NHTSA Complaint #10071005 — 1998 DODGE INTREPID

ENGINE FAILURE: I HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS. IT SUDDENLY MADE A HIGH PITCH SQUEELING NOISE. I PULLED OVER, POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE IF I COULD FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE NOISE STOPPED SO I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION ANOTHER 11 MILES. I WATCHED THE TEMP. GAUGE AND THE ENGINE NEVER OVERHEATED. I PARKED AT MY DESTINATION AND NOTICED A TRAIL OF WATER AND ANTIFREEZE. I NEVER STARTED IT AGAIN. I TOWED IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, UNREPAIRABLE, COST COULD BE CLOSE TO $5,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. WINDOW: THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL GO DOWN BUT WILL NOT COME BACK UP UNLESS YOU TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF 5 OR 6 TIMES AND KEEP TRYING THE WINDOW. I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. I FIGURED I COULD LIVE WITH IT IF I DIDN'T ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN.