2001 Dodge Intrepid complaints

SLIT RATTLE NOISE DIE COMPLETELY HAD TO BE TOWED HOME MECHANIC LOOKED AT BUT SAID IT COST A LOT MORE THAN I HAD TO FIX IT. *JB

2001 DODGE INTREPID SE STARTED MAKING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE FOR NO REASON. HAD CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE, AND MECHANIC REFUSED TO WORK ON IT. HAD CAR TOWED TO SECOND GARAGE, MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAD 70000 MILES AND KEPT IN GOOD CONDITION WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MANTAINCE. TOLD IT WOULD COST $5000 FOR REPAIR STILL OWE $12000 ON CAR. THIS IS ABSOLUTLY UNREAL. I GUESS IT WILL JUST SIT AND ROT IN MY DRIVEWAY. SOME ONE NEEDS TO MAKE DODGE WALK UP TO THE PLATE. THIS IS PURE ROBBERY.I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS YEAR INTREPID WAS BAD FOR ENGINE FAILURE. AND THIS WEB SITE PROVES IT.*AK

VEHICLE REACHED 45000 MILES WHEN ENGINE NO LONGER OPERATED. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. DEALER FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDED A NEW HOSE FOR $350.00. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE DEALER KNOWINGLY SOLD A BAD VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. *TC

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE MOTOR CEASED TO FUNCTION. IT BEGAN BY MAKING A NOISE. THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BLEW APART, AND THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION IN THE CYLINDERS. VEHICLE NEVER INDICATED THAT IT WAS RUNNING HOT. *AK *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGHLY. NO PRIOR WARNING, THEN VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

20 01 DODGE INTREPID,43K. MI., PURCHASED IN 02, DRIVE 7000. MILES, YEAR MAINTAINED TO SPECKS. LAST OIL CHANGE SHOWED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SLUDGE BUILD-UP. TWO WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE BLEW. ACCORDING TO SERV. MGR. AT DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES. I'M SURE HE'S FARMILIAR WITH THE NOISE BECAUSE CHRYSLER HAVE DENIED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THE USE OF THIER 2.7 L ENGINED VEHICLES FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. IT IS A KNOWN CRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, AND THEY KNOW IT, AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. AND, LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THE DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT AS IT CAN ONLY SIT THERE. WE CERTAIMLY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT, SO WE BORROWED MY MOTHER-IN LAWS CAR, WHICH GOT STOLEN FROM OUR DRIVEWAY A WEEK AFTER WE BORROWED IT. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY THE PROPER AUTHORITIES AND THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY AND ALL REPAIRS NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO GET RID OF THE CAR.*AK

12/11/04 = ENGINE FAILURE ON A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WHILE DRIVING ON I-77 NORTH OF CHARLOTTE, NC. OIL LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER TO CHECK OIL LEVEL AND FOUOND AT MAX. CONTINUED DRIVING AND ABOUT 30 MILES LATER EIGINE RPM ACCLERATED TO 5000 RPM AT 70 MPH. ENGINE CUT OFF AND HAD TO PULL TO MEDIUM. LOUD NOISE IN ENGINE. MOUNT AIRY DODGE DELER WANTED 3K TO 5K TO REPLACE. 12/17/04 = TOWED CAR BACK TO SHELBY AND HAVING MOTOR REPLACED WITH A USED MOTOR AT A COST OF $4000.00 (ESTIMATED).*AK

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP APPROX. 2YEARS AGO (IT WAS A LOANER CAR) FIRST I HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING FAN (NO BIG DEAL) NOW I AM FINDING OUT THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE GETTING MY OIL CHANGED THE ATTENDANT TOLD ME THAT I HAD A SMALL OIL LINK THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED SO I TOOK THE CAR OVER TO MY MECHANIC THE SAME DAY WHO TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED THIS CAR ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING TO REPLACE AN ENGINE SO SOON I HAVE HAD MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND MY MECHANIC KNOWS THAT BUT STILL HE SAYS THAT THERE IS OIL BUILT UP INSIDE THE ENGINE THEN HE TELLS ME THAT HE HAS HAS SEVERAL PEOPLE IN HIS SHOP WITH SIMILIAR PROBLEMS. *AK

I BOUGHT DODGE INTREPID 2001 SE 2.7 L FROM THE LOCAL AUCTION WITH ONLY 53000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AS I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE AUCTION, I HEARD TAPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I STOPPED AND OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT ENGINE WAS LOW ON THE OIL, I DECIDE TO ADD ONE QUART OF ENGINE OIL UNTIL I WAS CLOSE TO THE AUTO MECHANIC SHOP. AFTER GETTING TO HIS SHOP AND OPENING UP THE ENGINE WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS LITTLE OIL BUT MOSTLY SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE ENGINE FROM LUBRICATION. THE NOISE WAS REALLY LOUD THAT HAD DAMAGED SOME INTERNAL PARTS (BROKE CRANK SHAFT) TOO. ANYWAY THE ENGINE WAS GONE, WE DECIDED TO PUT ANOTHER ENGINE FROM THE JUNK YARD, WHICH COASTED OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND INSTALLATION WAS ABOUT ONE THOUSAND . NOW, I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 1000 MILES ON THE NEW ENGINE AND THERE IS ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. I HOPE IT IS NOT THE BEGINNING OF SAME ISSUE. THE CAR HAS ALREADY COASTED ME ALMOST SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOT TO MENTION TIME IN THE SHOP AND FRUSTRATION. I WANT TO WARN EVERY ONE TO STAY AWAY FROM INTREPID AND ANY 2.7 L DODGE ENGINES. RESEARCHING ON CHRYSLER'S WEB SITE AND EDMUNDS NOW I SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUES BUT NO SOLUTION. I HOPE COMPANY CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY OF POOR DESIGN AND ISSUE A RECALL. REGARDS, PULKIT KAPILA . *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE MOTOR HAD LOCKED AND THREW A ROD. THE CONSUMER WOULD CHANGES REGULARLY. *SC *JB

DEFECT IN MOTOR DESIGN, MOTORS SELF DESTRUCTION AT 90000 MI OR LESS. SON WAS DRIVING CAR ON INTERSTATE, TRIED TO PASS TRUCK, MOTOR BLEW, NARROWLY MISSED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS TO REPAIR SHOPS I'VE BEEN TOLD THESE 2.7 LITER V6 MOTORS ARE JUNK. THEY HAVE A DEFECT WITH THE OIL PUMP. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE OIL T IS PUMPED TO THE TOP OF THE MOTOR, MAKING THE OIL PUMP RUN DRY AND STARVE THE MAIN BEARING ON THE LOWER END. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON ALL 2.7 LITER V6 MOTORS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FOR MY SON, HE ONLY HAD IT 2 WEEKS. I PAID CASH $5,500.00. GONE, CAR NOT WORTH REPAIRING. WHAT A RIP OFF.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY AND IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT A TREE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMERS 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS HAND GRABBED THE SHIFTING LEVER WHILE BEING MOVED FROM THE FRONT SEAT TO THE CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE KEYS WERE STILL IN THE CONSUMERS HAND. THE CONSUMER WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. * TC

A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT WHILE DRIVING. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK.....OLD ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED AT COST OF $5,309.96. *AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT LENSES. THEY CONTAINED A FOGGY HAZE WHICH MADE VISIBILITY DANGEROUSLY LIMITED. *JB *SC

THE ENGINE IN MY AUTO( 2001 DODGE INTREPID) FAILED----REGULAR OIL AND FILTER CHANGES TOOK PLACE----ENGINE WOULD CUTOFF WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING------CHRSLER WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE WARRANTY BUT WOULD REPAIR AT COST-----RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS ENGINE WOULD DEVELOPE A SLUDGE BUILDUP PROBLEM AS MY AUTO DID-----MY ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $5,000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ENGINE FAILED. DEALER STATED THE OIL PUMP CLOGGED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. COULD NOT BRAKE OR SPEED UP. ONE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. AND I WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR. ESTIMATE WAS 4900- 5500. CANT AFFORD IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. AS A RESULT, STEERING LOCKED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS DUE TO A SLUDGE PROBLEM. *JB

THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE NO MORE THEN 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING ON MY 2001 INTREPID. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GARAGE THEY SAID ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE AND NEEDED REBUILT OR REPLACED WE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000-4000 MILES UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THIS IS KNOWN TO BE A CHRYSLER PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE ONLY WAY THEY WANT TO HELP IS THAVE IT TOWED TO GARAGE AND CHARGE YOU FOR INSPECTION AND THEN WANT YOU TO PAY 5000.00 TO 9000.00 TO REPAIR IT IS A HOAX I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR 2 YEARS NOW IT IS UNDRIVEABLE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. I OWN A COMPANY AND HAVE SEVERAL DOD GE AUTOS IF THIS IS THE WAY THEY ARE GOING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS I WILL BE SWITCHING MAKES OF CARS I BUY IN THE FUTURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A KNOCKING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ENGINE ROD BLEW OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

HAD A NOISE COMING FROM THE TOP OF MY ENGINE THAT STARTED ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING. DROVE IT HOME AND THEN TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS BAD DUE TO SLUDGE AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD NOT BROKEN YET SO THEY SAID IF DIDN'T REPLACE THE ENGINE, I SHOULD REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AND GET RID OF THE CAR.

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 65 AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT.THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN WITHHOUT WARNING AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY WIFE WAS TERRIFIED AND STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES UNTIL THE HIGHWAY PATROL PUSHED THE CAR TO THE SIDE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST FROM A SHOP IS $7,500.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD NOT FIND ANYONE TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE STEERING, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

KNOCKING IN ENGINE WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. TOOK TO CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL, AND MY WARRANTY WAS NULL AND VOID

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT. *BF THE REAR POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING CAUSING HER TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MULTI-LANE ROAD AND IN DANGER OF BEING HIT BY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE AUTO SHOP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THE WATER PUMP HAD BROKEN, CAUSING METAL FRAGMENTS TO FALL INTO THE OIL PAN. THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPED A GEAR ON THE WATER PUMP AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR IS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L V6 ENGINE. THE CAR HAS 59,009 MILES. PARTS REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE INCLUDE: CAMSHAFT SENSOR, VALVE COVER GASKET, UPPER MANIFOLD GASKET, TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, WATER PUMP, BOTH CAM SHAFT SENSORS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

NASTY SMELL FROM A/C, SUSPENSION/AXLES AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH DODGE INTREPID. *BF THERE WERE SCRATCHES ON THE COVER OF THE RADIO PROGRAM, PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK, THE RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT HAD PIN HOLES, THE FRONT END WAS LOUD GRABBING AND KNOCKING, THE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW DISPLAYED A THUMP NOISE AND THE MOTOR ON THE WINDOW CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN AFTER THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED, THE PASSENGER SEAT COVER HAD A BIG GAUGE WHICH WAS MADE ON THE CONSOLE AND THE GLOVE BOX COVER DOOR, THERE WERE SPOTS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT INSIDE OF THE GLASS, THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR MADE SQUEAKING NOISES, AIR BAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, SPEAKER DAMAGE, THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WINDOWS SQUEAKED MOSTLY ON THE LEFT SIDE MOTOR, THE RIGHT WINDOW DID NOT WORK AT ALL, THE LEFT REAR ANCHOR COVER WAS BROKEN, THE BRAKES WERE NOISY, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THE TIRE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR, AND THERE WAS A GRABBING ON RIGHT TURNS. RECALL#03V035000. *SC

WHILE STARTING UP VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WATER PUMP DAMAGE. ALSO, VALVES AND HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL, 2004, DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER DUE THAT THE OIL WAS NOT CHANGING PROPERLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE THE ENGINE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $9,000 ALTHOUGH CONSUMER PROVED FROM A INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY. *AK

WE HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID ES 4 MONTHS OFF WARRANTY THAT NEEDS A COMPLETE RACK N PINION REPLACEMENT. AFTER NOTICING A LACK OF MOBILITY ON CORNERS, WE PURCHASED NEW TIRES (HEY NEVER THOUGHT IT COULD BE SOMETHING AS HUGE A DEFECT AS THIS) AFTER THEY SHOWED SOME WEAR AND WINTER IS COMING. MANUEVERABILITY ON CORNERS BECAME WORSE AND MY HUSBAND TOOK IT IN TO OUR DEALER TODAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A COMPLETE RACK N PINION, STEERING STABILIZERS, AND BUSHINGS. THIS CAR HAS 38,000 MILES ON!!! AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, IT SEEMS VERY BLATANT THAT IT SHOULD BE A DEFECT ON THESE AUTOMOBILES OR AT A MINIMUM A WARRANTY ITEM. I WILL NEVER LET MY TEENAGER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND AFTER GETTING IT REPAIRED WILL TRADE IT. IT IS A SHAME THAT IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE MANY ACCIDENTS AND GOD FORBID DEATHS BEFORE EITHER NHTSA OR DODGE WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. *AK

MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO A SERVICE CENTER. AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR, THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER FOR A SECOND OPINION, THEY, TOO, SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CHAIN TENSION SPRING BROKE CAUSING MY CAR TO GET OUT OF TIME AND BASICALLY THE ENGINE SELF- DESTRUCTED. I STILL OWE ALMOST $8000.00 ON MY CAR AND A REBUILT ENGINE WILL COST ME NEARLY $7,000.00. I CALLED DODGE AND VOICED MY COMPLAINT WITH NO COMPASSION FROM THEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE A CAR THAT I LOVE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH UNTIL ALL OF THIS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE, CHRYSLER OR JEEP VEHICLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T ISSUE A RECALL ON THE CHAIN TENSIONER. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2.7 ENGINE CLAIMING THE SAME PROBLEM. JUST WHAT IS THE AVERAGE MIDDLE CLASS PERSON SUPPOSED TO DO WITH A CAR LIKE THIS? *JB

I WAS TURNING CORNER, GOING APPROX. 5 MPH, WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, I COULDN'T STEER THE CAR AT ALL. I ENDED UP 1/2 IN THE DITCH 1/2 IN THE STREET. I HAD TO PUT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP, BUT HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. WE CALLED DOUGLAS IN CLINTON, IL. THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A LOANER CAR AND WERE GOING TO LOOK AT IT FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING. THEY NOTIFIED MY HUSBAND AT WORK, MONDAY AND TOLD HIM THAT THE RACK & PINION HAD BROKE. THEY HAD TO REPLACE PART, REMANUFACTURED WAS $300.00 NEW WAS $800.00. THEY FINALLY GOT PART IN ON FRIDAY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK THAT EVENING. TOTAL REPAIR BILL WAS $640.72. THAT INCLUDED PART,LABOR, TAXES AND REALIGMENT. *AK *SC *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID AND CAME TO A FOUR WAY STOP AND MY ENGINE FAILED. TWO GENTLRMEN ASSISTED WITH PUSHING MY VEHICLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID ANY INJURIES. *AK

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT AUTO THAT I PURCHASED FROM SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE IN SEPT 2000. DODGE INTRPID WITH 2/7 ENGINE THAT I HAVE GIVEN BACK TO FINANCE COMPANY BECAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. FEBUARY OF 2003 I BEGAN HEARING A CLINGING SOUND COME FROM THE AUTO AND I MADE A APPIONTMENT WITH SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE FOR A CHECKUP, ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER EXPRESSWAY ILLINOIS INTERSTATE55 THE CAR BEGAN TO STAUL. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE OUR WAY TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT BEING HIT BY THE PASSING TRAFFIC. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALEDSHIP WITH A BLOWN ENGINE AT 42K MILES. THEIR FIRST COMMENT WAS WELL HOW OFTEN WAS OIL CHANGED BECAUSE, THE ENGINE DOESN'T JUST BLOW UNLESS THE OIL WASN'T MAINTAINED. I TOLD THEM OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 - 4000 MILES AND THAT I EVEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT FROM BECAUSE THE CHANGE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME AND AND NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE CAR WAS AT A HIGH IDLE. ANYWAY THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND THEY CALLED ME SHORTLY AFTER TO TELL ME THAT CHRYSLER WOULDN'T FIX THE ENGINE UNLESS I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS (WHICH, I WASN'T BECAUSE MANY OF TIME MY DAD WHO IS A MACHANIC CHANGED THE OIL). I HAVE SINCE GIVEN THE CAR TO THE BACK TO WFS WITH A BLOWN ENGINE AND THEY HAVE SINCE SOLD THE CAR FOR ONLY $5000 WHEN I OWED $19K+. THIS ENTIRE MESS HAD ME STRESSED OUT MANY MONTHS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I WAS GOING TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT I DIDN'T HAVE. I HAVE SINCE BEEN FORCED TO FILE FOR CHAPTER7 B

WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND THE HORN BECAME INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *LA *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEFORE STALLING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIMING BELT/OIL PUMP, AND 6 RODS. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES THEREAFTER, IN WHICH THE SHORT BLOCK, 02 SENSORS AND THE DISTRIBUTOR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 JUST RECENTLY MY CAR BROKE DOWN, I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL PLACES(4) TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD BE 4 DIFFERENT MECHNICS 2 BEEN A DODGE DEALERSHIPS THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY ALL 4 MECHNICS THAT THE DODGE INTREPID HAS A SLUGEING PROBLEM WITH ALL THE 2.7L ENGINE MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS WAS NEVER RECALLED OR WHY DODGE DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALL MY PAPER WORK FOR MAINTENCE DONE ON MY CAR . I FEEL THAT IS NOT DO TO ANY FAULT ON MY OWN HOWEVER I AM STUCK WITH A $4000-6000 REPAIR BILL FOR A PROBLEM DODGE KNEW ABOUT. WHY.

MY CAR NEVER GAVE ME ANY SIGNS OF BURNING OIL, NOR DID I HAVE ANY HEATER ISSUES OR SMELLS. OWEVER, ON 05/21/02 I TOOK MY CAR IN TO SPITZER MOTOR CITY IN CLEVELAND FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I WAS SEEING THE ENGINE LIGHT. THEY DETERMINED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE MY PCV VALVE AND GAS CAP ($24.02 FOR PARTS AND $149.00 FOR LABOR). LATER, DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2002 I BEGAN SEEING MY ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AT, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IF THE GAS CAP IS NOT ON TIGHTLY IT CAN ALSO CAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND TO MAKE SURE IT IS ALWAYS ON TIGHT. AFTER THAT, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME, TIL THE DAY THE ENIGNE FAILED ON AUGUST 18, 2003 WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DODGE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. ( LAST OIL CHANGE, MAY 2003 ). ACCORDING TO A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER SERVICE CONTRACT HELP DESK, IF AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR IS OVER $5,000, AN INSPECTOR MUST BE SENT TO INVESTIGATE BEFORE APPROVING THE COVERAGE OF ANY SERVICE REPAIRS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE REQUEST TO PICK UP THE TAB WAS DENIED, WITH STILL ONE MORE MONTH OF WARRANTY COVERAGE LEFT AND 63,000 PLUS MILES LATER. THE ONLY THING THAT I RECEIVED FROM THIS WAS A REFERENCE NUMBER FROM THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER ON SEPT 16TH, 2003, AND OVER $12,000 LEFT IN INSTALMENTS. THATS ALL ! *AK