2001 Dodge Intrepid complaints

OIL LIGHT COMES ON UPON IDLING AFTER DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ALSO HAVE NOTICED OIL LEAKING. A POOL OF OIL ON GROUND WHERE CAR IS PARKED. TOOK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP TO EXAMINE. CAR STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL DEC 2004. UPON EXPECTION DODGE ADVISES THEY NEED TO REPLACE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH (UNDER WARRANTY) & GASKET IN OIL PAN. I AUTHORIZED THOSE REPAIRS. ALSO ADVISED REPLACING OIL FILTER & 1 BOTTLE OF OIL. CAME OUT PAYING $82.00. ONCE I GOT HOME AND LOOKED AT MY RECEIPT THEY ALSO ROTATED MY TIRES (NOT SURE WHY I JUST HAD THAT DONE IN JAN. 04), REPLACED POWER STEERING BELT. A WEEK LATER STILL NOTICE OIL LIGHT COMING ON & OIL LEAK IS WORSE. TOOK CARE BACK TO DEALERSHIP & UPON INSPECTION THEY HAVE ADVISED I HAVE A "SLUDGE" BUILD UP FROM USING 10W30 OIL. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE FLUSHED ESTIMATE $287. I REFUSE AND TAKE CARE HOME. I HAVE FRIEND FLUSH ENGINE FOR FREE. NO SLUDGE WAS VISIBLE UPON FLUSH. OIL LIGHT STILL COMES ON & OIL LEAK STILL PRESENT. THIS TIME I DECIDE TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC INSTEAD OF THE DEALERSHIP. UPON THEIR INSPECTION THEY SEE A MAJOR LEAK COMING FROM TIMING CHAIN COVER. THEY ALSO REMOVED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH & HOOKED MANUAL GAUGE AND RAN TESTS. OIL PRESSURE WAS GOOD IN ALL CONDITIONS THEY SAW NO PROBLEM WITH PUMP OR ENGINE BEARINGS. THEY CONTACTED MY WARRANTY WITH ESTIMATE TO REPAIR TIMING COVER OIL LEAK. WARRANTY APPROVED REPAIRS. UPON REMOVING TIMING COVER THEY REPLACED BAD GASKET AND REPLACED CRANK SEAL. TOTAL CHARGES $223.73 WARRANTY PAID $206.26. NO FURT

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

THE ENGINE IN MY CAR FAILED TWICE AND I HAD REPLACED IT WITH A USED ONE SINCE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT. THIS COST ME $4000.00 AND THEN 6 MONTHS LATER THAT ENGINE FAILED AND I AM NOW REPLACING IT AT A COST OF $6,000.00 DUE TO OIL SLUDGE FOUND IN THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN THE DODGE INTREPID

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

EVERY OWNER OF A NEWER MODEL DODGE INTREPID THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. SEVERAL OF THESE INTREPID OWERS HAD TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND I THINK IT IS A MANUFATURER'S DEFECT AND THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT A MAIL BOX AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY LEAVING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *MR

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

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO HAD DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS INTERNAL BEARING FAILURE. CONSUMER INSISTED THERE WAS NO ENGINE SLUDGE. *AK

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

54,000 MI. CHANGED REGULARLY AT A LOCAL CHEVRON STATION. SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE: WATER PUMP & OIL PUMP WENT OUT AND HEAD GASKET BLEW. REPAIR COST (ESTIMATE/QUOTE): $4,850 - $5,000. *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 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

OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE MOTOR. OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT. OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. OUR MECHANIC STATED WE WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR. HE ESTIMATED THE COST AT $8500.00. HE TOLD US HE HAD REPLACED THREE 2001 DODGE INTREPID MOTORS IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. HE SUGGESTED WE CONTACT CHRYSLER. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS NOT HELPFUL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER STATED HE WASN'T AWARE OF THE 2.7 MOTOR PROBLEMS. I CALLED A 1-800-# WITH CHRYSLER AND SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE WHICH STATED BECAUSE OF THE MILES ON MY CAR IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER RECONIZES THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTORS THE DECISION TO DO A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME.*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 ENGINE AFTER SOOOOO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. WELL IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYBODY IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THE CHRYSLER 2.7L ENGINE.

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

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD METAL SHAKING NEAR ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT METAL SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER NOT OIL CHANGING. *AK

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 VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE SHIFT LEVER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TP ROLL BACKWARDS INTO THE CONSUMER GARAGE, THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW VEHICLE CAN COME OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE YEAR AND MODEL DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT SAFETY LOCK FOR SHIFTING. NLM *MR

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

WHILE DRIVING UNDETERMINED SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND PRECEDED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.*AK

I'M A CONSUMER AND A VICTIM OF A FAILED 2.7 LITER ENGINE. I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN JUNE OF 2001 IT ONLY HAD 100 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I HAD THIS CAR ONLY 2YEARS AND 7MONTHS. I GOT TO WORK PULLED IN THE PARKING DECK OIL LIGHT COMES ON. I PARKED WENT IN TO WORK. LEAVING THE PARKING DECK MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. NO TAPPING NO SMOKE OR ANYTHING. I'M THINKING THIS IS JUST MY BATTERY. MY HUSBAND CAME AN TRIED THE SAME THING. PUSHED THE CAR OUT OF THE ROAD, AND HAD A WRECKER COME AND GET THE CAR TOOK IT TO HANSEN CHRYSLER FOR REPAIRS. HE STATED THAT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND HE REPLACED THE BATTERY THEN HE RETURNED A CALL TO ME AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE MAY BE SLUDGED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME $84 TO TAKE OFF THE GASKETS AND $84 TO PUT THEM BACK ON JUST TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT IF I WANTED TO WAIT THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND I COULD COME AND GET IT BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS ENGINE WOULD HOLD UP. I WENT AND GOT MY CAR AND DROVE OFF THE LOT. I GOT AROUND THE CORNER NOT EVEN A HALF A MILE AWAY IT SHUT OFF AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE WAS TAPPING. NEVER SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR HAD I HEARD ANY TAPPING UNTIL THAT DAY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT NOW THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT MY ENGINE IS BLOWN. I FIND OUT FROM THE MECHANIC THAT THESE 2.7 LITER ENGINES ARE NOT REALLY GOOD ENGINES. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT I WOULD BE LOOKING AT SPENDING ABOUT 6 - 7,000 DOLLARS ON THE ENGINE ALONG NOT EVEN COUNTING THE LABOR. I DON'T HAV

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE (T-BONE) AND I WAS THE HEAD ON COLLISION. MY AIRBAG ON MY DODGE INTREPID 2001 DID NOT DEPLOY THE CRASH WAS HEAD ON AT 50 MPH. *LA

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

PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. TOOK FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE IN APRIL AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE FLUSHED. I HAD THAT DONE AND 2 DAYS LATER THE MOTOR HAD BLOWN. MY CAR IS STILL SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS ANYWHERE FROM $4000.00 TO $8000.00.

ENGINE BUILDS UP SLUDGE IN THE OIL WELLS AND DOES NOT LUBRICATE THE ENGINE PROPERLY. EVEN THOUGH PROPER MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PREFORMED.

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

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 REPLACE THE ENGINE. WE WERE ALSO INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY ANYWAY BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO "OWNER MAINTENANCE AND NEGLECT, EVEN THOUGH WE PROVIDED THE RECEIPTS FOR THE OIL CHANGES. I WAS INFORMED THAT HAD THEY PROVIDED THE SERVICE, DODGE/CHRYSLER WOULD HONOR THEIR WORK AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT SINCE IT WAS PERFORMED ELSEWHERE I WAS ON MY OWN. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ACROSS TOWN AND WAS INFORMED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND THEY SEE SEVERAL A MONTH. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP QUOTED $5500.00 DOLLARS. AFTER GETTING THIS INFO FROM THE SECOND DEALERSHIP, WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE

MUTIPLE REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 DODGE INREPID THAT I PURCHASED NEW. TRANMISSION HAD AN OIL PAN LEAK FIRST, THEN WAS LEAKING AGAIN SIX MONTHS LATER FROM THE "WEEP" HOLE. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO REQUIRE THE TRANMISSION BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND REPAIRED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO HAD A MULTITUDE OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE INCLUDING: BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR AN OIL PAN LEAK BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A LEAKING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHINGS THIS IS A VERY POOR QUALITY AUTOMOBILE AND CONSUMERS ARE BEING CHEATED BY DODGE.

ON 11/30/03, ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY CAR STARTED MAKING A TICKING & KNOCKING SOUND. AS I PULLED OFF OF THE EXIT, IT CUT OFF. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT & HE SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE -- THE CAR ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 86,000 MILES ON IT; & IT'S ONLY 2 YEARS OLD! I CALLED THE DODGE'S CUSTOMER CARE LINE; THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK OUT ($65 TOW, $80 DEALER DIAGNOSTIC). BEFORE THE SERVICE PERSON LOOKED AT IT, HE ASKED IF I HAD PROOF OF MY OIL CHANGES, I SAID I DID NOT -- BUT THAT I DID HAVE THEM DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES. NATURALLY, IT TURNED OUT THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN MY ENGINE (MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DID NOT SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF IT) & THAT IT WOULD COST $6900 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE! IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DODGE IS RUNNING A SCAM. I HAVE NOW DISCOVERED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 INTREPID. THERE ARE 20 SUCH COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE ALONE! I HAVE 4 YEARS LEFT TO PAY ON THIS CAR! IT IS RIDICULOUS & UNACCEPTABLE THAT DODGE IS ALLOWED TO IGNORE & REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSTALLING FAULTY ENGINES IN THE INTREPID!*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SPINAL INJURIES. *AK

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 NOW I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY DOWN ON ANOTHER CAR. I WILL HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING IN REASON FOR THE SAME COST OF THE REPAIR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THANKSGIVING AT MY SISTERS THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED DAMAMGE TO MY CAM BEARINGS CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE...WITH A PROPERLY MAINTAINED CAR...IMPOSSIBLE! NO ONE WAS INJURED THANK GOD!*AK

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

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ROD SHEARED OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

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 AT 45 MPH STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. CONSUMER HAD TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

STEERING GEAR REPLACED AT 44,000 MILES. *LA

WHILE DRIVING OWNER NOTICED THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND PULLED OUT THE DIP STICK FROM THE ENGINE. OWNER SAID THAT THE DIP STICK WAS FULL OF COOLANT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

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

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

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.