2001 Dodge Intrepid complaints

OIL LIGHT STAYS ON AT IDLE. HAVE BEEN INFORMED THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE THAT LEADS TO EVENTUAL FAILURE. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THIS ISSUE BUT AM HOPING THAT ANY INFORMATION WILL HELP ME AND ANYONE ELSE. *TR

SLUDGE IN 2.7 DODGE INTREPID, BROKEN TIMING TENSIONER REBUILD ENGINE. *TR

2001 DODGE INTREPID. OIL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. CHECKED THE OIL IT WAS FULL. ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER A LIGHT TICKING NOISE OCCURRED. ON 2/16/2007, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TICKING NOISE, TURNED INTO KNOCKING NOISE. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAR EXPERIENCE AN OIL FAILURE AND THROUGH A ROD IN THE ENGINE. $4,500.00 TO FIX. *TR

FIRST THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION ON CITY STREETS. I GOT THE CAR RESTARTED AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. I CHECKED THE OIL AND ENSURED THAT IT HAD PLENTY AND EVEN SCHEDULED IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAD APPROX 1500 MILES ON THE PREVIOUS CHANGED OIL. THEN I WS ON THE FWY DRIVING TO WORK AND WHEN I WAS CHANGING LANES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF ON ME. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE FWY AND THANKFULLY THERE WAS AN EXIT CLOSE BY WHERE I WAS ABLE TO EXIT WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE OR INJURY. THIS IS A 2.7L DODGE INTREPID AND I AM NOW BEING QUOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP OF A REPAIR BILL EXCEEDING 850+ DOLLARS. *TR

I HAD MY CAR OIL CHANGED REGULARLY, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS BROKE, AFTER THEY GOT THE ENGINE APART, IT WAS SO SLUDGED UP AND IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX. SAID THIS WAS THE REASON, THERE WAS NO OTHER WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED 6 MOS. PREVIOUSLY, WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO BORROW FUNDS TO PAY $6,000.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE, AS I HAVE A PHYSICAL HANDICAP I REQUIRE A VEHICLE,AND HAD THIS HAPPENED IN THE COUNTRY , IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE BECAUSE I CANNOT WALK ANY DISTANCE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THESE WERE A FAULTY ENGINE AND SHOULD HAVE MAYBE HAD A RECALL. *TR

TIMING CHAIN AND OIL PUMP FAILED IN CAR OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR AT 140,000 MILES MAINTENANCE ON VEHICLE DONE REGULARLY THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 160,000 MILES VEHICLE IS NOW LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. IT HAS 89,000 MILES AND I HAVE RELIGIOUSLY CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER EVERY THREE MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 28, 2007 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME AND WHEN SHE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION THE CAR DIED. I CAME AND HELPED HER PUSH THE CAR HOME. THE NEXT DAY I HAD A MECHANIC COME TO THE HOUSE AND HE DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD IN FACT SEIZED. I HAVE GOT TWO DIFFERENT ESTIMATES TO FIX THIS FAILURE AND BOTH ARE HIGHER THAN THE KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY REFERRED ME TO THE IMPARTIAL SERVICES GROUP WHO IN TURN REQUESTED A MOUNTAIN OF INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER MY CASE WOULD BE DEEMED WORTHY FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SO FAR I HAVE HEARD NOTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 74 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ACTIVATED, SMOKE APPEARED OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TAIL PIPE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD, OPENED THE HOOD, AND FOUND THE OIL DIPSTICK TO BE DARK BROWN IN COLOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD BE USED FOR THIS SORT OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 85,000 MILES. IT COST ME $6,000 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES ETC. AS RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER. THIS HAS PUT TREMENDOUS STRAIN ON MY FAMILY'S FINANCES. THROUGH RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH MECHANICS I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON EVENT WITH 2001 INTREPIDS. I FEEL CHRYSLER OWES ME FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE REPAIRS. *TR

HAVE A 2001 INTREPID, 2.7 ENGINE. ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING PUTTING MY LIFE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE LIFE OF MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN DANGER. SEEMS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE AND CHRYSLER. NOW UPSIDE DOWN IN THE CAR AND ONLY FINANCIAL PAIN IN MY IMMEDIATE FUTURE. WHAT'S NEEDED: THE US GOVERNMENT SHOULD HOLD CHRYSLER RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING A CLEARLY DEFECTIVE ENGINE. *TR

SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE ON A 6 YEAR OLD CAR THAT WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED 2001 DODGE INTREPID (KNOWN TO BE AN ISSUE ON ALL 2.7L ENGINES). THIS VEHICLE IS WORTH NOTHING TO ANYONE AT THIS POINT, ONLY 100,000 MILES. *TR

2.7L ENGINE FAILURE... THE THE ROD BEARINGS SHOT, DO TO OIL STARVTOIN FROM POOR ENGINE DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IDLED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM CAUSED THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. AS OF JANUARY 3, 2008, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS 124,680 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,800. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY 2 MECHANICS THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE OIL PUMP HOSE WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND WAS CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEMS.

TIMING CHAIN GOES OUT WITH OUT NOTICE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT HAD TWO GO OUT THIS YEAR THEN THE OIL SLUDGE IS SO BAD IT MAKES THE ENGINE SEIZE. THE DEAL IS THAT I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND THERE ARE SO MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT REPAIR SHOPS WONT FIX THEM ANY MORE CAUSE IT IS A BIG HASSLE. *TR

NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF AT STOP LIGHTS. LOOKED FOR PROBLEMS BUT SAW NONE. A FEW DAYS LATER NOTICED A VERY QUIET TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UNFORTUNATELY NOT BEING A CAR KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON I DID NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. A WEEK LATER DRIVING TO A DESTINATION I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. UPON ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE SOME TIME LATER THERE WAS MORE KNOCKING AND REFUSAL TO TURN OVER. CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE I LEARNED THE TINNING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND DAMAGED A NUMBER OF THE PISTONS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE. ONLY RECOURSE WAS EITHER INSTALL A NEW ENGINE OR BUY A NEW CAR. AS I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR I OPTED TO PURCHASE AN ENGINE. ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND I HAVE JUST GOT MY CAR BACK TONIGHT AFTER NEARLY A MONTH WITHOUT A VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE TO FIND SOME WAY TO PAY FOR THIS MESS AS I HAD TO BORROW IT SHORT TERM FROM A FRIEND. I AM IN A VERY BAD FINANCIAL SITUATION BECAUSE FOR THIS. I AM ATTEMPTING TO APPLY TO CHRYSLER FOR THEIR REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM WITH LITTLE HOPE OF SUCCESS SINCE I DID NOT KEEP THE OIL CHANGE RECORDS AND RECEIPTS RECORDS THEY REQUIRE. *TR

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN 2001 DODGE INTREPID. MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO POOR OIL CIRCULATION IN THE ENGINE WHICH WAS POORLY DESIGNED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS KNOWN TO CHRYSLER SINCE THE LATE 90'S. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM SHOULD NEVER HAVE PASSED OFF THIS VEHICLE AS A GOOD USED CAR WITHOUT ADDRESSING THIS FAILURE. SINCE THEY ARE A DODGE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR VERY WELL AND THERE WOULD BE NO REASON FOR SUCH A FAILURE HAD THE ENGINE BEEN DESIGNED WITH BETTER CHANNELS FOR THE OIL TO FLOW. I STILL OWE OVER $2,000 ON THE CAR AND THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $5,000. THIS IS FRAUD ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER. *TR

2001 DODGE INTREPID, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING...L HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME...LUCKILY WHEN THAT OCCURRED THE FREEWAY WAS CURVING AND I PULLED A SIDE BECAUSE AS I LOOKED LEFT... OF COURSE PANICKED... A HUGE SEMI TRUCK HAD JUST PASSED ME....THE FREEWAY MERGING... I JUST THANKED GOD FOR THAT CURVE. I TURNED ON THE CAR AND I HEARD LOUD KLACKING NOISE. NOW THE MOTOR IS MESSED UP AND IS COSTING ME AN ARM AND A LEG SO THE CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE COLLECTING DUST. *TR

OUR CAR STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISES DURING ACCELERATION. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO A AUTO SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND WILL COST MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH TO FIX IT, APPROXIMATELY $5,000. THE CAR HAS ONLY 88K MILES ON IT, HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. APPARENTLY, THE ENGINES USED IN THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAVE THE TENDENCY TO PRODUCE ENGINE OIL SLUDGE, RUINING THE ENGINE OFTENTIMES WELL BEFORE 100K MILES. THAT WAS WHAT THE MECHANIC TOLD US AND WHAT WE HAVE SINCE FOUND DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO SELL THE CAR FOR SCRAP BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR

HEADING TO CALIFORNIA FROM NEVADA MY CAR STARTED TO ACT STRANGE BEFORE THE LIGHT OF CHECK ENGINE TURNED ON, I DID SLOW DOWN AND PULLED OVER, JUST A SECOND BEFORE THE MOTOR SHUT OFF, I HAD TO CALL MY INSURANCE WHICH DID NOT COVER THE TOWED BACK TO MY HOME WHICH COST ME $600 ( SIX HUNDRED), I STILL TRYING TO FIX MY CAR, DUE THE HIGH COST OF A NEW MOTOR, AND IS BEEN HARD TO FIND A USED ONE IN GOOD CONDITION, THIS IS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM TO ME, I STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW ONE. *TR

I PURCHASED WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE THE LAST VEHICLE I WOULD OWN. I PUT VERY LITTLE MILES ON MY CARS. I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN DECEMBER OF 2001. IN SEPTEMBER 2006, WITH BARELY 28,000 MILES ON MY CAR, THE ENGINE SLUDGED UP, BROKE THE TIMING CHAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP AND THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURER KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR, WHICH I WAS STILL PAYING ON AND CARRYING INSURANCE ON, IS SITTING IN A GARAGE BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD A NEW ENGINE. THE COMPANY I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH DOES NOT COVER SLUDGE DAMAGE AND CHRYSLER ALL BUT HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I CALLED THEM TO VOICE MY COMPLAINT. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THESE ENGINES THAT WERE FAULTY STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME RECOURSE FOR THINGS LIKE THIS. *TR

6 WEEKS AGO, I STARTED HEARING A SLIGHT TICKING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED MY OIL TO BE CHANGED THE NEXT DAY AT A DEALERSHIP, AS ALWAYS. ON NOV 4, I WAS ON MY WAY TO A MEETING, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT NEXT TO A GAS STATION...I PULLED IN AND SHUT MY CAR OFF. I CHECKED MY OIL AND IT WAS A LITTLE LOW, I ADDED ENOUGH OIL TO BRING IT BACK UP TO THE MAX LINE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. I DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND HALF UP THE RODE WHEN I ALL THE SUDDEN HEARD A LOUD BANG AND VERY LOUD FAST TICKING. I PULLED OVER AND HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE IT IS STILL SITTING UNFIXED. CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER MY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2.7L ENGINE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD VERY POSITIVE FEELINGS ABOUT CHRYSLER AND NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT TO ME AND I CAN'T EVEN GET THEM TO LISTEN TO ANYTHING...THEY ARE SO INCREDIBLY COLD HEARTED AND REALLY TRULY DON'T CARE AT ALL. I STILL OWE $5,000 ON THIS CAR AND CAN'T DRIVE IT. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME IT IS GOING TO BE CLOSE TO $8,000 TO FIX. THE DEALERSHIP IS ALSO TELLING ME THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. THE ENGINE BUILDS UP OIL SLUDGE AND CAN'T CIRCULATE CAUSING A LACK OF LUBRICATION. HE SAID CHRYSLER IS VERY AWARE OF THIS AND IS NOT HELPING ANYONE IN THIS SITUATION. THEY ACTUALLY QUIT MAKING THIS ENGINE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS AND HAVE NOW REDESIGNED THE 2.7L TO PUT IT IN THE 2008'S AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID I PULLED IN TO SHOPPING CENTER PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE PUT MY CAR IN PARK MY ENGINE REVVED UP AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING 50 MILES AN HR A LOUD NOISE MY CAR TOOK OFF BY ITSELF AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME PLEASE TELL ME WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THAT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON LAGRANGE RD AT 30MPH SPEED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE SHUT OFF TRY TO RESTART THE CAR WITH NO LUCK. I TOWED THE CAR TO THE( PARK PLAZA DODGE DEALER AT 7911 W ROOSEVEL RD.,FOREST PART, IL 60130 TEL. 708 366 1001)AFTER HE DIAGNOSED THE CAR STATED IN HIS REPORT THAT (NEEDS TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP 1270.00,OIL PAN GASKET LEAKING 365.00 OIL AND COOLANT MIXED MAY HAVE MORE DAMAGE INTERNALLY). IT IS TOO EXPANSIVE TO BE FIXED I SHOPPED WITH OTHER MECHANICS THEY SEEMS THAT THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM TO THE LIMIT THAT THEY TOLD ME ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEM SOON I GAVE THEM THE CAR INFORMATION(DODGE INTREPID 2.7L24V_DOHC_ALUM_BLACK. THEY SAID ALL CARS IN THIS CATEGORY HAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM (MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT WHAT THEY CALL IT) THE MORE I INVESTIGATED THE MORE I FOUND PEOPLE HAVE THE CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (AND I ALSO HEARD THAT IN ORDER TO FIX THE CAR YOU NEED EITHER TO CHANGE THE WHOLE ENGINE OR TO REBUILD IT AND EACH ONE COST AROUND FOUR THOUSAND WHICH BY THE WAY CHEAPER TO BUY ANOTHER CAR THAN TO FIX IT. I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE DEALER AND HE SENT ME BACK ANOTHER EMAIL APOLOGIZE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON SUCH PROBLEM YET BUT THERE IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF RECALLS ON THIS KIND OF CARS. I WAS NOT SATISFIED BY HIS REPLY BECAUSE I FELT CHEATED AND I MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE HOSE FROM THE RADIATOR LIFTS UP AND CONNECTS WITH THE HOSE FROM THE HEATER, WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME AND HE REPAIRED THE PART THAT SEPARATES THE WATER THAT TRAVELS FROM THE RADIATOR TO THE HEATER. THE WATER PUMP HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,500. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I HAD BEEN NOTICING A NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE AND WAS ABOUT TO BRING IT TO MY MECHANIC, BUT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR JUST DIED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE AND THEN GET TOWED TO MY AUTO MECHANICS. THE NEXT DAY HE HAD ME COME AND LOOK AT MY ENGINE AND SHOWED ME THE TIMING CHAIN AND HOW MUCH DAMAGE THE CHAIN DID AND HOW MUCH SLUDGE WAS BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS ENGINE WAS KNOWN FOR SLUDGE BUILD-UP. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND WILL NOT BE PUTTING A 2.7 BACK IN. I REALLY LIKE MY CAR AND AM LOOKING TO PUT IN A 3.2 ENGINE IN SO I CAN KEEP MY CAR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY DODGE. MY CAR IS A 2001 INTREPID AND ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE IN MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID FAILED. THIS VEHICLE HAD ONLY 70,000 MILES AND IS IN GOOD-TO-EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. UPON MECHANIC EXAMINATION, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME INTERNAL DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THE OIL AND WATER TO MIX IN THE BLOCK. THEY ALSO TESTED FOR FLORO-CARBONS IN THE EXHAUST, WHICH WAS OFF THE CHARTS. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR THIS REPAIR IS NEARLY $5,000.00. *TR

(1) HEADING TO WORK AT ABOUT 8:00 AM AND STARTED CAR(2001 DODGE INTREPID) AS USUAL AND WENT DOWN SOME MAIN ROADS LEADING UP TO THE EXPRESSWAY. GOT ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE EXPRESSWAY AND GOT UP TO 70 MPH. SLOWED DOWN TO 55 MPH FOR CONSTRUCTION AND AFTER GETTING THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION TRIED TO ACCELERATE. (2) STARTED AS A QUITE CLANKING NOISE AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS EXHAUST. SLIGHT VIBRATIONS AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW A BIT. THEN LOUDER CLANKING THAT COULD ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS METAL IN A BLENDER AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST UP AN OFF RAMP THAT WAS COMING UP ON MY RIGHT BUT HAD TO STOP ON THE BUSY STREET THAT THE RAMP LED ONTO. LOTS OF CARS WERE PASSING. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO BE LATE MY JOB AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED. (3) NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. A ROD SHOT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE OIL PAN. OLD PART IS STILL IN VEHICLE AND IS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A FAMILY MEMBER. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP IN THE ENGINE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A RUMBLING NOISE BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND TIME REPLACING THE ENGINE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

I WAS GOING TO LUNCH AND I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD MY CAR TOWED HOME. THE MECHANIC AND DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE. THE CAR DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE ARE DEFECTIVE THAT ARE COMING FROM CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE AWARE OF IT AND ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING BUT LETTING THE CONSUMER ABSORB ALL THESE FEES TO GET IT FIX. THE DEALERSHIP HAD JUST FIX ONE AND THE MECHANIC STATED HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO FIX ANOTHER ENGINE REPAIR. TO ME THAT IS PRETTY BAD. I THINK CHRYSLER NEED TO PULL OR HAVE THESE CALL RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TIMING CHANGE IN THE GEARBOX IN ADDITION TO THE WATER PUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE WATER WAS MIXED WITH ANTIFREEZE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $3,000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

AT FIRST MY CAR STARTED SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. OIL SLUDGE WAS BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. ENGINE SEIZED. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. OIL WAS CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIC. MY INTREPID HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR MONTHS WITH A DEFECTIVE MOTOR. DODGE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS 2.7 ENGINE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS CONTINUOUSLY AND STILL CANNOT BE FIXED. ALL IN ALL, I HAVE INVESTED ABOUT $3500 FOR REPAIRS AND STILL THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE A LOAN ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE TO PAY EVEN THOUGH I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT ANYTHING EVERY GETS DONE WITH THEM. *JB

I GOT MY INTREPID NEW AS A COMPANY CAR, AND SUBSEQUENTLY BOUGHT IT WHEN THE DIVISION HAD LAYOFFS (LESS THAN 10K MILES, I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER). IT HAS BEEN A DEPENDABLE CAR, UNTIL IT 'STALLED OUT' LAST WEEK. TURNS OUT THERE'S WATER IN THE OIL, SO THE SUSPICION IS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS 'NORMAL' (NOT OVERHEATED) AND THERE WAS A TRAIL OF OIL THAT HAD COME OUT THE OIL FILLER TUBE (DIP STICK 'POPPED' DUE TO PRESSURE). THE CAR IS DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK AND BACK EACH DAY, AND FOR OCCASIONAL ERRANDS IN THE EVENINGS/WEEKEND. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO GET A FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION (38K MILES), SERVICED REGULARLY, AND UP UNTIL NOW, CONSIDERED RELIABLE. *JB

2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINES FAIL AFTER ONLY 74,000 MILES AND CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THE ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE ACCELERATING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE PARKING LOT AND IS WAITING TO BE TOWED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000. THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ASSIST AND THE MECHANIC STATED THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OIL LEVEL HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AS STATED ONLINE. UPDATED 10/11/07 *TR

OCTOBER OF 2006 I NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT WAS STAYING ON WHILE THE CAR WAS IN IDLE AT STOP LIGHTS, SIGNS, ETC GOT IT CHECK OUT IT SEEMED TO BE OK. WHICH MADE ANOTHER ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING FROM OIL SLUDGE.... CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES (3,00 MILES) AND ONLY HAD 69,000 MILES ON IT. THE BODY IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 77,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE CHRYSLER 2.7 ENGINE (FAILURE). SLUDGE-RELATED. *TR

(1) REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED FREQUENTLY (2) ENGINE LOCKED UP ON INTERSTATE WITHOUT ANY WARNING (3) ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE ALTHOUGH REGULAR OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED. *JB

ENGINE KNOCK AND NO POWER, ENGINE FAILURE, ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID BLEW DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP UNDER 100,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING IT THE TEMP. LIGHT CAME ON. ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE OUR BABY. WE TURNED ON THE HEATER TO COOL THE ENGINE DOWN BUT NO HEAT CAME OUT. THEN MY CAR DIED SMOKE WAS ROLLING OUT THE BACK. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF BETWEEN 5 AND 35 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE TURNING AND DECELERATING TO STOP. THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THE OIL PUMP, TIMING BELT, AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

CAR ENGINE FAILED ME ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH BUSY TRAFFIC. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE WATER PUMP FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE DRIVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT EITHER THE RACK AND PINION OR AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE SOME CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID, WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE, JUST STARTED MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES IN THE ENGINE, DODGE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE...AT AROUND $5,000! IT HAS 99,500 MILES ON IT, I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR LAST MONTH! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE INTREPID, THE ENGINE FAILED AND SEIZED ON ME. THE LAST REGULAR OIL CHANGE I DID, I HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT THE OIL WAS A LITTLE CHUNKY. AFTER THAT OIL CHANGE, THE OIL LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER WHILE CAR WAS IN IDOL. ASKED MECHANIC FRIEND TO COME LOOK AT MY CAR, AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. LATER THAT WEEK MY CAR STARTED TO KNOCK VERY LOUDLY. FEAR OF A BREAKDOWN, I PARKED MY INTREPID AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX. WHEN I TOOK THE VALVE COVER OFF THERE WAS A THICK COATING OF SLUDGE ON EVERYTHING. I REPLACED A BEARING ON THE CRANK FOR THE #1 PISTON ROD. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, IT RAN FINE. I DROVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE I WAS ON A BUSY 2 LANE HIGHWAY. NOW I NEED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WHEN A CALLED A SHOP AND DESCRIBED THE SITUATION, HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE TIME TO FIX MY CAR THAT WILL JUST BREAKDOWN OVER AND OVER. PLUS, I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW SWITCHES, AND A/C CONTROLS. BOTH PROBLEMS I TRIED TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP FIX AND THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT WITH MY WARRANTY! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A HUMMING NOISE EACH TIME IT WAS STARTED. THE NOISE WAS NOT HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,364.

I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR MADE A NOISE LIKE AIR WAS BEING RELEASED (SOMETHING BEING DEPRESSURIZED) AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND COAST TO A SPOT WHERE I STOPPED. I OPENED THE HOOD AND MY ENGINE HAD A HOLE AND A HUGE CRACK THROUGHOUT THE TOP OF THE VALVE COVER. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 75,000 ON THE ENGINE AND HAS ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT LEAST EVERY 3000 MILES. I ALSO NOTICED SOME SLUDGE MATERIAL ON THE INSIDE OF MY OIL CAP WHEN I WAS LOOKING AROUND. I CAN SEE INTO MY ENGINE THROUGH THE HOLE. REPAIR MAN SAID REPAIRS COULD BE IN EXCESS OF $6K. CAR IS STILL AT GARAGE AS I PONDER MY CHOICES, SINCE I STILL OWE OVER $3K ON IT. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID FOR OUR SON ON MAY 21,2007 FROM A REPUTABLE GOSSETT DEALERSHIP IN MEMPHIS TN. WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY HAD NO LIABILITY FOR THE VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE. THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE ON 07/12/2007. THERE WAS NO WARNING! THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED THE DAY OF PURCHASE AND NO LIGHTS OR SENSORS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM OF ANY KIND. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE CAR STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN STOPPED SUDDENLY. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHTS FLASHED ONLY AT THE TIME THAT THE VEHICLE QUIT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE GARAGE. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE WAS GONE AND THAT THE OIL WAS LIKE SLUDGE. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS FOR A JASPER ENGINE $5926.04 AND FOR A USED 2.7L ENGINE $3992.30. I CALLED A RELATIVE WHO WORKS FOR THE US CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION. WE BOTH WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THROUGH CONTACTS AT UCPSC AND NHTSA DISCOVERED INFORMATION REGARDING DEFECTS WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND PROBLEMS THAT CONSUMERS WERE HAVING WITH GETTING ISSUES RESOLVED. THERE ARE EVEN FORUMS DEDICATED TO ENGINE FAILURES FOR 1999 - 2001 DODGE INTREPIDS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING EVEN IF THE ENGINE IS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER 2.7L WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THIS SAME ISSUE OF ENGINE FAILURE AS THE PRODUCT IS FAULTY. IT IS ALSO OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE JASPER ENGINE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE CORRECTED VERSION OF THE 2.7L ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE TYPE. I WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE

MAY 06 WE HAD OIL SLUDGE IN OUR ENGINE. $850 CLEAN-UP BILL FOR A CHEAP QUICK FIX. JULY 07 THE SLUDGE IS BACK AND A VALVE IS DAMAGED. ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED. *TR