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 failure mileage was 154,000 and the current mileage was 167,000.
1999 Dodge Intrepid engine complaints
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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 may 4, 2007, the engine shut off. The vehicle was towed and the dealer stated that the engine needed to be replaced. The dealer also stated that the cost was $7000.00 and the water pump caused the engine to fail. The failure and current mileage were 96,800. The dealer stated the vehicle needed rear shocks and the shocks were repaired at time of service. The consumer provided the repair invoice for vehicle. The ater pump failed which caused damage to the engine. Updated 06/13/07
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 highway that the only exit is another major highway. All of the sudden the car went from 65 MPH to 0 MPH. I was driving during rush hour traffic with cars speeding by me! The cars behind almost ran into me! I managed to get the car pulled over on the narrow shoulder. I was terrified to get out of my car due to all the speeding traffic and on the other side was such a narrow space between the car and the median. I called for a tow truck so I could get it to our mechanic. The mechanic shop said that the engine was dead/ locked up. It only had 81k miles on it! I have done an extreme amount of research of the 2.7l engine that chrysler put in my 1999 dodge intrepid. The engine is defective! It is the poor construction of this engine that is causing it to sludge up causing it to lock up all the sudden, leaving you with a car you can't drive! I have had an oil analysis done on my oil, several things that were found concerned them, but the one thing that is prominent is that there was moisture/ water in the oil. It is alarming that there are so many consumers that have had this exact problem, and there's no recall on this engine! Due to the moisture causing it to "sludge up & die" I think if one of the cars behind me would have hit my car (like they almost did) then I could've been pushed in to traffic and seriously hurt. This was a terrifying experience. I don't want this to happen to another person. I feel that this is a severe safety issue & somebody needs to address this matter soon! I am not able to afford another engine & installation at this time (priced at about $6k+). I own a car that I can not drive. It's chrysler's fault putting this engine in, not mine.
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.
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 current mileage is 68,000, and failure mileage was 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.
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.s.e technician I pulled the valve covers off and found sludge in areas. I was still wondering if there will be a recall, so I haven't done anything yet.
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. Failure mileage was at 86,400. *ak the consumer stated exited the vehicle once the area was safe to discover the engine had seized. The consumer stated repairs exceeding $5,300. Updated 08/27/07
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 vehicle was brought to local mechanics on several occasions, and the vehicle was never diagnosed as having engine failure. During this time,the mechanics replaced the cam shaft and the crank shaft regulator. The mechanic stated that the engine was breaking down, and the crank shaft seal was deteriorating. The vehicle had undergone routine maintenance since the time of purchase. The failure mileage was 140,000.
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 who has had sludge build upthis. Engine needs to be replaced, due to sludge build up. My car is now sitting in my drive way, because I can not afford to pay 5,000 + to have my car fixed.I have no car to drive back and forth to school. Now I feel so disquestedwhen I think about this car. I think chrysler should at least give me half, considering they were aware of this problem
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 noise in engine to the engine sounding like its going to blow up. Cant drive piece of junk and still owe 7,000.00 on it.
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.
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.
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?
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 !
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.
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 [email protected], a 2.7 chrysler motor complaint site. Thanks for any help, jim kainz.
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.
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
Engine started making a ticking noise. Lost power and seized up due to oil sludge.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 (used) to 5499 (remanufactured and installed).
Driving along looked out rear view mirror blue colored smoke. Check engine light came on. Then car just stalled.
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. His findings was the water pump was gone and the timing chain was gone. I have a 2.7 engine in my car. I called the dealership to ask the price of repair. The person on the phone knew before I said what type of engine, type car and year of my car. I told her it was a piece of junk. I have read many complaints on the internet about this engine. I will never buy another dodge product. In fact I will be buying foreign cars. I would be interested in any type of class action suit that has been filed or will be filed.
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 the vehicle, moved to a safe distance and called 911. The police and fire department responded to the call and reports were taken by both departments. Also, photographs were taken and the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence.
The timing belt has broken and the car won't start.
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 valve kit bought from mopar and continued on with the rest of the tune-up. Thinking back to all the sludge I found on the old pcv valve I began to really wonder as this amount of sludge was not normal for a car that's kept up with exactly how the owners manual dictates. Upon research I found that "oil sludge" is the number one problem with the dodge intrepid 2.7l engine and possible signs and symptoms of said problem included: "heavy amounts of sludge found on pcv valves, slightly noticeable grey/blue smoke from exhaust and over all diminishing performance" all of which my car has/is showing signs of. From all that I've read and all "signs to look out for" I would have to say this engine is more then likely ready to blow if not this year then early next year. From the same amounts of complaints I've seen on this engine I really feel this should be chryslers responsibility to recall this engine as it does pose a very serious, highly dangerous threat as the motor will stop at any given moment with no warning and no immediate noticeable cause. It's not fair once this faulty engine dies that the consumer gets slapped with the repair bill!
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