NHTSA Complaint #10203903 — 1998 DODGE INTREPID

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10203903
Vehicle	1998 DODGE INTREPID
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	April 6, 2005
Date Filed	September 24, 2007
Mileage	126,551 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NC

Consumer Description

I OWN A 1998 DODGE INTREPID, IT HAS 128,000 MILES ON IT...OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES....I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF...IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE...MY HUSBAND IS A AUTO MECHANIC, SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHERE MY HUSBAND CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT, WHICH HAD BENT THE INTAKE VALVES...UPON INSPECTION OF THE BLOCK HE NOTICED A DEFECT IN THE BLOCK...THE OIL RETURN HOLES ARE TO SMALL AND BECOME CLOGGED, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE....AND ENGINE FAILURE CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS, IF IT FAILS AT THE WRONG TIME AND PLACE. *TR

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