NHTSA Complaint #10177521 — 2002 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10177521
Vehicle	2002 DODGE INTREPID
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	January 1, 2007
Date Filed	January 2, 2007
Mileage	11,600 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	KS

Consumer Description

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, ON CLEAR DAY AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD IT TOWED TO BIG -O TIRES IN TOPEKA, KS. BIG-O TIRES TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED, AND THAT THE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINES WEREWELL KNOWN FOR THIS HAPPENING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE OIL WAS NOT GOING TO THE ENGINE PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED A SLUDGE TO BUILD UP. *AK

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