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, the mechanic could not find out where it went to, but couldn't. I had this car for about 11 months before this and checked the oil on a weekly basis. How could this happen. How could a dodge dealer sell this car. Now I'm stuck with an $11,000 paper weight in my drive way. I think dodge should replace my engine and figure out why something went wrong.
1999 Dodge Intrepid engine complaints
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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.
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.
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 power steering or power brakes, since the car died completely and unexpectedly. I was very lucky that no accident took place under these circumstances.
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
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 needed replaced.I contacted the dodge dealer I purchased the car from and was told there was nothing thay could do even though it only had 30,000 miles on it, the warrenty had expired. I went ahead and had the repair shop I had it towed to fix the car.it is now april 2004 and the timing chain is again bad with 35,000 miles on it.I again contacted the dodge dealer and dodge's customer service. The dealership offered no help what so ever but the customer service was willing to maybe help depending on what the dealership found when they tear the motor down for 375.00.after searching on the web about this car I found an unbelievable number of people with the same exact problem. I seem to have gotten lucky and do not have to replace the motor. Yet! To me this seems to be a very critical problem with the 2.7 liter in these cars that poses a serious risk to drivers. I haven't heard form the dodge customer service rep yet to know what kind of damage to the motor there is this time but I just wanted to be heard in regards to this major engine problem and hope dodge could take some responsability for making a bad product.
Power steering went out then the engine seized.
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 estimated cost of $7800. The engine failed without any warning, except( "a loud noise under the hood"), one morning while my wife was driving to work. I still owe $3000 and cannot afford to buy another car, and pay the remaining balance at the same time. I am only 1 of many, according to my internet research.
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 repair the car is more than the car is worth.
The engine failed at 15,000 miles. *ak the timing belt "jumped," and the engine was replaced. The cooler lines leaked as well. *sc
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.
While driving 45 MPH motor failed. Consumer had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
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 garage and they told me the engine seized and it was going to cost me 6800.00 to fix it. Im laid off from work with little income coming in along with a 300.00 a month car payment on a car that doesnt even run. Why? The thing only has 64000 mile on it chrysler is a joke I will never buy another product from them.
Engine gives out even after proper maintenance of the vehicle.
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 valves and major internal damage to engine. Stated engine would have to be replaced at an estimate of $4,800. Stated that so many 2.7 dodge engines are faulty and breaking down that it is impossible to find a used 2.7 engine in a scrap yard.
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
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
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 and should be removed from the road!
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.
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.
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.
While driving 45 MPH vehicle stalled.
While driving, vehicle stopped dead at a intersection due to the timing chain snapping which wiped out the entire engine. (nar) *ph
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.
99 dodge intreprid with blown engine.
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.
Engine in 1999 dodge intrepid failed without warning. It began with a knocking sound and then died and would not start again.
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 oil light was flickering whilst idling and when the engine was warm. We were assured that it was just a sensor issue and they promptly checked the oil level a month ago to assure us the oil was still in the engine. The engine began ticking at high speeds and had continued to get worse. The engine has a loud knocking noise that is predominent as soon as I turn on the engine. In order to not risk the safety of my two young children we had the vehicle towed to the dealership. They have now concluded that there was sludge in the engine and that an inspector will need to determine if the extended warranty or the basic warranty that is still affective will cover the costs. Upon reading sites on this vehicle it is almost predetermined that they will refuse to cover the cost under our warranty. What rights do we have if this happens? We still owe money on the vehicle and cannot afford the rental and the cost to repair the vehicle. And if chrysler is aware of this issue surely this should have been a problem that the local dealership could have determined before our engine became damaged?
1999 dodge intrepid 2.7l sludge. The engine in our car stop while my wife was drive in the middle of traffic without warning.
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.
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