1999 Dodge Intrepid

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 GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO HOT AND THE CAR STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE, PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND ENGINE QUIT. ON COUNTRY ROAD, HAD TO WALK TO GET HELP. HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD A BEARING WAS SPUN AND THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. WHEN I ASKED FOR AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE STATION MANAGER STATED IT WOULD COST OVER $5,000 TO REPAIR AND WOULD BE CHEAPER TO LOOK FOR A USED ENGINE BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD NOT OCCUR. STILL OWED APPROX. $5,000 ON LOAN. HAD TO TRADE IT IN AND REFINANCE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

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 HAPPY WHEN I WON THE BID. THE CAR RAN VERY WELL, QUITE, 78,000 AND A DODGE, YOU COULD NOT DO BETTER THAN THAT (SMILE). WELL THAT'S NOT TRUE, MY SMILE QUICKLY TURNED INTO RESENTMENT AFTER HAVING THE CAR ONLY 9 DAYS AND THE MOTOR BLEW UP. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE INTERPID, I TOOK IT AND GOT THE OIL CHANGED THE VERY NEXT DAY, WE ROAD GOOD FOR 9 DAYS. AFTER THE MOTOR BLEW I HAD IT TAKEN TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP NOT KNOWING WHY THE CAR HAD JUST STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I'M TELLING MYSELF THAT IT COULDN'T BE THE MOTOR, BECAUSE IT ONLY HAD 78,000 MILES ON IT AND EVERYONE KNOWS AN ENGINE LIKE THAT IS IN GREAT SHAPE. WELL I WAS IN FOR A RUDE AWAKENING. AS THE SERVICE DEPT TOOK ME TO MY CAR THE EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD LOOK AT GETTING ANOTHER CAR. I SAID WHY IS THAT? HIS ANSWER WAS YOUR ENGINE IS BLOWN AND THE COMPANY WONT LET US WORK ON THEM. WHAT! ISN'T DODGE THE MAKER OF THIS CAR, WHY IS IT THAT YOU CAN'T WORK ON THE CAR THAT YOUR COMPANY MADE. HIS ANSWER WAS THE COMPANY JUST DON'T WANT US TO TOUCH THEM. IF THAT ISN'T A DEAD GIVE AWAY ON A BS ENGINE WHAT IS, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME ON WHAT MY RIGHTS OR WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS? *JB

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. WHEN I HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR, HE PROCEEDED TO SAY THE SAME THING. THIS IS A CAR THAT IN 7 YEARS OF ME OWING IT, I PUT ON LESS THAN 70,000 ON THE CAR IN THAT TIME. I HAVE ALWAYS DONE OIL CHANGES REGULARLY AND TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CAR, TO NOW HAVE IT SITTING IN A DRIVEWAY, UNABLE TO START ! *JB

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2002. AFTER A MINOR ACCIDENT AND REPAIR AT THE BODY SHOP, THE ENGINE FAILED ON A BUSY FOUR LANE ROAD WITH THREE OF US IN THE VEHICLE, ONE OF WHICH WAS OUR TWO YEAR OLD SON. AFTER CALLING MECHANICS AND DODGE SERVICE SHOPS, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED REPLACED, AND THE COST WOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 1500 TO 2500 DOLLARS. WE PAID FOR AND MY HUSBAND REPLACED ALMOST THE ENTIRE TOP HALF OF THEN ENGINE. THIS HAS TAKEN A VERY LONG TIME, AS PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE, AND TIME TO WORK ON THE CAR IS LIMITED. AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE ENGINE AGAIN FAILED. THIS TIME IT WAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHILE WE WERE IN THE LEFT LANE. WE ONLY BARELY MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING HIT BY THE SEMI'S ON THE ROAD. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED HOME, NOW THE ENGINE IS SHOT AGAIN, AND THE ESTIMATED DIY COST FOR US IS MORE THAN $2000. WE STILL OWE THAT MUCH ON THE CAR. *NM

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 THE REBUILD WITHOUT INCIDENT. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS STILL IN OPERATION AND OIL LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. THE CAR HAD 130,000KM'S AT THE TIME OF THE MOTOR FAILURE AND CURRENTLY HAS 184,000 KM'S ON IT. IT WAS CONSIDERED OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO HELP WAS OFFERED THROUGH CALLS AND LETTERS TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE CANADIAN PRESIDENT ODF DAIMLER CHRYSLER AT THE TIME ED BRUST. I AM A CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE AND GOT THIS WEBSITE FROM FORUMS@AUTOBYTEL.COM, A 2.7 CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPLAINT SITE. THANKS FOR ANY HELP, JIM KAINZ. *NM

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 VEHICLE AND DROVE FOR A QUARTER OF A MILE BEFORE CAR SHUT OF COMPLETELY. AT THAT POINT CONTACT HAD VEHICLE TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP. JRB

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 CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIFFY LUBE AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF INVOICE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76000. *NM THE MECHANIC SHOWED THE CONSUMER WHERE ANIT-FREEZE HAD MIXED WITH THE OIL. UPDATED 04/30/07. *JB

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, CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. SOMETIME DURING 2004 THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER 10 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD A PERSONAL MECHANIC CONTACT THE DEALER AND VERIFY THE NEED TO REPLACE THE SPEED SENSOR AGAIN. THE SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATIONAL. IN NOVEMBER 2006 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON FOR A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO VERIFIED THAT IT WAS A SPEED SENSOR ISSUE AND REPLACED IT. ON JANUARY 10, 2007 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON FOR A FOURTH TIME, BUT DID NOT LOOSE POWER. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON, AS WELL. NO LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED AT THIS TIME LIKE IN PREVIOUS FAILURES. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING THE OIL LIGHT TURNED OFF, BUT TURNS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TRANSITOWN DODGE, BUT THEY ASKED FOR 100.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. *NM