BLOWING OUT, HEATER/AC WENT OUT AND WINDOW MOTOR BLEW OUT. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED MORE THEN ONCE.DODGE DOWNTOWN LA COULD NEVER DETERMINE WHA...

Mileage: 70,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH APPROXIAMETELY 500 MILES. SINCE BUYING THE CAR WE HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIRS AT THE DEALER 8 TIMES. ALL REPAIR ARE TO ENGINE AND CHIPS IN THE ENGINE. THE MOST RECENT, DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY 60 MPH THE CAR SHUT OFF. PUT IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP. WHEN CAR ...

Mileage: 90,000

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 75000 MILES, OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ON AND OFF ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK LOUDLY VEHICLE LOST ALL SPEED AND STALLED ON EXPRESSWAY ENTERANCE RAMP.THIS VEHICLE'S OIL AND FILTER WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES YET WHEN THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED THERE WAS LARGE AMOUNTS OF SLUDG...

Mileage: 74,800

THE STEERING RACK BROKE, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

THE VEHICLE DIED, WHE I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 38,000 MILE. ALL THE MAITENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT A NEW ENGINE NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES

Mileage: 54,000

ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WORKING ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID, THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER IS DEFECTIVE. CURRENTLY, WHEN THE CAR SITS IN TEMPATURES BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, THERE IS ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DUE TO AIR BEING ALLOWED INTO THE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF A HAIRLINE CRACK ...

Mileage: 59,000

JANUARY 24, 2003 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I OWN A 1999DODGE INTREPID ES WITH 40,244 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I AM AN ''AVERAGE'' CAR USER AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. ON THURSDAY 1/16/03 AS I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT OF MY VEHICLE I FELT SOM...

JANUARY 24, 2003 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I OWN A 1999DODGE INTREPID ES WITH 40,244 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I AM AN ''AVERAGE'' CAR USER AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. ON THURSDAY 1/16/03 AS I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT OF MY VEHICLE I FELT SOM...

AFTER CONSUMER PUT KEYS IN THE IGNITION, IT WOULDN'T TURN. CONSUMER HAS TO WIGGLE KEYS FOR 20-30 MINUTES BEFORE IT TURNS. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

I ENTERED MY DODGE INTREPID AT APPROXIMATELY 5:50 AM AND AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ITSELF DOWN THE FLOOR. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE PEDAL DID NOT COME UP AND I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION PEDAL THEN RAISED ITSELF SLOWLY WITH...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN IN HER AUTO RIGHT AT 70,000 MILES AND 4 YEARS OLD. SHE ALSO STATES THAT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED HER AUTO WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO CHANGE THE OIL. SHE STATES THAT...

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

Mileage: 45,000

1999 INTREPID STARTED MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER AND NOW DEALER SAYS THAT I AM LUCKY I DID NOT DENOTATE THE ENGINE. NEEDS WHOLE NEW ENGINE TO THE TUNE OF $8000.00. HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED ENGINE OIL CHANGE. NOT DUE TO THAT, DUE TO THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER PUT ALUMINUM RODS IN ...

Mileage: 107,000

CAR BLEW THE ENGINE ON DECEMBER 13TH. WAS TOLD BACK IN JUNE I HAD MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM DUE TO OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. WHEN I PRODUCED ALL MY OIL CHANGES I WAS TOLD I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. CHRYSLER OFFERED 50/50 WHICH STILL HAS COST ME $3600+ TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. I HAD TAKE...

Mileage: 72,000

ON DEC 20 2002, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED RAPPING WHILE TRAVELING APX 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE. IT THEN STOPPED WITHIN 30 SECONDS WITH NO RESTART. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE 20,000 MILES PRIOR FOR SAME THING. DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 5 BUSINESS DAYS AND HAS NOT FIXED IT. ALSO, HISTORY OF MULTIPLE...

Mileage: 64,000

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP.TS *JB

Mileage: 58,000

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 ...

Mileage: 60,000

AT JUST 53,000 MILES IT IS DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY ON MY THREE-YEAR OLD VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. THIS IS GOING TO COST NEARLY $1,000.00 AND IS ABSOLUTELY NOT A ROUTINE ISSUE IN A VEHICLE THIS NEW AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN. AFTER RESEARCHING THE MATTER FURTHER...

Mileage: 53,400

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 55MPH THE ENGINE STALL. PULLING OUT OF THE ROAD, VEHICLE WAS TOOK TO THE DEALER THEY TOLL THE CONSUMER ENGINE BLEW OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

Mileage: 8,000

NO SUMMARY. DT

ENGINE COMPLETELY BLOWN DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. DT

THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT A VERY LOW MILEAGE. TS *JB

Mileage: 52,000

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 T...

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WOULD HEAR A LOUD POPPING NOISE CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

NO SUMMARY. DT

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLES OIL INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF THEN THE VEHICLES ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED ALOT OF 2.7 ENGINES. *TS *NLM

Mileage: 70,200

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING BEARINGS SEIZED UP RESULTING IN BROKEN RODS AND BENT VALVES IN ENGINE. MR

THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. CONTACT [email protected] TO START A CLASS ACTION SUIT. THIS IS A $1500 REPAIR. CAN THERE BE ANY OTHER REASON FOR THIS AT 65,000 MILES OTHER THAN FOR CHYRSLER TO LINE THEIR POCKETS RATHER THAN CORRECT. MR

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

THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES CREAKING/GROANING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL, THE STEERING ALSO BINDS JUST OFF CENTER AND ALSO ON RETURN AFTER A LEFT TURN IT WILL STICK, DEALER DETERMINED THAT A STEERING RACK AND BOTH INNER TIE RODS WERE WORN. *SCC

CONSUMER STATES THERE A RECALL 01 V 119 000, FOR THE SEATBELT. CONSUMER STATES PARTS ARE NEVER AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED EMITTING COLD AIR. HAD SYSTEM CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND FOUND THAT THE EVAPORATOR COIL UNDER THE DASH HAD A LEAK. MR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. ME AND MY PASSANGER HAD TO JUMP FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. CAR STOPPED DOWN ROAD ON ITS OWN. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAR IS TO BE DETERMINED ELECTRICAL FIRE, BUT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. MR

STARTED VEHICLE IN PARK WITH RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. SOON AS PUT IN REVERSE ENCOUNTERED A "SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" (SUA). THROUGH NORMAL REFLEX ALSO HAD PORTION OF MY LEFT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AS THE MOTOR RACED BEING PUSHED IN A BACKWARDS CIRCULAR MOTION BY AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT MALFUNCT...

STARTED VEHICLE IN PARK WITH RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. SOON AS PUT IN REVERSE ENCOUNTERED A "SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" (SUA). THROUGH NORMAL REFLEX ALSO HAD PORTION OF MY LEFT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AS THE MOTOR RACED BEING PUSHED IN A BACKWARDS CIRCULAR MOTION BY AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT MALFUNCT...

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK, CONSUMER TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED TRANSMISSION WAS BURNED. NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF THE TRACK AND WILL NO LONGER GO BACK UP. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE TIRE ON THE RIGHT FRONT WITH THE JACK, THE JACK COLLAPSED, FAILING HITTING THE GROUND DAMAGING THE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR, ETC. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

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

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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. DEA...

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. DEA...

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. DEA...

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. WHEN CALLING THE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALER, IT WAS TOLD TO CONSUMER THE PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED OR LOOKED INTO. NO ONE FOLLOWED UP AND CONSUMER AGAIN CALLED INQUIRING ABOUT THE RECALL. TO DATE THE MANAGER HAS NOT GOTT...

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 LOST STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS BROKEN. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS HALFWAY WHILE TURNING RIGHT. *YH

UNABLE TO PULL DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW. IT WILL NOT GO BACK, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN.*AK

CONSUMER WAS PREPARING TO BACK OUT OF PARKING LOT AND DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. VEHICLE THEN HIT A BUS. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER,WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT BOLTS AND SCREWS WERE CRACKED AND BROKEN.*AK

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

I WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK AT 60 MPH, WHEN THE BACK OF MY SEAT COLLAPSED AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILLY. UPON EXAMINING THE SEAT AT HOME I FOUND THE BOLT WHICH HOLDS THE SEAT UPRIGHT HAD SHEARED OFF. THE BOLT APPEARS TO BE A COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND NOT A STRONG METAL. NO WAY THIS ...

WHEN LOCKING DOORS THERE'S A LOUD DISTRACTING NOISE THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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 ARRI...

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 ARRI...

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 ARRI...

THERE WAS RATTLING IN FRONT END AND STEERING FELT LOOSE. DEALER DETERMINED GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

SWAY BAR HAD BROKEN AND WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

BOTH SPEED CONTROL MODULES AND TCM HAVE FAILED IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS; LOCKING ME INTO GEAR AND CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL IN INTERSECTIONS BOTH TIMES. *AK

BOTH SPEED CONTROL MODULES AND TCM HAVE FAILED IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS; LOCKING ME INTO GEAR AND CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL IN INTERSECTIONS BOTH TIMES. *AK

STEERING: I STARTED TO FEEL A SLIGHT BINDING IN THE STEERING WHEN TRYING TO RETURN WHEEL TO CENTER FROM A TURN. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I OCCASIONALLY HAD TO "WRESTLE" THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO CENTER POSITION. IT ALSO FEELS LOOSE, SUSPENSION RATTLES AND I'VE GOT 4 INCHES OF...

Mileage: 65,000

STEERING: I STARTED TO FEEL A SLIGHT BINDING IN THE STEERING WHEN TRYING TO RETURN WHEEL TO CENTER FROM A TURN. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I OCCASIONALLY HAD TO "WRESTLE" THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO CENTER POSITION. IT ALSO FEELS LOOSE, SUSPENSION RATTLES AND I'VE GOT 4 INCHES OF...

Mileage: 65,000

STEERING: I STARTED TO FEEL A SLIGHT BINDING IN THE STEERING WHEN TRYING TO RETURN WHEEL TO CENTER FROM A TURN. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I OCCASIONALLY HAD TO "WRESTLE" THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO CENTER POSITION. IT ALSO FEELS LOOSE, SUSPENSION RATTLES AND I'VE GOT 4 INCHES OF...

Mileage: 65,000

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

WHILE DRIVING STEERING LOCKED UP, WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE NOISES WHEN TURNING AND BACKING, MECHANIC STATED THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACED AND WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE SHAFT, IT TURNED 1/2 TURN AND THEN COMPLETELY FROZE UP. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE SQUEAKING NOISES IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THIS, POSSIBLY SUSPENSION RELATED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE DOORS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR SEALS, HOWEVER THE NOISE HAS COME BACK. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES LIGHTS FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OVERHEAD TRAVEL INFORMATION CENTER WERE BLINKING ON AND OFF RAPIDLY, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY PROBLEM, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM. *SLC

CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. IT WOULD ONLY START AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAT 45 MINUTES. NOISE WAS SO BAD AT TIMES THAT IT SOUNDED AS IF THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. SHORTLY AFTER, THE STEERING GOT EXTREMELY LOOSE FROM LEFT AND RIGHT. STEERING IS SO BAD, YOU CAN'T...

FRONT BUMPER HAS A LONG BLACK PLASTIC PIECE THAT HANGS FURTHER DOWN. PLASTIC PIECE SCRAPES, DRAGS OR GETS CAUGHT ON PAVEMENT AND CONCRETE PARKING BARRIERS. ALSO, PART WOULD HAVE BEEN DISREGARDED IF A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT DEALER DIDN'T MENTION THAT PART WAS REQUIRED FOR COOLING SYSTEM. PART P...

THE CAR IS NOT BARELY 3 YEARS OLD AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS GONE OUT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT GO OUT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE WHO IS LIABLE, THE CAR COMPANY OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PART AND HOW WILL I KNOW THIS AS A REGULAR CONSUMER WHO I...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE ROTORS AND BACK DRUMS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE BRAKES PADS WEAR . THE BRAKES ARE FINE BUT THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED . THE DRUMS ON THE BACK NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ROTORS WHERE 4 TIMES THE BACK DRUMS WHERE REPLACED ONCE.

THE ROTORS AND BACK DRUMS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE BRAKES PADS WEAR . THE BRAKES ARE FINE BUT THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED . THE DRUMS ON THE BACK NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ROTORS WHERE 4 TIMES THE BACK DRUMS WHERE REPLACED ONCE.

THE ROTORS AND BACK DRUMS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE BRAKES PADS WEAR . THE BRAKES ARE FINE BUT THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED . THE DRUMS ON THE BACK NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ROTORS WHERE 4 TIMES THE BACK DRUMS WHERE REPLACED ONCE.*JB

THE ROTORS AND BACK DRUMS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE BRAKES PADS WEAR . THE BRAKES ARE FINE BUT THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR SHAVED . THE DRUMS ON THE BACK NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ROTORS WHERE 4 TIMES THE BACK DRUMS WHERE REPLACED ONCE.*JB

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END. IT IS CAUSING STEERING TO BE LOOSE, AND HEARING CLUNKING NOISES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE BACK OF THE SEAT COLLASPED, THE SCREW CAME COMPLETELY OUT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*JB

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

RIVETS ON INSIDE OF PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR ARE COMING OUT, AND CONSUMER CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER. *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 ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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

AT A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30MPH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK

AT A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30MPH DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. *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 W...

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 W...

RECALL LETTER 01V119000 WAS SENT. CONSUMER TOOK LETTER TO DEALER AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE/THEY WOULD CALL. *AK AFTER SECOND RECALL NOTICE, NO CALL AS OF MARCH 2002 FROM DEALER. *TT

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NOISE AND PLAY IN FRONT END. DEALER REPLACED SWAY BAR LINKS. *TT

CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL GRABS OR CATCHES WHILE TURNING CONCERNS. DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK. *TT

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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

THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT EXTRACT FROM THE RETRACTOR. THE BELT WOULD ONLY COME OUT ABOUT A FOOT AND THEN WOULD LOCK UP. IT COULD NOT BE USED TO HOLD A PERSON IN THE SEAT AS REQUIRED BY LAW. THIS HAS HAPPEND IN THE PAST, BUT LATER IT WOULD WORK. THIS TIME I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO PULL THE SEATBELT O...

WHILE BACKING UP, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV, CONSUMER TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT SHIFTED TO DRIVE INSTEAD, VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING, AND RAN INTO A CEMENT PILLAR.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE HIT THE PARKING LOT LIGHT POLE WHILE IN REVERSE AT IMPACT, VEHICLE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR.*SLC

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...

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 S...

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

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

THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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 T...

AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT FUNCTIONAL DUE TO CLOCK SPRING

AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT FUNCTIONAL DUE TO CLOCK SPRING

AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT FUNCTIONAL DUE TO CLOCK SPRING

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

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40-45MPH ON SAN LEANDRO BLVD. AROUND A SLIGHT BEND, SPEED LIMIT WAS 40MPH, IT WAS A SLIGHTLY WET FROM PREVIOUS RAIN BUT TRACTION WAS FINE. ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING BROKE, CAME LOOSE, FAILED OR DIDN'T PERFORM...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 41500 MILES DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE THREADS WEAR OUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 OIL CHANGES ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC.DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED BUT BECAUSE CAR IS OVER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE COST OF REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED.*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

TRANSMISSION FAILURE- THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO 3RD GEAR. WE HAVE CALLED DODGE WITH NO HELP A VERY RUDE REP. SD THAT SINCE WE DID NOT BUY IT FROM A DODGE DEALER THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT ALSO THE MILES. ALTHOUGH THE WEEK BEFOR WHEN I PUT THE COMPLAINT IN THE LADY FORM DODGE SD WE WOULD NEED T...

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES 34000 MILES: STEERING INTERMITTENTLY IS VERY LOOSE AND AWKWARD, STEERING SOMETIMES IS TIGHT LIKE IT SHOULD BE. STEERING WHEEL HAS LIMPED TO THE LEFT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE STOPPED OR DRIVING SLOW AND STEERING FEELS REALLY STRANGE. WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED BACK AND FOURTH QUIC...

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES: TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN OVERHAULED THREE WEEKS AGO BECAUSE OF INTERMITTENT BUMP, SURGING IN AUTOMATIC, ROUGH SHIFTING IN LOWER GEARS. THERE WAS ALSO A ONE TIME SLIPPAGE, A JAM IN FOURTH GEAR AND TRANSMISSION ONCE SHIFTED BACK IN FOURTH RAPIDLY IN LOWER GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS O...

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES: TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN OVERHAULED THREE WEEKS AGO BECAUSE OF INTERMITTENT BUMP, SURGING IN AUTOMATIC, ROUGH SHIFTING IN LOWER GEARS. THERE WAS ALSO A ONE TIME SLIPPAGE, A JAM IN FOURTH GEAR AND TRANSMISSION ONCE SHIFTED BACK IN FOURTH RAPIDLY IN LOWER GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS O...

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES: WHEN TEMPERATURE IS TURNED UP ON CLIMATE CONTROL AND DEFROSTER IS TURNED ON THERE IS A FLUTTERING NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM DRIVERS SIDE DASH WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER VENT. THIS EXCESSIVE NOISE/FLUTTERING NOISE IS OFTEN A DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING. NOISE IS ONLY WHEN TEMPERATUR...

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES: 11/07/01: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN CITY STREET AND AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 10MPH WHILE PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN, EASING HANDS OFF STEERING WHEEL WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC, STEERING WHEEL WENT LIMP TO THE LEFT. STEERING CONTROL BECAME EXTREMELY POOR. BROUGHT VEHICLE HOME...

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 O...

THERE WAS A LIGHT TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA, THAT GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT SHORT BLOCK CAUSED ENGINE TO LEAK OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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 AN...

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 AN...

AT TIME OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM BECAME SERIOUS AND BECAME OBVIOUS ON 10/18/01. AFTER TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING I STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AHEAD. AFTER STOPPING AND LETTING GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LIMPED TO THE LEFT WITH VERY LIMITED CONTROL WHEN I ATTEM...

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 28,000 MILES. OIL AND FILTER CHANGE PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO VEHICLE PURCHASE ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. CHECKED OIL ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, DIPSTICK WAS ALMOST DRY. HAD OIL AND OIL FILTER CHANGED. OIL WAS THOUGHT TO BE LEAKING FROM CHEAP OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED OIL FILTE...

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD AND LETTING GO OF STEERING VEHICLE WILL MAKE ALMOST A COMLETE TURN TO LEFT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER TIRED TO REMEDY PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

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 ENG...

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 ENG...

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

CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENT OVER TOOK THE BRAKE SYSTEM. CAR ACCELERATED FROM 25 MILES A HOUR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THIS HAPPENED IN SPITE OF THE BRAKES BEING COMPRESSED. THIS CAUSE ME AND MY FAMILY TO END UP UNDE THE REAR OF TRUCK. THIS ACTION KAD OCCURRED AGAIN TO ME PERSONALLY A...

CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENT OVER TOOK THE BRAKE SYSTEM. CAR ACCELERATED FROM 25 MILES A HOUR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THIS HAPPENED IN SPITE OF THE BRAKES BEING COMPRESSED. THIS CAUSE ME AND MY FAMILY TO END UP UNDE THE REAR OF TRUCK. THIS ACTION KAD OCCURRED AGAIN TO ME PERSONALLY A...

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH TRANSMISSION BLEWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

BODY PANELS/BUMPER PANELS POP LOOSE OR WORK THEIR WAY LOOSE, BACK PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER PANEL MAINLY. PAINT IS WEARING AND CHIPPING BADLY AT THE FRONT VEHICLE BUMPER PANEL. LATE MODEL VEHICLE, KEPT WELL IN BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA ENVIORNMENT ALREADY NEEDS PAINT JOB. THIS DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT.

BODY PANELS/BUMPER PANELS POP LOOSE OR WORK THEIR WAY LOOSE, BACK PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER PANEL MAINLY. PAINT IS WEARING AND CHIPPING BADLY AT THE FRONT VEHICLE BUMPER PANEL. LATE MODEL VEHICLE, KEPT WELL IN BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA ENVIORNMENT ALREADY NEEDS PAINT JOB. THIS DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT.

1999 DODGE INREPID ES: STEERING IS EXTREMELY LOOSE, FLIMSY FEELING AND OVER SENSITIVE. STEERING SEEMS TO HAVE FAR TOO MUCH PLAY. VEHICLE USUALLY JERKS OR SWAYS WHEN CHANGING LANES BECAUSE OF THIS. STEERING WILL ALSO USUALLY JERK WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. VEHICLE USUALLY STEER...

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES 3.2L: VEHICLE FREQUENTLY FAILS TO BE CONSISTANT WITH ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES DELAYED TRANSMISSION SHIFT RESPONSE EVEN WHEN USING AUTOSTICK. TRANSMISSION OFTEN SEEMS TO SHIFT VERY ROUGHLY. VEHICLE SOMETIMES SEEMS TO DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY WITH PROPER ENGINE RESPONSE AND HAS EXCELLE...

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES: KEYS JAMMED IN THE INGITION ON 3 DIFFERENT OCASSIONS, KEYS WOULD BECOME STUCK, KEYS WOULD BECOME JAMMED, HAD TO MOVE KEY BACK AND FOURTH AND WORK IT OUT UNTIL IGNITION WOULD CLICK AND WOULD TURN OR KEYS COULD BE REMOVED. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE NEEDED TO USE CAR IN...

REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW IS DEAD AND HAS FAILED. WHEN ELECTRONIC COOLING FANS FOR ENGINE TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY AS THEY SHOULD DURING CERTAIN ENGINE TEMPERATURES FRONT HEADLIGHTS NOTICEABLY DIM ALMOST LOOKING LIKE THEY ARE BEING FLASHED FOR A SECOND OR WHAT SOMEONE COULD INTEROPERATE AS THE...

REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW IS DEAD AND HAS FAILED. WHEN ELECTRONIC COOLING FANS FOR ENGINE TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY AS THEY SHOULD DURING CERTAIN ENGINE TEMPERATURES FRONT HEADLIGHTS NOTICEABLY DIM ALMOST LOOKING LIKE THEY ARE BEING FLASHED FOR A SECOND OR WHAT SOMEONE COULD INTEROPERATE AS THE...

REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW IS DEAD AND HAS FAILED. WHEN ELECTRONIC COOLING FANS FOR ENGINE TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY AS THEY SHOULD DURING CERTAIN ENGINE TEMPERATURES FRONT HEADLIGHTS NOTICEABLY DIM ALMOST LOOKING LIKE THEY ARE BEING FLASHED FOR A SECOND OR WHAT SOMEONE COULD INTEROPERATE AS THE...

REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW IS DEAD AND HAS FAILED. WHEN ELECTRONIC COOLING FANS FOR ENGINE TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY AS THEY SHOULD DURING CERTAIN ENGINE TEMPERATURES FRONT HEADLIGHTS NOTICEABLY DIM ALMOST LOOKING LIKE THEY ARE BEING FLASHED FOR A SECOND OR WHAT SOMEONE COULD INTEROPERATE AS THE...

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY NEAR TRACY, CA VEHICLE DROVE OVER SMOOTHLY PART IN FREEWAY THAT SLIGHTLY WENT UPWARD THEN SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD CAUSING VEHICLE SPRINGS OR STRUTS TO LIFT UP OR HOP FAR TOO MUCH CREATING VERY POOR VEHICLE TRACTION, TRAFFIC THEN ABRUPTLY HALTED, HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO STOP VEHICLE, ...

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY NEAR TRACY, CA VEHICLE DROVE OVER SMOOTHLY PART IN FREEWAY THAT SLIGHTLY WENT UPWARD THEN SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD CAUSING VEHICLE SPRINGS OR STRUTS TO LIFT UP OR HOP FAR TOO MUCH CREATING VERY POOR VEHICLE TRACTION, TRAFFIC THEN ABRUPTLY HALTED, HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO STOP VEHICLE, ...

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY NEAR TRACY, CA VEHICLE DROVE OVER SMOOTHLY PART IN FREEWAY THAT SLIGHTLY WENT UPWARD THEN SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD CAUSING VEHICLE SPRINGS OR STRUTS TO LIFT UP OR HOP FAR TOO MUCH CREATING VERY POOR VEHICLE TRACTION, TRAFFIC THEN ABRUPTLY HALTED, HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO STOP VEHICLE, ...

1999 DODGE INTREPID ES: I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MADE COMMENTS IN REGARD TO MY VEHICLE HANDLING AND IT'S FLIMSY, LOOSE FEELING STEERING AND HOW THE FRONT WHEELS FEEL LIKE THEY SLIP SOMETIMES AROUND SLIGHT TURNS. THE FRONT WHEELS ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SOMETMES FLUTTERING ESPECIALLY OVER BUMPS OR RAILR...

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR A ROUTINE CHECK UP. MECHANIC STATED THAT WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, PART NUMBER 501718388AA. TUBE AND GASKET, PART NUMBER 5277928, WERE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP IWAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

TIRE BLOWOUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 60R16/225)

CAR WAS STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTTERED, THEN IT WAS STUCK IN FIRST. CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO DEALER ,AND THEY SAID TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. *AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND BURNT OUT THE TORQUE CONVERTOR. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED SENSOR TWICE. *YH

TIRE FAILURE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)

A/CEVAPORATOR HAS GONE OUT IN MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE SENSOR ON TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 4 MONTHS AGO. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS RUST SPOTS. ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOOKED AT THE CAR SAY THESE PROBLEMS SHOUND NOT BE HAPPENING ON A CAR WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES. *AK

A/CEVAPORATOR HAS GONE OUT IN MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE SENSOR ON TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 4 MONTHS AGO. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS RUST SPOTS. ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOOKED AT THE CAR SAY THESE PROBLEMS SHOUND NOT BE HAPPENING ON A CAR WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES. *AK

A/CEVAPORATOR HAS GONE OUT IN MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE SENSOR ON TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 4 MONTHS AGO. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS RUST SPOTS. ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOOKED AT THE CAR SAY THESE PROBLEMS SHOUND NOT BE HAPPENING ON A CAR WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED IN VEHICLE THREE TIMES WITHIN 70,000 MILES OF EACH OTHER. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING 30-35MPH VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO 2ND GEAR. NO SPEED DISPLAYED ON SPEEDOMETER.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO 2ND GEAR. NO SPEED DISPLAYED ON SPEEDOMETER.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO 2ND GEAR. NO SPEED DISPLAYED ON SPEEDOMETER.*AK

THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER, THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE SECOND TIME WE TOOK IT IN, AND ONLY UP DAVID'S INSISTENCE, WERE THEY THEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. IT TOOK THEM 45 MINUTES OF DRIVE TIME TO ASCERTAIN THE PROBLEM. THEN, DESPITE A DROUGHT OF 30 DAYS, THEY HAD TO ...

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. LITTL...

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. LITTL...

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. LITTL...

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. LITTL...

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. LITTL...

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. LITTL...

I HAD A LOST OF STEERING "FREEPLAY" FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I ALSO HAD LOOSE SOUND IN FRONT END? AT LOW SPEEDS OVER LITTLE BUMPS.I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT THEY QUOTED ME $1500. TO REPLACE GEARBOX. SERVICE REP. CALLED ME LATER TO REPLACE IT ALL FOR $500.00. HE SAID THIS WAS A GOODWILL SERVICE. THEY CH...

VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL AND READY TO PULL OFF. THEN, VEHICLE PULLED OFF IN 2ND GEAR, FEELING VERY SLUGGISH. CONSUMER PULLED OVER/ TURNED IT OFF, AND PUT IT IN AUTOMATIC TO SEE WHAT GEARS WERE ACTIVATING. AFTER A HALF HOUR ALL GEARS, BUT 4TH GEAR, WERE OPERATING. DEALER HAS GOTTEN A CHANCE T...

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

CONSUMER PULLED IN DRIVEWAY AND COULDNOT STOP CAR. CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF YARD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN KEY OFF TO STOP CAR. *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...

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...

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...

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WAS A LIGHT "TICKING" NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. NOISE STARTED INCREASING IN VOLUME, AND CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET AND OIL PAN WHICH CAUSED HEAD GASKET TO...

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT 5 MPH CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT VEHICLE AFTER TURNING, VEHICLE KEPT GOING TO LEFT. MECHANIC FOUND STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING WITH MY BROTHER AND COUSIN WHEN THE CAR JUST STARTED TO SHAKE AND JUST STALLED OUT I HAD KNOW STEERING, OR BRAKES. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. THE NEXT TIME I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 4 MONT...

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION SWITCH OFF TO GAIN CONTROL. *AK REAR BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLCE TO SKID. THE FRONT BRAKES COULD NOT OVER COME THE FULL ACCELERATION O...

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION SWITCH OFF TO GAIN CONTROL. *AK REAR BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLCE TO SKID. THE FRONT BRAKES COULD NOT OVER COME THE FULL ACCELERATION O...

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION SWITCH OFF TO GAIN CONTROL. *AK REAR BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLCE TO SKID. THE FRONT BRAKES COULD NOT OVER COME THE FULL ACCELERATION O...

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION SWITCH OFF TO GAIN CONTROL. *AK REAR BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLCE TO SKID. THE FRONT BRAKES COULD NOT OVER COME THE FULL ACCELERATION O...

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 SUP...

STEERING JAMS IN RIGHT TURNS. REQUIRES ADDITIONAL FORCE TO RETURN STEERING WHEEL TO CENTER.*AK

POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE CLAMP CORRODED COMPLETELY (NOTHING LEFT). CAUSED NO-START. ACID PERMEATED CABLE. OEM MAINTENANCE-FREE BATTERY.*AK

CONSUMER WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE STARTED RACING REAL HARD. CONSUMER THOUGHT BY TURNING HEAT & RADIO OFF IT WOULD HELP ENGINE CALM DOWN. VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD IN A PARK POSTION. CONSUMER PUT FOOT O BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF WITH TWO FEET PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE. CONS...

CONSUMER WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE STARTED RACING REAL HARD. CONSUMER THOUGHT BY TURNING HEAT & RADIO OFF IT WOULD HELP ENGINE CALM DOWN. VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD IN A PARK POSTION. CONSUMER PUT FOOT O BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF WITH TWO FEET PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE. CONS...

IN AND OUT OF MORLANS, INC (DODGE DEALER) SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYTEM CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON WITH MANY DIFFERENT CODES SUCH AS ROUGH IDLE-TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING /DOWN SHIFTING-TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED-CAMSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED-IGNITION COIL PACK REP...

IN AND OUT OF MORLANS, INC (DODGE DEALER) SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYTEM CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON WITH MANY DIFFERENT CODES SUCH AS ROUGH IDLE-TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING /DOWN SHIFTING-TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED-CAMSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED-IGNITION COIL PACK REP...

IN AND OUT OF MORLANS, INC (DODGE DEALER) SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYTEM CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON WITH MANY DIFFERENT CODES SUCH AS ROUGH IDLE-TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING /DOWN SHIFTING-TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED-CAMSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED-IGNITION COIL PACK REP...

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND WON"T RUN ABOVE 40 M.P.H. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS WITH MULTIPLE PARTS REPLACED BUT IT HASN"T SOLVED THE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS GETTING VEHICLE TO START AFTER IT HAD SAT A DAY. IT HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO DEALER. DIANOSTIC MACHINE DIDN'T SHOW A READING FOR PROBLEM. DEALER HAS JUMPED VEHICLE CHANGED BATTERY AND CABLES. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS GETTING VEHICLE TO START AFTER IT HAD SAT A DAY. IT HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO DEALER. DIANOSTIC MACHINE DIDN'T SHOW A READING FOR PROBLEM. DEALER HAS JUMPED VEHICLE CHANGED BATTERY AND CABLES. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS GETTING VEHICLE TO START AFTER IT HAD SAT A DAY. IT HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO DEALER. DIANOSTIC MACHINE DIDN'T SHOW A READING FOR PROBLEM. DEALER HAS JUMPED VEHICLE CHANGED BATTERY AND CABLES. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ALONG AND VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT MOVE OR START BACK UP. A SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED ENGINE VALVES TO COME DOWN AND PUT HOLES IN PISTONS. VEHICLE HAS A 2.7 ENGINE THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALER KNEW THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THEY JUST DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*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 P...

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 P...

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 P...

THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING IS PLASTIC AND HAS A BRASS TUBE RUNNING THROUGH IT WHICH LEAKS ANTIFREEZE, THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX CONSUMERS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NLM

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE UNLESS DRIVER WIGGLES GEAR SHIFT. THEN VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF IN REVERSE OR DRIVE ALL OF A SUDDEN. DEALER HAS SEEN SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCES THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONING ALL THE TI...

NOISE OR VIBRATION FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR BY THE SIDE MIRROR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-95 WITH MY CHILD WHEN THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD POP AND FELL BACKWARDS. I FELL BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE BACK SEAT RESULTING IN MY LOOSING MY GRIP ON THE WHEEL, GAS, BRAKES, AND THUS LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS IN THE EXTREM LEFT HAND LANE OF I-95 TRAVEL...

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SLUSH OR SNOW VEHICLE VIBRATED BADLY. TAKEN TO DEALER WHO SUGGESTED TO TAKE IT TO CAR WASH ! *AK THE VIBRATION OCCURS AT THE FRONT END. VIBRATION IS VERY EXCESSIVE THROUGH STEERING. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX IT. *YH

SHIFTS ROUGH IN LOWER GEARS. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON 8 TIMES, DEALER STATES FUEL DETECTION LEAK, UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

DISC BRAKES SHAKE WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. CAUSING PREMATURE PAD WEAR. PROBLEM OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL.VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

STARTED VEHICLE & WAS BACKING IT UP WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. ALSO, ACCELERATED FORWARD. JUMPED A CURB. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD FIND THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*AK

WAS BACKING UP AFTER STARTING WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. VEHICLE HAD ALSO ACCELERATED FORWARD & JUMPED A CURB. WOULD HAVE NO WARNINGTHIS WILL HAPPEN. TOOK TO DEALER SHIP & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF ENGINE ACCELERATION.*AK

THE FACT THAT I HAD 2 FLAT TIRES A MONTH APART CONCERNED ME, SINCE FIRESTONE HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE FIRESTONE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR MY FLATS, AND THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS OR ROAD HAZARDS TO CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS. BOTH INSTANCES WERE IDENTICAL, EVEN THOUGH THEY...

3 WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED; DEALER STATED THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL MOTORS; 2 OTHER CUSTOMERS IN SAME DAY FOR SAME PROBLEM. DEALER QUICKLY AND PROFESSIONALLY TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM. EXCELLENT CAR OTHERWISE.

3 WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED; DEALER STATED THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL MOTORS; 2 OTHER CUSTOMERS IN SAME DAY FOR SAME PROBLEM. DEALER QUICKLY AND PROFESSIONALLY TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM. EXCELLENT CAR OTHERWISE.

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO MOVE IT & IT ACCELERATED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB INTO A DIRT PILE. DEALER DID NOT HAVE A REASON WHY VEHICLE ACCELERATED. *AK THE DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BR...

STEERING WHEEL WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE ROTORS. WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT PAST 12,000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH FENCE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *MJS

WATER OUTLET HOUSING CONTAINS METAL BLEED SCREW WHICH RANDOMLY LEAKS ANTIFREEZE. FIRST LEAK OCCURRED APPROX 3 MONTHS AGO AND HOUSING WAS REPLACED. HOUSING LEAKED AGAIN, DEALER TIGHTENED BLEED SCREW BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE HOUSING. HOUSING IS ONCE AGAIN LEAKING, DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR. SERVICE MANA...

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A BURNING RUBBER SMELL. DRIVER PULLED VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER AND CUT IGNITION OFF. RIGHT AFTERWARDS SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND UNDER THE DASH BROAD. THERE WAS A FIRE, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ...

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO JERK AND RACED FORWARD WHILE THE DRIVER WAS BRAKING DUE TO SPEED SENSOR FAILURE, BUT THE INCIDENCE REPEATED AFTER REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR. YH

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO JERK AND RACED FORWARD WHILE THE DRIVER WAS BRAKING DUE TO SPEED SENSOR FAILURE, BUT THE INCIDENCE REPEATED AFTER REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR. YH

AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING COLLISION. YH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON AN INERSTATE HWY, THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED ON THE REAR SEAT. *ET

TIE ROD BECAME DISLODGED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING TO SEPARATION. REAR LEFT WHEEL HAD TILTED INWARDS. HAD FLATBED TOW TRUCK TO TOW VEHICLE TO DEALER.

3 OF THE 4 POWER WINDOWS HAVE REQUIRED SERVICE. *AK

RIGHT REAR WINDOW DOES NOT WORK FROM DRIVER CONSOLE SWITCH OR WINDOW SWITCH....AIR CONDITIONER DAMPER DOES NOT OPEN TO ALLOW COOL AIR TO FLOW....TEMP CONTROL MUST BE TURNED TO HOT ZONE AND THEN BROUGHT BACK TO COOL ZONE...AIR FLOW COOLS IMMEDIATELY. *AK

RIGHT REAR WINDOW DOES NOT WORK FROM DRIVER CONSOLE SWITCH OR WINDOW SWITCH....AIR CONDITIONER DAMPER DOES NOT OPEN TO ALLOW COOL AIR TO FLOW....TEMP CONTROL MUST BE TURNED TO HOT ZONE AND THEN BROUGHT BACK TO COOL ZONE...AIR FLOW COOLS IMMEDIATELY. *AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE OR PUTTING IT IN GEAR IT DOES NOT REQUIRE TO PRESS THE BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CONSUMER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO REV, JERK AND ACCELERATE DOWN A 30- FOOT EMBANKMENT, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CONSUMER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO REV, JERK AND ACCELERATE DOWN A 30- FOOT EMBANKMENT, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CONSUMER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO REV, JERK AND ACCELERATE DOWN A 30- FOOT EMBANKMENT, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CONSUMER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO REV, JERK AND ACCELERATE DOWN A 30- FOOT EMBANKMENT, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH

CAR #2 MADE A LEFT TURN AT A RED LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS HIT ON THEIR PASSENGER'S SIDE AT APPROX. 40 MPH WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN MY CAR. MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE INCLUDING BENT FRAME RAIL TO OVER $10,500. DAUGHTER HAD SLIGHT CONCUSSION AND I HAD CHEST PAIN FROM SEATBELT. CHRYSLER SAID THEIR...

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

THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTION DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. YH

I HAVE NOTICED UPON TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, WHEN YOU EXIT THE VEHICLE AND TOUCH THE DOOR WITH YOUR HAND OR LEG COMES IN CONTACT WITH LOWER DOOR FRAME YOU GET AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTINUES TO PUSH THE WINDOW INTO THE RUBBER GROMET AFTER IT HAS ALREADY REACHED THE TOP, CAUSING...

I HAVE NOTICED UPON TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, WHEN YOU EXIT THE VEHICLE AND TOUCH THE DOOR WITH YOUR HAND OR LEG COMES IN CONTACT WITH LOWER DOOR FRAME YOU GET AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTINUES TO PUSH THE WINDOW INTO THE RUBBER GROMET AFTER IT HAS ALREADY REACHED THE TOP, CAUSING...

INTERMITTENTLY HEATER WILL MALFUNCTION AND BLOWOUT AIR. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH AND HIT COLVERT WITH FRONT DRIVER SIDE & BROKE AN AXLE. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER & AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WERE 3 SENSORS & 2 HAD TO SET OFF. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH AND HIT COLVERT WITH FRONT DRIVER SIDE & BROKE AN AXLE. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER & AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WERE 3 SENSORS & 2 HAD TO SET OFF. *AK

RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOWS FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MOTORS. NLM

POWER LOCKS FAILED. NLM

AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL MAKES NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. NLM

STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNT WEAK CAUSING POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT BOLTS LOOSE. NLM

RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT BOLTS LOOSE. NLM

TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND IS SPORADIC. HAS BEEN IN FOR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIR AT LEAST 3 OTHER TIMES. THE DEALER NOW SAYS THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MANY PEOPLE DRIVE MY CAR AND THEY HAVE NOTICED THE ROUG...

TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND IS SPORADIC. HAS BEEN IN FOR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIR AT LEAST 3 OTHER TIMES. THE DEALER NOW SAYS THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MANY PEOPLE DRIVE MY CAR AND THEY HAVE NOTICED THE ROUG...

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

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SHIFT LOCKING DEVICE BREAKING, THUS ALLOWING GEAR TO BE MOVE WITHOUT APPLYING FOOT ON THE BRAKE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE ON FOUR OCCASIONS BY THE DEALER. BUT, PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP, AND AT INTERSECTIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

VEHICLE WAS STORED OVER THE WINTER, UPON TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT DUE TO FAILED BATTERY, THE ROTORS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, THEY WARPED DURING STORAGE TIME. *MJS

VEHICLE WAS STORED OVER THE WINTER, UPON TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT DUE TO FAILED BATTERY, THE ROTORS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, THEY WARPED DURING STORAGE TIME. *MJS

DRIVING 55-60MPH WHEN LARGE TRUCK IN FRONT, WITH NO TAILGATE, LOST AN AXLE IT WAS CARRYING AS PART OF A LOAD. IT ROLLED OFF THE TRUCK & STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE RAN OVER AXLE, AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. DRIVER SUFFERED NERVE DAMAGE TO NECK AND SHOULDER. *AK ...

DRIVING 55-60MPH WHEN LARGE TRUCK IN FRONT, WITH NO TAILGATE, LOST AN AXLE IT WAS CARRYING AS PART OF A LOAD. IT ROLLED OFF THE TRUCK & STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE RAN OVER AXLE, AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. DRIVER SUFFERED NERVE DAMAGE TO NECK AND SHOULDER. *AK ...

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN REAR END ACCIDENT. *MJS

LOOSE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE CAUSING STALLING. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD VEHICLE IN FRONT WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THEN IT STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. REARENDED VEHICLE, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

DEALER FNDS LEAKING FUEL PRES SWITCH AND LEAKING FUEL LINES AT FITTINGS, RISK OF FIRE AND ENGINE SEIZURE. *AK

CONTINUED TIRE NOISE WHEN TURNING, DRIVING. 4 TIMES TO DEALER. ADJUSTED TIRE PRESSURE, ROTATED TIRES & CHARGED ME. STILL NOT FIXED. *AK

NEW VEHICLE ALREADY HAS EXTENSIVE CORROSION FORMING ON REAR DISK BRAKES/PARKING BRAKE DRUM HUBS. THIS APPEARED OVER THE SUMMER AND SALTED ROADS SEASON HAS NOT EVEN STARTED YET.

HISSING NOISE, INCREASING IN INTENSITY WITH ENGINE SPEED, OCCURS EVERYTIME A/C CLUTCH CYCLES. DEALER ALLEGEDLY PERFORMED TSB FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. A/C CYCLES ON AND OFF VERY RAPIDLY, EVERY 5-20 SECONDS, IN ALL AMBIENT HUMIDITY/TEMPERATURE RANGES.

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN FEBRUARY OF 1999 (NEW) FROM SANTA ROSA DODGE IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA. THIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR QUANTUM SERIES TIRES. DURING THE SCHEDULED 6,000-MILE SERVICE AND IN THE PROCESS OF ROTATING ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE...

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN FEBRUARY OF 1999 (NEW) FROM SANTA ROSA DODGE IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA. THIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR QUANTUM SERIES TIRES. DURING THE SCHEDULED 6,000-MILE SERVICE AND IN THE PROCESS OF ROTATING ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE...

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND HAS 1500 MILES. THE MAJOR PROBLEM, WAS A MAJOR WATER LEAK OR LEAKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS. AFTER FINDING A HUGE PUDDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR, DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN APART INSIDE AND OUT. ...

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND HAS 1500 MILES. THE MAJOR PROBLEM, WAS A MAJOR WATER LEAK OR LEAKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS. AFTER FINDING A HUGE PUDDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR, DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN APART INSIDE AND OUT. ...

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND HAS 1500 MILES. THE MAJOR PROBLEM, WAS A MAJOR WATER LEAK OR LEAKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR A TOTAL OF 20 DAYS. AFTER FINDING A HUGE PUDDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR, DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN APART INSIDE AND OUT. ...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & NEEDED TO CHANGE LANE, A BLIND SPOT OCCURS WITH REAR WINDOW. A WIDE METAL STRIP OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW. NOT ABLE TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES IN TIME, IN THAT AREA OR IN SIDE VIEW MIRROR. PROBLEM NOT ABLE TO BE CORRECTED. *AK

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

DESIGN FLAW OF THE FUEL TANK INTAKE FAILED CAUSING LEAK. FUEL IS LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST MUFFLER. THIS IS AN IGNITION SOURCE WHICH CAN CAUSE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *YC

CENTURY BRAVO CAR SEAT: DOES NOT FIT TIGHTLY/PROPERLY IN MIDDLE SECTION OF BACK SEAT. DOES NOT RECLINE AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE FOR INFANT IN REAR FACING POSITION. FIVE-POINT SYSTEM'S STRAPS LOOSEN ON OWN TO MAKE ONE SHOULDER RESTRAINT TIGHT AND THE OTHER LOOSE ONT HE BACK SIDE OF THE SEAT. UPON CONTA...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, REARVIEW MIRROR DISCONNECTED FROM THE WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN A MINOR INJURY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THIS WAS REPORTED TO ME ABOUT TWO PEPOLE IN A NEW 99 CAR IN LEXINGTON PARK MD GEICO. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, INJURIES DUE TO FAILURE. MJS

THE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. IT ONLY BLOWS FAN AIR. I'VE HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE A/C MODULE ON THE DASHBOARD SO THEY REPLACED IT. AFTERWARDS, THE A/C WAS WORKING PROPERLY, BUT A MONTH LATER AFTER A LONG TRIP IT STOPPED WO...

SMALL LEDGE ON THE DASHBOARD IS INVITING TO PLACE COINS THERE. COINS CAN SLIDE OUT AND GO INTO THE STEERING COLUMN SHROUD AND LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY.

CONSUMER WAS IN A COLLISION THAT CONSISTED OF CONSUMER REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN MANY INJURIES. AT ONE POINT CONSUMER WAS ON A LIFE SUPPORT MACHINE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE SHIFT INDICATOR OUT OF PARK EVEN THOUGH THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION. THIS IS A RENTAL VEHICLE. *AK