engine problem
7.6
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$2,650.00
Average Mileage:
91,557 miles
Number of complaints:
17 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (12 reports)
- engine replacement with a 3.5l (3 reports)
- overhaul of motor (1 reports)
- replace intake tensioner and valve gaskets (1 reports)
Helpful Websites About 1999 Dodge Intrepid ticking sound
2007Sep 05
(reported on)Intrepid 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 140,000 miles
i bought this vehicle for $5000 us it was a beautiful car, no noise when it ran, my mechanic, whom hated the person who sold the vehicle to me said it was the best car the "sleaze bag" had ever sold i was on cloud nine. i got a great vehicle at a decent price. then within a couple days the coil packs go out $60, then all the electrical stops working $500 dollars. still ok now 5 months later 140k miles the engine starts knocking it's like ok it could be a bent valve or a damaged rocker arm we'll see what the mechanic says my beloved mechanic says oh i forgot to tell you that the rod blowing is a common problem in the 2.7 liter engines your car has. ok i can see him not saying anything about that when i bought it but 900 dollars to replace the rod or 5000 to replace the engine, his suggestion is buy a new car it'd be cheaper!
Thanks dodge another well made product, i wish i had seen this car had been recalled 4 times in the 8 years it's been in existence i'd have never bought the PoS anyways on the phone with the dealership even though and i quote "yes this has been a fairly common problem, We cannot repair the car or replace it due to there being no recall on the car" WTF why not they sure recalled it for everything else....
2007Jul 30
(reported on)Intrepid 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 105,000 miles
My husband bought the intrepid for me because I sold my good running car for something that I thought I would enjoy. I should have listened to my husband! We have had the car for 5 months now and drove it only 2 times. The very last time we seen the car move was on the tow truck. My husband was stuck at work an hour away from home because the engine went out. He was furious! We could not believe it. We spent alot of money buying this car and now we have to pay an extra $4000 to get it running again. We don't have that to throw away. This is an extreme problem that needs to be taken care of. Too many complaints should lead to ACTION.
2007Jul 18
(reported on)Intrepid 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 93,443 miles
Engine was replace in February of this year. Have put 18,000 miles on it and have done the oil changes every 3,000 miles as recommended and then the ticking started the day before yesterday. Last night it progressed to clanging. It is in the shop first thing this morning. I am waiting on the verdict and I am sure it will not be good. No warning lights or anything. This will be it for this car and me. I am saying goodbye to it. I have had all I am going to take. I am going to the news media and painting a big yellow lemon on this piece of crap car. Better yet, I will paint a big piece of crap on it. May as well paint it what it is.
2006Sep 12
(reported on)Intrepid
- 70,000 miles
Ya i thought that dodge is a respectable Company, and yes they are when you only buy the car... I will never buy again a car from a company that knows about a problem and never solve it... bye bye dodge.
My super clean car went ticking on the road.. for no reason.
2006Nov 02
(reported on)Intrepid 2.7
- Automatic transmission
- 61,000 miles
I've noticed i'm not the only one having this problem with the intrepid. I took it to the shop cause it was knockin and the guy told me that the conecting rod was shot and he had to rebuild or replace the engine. I'm currently putting together all my information and intend to file a lawsuit so if your interested email erocstewart@yahoo.com.
2006Apr 28
(reported on)Intrepid ES
- 108,000 miles
Same symptoms others have had with the car. Puffs of blue smoke, ticking sounds, oil light flickering. Horrible engine
2006Oct 21
(reported on)Intrepid
- Automatic transmission
- 59,000 miles
In 2003 I purchased a 1999 Dodge Intreped with 35,000 miles on it. It ran OK, and I was happy with the car. Then my brother purchased one with 65,000 miles. Within one week his engine was blown, oil sludge! He couldn't find a used engine and no mechanic would touch it. That's how I found out about the 2.7 liter engine. Now my Intreped with 59,000 miles has started ticking (won't be long before it's junk). My mechanic has said he won't work on it because it's just going to happen again and he won't be able to offer a warranty on the work. He then explained in detail the problems with the 2.7 engine. The best advice he could offer was sell or trade in the car. I still owe $5000. on the loan. There is no way I'm gonna sell this piece of garbage to a private buyer. I'm left with trading it in and hope I get enough to pay it off. I guess I'm lucky, at least it hasn't blown up yet. I still have my brothers engine sitting in my garage, I intend to mount the piece of garbage 2.7 into the bed of my new FORD pickup hang an appropriate sign on it and ride around Dodge/Chrysler dealerships in my area, I'm sure this will do nothing more then make me feel better, but if it drives even one customer from Dodge/Chrysler I'll be happy. I should mention that I have owned 5 new Dodge/Chrysler products in my life and was happy with each of them, however I will never own another one and at every opportunity will discourage someone else from buying one. RECALL THIS ENGINE NOW!
2006Jul 08
(reported on)Intrepid
- 56,000 miles
2.7 V6 Chrysler's high brass needs beaten to death in their sleep for allowing this motor to enter the marketplace. They can use the old sludge excuse caused by the customer all they want but numbers speak in high volume. A simple Google search will show that alone! Amazing how only those cars with a 2.7 seem to land into the hands of bad owners? Come on you Nazis admit you screwed up at the design table! Well, people have better things to say about your 3.5 and it sure is job security for the shops who convert the 2.7 to a 3.5. I just had mine towed to a shop last night that will perform such a task and they had 2 others right there in the parking lot with the same issue. It sure is funny to see three Intrepids all within ten yards from each other with the EXACT problem! I hate Chrysler/Dodge you almost went belly up once so I can only hope to see you actually fall out of the market soon. Stay with your current path of building attractive junk so you'll lose in sales more and more each year!
2006Mar 07
(reported on)Intrepid
- 108,656 miles
Problem is not yet fixed, I am trying to determine what the problem and how previous similiar owners rectified the problem.
2006Feb 22
(reported on)Intrepid Standard
- 95,000 miles
First off, I will never buy a dodge product again. First its my car smoking like a chimney out the muffler. Second it downshifts hard, and now third it has this annoying ticking sound under the hood that I have no idea what it is or how much it costs. My friend that i work with has a dodge like mine but a 2000 and her transmission went out on her. My only suggestion is get rid of any dodge product you have and dont buy another.
2006Jan 10
(reported on)Intrepid
- 71,000 miles
car has been serviced regularly, this is my first new american car. if they can't last more than 70K miles without going to hell, I should have bought a 1967 VW bug!!! My mechanic says the knock is in the bottom end and not a lifter stuck. When will the recall happen, my extended warranty just expired!!!
2005Nov 05
(reported on)Intrepid 2.7L
- 110,000 miles
I have made manteinance as manual says, there is a ticking sound, are the valves... major composture... check this site. I am not the only one, what can we do!!! Nobody wants to buy crap, thats what it is...
2005Oct 03
(reported on)Intrepid
- 100,000 miles
I only had the car for a month when I heard this ticking noise coming from under the hood, and there was excessive burning of oil from my tailpipe. I was checking my oil every other day to make sure the oil level was full, but about every 2 days the oil level would decrease about a quart and a half. About two weeks into owning my car, I was driving on a busy highway, and my car started making the loudest ticking noise ever, then the oil light flickered, and my engine stopped. I opened the hood, and sure enough my engine was bone dry, no oil at all. Ironically, I had just put 2 quarts of oil in it that morning. My engine is blown with estimates of repair ranging from 2,000 to 4,000 dollars. I am left with no means of transportation and having to stare at a piece of shit car that I would love to beat with a sledgehammer. Thanks a lot Dodge-----YOU SUCK!!!
2005Jan 21
(reported on)Intrepid
- 76,000 miles
I have seen so many of these cars since I have bought one. The ticking is annoying, but it seems to run real smooth. It seems to burn a little oil but other than that it runs real smooth. I had to have the fans replaced at a cost of $437.00 to the dealer. I believe I have made a good purchase.
2004Nov 10
(reported on)Intrepid
- 76,000 miles
This is part two of what is obviously an unfolding saga.
I was one of the lucky few who got my engine replaced with a used engine with 34k on it. I went to my local lube shop, and got an oil change. result: by the same evening, my engine was ticking! AGAIN!
Learning from past experience, i went to a third party BEFORE bringing it in to the dealer, but without opening the head (it sounded like a top end issue at the time), they couldn't provide information on exactly what was happening, but they told me it was something in the top end of the block. So, i bit the bullet, and brought it in to the dealership, the Team Goewey Dodge Dealership, located in Latham, N. Y.
Well, the dealer called me today, and told me they would replace the intake tensioner, and valve gaskets. The service person, Sara, then proceeded to inform me that they were switching my oil, again, and were going to use regular oil instead of the synthetic. Of course, this struck me as strange, especially because she also told me that this was recommended . . . .
I pushed for more information, and she told me the technician told her that because they didn't know what was used in the engine before, its better to stick with regular oil, and that they're trying to save me money.
undaunted, i pushed for more information. she informed me that this 5 star dodge dealership did NOT have any synthetic oil! this is bordering on preposterous.
now i knew she was full of s#!t.
just to be sure, i called up my lube shop, and asked some questions. turns out that the neon srt4 turbo, the pt cruiser turbo, and the viper all come from factory with synthetic REQUIRED for changes.
i call back Sara, and ask if they sell those models. Yes, was the response. Well, what do they use? "Well, i don't know, we have to look on the oil cap, or in the manual, blah blah blah". It is clear that these people are used to dealing with uninformed customers, and use this to their advantage at every turn. Seems they forgot about the Internet.
well, i don't need to tell anyone here not to buy dodge, but i sure as hell will be informing ANYONE i can. I am definitely talking to a lawyer tomorrow, as well as calling the Company, to give them an earful about the bull that this dealer put me through. Of course, this won't do me much good, but i will anyhow.
2003Apr 17
(reported on)Intrepid ES
- 38,474 miles
I just brought my 99 intrepid in for a ticking sound. They said they could not duplicate the problem. So I took time out of my day and went to work late to take their service Forman for a ride. On the ride I amazingly was able to duplicate the "ticking" noise. I am Skilled I guess. It happens around 2k RPM. Drive and Neutral gears. A funny thing happened on this ride my check engine light came on and the car started to hesitate and stall. We got back to the shop and it is the Cam/ Crank sensor. Service solution Clean the battery terminals and updated the PCM. Cost $120.00 Suggested service for the "ticking" flush the engine to remove sludge and change oil. total for all service $347.37.
I go to pick the car up today. Non of this is covered under the warranty. I even told them about the information I found here and the response was "I have worked here for 9 years and never heard of this problem with the 2.7L engine" In the past 6 months, car purchased October 30 2002. It has been in the shop 3 time costing an additional $1,256.00 on top of my purchase price of $11,800.00.
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2008May 08
Intrepid 2.7L V6
First, the check engine light came on. I took it to the dealer where I got it from. I was told 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, and I started to hear a clicking noise. Took it back to the dealer to find out that there was a problem with the crank shaft and that the engine needed to be replaced. This is a very costly repair. I made the mistake of buying the car as is thinking that I was getting a good deal. The dealer got me, that's on me for not checking the history of the vehicle before I brought it. After the fact, I checked carfax and found out that there were 16 hits on the using the vin number. The next situation was electrical, the windows stopped going up and down. Took it back to the dealer during the same time frame, and was told that something electrical is going on with the car. I believe that the dealer knew that the car had all of the problems, but I was the sucker that got stuck with the car. All of the above problems happened within 3 months of me buying the problem vehicle. After the fact, I researched the vehicle using the vin number and found out that the car had 16 hits. I believe that Dodge knew that the problem existed for the 1999 Dodge Intrepid and i want justice from them. They should have let the people who brought the vehicle know that they were producing a product that would develop into a very costly problems. I want justice from the dealer and from Dodge. I need justice.
Pamela B.
Chesterfield, VA, USA
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