NHTSA Complaint #10138423 — 1999 DODGE INTREPID

I HAD ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR A WEEK, AND THERE WAS AN AWFUL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL FROM MY TAIL PIPE. I HAVE TO PUT ABOUT A QUART AND A HALF INTO THE ENGINE EVERY OTHER DAY. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND MY CAR STARTED MAKING THIS AWFUL LOUD TICKING NOISE, THE OIL LIGHT FLUTTERED, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK OUT THE OIL LEVEL, FINDING THE ENGINE BONE DRY. I HAD PUT TWO QUARTS IN IT THAT MORNING, ONLY DRIVING 30 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE, LIKE MANY PEOPLE, I CANNOT AFFORD A REPAIR COSTING BETWEEN 2,500 AND 4,000 DOLLARS TO FIX. SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON THESE 99 DODGE INTREPIDS, I JUST HOPE THAT NHTSA CAN HELP PREVENT THIS PROBLEM OF RISKING PEOPLES LIVES.*JB