1999 Dodge Intrepid engine problems

698 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1999 Dodge Intrepid, which is 56% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 698 57% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 84,000 miles 553 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 4 and 6
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 553 complaints that include mileage. 14% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	17
20k to 40k miles	10
40k to 60k miles	52
60k to 80k miles	153
80k to 100k miles	174
100k to 120k miles	84
120k to 140k miles	44
140k to 160k miles	9
160k to 180k miles	8
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 553 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 6 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge intrepid. After performing maintenance on the vehicle, the contact started the vehicle and the intake manifold exploded. The contact sustained a stomach injury that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

December 2014 FireInjury

My dodge intrepid showed no signs of any problems, timely oil changes ,but on this early morning while driving to work on the expressway. The oil light came on and then the check engine light and then sudden engine shut down ,lucky for me that there wasn't any traffic on the road or I would have been in a serious car crash. Car towed to auto shop. They said that this type of dodge engine has a serious defect with the engine.

Reported at 80,800 miles, October 2005

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