2001 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE LOCAL MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE AND THE PISTONS WERE WELDED TOGETHER IN THE HEAD GASKET. THE LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, ALTHOUGH 1 QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED THE WEEK BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE. *JB

DT: WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. WHILE STALLING THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WHILE TRYING TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD LEAVING MY MOTHER HALF IN AND HALF OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE MECHANIC STATES THERE IS NO OIL WITHIN THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, WE JUST HAD A COMPLETE OIL CHANGE IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. THERE IS HAS BEEN NO SIGN OF LEAKING AND NO OIL LIGHT INDICATOR UNTIL IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ENGINE LOCKING. AFTER READING EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE I AM APPALLED THAT DODGE CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS. AS CONSUMERS WE HAVE TO JOIN TOGETHER AND FORCE THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THE AVERAGE CONSUMER CANNOT AFFORD TO THROW HARD EARNED MONEY OUT OF THE WINDOW. WE PLAN TO JUNK THE CAR AND NOT RISK FURTHER LOSS AFTER READING THESE HORROR STORIES. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM DODGE OR CHRYSLER. I SPOKE WITH AN ONLINE ENGINE REBUILDER WHO CALLED THIS THE "ENGINE OF THE...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED CAUSING A JERKING MOTION FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A BLOWN ROD WAS DISCOVERED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

I OWN A DODGE INTREPID 2001 WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING...NO SOUNDS....NO LIGHTS... THE ENGINE DIED...I NEARLY WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. I WAS QUOTED $6100. 00 AND SLUDGE WAS MENTIONED BY THE MECH. I CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES LIKE CLOCKWORK (MY DAD WAS A AUTO-MECH) BECAUSE I REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN SLUDGE BUILD UP SO QUICKLY.... AND THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING VERY FISHY HERE... PLEASE HELP... *NM

DRIVING ON FREEWAY ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR WHEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON. 2 MINUTES LATER ENGINE FAILED. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WENT OFF. GOT TOWED TO MACHINE SHOP AND THE COST IS 5,000 TO GET IT FIXED. CAR COST ME 3 THOUSAND. I AM STILL PAYING FOR IT, NOW I CAN'T DRIVE IT. I NEED A WAY TO WORK SO THAT I CAN PAY FOR THE CAR. WANT TO GET IN ON CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, NEED TO KNOW HOW TO. *JB

HELP FOR CONSUMERS WITH COMPLAINTS. *NM

I OWN A 2001 DODGE INTREPID THAT I AM STILL PAYING ON. THE ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I GOT REGULAR OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. IT WOULDN'T START ONE DAY, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. THE TIMING CHAIN ALSO FAILED. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN THAT CANNOT AFFORD $6,500 FOR AN ENGINE. I AM STUCK PAYING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR. *NM

THE ENGINE JUST WENT DEAD WHEN I WAS DRIVING. NO SIGNS BEFORE THAT. I BOUGHT THE CAR ONLY FOR 31 DAYS. *NM

ON 11/29/05 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON I-10 THROUGH THE DESERTED AND HURRICANE KATRINA STORM RAVAGED SECTION OF NEW ORLEANS EAST WHEN MY 2001 INTREPID SEIZED UP AND WOULD NOT RUN. I BARELY MANAGED TO SAFELY GET THE CAR OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND ONTO THE NOW DESOLATE MORRISON ROAD EXIT. AS A WOMAN ALONE I WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENED TO HAVE MY CAR ABRUPTLY SEIZE UP ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS TERRIFIED THAT IT WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO A SAFE PLACE OFF OF THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT GETTING HIT. ONCE I ROLLED TO A STOP, HOWEVER, I DISCOVERED THAT I WAS IN AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE AREA AS THE AREA HAD BEEN FLOODED AND LOOTED AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA, THERE WERE NO BUSINESSES OPEN TO HELP ME DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE STORM DAMAGE IN THE AREA, AAA TOLD ME IT COULD BE HOURS BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO...

DT: THE CONTACT STATES VEHICLE DIED WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIRMAN INFORMED HER THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. SHE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER,THAT AND THEY REQUESTED SHE BRING VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, ONCE I GOT IT HOME INTO THE DRIVE IT STOPPED RUNNING. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT LUCKY FOR ME I DON'T LIVE MORE THAN 5 MILES FROM WHERE I WORK. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY SAID THAT THE IS SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN WHICH HAD BLOWN UP THE ENGINE. THEY MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE CARS AND I PAID HIM $2,000 DOWN TO START WORKING ON THE CAR. MY FIEND SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT THE CHRYSLER COMPANY AND I OPENED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE WORK DONE BY ONE OF THEIR CERTIFIED MECHANICS, I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD ALREADY STARTED THE WORK AT ANOTHER COMPANY. THEY REFUSE TO...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP, AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HE CHOSE NOT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK THE AIR CONDITION AND HEAT DID NOT WORK AND THE TIMING BELT WAS LOOSE. UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY CLAIMED IT HAPPENED DUE TO THE CONTACT'S ERROR ON OIL CHANGES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS WELL. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS CONCERNING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE CONTACT PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION FOR OIL CHANGES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANT. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE EXPENSE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE SERVICEMAN SAID THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKED INTO THE OIL. THE ENGINE LOCKED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT PLAN TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.*AK

CAR SEIZED UP AFTERNOON OF OCT. 14, 2005. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 3-5,000 MILES. *JB

ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. HAD TO COAST ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE EXIT. DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. SECOND TIME MAJOR WORK HAS HAD TO BE DONE TO THIS ENGINE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2001 DODGE INTREPID HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE BLOCK ON THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONSUMER HA PUT A NEW ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECORDED EVERY TIME THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM ON THE CAR. THE CAR HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE WARRANTY LEFT. THE TOTAL ENGINE COST WILL BE AROUND $5,000. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF HIS HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS SEEN THE CAR, AND THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE REFERENCE NUMBER TO THE COMPLAINT THAT CONSUMER FILED WITH CHRYSLER WAS #13947422. CHRYSLER...

SHORTLY AFTER MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID REACHED 70,000, I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT IT SEEMED TO BE BURNING OIL. I HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE ENGINE FAILURE PROCESS THAT I WOULD EXPERIENCE. I HAVE CARED FOR THE CAR REGULARLY INCLUDING OIL CHANGES, BUT ALSO FOUND THAT THIS WOULD HAVE MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE OUTCOME. AFTER HAVING THE OIL CHANGED ON 9/18/05, THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE EXTENSIVE ENGINE FAILURE NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE JOHN ELWAY CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DEALERSHIP IN GOLDEN, CO, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION, BUT THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE IN HAVING THE FAILED ENGINE REPLACED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY, BECAUSE CHRYSLER ADMITTED TO THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE IN THE INTREPID...

WE HAVE A DODGE 2001 INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER MOTOR. ACCORDING TO OTHER MECHANICS AND PERSONNEL WITHIN THE DEALERSHIP, THERE ARE DEFECTS WITH THIS MOTOR THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS. IT HAS TO DO WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS AND CAUSES THE MOTOR TO BASICALLY BLOW UP. OUR FIRST MOTOR BLEW UP AT 83,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A DIFFERENT MOTOR WITH 58,000 MILES WHICH BLEW UP AGAIN 3 WEEKS LATER. TODAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, WE WERE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF OUR REPAIRED CAR WITH ITS THIRD MOTOR WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND WERE ASKED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE BILL BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THIS REPAIR WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WATER PUMP EVEN THOUGH THE WATER PUMP AND THE TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY ARE ONE AND THE SAME ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THESE 2.7 LITER MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AS THOUSANDS CAN ATTEST ON THE...

DT A DEFECTIVE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. IT HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP AND IT CAUSED THE MOTOR TO BLOW OUT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN JUNE 2005, AND THE SECOND TIME ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005. THE MOTOR WAS MAKING A TAPPING SOUND, BUT THE CYLINDER HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE BLOCK, AND IT WAS FLAPPING UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER SAID THE WATER PUMP WAS BAD, AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MOTOR. *AK

MY DODGE INTREPID 2001 ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE REPAIR BILL IS BETWEEN $4,500-$6,000. THE ENGINE IS NOW DEAD. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT ALTHOUGH I'VE PUT IN 3 QUARTS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON TIME. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 INTREPID DURING BUSY TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A FAIRLY LOUD TAPPING NOISE. AS I TRIED TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR STALLED. THE CAR BLOCKED TRAFFIC AS I HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. IT NEVER RESTARTED AND I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED... HUH? *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2001 DODGE INTREPID HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AT 62,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND, THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER AS OF YET. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE BOUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM

OIL LIGHT BLINKING ERRATICALLY, GOING INTO REVERSE WHEN IN DRIVE-NOT ONCE,BUT TWICE. *NM

NO WARNING AT ALL. MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD 56,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS COVERED BY A EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. 2001 INTREPID. *NM

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND LATER TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID IT WOULD COST THE CALLER $4700 TO $7000 TO FIX. IT. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR FREE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIR YET BECAUSE SHE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $6000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. *AK *NM

DT: 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE ON THE V BLEW OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILT UP. THIS ENGINE WAS MAINTAINED BY MECHANIC. THEREFORE, THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE PRIOR TO THIS. IT HAPPENED ON JUNE 15, 2005. THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH FIRE, THE ENGINE DIED AFTER BEING DRIVEN. THEN, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC ,AND HE STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HEATER INSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. WHEN HE ADDED WATER THE HEATER WORKED. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THIS WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7, THE ONE THAT HAS HAD OVER 9500 COMPLAINTS IN MY AREA ALONE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN A LOUD RATTLING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A CARD IN A BICYCLE SPOKE. I CHECKED THE OIL AND ALL THE FLUIDS UNDER THE HOOD ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT TIME FOR A CHANGE WAS OK. THEN I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT LOST POWER AND QUIT LEAVING ME STRANDED. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED AND GETTING 5 MECHANICS TO LOOK AT IT, EVEN AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN. IT WAS HISTORY WITH JUST 84,000 MILES ON IT. DODGE ADVERTISES YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A TUNE UP UNTIL 100,000 MILES. APPARENTLY THAT IS WHY! I STILL OWE 11,000 ON THE CAR, MAKING PAYMENTS FOR ANOTHER YEAR NOT INCLUDING INSURANCE THAT I MUST CARRY BECAUSE IT IS MORTGAGED...

2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE BLEW AS A RESULT OF THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING SIGN THAT THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO BLOW WAS RUST COLORED OIL SLUDGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE OIL CAP. THE CONSUMER HAD AN OIL CHANGE 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE ENGINE BLEW, HOWEVER NO ONE MENTION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THE RUST COLORED SLUDGE WAS IN PLAIN SIGHT. *JB

MY RECENTLY ACQUIRED 2001 DODGE INTREPID'S ENGINE SEIZED-UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF THE POWER BRAKES ALMOST CAUSED ME TO SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE SLUDGE TO HAVE BUILT UP AS IT DID! THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF MORE THAN THE $5500 I OWE THE BANK THAT IS FINANCING THE VEHICLE. *JB

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE STARTED FAILING AT 40,000 MILES AND HAS NOW COMPLETELY FAILED. IT SITS IN MY DRIVE WAY WHILE I STILL PAY A MONTHLY NOTE ON IT. LIKE MANY INTREPID OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (FAILED ENGINE) I CANNOT AFFORD THE $4,000 TO $8,000 REPLACEMENT COST I HOPE WITH YOUR HELP DAIMLER CHRYSLER WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING 2001 DODGE INTREPID, THE ENGINE FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE ONLY EVIDENCE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WAS WAS A GRAY MIST THAT CAME THROUGH THE AIR CONDITION VENT INSIDE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, AND THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN ON THE ENGINE, AND THE WATER PUMP WAS RUINED. THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE ENGINE FAILED. THEY DID SAY THIS HAPPENED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE FROM CONVENTIONAL OIL BEING USED IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW TO USE SYNTHETIC OIL IN HIS VEHICLE. *THE CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE THE ADDRESS FOR THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.*AK

NO EVENTS LED UP TO ENGINE FAILURE IN 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE. WENT TO WORK ONE DAY AND AS I ENTERED PARKING AREA ENGINE SEIZED UP, IN NOVEMBER 2004. SPOKE WITH DODGE CHRYSLER DEALERS, REPS AND SERVICE MANAGERS. THEY CLAIM THAT THE PROBLEM AT 47,000(APPROX.) IS DUE TO OWNER FAILURE NOT THE ENGINES. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, FIX, REPAIR, REPLACE OR SETTLE THE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE FAILURE.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $7000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION IS AN AUTOMATIC. *NM

WE HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 68000 MILES ON IT. WE WERE IN NORTH CAROLINA ON VACATION AND THE CAR JUST QUIT FOR NO REASON. WE HAD IT TOWED TWICE AND THE LAST TIME WAS TO DODGE DEALER ON TOLD US IT WOULD COST AROUND $900.00 TO FIX IT BUT COULD NOT GIVE US THEIR WORD THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FELT THAT THE ENGINE COULD BE DAMAGED. WE ENDED UP RENTING A U-HAUL WITH A CAR DOLLY TO GET THIS CAR BACK TO OHIO. WE WERE IN THIS U-HAUL FOR 14 AND HALF HOURS. IT WAS VERY HARD TO PULL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NC,VIRGINIA AND WV. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A VERY TRAFFIC HAZARD CONSIDERING THAT WOULD COULD NOT GET IT UP THE MOUNTAINS PAST 50 MILES A HOUR ON BUSY HIGHWAYS. NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HELP US WITH THE CAR. WE...

I AVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID AND AT JUST UNDER100K THE ENGINE SEIZED UP AND BLEW THE HEAD GASKET. I THEN PURCHASED ANOTHER ENGINE THAT COST ME $2500 14 MONTHS AGO. THIS NEW ENGINE HAD 40K ON IT. THAT ENGINE HAS NOW SEIZED UP AND BLOWN THE HEAD GASKET. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND A LADY CAME UP TO ME AND ASKED IF I HAVE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY INTREPID BECAUSE SHE HAS THE SAME ONE AND JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING SUCH A POOR PRODUCT THAT THEY CHARGE TENS O THOUSANDS OF DOLLARES FOR. WHEN IT WASGETTING TOWED THE GUY SAID THAT HE TOWS A TON OF THESE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE HAS HAD TONS OF PROBLEMS.

DT: 2001 DODGE INTERPRET, THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE MOVING WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING PUT ON THE GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD TO TRY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START BACK FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN BACK ON. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER VARIOUS TIMES, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 MONTHS LATER HE TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTICS TEST THAT THERE WAS NO SIGNAL FROM THE CAM SENSOR, DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR AND CHECKED IT AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS TIME. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AROUND TWO YEARS LATER, AT THE LAST OIL CHECK-UP THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. AT FIRST CONSUMER THAT...

DT: CALLER HAD A SLIGHT TICKING IN ENGINE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. THEN IT STARTED KNOCKING. A MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO CAM SIGNAL. WHEN THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC HAD A KNOCK IN MOTOR. CALLER WAS TOLD NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

DT: TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ABOUT MONTH AGO. JUST HAD TRANSMISSION REDONE, HOWEVER, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED 2 FANS WERE WORKING PROPERLY. NEXT DAY WAS STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR OVERHEATED. TRIED TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC AND ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. PARKED CAR IN PARKING LOT, AND STEAM BEGAN TO POUR OUT. DID NOT OPEN HOOD. CALLED MECHANIC AND TOW TRUCK, AND WAS INFORMED THAT, ENGINE WAS TOTALLY SHOT. IT WAS POORLY DESIGNED. CALLED DODGE WITH NO SUCCESS, THEY OFFERED NO REMEDY. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT A PLASTIC PART OF THE WATER PUMP BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED.*AK

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE STALLED. ENGINE WAS BAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BEFORE STALLING, AND DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. AFTER STALLING CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER GARAGE, AND WAS TOLD ENGINE WAS BAD. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOSING OIL PRESSURE, CAUSING IT TO CUT OFF. INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*AK

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID W/ 70,000 MILES STARTED OUT WITH A SMALL KNOCKING NOISE, THEN AS I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY, IT LOST ALL OF IT'S POWER & STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. WHEN I WAS CALLING AROUND ASKING GARAGES HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE CAR, A FEW OF THE GARAGES TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEFORE I EVEN TOLD THEM, THEY ONLY NEEDED THE YEAR & MAKE OF THE CAR & THEY KNEW THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. ONE GARAGE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT GONNA BE WORTH IT TO GET MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE IT WOULD LIKELY BE MORE THAN MY CAR WAS WORTH. ANOTHER GARAGE TOLD ME HE WOULDN'T EVEN WORK ON INTREPIDS WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WOULD BE SUCH A MESS. I EVEN HAD A GARAGE TELL ME NOT TO WASTE MY MONEY...

2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE STALLED WITH 76,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WAS TOLD IT EXPIRED AT 75,000 MILES. MY WIFE CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COSE ABOUT $8500 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. DEALER INSINUATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT HAVING THE OIL CHANGED. AFTER CHECKING THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE NEARLY 50 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE WITH VARYING MILEAGES REPORTED.

2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE IS CREATING A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN DRIVEN.*MR *JB

OUR 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH A V6 2.7 LTR ENGINE BEGIN TO MAKE EXTREMELY LOUD NOISES, COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WE MANAGED TO DRIVE IT AT LOW SPEED FOR ABOUT 5 MILES, SINCE IT SEEMED TO HAVE NO POWER, TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. *JB WE WERE TOLD THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $6000 PLUS PA TAXES. WE HAVE NOT YET MADE A DECISION AS TO WHAT TO DO. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER THROUGH ITS 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY, CITING LACK OF SERVICE RECORDS BEFORE OUR PURCHASE OF THE CAR AS A USED VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 16, 2004. WE INDICATED THAT LACK OF SERVICE RECORDS DO NOT INDICATE THE CAR WAS NOT SERVICED SINCE NOT ALL OWNERS USE THE DODGE AND CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS FOR SERVICE. WE CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE AND HAD THE...

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT, INCLUDING REGULAR OIL CHANGES. ENGINE SEIZED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY WHILE COMMUTING FROM LOS ANGELES. I WAS LUCKY TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND BASICALLY COASTED OFF THE NEAREST EXIT AND INTO A GAS STATION. DEALER?S MECHANICS SAY OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP DUE TO OWNER NEGLIGENCE CAUSED BEARINGS TO BE PUSHED OUT OF PLACE RESULTING IN THROWN ROD. I CAN PRODUCE MOST RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES BUT NOT ALL, SO THIRD-PARTY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE CAR WILL NOT BE HONORED. I WAS NOT NEGLIGENT IN MAINTAINING THIS CAR AND IT SHOULD NOT BE DEAD AT 63000 MILES. THE DEALER NOW WANTS $1056.00 FOR JUST DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, AND THE REPAIRS (ENGINE REPLACEMENT) ARE ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN $6000 - $8000. THE CAR EVEN THOUGH MAINTAINED INSIDE AND OUT VERY WELL WAS ONLY...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, DRIVER BEGAN TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AT 35 MPH AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED THE MOTOR TO SHUT DOWN. *AK

WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION ENGINE SHUT DOWN . OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE. OWNER STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE SLUDGE BUILD UP THE WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY THE REPAIR COSTS FOR THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE DRIVER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK