2000 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR STALLING PROBLEM, AND CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS THE STARTER. HOWEVER, THE MOTOR WAS RATTLING SO BADLY THAT CONSUMER HAD TO TURN IT OFF. IT WAS THEN DETERMINED THAT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED. *AK

ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES AND WAS TOLD ANYTHING FROM A LIFTER PROBLEM TO A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE ENGINE AND COULD DO NOTHING AT THIS TIME. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS. OH!! THIS IS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE.*AK

AT MY LATEST OIL CHANGE, THE GUY DOING THE OIL CHANGE SAID THAT THERE WAS SOME SLUDGE IN THE OIL. I HAD HIM FLUSH THE SYSTEM AS A PART OF THE OIL CHANGE. NOW, JUST A MONTH LATER, MY WIFE TELLS ME THE INTREPID HAS STARTED MAKING A LOUD RATTLLING NOISE. I WENT TO GO CHECK IT OUT AND COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE IS PROBABLY TOTALLED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVEN'T HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER YET AS I REALLY DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $200 GETTING THE CAR TOWED THERE AND HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TO FIND OUT WHAT I ALREADY KNOW. DAIMLER CHRYSLER REALLY NEEDS TO DO RIGHT BY THEIR CARS. I SPOKE WITH THEM AND THEY SAID I'D HAVE TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING...

THE DRIVER IS USING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 2 DAYS. THE OIL LIGHT IS ON EVEN AFTER FILLING UP WITH OIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILT UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN OUT DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE DESIGN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE FOR THE VEHICLE. *AK THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH ENGINE SLUDGE BUILD UP DUE TO THE EXHAUST GOING THROUGH THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS UNDER THE ENGINE INSTEAD OF UNDER THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CONSUMER HAD TO MERGE SLOWLY TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAD TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. DRIVER WAITED 30 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED ENGINE FAILED, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN THAT A ROD MAY BREAK IN ENGINE AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLEW AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

2000 DODGE INTREPID THIS 2.7 ENGINE HAS A MAJOR ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE MOTOR. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES THERE IS STILL ENGINE SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR WHICH HAS DISABLED MY MOTOR AND I CANNOT DRIVE IT ANYMORE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH I HAD PROOF OF OIL CHANGES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE DODGE INTREPID'S WITH THE 2.7 ENGINES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS YET THE AUTO MAKER REFUSES TO SEE THERE IS A PROBLEM. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON AND HAD THE TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE NOT BECOME SO OBVIOUS IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO BEFORE TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY AT SOME POINT LOCKED THE MOTOR UP NOT KNOWING THERE WAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR MYSELF AS WELL POSSIBLY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS...

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSION MECHANISM FAILED PREMATURELY WHICH IN TURN DESTROYED THE ENGINE. *PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED THE OIL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN FEBRUARY 2003 WITH 37,000 MILES ON IT. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE STEERING HAD A LOT OF PLAY IN IT AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT IN TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO CHECK WHY IT IS DOING THIS. THEY CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME THAT IT JUST NEEDED TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE. SO I WENT AHEAD AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE. THE MORE I DROVE THE CAR THE WORSE THE STEERING BECAME. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN ASAP AND NOT TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE ELSE. I HAD A FRIEND FOLLOW ME TO THE DEALERSHIP (THANK GOODNESS IT IS NOT FAR FROM MY HOUSE) WHERE THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT AND GIVE ME...

2 YRS. AGO I HAD BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, NOW THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO BLOW, THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, SOMETIMES THE CAR GETS HOT AND SHUTS DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON ALL OF THE TIME, OIL CHANGES ARE DONE REGULARLY WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. ENGINE SOUNDS VERY ROUGH AND IDLES VERY HIGH. STARTED DOING THIS AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES - JUST IN TIME FOR MY WARRANTY TO BE UP. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THE SAME THING. I TRIED TO TRADE IT IN, NO ONE WANTS IT BECAUSE THEY SAY THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO BLOW AND I STILL OWE TOO MUCH, WAY MORE THAN THEY SAY IT IS WORTH. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. THIS IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE HELP. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DRIFT OFF THE ROAD. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT DOWN AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE ENGINE STALLED BECAUSE OF POOR MAINTENANCE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED ENGINE STALLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT DOWN AND SUDDENLY CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER IN MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID (2.7 LITER DOHC V6 ENGINE) WENT BAD, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO GET LOOSE. IT STARTED SLAPPING AGAINST THE HOUSING, MAKING A HORRIBLE RACKET. I GOT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC BEFORE THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. HE REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. HE ALSO FOUND OIL SLUDGE ALL THROUGH MY ENGINE, WHICH WAS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER GOING BAD. MY ENGINE DID NOT NEED REPLACED AT THIS TIME. I HAD 58,026 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT THAT LOW A MILEAGE. I DID NOT TAKE THIS TO A DODGE DEALER, AS THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR FACILITY. THE OWNER HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN MAJOR AUTO REPAIR...

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SEIZED AND SHUT OFF. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE AT 51000 MILES CHRYSLER SAYS SLUDGE CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO MAINTENANCE. THIS ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. RESULT 6300.00 FOR NEW ENGINE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD; VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE. THEN, DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT MOTOR BLEW OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE CAR WAS FOUND WITH NO OIL, NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE FOUND. NEXT DAY ENGINE BROKE DOWN. THE PANNEL WARNING LIGHTS OF "CHECK OIL" OR "CHECK ENGINE" NEVER TURNED ON, ALL PRESSURE APPEARD NORMAL. ALWAYS KEPT WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGE. NO WARNING SIGS FROM THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME.*AK

LTR FM GREGORY ROSZEL (NY) RE HIS 2000 CHRYSLER DODGE INTREPID, VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WANTS HIS CAR REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *JB

SIMILAR TO AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS, THE ENGINE IN MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID HAS SIEZED, DUE TO OIL SLUDGE, PER MANY AUTO MECHANICS. BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I AM TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A COINCIDENCE OR MY CAR IN PARTICULAR. I BELIEVE AT THIS TIME THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO SUFFER BECAUSE OF IT.*AK

AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. REPLACED THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE NEED FOR A NEW ENGINE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $8,800. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE WEB SITE AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK THERE WAS ALSO A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ROD BEARING. *SC

ENGINE FALIURE WHILE DRIVING- NO WARNING. *JB

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RUN WITH JUST OVER 75,000 MILES. I HAD THE ENGINE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SLUDGE THAT CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER TO FREEZE AND KNOCK THE TIMING CHAIN OFF WHICH IN TURN CAUSED A COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO THIS BEING A INTERFERENCE ENGINE. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN MY LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE. I CALLED JASPER ENGINES, WHO IS THE NATIONS LEADING SELLER OF REMANUFACTURED ENGINES, AND THEY TOLD ME THE DESIGN FLAWS IN THE ORIGINAL ENGINE. I FEEL THAT IF I WAS ABLE TO LEARN THE TRUTH, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO. *JB

MOTOR BLEW WHILE I S WAS DRIVING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GO INTO THE DITCH . I LOST ALL POWER AND THEN IT HAD TO PUSH IT AWAY FROM THE HIGHWAY. I THEN FIND OUT THE WARRENTY MAGICALY DOES NOT COVER IT AND DIAMOND CRYSLER WAS NOT HELPFULL AT ALL.. I HAVE PROOF THAT THE MOTERS ARE FAULTY MADE ...PLEASE HELP ME. *AK

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE IT STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER SAID THAT IT WAS MAKING WEIRD RATTLING NOISES. AFTER A NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS BY A MECHANIC, THE SOUND WAS DUE TO LACK OF OIL PRESSURE. *LA THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND MAKING A LOUDER NOISE. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE TENSIONER WHICH WAS REPLACED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE VEHICLE CHUGGED AND WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND WOULD BARELY MOVE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. *AK

WHILE TURNING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, BUT DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CAR WOULD NOT START - NOW THE DEALER IS TELLING ME MY ENGINE NEEDS REPLACING - HAVE 26,500 MILES ON IT .*AK

ENGINE FAILED AT 39,000 MILES DUE TO SLUDGE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. *NM

BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2000 AND AT 3 YEARS OLD WITH JUST UNDER 80,000 MILES IT IS SHOT! DID ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND CHANGED THE OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS AT 3,000 TO 4,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH OWNER'S MANUAL STATES OIL CHANGES AT 7,500 MILES. IN OCTOBER, 2003 THE DAY AFTER I HAD MY OIL CHANGED, I STARTED HEARING A SLIGHT KNOCKING NOISE AND TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. MECHANIC PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT MY ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP IN IT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF BETWEEN $4K - $6K. MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON AND "KNOWN" PROBLEM WITH THE INTREPID 2.7L V6 ENGINE BUT THAT SO FAR DODGE HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE ENGINE. TOLD ME THAT OIL SHOULD ACTUALLY BE CHANGED AT LEAST EVERY 2,500 MILES RELIGIOUSLY AND THAT WE SHOULD USE SYNTHETIC OIL...

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP AT 84,000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH ENGINE DROPPED TO 30 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

UPON PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. ENGINE LOCKED UP BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE ENGINE OVERHEATED, PER DEALER. *AK *NM

THE ENGINE BLEW AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO INCREASE SPEED UPON CHANGING LANES. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE MEDIAN. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT BEARING HAD SEIZED UP WHICH STOP THE FLOW OF OIL TO THE ENGINE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TOWED VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE FAILED. *AK

ON FEBRUARY 2, 2004 CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A CLACKING NOISE - SOUNDED LIKE OIL WAS NOT GETTING INTO THE CRANKCASE. HAD CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHEN MECHANIC STARTED THE CAR TO DIAGNOSE. DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM - MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON THIS TYPE OF ENGINE AT MUCH LOWER MILEAGES. NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE - APPROXIMATELY $5000.*AK

DODGE INTREPID MOTOR LOCKED UP DUE TO SLUDGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP.*AK *JB

OIL SLUDGE IN 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 3.2 6 CYL ENGINE. NOTED NOISY VALVE IN LEFT CYLINDER HEAD. DURING INSPECTION OF VALVE TRAIN FOUND ROCKER ARM SHAFT FILLED WITH SLUDGE BLOCKING OIL PASSAGE TO ROCKER ARMS. RIGHT VALVE TRAINED ALSO HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF SLUDGE IN ROCKER ARM SHAFT. CLEANED SHAFT AND INSPECTED VALVE TRAIN FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR. VALVE TRAIN WEAR STILL WITHIN LIMITS AS PRESCRIBED BY CHRYSLER/DODGE. INSPECTED OIL PAN AND NOTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF SLUDGE IN THE PAN. FURTHER INSPECTIONS REVEALED OIL PICK UP TUBE 90% BLOCKED, AND THE OIL PUMP HOUSING SCORED FROM DAMAGED GEAR OUT OF THE FACTORY. REPLACED OIL PUMP ASSEMBLY, PICK UP TUBE, CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS, AND CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS. THIS DEFECT WAS CAUGHT AND CORRECTED BEFORE ANY SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE OCCURRED. HAD IT NOT, RESULT WOULD BE AN ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. THIS CAR IS MAINTAINED...

VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING NOISE, ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SLUG IN MOTOR, AND MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK