2001 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR MADE A NOISE LIKE AIR WAS BEING RELEASED (SOMETHING BEING DEPRESSURIZED) AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND COAST TO A SPOT WHERE I STOPPED. I OPENED THE HOOD AND MY ENGINE HAD A HOLE AND A HUGE CRACK THROUGHOUT THE TOP OF THE VALVE COVER. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 75,000 ON THE ENGINE AND HAS ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT LEAST EVERY 3000 MILES. I ALSO NOTICED SOME SLUDGE MATERIAL ON THE INSIDE OF MY OIL CAP WHEN I WAS LOOKING AROUND. I CAN SEE INTO MY ENGINE THROUGH THE HOLE. REPAIR MAN SAID REPAIRS COULD BE IN EXCESS OF $6K. CAR IS STILL AT GARAGE AS I PONDER MY CHOICES, SINCE I STILL OWE OVER $3K ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

THERE WAS A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE OF THE 2001 INTREPID, AFTER WHICH THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FIVE MINUTES LATER THE TAPPING BECAME MORE INTENSE. WE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. WE DROVE IT A FEW FEET INTO A PARKING LOT, AND AFTER THAT, THE CAR WAS HISTORY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER, WHERE THEY TOLD US THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN, AND THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A TIME FRAME OF ABOUT 10 MINUTES. WE THANK GOD WE HAD JUST EXITED THE NJ TURNPIKE AND WERE ON A COUNTRY ROAD. WE COULD HAVE ALL BEEN KILLED. *AK

2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE SEIZED ONLY 57,000 MILES. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE HAS OIL SLUDGE AND A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND, AND DIED ON ME. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED OIL AND TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. ON THE WAY TO SHOP CAR DIED IN AN INTERSECTION , MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUSH IT ACROSS TRAFFIC. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SHO, P AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN DUE TO SLUDGE AND THAT THIS WAS COMMON WITH THE DODGE INTREPID.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 91,215 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,800. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HEAD, WATER PUMP, AND SPARK PLUGS WERE DEMOLISHED. IN ADDITION, THE WATER PUMP BURST AND DAMAGED SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SERVED AS HIS ONLY WARNING INDICATOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HOUSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,125. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INVOICES FOR REPAIR. UPDATED 06/26/07 *TR

ENGINE WENT OUT OF DODGE INTREPID WITH 78000 MILES. WAS TOLD THAT THE 2.7 WHICH IT HAS, DOES THIS, AND EVEN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WILL NOT PREVENT IT. ACCORDING TO AUTOBEEF.COM, NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. CLASS ACTION MAYBE!?!?! *AK

ENGINE FAILURE ON 2001 DODGE INTREPID, 97,000 MILES MECHANIC RECOMMENDS NEW ENGINE. *AK

1) I BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE INTREPID...WHAT OTHER EVENTS DO YOU NEED? I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE 2.7L ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3M MILES AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A TICKING NOISE IF THE OIL WAS LOW. I WOULDN'T WAIT 3M MILES BECAUSE I WAS CHANGING THE OIL EVERY TIME IT STARTED TO TICK. NEVER ONCE DID MY OIL LIGHT COME ON. 2) THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A TICKING NOISE AND I DROVE IT TO WORK. I DROVE BACK FROM WORK AND WAS DRIVING 20 - 30 MPH HOME AND THE OIL LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR DIED. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND WAS -4 QUARTS LOW OF OIL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO LEAK AND NO SPOTS IN MY PARKING AREA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT DETECTED AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. A LOCAL MECHANIC DISCOVERED A PIECE OF METAL IN ONE OF THE SENSORS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC , WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANY FAILURE. WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ENGINE ROD. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN MAY 2006 WITH A MODEL THREE YEARS NEWER AND WITH 35,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY BEGUN TO REPEAT THE UNFAMILIAR NOISE. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE NOISE AS POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST FOUND OUT IT HAS AN OIL LEAK ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC SAID HE DIDN'T RECOMMEND THAT I PUT TOO MUCH MONEY INTO IT BECAUSE OF THE POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE. AS PER MY MECHANIC, CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO DONE THE RESEARCH ONLINE AND SEEN HUNDREDS , IF NOT, THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. IT IS RIDICULOUS IN A TIME WHERE MOST CARS RUN FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES THAT A COMPANY GETS AWAY WITH A DELIBERATELY POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE THAT BASICALLY STARVES ITSELF INTERNALLY OF OIL, MY MECHANICS WORDS. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DELIBERATE ACTIONS THAT ARE HARMING THOUSANDS OF HARD-WORKING PEOPLE. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-6 MONTHS PRIOR THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. *AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH 80,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON MY WAY FROM THE DENTIST WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. THERE WAS SMALL RATTLING KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE JUST WENT OUT. I HAD NO PRIOR SIGNS OF THE ENGINE GOING IT JUST WENT, CAUSING MY LIFE AND MY CHILDREN'S LIFE TO BE IN FULL DANGER. *NM

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L WITH 61,000 MILES. I GAVE IT REGULAR OIL CHANGES. WHILE DRIVING ON 114 HIGHWAY MY ENGINE SEIZED CAUSING MY POWER STEERING TO FAIL AND CAUSE GREAT DIFFICULTY FOR ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY ENGINE IS JUNK AND MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS, CHRYSLER WILL ALSO NOT TAKE FAULT, EVEN THOUGH I TOOK ALL THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR MY CAR. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE ELSE IN MY SITUATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LIKE I WAS, AND MAY RESORT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ONLINE AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH DODGE ENGINES YEARS 1997-2003. *NM

ENGINE STARTED MAKING TICKING SOUND. GOT LOUDER AS I GOT CLOSER TO HOME (APPROX. 1 MILE). VERY NOISY ONCE I GOT HOME. SHUT OFF ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER. DEALER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED TIMING BELT JUMPED THE GEARS AND VALVES AND VALVE STEMS WERE SHOT. *NM

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT ONLY 80K MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. WELL MAINTAINED, OIL CHANGES REGULARLY; OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ON HIGHWAY, GOT OFF LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AWAY AND WENT 1/8 MILE TO AN AUTO SERVICE PLACE. HAD ENGINE FLUSHED, OIL CHANGED, AND 30 MILES LATER, ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE SEIZED. NOW HAVE TO PAY $6K FOR A NEW ENGINE. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS ON THE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER'S WEBSITE. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. ALL STATE INSURANCE COMPANY MECHANICS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE'S FAILURE AND AGREED THAT THE REMEDY WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *AK UPDATED 03/15/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT AND THE WATER PUMP WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE ONLY INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED. THE CONTACT DIDN'T AUTHORIZE THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. SHE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *NM UPDATED 2/27/2007 - THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND WAS LEAKING. THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BAD AND THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. *NM

I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID OUR OF THE DEALERS REPAIR BAY WHERE THEY REPLACED 6 PARTS ON THE CAR THAT WERE WORKING BEFORE DISCOVERING THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN. WE TESTED ALL OF THE PARTS LATER AND THEY WORKED. THIS COST 1,400 DOLLARS. 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS IN MY CAR ON I-75 IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA WHEN I SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 75 MILES PER HOUR. THE ENGINE SEIZED AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD TO FORCE THE CAR OFF OF THE HIGHWAY ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER PAYING A 200 DOLLAR TOWING BILL I FOUND OUT THE ACCUMULATION OF OIL SLUDGE IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN ON A TRAILER IN MURRAY COUNTY GEORGIA FOR 8 MONTHS AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. AFTER CONTACTING...

TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND STARTED SMOKING. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. AT THE REPAIR FACILITY THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ,) AND THEY STATED AS WELL THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONCERNED BECAUSE AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, SHE HAS SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK

PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE IN OCT. 2006 FROM USED CAR DEALER. ON DEC. 29,2006 CAR BEGAN TO MAKE GURGLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HAS 119,200 MILES ON CAR. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE HAD JUST FINISH ENGINE REPAIRS ON A 1998 AND 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NEED TO CHANGE OIL PUMP, OIL PAN, LIFTERS AND GASKETS. LOOKING AT $500 TO $1000 FOR REPAIRS PLUS $60 TO PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. ONLY PAID $2500 FOR CAR. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND SCHOOL. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS CAR WAS SO JACKED UP I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT. THERE SHOULD BE SOMEONE FILING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CAR MANUFACTURER. SIGN ME UP!!! *NM

TL* - WHILE DRIVING A 2001 DODGE INTREPID AT 45 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE CAR DID NOT STALL. THE ODOMETER READ 100,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHANGED AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT SIMILAR INCIDENTS AT : WWW.DATATOWN.CHRYSLER.COM. THE WEBSITE STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE FAILS THE OWNER ISN'T PERFORMING PROPER MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE.

WHILE TURNING INTO MY SUBDIVISION MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7L, V-6, 83,000 MILES, DIED AND I LOST ALL POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE INITIAL PROBLEM WAS THOUGHT TO BE A CRACKED PLENTIUM, BUT AFTER REPLACEMENT ($1,000), THE CAR DID NOT START AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN ENGINE SPECIALTY SHOP FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. THIS SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS WATER AND/OR OIL LOCKED AND THAT INDEED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY RESEARCHED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PLACES THAT WOULDN'T EVEN SALE THE 2.7L, V-6 DUE THE GREAT NUMBER OF ENGINE FAILURES THAT HAVE OCCURRED. ADDITIONALLY, JASPER ENGINES (A LEADING MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTOR OF ENGINES) STATED THAT THESE ENGINES HAVE A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 40 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY FLAMES ERUPTING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A BYSTANDER ALERTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MODERATE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE AND ENGINE OIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

OUR 2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE DIED WHICH ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES. TWO MECHANICS TOLD US IT WOULD BE BETTER TO JUNK IT. IT WOULD COST BETWEEN 4000- 5000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS PAID OFF ALREADY SO WE HAVE A PAID OFF CAR SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO DRIVE. WE CALLED DODGE AND ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT THEY WOULD GIVE US THE FULL VALUE OF THE CAR IF WE PURCHASED ANOTHER DODGE. WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER DODGE OR CAR PAYMENT. WE JUST WANT OUR CAR TO WORK. *JB

I ALSO HAD A 2001 DODGE INTREPID THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AT 70K MILES. I WAS PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER AND TURNED OFF MY CAR AND THAT WAS THE END. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN. AT THE TIME (3/06) I OWED NEARLY 6K ON THE CAR AND IT WAS OFF THE ROAD. I HAD NO RECOURSE BUT TO HAVE A "USED" ENGINE THAT COST ME 3700.00 PUT IN MY CAR ONLY TO HAVE IT STOLEN ON 11/12/06 FROM A BOWING ALLEY IN CONNECTICUT. NOW I AM OUT 3700.00 FOR THE MOTOR BUT ALSO 5K BALANCE ON MY LOAN AND NOW NO CAR. I HAVE ALSO SENT MY COMPLAINTS TO LAWYERS AND SETTLEMENTS AND HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY. OH DID I MENTION I DON'T HAVE THEFT INSURANCE YEP NO THEFT NOW WHAT? *NM

ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING!

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, HOWEVER THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM

THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID STARTED TICKING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE SNETHKAMP DODGE DEALER IN LANSING, MI FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE DEPT. ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLUDGED UP BECAUSE I DIDN'T CHANGE THE OIL AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. WHEN I ADVISED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT I DID GET OIL CHANGES AS RECOMMENDED, AND HAVE THE RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT, THE SERVICE TECH. CHANGED HIS STORY AND ADVISED THAT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN THE DODGE INTREPID WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CHARGE $600 TO TEAR APART THE ENGINE TO "FIND OUT FOR SURE." THE COST WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIR. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH. WHAT CHRYSLER/DODGE WAS GOING TO DO TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECH. ADVISED THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I TOLD THE SERVICE TECH. TO GIVE IT AN...

DODGE INTREPID SE 2.7 ENGINE. ENGINE SLUGGED AFTER 62K WITH RECCOMENDED REGULAR OIL CHANGES, THE CAR DID NOT FAIL ON THE HIGHWAY, THANKFULLY, BUT AS I'VE INVESTIGATED, THERE ARE A LOT OF WEB SITES LOOKING TO ENCOURAGE OWNERS TO REPORT THIS FAILURE--AS IT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID "YEAH, WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THOSE ENGINES--WE'VE TRIED TO FIX IT BEFORE AND IT NEVER WORKS. . . AND YOU'RE OUT OF WARRANTY. YOU SHOULD SCRAP IT." *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID ON A MAIN ROAD IN ERIE, THE CAR JUST DIES ON ME, WHILE TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, A CAR CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING MY CAR WHILE HE WAS DOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AN HOUR, BECAUSE WHILE TRYING TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE WAY, I WAS STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN FOR THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. GETTING MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OUT OF EVERYONE'S WAY, I HAVE THE CAR TOWED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANICS, WHO IN TURN FINDS OUT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IS BROKE DUE TO A FAULTY ENGINE, WITH THE SLUDGE BUILD-UP WHICH IN TURN HAS CAUSED ALL OF THIS PROBLEM. ALSO APPARENTLY DODGE/CHRYSLER FEELS THAT SO MANY AMERICANS ARE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, BY NEGLECTING...

ENGINE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP SHIP SAYS THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.EVEN TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IS TWICE AS MUCH AS OTHER ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I OWN A 2001 MODEL. *NM

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID THAT SUFFERED A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE WAS AT FAULT IN THE ENGINE. ABOUT 6 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND WAS TESTED BY THE DEALER ONCE THE BODY WORK WAS DONE AND WAS FOUND 100% SOUND. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER RETRIEVING THE CAR FROM THE BODY SHOP, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD BE CLOSE TO $6000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *NM

MY ENGINE BEGAN TICKING, I PULLED OVER POPPED THE HOOD AND SMOKE ROLLED OUT, I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T START, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN AND IT WORKED, I DROVE 3 MILES HOME AND THE ENGINE DIED AS I TURNED DOWN MY STREET, ONCE AGAIN THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING SO I POPPED THE HOOD AND FLAMES SHOT UP, I PUT THE FLAMES OUT AND THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY SINCE. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR IT SINCE APPARENTLY IT'S A DESIGN OF DODGE AND CHRYSLER'S 2.7 V6 ACCORDING TO MANY OTHER OWNERS. *NM

2001 DODGE INTREPID W/ 2.7L ENGINE - PER MECHANIC: SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE AFTER ONLY 63,000 MILES. *NM

RETURNING FROM VACATION, THE 2001 DODGE INTREPID I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN, WHICH HAS A 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE JUST QUIT AFTER A SLIGHT SCREECHING NOISE. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. LOST BRAKES AND STEERING. THANK THE LORD THAT NO ONE WAS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND US. AFTER GETTING THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER AND AFTER THE CAR STOPPED SMOKING, I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS OIL EITHER FROM THE HEAD GASKET OR THE TIMING COVER SPRAYED OIL OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PULLED THE DIP STICK AND THE OIL WAS MILKY. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND WHERE THE OIL CAME FROM. THEN AFTER TWO WEEKS THEY FOUND THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER BROKE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND DRIVEN OUT OF SHOP. TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE THERMOSTAT GAUGE ELEVATED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ALL POWER. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD JUST AS ALL POWER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS STEERED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. OIL WAS FOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE WHERE IT STOPPED AND ON THE WRECKER PLATFORM. THE PROBLEM WAS BELIEVED TO BE A THROWN ROD. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE CONSUMER HAS ORDERED AN REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. *NM

2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L ENGINE ENGINE FAILED AT 108,000 MILES AFTER HAVING SERVICE DONE REGULARLY THROUGHT LIFE OF CAR.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING FOLLOWED BY A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT CORRECTED THE STALLING AND ENGINE NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

2001 DODGE INTREPID CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *KB ***NAR*** *TT *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. LATER, WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE SQUEALED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE AIR CONDITIONER. *AK UPDATED 9/11/2006 - *NM

I WAS DRIVING ON THE TOLLWAY WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. I TURNED ON THE HEATER TO MAXIMUM AND DROVE AT ABOUT 55 MPH. ABOUT ONE MILE FROM HOME ANOTHER CAR PULLED ALONG SIDE TO TELL ME THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER BUT COULD NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY AS I LOST ALL POWER AND HAD NO BRAKES. SINCE THE EXIT WAS ON AN INCLINE I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND MY WIFE AND I EXITED THE CAR. WITHIN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS AFTER WE EXITED THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND WAS TOTALED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE OIL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED REGULARLY, SO THE OIL SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LOW.

THE CAR WAS MAKING A SOUND. HAD JUST PREVIOUSLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE. GOT READY TO GET IN THE CAR TO TAKE TO SHOP TO FIND OUT WHAT THE NOISE WAS & THE CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO SHOP. THAT'S WHEN I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS GONE. 5-6 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR. CANNOT AFFORD THAT WHEN STILL PAYING CAR NOTE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE BLEW WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 50,000 MILES, AND THE SECOND AT 97000 MILES. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AT 45000 MILES. THE ENGINE ISSUE WAS NOT OIL RELATED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE DEFECT WAS RELATED THE ENGINE. THE OIL HAD TURNED YELLOW. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPRESSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE PROBABLY RELATED TO THE ENGINE PROBLEMS. THERE WERE ALSO SOME COMPUTER PROBLEMS; THE COMPUTER WAS NOT ALLOWING THE RPM'S INCREASE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. UPDATED 11/9/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.