NHTSA Complaint #10206163 — 2001 DODGE INTREPID

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10206163
Vehicle	2001 DODGE INTREPID
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	June 2, 2007
Date Filed	October 18, 2007
Mileage	87,138 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MI

Consumer Description

(1) HEADING TO WORK AT ABOUT 8:00 AM AND STARTED CAR(2001 DODGE INTREPID) AS USUAL AND WENT DOWN SOME MAIN ROADS LEADING UP TO THE EXPRESSWAY. GOT ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE EXPRESSWAY AND GOT UP TO 70 MPH. SLOWED DOWN TO 55 MPH FOR CONSTRUCTION AND AFTER GETTING THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION TRIED TO ACCELERATE. (2) STARTED AS A QUITE CLANKING NOISE AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS EXHAUST. SLIGHT VIBRATIONS AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW A BIT. THEN LOUDER CLANKING THAT COULD ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS METAL IN A BLENDER AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST UP AN OFF RAMP THAT WAS COMING UP ON MY RIGHT BUT HAD TO STOP ON THE BUSY STREET THAT THE RAMP LED ONTO. LOTS OF CARS WERE PASSING. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO BE LATE MY JOB AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED. (3) NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. A ROD SHOT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE OIL PAN. OLD PART IS STILL IN VEHICLE AND IS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A FAMILY MEMBER. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP IN THE ENGINE. *JB

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