1999 Dodge Intrepid transmission problems

Owners reported transmission problems in 87 complaints for the 1999 Dodge Intrepid, 7% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 87 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 68,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 6 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Based on 37 complaints that include mileage. 38% 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	1
20k to 40k miles	6
40k to 60k miles	7
60k to 80k miles	12
80k to 100k miles	5
100k to 120k miles	3
120k to 140k miles	2
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 37 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodge intrepid. The contact noticed smoke coming from the exhaust. The dealer rebuilt the transmission and replaced the air conditioner pump. The failure mileage was 89,000 and current mileage was 104,000.

Reported at 89,000 miles, September 2006 Fire

Several problems with my 1999 2.7 liter intrepid. First, problems with transmission shifting hard. Sent to dealer and diagnostics came back 'within parameters'. Told it must be how we drive it. Since then, transmission would not shift between 2/3 gears. Left me stranded out of town. Had to replace the control module twice ($35.00 part). Keep a spare in the glove box just in case. Second problem, a clunking sound and ticking noise when turning steering wheel in either direction.

Reported at 126,000 miles, July 2004

Transmission problems in other years

Transmission problems across all Dodge models