2001 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30-35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. WHEN THE CONSUMER LIFTED THE HOOD HE COULD SEE SMOKE AND A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM A PIECE OF WIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A TOWEL. ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID ALL THEY DID WAS TO TURN THE ENGINE LIGHT OFF. AFTER THE ENGINE HAD TIME TO COOL OFF HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME. THIS WAS ON 8-7-05. ON 8-8-05 TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE WATER PUMP BURSTED. ALSO, THEY A TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS WATER AND OIL MIXED IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER IMPLIED THAT THE ENGINE MIGHT HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAD HIM ON HOLD WHILE THEY TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHE TOLD...

I AM A OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE. LAST SUNDAY MORNING MY WIFE GOT UP TO GO TO WORK, AFTER WHICH SHE WAS GOING TO TRAVEL TO MAINE WITH OUR TWO BOYS. BECAUSE SHE WAS TRAVELING I WALKED OUT WITH HER AND POPPED THE HOOD TO CHECK ALL THE FLUIDS, COOLANT, OIL ECT.. EVEYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. ON HER WAY UP TO MAINE SHE BROKE DOWN. WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN IN A MATTER OF LESS THAN 30 SECONDS THE CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE CAR COMPLETLY TURNED OFF. AFTER LOSING POWER STEERING, BREAKING ABILITY, SHE SOME HOW MANGE TO TURN THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. SHE STATES THAT NOTHING ON HER GAGES READ ABNORMAL. BY THE TIME THE TOW TRUCK GOT THERE ALL THE FLUIDS WERE POURING OUT OF THE CAR AND SMOKE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE EVEN UNDER THE...

ON JUNE 13, 2005, MY 2001 DODGE INTERPID 2.7 L ENGINE FAILED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DELAERSHIP WHERE IT WAS TO BE LOOKED AT. THE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED--COSTING SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. HE TOLD ME THAT THE DELAERSHIP HAD REPLACED FOUR OR FIVE 2.7L DODGE ENGINES ALREADY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2.7L HAS LOTS OF FLAWS AND DEFECTS THAT I WAS NOT TOLD OF UPON PURCHASING. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THE CAR AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO TRADE A VEHICLE IN WHEN IT WON'T EVEN START. RIGHT NOW, I AM OUT A VEHICLE AS WELL AS MONEY.

DT:CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 60-65 MPH IN 2001 DODGE INTREPID WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE LIKE A HOSE BURSTING OR BREAKING. IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT TEMPERATURE GAUGE ,AND IT WENT TO HOT. CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEATER, AND THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE WENT BACK TO NORMAL. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND SAW THAT WAS OIL LEAKING. CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT THAT POINT AND THERE WAS A STEADY FLOW OF OIL, AT SOME POINT IT DID STOP. CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

DT: THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN. *TT

BOUGHT 2001 INTREPID WITH 53000 MILES ON IT, I CHANGED MY OWN OIL IN IT EVERY 3000 MILES, AT 83000 MILES I HEARD A SLIGHT ROD KNOCK, TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, I HAVE AN EXTENDED FORD WARRANTY BUT WAS NOT HONORED BECAUSE THEY SAID IT HAD AN OIL LEAK AND THE OIL AND FILTER RECIEPTS AND THE CREDIT CARD BILLS FROM NAPA WAS NOT SUFFICIENT PROOF THE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED.THE CAR NEVER LEAKED OIL , THEY ARE USING THAT AS AN EXCUSE AND IT IS THERE WORD AGAINST MINE, MEANWHILE I HAVE A 2001 INTREPID THAT THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR TEARING IT DOWN, AND I GET MY CAR BACK IN PEICES OR PAY THEM TWICE AS MUCH AND THEY WILL PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS. OR PAY THE 7000 DOLLARS TO PUT AN ENGINE IN IT WHEN THEY...

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN APRIL OF 2001 AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. A YEAR LATER, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. FORTUNATELY. IT WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND MY COSTS WERE MINIMAL. I CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER EVERY 3000 MILES, BUT NOW MY OIL CHECK LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS AT IDLE. I WILL BRING MY CARE TO MY MECHANIC ON MONDAY, MAY 2, 2005 TO HAVE HIM INVESTIGATED WHETHER OR NO I HAVE AN OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. *AK

@ 44,000MILES WNET TO GET OIL CHANGE AND PLACE REFUSE TO DO BECAUSE OF SLUDGE IN ENGINE. TOOK TO ANOTHER SHOP AND HAD ENGINE FLUSHED. @ 56,000 MILES ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING AND LOST HALF IT'S POWER. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED AND SAID ENGINE WAS SEIZED UP AND NEEDS REPLACED. WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO COVER EVEN THOUGH I TURNED IN ALL SERVICE REPORTS FOR OIL CHANGES @ 3000 MILE INTERVALS SINCE I BOUGHT NEW IN 2001.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ENGINE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE OVERHEATED THEN STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF ENGINE SLUDGE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER MADE IT HOME, CHECKED THE OIL, AND FOUND IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY. WHAT WAS LEFT HAD A SLUDGE BUILD UP. CONSUMER SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND THE SLUDGE BUILD UP COMPLAINTS.*AK

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2002. RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING I BEGIN HAVING OIL AND SLUDGE PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW I NOTICED A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND FAILED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *NM

DRIVER WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE AND VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CAM SHAFT AND PISTONS BLOWING OUT. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ENGINE SEIZED UP DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING AND SAW THE OIL LIGHT FLICKER WHICH I THOUGHT WAS STRANGE AS I HAD JUST HAD OIL CHANGED LESS THAN 1000 MILES BEFORE. THEN HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WAS CLOSE TO A MECHANIC SO I PULLED IN AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD 5 OF THESE ENGINES WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM LOOKED AT MY PAPERWORK FOUND THAT I HAD A 7 YEAR 100000 MILE WARRANTY AS I AM ONLY AT 78000 HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A DEALER. *JB

VEHICLE TENDS TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP, BUT THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED.*AK

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID AT 70,000 MILES IS ALREADY SHOWING SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR EVEN THOUGH IT HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAS WIDELY DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS AND THAT CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THEM. MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE "BLOWS." THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT ENGINES AND IF I DO FINE ONE, IT WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. GOING TO A DIFFERENT ENGINE REQUIRES CHANGES IN THE COMPUTER ETC. MANY OF US WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE GOING TO OR HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED SEVERE FINANCIAL STRESS BECAUSE OF THIS. (IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT CHRYSLER HAS CHOSEN TO TAKE CARE OF THE MERCEDES CUSTOMERS!!!!!) OF COURSE THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE ENGINE COULD BLOW AT ANY TIME WHICH IS A DANGEROUS TIME BOMB TO BE CONSIDERING. I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ANY...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER HEARD KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ENGINE STALLED ON HIGHWAY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENT BY PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. THE CAUSE OF THIS IS UNDETERMINED. *NM

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGHLY. NO PRIOR WARNING, THEN VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

12/11/04 = ENGINE FAILURE ON A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WHILE DRIVING ON I-77 NORTH OF CHARLOTTE, NC. OIL LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER TO CHECK OIL LEVEL AND FOUOND AT MAX. CONTINUED DRIVING AND ABOUT 30 MILES LATER EIGINE RPM ACCLERATED TO 5000 RPM AT 70 MPH. ENGINE CUT OFF AND HAD TO PULL TO MEDIUM. LOUD NOISE IN ENGINE. MOUNT AIRY DODGE DELER WANTED 3K TO 5K TO REPLACE. 12/17/04 = TOWED CAR BACK TO SHELBY AND HAVING MOTOR REPLACED WITH A USED MOTOR AT A COST OF $4000.00 (ESTIMATED).*AK

I BOUGHT DODGE INTREPID 2001 SE 2.7 L FROM THE LOCAL AUCTION WITH ONLY 53000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AS I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE AUCTION, I HEARD TAPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I STOPPED AND OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT ENGINE WAS LOW ON THE OIL, I DECIDE TO ADD ONE QUART OF ENGINE OIL UNTIL I WAS CLOSE TO THE AUTO MECHANIC SHOP. AFTER GETTING TO HIS SHOP AND OPENING UP THE ENGINE WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS LITTLE OIL BUT MOSTLY SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE ENGINE FROM LUBRICATION. THE NOISE WAS REALLY LOUD THAT HAD DAMAGED SOME INTERNAL PARTS (BROKE CRANK SHAFT) TOO. ANYWAY THE ENGINE WAS GONE, WE DECIDED TO PUT ANOTHER ENGINE FROM THE JUNK YARD, WHICH COASTED OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND INSTALLATION WAS ABOUT ONE THOUSAND . NOW, I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 1000 MILES ON THE NEW ENGINE AND THERE IS...

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING ON MY 2001 INTREPID. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GARAGE THEY SAID ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE AND NEEDED REBUILT OR REPLACED WE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000-4000 MILES UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THIS IS KNOWN TO BE A CHRYSLER PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE ONLY WAY THEY WANT TO HELP IS THAVE IT TOWED TO GARAGE AND CHARGE YOU FOR INSPECTION AND THEN WANT YOU TO PAY 5000.00 TO 9000.00 TO REPAIR IT IS A HOAX I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR 2 YEARS NOW IT IS UNDRIVEABLE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. I OWN A COMPANY AND HAVE SEVERAL DOD GE AUTOS IF THIS IS THE WAY THEY ARE GOING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS I WILL BE SWITCHING MAKES OF CARS I BUY IN THE FUTURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A KNOCKING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ENGINE ROD BLEW OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING CAUSING HER TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MULTI-LANE ROAD AND IN DANGER OF BEING HIT BY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE AUTO SHOP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THE WATER PUMP HAD BROKEN, CAUSING METAL FRAGMENTS TO FALL INTO THE OIL PAN. THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPED A GEAR ON THE WATER PUMP AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR IS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L V6 ENGINE. THE CAR HAS 59,009 MILES. PARTS REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE INCLUDE: CAMSHAFT SENSOR, VALVE COVER GASKET, UPPER MANIFOLD GASKET, TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, WATER PUMP, BOTH CAM SHAFT SENSORS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE STARTING UP VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WATER PUMP DAMAGE. ALSO, VALVES AND HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL, 2004, DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER DUE THAT THE OIL WAS NOT CHANGING PROPERLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE THE ENGINE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $9,000 ALTHOUGH CONSUMER PROVED FROM A INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEFORE STALLING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIMING BELT/OIL PUMP, AND 6 RODS. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES THEREAFTER, IN WHICH THE SHORT BLOCK, 02 SENSORS AND THE DISTRIBUTOR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. *AK

I WAS APPROX. 10 MILES OUT OF TOWN WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PROCEEDED TO OPEN HOOD WHERE I FOUND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WHEN HOOD WAS CLOSED. I BELIEVE THAT THE OIL THAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE WAS WHAT WAS BURNING. THERE WAS OIL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR FROM FRONT FENDER WELL TO THE BACK BUMPER AND PUDDLE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE COOLANT WAS EVAPORATING INSIDE THE ENGINE, AND IT WAS NOT COOLING THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM ANY GAUGES THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW OR THAT THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT A REBUILT ENGINE FROM CHRYSLER WAS $4700 AND THAT...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ANTI FREEZE WAS IN THE OIL PAN, AND HEAD GASKET BECAME DEFECTIVE.*AK

THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED BECAUSE THE WATER PUMP FAIED. WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND THE BALANCING SHAFT BROKE WHICH DESTROYED THE ENGINE MOTOR. THE EXISTING MOTOR IS BEING REPLACED WITH A RE-DESIGN RE-BUILT ENGINE MOTOR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER PROCEEDED AROUND A CORNER AND THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING AND SHUT OFF. CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT BACK OFF.*AK

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A HORRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TIMING TENSION SPRING BROKE. AS RESULT, ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEAR A NOISE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS A VALVE TRAIN NOISE, AND THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM IF HE HAD THE OIL CHANGED. ONE WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

DRIVING ON THE (VERY BUSY)FREEWAY IN PHEONIX, AZ, WE STARTED HEARING VERY QUIET CLICKING NOISE IN MY '01 DODGE INTREPID. WE ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS, HEARD LOUDER CLICKING, AND STARTED LOSING POWER. WE MADE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT, AND THE CAR DIED NOT HALF WAY DOWN THE ONRAMP. WE DID STEER IT TO THE SIDE, AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS A SMALL PIECE ON THE REAR OF THE RADIATOR, FRONT OF THE ENGINE THAT HAD LIFTED OFF. THERE WAS A GASKET, BUT NO SCREWS, CLAMPS, OR OTHER SECURING DEVICES. THIS APPARENTLY HOUSES THE THERMOSTAT. THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED, WITHOUT THE GAUGES EVER REGISTERING A HEAT UP, AND WE WERE LEFT ON AN OFF RAMP WITH NO MOTOR, AND ALMOST NO WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $8K FOR A NEW ENGINE, AND CLAIMS THAT IT WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE OF SLUSHING, AS A RESULT OF INFREQUENT OIL CHANGES. IT HAS 90K...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN 2002 WITH 12,000. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE DIES.WHY IS A CAR THAT IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD DEAD. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE THE DAY PRIOR. NOW I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST 5500$ TO REPAIR IT. ONLY CHOICE IS NEW ENGINE. I HAVE LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES, AND I OWE TOO MUCH TO NOT GET IT FIXED. SO NOW WHAT, THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS, WHY IS THE PUBLIC NOT AWARE. AND WHY IS DODGE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. SAME OLD EXCUSE, NOT ENOUGH OIL CHANGES. SEEMS TO ME THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS BEING TAKEN FOR A RIDE BY CHYRSYLER. HELP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A DASHBOARD LIGHT AND A BELL NOTIFIED CONSUMER THAT AN ENGINE PROBLEM WAS EVIDENT. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED IT WOULD NOT START FOR THE CONSUMER. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH, THE CONSUMER SMELLED HEAT AND SAW SOME SMOKE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A WATER PUMP FALLING APART INTERACTIONS WITH THE MOTOR. *JB ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH COOLANT WHICH THE OIL TO BLOW OUT THE DIP STICK AND ONTO THE EXHAUST, WHICH LED TO THE FIRE. *LA

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH 52,000 MILES JUST SUDDENLY CAME UP WITH A CLOGGED EGR VALVE, WAS BURNING OIL, AND HAD A ROD KNOCK. I THOUGH THIS WAS STRANGE FOR A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES UNTIL I SAW THE GREAT NUMBER OF WEBSITES DESCRIBING SIMILAR BREAKDOWNS AND EXPLAINING THE DESIGN FLAWS THAT CAUSE THIS PREMATURE ENGINE BREAKDOWN. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT DEAL WITH CUSTOMERS ON THIS ISSUE AND THE GENERAL CONCENSUS SEEMS TO BE THAT THE DEALER IS WILLING TO LIE AND CHEAT TO AVOID DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AND EVEN HAS THE NERVE TO CONTINUE RELEASING VEHICLES WITH THE SAME DEFECTS. OUR DEALER LOOKED AT THE OIL PROBLEM, MENTIONED THE KNOCK AND SENT US ON OUR WAY AS IF IT WAS NO BIG DEAL, THE CAR CODED OUT (CHECK ENGINE LIGH) SOON THERE AFTER AND I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY JUST ACTED...

PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. TOOK FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE IN APRIL AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE FLUSHED. I HAD THAT DONE AND 2 DAYS LATER THE MOTOR HAD BLOWN. MY CAR IS STILL SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS ANYWHERE FROM $4000.00 TO $8000.00.

ENGINE BUILDS UP SLUDGE IN THE OIL WELLS AND DOES NOT LUBRICATE THE ENGINE PROPERLY. EVEN THOUGH PROPER MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PREFORMED.