2001 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT 5 MPH FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE EXITING FROM THE FREEWAY AT 30 MPH THE ENGINE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME, NOT SURE OF CURRENT OR FAILURE MILEAGE, OR INCIDENT DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN LOOKED AT BY A DEALER, AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO PRIOR REPAIRS DONE BESIDES OIL CHANGES.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AFTER WORK IN THE 2001 DODGE INTREPID. HE TRIED TO LEAVE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. E PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE 10 MINUTES LATER. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS, AND HE CALLED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS REGULAR MECHANIC, AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE MECHANIC TO CALL HIM AND TELL HIM EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 96,000.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST THE POWER STEERING, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A BAD PORT DESIGN THAT DECREASES THE OIL FLOW TO THE VALVES, IT HEATS UP AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, COMPLAINT#16093390 WAS FILED AND THEY STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 60,000.

I PURCHASED A 01' INTREPID R/T IN OCTOBER OF 2006. THE ENGINE FAILED IN MARCH FOR NO EXPLAINED REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. I FOUND A RECEIPT IN THE CAR STATING THAT THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 89,000 MILES BY ANOTHER USED 3.5L V6 BUT DID NOT SPECIFY THE MILEAGE ON THAT CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 95,000 MILES ON IT, AND DROVE IT NORMALLY UNTIL AT ABOUT 99,000 MILES, THE ENGINE FAILED. I WILL REPLACING IT WITH ANOTHER USED ENGINE WITH 48,000 MILES, MAKING THIS THE THIRD ENGINE IN THIS CAR UNDER 100,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE IT, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME THE PROBLEM UNLESS THEY TORE THE ENGINE APART AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE. *JB

BLOWN TIMING BELT ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID I GOT THE OIL CHANGED ONE DAY THE NEXT IT IS NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN GOING OUT DODGE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR VEHICLES I HAVE TALKED TO THEM I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE 5 INTREPID'S IN A TOWN OF 6500 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AND IT TAKES A LOT FOR REPAIR CAUSE OF THE BAD ENGINE DESIGN.*JB

WIFE WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DIAL WENT TO HOT AND CHIMED. WITHIN 2-3 MINUTES OF THE CHIME NOTIFYING MY WIFE OF A PROBLEM, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING. MY WIFE ROLLED PARTIALLY ONTO A NEARBY DRIVEWAY AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY WIFE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE, TO A NEARBY HOTEL PARKING LOT TO AWAIT A TOW HOME. THE OWNER OF THE HOME REFUSED TO BE OF ASSISTANCE TO MY WIFE. IN THE PROCESS, MY WIFE RE-INJURED HER LOWER BACK BY PUSHING THE CAR AND SIMULTANEOUSLY HOPPING INTO THE VEHICLE TO NAVIGATE/STEER/BRAKE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. SHE WAS CURRENTLY UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE AND BEING TREATED FOR THIS LUMBAR INJURY. THE INTREPID WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE WATER...

TL*- WHILE AT A STOP SIGN WITH THE2001 DODGE INTREPID CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR, ONCE THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT 10 MPH AND SMOKE STARTED COMING IN THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING A/C VENTS, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 65000 MILES.*AK

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE WITH 65,000 MILES JUST QUICK WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING I HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN THE REPAIR WILL COST $5721.00 CONTACTED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR. I STILL HAVE 8 PAYMENTS. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 06/02/06 HAD AN OIL CHANGED ON THE 2001 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE SHE STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2 DAYS LATER SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS ALWAYS TAKEN HER VEHICLE FOR OIL CHANGES, AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE ENGINE COULD GO WITH SO FEW MILES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WILL HAVE FILE # AVAILABLE FOR THE HARD COPY.

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN I HEARD A METAL ON METAL GRINDING NOISE. BEFORE I COULD PULL THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC THE CAR STALLED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I GOT IT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD & HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO START IT SINCE. I WAS TOLD JUST TODAY THAT THE WATER PUMP BROKE INTO PICES, & THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORP. & INSPITE OF THE FACT THAT THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 68,000 MILES ON IT, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE $1,500.00+ REPAIR BILL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE DIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NON SERVICE DEALER WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHY THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE DIED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE, AND WOULD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

ONE DAY IT STARTED THE TERRIBLE KNOCKING TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO A MECHANIC AND HE GAVE ME THE BAD NEWS ABOUT THESE ENGINES .THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID FAILED AT 120,000 MILES. I HAVE REGULARLY MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE, AND THE COSTS OF THE REPAIRS ARE PHENOMENAL ($ 4000 )--AND I AM STILL STUCK WITH THE SAME 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *JB

HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2.7 LITER ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 20 MPH AND THEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

FIRST THING IS THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. GOT IT REPAIRED AND THEN TIE ROD FELL OFF. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ONE DAY, THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND JUST CUT OFF. GOT IT OFF THE ROAD BUT IT WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 75,435 MILES ON IT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH COLD AIR BLEW FROM THE HEATER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED A RELEASE VALVE FRACTURED CAUSING THE WATER TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/063/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO PARTS FOR THE 2.7 LONG BLOCK ENGINE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ALSO MADE THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND CONCURRED WITH THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO NON-AVAILABILITY OF THE ENGINE COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER NOT COMPLYING WITH THE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO PERFORM THE VEHICLE REPAIRS.

08/19/2006 - 9:30 A.M., CAR RAN PERFECT. AT 9:45, CAR BEGAN TO "PUTT" WITH SLIGHT HESITATION WHILE PRESSING ON GAS. AT 9:50, CAR BEGAN TO "LOOSE LIFE" AS I DROVE UP STREET. PRESSED ON GAS, BUT NO ACCELERATION. CAR STOPPED. TOWED HOME SAME DAY, THEN TOWED TO NASHVILLE DODGE, TN ON 09/11/2006. ON 09/13/2006 SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED WATER PUMP LEAK INTO OIL PAN, COOLANT COVERED FLOOR, ENGINE SKIPPED TIME. MILKY COLOR IN VALVE TRAIN AS A RESULT. NEED NEW WATER PUMP & NEED NEW ENGINE. *NM

OUR 2001 DODGE INTREPID RAN GOOD UNTIL ABOUT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. IT JUST STARTED TO RATTLE AND TICK. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS KNOCKING. WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE LOOK AT IT AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE. THEN WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK IT JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WE FINALLY GOT IT HOME AND WE NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUG ON THE LEFT REAR WAS IN PIECES LIKE IT BLEW UP. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND TURNS OUT TONS OF PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A DEFAULT IN THE ENGINE AND CHRYSLER KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT AND DOESN'T CARE. MY HUSBAND IS MILITARY AND HAD NO WAY TO GET TO WORK. IS THERE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM? CAN YOU HELP? WHAT SHOULD WE DO? I CAN'T ATTEND SCHOOL ANYMORE OR WORK AND MY STRANDED WITH A BABY...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON 7-31-06 WHILE STOPPED AND GETTING READY TO TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN GOING OUT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE OIL WAS CHANGED. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE'S OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000-4,000 MILES, YET THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THE OIL WAS VERY THICK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED.

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7L ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON SATURDAY AUGUST 19TH, THE ENGINE IS SLUDGE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE ENGINE SLUDGE WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS BECAUSE IT IS SLUDGE. THE COOLANT IS ALL GONE AFTER I JUST REPLACED THE COOLANT BYPASS HOSE DUE TO OVERHEATING. I OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR STILL LIKE 7300 DOLLARS AND CANT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AND FOR THE CAR PAYMENTS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS SITUATION. *JB

MY 2.7L 2001 DODGE INTREPID RAN FINE SATURDAY MORNING. SATURDAY IT WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND BEGAN "TICKING". WHEN WE CHECKED, IT HAD NO OIL. THERE WAS NEVER WHITE SMOKE, NO DRIPPING OIL UNDER THE CAR, NO INDICATOR LIGHT WHEN YOU WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OTHER THAN AN OCCASIONAL FLICKERING WHEN THE CAR WAS IN IDLE. DEALER IS NOW SAYING THE ENGINE IN JUNK AND IT WILL TAKE $5200+ TO FIX. BOOK VALUE DOESN'T SUPPORT REPAIR. ONLY 78,000 MILES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD WHERE FLAMES WERE NOW PRESENT WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT USING A BOTTLE OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WATER AND OIL IN THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, OIL WAS NOT REACHING THE HEADS OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL. UPDATED 08/24/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAD BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

THE ENGINE BLEW ...NEVER GOT A WARNING THAT IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. ALWAYS GOT THE OIL CHANGE AT OIL CHANGING TIME....AT WAL-MART. HAVE RECORDS .....PLEASE HELP ...DON'T HAVE 3.500 DOLLARS FOR A NEW OR USE ENGINE. *JB

2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND SOON SAW SMOKE, THEN THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE WAS A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE LOSS DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE ENGINE SLUDGE BUILDUP. THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, AND THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE WAS IN EXCESS OF THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH THE ENGINE STALLED AND OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. A BANGING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY WHITE SMOKE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REMOVED THE OIL PAN AND DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

IN MAY 2005, MY 2001 INTREPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE LEFT US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DUE TO OVERHEATING. THE HEATER ALSO WOULD BLOW HOT AIR ONLY HALF THE TIME. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE 2.7L ENGINE PROBLEM. THE CAR ALSO HAD AN OIL LEAK. TOWED THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALER. THIS DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE CAR AND FOUND QUITE A FEW THINGS WRONG. CONTACTED THE 'EXTENDED' WARRANTY COMPANY AND THEY ADVISED I NEEDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO 'THEIR' AUTHORIZED DEALER. HAD THE CAR TOWED THERE ALSO. THE 'WARRANTY' DEALER ALSO RAN A DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR AND ONLY FOUND ABOUT HALF OF THE THINGS WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER FIGHTING WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 10 DAYS WITHOUT A VEHICLE, THEY AGREED TO AUTHORIZE THE WORK. THE DEALER FIXED THE HEATING PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. THEY ALSO FIXED...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED AND MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 10/11/07. *JB

I OWN A 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE AND 88,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT SUDDENLY STARTED SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. THE SHOP CALLED ME LATER THAT MORNING TO INFORM ME THAT ENGINE HAD SLUDGE IN IT, AND THE SOUND I WAS HEARING WAS DAMAGE TO THE TIMING CHAIN , AND THE ENGINE WILL EVENTUALLY BLOW. THE ONLY THING HE CAN DO IS REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF OVER $6200.00. AT 42,000 MILES I TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE BECAUSE HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT BUT WOULD BLOW HOT AIR WHEN I WAS DRIVING. THEY SAID THAT I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND REPLACED IT BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW THIS HAPPENS. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND STRONGLY VOICED MY DISPLEASURE ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT....

ENGINE FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING. APPARENTLY SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER 2001 DODGE INTREPIDS - OIL SLUDGE CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. CURRENTLY WITH DEALER IN HOPES OF REPAIR. STILL OWE $4,400 DOLLARS ON WORTHLESS CAR AS ENGINE IS GONE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2201 DODGE INTREPID AND THE ENGINE FAILED. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WON'T COVER THE DAMAGE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING FOR $4,084.00 TO PUT A RE-BUILT ENGINE IN IT. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON IT. I ALSO PRODUCED RECEIPTS/PRINTOUTS FOR MAINTENANCE (OIL CHANGES) PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE CAR STOPPING, THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY TYPE ~ NO OIL OR ENGINE LIGHT TO WARN OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *JB

8/13/02-WE TOOK OUR 2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L IN TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. THE HEADLAMPS WERE CHANGE BECAUSE OF FOGGING LENS COVERS. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS WHINING SO THAT WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 31,207 MILES. 1/14/03-WITH 36,354 MILES ON IT WE HAD THE REAR GLASS REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT WORKING. NO COST FOR THIS. ALSO HAD THEM CHECK A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. 12/16/03-47,658 MILES. ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR A PROBLEM IN THE EVAP SYSTEM. DEALER FIXED IT FOR $248.69. WE HAD THEM CHECK FOR THE FRONT END KNOCK BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT WE HAVE THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER LOOKED AT. I DID NOT ASK THEM TO CHECK THAT AT ALL SINCE EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AT THE TIME. LOOKING BACK I CAN SEE THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO...

2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 400 MILES THE DAY BEFORE AND PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY. THIS ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT A CONDITION OF POOR MAINTENANCE AND ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS ARE $5300.00 AND EXCEED THE RESALE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ENGINE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERE SAFETY FACTOR IF IT HAD FAILED 24 HOURS SOONER ON THE TOLL ROAD AT HIGH SPEED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACTS STATED SMOKE EMANATED FROM THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED S THERE WAS OIL SLUG BUILT UP IN THE MOTOR. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT THE CONTACT DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL OFTEN ENOUGH. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. ON 10-06-05 THE CONTACT'S GRANDSON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE CONTACT REPORTSED OF HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH CAR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS THAT CAME ON PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. SHE HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY TOLD HER THE MOTOR BLEW OUT. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE MECHANIC AT THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD HER HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER TO CALL THE NHTSA. HER DAUGHTER FOUND THE NUMBER ON THE WEBSITE. THE CONTACT TALKED TO A DODGE MANUFACTURER IN DETROIT. THEY GAVE HER A CLAIM NUMBER: 14143722. THEY TOLD HER TO SHOW PROOF OF ALL OF THE OIL CHANGES SHE HAD DONE ON THE CAR ,AND THEY WOULD TAKE IT UP FROM THERE. THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THE OIL WAS VERY...

ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A TAPPING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MOTOR WAS FULL OF SLUDGE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP - REPLACED TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, OIL PUMP. COST OF REPAIR APPROX. $2450. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *NM

DT: THE MOTOR STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE MOTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 4,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC. *SC

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE BEARING FAILURE. WAS TOLD THAT AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS RECOMMENDED. COST OF NEW ENGINE AT 6900.00 DOLLARS. *NM

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2005. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RETURN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, WAS TOLD IT WAS EMISSIONS LEAK. IN SEPTEMBER 2005, HEARD RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, THEN VEHICLE SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN (POWER STEERING, ETC.), VEHICLE SHUT OFF. COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. *NM

AUG 21 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING NOISE, I TOOK IT TO DEALER ON AUG 22, TOLD ENGINE WAS SLUDGE UP NEED TO BE REBUILT.