2001 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. I CHANGED THE OIL LESS THEN 3,000 MILES AGO. I BEGAN NOTICING SOME WEIRD ENGINE NOISE OVER THE LAST WEEK. THE SOUND GOT ALOT WORSE TODAY ON A 30 MILE TRIP TO PICK UP MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM HER GRANDMA'S HOUSE. THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A LOUD BANGING OR KNOCKING SOUND WHEN YOU LET OFF OF THE GAS WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR THEN JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE. I TRIED TO START IT AT HOME AND IT WOULD TURN OVER AND START, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE HAS ROCKS OR SOMETHING IN IT AND ONLY IDLES FOR A SECOND OR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE BACKFIRED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH AND A FIRE WERE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR INSPECTION AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE HAD NEVER BEEN SERVICED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE OIL AND FLUIDS WERE CHECKED AND REPLACED THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY DISCOVERED SEVERAL OIL LEAKS. THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AND SEVERAL SEALS AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,000. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 65 MPH, FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ROD INSIDE OF THE ENGINE FAILED. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED HOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT PAID $5,900 TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES...

ON JUNE 4, 2009 I PAID MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID OFF. ON JUNE 20, 2009 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE I HEARD MY CAR MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. AS I PULLED OVER TO GET OFF ON THE EXIT THE CAR DIED AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS I CAME OFF THE EXIT. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS IS SCARY BEING THAT MY YOUNG CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. ON YESTERDAY THE MECHANIC HAS ADVISED ME THE ENGINE IS GONE. I'VE HAD THE OIL SENDING UNIT REPLACED, THE TIMING, THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, THE WATER PUMP, THE SERPENTINE BELT, NOT TO MENTION THE $600 JUST SPENT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO TO HAVE THE AC FIXED. WHEN THE OIL LIGHT FIRST BEGAN TO FLICKER THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS WOULD BE THE OUTCOME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO...

OUR 2001 DODGE INTREPID SEIZED UP ON US WHILE DRIVING ON SUNDAY. IT WAS FINE, THEN IT WASN'T, WE DID EVERYTHING TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE, OIL CHANGES AND REPAIRS WHEN NEEDED. *TR

2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 V6 HAD OIL LIGHT FLICKER ON AND OFF AT STOP SIGNS. CHECKED OIL, IT WAS FINE. TOOK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I DID OIL CHANGES REGULARLY AS SUGGESTED BY DODGE. CAR STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISE. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC. HE RAN COMPRESSION TESTS AND SAID TIMING CHAIN WAS BAD AND VALVES WERE BENT. IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER INTREPID. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. THREE DAYS LATER, THE SHIFTER CABLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPONENT. IN APPROXIMATELY APRIL OF 2008, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND WAS ALSO COVERED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP PROPERLY. A MONTH AGO, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONNECTOR ROD IN THE ENGINE SNAPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF THE PCM WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/02/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE THREE FAULTY COILS AND THREE FAULTY SPARK PLUGS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE VALVE TRAIN IS FAULTY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BLUISH-GRAY SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE TAIL PIPE, WHICH WAS AN INDICATION OF ENGINE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL CONSUMPTION INCREASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,600.

2001 DODGE INTREPID SE - 2.7L, LOST POWER ON THE WAY TO WORK. OIL LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING (HAD SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE) AND COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY. HAD CAR TOWED IN TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSED "CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE." MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL PAST REPAIR WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED BY THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER. THEY HAVE REPLACED TWO OF THE MAIN BRAINS IN THE CAR (@ 40K & 55K - BOTH COST $850 EA.), OIL PAN GASKETS (@ 35K, 45K, & 60K), GENERATOR (@ 60K), RADIATOR (@ 65K), TRANSMISSION RADIATOR (@ 65K), REBUILT TRANSMISSION (@ 98K), AND NOW THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A JASPER REBUILD. *TR

#2 CYLINDER, RIGHT SIDE, ROD BEARING FAILURE. PISTON HITTING HEAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER AND HAD TO BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AS IT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. THE ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT A PISTON ROD BLEW A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $5,750. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY $1,000 TOWARDS THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 04/16/09.*JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A CLANKING NOISE. AS I PROCEEDED TO GET OVER INTO THE FAR LANE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY I LOST SPEED AND THE CAR TURNED OF. I BARELY MADE IT ACROSS THE LAST TWO LANES OF HIGHWAY SAFELY COASTING ONTO THE EXIT RAMP. LONG STORY SHORT, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE HAD DIED DO TO SLUDGE AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE, FOR ME, VERY COSTLY. SO NOW MY BEAUTIFUL RED DODGE INTREPID SETS IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH A $4,000 BALANCE THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY OR REPAIR. *TR

THIS IS ABOUT A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. I CHANGE MY OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS AND AT ABOUT 99,000 MILES MY 2.7 ENGINE BLEW UP DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. I HEARD OF HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS OF THE SAME ENGINE BLOWING UP WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

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

I PURCHASED MY 2001 INTREPID WITH THE HOPES OF FINALLY BUYING A QUALITY FAMILY CAR. IN 2005 I SPENT $2800 TO FIX THE COOLING SYSTEM, IT DROVE WELL FOR THREE YEARS UNTIL FINALLY I HAD A LEAK; TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHICH THEN NOTICED A LACK OF OIL PRESSURE AND FINALLY DISCOVERED THE SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. I'VE BEEN USING SYNTHETIC FOR A WHILE AND THIS APPEARS NOT TO BE THE PANACEA FOR THIS CONTRAPTION. MY QUESTION IS WHY NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, HOW ABOUT A BAIL-OUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO DEMONSTRATED GOOD FAITH FOR U.S. OWNED AND BUILT PRODUCTS ONLY TO BE TAKEN FOR A BAD RIDE. THE 2.7L ENGINE IS POORLY DESIGNED AND SOMEONE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS MONSTROSITY. AT SOME POINT IN THE DESIGN AND TESTING PHASE POOR PERFORMANCE OR SOME OTHER DATA SHOULD HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HER TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I OWN A 2001 DODGE INTREPID, AND USED IT FOR MY COMMUTE. I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND BELIEVE IT TO BE RELATED TO THE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM IN CHRYSLER'S 2.7 ENGINES. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, SPEED APPROX. 65 M.P.H. ON INTERSTATE. ENGINE MADE A SHARP "BANG", NO WARNING LIGHTS, BELLS, NOTHING TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. APPEARED TO LOSE POWER, BUT NEVER STALLED OUT. MANAGED TO "LIMP" HOME (LESS THAN 2 MILES). PARKED VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ON ITS OWN. RAISED THE HOOD, FOUND NOTHING TO BE UNUSUAL. TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART, ONLY A LOUD CLUNKING AS THE ENGINE TURNED OVER. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD "JUMPED" AND THAT ALL OF THE VALVES WERE BENT. WAS GIVEN A "VERBAL" ESTIMATE OF $7000.00-$7500.00 TO REPAIR/REPLACE ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. I DECLINED. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AS REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ALL REQUIRED FLUID CHANGE INTERVALS HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND DOCUMENTED. AT NO TIME WAS I EVER INFORMED THAT THIS PARTICULAR...

2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LTR I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR MADE A HISSING NOISE AND CLUNKED AND THEN SHUT OFF. I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOW. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF ENGINE SLUDGE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND 2500.00 TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE PUT IN MY CAR. THIS WAS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE THAT WE INCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $6,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND HAVE THEM PROVIDE A NEW VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON I 75 - 250 MILES FROM HOME WHEN MY ENGINE FAILED ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID. NO WARNING. LUCKILY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND IT RESTARTED THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE, DESPITE UNDERGOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $6,500. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

DODGE HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 INTREPID WITH A 2.7L V-6 ENGINE. AFTER AN OIL CHANGE THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERS. STARTED TO MAKE A TICKING NOISE. HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND DUE TO SOME OIL TUBE DESIGN ISSUE PART OF THE ENGINE IS STARVED FOR OIL AND IS NOW IN NEED OF A NEW ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY DECELERATE WHILE THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS STILL DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE AND BROWN SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $4,500. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE HAS COMMON ENGINE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,049.

2001 DODGE INTREPID SE, 2.7 LITER ENGINE, V6, PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2006, WE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED THE DAY BEFORE MOTHERS DAY 2007, MOTHERS DAY 2007, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OUR LOCAL MALL, I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN, STARTED TO GO AND THE CAR JUST STALLED AS IF I WERE OUT OF GAS, I HAD A FULL TANK, I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER DEALER NEARBY AFTER WE HAD IT TOWED THAT IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD NO WARNING, THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, NO OIL LIGHT, NO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER, AND HERE I AM A YEAR LATER WITH CAR THAT DOES NOT RUN AND OUT THE MONEY WE PAID FOR THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE WE ARE HOPING THEY WILL RECALL...

AT FIRST THE MOTOR STARTED TO KNOCK FROM BELOW(BEARINGS) BROUGHT IT IN AND REPLACED THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS. DROVE THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS AFTER AND IT WILL NOT START AND THE KNOCKING IS WORSE. THE ENGINE IS GETTING FUEL AND SPARK BUT WILL NOT FIRE. CHECKED THE OIL AND CHANGED IT TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, STILL NOTHING. *TR

OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. OIL CHANGED ON 2 OCCASIONS DURING TIME FRAME AND RESULT SAME, LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FLICKERED AND THAN BECAME CONTINUOUSLY SOLID RED WITH LIGHT TICKING NOISE OBSERVED FROM UPPER VALVE COVER. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LONGER OF DRIVING TO SAFELY LOCATE THE DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINE TO RESIDENCE, ONCE PARKED IN DRIVE WAY THE TICKING WAS SPORADIC AND CAR HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE DUE TO INABILITY TO OPERATE SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY WITHOUT FURTHER CREATING TOTAL LOSS TO VEHICLE AND ENGINE COMPONENTS! *TR

HUSBAND DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE DAY CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF AT A STOP LIGHT. HE TURNED OFF THE BUSY RODE AND THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. STARTED SMOKING HE OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT FLUIDS HAD LEAKED OUT. NEARBY WAS A MECHANIC SHOP WITH HELP PUSHED IT THERE. WAS PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS GONE RESULT OF A OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE. ESTIMATED COST FOR NEW ENGINE $5372. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND WOULDN'T EVEN CONSIDER PUTTING A NEW ENGINE IN THIS CAR. *TR

THE MOTOR IN MY DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITER V6, 2001, LET LOOSE AT SPEED WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY KIND. THE CAR BUCKED WILDLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL WITH MY 2 YR OLD SON IN HIS CAR SEAT. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO THROW AT THIS PIECE OF CRAP! I STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE AND REPAIRS START AROUND 3,500.00 DOLLARS! WHAT IS CHRYSLER DOING ABOUT THIS?? *TR

SLUDGE IN 2.7 DODGE INTREPID, BROKEN TIMING TENSIONER REBUILD ENGINE. *TR

FIRST THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION ON CITY STREETS. I GOT THE CAR RESTARTED AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. I CHECKED THE OIL AND ENSURED THAT IT HAD PLENTY AND EVEN SCHEDULED IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAD APPROX 1500 MILES ON THE PREVIOUS CHANGED OIL. THEN I WS ON THE FWY DRIVING TO WORK AND WHEN I WAS CHANGING LANES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF ON ME. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE FWY AND THANKFULLY THERE WAS AN EXIT CLOSE BY WHERE I WAS ABLE TO EXIT WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE OR INJURY. THIS IS A 2.7L DODGE INTREPID AND I AM NOW BEING QUOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP OF A REPAIR BILL EXCEEDING 850+ DOLLARS. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 85,000 MILES. IT COST ME $6,000 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES ETC. AS RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER. THIS HAS PUT TREMENDOUS STRAIN ON MY FAMILY'S FINANCES. THROUGH RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH MECHANICS I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON EVENT WITH 2001 INTREPIDS. I FEEL CHRYSLER OWES ME FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE REPAIRS. *TR

HAVE A 2001 INTREPID, 2.7 ENGINE. ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING PUTTING MY LIFE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE LIFE OF MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN DANGER. SEEMS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE AND CHRYSLER. NOW UPSIDE DOWN IN THE CAR AND ONLY FINANCIAL PAIN IN MY IMMEDIATE FUTURE. WHAT'S NEEDED: THE US GOVERNMENT SHOULD HOLD CHRYSLER RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING A CLEARLY DEFECTIVE ENGINE. *TR

OUR CAR STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISES DURING ACCELERATION. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO A AUTO SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND WILL COST MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH TO FIX IT, APPROXIMATELY $5,000. THE CAR HAS ONLY 88K MILES ON IT, HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. APPARENTLY, THE ENGINES USED IN THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAVE THE TENDENCY TO PRODUCE ENGINE OIL SLUDGE, RUINING THE ENGINE OFTENTIMES WELL BEFORE 100K MILES. THAT WAS WHAT THE MECHANIC TOLD US AND WHAT WE HAVE SINCE FOUND DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO SELL THE CAR FOR SCRAP BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR

I PURCHASED WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE THE LAST VEHICLE I WOULD OWN. I PUT VERY LITTLE MILES ON MY CARS. I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN DECEMBER OF 2001. IN SEPTEMBER 2006, WITH BARELY 28,000 MILES ON MY CAR, THE ENGINE SLUDGED UP, BROKE THE TIMING CHAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP AND THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURER KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR, WHICH I WAS STILL PAYING ON AND CARRYING INSURANCE ON, IS SITTING IN A GARAGE BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD A NEW ENGINE. THE COMPANY I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH DOES NOT COVER SLUDGE DAMAGE AND CHRYSLER ALL BUT HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I CALLED THEM TO VOICE MY COMPLAINT. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THESE ENGINES THAT WERE FAULTY STRAIGHT FROM...

6 WEEKS AGO, I STARTED HEARING A SLIGHT TICKING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED MY OIL TO BE CHANGED THE NEXT DAY AT A DEALERSHIP, AS ALWAYS. ON NOV 4, I WAS ON MY WAY TO A MEETING, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT NEXT TO A GAS STATION...I PULLED IN AND SHUT MY CAR OFF. I CHECKED MY OIL AND IT WAS A LITTLE LOW, I ADDED ENOUGH OIL TO BRING IT BACK UP TO THE MAX LINE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. I DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND HALF UP THE RODE WHEN I ALL THE SUDDEN HEARD A LOUD BANG AND VERY LOUD FAST TICKING. I PULLED OVER AND HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE IT IS STILL SITTING UNFIXED. CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER MY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE...

I WAS DRIVING ON LAGRANGE RD AT 30MPH SPEED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE SHUT OFF TRY TO RESTART THE CAR WITH NO LUCK. I TOWED THE CAR TO THE( PARK PLAZA DODGE DEALER AT 7911 W ROOSEVEL RD.,FOREST PART, IL 60130 TEL. 708 366 1001)AFTER HE DIAGNOSED THE CAR STATED IN HIS REPORT THAT (NEEDS TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP 1270.00,OIL PAN GASKET LEAKING 365.00 OIL AND COOLANT MIXED MAY HAVE MORE DAMAGE INTERNALLY). IT IS TOO EXPANSIVE TO BE FIXED I SHOPPED WITH OTHER MECHANICS THEY SEEMS THAT THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM TO THE LIMIT THAT THEY TOLD ME ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEM SOON I GAVE THEM THE CAR INFORMATION(DODGE INTREPID 2.7L24V_DOHC_ALUM_BLACK. THEY SAID ALL CARS IN THIS CATEGORY HAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM (MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT WHAT THEY CALL IT) THE MORE I INVESTIGATED THE MORE I FOUND PEOPLE HAVE THE CAR WITH...

(1) HEADING TO WORK AT ABOUT 8:00 AM AND STARTED CAR(2001 DODGE INTREPID) AS USUAL AND WENT DOWN SOME MAIN ROADS LEADING UP TO THE EXPRESSWAY. GOT ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE EXPRESSWAY AND GOT UP TO 70 MPH. SLOWED DOWN TO 55 MPH FOR CONSTRUCTION AND AFTER GETTING THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION TRIED TO ACCELERATE. (2) STARTED AS A QUITE CLANKING NOISE AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS EXHAUST. SLIGHT VIBRATIONS AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW A BIT. THEN LOUDER CLANKING THAT COULD ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS METAL IN A BLENDER AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST UP AN OFF RAMP THAT WAS COMING UP ON MY RIGHT BUT HAD TO STOP ON THE BUSY STREET THAT THE RAMP LED ONTO. LOTS OF CARS WERE PASSING. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO BE LATE MY JOB AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED. (3) NOTHING...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TIMING CHANGE IN THE GEARBOX IN ADDITION TO THE WATER PUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE WATER WAS MIXED WITH ANTIFREEZE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $3,000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

AT FIRST MY CAR STARTED SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. OIL SLUDGE WAS BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. ENGINE SEIZED. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. OIL WAS CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIC. MY INTREPID HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR MONTHS WITH A DEFECTIVE MOTOR. DODGE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS 2.7 ENGINE. *TR

I GOT MY INTREPID NEW AS A COMPANY CAR, AND SUBSEQUENTLY BOUGHT IT WHEN THE DIVISION HAD LAYOFFS (LESS THAN 10K MILES, I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER). IT HAS BEEN A DEPENDABLE CAR, UNTIL IT 'STALLED OUT' LAST WEEK. TURNS OUT THERE'S WATER IN THE OIL, SO THE SUSPICION IS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS 'NORMAL' (NOT OVERHEATED) AND THERE WAS A TRAIL OF OIL THAT HAD COME OUT THE OIL FILLER TUBE (DIP STICK 'POPPED' DUE TO PRESSURE). THE CAR IS DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK AND BACK EACH DAY, AND FOR OCCASIONAL ERRANDS IN THE EVENINGS/WEEKEND. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO GET A FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION (38K MILES), SERVICED REGULARLY, AND UP UNTIL NOW, CONSIDERED RELIABLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE ACCELERATING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE PARKING LOT AND IS WAITING TO BE TOWED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000. THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ASSIST AND THE MECHANIC STATED THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OIL LEVEL HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AS STATED ONLINE. UPDATED 10/11/07 *TR

(1) REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED FREQUENTLY (2) ENGINE LOCKED UP ON INTERSTATE WITHOUT ANY WARNING (3) ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE ALTHOUGH REGULAR OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED. *JB

ENGINE KNOCK AND NO POWER, ENGINE FAILURE, ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

CAR ENGINE FAILED ME ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH BUSY TRAFFIC. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE WATER PUMP FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. UPDATED *JB

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID, WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE, JUST STARTED MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES IN THE ENGINE, DODGE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE...AT AROUND $5,000! IT HAS 99,500 MILES ON IT, I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR LAST MONTH! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A HUMMING NOISE EACH TIME IT WAS STARTED. THE NOISE WAS NOT HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,364.