NHTSA Complaint #10434196 — 2000 DODGE INTREPID

CAR WAS MAINTAINED IMMACULATELY, 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE DOA DATE, THERE WAS A VERY FAINT TICKING SOUND (LIKE A ROULETTE WHEEL SPINNING "CLICK" SOUND) COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND HAVE THE CARS NEW NOISE CHECKED. HE SAID IT COULD BE A LIFTER TICKING AND THE OIL CHANGE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. HE WAS CORRECT ABOUT THE SOUND MUTING HOWEVER THE ISSUE MAY BE THE TINY OIL PORT HOLES IN THESE MITSUBISHI MADE MOPAR ENGINES. ON THE DAY OF THE ENGINES DEATH IT MADE THE SAME TICKING SOUND, MY CUE THAT I COULD SHARE WITH ANYONE ABOUT TO HAVE THIS FAILURE OCCUR, WHEN I WOULD START THE CAR I NOTICED AN EXTRA "SPINNING" SOUND UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I WOULD START THE CAR. IT IS MINOR SO LISTEN CLOSE TO YOUR START-UP. THE TICKING GOT LOUDER AND EVENTUALLY AT A STOP LIGHT ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RUN. DO AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR DODGE INTREPID 2000 2.7 LITER MOTOR YOU WILL FIND A HORROR SHOW ON THE INTERNET. LOVED THE CAR WHILE IT WORKED BUT THE DEATH WAS TOO PREMATURE, I ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 8,000 MILES PER YEAR. *TR