1999 Dodge Intrepid Equipment Problems

“At about 60,000 miles I notice a ticking sound in the engine I took it in to the local Dodge dealership and it was determined to be a lower bearing noise that would ultimately ruin the engines. As the noise got worse I feared driving it anymore . My maintenance contract did not cover engine cost but only affected bearings and this would not be covered by any dealer or manufacture warranty. …”

“The car has had A/C problems. Electrical problems. Window problems. Transmission problems. And the 2.7 motor has been out of service since 2003! I need help. I still owe $8000.00 plus on this thing and I have not been able to use it since the fall of 2003. Thank you.”

“For the past 3 or 4 years now I have been having engine related problems with my car. Recently things got worse. My heat will not work unless the car is moving, grayish spoke coming from the exhaust pipe and overheating. I went to a website that was talking about my type of car and the many engine troubles other people are having. The website claimed that I could receive help with getting my car fix due to the many defects with the engines of these cars. The website described everything my car is doing now.”

“First, the check engine light came on. I took it to the dealer where I got it from to find out that the EGR valve needed to be changed, did this. Then I drove it for 1 week and the check engine light came on again, took it back to the dealer to find out that there is a problem with the crank shaft and that it will be very costly to have it repaired. All of this happened when I was driving it. The car began to shake and I got very scared. I only had the car for 3 months and in the 3 months all of these problems have erupted. …”

“Steering: I started to feel a slight binding in the steering when trying to return wheel to center from a turn. It got progressively worse to the point where I occasionally had to wrestle the steering wheel back to center position. It also feels loose, suspension rattles and I've got 4 inches of play at center. Took it to the dealer and was informed it would cost $1200 to fix. Service rep tried to explain that this was pretty common nowadays with the sealed racks and not just Dodge. …”