Engine problems of the 1998 Dodge Intrepid - part 1

I have a 98 Dodge Intrepid with a 2. 7l engine. I bought car in July 06, came with 90 day warranty. Had it to dealer within a month of purchase for "ticking" noise. Was told was "normal lifter noise". Two weeks ago, engine blew. Timing chain broke, damaging lifters, pistons, etc. Need new engine at cost of merely $6,000. Or used at $4,000. Still owe $4,600 on car. I feel totally ripped off! I am paying for a junk car that I can't even drive. Lost one job because of no transportation, and may soon lose second job for same reason.

Engine keeps turning off , oil light keeps flickering when stop.

: the contact stated while driving the engine malfunctioned and the vehicle stopped , leaving the consumer stranded. A reputable mechanic determined that the engine had failed and was irreparable. Updated 9/5/2006 -.

Vehicle's engine started knocking very loud then and it made a loud pop and seized, I was on a one lane highway around a curve where cars travel at around 65 mph, this could have been a deadly accident. Luckily I had a friend following me who pushed me to safety. Mechanic said the engine is no good and not repairable, would need replaced but he does not recommend because these engines are known for this problem and it could happen again after investing $3000 or more in replacing it. So now I have a very expensive lawn ornament! Chrysler should be replacing these engines free of cost, what terrible craftsmanship and even worse their customer service!.

1998 Intrepid engine compartment caught on fire. The consumer observed smoke coming from the engine compartment prior to the fire. Updated 07/20/06.

While the contact's son was driving the engine locked. Vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop. They found sludge build up in the engine, despite the oil changes every 3,000 miles. No repairs were made.

Ltr fm (mo) re the defective engine in his 1998 Chrysler vehicle, wants Chrysler to be held resposible for putting faulty engines in their vehicles.

I was driving my 1998 Intrepid and without any warning it just stopped on the road(very dangerous for me). The mechanic told me the engine had blown. There was only 95000 milles on the car. I have followed everything in the owner's manual on how to maintain the car, including changing the oil every 3000 miles. I got an estimate from the mechanic and he told me it would cost around $5000 to repair. I send a letter to Chrysler and am wanting for their response before I start any work on the car.

I purchased in November 2003 a 1998 Dodge Intrepid for my daughter. Within 18 months this car was in the shop 10 times for engine problems. Oil changes were followed according to the manufacturers schedule. At 94,000 miles my daughter was driving with her two small children when the cars engine stopped. Thank goodness it was in a parking lot and not on a busy highway. After several calls to different mechanics the consensus was that this is a typical problem due to a design flaw. Dodge/Chrysler will not replace this faulty engine. This is a safety issue, what if she had been driving on a busy highway and it stopped in the middle of the road before she could get off the highway. I dread to think of what may have happened. Finally I had to spend $3600 dollars for a replacement engine and am now being told it could happen again. Not only an I out of pocket for repairs but I still owe on this car.

1998 Dodge Intrepid, oil sludge cause timing chain to break, damaging everything. Car just quit.

The oil light flickered than stayed on while driving. This was followed by lost of power. Thereafter, a metal to metal sound occurred in the engine just before the consumer pulled off the road. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic. The mechanic indicated after inspection that the engine seized up due to oil sludge build up which is a common failure with this size engine. The vehicle is currently at the mechanic.

While driving 25 mph, the vehicle died out and could not be restarted. The mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced.

The consumer stated that 1998 Dodge Intrepid had a blown engine. There were no prior problems with the vehicle. The vehicle was regularly maintained. The vehicle was started, and the consumer heard a clinging sound. The consumer took the car to a repair shop to be checked. The repairman stated that the engine was poorly designed. The consumer had not made any plans on what he was going to do with the car. The manufacturer was notified, and they said there was nothing they could do.

While driving back from consumer's son's school vehicle cut off. Vehicle did this about 4 times, and the last time the vehicle would not restart. Consumer had the vehicle towed to a private mechanic, who determined that the motor was shot/gone.

The caller states engine has a rod knocking. After he had the oil changed the engine started knocking. The caller said they will not fix it for free. Manufacturer said they will not do anything until a recall is issued. He was told by manufacturer that there was a known problem with the 3. 7l engine.

While driving suddenly a puff of smoke came from the engine. When this occurred consumer pulled off the road, to let the engine cool down. Then , consumer drove slowly home. The next day vehicle was towed to the dealership, and dealership indicated that engine blew out. The consumer was told that this was a standard failure with these vehicle's engines. The engine's were redesigned in the newer model year vehicles. The consumer request reimbursement for the faulty engine.

While driving my 1998 Dodge Intrepid, I heard a noise a saw a blue cloud of smoke. I immediately pulled over and realized that the engine was about to fail. O indicator or warning light was on. The car had 50,000 miles and was maintained on a regular basis. It was then towed to a Dodge dealer where I was informed that the engine blew and would be $6,000 to be replaced. I was also informed that the value of the vehicle was now $100!!!.

My 1998 Dodge Intrepid quit while I was driving.

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.

Blown engine, without a warning. While driving.

While driving the vehicles engine blew out without warning.

The valves started clicking. I checked the oil, it was not low. I changed the oil. I saw a Chrysler silver certified mechanic. He told me that the motor was failing, and the only option was to replace the motor. The motor failed on June 2, 2003. We had the car towed and it has not been repaired. I did not want another 2. 7 Chrysler motor.

1998 Dodge Intrepid engine blew up unexpectedly, stranding my entire family 2 hours from home. It's still in the shop and cannot make the repairs and I still owe $9600 on it.

I have a 1998 Dodge Intrepid and the engine is just about to go. I haven't driven it in 3 months to prevent complete failure. The car has only 68,000 miles on it and it sounds horrible! I had it looked at and the mechanic told me it was ready to blow anytime. There is no excuse for a car with this low mileage to completely fail.

I have a 1998 Dodge Intrepid with only 77,000 miles on it and I just found out that I will need a new engine. Nobody is willing to help me and its really sad when Dodge/Chrysler does not want to own up to there wrong doings. . . I found out that there are many more like me. Please help me bring them too justice !!! a recall needs too be made on these vehicles. I don't even own mine and my choices are you either fix it or let them repo. It. I am a single parent and I just can't afford a 400. 00 a month payment and over 5,000. 00 in repairs. . . What should I do ? I kept all the maintenance up on this vehicle. I am really confused.

I have a 98 Dodge Intrepid, and the engine went(at 83,000 miles) at no warning, after doing a lot of research there are other customers in the same position. I am out of a car, that I cannot drive, and still have to make payments on cause I cannot afford to pay for the repair. There is no reason why this engine should fail at 83,000 miles. Please help!!!!!!!.

1998 Dodge Intrepid just reached 87,000. The 2. 7 engine needs to be replaced. This car has been advertised not to need its first tune-up until 100,000. However, we have provided regular maintenance. We have done a little research and have found hundreds of complaints for the same thing. Shouldn't the manufacturer be held accountable for such a problem that is vastly widespread?.

1998 Dodge Intrepid 2. 7 liter blown engine 75000 mi.

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.

While driving, consumer could hear the rod knocking in the motor.

My car, an Intrepid 1998 with an engine of 2. 7l, broke up because an excess of grease on the engine, I tried to repair it but all the pieces are extremely expensive, besides I read about articles in the internet of a lot of customers with the same problems.

While in motion, the crankshaft broke in the engine. Consumer contacted the Chrysler corp. But the only response to consumer was that it was normal for a crankshaft to break in an engine. Consumer checked with a few mechanics who claimed otherwise. The mechanics feel the crankshaft is the last thing to go in the engine. Cosumer contacted a business about an engine and was informed that there were four other phone calls about engines for the same year make and model. Consumer believes that there is a manufacturing defect in the engine.

My 1998 well maintained Dodge Intrepid, with the now, well known design flaw, failed in traffic in July of 2001. I contacted daimler and I wrote 2 letters asking for some consideration of the cost of the new engine and I noted that it was a safety issue. Three and a half years later, with thousands of documented failures on the web, these 2. 7 liter daimler Chrysler engines still have not been recalled and the danger increases each day, as the mileage increases on these 1998- 2002 engines and they fail with more frequency. Does this failure have to turn into the "daimler pinto", with documented loss of life, before daimler does or is forced to do the right thing.

I currently own a 1998 chrylser Intrepid which has 110,000 miles on it. In that amount of time I have had to replace the engine twice. The first time occured on 1/1/1999 with only 12000 miles on it. The dealership told me that the motor seized up due to thick oil. The oil had lots of metal shavings from inside the engine. They would not replace staing due to lack of maintainence. After that I faithfully made sure I had receipts on all engine maintenence items. In July of 2003 the engine did the same thing and another replacement was needed. I went directly to a non-dealership location to have the second engine put in because 1. The dealership where I bought it is not there. And 2. Because of the attitude and problems I had fighting the first time with Chrysler. This complaint is being filed to make others aware of the problems that I have had with this vehicle.

1999 I bought a 98 Dodge Intrepid. 2000, engine blown from oil sludge at 42,000. I was taking kids to school and car stopped with no warning on railroad tracks and had to be towed. Paid $500. 00 deductibles at dealership and they replaced engine. Had proof of oil changes. 2002 broke down again. The timing chain broke and broke other parts. This cost $800. 00. Also, I have replace all window motors at least once and twice again on two more. And relay switches. At this point because I paid $21,000 for this car also all the money in repairs. Too much invested to just let it go. I started using fully synthetic oil and changes oil every 1000 miles. This was also expensive. I had to try something to save this car. Well that didn't work either. 2005 the engine blew again, oil sludge. I has set at the garage until 12/06. I had to borrow a car for the past year until I could fix the Intrepid again. Now I have paid another $2000. 00 to switch the engine with at 3. 2 liter engine. I get it back today!! I can not find even a junkyard salvage yard that will that the engine and transmission. That is sad!! I have been told be every mechanic and salvage company I have contacted, that everyone is aware of the 2. 7 problems and will not touch one.