2004 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE INTREPID I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE MOTORS I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY IN THAT CARD AND I PAID FOR IT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DEPENDABLE IT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW AT THE TIME I HAVE ON THAT THERE'S ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT ADDED TO THE 60 ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I HAVE DRIVEN YET EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND THERE WAS ALWAYS A PROBLEM THAT CRACK MY HEAD BUT IT NEVER RAN HOT TO GIVE ME ANY WARNING BECAUSE THE WATER PUMP LEAKAGE THE MOTOR HAS ALWAYS HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE NOBODY EVER TOLD ME WHEN I HAD IT WORKED ON BUT THE 2004 DODGE INTREPID MOTORS ALL HAVE TROUBLE WITH OR PRESSURE MY CAR IS NO LONGER WORKING IT IS SITTING OUT IN MY YARD THE BODY IS GOOD INTERIOR IS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR UPDATES TO THE COMPUTER BUT NO OTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALER REFUSED REPAIRS AND ADVISED THAT THE COMPONENT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE COMPUTER CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO MALFUNCTION AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS TO THE ENTIRE SYSTEM BECAUSE THE INITIAL DEFECT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM AN OIL LEAK ON OCTOBER 15, 2010. *TR

ENGINE FAILURE. 2004 DODGE INTREPID. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON DASH FLICKERS, FOUND OUT THAT 2.7 ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM COSTING $5500.00 DOLLARS FOR NEW ENGINE. MY FAMILY AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE RELENTLESSLY HAD OIL CHANGED THROUGH THE YEARS EVERY 3000 MILES. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2004 DODGE INTREPID SXT VIN: [XXX] CAR KEPT SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND "BUCKING" AT TIMES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED ON 03/07/2008 AND THE DEALER REPLACED CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, NATURAL VACUUM LEAK DETECTION SWITCH AND CANISTER ASSY AND OXYGEN SENSOR. CAR STARTED BUCKING. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED ON 10/30/2008 AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID. I HAD TO REPLACE THE OIL PAN ON 11/06/2008. I FOUND OUT THE OIL PAN MADE OF THIN ALUMINUM. WHEN THE OIL PAN WAS ORDERED BY THE MECHANIC IT WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER BY DODGE. CAR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED AND THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AGAIN. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM CHRYSLER - EMISSIONS RECALL J18. THE...

WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHEN MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR APART, THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF OIL SLUDGE. HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS DEAD. THE CAR IS A 2004 INTREPID WITH JUST OVER 72000 MILES. I AM VOLUNTARILY REOPENING THE CAR BACK TO CHRYSLER. I STILL OWE AROUND 3800. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE INTREPID AND IT HAS A 2.7 ENGINE AND I AM HAVING OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH IS CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I HAD CHECKED THE COOLANT RECENTLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. SITTING AT A LIGHT I LOOKED AT MY TEMP GAGE IT WAS CLIMBING. WITHIN SECONDS I HEARD A LOUD POP AND STEAM STARTED BELLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITH OUT WARNING THE WATER HOUSING COVER BLEW DENTING THE HOOD. I AM THANKFUL I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO PARK IT FAST. AT THIS TIME I DO NOT KNOW WHAT OTHER DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. WAITING ON A NEW COVER AND WE WILL FIND OUT. *TR

I GOT MY CAR IN 2004 WITH APPX 30,000 MILES ON IT. EVERY SINCE I GOT IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. JUST RECENTLY THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN I DRIVE IT SO I TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY ALL CONFIRMED THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND STATED THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF A 2.7 ENGINE FROM CHRYSLER/DODGE. ONE OF THE MECHANICS STATED THAT HE REPAIRED 3 DIFFERENT DODGE INTREPIDS IN THE LAST QUARTER OF LAST YEAR FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW THINGS REPLACED ON THIS CAR BUT NOW I HAVE TO GET A NEW ENGINE? I STILL OWE APPX $5,000 ON MY CAR AND B/C IT IS A DODGE WITH A LOT OF MILES ON IT, IT IS NOT WORTH ALOT. THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE THAT I...

2004 DODGE INTREPID HAD A PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING AND SLUDGE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FINALLY SEIZED. *JB

ENGINE OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM. TYPICAL OF THE 2.7L ENGINE. *TR

THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE AND A THROWN ROD. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS A PROGRAM CAR WITH LESS THAN 12000 MILES AND THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY WAS IN EFFECT. I DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY COMPLAINT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I DO FEEL THAT MY ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SLUDGE PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN THE CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER MOTORS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 26,000 MILE FOR APPROX 20,000. I STARTED THE CAR ONE DAY AND DRIVE 5 MINUTES AWAY TO MY SONS SCHOOL WHEN I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO SCHEDULED ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR 6 WEEKS AWAY. I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. ON JAN 2ND I TOOK THE CAR IN TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. IT IS NOW APRIL 9 AND I WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE DUE TO SLUDGE AND MY WARRANTY WAS DENIED BY CHRYSLER. EVEN THOUGH I PROVIDE PROOF OF MAINTENANCE FOR THE WHOLE 40,000 MILES I PUT ON THE CAR THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR CHRYSLER SAID MY RECEIPTS WERE NOT VERIFIABLE AND THEY WERE DONE IN A ACTUAL CAR REPAIR SHOP. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR NOW FOR 5 MONTHS AND STILL OWE 8,000 ON THE LOAN....

2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 80,000 AND GOOD MAINTENANCE HAS ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE.

ON SUNDAY MARCH 9TH 2008 I WAS ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 10-15 MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND MY CAR JUST DIED I GOT IT OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE I LET IT COOL DOWN CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND STARTED IT BACK UP ONCE STARTED A LOUD KNOCKING WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I GOT IT BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND IT DIED AGAIN MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE . WENT OUT TONIGHT MARCH 11, 2008 AND CHECKED THE OIL DIPSTICK AND TO MY SURPRISE SLUDGE NOT OIL OR WATER JUST SLUDGE..... I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH TO LOOK UP HEAD GASKETS FOR A 2004 DODGE INTREPID AND HAD THOUSANDS OF HITS ABOUT THE 2.7L ENGINE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WOW NOW I WISH I NEVER GOT THIS CAR!!! *TR

IN AUGUST 2004 WE BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 17,000 MILES FROM A DODGE DEALER. IN SEPTEMBER 2005 THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING HESITATION AND STUTTERING AT START UP WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW 40 DEGREES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR, WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. IN NOVEMBER 2005 TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT THAT TIME THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SOME IMPROVEMENT WAS NOTICED. IN OCTOBER 2007 THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. THIS HAPPENED WHETHER THE CAR WAS DRIVING OR AT A STANDSTILL. BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE BATTERY. WE AGREED TO PAY FOR A NEW BATTERY AND LEFT THE CAR THERE WHILE THE BATTERY WAS BEING REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TEST DROVE THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS STILL FLICKERED. THEY THEN DETERMINED THAT A GROUND...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 21 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 4-5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,940.

ENGINE OIL LIGHT GOES ON AT LOW IDLE, 1000 RPM OF LESS, QUESTIONED DEALER SERVICE DEPT ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THAT THE OIL WAS IN NEED OF A CHANGE OR THAT IT WAS LOW DO TO A LEAK. NEITHER OF THOSE CASES ARE TRUE IN THAT THE OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 6,000 MILES OF LESS ACCORDING TO DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THE OWNERS MANUAL. THIS CAR, 2004 DODGE INTREPID IS STILL UNDER THE 7YEAR, 70,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT IS CLOSE TO EXPIRING. DEALER SAYS DRIVE IT AS IS AND THE LIGHT SHOULD GO OUT, IF NOT BRING IT BACK IN. THEY SAY THE SAME THING EACH TIME, ARE THEY WAITING UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRES? *TR

2004 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE - FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. MY CAR STARTING OVERHEATING A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. I HAD TO HAVE SOME FRIENDS PICK ME UP WHEN IT WOULDN'T START 3 TIMES. THEN 2 WEEKS AGO MY CAR FINALLY QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO SIT BLOCKING TRAFFIC WITH A POLICE OFFICER WHILE WAITING ON THE TOW TRUCK. MY CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY GARAGE USELESS BECAUSE EVERY MECHANIC I TALK TO SAYS THEY DON'T WANT TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM W/ THAT ENGINE. I STILL OWE $10K ON A CAR THAT DOESN'T WORK! NOW WHAT??? *TR

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I GOT MY CAR I HAD OCCASIONAL ISSUE WITH IT DYING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT GOT TO BE MORE OFTEN SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER 3 TRIPS I WAS ALWAYS TOLD, NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEN MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AND MY CAR DIED ALMOST DAILY. THEN MY CAR WOULD DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, USUALLY WOULD START RIGHT BACK UP BUT NOT ALWAYS AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BE ON. THEN I HAD ISSUES STARTING MY CAR. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE LESS EXPENSIVE ROUTE AND GO TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE DROVE THE CAR AND SAW/FELT NO ISSUES AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. HE TOLD ME HE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR HOOKED UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AT THE TIME IT DIES SO HE COULD SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS...

I AM STILL PAYING FOR 2004 DODGE INTREPID INWHICH THE MOTOR JUST SUDDENLY LOCKED UP ON.MY INTREPID IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD BY DAILMERCHYRSLER THAT IT HAD TO BE TAKEN TO MY LOCAL DEALER,WHICH IT WAS BY TOW TRUCK.AFTER MANY WEEKS TALKING WITH THE TECH. AT THE DEALER SHIP I WAS TOLD THAT DAILMERCHYRSLER WAS NOT GOING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY.I HAD TRIED FOR TWO WEEKS TO GET A HOLD OF THE DISTRICT MANAGER THAT MAY THIS CALL BUT NO ONE WILL GIVE ME HIS NAME OR CONTACT NUMBER.CHYRSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS RUDE AND TOLD ME TO GO THRU THE DEALERSHIP FOR HANDLING THIS MATTER BECAUSE THEY GO THRU THE DISTRICT MANAGER.MY CAR RAN FINE UNTIL THAT ONE NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME AND IT MADE A SUDDEN LIGHT TICKING SOUND AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WAS ON AND ALL THE SUDDEN ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER MY ENGINE LOCKS...

I OWN A 2004 DODGE INTREPID WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR 2 YEARS. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK A WEEK AGO WHEN I LOOKED DOWN MY OIL LIGHT WAS ON. THEN AFTER THAT MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED. I TRIED TO JUMP IT, BUT IT WOULDN'T GO. IT WAS ALSO -1 OUTSIDE. I THEN HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A PLACE TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SHOT. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE IT. SOMETHING TO DO WITH LACK OF LUBRICATION INSIDE THE ENGINE. NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. I HAD OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WHEN I CALLED TO GET SOME HELP FROM SOMEONE THEY HAD TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T HELP ME DUE TO THE FACT I DIDN'T BRING IT TO WHERE THEY TOLD ME TO. I STILL OWE 9,000...

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 2004 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 80,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON 01/11/06 AT 65 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY HE COULD SEE STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PART HAD FAILED AND WAS MELTED, SO THEY REPLACED IT, (HE NOT SURE WHICH PART). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THIS PART WAS REPLACED THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE'S HEAD WAS WARPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE MECHANIC SHOP WAITING FOR A NEW ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS ENGINE HAD SEIZED. *JB UPDATED 03/02/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT'S 2004 DODGE INTREPID WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, LEAVING HER UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACE AS WELL, AT A COST OF $5000.00. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT A STRONG SMELL GAS FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WHEN SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE THE FUMES WERE SO STRONG THAT THE WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPEN AT ALL TIMES. THE CONTACT IS WAITING FOR A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER MECHANIC. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. *JB THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATEED 03/20/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE MOTOR WHICH HAS BEEN AFFECTING ALL THE SENSORS AND ILLUMINATING ALL THE SERVICE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE CRANK SENSOR. REPAIRS WERE ALSO MADE TO THE MOTOR. WHEN THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALERS CHECK OUT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WERE CALLED AND DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CALLED WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALERS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO.

DT: THE CALLER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH., ALL POWER FAILED IN THE VEHICLE, STALLING THE ENGINE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DISSENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO THE PARK POSITION. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURRED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AFTER INSPECTION, THE DEALERS MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT ALL THE OIL HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE.

HELLO AGAIN....I HAD REPORTED THIS CAR BACK IN JULY BECAUSE MY ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. THE DEALER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO FIX THE CAR AT NO COST TO ME. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. WELL, A FEW DAYS AGO I NOTICED THAT I HAVE NO HEAT, I.E. IN THE MORNING I LET THE CAR WARM UP BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK, UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL NOT WARM UP INSIDE. ALSO MY OIL LIGHT HAS COME ON A FEW WEEKS AGO, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT HAVE IT SERVICED. BUT THE OIL LIGHT IS STILL ON ESPECIALLY IF I AM STANDING STILL, IT WILL TURN OFF AS THEY CAR SPEEDS UP! JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE THE "THERMOSTAT" OR MAYBE THE OIL PRESSURE SOMETHING, BUT HE REALLY WORRIES BECAUSE THE OIL LIGHT STAYS ON. THEY QUOTED THAT...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL TUBE THAT CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE IS TOO SMALL FOR THE PROPER FLOW OF OIL, RESULTING IN A CLOGGED LINE THAT SEIZES THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SUSPECTED THIS WAS DUE TO A LACK OF OIL CHANGES. SHE FEELS AS THOUGH THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED DUE TO THE EXPENSE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT OFFER ANY COST ASSISTANCE. *AK

DT: 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, AND A MONTH LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WILL BET TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE SIXTH TIME. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. IT WAS GOING TO COST THE CONSUMER $609. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP LAST TUESDAY AND THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP WAS REPLACED. ALSO, REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE TAIL LIGHT SENSOR. *AK.

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2. DRIVING CAR, CAR SHUTS OFF, CAR JERKS, CAR STARTS AGAIN (WHILE DRIVING). ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. 3. CALLED DEALER, SAID IF ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANT, IT IS OK TO DRIVE. FOLLOWING DAY, ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND CAR WAS RUNNING OK. *JB

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2. REPEAT OF PRIOR EVENT. DRIVING CAR, CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND STALLS. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. 3. DEALER SAID IF ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANT, IT IS OK TO DRIVE IT TO BE SERVICED. DEALER FOUND ONE CODE-CODE P0344 CAM SENSOR CIRCUIT. HAS PROBLEM WITH SENSOR ITSELF. REPLACED SENSOR.*JB

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE OTHER THAN TWO PRIOR EVENTS THE SAME AS THIS ONE. 2. REPEAT OF PRIOR EVENT. STARTED CAR, IT SHUT OFF AND STALLS. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. 3. DEALER SAID IF ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANT, IT IS OK TO DIVE IT TO BE SERVICED. DEALER FOUND CODE P1687 FOR NO BUS MESSAGE FROM CLUSTER. REPLACED CLUSTER. CHECKED OPERATIONS AND CLEARED CODES.*JB

51,100 MILES ON THE CAR. NO WARNING THAT THE MOTOR WAS GOING TO SEIZE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. MOTOR SEIZED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC THAT A PROFESSIONAL OIL CHANGER WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THIS COMING. MFG. WARRANTY ( 7/70 ) DOESN'T WANT TO COVER THIS. EXTENDED ( FIDELITY WARRANTY SERVICES ) WARRANTY DOESN'T WANT TO COVER THIS. HAD TWO WRECKER BILLS FORSEE A THIRD TO HAVE CAR BROUGHT HOME. TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS.

THE 2.7L ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD . THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER WHILE CHECKING THE OIL; THEY NOTICED SLUDGE AND METAL FLAKES IN THE OIL. *JB *TT

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR KEEPS FAILING. HAVE CHECKED ALL THE WIRING AND THE MODULE ITSELF. CONTINUES PROVIDING CODES FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT INTERMITTENT AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES, ALL ON THE INTERSTATE, AND ALL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND SPUTTER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CALLED TODAY TO HAVE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT REPLACED. ALL OF THIS HAPPENING AT 37,000 MILES (1000 MILES OVER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY). FIGURES....*JB

LESS THAN 54000 MILES ON IT, I AM THE SECOND OWNER; THE FIRST OWNER WAS A ROUTE SALESMAN AND HAD PUT 24K HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. I DO MY OWN OIL CHANGES AND WAS TOLD POINT BLANK THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVE THEY WERE DONE UNLESS I HAD COMMERCIAL RECEIPTS. THE FIRST TIME THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WAS LATE NOVEMBER, SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN VERY CAREFULLY BACK AND FORTH TO THE SHOP 2 TIMES. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO A 1200.00 MOTOR FLUSH RECOMMENDED, NOR DO I HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR A MOTOR IF NEEDED. THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF IT HAS BEEN A VERY EXPENSIVE DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT, I DID NOT EVEN GET A FULL YEAR?S USE OUT OF IT, BOUGHT IT IN MARCH OF 2004 AND PROBLEMS STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2004. I WILL NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE...

AC IDLE PULLEY BRACKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NOW IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME ALL WITHIN THIS YEAR (2004).