NHTSA Complaint #10059962 — 1999 DODGE INTREPID

MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L BLEW AN ENGINE AT NORMAL EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS ON JULY 29, 2003, CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER IN MID-TRAFFIC. IT ALSO RESULTED IN AN ENORMOUS REPAIR ESTIMATE OF BETWEEN $5,000 AND $7,500. A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE CAUSES AN EXCESS BUILD-UP OF ENGINE SLUDGE, WHICH RESULTS IN PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE AT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 35,000 AND 70,000 NO MATTER HOW RELIGIOUSLY YOU CHANGE THE OIL. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED AN ASTOUNDING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE, AND ANY CALL TO ANY AUTO SALVAGE YARD IN AMERICA WILL CONFIRM WHAT I'M SAYING. EVERYBODY IN THE AUTO REPAIR INDUSTRY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NO RECALL, NO ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR COSTS. NOTHING.*AK