2001 Dodge Intrepid complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. ON DECEMBER 14, 2008, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A NEW MOTOR WOULD COST $6,200. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,489.

I OWN A 2001 DODGE INTREPID, AND USED IT FOR MY COMMUTE. I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND BELIEVE IT TO BE RELATED TO THE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM IN CHRYSLER'S 2.7 ENGINES. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, SPEED APPROX. 65 M.P.H. ON INTERSTATE. ENGINE MADE A SHARP "BANG", NO WARNING LIGHTS, BELLS, NOTHING TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. APPEARED TO LOSE POWER, BUT NEVER STALLED OUT. MANAGED TO "LIMP" HOME (LESS THAN 2 MILES). PARKED VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ON ITS OWN. RAISED THE HOOD, FOUND NOTHING TO BE UNUSUAL. TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART, ONLY A LOUD CLUNKING AS THE ENGINE TURNED OVER. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD "JUMPED" AND THAT ALL OF THE VALVES WERE BENT. WAS GIVEN A "VERBAL" ESTIMATE OF $7000.00-$7500.00 TO REPAIR/REPLACE ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. I DECLINED. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AS REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ALL REQUIRED FLUID CHANGE INTERVALS HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND DOCUMENTED. AT NO TIME WAS I EVER INFORMED THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE HAD ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. I STILL HAVE THIS VEHICLE, SITTING IN STORAGE. IT HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED SINCE BEING BROUGHT BACK HOME FROM THE REPAIR FACILITY. I HAVE, AND STILL MAINTAIN THAT THIS ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT SOMETHING I COULD HAVE FORESEEN AND OR BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR. NOW I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER, HAS BEEN AWARE OF AND HAS DENIED ANY LIABILITIES. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT OFFERED THE COSTLY REPAIR, THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR MY CAR. NOW I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THAT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN M

2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LTR I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR MADE A HISSING NOISE AND CLUNKED AND THEN SHUT OFF. I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOW. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF ENGINE SLUDGE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND 2500.00 TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE PUT IN MY CAR. THIS WAS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE THAT WE INCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THEN REPEATEDLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES AND THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM SHOWED NO ISSUES. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE STALLING. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY AFTER MUCH JERKING AND LUNGING. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. A MECHANIC FOUND SLUDGE BUILD IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO BEGIN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $6,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE OIL THICKENED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT ASSIST. A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST $9,000. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000. UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND HAVE THEM PROVIDE A NEW VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

CLOCKSPRING FAILED--WHICH TAKES OUT THE AIRBAG AND HORN AND ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I 75 - 250 MILES FROM HOME WHEN MY ENGINE FAILED ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID. NO WARNING. LUCKILY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE 2001 DODGE INTREPID. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A OIL LOSS..I HAVE TO ADD OIL ONCE A MONTH FOR LAST 4 MONTHS. I HAVE NO IDEAL WHERE THE OIL IS GOING,NEITHER DOES ANY MECHANIC THAT LOOKS AT MY CAR KNOW... *TR

ENGINE SEIZED UP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND IT RESTARTED THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE, DESPITE UNDERGOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $6,500. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

DODGE HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 INTREPID WITH A 2.7L V-6 ENGINE. AFTER AN OIL CHANGE THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERS. STARTED TO MAKE A TICKING NOISE. HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND DUE TO SOME OIL TUBE DESIGN ISSUE PART OF THE ENGINE IS STARVED FOR OIL AND IS NOW IN NEED OF A NEW ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO SWITCH THE GEAR INDICATOR FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

I WAS SHOCKED THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE (LONG BLOCK AND ALL PARTS ASSOCIATED) AT 67,227 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE/BEARINGS BROKE DOWN IN ENGINE AND CAUSED OIL TO LOOK METALLIC RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. THE CHECK OIL LIGHT SUDDENLY APPEARED AND A TICKING NOISE STARTED SO I HAD MY CAR TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENED JUST 2,277 MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED? WE HAD TWO DEALERSHIPS LOOK AT MY INTREPID AND BOTH AGREED IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. WE EVEN CONTACTED A TRUSTED FAMILY MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES AND ADVISED TO GET RID OF THE CAR IMMEDIATELY (THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH IT). ROBERT AT AUTOWEST DODGE IN ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, ALSO ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DODGE 2.7 LITER ENGINES AND THAT IT JUST HAPPENS NO MATTER HOW YOUR VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED BUT, OFFERED NO RECOURSE WITH DODGE. THE TOTAL FOR REPAIRS WAS $8,175.00. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER 2.7 LITER ENGINE (REBUILT) FROM THE MANUFACTURER (DODGE) WHICH IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 36 MONTHS. THE COST OF REPAIRING MY CAR REALLY CREATED A HARDSHIP FOR ME. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN ON A FIXED INCOME, DRIVE MY VEHICLE LESS THAN AVERAGE MILES PER YEAR AND TAKE PRIDE IN MAINTAINING MY CAR. YOUR HELP IN INVESTIGATING THE DODGE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY DECELERATE WHILE THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS STILL DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE AND BROWN SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $4,500. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE HAS COMMON ENGINE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,049.

2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE MOTOR STARTED TO KNOCK AT START UP FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS THE ENGINE DIES TWO BLOCKS FROM HOME. GOT HOME AND IT STARTED WITH A VERY LOUD SQUEALING COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR. IT HAS 137,000 MILES AND I AM PRETTY SURE IT IS A CRANK BEARING. I USE SYNTHETIC AND CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. *TR

2001 DODGE INTREPID SE, 2.7 LITER ENGINE, V6, PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2006, WE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED THE DAY BEFORE MOTHERS DAY 2007, MOTHERS DAY 2007, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OUR LOCAL MALL, I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN, STARTED TO GO AND THE CAR JUST STALLED AS IF I WERE OUT OF GAS, I HAD A FULL TANK, I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER DEALER NEARBY AFTER WE HAD IT TOWED THAT IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD NO WARNING, THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, NO OIL LIGHT, NO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER, AND HERE I AM A YEAR LATER WITH CAR THAT DOES NOT RUN AND OUT THE MONEY WE PAID FOR THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE WE ARE HOPING THEY WILL RECALL THIS ENGINE. *TR

THE PAINT ON THE BODY IS GOOD EXCEPT FOR THE HOOD. THE PAINT IS PEELING BADLY. NOWHERE ELSE ON THE BODY IS THIS HAPPENING. THE COLOR IS FORREST GREEN ?? PLEASE LET KNOW HOW I CAN GET THIS HOOD REPAINTED. *TR

OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP ON ENGINE OF 2.7L V6 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE, TIMING CHAIN BROKE, AND WATER PUMP QUIT. *TR

MY CAR SEIZED ON ROUTE 3 IN PA ON MY WAY TO TAKE DAUGHTER TO SEE SURGEON ON HER FIRST TRIP ALLOWED TO BE SITTING IN A CAR TO GET HER STAPLES REMOVED AFTER MAJOR BACK SURGERY. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN 2 SECONDS THE CAR SHRUGGED TWICE AND DIED. WITH NO WARNING BESIDE THE 2 SECOND INTERVAL OF THE OIL LIGHT I LOST ALL STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES TO GET MY CAR SAFELY OFF ROADWAY. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY SCARY BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST DAY SHE WAS ALLOWED TO SIT IN A CAR AND ONLY TO SEE HER SURGEON. I AM TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY TIMING CHAIN IS BAD AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE, THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY DODGE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TIMING CHAINS AT ALL. MY CAR IS UNDRIVABLE, USELESS, CRUSHING BLOW FOR A SINGLE PARENT OF 3 KIDS. *TR

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID R/T STARTED MAKING THIS CREAKING AND CRACKING SOUND IT DOES IT 100% OF THE TIME I'M DRIVING THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WE TOOK IT IN A SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID THE STEERING RACK HAD FAILED AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY FIXED IT DROVE THE CAR NO MORE THAN 100 MILES AND THE SAME CREAKING AND CRACKING SOUND WAS BACK I FEAR FOR OUR LIVES BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD LOTS OF REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THESE CARS AND YET DODGE HAS YET TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM I FOUND THIS INFORMATION AT WWW.CHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO FOG APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AGO. ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2006, AT 42,000 MILES, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE HEADLIGHT IS HEAVILY FOGGED AND THE OTHER IS APPROXIMATELY 60-70% FOGGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT BACKED HER VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, PLACED IT INTO DRIVE, AND BARELY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. FRANTICALLY, SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE ON ONE OF THE SEAT ARMS WAS STRIPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST WOULD TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $955. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A MINOR STRAIN IN HER SHOULDER DUE TO THE SUDDEN SEAT COLLAPSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,968 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,500. UPDATED 07/15/08 *BF THE SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 07/15/08 *JB

AT FIRST THE MOTOR STARTED TO KNOCK FROM BELOW(BEARINGS) BROUGHT IT IN AND REPLACED THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS. DROVE THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS AFTER AND IT WILL NOT START AND THE KNOCKING IS WORSE. THE ENGINE IS GETTING FUEL AND SPARK BUT WILL NOT FIRE. CHECKED THE OIL AND CHANGED IT TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, STILL NOTHING. *TR

I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT TRAVELING 30 MILES PER HOUR IN MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID ES. MY RIGHT FONT TIRE SOMEHOW SNAPPED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT COURSE AND DID NOT HIT ANY DEBRIS OR POTHOLES WHILE ON THE ROAD. I HAD NO CONTROL OF ANY STEERING WHILE IT HAPPENED AND CRASHED INTO AND ONCOMING CAR AT 30MPH AS I SAID I HAD MY SEATBELT ON AND HIT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE OPPOSING VEHICLE. THE RESULT WAS A 4 INCH GASH IN MY FOREHEAD FROM THE B BAR OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SEATBELT DIDN'T PROPERLY RESTRAIN ME EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ADJUSTED TO PROPER SHOULDER HEIGHT AND PULLED TIGHT AROUND MY WAIST. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE CAR AT ALL. AS A RESULT I SUFFERED INJURIES RESULTING IN THE PAYMENT OF $2900 TO MY LOCAL HOSPITAL AND AMBULANCE BUSINESS. THE VEHICLE HAD PASSED AN INSPECTION JUST A COUPLE MONTHS EARLIER HAD A TUNEUP AND INSPECTION FOR WORN JBALL JOINTS FITTINGS WIRES HOSES AND WIRES AND BOLTS WHICH COST A LARGE SUM OF MONEY. A FEW MINOR PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THE CAR WAS DEEMED TO BE IN SAFE WORKING ORDER. *TR

ON THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER ON MY 2001 DODGE 2.7L. THE FIRST TIME THE LOCAL DEALER DID THE REPAIR THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME BY THE DEALER THAT I HAD ENGINE SLUDGE AND THAT THIS REPAIR AND FUTURE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE LAST TIME THE I HAD A FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO LIMP 2 MILES TO GET OFF, THIS CAUSED MAJOR INTAKE VALVE DAMAGE AND HAS IS COASTING ME ABOUT $1,200.00 TO FIX MYSELF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOISTURE WOULD GATHER INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING VISIBILITY TO BE IMPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CONSULT THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NEVER ABLE TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 92,000. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN

THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN OFF THE HIGHWAY MOSTLY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING DEVELOPED EXCESSIVE PLAY; ABOUT A QUARTER TURN TO EACH SIDE, LEFT AND RIGHT. ID DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BUT IT NEARLY DID. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WHERE THE CAR IS TAKEN MANY TRUCKS ALSO COMMUTE AND THE EXCESSIVE PLAY THROWS THE CAR ONTO ADJACENT LANES OR THE SEPARATING BARRIER. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN DECEMBER 2007, IT HAD 147,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE I PURCHASED IT I HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED TWICE. ON THE MORNING OF MAY 7, 2008, I CHECKED THE OIL PRIOR TO A LONG TRIP AND FOUND IT TO BE 1 QUART LOW. I ADDED ADDITIONAL OIL TO BRING THE LEVEL TO FULL. ABOUT 5 MILES INTO THE TRIP, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR, I BEGAN HEARING A VERY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AS I BEGAN CHANGING LANES, I FOUND THAT ONCE I SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY, I WAS UNABLE TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN, AND I WAS SLOWLY LOOSING SPEED. AS I ENTERED THE OFF RAMP THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER. AT THE END OF THE OFF RAMP, MY CAR DIED AT THE STOP SIGN, AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN, LEAVING ME IN A VERY UNSAFE PLACE. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO PUSH IT INTO A PARKING LOT FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OR APPLY THE BRAKES IF NEEDED. I WAS UNABLE TO PUSH FROM THAT POSITION, SO I WAS FORCED TO TAKE THE RISK OF PUSHING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. BY SHEER LUCK THE CAR ROLLED BETWEEN A STREET SIGN AND A PARKED VEHICLE, AND CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A BUSH JUST BEFORE ROLLING INTO THE DITCH. I WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE ROD KNOCK WAS CAUSED BY A SEVERE BUILDUP OF OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. I WAS OFFERED 2 OPTIONS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; 1) HAVE A REMANUFACTURED 2.7 L ENGINE INSTALLED THAT HAD BEEN MODIFIED TO COMBAT THIS PROBLEM, OR 2) HAVE A 3.2 OR 3.5 L ENGINE FROM ANOTHER INTREPID OR CONCORD INSTALLE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING AND WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A MECHANIC ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE CONTACT'S HOME AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

WHILE IN ROUTE TO WORK, I STARTED SMELLING GAS FROM AIR VENTS. I MADE IT TO WORK & WHEN I WENT ON LUNCH BREAK MY CO-WORKERS SAID THAT THEY SMELT GAS AROUND MY CAR. I LEFT WORK THAT MORNING WHEN TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHY I WAS SMELLING GAS & RAPIDLY STARTED LOSING GAS MILEAGE. HE INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR(DODGE INTREPID 2001) HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL RAIL & THAT I SHOULD LOOK INTO CONTACTING &/OR LOOKING UP VEHICLE RECALLS ON MY CAR. CONTACTED DODGE/DAIMLER CHRYSLER & HAD ABSOLUTELY "NO RESPONSE" AS OF YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, SO HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. OIL CHANGED ON 2 OCCASIONS DURING TIME FRAME AND RESULT SAME, LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FLICKERED AND THAN BECAME CONTINUOUSLY SOLID RED WITH LIGHT TICKING NOISE OBSERVED FROM UPPER VALVE COVER. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LONGER OF DRIVING TO SAFELY LOCATE THE DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINE TO RESIDENCE, ONCE PARKED IN DRIVE WAY THE TICKING WAS SPORADIC AND CAR HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE DUE TO INABILITY TO OPERATE SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY WITHOUT FURTHER CREATING TOTAL LOSS TO VEHICLE AND ENGINE COMPONENTS! *TR

HUSBAND DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE DAY CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF AT A STOP LIGHT. HE TURNED OFF THE BUSY RODE AND THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. STARTED SMOKING HE OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT FLUIDS HAD LEAKED OUT. NEARBY WAS A MECHANIC SHOP WITH HELP PUSHED IT THERE. WAS PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS GONE RESULT OF A OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE. ESTIMATED COST FOR NEW ENGINE $5372. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND WOULDN'T EVEN CONSIDER PUTTING A NEW ENGINE IN THIS CAR. *TR

SEEMS THAT THERE IS A THING CALLED A CLOCK SPRING---IN THE STEERING MECH-(SORTA A REPLACEMENT FOR THE OLD HORN CONTACTS)---SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM---WHEN IT FAILS IT TURNS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT--YOU LOOSE YOUR HORN AND ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL--NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL YET--BUT SOME OTHER SAME MFG. PRODUCTS ARE UNDER RECALL. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE JUST QUIT AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN WHILE WAITING FOR A STOP LIGHT. UPON TAKING IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS OIL SLUDGE. A REBUILT ENGINE WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED AT A COST OF $5,000.00. *TR

I HAD SET UP AN APPT. TO TAKE MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED BECAUSE IT HAD RECENTLY COME ON. WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF MAKING THAT APPT., MY OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON EVERY TIME ON PUT THE BRAKES ON. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR IN EARLIER. WE HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE FOR THE WEEKEND WHICH WE COULDN'T AFFORD. BY THE TIME THIS WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, OUR MECHANIC TOLD US WE HAD AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK AND AN OIL LEAK. THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR EITHER ONE BECAUSE THE LAST TIME THEY FIXED AN OIL LEAK ON A DODGE INTREPID, THE CAR STILL BROKE DOWN AND THEY GOT SUED. THEY CAN'T GET TO THE ANTI-FREEZE LEAK WITHOUT TAKING THE ENGINE OUT WHICH IN TURN WILL CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS WITH OUR ENGINE. WE'RE CONSTANTLY PUTTING OIL IN IT AND ANTI-FREEZE. WE'RE STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR. WE'RE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS OUT THERE AND CHRYSLER SHOULD GIVE PEOPLE THEIR MONEY BACK. WE HAVE A CHILD IN THE LATTER STAGES OF KIDNEY FAILURE AND THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE OUR RELIABLE VEHICLE TO GET HER BACK AND FORTH TO ALBANY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD A CHILD SEATED IN A CHILD SEAT AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS CLOGGED WITH OIL SLUDGE AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE EXPLODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $5,000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN, PURCHASE, DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

OIL SLUDGE HAS BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE, LEAVING THE ENGINE WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO CIRCULATE OIL THROUGH THE BLOCK TO LUBRICATE THE PARTS. A MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND NOTED THAT DRIVING THE CAR WILL CAUSE PARTS TO BREAK AND THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC TOOK PHOTOS OF THE INSIDE OF ONE OF THE VALVE COVERS TO SHOW HOW THICK THE OIL SLUDGE IS. WHERE THE INSIDE OF THE VALVE COVER SHOULD BE CLEAN AND SHINY, IT IS COATED WITH A HALF-INCH OF SLUDGE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT ABOUT 121,000 MILES. I NOTICED THAT THE OIL-PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME. A CHECK OF THE OIL SHOWED IT WAS FULL AND CLEAN. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. IT PERFORMED VERY WELL. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS SIGNIFICANT ENGINE PROBLEM, THERE ARE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR -- NO ACCIDENTS, NO DENTS OF BODY DAMAGE, NO RUST, CLEAN INTERIOR AND EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS. CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT AN OTHERWISE PERFECTLY GOOD CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN. IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR TWO MONTHS WHILE I CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, FILE REPORTS WITH THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE NHTSA AND THE CENTER OF AUTO SAFETY, AND RESEARCH WHAT CAN BE DONE AND AT WHAT COST. MY PREFERENCE, OF COURSE, WOULD BE THAT THE MANUFACTURER, DAIMLERCHRYSLER, PAY TO REBUILD OR REPLACE THE ENGINE. HAVING THE MANUFACTURER ADMIT TO A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW, AS ALLEGED IN HEBERT V. DAIMLER CHRYSLER, WOULD BE NICE, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL. GETTING THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD AT NO COST OR MINIMAL COST TO ME IS MY GOAL. *TR

THE MOTOR IN MY DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITER V6, 2001, LET LOOSE AT SPEED WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY KIND. THE CAR BUCKED WILDLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL WITH MY 2 YR OLD SON IN HIS CAR SEAT. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO THROW AT THIS PIECE OF CRAP! I STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE AND REPAIRS START AROUND 3,500.00 DOLLARS! WHAT IS CHRYSLER DOING ABOUT THIS?? *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN OCTOBER OF 2006 AND HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE UNTIL RECENTLY. IN THE LAST 30 DAYS I HAVE SPENT ROUGHLY $1200 IN REPAIRS FOR A TIMING CHANGE, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND SOME OTHER PREVENTIVE REPAIR MEASURES LIKE A TUNE UP, SERPENTINE BELT, ETC. THE PROBLEM THAT I AM MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT WHEN I AM REDUCING SPEED THE OIL LIGHT FLASHES AND WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CAR IS IDLING THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHRYSLER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE OIL SENDING UNIT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD THIS PART REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC ADVISED ME OF RELATED ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TOLD ME TO DO SOME RESEARCH REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM USUALLY LEADS TO ENGINE FAILURE AND THIS CONCERN ME GREATLY. FOR THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

ENGINE BLEW WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. 2.7 LITER V-6. DODGE INTREPID SE 2001. NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM THEN SITTING AT STOP LIGHT IT BLEW. HAD TO GET TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THEN THEY SAY THE ENGINE IS BLOWN WILL COST 6500 TO REPAIR. *TR

OIL SENSOR MALFUNCTION--NOTICED MANY OTHERS WITH SAME MAKE AND YEAR HAVE SAME PROBLEM. TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED DRAMATICALLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED MINUTES LATER. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN AND STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY ASSIST IF THERE WAS SLUDGE IN HER ENGINE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,772 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURNOVER DURING A START. THE TIMING CHAIN IS NOT WORKING AND HAS CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO FUEL INJECTORS AND THE BASIC FUNCTIONING OF THE CAR. MANY THINGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED OR REPAIRED ON THE CAR BUT, I ALWAYS GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT COMES ON CONSTANTLY WITHIN MINUTES OR DAYS OF A REPAIR. THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK ENGINE WHEN IT IDLES, OR IS STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE BELTS MAKE LOTS OF WHINING NOISES. THE CAR IN THIS RESPECT HAS COST ME LOTS OF $$ AND IS JUST SITTING IN A PARKING LOT UNDRIVEABLE. *TR