NHTSA Complaint #10256229 — 2000 DODGE INTREPID

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WOULDN'T START WITHOUT A JUMP FOR A FEW DAYS IN A ROW, SO I BROUGHT IT IN AND HAD IT CHECKED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO BUILD UP ON THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL. I ALSO HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE, BUT ALL BELTS WERE CHECKED AND THEY WERE FINE. 1 WEEK LATER MY CAR JUST DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A LARGE COST. WHILE RESEARCHING THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, I HAVE COME TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE, AND THAT THE MAKER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS, IT IS NOT WORTHY OF ADDRESSING! I AM DISGUSTED! THE WAY THAT MY CAR DIED, ON THE ROAD, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR