By Jeff in Denver on 02/03/05 21:39 PM (PST)
Vehicle
1999 Dodge Intrepid 4dr Sedan
Review
I have had this car since new and it does have some issues. cam sensors, heater fan is either off or on high. However, car has never left me stranded by the side of the road, gets good gas mileage for its size, and it's a great interstate touring car. Transmission line leaks a little(only in winter) Yes,I would buy another.
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By Chris on 12/31/04 21:15 PM (PST)
Vehicle
1999 Dodge Intrepid 4dr Sedan
Review
I bought my Intrepid brand new and have been plagued by repair after repair since the warranty ran out. One highlight was when the power brake booster went out and had no brakes! There have been plenty of repairs in between, but now at 60,000 miles the air conditioner went out and the 3rd cylinder has only 60% compression with an idle of a tank. Also, like many others, the motor on one of my windows is also out.
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By Robin W on 11/30/04 07:44 AM (PST)
Vehicle
1999 Dodge Intrepid 4dr Sedan
Review
The engine went on my well maintained 3.6L engine at 59,000 miles- no warning- no (reliable) explanation. After LOTS of headaches Chrysler paid half the repair bill directly to the dealer- refusing to speak directly to me at all- and I had to pay the remaining $4000 bill for a car that was not even 5 years old! I have been told that this is COMMON in this car but no one (Chrysler, BBB, Attny General, etc.) will do anything about it.
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By altagent on 10/26/04 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1999 Dodge Intrepid ES 4dr Sedan
Review
I was driving to Lake Tahoe on a
Saturday and the engine just started
spazzing out for no reason. It felt
like the timing belt jumped or I lost
fuel but I let it sit for 10 minutes
and it ran fine. 20 minutes down the
road the same thing. 10 minutes later
it ran fine. I drove another 100
miles to Tahoe and parked it. I
started it up 2 days later and the
wipers were spazzing out now. I drove
it 120 miles and half way home it
Spazzed out again. Idiot light was on
and I brought it to the shop. Code
was misfire. Light promptly went off
and I drive it daily now. These cars
are so heavily computerized that I
think there is a hot wire somewhere to
the trans that's causing
this.Disappointe
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By Jimmy1 on 10/13/04 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1999 Dodge Intrepid 4dr Sedan
Review
My good friend bought a used 1999
intrepid with about 109k miles on it.
With in a couple months, the engine
seized up. As I look at other reviews,
I am surprised the car made it as long
as it did. Other things he has had
problems with catalytic converter went
out, problems with the electrical -
there is a loose wire somewhere, and
now to start the car, one of the doors
has to be open. The battery is a full
day's job to replace, as is the
alternator (you have to take off the
radiator fans). After changing the
battery and fixing a flat tire, we had
3 of the lug nuts come right off with
the bolts. This car shouldn't have ever
been put out for use by the public
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By jhuk21 on 09/28/04 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1999 Dodge Intrepid ES 4dr Sedan
Review
This car has everything you could need.
Enough power, comfort, and
reliability. I have over 110,000 miles
and it still runs very smooth and
strong and the interior is practically
brand new. Nothing has gone out on it,
yet.
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By airportdave on 08/10/04 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1999 Dodge Intrepid ES 4dr Sedan
Review
We've had our fully loaded ES for over
5 years and we love it- roomy and
comfortable and reliable. To date,
the only major probelm has been the
transmission control module, replaced
under warranty at 20,000m. Replacing
the OEM struts and upgrading to
235/55/17 tires/wheels made it handle
even better.
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By olive5 on 08/05/04 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1999 Dodge Intrepid 4dr Sedan
Review
I bought this leased vehicle from my
company (who obtained it new) and I
know it had good perodic maintenance
because I saw the records but it had
catastrophic failure of the engine and
transmission with less than 74,000
miles on it.
Daimler-Chrysler should be ashamed of
this 2.7L engine.
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By Shonda on 07/28/04 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1999 Dodge Intrepid 4dr Sedan
Review
I loved this car when I first got it.
It's so comfortable and drives really
nice. I had a couple of minor issues,
which you can always expect when you
own a car. The problem came when the
oil light started coming on a few
months ago. My oil didn't need
changed so I didn't undertand the
problem. The repair shop told me this
is an issue w/ Dodge engines. The oil
cannot circulate because of narrow
passages and therefore cooks the oil,
causing a sludge buildup. After
researching I found that this really
is a common problem among this car.
Just do a search on "oil
sludge Intrepid". Now my car has
51,000 miles and will die soon.
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By carguy85 on 07/11/04 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1999 Dodge Intrepid 4dr Sedan
Review
This car is drop dead gorgeous. It is
easily the best looking car with four
doors. The interior is huge and very
comfortable and it dash and gauges look
sporty. While the car is really big
physically, it handles very well and is
quite tossable on backroads. The base
V6 could have been more powerful
though, but it was adequate enough for
most situations. Reliability is
actually quite good with no serious
problems to report, though with 75000
miles on it, the power windows are
begining to short circuit sometimes.
Overall, though, it is a very good car
with good value, lots of style, and a
high fun to drive quotient.
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