NHTSA Complaint #10153706 — 2000 DODGE INTREPID

I BOUGHT A NEW 2000 DODGE INTREPID FOR 22K, NICE CAR BUT PC OF CRAP ENGINE. I WAS AWARE OF THE 2.7L PIECE OF CRAP ENGINE ONE BEFORE MY ENGINE DIED.. I CHECK/CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY AROUND 2800-3000 MILES... DODGE DENIES CONSUMERS DO THIS THOUGH.. FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, EVERY 1500 MILES I WAS ALWAYS DOWN A QUART OF OIL...? NO LEAKS, CAN'T SEE ANY SMOKE.. MY ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS MY CAR WAS ACTING LIKE I HAD NO OIL IN IT.. NO POWER WITH ENGINE. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY RIGHT NEXT TO A DODGE DEALER WHICH WAS CONVENIENT. THEY HAD DIAGNOSED THAT MY CRANK AND CAM SENSOR WERE "NO GOOD".. AND REPLACED THEM FOR $400.. A MONTH LATER I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON...? I PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT TO CHECK THE OIL.. I WAS ONLY DOWN MAYBE A PINT. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED/ADDED THE OIL AND WENT TO WORK. I NEVER MADE IT TO WORK. ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM WORK THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE I WAS OUT OF OIL?? I BROUGHT TO THE REPAIR SHOP NEAR WORK. THEY SAID IT WAS INTERNAL AND WOULD TOUCH IT AFTER DRAINING SOME OIL AND SAW METAL FLAKES... I SPOKE WITH MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT THE LOVELY 2.7 ENGINES.. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE READ HORROR STORIES ABOUT THIS ENGINE, AS WELL AS DODGE DEALERS WOULD DO NOTHING FOR THE CONSUMER. I'VE BEEN TELLING EVERYONE I SEE WITH A DODGE 2.7 TO GET RID OF IT FAST. AND NEVER TO BUY A "DODGE/CHRSYLER" PRODUCT UNTIL THEY RECALL AND REPLACE THIS ENGINE.. *JB