2001 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

2001 DODGE INTREPID R/T 3.5L WITH 111,422 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE TOLLWAY, THE HEATER BEGAN TO BLOW OUT COOL AIR. LATER THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND THE CAR JUST DIED. GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE IN TRAFFIC. HAD TO BE TOWED. ENGINE IS LOCKED UP. NEW ENGINE ESTIMATE $5000-$7500. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT WE HAD A NEW RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, ETC. PUT IN ALONG WITH FIXING OIL LEAKAGE PROBLEM. THAT WAS JULY 28, 2011 WITH 107,809 MILES ON IT. WE ALWAYS CHANGED OUR OIL REGULARLY AND TOOK CARE OF IT. WE BOUGHT THIS 2001 R/T INTREPID NEW. THE ONLY OTHER REAL PROBLEM WAS @ 106,939 MILES IT WOULDN'T GO BACK INTO DRIVE ONCE YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE SO WE PUT IN A USED CONTROL MODULE TO FIX THAT PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH...

I WAS TOLD MY MOTOR 2.7 WAS TOTALED BECAUSE OF SLUDGE. *TR

MY CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE AND IT JUST SUDDENLY STARTED COUGHING AND CHOKING AND REVVING UP AND SLOWING DOWN - IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT-OF-CONTROL! I HAD TO PULL OVER ON A MAJOR FREEWAY (INTERSTATE 5 IN OREGON) AND WAITED ON THE SIDE FOR A TOW. WHEN I GOT IT HOME I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT A COUPLE OF BLOCKS TO GET THE ENGINE ANALYZER ON IT, BUT IT SOUNDED HORRIBLE, THE VALVES WERE KNOCKING FIERCELY AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF OIL, WHICH I CHECK FREQUENTLY. THE GUY THAT CHECKED IT REALLY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF AN ANSWER EXCEPT A RELAY SWITCH. WE REPLACED IT BUT TO NO AVAIL. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE WANTED ABOUT $4500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE - WHERE THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS AND SOME SORT OF BOLT THAT THEY COULDN'T GET TO DOWN IN THE VALVE. I...

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. 2.7L ENGINE. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND NOW THE ENGINE IS TICKING. I WAS DRIVING AND THEN THE CAR JUST CUT OFF. THE OIL DIP STICK WAS AT THE RIGHT LEVEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE DRIVER STATED THAT SHE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING NOISE. THE DRIVER SHIFTED THE GEAR IN PARK, THEN DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT RESTARTED SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. SMOKE WAS VISIBLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HOOD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

I WAS JUST DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY. NO INDICATION WHAT SO EVER OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. COLD AIR STARTED TO RUN THROUGH THE HEATER VENTS INSIDE THE CAR, THEN I HAD NO ACCELERATION. I LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW WHITE GRAYISH COMING OUT THE REAR AND FRONT OF CAR. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN AND FAILED A COMPRESSION TEST. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE BEFORE AND ALWAYS CHANGED THE APPROPRIATE FLUIDS. I BOUGHT A USED CAR AND MY INTREPID IS STILL SITTING BROKEN IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

MY CAR STALLED OUT. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DIAGNOSING MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE WATER PUMP WHICH ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO BECOME MIXED IN WITH THE MOTOR OIL WHICH CAUSED THIS TO DESTROY MY ENTIRE ENGINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE AND WITH NO WARNING THE HEAT WENT OUT AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CUT OFF AND I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A DARK ROAD AND WAIT TILL THE ENGINE COOLED DOWN. IT TOOK ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JULY AND IT DIED ON ME IN NOVEMBER. THE ENGINE IS A 2.7 AND IS KNOWN FOR THESE ISSUES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ANTIFREEZE IS MIXING WITH THE OIL,THE HEADGASKET IS GONE AND HE GIVES IT A MONTH BEFORE THE MOTOR GOES. I GOOGLED THE 2.7 AND READ SIMILAR STORIES. *TR

ENGINE SHUT DOWN.....THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY LOUD NOISE IN ENGINE.....GOT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD....SHUT OFF AND "DIED" ON THE SPOT !! LUCKILY IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT WITH NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD !! HAD THE CAR TOWED, LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC..WHO FOUND THE ENGINE COATED WITH OIL SLUDGE ON THE INSIDE. NEEDS A NEW ENGINE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THIS CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THAT CAM SHAFT OR CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,575. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,634.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN APRIL OF 2002 FROM A DODGE DEALER. IT WAS A PROGRAM CAR AND HAD ABOUT 16,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS NEVER RUN HARD WHILE I DROVE IT AND OIL WAS CHANGED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5,000 MILES. THIS CAR WAS GREAT AND RAN LIKE A TOP FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. IN THAT TIME, THE ONLY CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED ON THE CAR WAS MINOR BRAKE WORK IN SEPTEMBER 2004. OCTOBER 8, 2004: NOTICED A SLIGHT KNOCKING FROM ENGINE, SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO JIFFY LUBE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS SOME OIL DEPOSIT BUILD-UP AND THEY WOULD FLUSH THE ENGINE BEFORE REPLACING THE OIL. CAR STILL KNOCKED AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, SO I CALLED A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP IN DANVILLE IN TO INQUIRE ABOUT SERVICE. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY (OCT. 11) FOR...

WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT AN OFFICER OF THE LAW WAS BEHIND ME AS THE LIGHT CHANGE I MADE MY WAY TO MY DESTINATION ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY SAID OFFICER. HE STATED THAT WHEN I PULLED AWAY AT THE LIGHT THERE WAS A BIG SMOKE TRAIL LEAVING MY EXHAUST. I INFORMED HIM OF THE MANY TROUBLES WITH THE 2.7L CHRYSLER ENGINE HE INFORMED ME THAT IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE I WOULD BE CITED FOR EPA VIOLATIONS. THE CAR HAS 80,432 MILES AND HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AT A CONSTANT RATE. NOW THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING ALSO WHICH BY READING SOME COMPLAINTS IS WHAT HAPPENS JUST BEFORE TOTAL BREAKDOWN. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS WILL COST APRX. $2600 TO REBUILD ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. ON DECEMBER 14, 2008, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A NEW MOTOR WOULD COST $6,200. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,489.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THEN REPEATEDLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES AND THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM SHOWED NO ISSUES. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE STALLING. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY AFTER MUCH JERKING AND LUNGING. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. A MECHANIC FOUND SLUDGE BUILD IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO BEGIN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE OIL THICKENED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT ASSIST. A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST $9,000. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000. UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB

I HAVE 2001 DODGE INTREPID. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A OIL LOSS..I HAVE TO ADD OIL ONCE A MONTH FOR LAST 4 MONTHS. I HAVE NO IDEAL WHERE THE OIL IS GOING,NEITHER DOES ANY MECHANIC THAT LOOKS AT MY CAR KNOW... *TR

ENGINE SEIZED UP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS SHOCKED THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE (LONG BLOCK AND ALL PARTS ASSOCIATED) AT 67,227 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE/BEARINGS BROKE DOWN IN ENGINE AND CAUSED OIL TO LOOK METALLIC RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. THE CHECK OIL LIGHT SUDDENLY APPEARED AND A TICKING NOISE STARTED SO I HAD MY CAR TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENED JUST 2,277 MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED? WE HAD TWO DEALERSHIPS LOOK AT MY INTREPID AND BOTH AGREED IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. WE EVEN CONTACTED A TRUSTED FAMILY MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES AND ADVISED TO GET RID OF THE CAR IMMEDIATELY (THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH IT). ROBERT AT AUTOWEST DODGE IN ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, ALSO ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DODGE 2.7 LITER ENGINES AND THAT IT JUST HAPPENS NO MATTER HOW...

2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE MOTOR STARTED TO KNOCK AT START UP FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS THE ENGINE DIES TWO BLOCKS FROM HOME. GOT HOME AND IT STARTED WITH A VERY LOUD SQUEALING COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR. IT HAS 137,000 MILES AND I AM PRETTY SURE IT IS A CRANK BEARING. I USE SYNTHETIC AND CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. *TR

OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP ON ENGINE OF 2.7L V6 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE, TIMING CHAIN BROKE, AND WATER PUMP QUIT. *TR

MY CAR SEIZED ON ROUTE 3 IN PA ON MY WAY TO TAKE DAUGHTER TO SEE SURGEON ON HER FIRST TRIP ALLOWED TO BE SITTING IN A CAR TO GET HER STAPLES REMOVED AFTER MAJOR BACK SURGERY. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN 2 SECONDS THE CAR SHRUGGED TWICE AND DIED. WITH NO WARNING BESIDE THE 2 SECOND INTERVAL OF THE OIL LIGHT I LOST ALL STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES TO GET MY CAR SAFELY OFF ROADWAY. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY SCARY BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST DAY SHE WAS ALLOWED TO SIT IN A CAR AND ONLY TO SEE HER SURGEON. I AM TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY TIMING CHAIN IS BAD AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE, THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY DODGE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TIMING...

ON THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER ON MY 2001 DODGE 2.7L. THE FIRST TIME THE LOCAL DEALER DID THE REPAIR THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME BY THE DEALER THAT I HAD ENGINE SLUDGE AND THAT THIS REPAIR AND FUTURE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE LAST TIME THE I HAD A FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO LIMP 2 MILES TO GET OFF, THIS CAUSED MAJOR INTAKE VALVE DAMAGE AND HAS IS COASTING ME ABOUT $1,200.00 TO FIX MYSELF. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN DECEMBER 2007, IT HAD 147,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE I PURCHASED IT I HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED TWICE. ON THE MORNING OF MAY 7, 2008, I CHECKED THE OIL PRIOR TO A LONG TRIP AND FOUND IT TO BE 1 QUART LOW. I ADDED ADDITIONAL OIL TO BRING THE LEVEL TO FULL. ABOUT 5 MILES INTO THE TRIP, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR, I BEGAN HEARING A VERY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AS I BEGAN CHANGING LANES, I FOUND THAT ONCE I SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY, I WAS UNABLE TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN, AND I WAS SLOWLY LOOSING SPEED. AS I ENTERED THE OFF RAMP THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER. AT THE END OF THE OFF RAMP, MY CAR DIED AT THE STOP SIGN, AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN, LEAVING ME IN A VERY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING AND WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A MECHANIC ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE CONTACT'S HOME AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, SO HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE JUST QUIT AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN WHILE WAITING FOR A STOP LIGHT. UPON TAKING IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS OIL SLUDGE. A REBUILT ENGINE WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED AT A COST OF $5,000.00. *TR

I HAD SET UP AN APPT. TO TAKE MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED BECAUSE IT HAD RECENTLY COME ON. WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF MAKING THAT APPT., MY OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON EVERY TIME ON PUT THE BRAKES ON. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR IN EARLIER. WE HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE FOR THE WEEKEND WHICH WE COULDN'T AFFORD. BY THE TIME THIS WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, OUR MECHANIC TOLD US WE HAD AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK AND AN OIL LEAK. THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR EITHER ONE BECAUSE THE LAST TIME THEY FIXED AN OIL LEAK ON A DODGE INTREPID, THE CAR STILL BROKE DOWN AND THEY GOT SUED. THEY CAN'T GET TO THE ANTI-FREEZE LEAK WITHOUT TAKING THE ENGINE OUT WHICH IN TURN WILL CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS WITH OUR ENGINE. WE'RE CONSTANTLY PUTTING OIL IN...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD A CHILD SEATED IN A CHILD SEAT AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS CLOGGED WITH OIL SLUDGE AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE EXPLODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $5,000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN, PURCHASE, DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN OCTOBER OF 2006 AND HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE UNTIL RECENTLY. IN THE LAST 30 DAYS I HAVE SPENT ROUGHLY $1200 IN REPAIRS FOR A TIMING CHANGE, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND SOME OTHER PREVENTIVE REPAIR MEASURES LIKE A TUNE UP, SERPENTINE BELT, ETC. THE PROBLEM THAT I AM MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT WHEN I AM REDUCING SPEED THE OIL LIGHT FLASHES AND WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CAR IS IDLING THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHRYSLER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE OIL SENDING UNIT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD THIS PART REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC ADVISED ME OF RELATED ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TOLD ME TO DO SOME RESEARCH...

ENGINE BLEW WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. 2.7 LITER V-6. DODGE INTREPID SE 2001. NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM THEN SITTING AT STOP LIGHT IT BLEW. HAD TO GET TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THEN THEY SAY THE ENGINE IS BLOWN WILL COST 6500 TO REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED DRAMATICALLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED MINUTES LATER. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN AND STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY ASSIST IF THERE WAS SLUDGE IN HER ENGINE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,772 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

OIL LIGHT STAYS ON AT IDLE. HAVE BEEN INFORMED THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE THAT LEADS TO EVENTUAL FAILURE. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THIS ISSUE BUT AM HOPING THAT ANY INFORMATION WILL HELP ME AND ANYONE ELSE. *TR

SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE ON A 6 YEAR OLD CAR THAT WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED 2001 DODGE INTREPID (KNOWN TO BE AN ISSUE ON ALL 2.7L ENGINES). THIS VEHICLE IS WORTH NOTHING TO ANYONE AT THIS POINT, ONLY 100,000 MILES. *TR

2.7L ENGINE FAILURE... THE THE ROD BEARINGS SHOT, DO TO OIL STARVTOIN FROM POOR ENGINE DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IDLED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM CAUSED THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. AS OF JANUARY 3, 2008, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS 124,680 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,800. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY 2 MECHANICS THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE OIL PUMP HOSE WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND WAS CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEMS.

NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF AT STOP LIGHTS. LOOKED FOR PROBLEMS BUT SAW NONE. A FEW DAYS LATER NOTICED A VERY QUIET TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UNFORTUNATELY NOT BEING A CAR KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON I DID NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. A WEEK LATER DRIVING TO A DESTINATION I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. UPON ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE SOME TIME LATER THERE WAS MORE KNOCKING AND REFUSAL TO TURN OVER. CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE I LEARNED THE TINNING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND DAMAGED A NUMBER OF THE PISTONS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE. ONLY RECOURSE WAS EITHER INSTALL A NEW ENGINE OR BUY A NEW CAR. AS I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR I OPTED TO PURCHASE AN ENGINE. ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND I HAVE JUST...

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN 2001 DODGE INTREPID. MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO POOR OIL CIRCULATION IN THE ENGINE WHICH WAS POORLY DESIGNED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS KNOWN TO CHRYSLER SINCE THE LATE 90'S. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM SHOULD NEVER HAVE PASSED OFF THIS VEHICLE AS A GOOD USED CAR WITHOUT ADDRESSING THIS FAILURE. SINCE THEY ARE A DODGE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR VERY WELL AND THERE WOULD BE NO REASON FOR SUCH A FAILURE HAD THE ENGINE BEEN DESIGNED WITH BETTER CHANNELS FOR THE OIL TO FLOW. I STILL OWE OVER $2,000 ON THE CAR AND THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $5,000. THIS IS FRAUD ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A RUMBLING NOISE BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND TIME REPLACING THE ENGINE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

WE PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS CONTINUOUSLY AND STILL CANNOT BE FIXED. ALL IN ALL, I HAVE INVESTED ABOUT $3500 FOR REPAIRS AND STILL THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE A LOAN ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE TO PAY EVEN THOUGH I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT ANYTHING EVERY GETS DONE WITH THEM. *JB

2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINES FAIL AFTER ONLY 74,000 MILES AND CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THE ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM. *TR

OCTOBER OF 2006 I NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT WAS STAYING ON WHILE THE CAR WAS IN IDLE AT STOP LIGHTS, SIGNS, ETC GOT IT CHECK OUT IT SEEMED TO BE OK. WHICH MADE ANOTHER ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING FROM OIL SLUDGE.... CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES (3,00 MILES) AND ONLY HAD 69,000 MILES ON IT. THE BODY IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 77,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID BLEW DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP UNDER 100,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING IT THE TEMP. LIGHT CAME ON. ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE OUR BABY. WE TURNED ON THE HEATER TO COOL THE ENGINE DOWN BUT NO HEAT CAME OUT. THEN MY CAR DIED SMOKE WAS ROLLING OUT THE BACK. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF BETWEEN 5 AND 35 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE TURNING AND DECELERATING TO STOP. THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THE OIL PUMP, TIMING BELT, AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE INTREPID, THE ENGINE FAILED AND SEIZED ON ME. THE LAST REGULAR OIL CHANGE I DID, I HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT THE OIL WAS A LITTLE CHUNKY. AFTER THAT OIL CHANGE, THE OIL LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER WHILE CAR WAS IN IDOL. ASKED MECHANIC FRIEND TO COME LOOK AT MY CAR, AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. LATER THAT WEEK MY CAR STARTED TO KNOCK VERY LOUDLY. FEAR OF A BREAKDOWN, I PARKED MY INTREPID AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX. WHEN I TOOK THE VALVE COVER OFF THERE WAS A THICK COATING OF SLUDGE ON EVERYTHING. I REPLACED A BEARING ON THE CRANK FOR THE #1 PISTON ROD. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, IT RAN FINE. I DROVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE I WAS ON A BUSY 2 LANE HIGHWAY. NOW I NEED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WHEN A CALLED A SHOP...

WE PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID FOR OUR SON ON MAY 21,2007 FROM A REPUTABLE GOSSETT DEALERSHIP IN MEMPHIS TN. WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY HAD NO LIABILITY FOR THE VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE. THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE ON 07/12/2007. THERE WAS NO WARNING! THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED THE DAY OF PURCHASE AND NO LIGHTS OR SENSORS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM OF ANY KIND. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE CAR STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN STOPPED SUDDENLY. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHTS FLASHED ONLY AT THE TIME THAT THE VEHICLE QUIT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE GARAGE. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE WAS GONE AND THAT THE OIL WAS LIKE SLUDGE. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS FOR A JASPER ENGINE $5926.04 AND FOR A USED 2.7L ENGINE $3992.30. I CALLED A RELATIVE WHO WORKS FOR THE US CONSUMER...

MAY 06 WE HAD OIL SLUDGE IN OUR ENGINE. $850 CLEAN-UP BILL FOR A CHEAP QUICK FIX. JULY 07 THE SLUDGE IS BACK AND A VALVE IS DAMAGED. ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED. *TR

ENGINE FAILED ON INTERSTATE 70 IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. FORTUNATELY OCCURRED AS WE WERE APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER (WITHOUT POWER STEERING) ONTO RAMP AND GET STOPPED (WITHOUT POWER BRAKES) BEFORE ENTERING A SIGNAL-CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. NO WARNING SIGNALS CAME ON. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SOUNDS WERE ACTIVATED. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REMAINED WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING RANGE. ENGINE SMOKED BUT DID NOT CATCH FIRE. WE WAITED IN 90-DEGREE HEAT FOR TOW SERVICES. SO FAR, MECHANIC HAS DISCOVERED DESTROYED THERMOSTAT, MELTED THERMOSTAT HOUSING, DAMAGED INTAKE, BENT CAM SHAFT, WARPED CYLINDER HEADS, AND ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE WARPAGE OF HEADS AND CAM SHAFT IS SO SEVERE. ENGINE FAILURE IS AN APPARENT KNOWN LIABILITY OF THIS ENGINE, A 2001 CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER V6. ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT DAMAGE TO LOWER PARTS OF OEM ENGINE AS A RESULT OF EXTREME HEAT. *TR