NHTSA Complaint #10136335 — 1999 DODGE INTREPID

AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES I NOTICE A TICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A LOWER BEARING NOISE THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY RUIN THE ENGINES. AS THE NOISE GOT WORSE I FEARED DRIVING IT ANYMORE . MY MAINTENANCE CONTRACT DID NOT COVER ENGINE COST BUT ONLY AFFECTED BEARINGS AND THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY ANY DEALER OR MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. I SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A USED ENGINE WHICH LASTED ONE YEAR AND LEFT ME STRANDED BESIDE THE ROAD REQUIRING A TOW AND MY VEHICLE HAS SAT FOR 2 YEARS WITH THE COST OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT ALMOST DOUBLING. I THINK AN ENGINE RECALL IS IN ORDER AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL; PEOPLE STOPPING TO ASK IF THE INTREPID IS FOR SALE BECAUSE THEY HAVE ONE WITH A BAD ENGINE. *NM