NHTSA Complaint #10104468 — 2001 DODGE INTREPID

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10104468
Vehicle	2001 DODGE INTREPID
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 8, 2004
Date Filed	December 25, 2004
Mileage	62,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TN

Consumer Description

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP APPROX. 2YEARS AGO (IT WAS A LOANER CAR) FIRST I HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING FAN (NO BIG DEAL) NOW I AM FINDING OUT THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE GETTING MY OIL CHANGED THE ATTENDANT TOLD ME THAT I HAD A SMALL OIL LINK THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED SO I TOOK THE CAR OVER TO MY MECHANIC THE SAME DAY WHO TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED THIS CAR ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING TO REPLACE AN ENGINE SO SOON I HAVE HAD MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND MY MECHANIC KNOWS THAT BUT STILL HE SAYS THAT THERE IS OIL BUILT UP INSIDE THE ENGINE THEN HE TELLS ME THAT HE HAS HAS SEVERAL PEOPLE IN HIS SHOP WITH SIMILIAR PROBLEMS. *AK

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