My 1998 dodge intrepid, 2.7 liter engine, with 53,000 miles was making a funny engine noise (no prior warning what so ever). I took it to the dealership, and was told I needed a new engine because of "engine sludge." the cost was $6,990.00 and I still owed over $4,000.00 on the vehicle!! Unless I could prove I got regular oil changes, there was no recourse. And then they told me because I bought the vehicle used (1 year old) - even that was pointless, because there was no proof the previous owner got regular oil changes!! The more I search, there are so many others out there with this exact same problem. It is an outrage that dodge isn't acknowledging this. There aren't many families that can take a financial hit of $7,000.00!
1998 Dodge Intrepid engine complaints
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Consumer complained about engine problems. This was the second engine installed. However, the result was the same. While driving at approximately 50 MPH engine locked up and quit operating.
While driving 35 MPH vehicle stalled. Vehicle was towed to an independent shop, and technician indicated that engine needed to be replaced.
While driving at 40 MPH consumer heard a clanking noise under the hood. Vehicle was towed to a dealer, who informed the consumer that a new engine was needed.
A quiet knocking noise was heard before consumer merged onto the highway. The noise got louder 20 miles upon merging onto the highway in cruise control. Upon pulling over to check the noise , and when the vehicle was at a complete stop, the oil light and the engine light came on. The oil level in the vehicle was full. The vehicle was currently being serviced to determine the cause of the noise, maybe it was due to engine failure.
Main pully on crankshaft that drives the serpentine belts starts shaking, the bearing has gone bad twice already and now for the third time.
While driving my 1998 dodge intrepid, my oil light came on and approx. Fifteen minutes later my car stopped in the middle of the road during rush hour. Because the car would not start, I called the police to have them stop traffic so I could cruise my car backwards into the emergency lane. I had the car towed to a mechanic to fix what I thought was a bad starter or alternator. The mechanic determined that the engine had seized up and that I had plently of oil and antifreeze. He said that the oil pump located inside the engine may have stopped working and therefore caused my engine to lock up.
Premature engine failure due to an oil sludging condition.
I bought my car in the summer of 1992; in such time I have had to replace the tires, serpintine belt, air conditioning belt, pulley and now the engine gave out on me. I bought the car from melloy dodge in albuquerque, new mexico.
At 51,426 miles needed struts, sway bar links, front strut cushion, and lower control arms.tranny cooler lines also leaking, replaced pressure hose and retrun hose. Tie rod sleeve needed replacement, now at 55,000 miles check engine light on, cylinder #6 misfiring. Not fixed yet. Also transmission was replaced just before I bought it had 35,000 miles when purchased and was 2 years old. Would never purchase a dodge of any sort again.
Check engine light came on. Then, vehicle died while driving. The 2.7 liter engine failed. Dealership indicated that the number 3 cylinder disintegrated.
Dodge intrepid 2.7l-v6 engine failed while driving. He car was driven by our 18 year old son accompanied by 2 of his friends. He lost power steering and brakes due to failure of engine. Fortunately he could bring the car to a save stop without injuring anybody. Reason according to dodge dealership: oil sludge due to what several engine experts have stated is due to internal oil passages that are too narrow for engine oil to properly circulate.
While driving 40 MPH vehicle stalled.
While driving 65 MPH vehicle engine seized. Dealer determined the hose that connects the oil pan and the engine clogged, causing the oil not to enter the engine.
1998 dodge intrepid 2.7 liter blown engine 75000 mi.
While driving, the engine failed without warning. *ak *scc
My 1998 intrepid with a 2.7 liter engine failed due to sludge build up. This car only has 76000 miles and we maintained it properly. I have talked to so many mechanics and keep hearing the same thing. "these engines are junk." the first mechanic would not touch it. It is ashame that dodge has not had to do anything about this faulty engine.
Vehicle's low pressure light illuminated, vehicle was towed to mechanic. Mechanic stated that there was sludge build up in the motor.
I bought a used '98 intrepid in jan. 2002. Engine spun a bearing at 58k miles in aug. 2002. Local mechanic replaced engine with new one from chrysler factory a cost of $3700 (dealership wanted over $5k). The dealership and chrysler both turned their backs after many phone calls. The other night, at 85k miles, the engine blew again. Of course, this is beyond the warranty.
I have a 1998 dodge intrepid with a blown engine due to buildup of sludge. Even after providing maintenance records of oil changes every 3000 miles, consumer car care, from whom I purchased an extended warranty, refused my claim. The engine in these cars are known to be defective, yet all cases of sludge are blamed on the consumer. I find it hard to believe that all owners of 1998 through 2000 model year intrepids an concorde did not change their oil, but that is what we are being told by chrysler corp. Any good mechanic will confirm the problems in these cars and many service stations will not work on them because of these problems. It is time to make chrysler take responsibility for these defective vehicles.
Dodge intrepid 1998 this vehicle was purchased in july of 1998 new there are several problems here 1. Windows already had to purchase 4 motors for the windows. 2. My latest problem is the house where you take the car to fix is horrible mechanics. I took my car in for a check -up. They charged me 1,000.00 and told me everything was good brought the car home and anti freeze leaked all over garage floor. Brought the car back to take care of the problem. 3. Brought the car back home and I hear a rattling noise, take the car back and I am told another 600.00 for a coolant problem with the fan or I don"t know but they flushed the coolant so why do I have to pay for this and another motor for the window again this a problem from the house and not mine how can I resolve this they need to take this car back or offer me an adjustment of the monies I have spent sincerely mrs. Madelyn nagle
Engine failure- my wife was driving and all of a sudden you heard a loud bang and the engine was out. She almost lost control of the car since the steering was out and she barely had brakes due to the engine failure. I know there was oil in the car when we started driving because I just had a oil change done. Plus when my wife finally got the car over to the side of the road there was oil leaking from the engine and all over the bottom of the car and all over the engine.
The engine failed on my 1998 chrysler intrepid which has only got 101,000 miles on it give or take a few miles. My pregnant wife was diving on a busy highway and the engine failed. She almost lost control of the car and had problems pulling the car over and getting it to stop. Along with my wife were me, my mother-in-law, and my 2 kids. I changed the oil every 3,000 miles and there was no kind of signs to lead up to the engine failure.
. Hello. My wife and I own a 1998 chrysler intrepid. I say chrysler instead of dodge because it is canadian built and they are called chryslers. We had 73,000 miles on it when it suddenly failed on us. My wife was on the freeway heading to work. The oil light came on and she pulled over immediately. Well, the engine stopped before she could even come to a complete stop. We had it towed to a chrysler dealership. They told us the engine had no oil and it seized up. Well, I know the engine had oil. We just had it changed 2 weeks prior. The car never burned oil. Nor was there ever any leaking evident underneath it. I have receipts to prove many of the oil changes. We had them done every 3 thousand miles. So I called the corporation. I was treated very rudely. The only thing they had to offer was "engine failure due to lack of maintenance." I was very angry, but I felt I had no other recourse but to just take it and buy a new motor. It cost us well over $2500.00. Now we can't sell the car because we can't break even on it. It is now worth more to us than to anyone else. My name is ronald w. Ault. 4930 beech rd. Hope, mi 48628. My home number is 989 435-9941. I will help in any way I can because my thoughts on this are: chrysler will do everything they can to fight a recall on this because it will cost them multi-millions of dollars to settle all the cases. Please contact me if you need any assistance. Ron .
While driving at any speed vehicle intermittently stalls. After sitting for a few minutes vehicle will start as if nothing has happened. *ak as of october 2003, the consumer had to sit 25 minutes in a parking lot waiting for the vehicle to start. It continued to stall on her driving down the road twice. Consumer questioned why no one could give her an answer as to why this keeps happening and why there's not a recall. In addition, consumer decided to write every time she has a problem with her vehicle because she noticed it wasn't just her vehicle having problems.
When driving the vehicle, the consumer hears a knocking noise from the engine. The consumer has made contact with the dealership. Please provide details.
While driving the vehicle's engine failed without warning. Please provide additional information.
I believe my vehicle overall is defective. We purchased this vehicle new and have had nothing but problems with it. Had to replace rocker arms and engine at 51,000 miles. Have since replaced computer, transmission, intake manifold, cooling system, catalytic converter and now have a "check engine" light on again with codes relating to cooling and the catalytic converter. This vehicle is just an accident waiting to happen. Who knows what will go wrong with it next.
While coming to a stop at a stoplight, my car engine suddenly shut off. I was unable to get the car started. The battery had to be jumped and I was able to drive approximately 1/4 of a mile when the engine shut off again and this time the power steering went as well. During this short distance, the car was making a horrible clanking sound. When checked out, it was found that 5 of the 6 sets of rod bearings were spun and one bearing had broken into pieces and had fallen into the oil pan. My 1998 intrepid has 81,000 miles and I had no warning that this type of damage was occurring.
Due to sludge build up in the engine, oil evaporated, which caused the engine to blow.
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