NHTSA Complaint #10051519 — 2000 DODGE INTREPID

CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS. I HAD THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A SHOP.I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS BAD. HAD IT CHANGED--CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD NOT FIX IT AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. HE CHARGED ME $200 FOR THE FUEL INJECTOR & TOWING. THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY SAID IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR AND CHANGED IT. THE DEALER THEN CALLED AND SAID THEY CHANGED THE SENSOR AND IT STILL WON'T RUN. HE TOLD ME "YOU HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM. YOUR ENGINE IS SLUGGED UP." I ASKED HOW THAT COULD BE AND WAS TOLD THAT I MUST NOT HAVE CHANGED THE OIL OFTEN ENOUGH OR USED THE CORRECT OIL. THAT IS TOTALLY WRONG! I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR AND ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. TO REPAIR THE CAR WILL COST $1100 JUST TO ALLOW THEM TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART AND FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (NO CLUE HOW MUCH MONEY AFTER THAT) OR $6000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A NEW ENGINE--NOR CAN I AFFORD TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT WILL NOT GET ME TO WORK. THIS WAS THE LAST PROBLEM IN A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE DRIVER WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK, THE PULLEYS AND BELTS WERE REPAIRED OR REPLACED REPEATEDLY, SEVERAL SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS A TOTAL LEMON! *AK