NHTSA Complaint #10153177 — 1999 DODGE INTREPID

PURCHASED THE 1999 DODGE INTREPID ON SEP 16, 2005 THE CAR HAD 77,823 MILES . BEFORE PURCHASING THE CAR I DID RUN A CAR FAX ON THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR AND HAD AN 11 POINT CHECK BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR CAME WITH A WARRANTY. NOV 26, 05 WHEN THE CAR STARTED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. ALL THE OIL RAN ON THE GROUND. IT WAS 10:30 P.M. . WE, MY DAUGHTER AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN WERE ON A DARK PARKWAY THE WRECKER SERVICE TOOK US TO A HOTEL. 1:10 A.M. (CST) WHEN WE GOT TO THE HOTEL IN ELIZABETHTOWN. I HAD TO PAY SOMEONE TO COME FROM FRANKFORT TO ELIZABETHTOWN. IT ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES ON IT FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I THEN HAD IT TOWED BACK TO FRANKFORT (93.03) THE WARRANTY COMPANY SENT THE ENGINE BUT I WAS STILL OUT OF $412.00 WHICH WAS THE DIFFERENCE OF THE CLAIMS ABOUT FOR LABOR OF $450.00. DURING THE TIME I WAS WAITING FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE FIXED I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS ONE THING I DID NOT CHECK AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND THAT WAS THE ENGINE. I FOUND A LOT OF ARTICLES POSTED THAT CLAIMED THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE TO BE ONE OF THE WORST CHRYSLER HAD MADE. THEY HAD THE CAR FROM NOVEMBER 30 UNTIL JANUARY 25TH. . I DID HAVE TO PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL EXTENDED WARRANTY (150.00) SO THAT I COULD MAKE SURE I WAS STILL COVERED WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING FIXED. THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WAS 4500 MILES OR 90 DAYS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 12/21/05. THIS MOTOR ONLY LASTED 81,000 MILES. THE CURRENT ENGINE NOW IS A REBUILT I PRAY THAT I GET MORE THAN 81,000 MILES ON IT. *JB