NHTSA Complaint #10485805 — 2004 DODGE INTREPID

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP A YEAR AGO, AND KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE. TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR THE ENGINE DIED AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC THERE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE BURNT WIRES IN THE ENGINE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM, SO I HAD IT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM, PUT IN A NEW RADIATOR BECAUSE THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK, AS WELL AS INSTALLED A BRAND NEW BATTERY. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT INCIDENT, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WHICH IS ONLY 11 MILES AT 35MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. NONE OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT ON. TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. IT IS A 2.7L V6. I STILL OWE $4,000 ON THE CAR AND SO FAR IT COST ME $6,000 TO KEEP IT RUNNING. *TR