NHTSA Complaint #10144929 — 2000 DODGE INTREPID

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE SYMBOL POPPED ON . THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING AND PINGING SOUND THAT GOT WORSE AS I WENT DOWN THE ROAD. THE MOTOR FINALLY STOP RUNNING SO I PULLED ON SIDE THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD TO HAVE IT PULLED TO THE HOUSE . I HAD MADE IT A HABIT TO CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES AND TO MAKE SURE THE OIL LEVEL WAS FULL EVERY TIME I LEFT THE HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYTHING THAT I DID OR DIDN'T DO THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSE THE MOTOR TO SEIZE UP. I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THE 2.7L ENGINE AND THAT IT IS NOT A VERY DEPENDABLE MOTOR THAT WILL QUIT AND SEIZE UP FOR NO REASON T ALL. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MOTOR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THAT THE CONSUMERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED WITH A NEW OR REBUILT 3.2L OR 3.5L ENGINE TO REPLACE THE 2.7L ENGINES IN THESE VEHICLES. *NM