NHTSA Complaint #10145245 — 1999 DODGE INTREPID

AT 1145 AM, 29 NOVEMBER 2005, I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 675 AT ABOUT @ 65 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, JUST QUIT. I MADE MY WAY ACROSS ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. INITIALLY, IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF GAS (GUAGE INDICATED 1/4 OF A TANK. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND ASK THAT THEY BRING GAS. AFTER PUTTING 1 GAL OF GAS IN THE TANK, REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DAVE DENNISON DODGE, COL GLEN HIGHWAY, DAYTON, OH. THE AGENT CALL ME AT @ 630PM, 29 NOVEMBER 2005, AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. BUT AS OF THAT MOMENT, THERE WERE COMPUTER CODES (CAM: P0340, CRANK: P0320), AND THAT IN ORDER TO START THE CAR, THESE SENSORS WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGED. I AUTHORIZED THIS SERVICE, AND ON 30 NOVEMBER 2005 @ 200PM, THE AGENT INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE, AND THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE, AND NOT A CANDIDATE FOR REBUILD. ESTIMATED COST OF A NEW ENGINE $7,000 DOLLARS. ALSO, THEY HAVE BILLED ME FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSORS, $350.00 ESTIMATED. AFTER REVIEW OF ALL AVAILABLE INFO ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THERE IS A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE. ON 14 DEC 05, CRYSLER'S AGENT, IMPARTIAL SERVICES, MADE A OFFICE OF $650. TO SETTLE THIS ACCOUNT. IT WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE COMPLAINT WAS ENTERED INTO THE DATABASE: 01 DECEMBER 2005. *NM