NHTSA Complaint #10056283 — 1999 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10056283
Vehicle	1999 DODGE INTREPID
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	August 6, 2002
Date Filed	February 1, 2004
Mileage	96,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	VA

Consumer Description

2.7L ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISE. TOOK ENGINE APART AND FOUND THAT TIMING CHAIN GUIDES HAD DISINTEGRATED. REPLACED GUIDES, ROD BEARINGS AND OIL PUMP. CLEANED ALL SLUDGE FROM ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE STARTED TO FLASH. CAR LOST POWER. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. CAR STARTED UP FOR THEM. DIDN'T FIND ANY CODES IN COMPUTER. DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS BEFORE PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND GOT AN ASD RELAY PROBLEM AND TCM RELAY PROBLEM. REPLACED RELAYS. CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 70 MILES. AFTER THE LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN 20 MILES. TOWED TO DEALER. STATED THAT THERE IS A TIMING PROBLEM AND ALOT OF SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR. ESTIMATE OF $1200 TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A/C PRIOR TO ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 3.5 YEARS AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT FOR ALMOST 2 OF THEM. SENDING IN THE PAYOFF SO I CAN GET RID OF THE PIECE OF JUNK. HAVE HEARD THAT THE 2.7 IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. *JB

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