NHTSA Complaint #10106220 — 1999 DODGE INTREPID

I AM WRITING TO TRY TO GET SOME INFORMATION ON ANY ACTION I CAN TAKE AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR MY ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH AROUND 81,000 MILES ON IT. I RECENTLY WAS DEPLOYED BETWEEN LATE OCTOBER THROUGH JANUARY. SOON AFTER LEAVING, MY CAR ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING VERY BADLY AND THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS TRAVELING WITH OUR 3 CHILDREN?INCLUDING A NEW BORN?.AT AROUND 45 MPH. AFTER GETTING A RIDE BACK TO OUR HOUSE MY WIFE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND THAT ONE OF THE RODS HAD GONE. THEY ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE ONLY FIX WAS A NEW ENGINE. WHICH VARIED IN PRICE FROM $3200.00-$9000. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME EXCUSE BY SEVERAL PEOPLE ALSO THAT IT WAS MY FAULT AND THAT I WAS PROBABLY NOT CHANGING THE OIL AS REQUIRED. SINCE THIS WAS OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION I HAD TO RETURN FROM MY DEPLOYMENT TO ASSIST MY FAMILY. NOW I FEEL THAT SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO FINALLY ACCEPT THEIR FAILURE AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I WOULD APPRECIATED AND ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION FOR WHO OR WHERE I NEED TO CONTACT. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED A LOCAL NEWS AGENCY AND THEY REQUESTED THAT I CONTACT THEM BACK AND LET THEM KNW IF I DO GET ASSISTANCE OR NOT SO THAT THEY CAN GET INVOLVED. I REQUEST AN EXPEDITIOUS REPLY TO THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. *AK ANGELO RODRIGUEZ