Gasoline Engine Problems of Dodge Intrepid - part 2

Nov. 2004 2. 7l engine in my 1999 Dodge Intrepid failed at 99k. I took the vehicle to crown Dodge to check what the problem was and found that the engine was dead and it had a timing issue. Spoke with an service advisor about some recalls from 2002 and same advised me that my vehicle did not follow the guidelines due to the miliage. Also stated that Dodge would not help me with this problem and that the recommended oil type is a 5w 30 oil and this was the only oil that crown Dodge uses on all oil changes unless other oil is requested. The other problems that contributing to the engine is the oil galley and there was a recall on this in 2002 as well as oil light flickering problem was another recall from Dodge. Very unhappy with my Dodge due to the problems. Jerry gaither,nc.

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1999 Dodge Intrepid stops on freeway with almost no warning, just the yellow caution light about 30 seconds before it stops and a noise from the engine. Checked the enginge and there was very little oil. Told the engine needed to be replaced at a cost ot 8,000. I had this car serviced 6,000 mi. Before at the dealer and filled with oil. Have not had it fixed as this is to much money for me to pay to have it fixed.

Consumer stated that vehicle has a great deal of sludge build up in the base of the motor. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer when the problem first occurred in April 2003. Dealer told consumer that the sensors were bad, and changed them. Currently, the problem recurred.

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Consumer stated that 2. 7 liter engine caught on fire. Consumer was driving and noticed the smoke under the engine. Consumer opened the hood and the engine was engulfed in flames. There was evidence of motor oil all over the engine. Vehicle was towed to the dealer, who insisted after an inspection that vehicle was fine. However, the vehicle had serious engine problems. Consumer's insurance company refused to assist stating that this problem was the manufacturer's fault. Consumer contacted the manufacturer, and was told that warranty expired. This vehicle had only 53,000 miles, and became totally useless.

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I had a 1999 Intrepid with only 60 thousand miles on it and it was the 2. 7l engine. The motor locked up and it was left to sit along side the road. The tow bill plus storage fee was in the amout of 4,000 dollars and that didn't count the replacement of the engine (5,000) and the loan amount owed ( 7,000) on the vehicle. The expenses incurred has left me unable to pay and the car remained with the tow company. The vehicle was then sold by the tow company for their fees. Now I'm forced to pay the loan of this vehicle without having it in my possession. This motor should have been recalled by Chrysler, considering all the complaints of failure to this design.

I own a 1999 Dodge Intrepid with a 2. 7 liter engine. The engine has a bad engine at only 55,700 miles. It started knocking really bad and lost all power while on the freeway. I have continued to make the payments and keep up with insurance, while being unable to drive the vehicle or be able to afford to replace the engine.

Purchased a 1999 Dodge Intrepid. The motor blew at only 80,000 miles. This is a vehicle that we depend heavily on as a family vehicle. The car could not be fixed. A new motor was hard to find and the cost of the repairs would be more than the car was worth. We simply could not afford to pay $5,000 to replace a motor. A used motor was not much less expensive because so many owners of the Dodge Intrepid were in the same situation. Because of all this, we were forced to buy another vehicle and we still owed 2 more years on the Intrepid. This experience has definitely made me lose my faith in the Dodge name. As of yet, there has been no effort on the part of Dodge to rectify this situation. Our family has been deeply hurt financially because of this.

1999 Dodge Intrepid 63500 miles oil changes every 3000 miles. Bought used at 49000 miles. The engine is completely blown?.

I had a engine seize up after 22,000 miles because of engine sludge. I have had at least 4 oill changes on the vehicle about every 5,000 miles . Manufacturer recommended states that maximun is 75000 miles. I have a 3 year old car with 22,000 miles on it and a seized engine. Can you help????.

Purchased a 1999 Dodge Intrepid in 2002, which was a program car and it only had 10,000 miles on it at around 65,000 miles I had to replace the dual overhead cam chains. One year later the engine began to knock and then seized up. This vehicle has been sitting in my yard since 2003. I have all the records in which we had the oil changed every 3,000 miles and the repairs for the timing chains. This vehicle rides nice, drives nice, but the 2. 7 litre engine is a piece of crap and because it is a piece of crap no one wants to work on them and suggest that the vehicle is not worth as much as it would cost to repair it. I feel that the Chrysler corporation should be held accountable for putting such a crappy motor in such a nice vehicle.

Two times in the last 1. 5 years, while I was stopped in traffic (with my foot on the brake) the engine suddenly accelerated! in both cases, I was stopped at a traffic light behind another car. The reving of the engine took me by surprise both times, but I managed to push the brake pedal hard enough so that I did not hit the car in front of me. I shifted into neutral and shut off the engine. It started up and in neither instance did I have another re-occurrence that day.

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Engine completely blown due to oil sludge build up. Dt.

I have seen several other complaints at. . Read more...

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No summary. Dt.

Consumer states engine seized without warning while driving on highway. Checked by dlr who could not determine problem. Mr.

I think this should have been a recall . Motor could have fell out of car.

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2. 7l v6 engine has a knocking while running. Vehicle been to the dealer on three occasions and the problem is still occurring. Consumer has taken vehicle to be fixed in which they informed consumer that it was a bad camshaft sensor. The problem reoccured after the fix. Consumer was informed to take the vehicle to another repair shop to have the defect fixed. The problem is still occuring.

Consumer is reporting sludge build up in a 2. 7l engine. Causes engine to seize while driving at 45 mph. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further information.

Engine has gone out on consumer while driving, vehicle was inoperable . Contacted dealer, and the dealer could not find cause of problem.

Consumer states the the oil gauge light flickers intermittently while driving. Dealer replaced oil sending unit.

Other 1997 Intrepids had recalls on this part #04663601ab, but my particular vehicle does not have a recall yet the same part on my vehicle has also cracked & broken off. No safety defect mentioned.

2. 7 engine seized at 30 mph. Motor stopped and vehicle would not start. There was no warning. Vehicle was towed to a dealer, and they stated motor needed to be replaced. Please provide any further information.

When driving at 60-65 mph vehicle will shut off , dashboard lights will turn on, but all other lights will go off. This has occurred three times over the past few months.

Engine had been knocking for approx. 2 months. My mechanic said not a problem eventually failed. Took car to dealer and they told me it had dropped a main bearing. Required a new short engine. Dt.

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Several days after having the 3. 2l engine replaced because it blew up due to unexplained oil dissappearance I experienced continued problems with the vehicle. My input and output speed sensor was replaced when my vehicle was in for engine replacement due to rough shifting and surging in low gears and intermittent transmission bump. Vehicle's transmission seemed to work somewhat smoother. Transmission kickdown issue worsened however. Vehicle would need to be driving at 30-35mph or slower for transmission to kick down hard for merging, passing or to enter the freeway or acceleration was poor. Transmission bump still sometimes occured. During acceleration across intersection vehicle began to violently surge back and fourth as vehicle was switching back and fourth between gears. This happened for several seconds, I was ready to kill the ignition but it stopped. I stepped down hard on the accelerator trying to investigate the problem and engine reved but vehicle acelerated very slowly indicating transmission slippage. The slippage only occured once shortly after and could not be duplicated. Dealer was able to duplicate or pull fault code. Dealer is going to perform major transmission overhaul/rebuild at only 33350 miles. Additional lossed time from work because of these continual problems.

I am extremely frustrated and and disatisfied with my Dodge vehicle and the service I have been provided from hayward auto Chrysler-Plymouth-Jeep. Since purchasing the 1999 Dodge Intrepid ES from hayward auto with only 28,000 miles there has been nothing but problems. The vehicle lost 5+ quarts of oil in 2215 miles and the engine blew up shortly after puchasing. I had the oil and filter changed just 2 months prior w/reciept. I just bought the vehicle from the dealer in April 2001. Dealer almost did not replace engine trying to blame me for it's failure. I regularly maintain and inspect my vehicle. There is nothing I could have done to cause this failure and I feel insulted. The transmission began to fail and was overhauled, speed sensor and tourqe converter replaced due to failure. Component fell off of left lower suspension control arm, replaced. Speakers blown, replaced, rear power window fails, replaced. Once, dealer did not seal tranny correctly when brought in for tranny service several months ago and released vehicle with tranny pouring out fluid when I got home. Steering failed twice, steering behavior changed dramatically after each incident. When service advisor called me he told me tire pressure was out of whack. They adjusted the tire pressure the last time it was in! I overheard tech on phone yelling with bad attitude as if I have the problem further insulting me. I talked to the service manager/owner, tried to explain everything I have been through with this vehicle. Mr. Gregory martin didn't let me finish, told me I was lucky and that the engine was not supposed to be replaced, placed the blame on me. " well, you have a new engine?" I have been extremely patient with this car and these people. They should be apologizing to me and thanking me for my patients instead of treating me like I am retarded. I guess you have to buy a BMW to get a decent car and service. I am very dissapointed and let down with this vehicle and then additionally this service.

2001 Dodge Intrepid, 2. 7 liter, bought in July 2001 from Dodge and was a one person owner. It had, when we bought it, 28,000 and still under factory warrenty. We bought the extended warrenty of 100,000 7years. Engine tapping, took to the Dodge dealership and was blamed on not changing our oil properly. Had to get it fixed. We took it to a mechanic that worked on it enough to were we could drive it and at the time thought it was fixed for good. Come to find out this was only a temp fix. At the time we were not aware of the all the problems the 2. 7 liter engines were having. Just recently started having problems with it again and this time it is so bad we cannot drive it. Dodge refused to honor their warrenty and me as a customer am of the opion that this is wrong. It is my understanding that crysler/Dodge have admitted to the problem and modified the engine. Well, if they admitted to the problem they should be fixing their cars.

I have a 1996 model Dodge Intrepid. About a year and half ago, in one rainy morning I drove my car to work, just a few minutes driving on the road at approximately 50 mph, the engine quit working. . . I had the car towed to the garage and finally took it to the Chrysler dealership to get it checked, and was told I have a intake gasket problem, it cost me more than $300 to get it fixed. However, similar problem still comes and goes mysteriously after that. The most recent occurrence was about 2 month ago. I keep taking to the auto shop but no one can tell me what is wrong with the car. It is a 3. 5 engine and I am not the original owner, maybe the previous owner had the same problem.

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Please see the letter we have sent to the manufacturer: June 18, 2000. No safety defect listed.

On Feb 17,2006,my kids was going out of town after about 55 miles out of town. My daughter heard a sound under the hood,the oil light came on she pulled over on interstate 10 . Then she tried to start it up again and it wouldn't start. The tow truck came after about an hour. Took it to the shop and we was told the engine had locked up (blew). It only have about 71,000 miles, bought at about 18,300 miles paid cash. I was told it is hard to find a used motor and it will cost from 2,500-3,000 to fix it and a new motor will cost 4-6,000 dollars. We can't afford that we have 2 kids in college and 2 kids to graduate next year and plus 2 smaller kids,on a fixed income and my husband is disabled. Someone needs to do something about this problem because I have read a lot of complaints tonight. I would have never known this many people was having the same problem I am having. This is a shame. Please do something. Thank you.

After driving consumer parked vehicle inside of a garage and went inside the house. Then she noticed that smoke was coming from garage, and saw vehicle on fire. Consumer believed that fire had started in the engine.

The vehicle had a recall done for the fuel systems leakage. (#98v184000) the motor had ran hot. Vehicle had worked fine prior to the repairs. Will be taking vehicle back to dealer.

While sitting at a red light and trying to pull out once light changed, vehicle shut completely down without prior warning.