1998 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

I BOUGHT A DODGE INTREPID IN APRIL 08. IT HAD 53,000 MILES, IN GREAT CONDITION AND SPOTLESS CARFAX. THE CAR STARTED MAKING PROBLEMS AT 57000 MILES. IT OVERHEATED, SO WE GOT THE RADIATOR FIXED WHICH SOLVED MY PROBLEM FOR A WEEK OR SO. AFTER THAT WEEK, WHILE DRIVING ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY MY ENGINE QUIT ON ME, AND STARTED STEAMING WHEN TRYING TO TURN IT BACK ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THAT HAPPENING WHATSOEVER. NO LIGHTS ON, NO ENGINE OVERHEATING, NOTHING. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN BEYOND REPAIR, AND WE DONATED THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, RATTLE, MAKE NOISE, AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED LIFTERS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT TOWED INTO REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE VALVES WERE BURNT AND BLOCK WAS CRACKED. *TR

THE CAR STARTING SMOKING AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT...CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND STILL SMOKING LOTS. *TR

I HAVE A 98 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. I BOUGHT CAR IN JULY 06, CAME WITH 90 DAY WARRANTY. HAD IT TO DEALER WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE FOR "TICKING" NOISE. WAS TOLD WAS "NORMAL LIFTER NOISE". TWO WEEKS AGO, ENGINE BLEW. TIMING CHAIN BROKE, DAMAGING LIFTERS, PISTONS, ETC. NEED NEW ENGINE AT COST OF MERELY $6,000. OR USED AT $4,000. STILL OWE $4,600 ON CAR. I FEEL TOTALLY RIPPED OFF! I AM PAYING FOR A JUNK CAR THAT I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE. LOST ONE JOB BECAUSE OF NO TRANSPORTATION, AND MAY SOON LOSE SECOND JOB FOR SAME REASON. *TR

I WAS ON VACATION FOR THE WEEKEND IN CANADA, ON THE WAY BACK, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY INTO A HOTEL PARKING LOT, AND THE KNOCK WAS SO LOUD, IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. IT IS ONCE AGAIN A 1998 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE, THAT HAS GONE BAD. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 2001, AND HAVE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. I EVEN HAD THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONERS CHANGED JANUARY 2007, BECAUSE I HEARD THESE GO BAD AND RUIN THE ENGINE. I AM A FORMER MECHANIC, WHO REALLY TAKES CARE OF MY VEHICLES. EVERY MECHANIC TOLD ME IN 2001 THAT THESE ENGINES ARE JUNK, AND NOT TO BUY IT, BUT I DIDN'T LISTEN TO THEM. NOW THE CAR SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND I STILL OWE MONEY ON IT. *TR

ENGINE KEEPS TURNING OFF , OIL LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING WHEN STOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINS AT THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED, HAD IT BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A SERIOUS CRASH COULD OF OCCURRED. *TR

1999 I BOUGHT A 98 DODGE INTREPID. 2000, ENGINE BLOWN FROM OIL SLUDGE AT 42,000. I WAS TAKING KIDS TO SCHOOL AND CAR STOPPED WITH NO WARNING ON RAILROAD TRACKS AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PAID $500.00 DEDUCTIBLES AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED ENGINE. HAD PROOF OF OIL CHANGES. 2002 BROKE DOWN AGAIN. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND BROKE OTHER PARTS. THIS COST $800.00. ALSO, I HAVE REPLACE ALL WINDOW MOTORS AT LEAST ONCE AND TWICE AGAIN ON TWO MORE. AND RELAY SWITCHES. AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I PAID $21,000 FOR THIS CAR ALSO ALL THE MONEY IN REPAIRS. TOO MUCH INVESTED TO JUST LET IT GO. I STARTED USING FULLY SYNTHETIC OIL AND CHANGES OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. THIS WAS ALSO EXPENSIVE. I HAD TO TRY SOMETHING TO SAVE THIS CAR. WELL THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. 2005 THE ENGINE BLEW AGAIN, OIL SLUDGE. I HAS SET AT THE GARAGE...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED A NEW MOTOR WAS NEEDED.

1998 DODGE INTREPID, OIL SLUDGE CAUSE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK, DAMAGING EVERYTHING. CAR JUST QUIT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED , LEAVING THE CONSUMER STRANDED. A REPUTABLE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND WAS IRREPARABLE. UPDATED 9/5/2006 - *NM

1998 INTREPID ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE CONSUMER OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *NM UPDATED 07/20/06. *JB

CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 5/06 FROM PRIVATE DEALER. FUILD AND OIL LEVELS WHERE INSPECTED BY OWNER (AT JIFFY LUBE WITH DOCUMANTATION) WHICH WERE CLEAN AND FULL. OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN DONE LESS THEN 3,000 MILES PRIOR AND WAS NOT DUE. ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, THERE WAS A CLICK COMING FROMTHE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER, FROM OFF THE FREEWAY, AND THE ENGINE SEIZED.

VEHICLE'S ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING VERY LOUD THEN AND IT MADE A LOUD POP AND SEIZED, I WAS ON A ONE LANE HIGHWAY AROUND A CURVE WHERE CARS TRAVEL AT AROUND 65 MPH, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. LUCKILY I HAD A FRIEND FOLLOWING ME WHO PUSHED ME TO SAFETY. MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD AND NOT REPAIRABLE, WOULD NEED REPLACED BUT HE DOES NOT RECOMMEND BECAUSE THESE ENGINES ARE KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER INVESTING $3000 OR MORE IN REPLACING IT. SO NOW I HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE LAWN ORNAMENT! CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REPLACING THESE ENGINES FREE OF COST, WHAT TERRIBLE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND EVEN WORSE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE! *JB

FIRST THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT, HAD IT REPLACED THEN MY ENGINE BOTTOMED OUT AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

LTR FM (MO) RE THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN HIS 1998 CHRYSLER VEHICLE, WANTS CHRYSLER TO BE HELD RESPOSIBLE FOR PUTTING FAULTY ENGINES IN THEIR VEHICLES. *TS *NM

I PURCHASED A 1998 INTREPID (V6 2.7L) IN FEB. OF 2005. IN OCT. 2005 WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I PARKED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. THE NEXT DAY AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE, I HAD AN UNSCHEDULED OIL CHANGE DONE. WITHIN ONE WEEK, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN. I HAVE PRICED REPAIRS, AND JUST A USED ENGINE ALONE IS $2000 TO $3500. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING TRAVELING 25MPH COMING UPON A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. UPON INSPECTION THE PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED, NO REPAIRS MADE

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED OVER HEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE GASKETS. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM

DT: WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY FOUND SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE, DESPITE THE OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

BOUGHT MY 1998 DODGE INTREPID IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. I DID A ROUTINE OIL CHECK EVERY 3000 MILES. THE ONE TIME I DON'T GET IT CHANGED AT 3,000 MILES WITH IT ONLY BEING OVER BY 700 MILES MY ENGINE BLOWS. I'VE DROVE MANY CARS AND I DIDN'T GET THE OIL CHANGED AT EXACTLY 3000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO LITTLE GIRLS. I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH MY ENGINE MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE AND MY CAR SHAKING. I MANAGED TO GET IT INTO A PARKING LOT I SAT THERE FOR AN HOUR WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP. JUST TO FIND OUT ITS A BLOWN ENGINE AND ITS GOING TO COST ME OVER FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE. MY CAR HAS 117000 MILES ON IT. I'M UNABLE TO AFFORD TO FIX IT AND I...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE, STARTED TO SHAKE AND MAKE TERRIBLE NOISES. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES ENGINE MADE A LOUD CLANKING SOUND. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART; THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE ENGINE WAS NOT BEING REPLACED.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. SHE HEARD AN ODD NOISE IN THE ENGINE. SHE PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE ENGINE AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS FINE. WHEN SHE STARTED THE CAR BACK UP THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED O THE LOCAL SERVICE SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE FAILED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. SHE HAD NO PLANS ON REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER 1998 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WITH OUT ANY WARNING. *** NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *TS THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSATION. (PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE) *SC

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STALLED. WHEN SHE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT STAY ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE SAID THE STALLING WAS DUE TO AN OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP, AND THE PARTS WERE BUILT TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK

1998 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING. *TS THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANT ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM CC TO NHTSA

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE MADE A CLATTERING SOUND. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOCKED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. ON AUGUST 19, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND AT A STEADY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE CONTACT'S SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONTACTED A TOWING SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS A BAD ENGINE. THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES WHERE THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BECAUSE THE COST OF REPAIR WAS TOO EXPENSIVE. *AK *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1998 DODGE INTREPID HAD A BLOWN ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AND THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLINGING SOUND. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP TO BE CHECKED. THE REPAIRMAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS POORLY DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT MADE ANY PLANS ON WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO WITH THE CAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

I WAS COMING OFF OF THE FREEWAY, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND IN A BLINK OF AN EYE THE ENGINE DIED. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND IT HAD NO OIL, SO I FILLED IT, TRIED STARTING IT, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT STARTED, IT MAKES A CLANK CLANK NOISE, AND IS UNDRIVEABLE. I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY.*JB

SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK ON THE 1998 DODGE INTREPID.*MR THE VHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIMING COVER, VC COVER, MAIN TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER AND GUIDES. *NM

DT: THE CALLER STATES ENGINE HAS A ROD KNOCKING. AFTER HE HAD THE OIL CHANGED THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. THE CALLER SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED. HE WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 3.7L ENGINE.*AK *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF AT A GAS STATION, PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND REVVED THE ENGINE ,AND THE SOUND RETURNED. THE ENGINE NOISE WAS WORSE TODAY THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE ADVISED THE CONSUMER THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 L ENGINE, AND THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY THING THE MECHANIC COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE ENGINE. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE HAD TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE ONLY WARNINGS BEING THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF ONCE OR TWICE. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO ALSO VERIFIED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 INTREPID AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT JUST STOPPED ON THE ROAD(VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME). THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. THERE WAS ONLY 95000 MILLES ON THE CAR. I HAVE FOLLOWED EVERYTHING IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ON HOW TO MAINTAIN THE CAR, INCLUDING CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. I GOT AN ESTIMATE FROM THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND $5000 TO REPAIR. I SEND A LETTER TO CHRYSLER AND AM WANTING FOR THEIR RESPONSE BEFORE I START ANY WORK ON THE CAR.

THE CAR ACCELERATED, THE RPM'S WENT THRU THE ROOF, WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE, AND SHOT FORWARD, MADE A LOUD THUMP SOUND, AND WAS NOT STOPPABLE, HAD TO BE PUT INTO PARK TO STOP. THE ENGINE HAD RIPPED OUT OF THE FRAME, WHICH HAD RIPPED OUT OF THE BODY.

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAD A NEW RADIATOR PUT IN AND ON THE WAY HOME THE ENGINE SEIZED AND IT NEVER STARTED AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE PUT IN THE VEHICLE. *TT *EH

I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2003 A 1998 DODGE INTREPID FOR MY DAUGHTER. WITHIN 18 MONTHS THIS CAR WAS IN THE SHOP 10 TIMES FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS. OIL CHANGES WERE FOLLOWED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS SCHEDULE. AT 94,000 MILES MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WITH HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN WHEN THE CARS ENGINE STOPPED. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. DODGE/CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE THIS FAULTY ENGINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BEFORE SHE COULD GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I DREAD TO THINK OF WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. FINALLY I HAD TO SPEND $3600 DOLLARS FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE AND AM NOW BEING TOLD IT...

IN DECEMBER A MECHANIC TOLD ME THE OIL WAS LIKE SLUDGE IN THE CAR, ACCUSING ME OF NOT HAVING IT CHANGED ALTHOUGH I HAD IT CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. HE TOLD ME THEN ABOUT THE ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE 2.7 LILTER. IN MARCH, MY ENGINE STARTED TAPPING AND THE OIL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. THE ENGINE IDLE WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL AND IT WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I CHECKED THE OIL WHEN THE TAPPING STARTED, AND IT WAS FINE. THAT WAS A THURSDAY NIGHT. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK (3.5 MILES ONE WAY) AND BACK ON FRIDAY. SATURDAY MORNING I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE GARAGE 3 MILES AWAY FROM HOME TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT, AND WHILE TRYING TO GET THERE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A RACKET, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, AND THEN THE...

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED.DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINE D THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY. AND ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED LITTLE OR NO WARNING. BROUGHT CAR TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD MY 2.7 L ENGINE FAILED DUE TO VERY COMMON OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD SLUDGE ONLY HAPPENS WHEN MAINTENANCE IS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY NO HELP OFFERED. CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB

MY 1998 WELL MAINTAINED DODGE INTREPID, WITH THE NOW, WELL KNOWN DESIGN FLAW, FAILED IN TRAFFIC IN JULY OF 2001. I CONTACTED DAIMLER AND I WROTE 2 LETTERS ASKING FOR SOME CONSIDERATION OF THE COST OF THE NEW ENGINE AND I NOTED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THREE AND A HALF YEARS LATER, WITH THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTED FAILURES ON THE WEB, THESE 2.7 LITER DAIMLER CHRYSLER ENGINES STILL HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AND THE DANGER INCREASES EACH DAY, AS THE MILEAGE INCREASES ON THESE 1998- 2002 ENGINES AND THEY FAIL WITH MORE FREQUENCY. DOES THIS FAILURE HAVE TO TURN INTO THE "DAIMLER PINTO", WITH DOCUMENTED LOSS OF LIFE, BEFORE DAIMLER DOES OR IS FORCED TO DO THE RIGHT THING.*AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY FOR THE PAST 20,000 MILES. THE OIL LIGHT STAYED ON AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED THAN STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY LOST OF POWER. THEREAFTER, A METAL TO METAL SOUND OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE JUST BEFORE THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INDICATED AFTER INSPECTION THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED UP DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH IS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS SIZE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE MECHANIC. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DIED OUT AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB

ENGINE FAILURE, TIMING CHAIN FAILURE ON INTERSTATE. OBTAINED NEW TIMING CHAIN BUT ENGINE BEYOND REPAIR. TOTAL LOSS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE , AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK