NHTSA Complaint #10005495 — 1998 DODGE INTREPID

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10005495
Vehicle	1998 DODGE INTREPID
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 25, 2003
Date Filed	February 7, 2003
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	FL

Consumer Description

MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A AWFUL TAPPING NOISE 3 BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME. GOT HOME, TOWED MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE PROCEDED TO TELL ME I HAD BLOWN THE ENGINE IN MY CAR. MY MECHANIC DICUSSED MY PROBLEM WITH OTHER MECHANICS AND THE TOLD HIM THAT THE 2.7 LIT ENGINE IN THE INTREPID HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR MOST INTREPID OWNERS. MY CAR WAS FULL OF OIL AND I ALWAYS FOLLOWED THE SERVICE SCHUEDULE. RIGHT NOW I AM REBUILDING THE ENGINE THAT HAS A BAD BEARING, HAS A CRACKED CAM SHAFT AND ALSO THREW A PISTON. THE REBUILDER HAS NO EXPLINATION AS TO WHAT WENT WRONG BUT THAT HE WORKS ON THESE ENGINES MORE THAN HE SHOULD BECAUSE THEY ARE SO NEW. BY THE WAY MY CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND DID'NT MAKE A SOUND UNTIL THIS HAPENED.

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