NHTSA Complaint #10130368 — 2001 DODGE INTREPID

I AM A OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE. LAST SUNDAY MORNING MY WIFE GOT UP TO GO TO WORK, AFTER WHICH SHE WAS GOING TO TRAVEL TO MAINE WITH OUR TWO BOYS. BECAUSE SHE WAS TRAVELING I WALKED OUT WITH HER AND POPPED THE HOOD TO CHECK ALL THE FLUIDS, COOLANT, OIL ECT.. EVEYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. ON HER WAY UP TO MAINE SHE BROKE DOWN. WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN IN A MATTER OF LESS THAN 30 SECONDS THE CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE CAR COMPLETLY TURNED OFF. AFTER LOSING POWER STEERING, BREAKING ABILITY, SHE SOME HOW MANGE TO TURN THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. SHE STATES THAT NOTHING ON HER GAGES READ ABNORMAL. BY THE TIME THE TOW TRUCK GOT THERE ALL THE FLUIDS WERE POURING OUT OF THE CAR AND SMOKE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE EVEN UNDER THE OIL CAP. THE NEXT DAY THE DODGE SERVICE CENTER CALLED US AND SAID THE ENGINE SEIZED, BLOWN HEAD GASKET, RADIATOR WAS GONE. IT WAS GOING TO COST US BETWEEN 7,000.00-5,000.00 DOLLARS. WE HAVE CONTACTED CHRYLSER BUT SEEM TO GET THR RUN-AROUND. HOW CAN A 2001 AUTOMOBILE'S ENGINE ( WITH MODERATE MILEAGE JUST ) FAIL WITH NO WARNING???? ALL OF THE GAGES READ NORMAL AND WE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD THAT MORNING ,NOT TO MENTION PUT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN DANGER