NHTSA Complaint #10064499 — 2000 DODGE INTREPID

2000 DODGE INTREPID THIS 2.7 ENGINE HAS A MAJOR ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE MOTOR. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES THERE IS STILL ENGINE SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR WHICH HAS DISABLED MY MOTOR AND I CANNOT DRIVE IT ANYMORE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH I HAD PROOF OF OIL CHANGES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE DODGE INTREPID'S WITH THE 2.7 ENGINES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS YET THE AUTO MAKER REFUSES TO SEE THERE IS A PROBLEM. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON AND HAD THE TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE NOT BECOME SO OBVIOUS IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO BEFORE TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY AT SOME POINT LOCKED THE MOTOR UP NOT KNOWING THERE WAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR MYSELF AS WELL POSSIBLY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAR HAD A SLIGHT TICKING IN THE ENGINE WHEN I PURCHASED IT BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL ENGINE NOISE. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD A LITTLE OVER 31,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT TWO YEARS THIS PAST JAN.(04) AND IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 58,000 MILES NOW AND NOW THE MOTOR IS SHOT I STILL OWE OVER 11,000 ON THE CAR AND THEY ARE QUOTING ME A PRICE OF 4,800 AND SOME ODD DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THESE 2.7 ENGINES. AFTER RESEARCHING THE NET. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND ARE DONE THE SAME WAY I HAVE BEEN DONE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR WORK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINES INSTEAD OF GIVING CUSTOMERS LIKE MYSELF WHO HAVE MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES GRIEF. *NM