NHTSA Complaint #10117873 — 1999 DODGE INTREPID

CAR STARTED SHAKING, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY TIRES, SO I BOUGHT A NEW TIRE. SHAKING CONTINUED, UNTIL THE DAY I TOOK THE CAR IN WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND I DIDN'T SEE IT AGAIN FOR 6 MONTHS. I WAS TOLD BY THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN MY OIL AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET A LOW PRICED ENGINE, NUMEROUS (AND FAILED) ATTEMPTS AT A LOAN TO PAY FOR IT, ONE WAS FOUND BY THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF $3500 BUT WHEN WE WENT IN TO PAY THE PRICE HAD GONE UP TO $4200. THE SALESMAN SAID THAT HE MUST HAVE TOLD US THE WRONG PRICE. ANYWAY, THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND BACK IN THE LAND OF THE DRIVING IN MARCH '05. WOULD HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK SOONER BUT THE GARAGE THAT WAS REPAIRING IT DID SOME DAMAGE TO MY CAR. FIRST, THE ORIGINAL MAN WHO TOOK MY ENGINE APART, WHO EITHER QUIT OR WAS FIRED, PUT NUMEROUS ENGINE PARTS IN NUMEROUS BOXES AND PLACED THEM IN NUMEROUS PLACES. THE OWNER COULDN'T FIND ALL OF THE PARTS. SECOND, THEY BROKE MY WINDSHIELD AND HAD TO ORDER A NEW ONE, WAIT FOR IT TO COME IN, AND THEN WAIT FOR IT TO BE INSTALLED. *AK