2003 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

THE MOUNT FOR MY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER IN MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID BROKE AND ALLOWED THE TENSIONER TO GIVE SLACK, THE TIMING CHAIN AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIGHT PISTON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 65 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD SOUND UNDER THE HOOD AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 110,794.

MY CAR OVERHEATED ON THE EXPRESSWAY TRAVELING 60 MPH AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN KILLED.I HAVE REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, AND WATER PUMP. MY CAR STALLS/HESITATES EVERY TIME I STOP AT A LIGHT. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THE CADILLAC CONVERTER IS SHOT, I NEED A NEW TIMING BELT AND MY ENGINE IS FULL OF SLUDGE. THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, RECHARGING THE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, BUT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERS, BUT THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

THE 2003 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE HAS A "DESIGN FLAW" THAT CAUSES EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE AND ENGINES TO SEIZE UP WITH NO WARNING. THIS PUTS THE DRIVER AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD AT RISK OF COLLISION. MY CAR HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER MISSED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IT SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF OIL. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD INTERNAL DAMAGE, WHICH WOULD COST $8,000 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000. UPDATED 01/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/08/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,173 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO LACK OF OIL TO THE UPPER PART OF THE ENGINE. UPDATED 09/10/08. *JB

MY DODGE INTREPID 2003 WITH THE 2002 2.7 LITER MODEL ENGINE LOCKED UP ON ME FOR NO REASON AT 76,000 MILES APX. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND IT LOCKED UP AT 15,000 MILES. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN THE MAIN ROAD, BUT I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING OUT INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND MAY HAVE NOT TURNED OUT GOOD. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE JUST LOCKS UP AND IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER AGAIN. I HAD TO HAVE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HELP ME GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY, WHICH HAPPEN TO BE PASSING BY AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SITTING DEAD IN THE DRIVEWAY. I WAS ALWAYS UNDER THE IMPRESSION CHRYSLER PRODUCTS WERE GOOD AND DEPENDABLE AND THIS WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST TIME I BUY ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS DUE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE LOCKED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOW ON OIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN OIL CHANGE SERVICE SHOP, WHERE OIL WAS ADDED IN THE VEHICLE. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE CURRENT ONE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE MECHANIC'S SHOP. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE DRAGGED AS IF IT WERE IN TOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE COOLANT WAS MIXED WITH OIL. IF THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE COULD EXPLODE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED; HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 5/13/08 *CN UPDATED 05/13/08. *JB

CAM POSITION SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CHECK ENGINE COMES ON FREQUENTLY BUT NO CODE CAN BE FOUND BY DEALER. ENGINE HAS STARTED WITH KNOCKING NOISE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE INTREPID IN MAY OF 2007. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAD A TUNE UP, AND OIL CHANGE, THEN THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WENT BAD. I HAD TO HAVE THAT REPLACED TWICE (THE FIRST SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE) THEN I NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT FLASHING DIMLY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR THE RESULT WAS A CLEANING OF MY OIL PICKUP TUBE AND SCREEN AND ANOTHER OIL CHANGE. I USED HIGH MILEAGE OIL AND LUCAS OIL ADDITIVE I ALSO USED PLUS GRADE GAS AND STILL THIS HAPPENED. FROM WHAT I NOW KNOW THE 2.7L V6 DOHC IS "TRASH" AS QUITE A FEW MECHANICS HAVE CALLED IT. *TR

MY CAR HAD LOSS OF POWER AND YET IT SEEMED OK EXCEPT MY GAS MILEAGE WAS NOT SO GOOD, AND WITH NO WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OR ANYTHING, I HEARD A REALLY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN MY ENGINE AND I HAD ALMOST NO POWER, I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE A ROD KNOCKING AND I NEED A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR IS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID, I HAVE HAD IT ONLY A YEAR, AND I OWE $9,000 ON IT STILL. *TR

MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND WAS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY MILES. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THIS HAPPENED IN NOV 11,2006. I AM JUST NOW HEARING ABOUT EVERYBODY'S SAME PROBLEMS. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE/WARRANTY DEPARTMENTS WERE NOTIFIED. *TR

OIL SLUDGE HAS RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE AND HAS COST ME $3,500 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE CONTACT BEGS TO DIFFER AND STATED THAT SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VIN, # OF CYLINDERS, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 DODGE INTREPID WITH 94,700 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 25 MPH THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A METAL GRINDING ON METAL NOISE, THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER AND DODGE WERE NOTIFIED REGARDING THE ENGINE FAILURE. DODGE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE INTREPID WITH 72,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT HAD 9,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE DONE ALL THE SUGGESTED REPAIRS AND OIL CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST DAY WE HAD IT. RECENTLY WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR IT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ON THE FREEWAY (ALMOST CAUSING A FEW ACCIDENTS) AND THE RPM'S JUMPED WAY UP OVER 4000. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT WAS THE CAM SENSOR. IT WAS REPLACED AND WITHIN AN HOUR THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR, REPLACED THAT, SAME THING HAPPENED WITHIN 5 MINS OF THE REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP THEN TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE WAS BAD AND THERE WAS A HISTORY WITH THE 2.7'S. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THEY...

THE ENGINE LITE HAS BEEN COMING ON IN MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES, WHEN I HAD THE LAST OIL CHANGE I TOLD THE MACHANIC OF THE PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME OF THE 2.7 ENGINE. NOW I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. IT WILL COST ME 6000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND I STILLOWE 10000 ON THE CAR. PLEASE HELP!

CAR HAS 94,000 ODD MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A OIL CHANGE 2 MONTHS PRIOR. CHECKED THE OIL WAS 1 QUART LOW, ADDED ONE QUART. DROVE CAR A COUPLE HOURS LATER IT STARTED SMOKING AND THE OIL STARTING LEAKING ENTIRELY OUT OF CAR. MADE IT HOME CRUNK THE CAR BACK UP AND THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE A LAWN MOWER WAS UNDER MY HOOD. WHEN MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND THAT IT WAS UNSUAL FOR THE ENGINE TO GO OUT SO SOON BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF MILEAGE ON MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF A CAR SINCE THEN, THE COST ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS ARE FROM 3.000 TO 6,000. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING INFORMATION TO THE IMPARTIAL SERVICES GROUP. AND I HAVE FILED...

WHILE AT CRUISING SPEED ON THE FREEWAY MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID SXT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING STOPPED RUNNING, LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER ON A VERY CROWDED FREEWAY. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (AFTER MANY NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER VEHICLES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND PROCEED HOME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FROM THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK THE DODGE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY STALLING OCCURRED CAUSING PROBLEMS TO THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TIRE ROD ENDS WERE SHOT AND VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE CENSOR OF THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS ON THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE SOON ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SMOKE AND AN OIL BURNING SMELL TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE CAUSE FOR OVERHEATING WAS DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR AND THAT THE COST FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

THE OIL LIGHT IN MY WIFE'S CAR WOULD COME ON AT AN IDLE. THE CAR HAD ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. FOUND VERY LOW OIL PRESSURE ( UNDER 5 PSI ). REMOVED ROD AND MAIN BEARINGS. THE BEARINGS LOOKED LIKE NEW. USED PLASTIC GAUGE TO MEASURE BEARING CLEARANCE. FOUND THE CLEARANCE TO BE .003". THE SPEC IS .0015" TO .002". I FOUND THAT DODGE MAKES A .001" UNDERSIZE BEARING FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE CRANK SHAFTS WERE UNDERSIZE FROM THE FACTORY. WITH ONLY .001" OF "WEAR" THE ENGINE COULD NOT MAINTAIN OIL PRESSURE. WHEN I ORDERED THE UNDERSIZE BEARINGS I GOT ANOTHER SURPRISE. IN ALL THE ENGINES I HAVE REBUILT THE BEARING KITS RUN ABOUT $50. DODGE IS CHARGING $40 EACH FOR THE MAIN BEARINGS AND $64 EACH FOR THE ROD BEARINGS. THE TOTAL BILL FOR ROD AND...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. SMOKE AND FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED; HOWEVER THERE WERE NO FIRE OR POLICE REPORTS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, UPON INSPECTION A ROD HAD BLOWN THROUGH THE ENGINE CAUSING OIL SPLATTER WHICH CAUSED THE SMOKE AND FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

CONSUMER HAS HAD 2 REPLACEMENT BRAKES AND 4 NEW RADIOS ON 2003 DODGE INTREPID AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER. *TS THE WINDSHIELD AND BOTH SIDE MIRRORS WERE PITTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE SECOND TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEY REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR. THE SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM COOLER HOSES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE DEALER REIMBURSE HIS SOME OF HIS MONEY AND RETURN HIS TRADE-IN VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR LIGHTS INDICATING A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD BE THE ENGINE OR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT, 18 MONTHS AGO. 6 TIMES TO SHOP: 1) ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, HAD TO HAVE TIE ROD REPLACED 2) BRAKES NEEDED AFTER APPROX 14 MONTHS FROM PURCHASE 3) ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 14 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE 4) WATER PUMP HOUSING CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE, AFTER DEALERSHIP CRIMPED WATER PUMP HOUSING WHEN PUTTING IN REPLACEMENT POWER TRAIN 5) SWAY BAR BUSHINGS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 16 MONTHS 6) WAS JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND 4 MILES FROM HOME ENGINE BEGAN MAKING WEIRD NOISES AND BY THE TIME I GOT HOME WAS MAKING VERY LOUD ENGINE NOISES, SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION? DIDN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE. TURNED CAR OFF WHEN I GOT HOME AND DIDN'T WANT TO START AN HOUR LATER, JUST CRANKED AND CRANKED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A LEMON, BUT SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED,...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A LOUD TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. AFTERWARDS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK

THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE ON OUR 2003 DODGE INTREPID SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON THE ROAD. WE WERE ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY ON A BRIDGE WITH NO SHOULDERS, IN-BETWEEN TWO LARGE MOTORHOMES TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WITH NO POWER STEERING AND LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. WE WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COAST ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE ENGINE SEIZED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILD-UP DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES THAT OCCURRED AT LESS THEN THE FACTORY RECOMMENDED INTERVAL OF 7500 MILES. *JB

MY 2003 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT IN OCTOBER 2004. THE ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD US THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY SLUDGE. THE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. THE DODGE TECHNICIAN SAID THE SLUDGE COULD NOT HAVE BUILT UP TO THE POINT IT WAS EVEN IF THE OIL HAD NEVER BEEN CHANGED. WE CONSULTED AN INDEPENDENT TECHNICIAN WHO SAYS THE SLUDGE IS A RESULT OF MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE. THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE AROUND $6000 WHICH WE CANNOT AFFORD, AND IS IN FACT ABOUT THE SAME AS THE TRADE-IN VALUE OF THE VEHICLE IF IT WERE WORKING, WHICH...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. SHE STATES THAT ENGINE WILL NOT WORK. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE. THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING REALLY BADLY WHILE WAS DRIVING. SHE STOPPED THE VEHILCE AND THEN THAT IS WHEN SHE TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. VEHICLE HAS 50000 MILES ON IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. AFTER 3 TRIES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO START UP. OWNER DROVE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS THE CAM SENSOR CIRCUIT WHICH WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *JB MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AT TIME OF FAILURE. *TT *NM

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE IDLE PULLEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB