NHTSA Complaint #10091202 — 2001 DODGE INTREPID

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT AUTO THAT I PURCHASED FROM SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE IN SEPT 2000. DODGE INTRPID WITH 2/7 ENGINE THAT I HAVE GIVEN BACK TO FINANCE COMPANY BECAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. FEBUARY OF 2003 I BEGAN HEARING A CLINGING SOUND COME FROM THE AUTO AND I MADE A APPIONTMENT WITH SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE FOR A CHECKUP, ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER EXPRESSWAY ILLINOIS INTERSTATE55 THE CAR BEGAN TO STAUL. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE OUR WAY TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT BEING HIT BY THE PASSING TRAFFIC. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALEDSHIP WITH A BLOWN ENGINE AT 42K MILES. THEIR FIRST COMMENT WAS WELL HOW OFTEN WAS OIL CHANGED BECAUSE, THE ENGINE DOESN'T JUST BLOW UNLESS THE OIL WASN'T MAINTAINED. I TOLD THEM OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 - 4000 MILES AND THAT I EVEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT FROM BECAUSE THE CHANGE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME AND AND NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE CAR WAS AT A HIGH IDLE. ANYWAY THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND THEY CALLED ME SHORTLY AFTER TO TELL ME THAT CHRYSLER WOULDN'T FIX THE ENGINE UNLESS I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS (WHICH, I WASN'T BECAUSE MANY OF TIME MY DAD WHO IS A MACHANIC CHANGED THE OIL). I HAVE SINCE GIVEN THE CAR TO THE BACK TO WFS WITH A BLOWN ENGINE AND THEY HAVE SINCE SOLD THE CAR FOR ONLY $5000 WHEN I OWED $19K+. THIS ENTIRE MESS HAD ME STRESSED OUT MANY MONTHS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I WAS GOING TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT I DIDN'T HAVE. I HAVE SINCE BEEN FORCED TO FILE FOR CHAPTER7 BANKRUPTCY BECAUSE OF THIS AND HAD THE DEBT DISCHARGED. I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR THIS AND MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ABOUT THESE CARS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I DON'T SEE HOW SO MANY PEOPLE COULD CAMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEIR RESPONSE IS WE ALL DIDN'T CHANGE THE OIL. GIVE ME A BREAK!!! THIS HAS RUINED MY CREDIT HISTORY AND I'M SURE MANY OTHERS AND FOR THAT I THINK YOU SHOULD PAY UP. *AK