2001 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE DEVELOPED SLUDGE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE UNLESS THE CONSUMER CAN PROVE THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTOR SENSOR AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. BUT, A LOT OF RATTLING WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A ROD WAS DAMAGED IN THE VEHICLE. *AK BAD MOTOR PER CONSUMER. *SC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE MOTOR. *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 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CONTAINED SLUDGE BUILD UP AFTER HAVING THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER CHANGED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ENGINE FLUSHED TWO TIMES TO IMPROVE THE SLUDGE PROBLEM. AFTER THAT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BLOWN AND CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS CHANGED AT THE DEALER WHO CHANGED THE TIMING TENSIONER. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS PROBLEM IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES. (THE TUBE THAT BRINGS THE OIL UP INTO THE ENGINE CLOGS UP, RESULTING IN AN UNDER-OILED ENGINE, SHOWING THE FAULT BEING THE OWNERS) THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT CHRYSLER COVER THE COST OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. ALSO, THE BRAKES PULSATED AND THE TRUNK LOCK WAS BROKEN. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OIL PUMP CRACKED WHICH ALLOWED METAL DEBRIS INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK *SC *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF, DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. *LA

WHILE STOPPED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE ENGINE SMOKING AND PULLED OVER. SHE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *JB

ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF OIL BUILD UP. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE ENGINE SIZES. ALSO, BECAUSE THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE MECHANIC HAD HAVING DIFFICULTY REPLACING THE ENGINE. *AK

2001 DODGE INTREPID 65,000 MILES 2.7 ENGINE 2.7 L ENGINE - BLOWN HEAD GASKETS/HEAD POSSIBLY NEED NEW ENGINE. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK IT TO AUTO SHOP THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE GAS CAP BEING LOOSE. AFTER PURCHASING A NEW GAS CAP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. RECENTLY CAR WOULD NOT START HAD TOWED TO TWO PLACES THEN TO DEALER WHO SAID THE TIMEING JUMPS AND THERE WAS SLUGE IN THE ENGINE QUOTED A PRICE OF 7000+ FOR REPAIRS THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE FLUSH AND REBUILT. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTLY ACCELERATING QUICKLY. *PH

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. *AK

ENGINE FAILED AT 54,000 MILES WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. *AK

AFTER OWNING VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. HOWEVER, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE FAILED. DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE BUILT UP INSIDE ENGINE. *AK

2001 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 L ENGINE, ENGINE CLOGGED WITH AND ENGINE SEIZED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, JARRETT DODGE HATBORO PENNA ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS. WOULD NOT HELP AT ALL. HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE FOR $4000+ DOLLARS WITH REBUILT ENGINE. BY DOING THIS MANY OTHER RELATED FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED.*AK

2001 SE ENGINE FAILURE AT 33,000 MILES DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHICH FOUND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKE AND THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER USED ENGINE ADDITIVES TO STOP THE NOISE, WHICH HELPED FOR A SHORT TIME. EVENTUALLY, THE TAPPING NOISE BECAME LOUDER, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER HAD ALREADY REPLACED TWO ENGINES ON THIS VEHICLE, AND ANOTHER ONE WAS NEEDED.*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM BEING OUT WITH MY FRIENDS AND MY CAR DIES ON THE HIGHWAY. I TRIED TO START THE CAR BACK UP, AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID THAT I PURCHASED IN 2002 WITH 24,900 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT?? I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE SUFFICIENTLY, FREQUENT OIL CHANGES AND SO ON. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PURCHASE A REBUILT ENGINE, IN WHICH IT WOULD PROBABLY COST ME ABOUT $3000.00.I WHEN BACK TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THINKING THAT THEY SOLD ME A "LEMON" VEHICLE THEY DENIED IT AND REFUSED TO PAY AT LEAST HALF TO REPAIR THE ENGINE AND I STILL HAVE A CAR NOTE!! I FEEL I HAVE BEEN MISLEAD AND LET DOWN BY THIS MANUFACTURER AND AM APPALLED THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED THE 2.7L...

2001 DODGE INTREPID- 60,000 MILES STILL UNDER WARRANTY ENGINE BLEW. ENGINE FULL OF SLUDGE. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. LOG ON TO CHRYSLER COMPLAINTS AND READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS. OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THIS CAR, BUT NO ONE WANTS TO ADMIT TO IT. *JB

2001 INTREPID WITH A BLOWN ENGINE, FIRST THOUGHT TO BE THE TIMING CHAIN. MECHANIC FOUND "SLUDGE" HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A WELL MAINTAINED AUTOMOBILE WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES! NOW WE ARE OUT A CAR WE STILL OWE ON FOR 3 MORE YEARS AS WE CANNOT AFFORD THE $7,000 WE ARE QUOTED FOR A NEW ENGINE. IT SEEMS THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. WHY HAS CHRYSLER BEEN ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS? EVEN IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AS OURS IS, AN ENGINE SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER. AS THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE SINCE STOPPED USING THIS ENGINE, AS IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY SHOULD REPLACE THESE FAULTY ENGINES.*AK

THE TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER STARTED MAKING A CLATTERING NOISE IN MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID, IT HAS A 2.7 DOHC V6 ENGINE IN IT AND THE MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 58,000. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT THIS LOW A MILEAGE. THERE IS A LOT OF ENGINE OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. HE SAID THAT CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES BUT ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS COSTING ME OVER $1,000 TO GET FIXED. LUCKILY I GOT IT INTO HIS SHOP BEFORE THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND COMPLETELY SCREWED UP MY ENGINE. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR'S ENGINE STOPPED WORKING CAUSING MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO GO. LUCKLY I WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. ALTHOUGH I AM OK MY CAR IS NOT. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE NOT GONE, BUT IT DID. I AM PAYING FOR A NEW CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED.

THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CRANK BEARING COMING APART AND DAMAGING MAJOR PARTS OF THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

DEC 1, 2003 OUR 2001 DODGE INTREPID HAD ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. AFTER STRUGGLING TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND SAFELY OFF THE ROAD, WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY REFERRED US TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE SERVICE CENTER INFORMED US THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. WHEN TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY WANTED $500.00 TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE BECAUSE AS THEY SAID THE CAR HAD NO OIL. AFTER TAKING THE ENGINE APART THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THE CAR DID HAVE OIL, BUT WAS BLOWN DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 36,363 MILES, HAS HAD THE OIL CHANGED AS THE OWNERS MANUAL RECOMMENDED. UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THE CAR WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY". THEY QUOTED $9900.00 TO...

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

I PURCHASED MY DODGE INTREPID JANUARY 2001, I HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM, I THOUGHT WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BUT THAT PROBLEM STOP IMMEDIATELY. I DID WORRY ABOUT IT THEN I NOTICED-- I WAS LOW ON OIL FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I HAD IT CHECKED WHEN I CHANGED MY OIL, BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL WHERE IT WAS BURNING FROM. THEN THE WORST HAPPENED NOV 25, 2003 THE CAR START BURNING OIL AND SMOKING LIKE CRAZY, STILL COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT, NOW I DO BELIEVE THAT MY MOTOR IS GONE. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY A CAR NOTE AND PAY REPAIR BILLS OR REPLACE A MOTOR AT THE COST OF $2000-6000 AND STILL OWE A $10,0000 BALANCE ON THE CAR. I HAVE MADE TWO COMPLAINTS ON OTHER SITES AND HOPE THAT THIS WILL HELP ALL OF US THROUGH THIS ORDEAL. I NEED TRANSPORTATION AND AS OF RIGHT...

UPON COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO SLUG BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. ALSO, TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *AK POLICE OFFICER HAD TO DIRECT TRAFFIC UNTIL TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING PRIOR TO FAILURE. *PH

2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH 48,000 MILES HAS BLOWN ENGINE (2.7L) DUE TO "SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE." OIL CHANGED AT 46,496 MILES. DEALER STATES LACK OF OIL CHANGES CAUSED ENGINE TO BLOW. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR, $4,000. *LA

BLOWN ENGINE, WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES, ON A CAR THAT'S ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD; OIL WAS CHANGED JUST 5 DAYS BEFORE . *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY INDICATED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

EMAIL FM JEANNETTE FOX (TX) REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN GETTING CHRYSLER TO HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR HER SON'S 2001 DODGE INTREPID, THE ENGINE BLEW DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE.*MR THE ENGINE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING.*TS

THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE WHILE IDLING. THIS CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN BELT TO BREAK/VALVE COVER GASKETS TO RIP, AND ENGINE TO SEIZE UP. ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE MADE KNOCKING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER REFUSED COVERAGE FOR THE SLUDGE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED WHICH CAUSED NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. *TS *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO HAD NOT INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. *AK THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE DESPITE HAVING FREQUENT OIL CHANGES ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL GUIDELINES. *PH *JB

2001 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE. WE WERE DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHEN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO HESITATE BRIEFLY, AND THEN BLEW UP. 31,400 MILES ON THE ENGINE, OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE DEALERS LOT FOR 1 WEEK NOW, AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER.

ENGINE FAILURE.62K MILES. 2.7 MOTOR. SEEMS DEALER FELT SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED PLUGGING OF HYDRAULIC TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. OIL CHANGES DONE FREQUENTLY(BEFORE MANUAL REQ). COST TO REAPIR 8750.00. DEALER DOES NOT SELL SHORT/LONG BLOCKS. DEALER BELIEVED TO HAVE CHANGED DESIGN PART & # DUE TO SMALL OIL PORT HOLE. NO SATISFACTION AT DEALER OR CHRYSLER. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND ON LINE FOR THIS CONDITION-ENTER CHRYSLER 2.7 ENGINE PROBLEMS FOR SEARCH. CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT SIGN UP ON LINE AS WELL. FAILURE CUSES ENGINE TO QUIT-OBVIOUSLY>RESULTANT LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING/BRAKING.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ON A 2001 2.7L INTREPID. AT 41,000 MILES, DEALER ADVISED THAT LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN ENGINE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. 4 WEEKS LATER, ENGINE THREW A CONNECTING ROD BEARING. ESTIMATED COST BY DEALER TO FIX: $9,868.62 . I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND STILL HAVE 2 1/2 YEARS TO PAY. DEALER CLAIMS "BLACK SLUDGE IN OIL". WHAT A BUNCH OF B.S. *AK

MY ENGINE JUST SIDDENLY DIED ON ME WITH NO NOTICE. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VECHILE FOR ONE YEAR AND HAVE A FIVE YEAR OBLIGATION.THERE WAS NO NOTICE OF FAILURE JUST FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING. *AK

THE ENGINE SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE ENGINE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE OIL PUMP BLEW OUT, THEREFORE THE ENGINE DIED. *AK DEALER STATED SINCE CONSUMER DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY WEREN'T GOING TO COVER A NEW ENGINE. *PH. ALSO THE AIR CONDITION MADE A STRANGE NOISE. *JB

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN 2001 DODGE INTREPID -36,700 MILES ON CAR- BOUGHT USED WITH 27,600 MILES ON IT FROM FAIRBANKS DODGE. HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE- BOUGHT ENGINE FROM JASPER AS THEY ARE ONLY PLACE WITH A WARRANTY. DEALER WOULD REPLACE WITH USED ENGINE- 90 DAY ONLY - JASPER 75,000 MILES. DAIMLER -CHRYSLER DENIES ALL RESPONSIBILITY SEE SITE INTREPID-CLAN-510.COM FOR REASON OF FAILURE AND LIST OF OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *JB

THERE IS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE CAR IS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH 48,000 MILES. IT WILL COST $8700 TO REPAIR. *NLM

ENGINE FAILURE. *NLM

THE ENGINE STALLED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

CAR WOULD VIBRATE AND SPUTTER THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT 50 MPH. FIRST TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY PUT DRY GAS IN THE TANK (DEC/2002) SECOND TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY PUT FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IN THE TANK (JAN./2003) THIRD TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY REPLACED THE #4 FUEL INJECTOR (JAN. 2003) FOURTH TIME TO THE DELAERSHIP - THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE (FEB./2003) FIFTH TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP - DID NOT FIX, CLEARED THE ERROR CODES.(FEB. 2003) DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE A RECAL NOTICE SENT SOMETIME IN MARCH/2003 SOMETHING ABOUT A CARBON BUILD UP IN THE CYLINDERS. THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVNG IT UNTIL THE RECALL NOTICE COMES OUT, BUT THE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. (ENGINE ONLY HAS 19,700 MILES ON IT, UNDER 18,500 WHEN IT FIRST WENT IN).*JB