2001 Dodge Intrepid complaints

ENGINE FAILED ON INTERSTATE 70 IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. FORTUNATELY OCCURRED AS WE WERE APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER (WITHOUT POWER STEERING) ONTO RAMP AND GET STOPPED (WITHOUT POWER BRAKES) BEFORE ENTERING A SIGNAL-CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. NO WARNING SIGNALS CAME ON. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SOUNDS WERE ACTIVATED. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REMAINED WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING RANGE. ENGINE SMOKED BUT DID NOT CATCH FIRE. WE WAITED IN 90-DEGREE HEAT FOR TOW SERVICES. SO FAR, MECHANIC HAS DISCOVERED DESTROYED THERMOSTAT, MELTED THERMOSTAT HOUSING, DAMAGED INTAKE, BENT CAM SHAFT, WARPED CYLINDER HEADS, AND ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE WARPAGE OF HEADS AND CAM SHAFT IS SO SEVERE. ENGINE FAILURE IS AN APPARENT KNOWN LIABILITY OF THIS ENGINE, A 2001 CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER V6. ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT DAMAGE TO LOWER PARTS OF OEM ENGINE AS A RESULT OF EXTREME HEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

THERE WAS A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE OF THE 2001 INTREPID, AFTER WHICH THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FIVE MINUTES LATER THE TAPPING BECAME MORE INTENSE. WE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. WE DROVE IT A FEW FEET INTO A PARKING LOT, AND AFTER THAT, THE CAR WAS HISTORY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER, WHERE THEY TOLD US THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN, AND THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A TIME FRAME OF ABOUT 10 MINUTES. WE THANK GOD WE HAD JUST EXITED THE NJ TURNPIKE AND WERE ON A COUNTRY ROAD. WE COULD HAVE ALL BEEN KILLED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. WE HAVE DONE REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THIS RELIGIOUSLY. *AK THIS LAST TIME, IT WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AND BARELY MADE IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY. UPON GETTING IT TO MY MECHANIC, WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER PUMP AND FUEL PUMP WERE BOTH GOING OUT AND THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS TOAST, AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE ENGINES ARE NOTORIOUSLY BAD AND NOT WORTH IT. SLUDGE BUILD UP WAS ALSO PRESENT. ENGINE IS NOW BLOWN, AND WE STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS THING!

2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE SEIZED ONLY 57,000 MILES. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE HAS OIL SLUDGE AND A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND, AND DIED ON ME. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED OIL AND TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. ON THE WAY TO SHOP CAR DIED IN AN INTERSECTION , MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUSH IT ACROSS TRAFFIC. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SHO, P AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN DUE TO SLUDGE AND THAT THIS WAS COMMON WITH THE DODGE INTREPID.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT 5 MPH FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 91,215 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,800. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HEAD, WATER PUMP, AND SPARK PLUGS WERE DEMOLISHED. IN ADDITION, THE WATER PUMP BURST AND DAMAGED SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SERVED AS HIS ONLY WARNING INDICATOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HOUSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,125. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INVOICES FOR REPAIR. UPDATED 06/26/07 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE EXITING FROM THE FREEWAY AT 30 MPH THE ENGINE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME, NOT SURE OF CURRENT OR FAILURE MILEAGE, OR INCIDENT DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN LOOKED AT BY A DEALER, AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO PRIOR REPAIRS DONE BESIDES OIL CHANGES.

ENGINE WENT OUT OF DODGE INTREPID WITH 78000 MILES. WAS TOLD THAT THE 2.7 WHICH IT HAS, DOES THIS, AND EVEN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WILL NOT PREVENT IT. ACCORDING TO AUTOBEEF.COM, NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. CLASS ACTION MAYBE!?!?! *AK

TIMING CHAIN FAILURE OF 2001 DODGE INTREPID, AND ULTIMATE REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE ENGINE FOR $3400.00.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE ON 2001 DODGE INTREPID, 97,000 MILES MECHANIC RECOMMENDS NEW ENGINE. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AFTER WORK IN THE 2001 DODGE INTREPID. HE TRIED TO LEAVE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. E PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE 10 MINUTES LATER. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS, AND HE CALLED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS REGULAR MECHANIC, AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE MECHANIC TO CALL HIM AND TELL HIM EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 96,000.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST THE POWER STEERING, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A BAD PORT DESIGN THAT DECREASES THE OIL FLOW TO THE VALVES, IT HEATS UP AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, COMPLAINT#16093390 WAS FILED AND THEY STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 60,000.

I PURCHASED A 01' INTREPID R/T IN OCTOBER OF 2006. THE ENGINE FAILED IN MARCH FOR NO EXPLAINED REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. I FOUND A RECEIPT IN THE CAR STATING THAT THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 89,000 MILES BY ANOTHER USED 3.5L V6 BUT DID NOT SPECIFY THE MILEAGE ON THAT CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 95,000 MILES ON IT, AND DROVE IT NORMALLY UNTIL AT ABOUT 99,000 MILES, THE ENGINE FAILED. I WILL REPLACING IT WITH ANOTHER USED ENGINE WITH 48,000 MILES, MAKING THIS THE THIRD ENGINE IN THIS CAR UNDER 100,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE IT, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME THE PROBLEM UNLESS THEY TORE THE ENGINE APART AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE. *JB

BLOWN TIMING BELT ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

1) I BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE INTREPID...WHAT OTHER EVENTS DO YOU NEED? I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE 2.7L ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3M MILES AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A TICKING NOISE IF THE OIL WAS LOW. I WOULDN'T WAIT 3M MILES BECAUSE I WAS CHANGING THE OIL EVERY TIME IT STARTED TO TICK. NEVER ONCE DID MY OIL LIGHT COME ON. 2) THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A TICKING NOISE AND I DROVE IT TO WORK. I DROVE BACK FROM WORK AND WAS DRIVING 20 - 30 MPH HOME AND THE OIL LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR DIED. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND WAS -4 QUARTS LOW OF OIL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO LEAK AND NO SPOTS IN MY PARKING AREA TO TELL ME THAT I WAS LOSING OIL. SINCE THE FAILURE, I HAVE IT IN STORAGE AT A FRIEND'S PARKING SPOT AND AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE .I HAVE TWO YEARS OF PAYMENTS TO GO UNTIL I CAN FINALLY "OFFICIALLY" JUNK IT. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT I AM PAYING 6,000 DOLLARS ON A CAR THAT DOESN'T WORK. 3) I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $4,000 TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE AND HAVE NOT DONE SO AND WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A USED HONDA FOR THAT AMOUNT WITH MORE MILES THAT WILL RUN LONGER. ALL PARTS ARE IN TACT ON THE VEHICLE JUST AS I PURCHASED IT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT DETECTED AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. A LOCAL MECHANIC DISCOVERED A PIECE OF METAL IN ONE OF THE SENSORS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC , WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANY FAILURE. WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ENGINE ROD. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN MAY 2006 WITH A MODEL THREE YEARS NEWER AND WITH 35,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY BEGUN TO REPEAT THE UNFAMILIAR NOISE. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE NOISE AS POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST FOUND OUT IT HAS AN OIL LEAK ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC SAID HE DIDN'T RECOMMEND THAT I PUT TOO MUCH MONEY INTO IT BECAUSE OF THE POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE. AS PER MY MECHANIC, CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO DONE THE RESEARCH ONLINE AND SEEN HUNDREDS , IF NOT, THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. IT IS RIDICULOUS IN A TIME WHERE MOST CARS RUN FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES THAT A COMPANY GETS AWAY WITH A DELIBERATELY POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE THAT BASICALLY STARVES ITSELF INTERNALLY OF OIL, MY MECHANICS WORDS. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DELIBERATE ACTIONS THAT ARE HARMING THOUSANDS OF HARD-WORKING PEOPLE. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-6 MONTHS PRIOR THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. *AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID I GOT THE OIL CHANGED ONE DAY THE NEXT IT IS NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN GOING OUT DODGE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR VEHICLES I HAVE TALKED TO THEM I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE 5 INTREPID'S IN A TOWN OF 6500 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AND IT TAKES A LOT FOR REPAIR CAUSE OF THE BAD ENGINE DESIGN.*JB

WIFE WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DIAL WENT TO HOT AND CHIMED. WITHIN 2-3 MINUTES OF THE CHIME NOTIFYING MY WIFE OF A PROBLEM, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING. MY WIFE ROLLED PARTIALLY ONTO A NEARBY DRIVEWAY AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY WIFE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE, TO A NEARBY HOTEL PARKING LOT TO AWAIT A TOW HOME. THE OWNER OF THE HOME REFUSED TO BE OF ASSISTANCE TO MY WIFE. IN THE PROCESS, MY WIFE RE-INJURED HER LOWER BACK BY PUSHING THE CAR AND SIMULTANEOUSLY HOPPING INTO THE VEHICLE TO NAVIGATE/STEER/BRAKE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. SHE WAS CURRENTLY UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE AND BEING TREATED FOR THIS LUMBAR INJURY. THE INTREPID WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE WATER PUMP FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE SEIZING. THE MECHANIC ELABORATED IN SHARING HOW THERE WAS NO WAY FOR MY WIFE TO KNOW AT ANY POINT THAT THERE WAS A UNDERLINING PROBLEM WITH THE FAILING WATER PUMP AND THAT IT WAS TYPICAL FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE $6,000 TO REBUILD THE ENGINE AND THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AGAIN LATER IF WE OPTED TO MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE IT REBUILD. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO SELL TO A JUNK YARD OR DONATE TO CHARITY. IT'S A 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE. IT SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY. *JB

TL*- WHILE AT A STOP SIGN WITH THE2001 DODGE INTREPID CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR, ONCE THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT 10 MPH AND SMOKE STARTED COMING IN THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING A/C VENTS, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 65000 MILES.*AK

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE WITH 65,000 MILES JUST QUICK WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING I HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN THE REPAIR WILL COST $5721.00 CONTACTED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR. I STILL HAVE 8 PAYMENTS. *JB

I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH 80,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON MY WAY FROM THE DENTIST WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. THERE WAS SMALL RATTLING KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE JUST WENT OUT. I HAD NO PRIOR SIGNS OF THE ENGINE GOING IT JUST WENT, CAUSING MY LIFE AND MY CHILDREN'S LIFE TO BE IN FULL DANGER. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE SHE PULLED OVER THE CHECK OIL LIGHT TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 83,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WA S DIAGNOSED AS THE TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THE CONTACT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L WITH 61,000 MILES. I GAVE IT REGULAR OIL CHANGES. WHILE DRIVING ON 114 HIGHWAY MY ENGINE SEIZED CAUSING MY POWER STEERING TO FAIL AND CAUSE GREAT DIFFICULTY FOR ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY ENGINE IS JUNK AND MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS, CHRYSLER WILL ALSO NOT TAKE FAULT, EVEN THOUGH I TOOK ALL THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR MY CAR. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE ELSE IN MY SITUATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LIKE I WAS, AND MAY RESORT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ONLINE AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH DODGE ENGINES YEARS 1997-2003. *NM

ENGINE STARTED MAKING TICKING SOUND. GOT LOUDER AS I GOT CLOSER TO HOME (APPROX. 1 MILE). VERY NOISY ONCE I GOT HOME. SHUT OFF ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER. DEALER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED TIMING BELT JUMPED THE GEARS AND VALVES AND VALVE STEMS WERE SHOT. *NM

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT ONLY 80K MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. WELL MAINTAINED, OIL CHANGES REGULARLY; OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ON HIGHWAY, GOT OFF LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AWAY AND WENT 1/8 MILE TO AN AUTO SERVICE PLACE. HAD ENGINE FLUSHED, OIL CHANGED, AND 30 MILES LATER, ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE SEIZED. NOW HAVE TO PAY $6K FOR A NEW ENGINE. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS ON THE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER'S WEBSITE. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. ALL STATE INSURANCE COMPANY MECHANICS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE'S FAILURE AND AGREED THAT THE REMEDY WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *AK UPDATED 03/15/07. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 06/02/06 HAD AN OIL CHANGED ON THE 2001 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE SHE STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2 DAYS LATER SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS ALWAYS TAKEN HER VEHICLE FOR OIL CHANGES, AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE ENGINE COULD GO WITH SO FEW MILES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WILL HAVE FILE # AVAILABLE FOR THE HARD COPY.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT AND THE WATER PUMP WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE ONLY INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED. THE CONTACT DIDN'T AUTHORIZE THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. SHE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *NM UPDATED 2/27/2007 - THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND WAS LEAKING. THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BAD AND THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. *NM

I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID OUR OF THE DEALERS REPAIR BAY WHERE THEY REPLACED 6 PARTS ON THE CAR THAT WERE WORKING BEFORE DISCOVERING THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN. WE TESTED ALL OF THE PARTS LATER AND THEY WORKED. THIS COST 1,400 DOLLARS. 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS IN MY CAR ON I-75 IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA WHEN I SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 75 MILES PER HOUR. THE ENGINE SEIZED AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD TO FORCE THE CAR OFF OF THE HIGHWAY ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER PAYING A 200 DOLLAR TOWING BILL I FOUND OUT THE ACCUMULATION OF OIL SLUDGE IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN ON A TRAILER IN MURRAY COUNTY GEORGIA FOR 8 MONTHS AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. AFTER CONTACTING DODGE THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIRS. THEY BLAMED IT ON ME SAYING I DIDN'T CHANGE THE OIL ENOUGH THIS CANNOT BE TRUE BECAUSE WE HAVE RELIGIOUSLY CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME FAILURES. DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED INTO REPAIRING THESE PROBLEMS. SO HERE I SIT THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST KILLED MY BUSINESS BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD A NEW CAR THAT IS NICE ENOUGH TO TAKE CLIENTS AROUND IN SO I HAVE TO DRIVE A PIECE OF JUNK. YOU WOULD THINK THAT THESE COMPANIES WOULD CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS BUT ONCE AGAIN DAIMLER/CHRYSLER PROVES THAT THEY DON'T GIVE A DARN ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM PROFITABLE. UNLESS THIS IS RESOLV

TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND STARTED SMOKING. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. AT THE REPAIR FACILITY THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ,) AND THEY STATED AS WELL THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONCERNED BECAUSE AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, SHE HAS SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN I HEARD A METAL ON METAL GRINDING NOISE. BEFORE I COULD PULL THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC THE CAR STALLED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I GOT IT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD & HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO START IT SINCE. I WAS TOLD JUST TODAY THAT THE WATER PUMP BROKE INTO PICES, & THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORP. & INSPITE OF THE FACT THAT THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 68,000 MILES ON IT, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE $1,500.00+ REPAIR BILL. *JB

HEATER WOULD COME AND GO OF LATE, OIL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER AT STOPS AND GO OFF UPON ACCELERATING. ON TRIP FROM TX TO NC OIL LIGHT CAME ON, STAYED ON. HAD THE FILTER CHANGED, OIL LIGHT WENT OFF, UNTIL THE ENGINE TOTALLY SEIZED THE FOLLOWING DAY SHORTLY AFTER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WAS QUOTED 6000.00 TO REPLACE AN ENGINE FOR A CAR WORTH WELL LESS THAN THAT. GAVE IT TO A FORD DEALER AND BOUGHT A FORD TAURUS. *JB

PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE IN OCT. 2006 FROM USED CAR DEALER. ON DEC. 29,2006 CAR BEGAN TO MAKE GURGLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HAS 119,200 MILES ON CAR. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE HAD JUST FINISH ENGINE REPAIRS ON A 1998 AND 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NEED TO CHANGE OIL PUMP, OIL PAN, LIFTERS AND GASKETS. LOOKING AT $500 TO $1000 FOR REPAIRS PLUS $60 TO PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. ONLY PAID $2500 FOR CAR. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND SCHOOL. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS CAR WAS SO JACKED UP I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT. THERE SHOULD BE SOMEONE FILING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CAR MANUFACTURER. SIGN ME UP!!! *NM

TL* - WHILE DRIVING A 2001 DODGE INTREPID AT 45 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE CAR DID NOT STALL. THE ODOMETER READ 100,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHANGED AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT SIMILAR INCIDENTS AT : WWW.DATATOWN.CHRYSLER.COM. THE WEBSITE STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE FAILS THE OWNER ISN'T PERFORMING PROPER MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE.

WHILE TURNING INTO MY SUBDIVISION MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7L, V-6, 83,000 MILES, DIED AND I LOST ALL POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE INITIAL PROBLEM WAS THOUGHT TO BE A CRACKED PLENTIUM, BUT AFTER REPLACEMENT ($1,000), THE CAR DID NOT START AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN ENGINE SPECIALTY SHOP FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. THIS SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS WATER AND/OR OIL LOCKED AND THAT INDEED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY RESEARCHED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PLACES THAT WOULDN'T EVEN SALE THE 2.7L, V-6 DUE THE GREAT NUMBER OF ENGINE FAILURES THAT HAVE OCCURRED. ADDITIONALLY, JASPER ENGINES (A LEADING MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTOR OF ENGINES) STATED THAT THESE ENGINES HAVE A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE AND SUGGESTED UPGRADING TO THE 3.2L ($4,500 ENGINE + $1,000 FOR THE UPGRADE PARTS AND PIECES NEEDED BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFERENT ENGINE = $5,500). THEY EVEN SUGGESTED I GO ON THIS SITE TO SEE HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. BASED ON WHAT I READ THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD OWN UP TO AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE FIXES. I FOR ONE HAVE OWNED A NUMBER OF DODGES AND ALL HAVE HAD SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, SPECIFICALLY, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAS ANYONE HAD ANY LUCK WITH CHRYSLER GIVING THEM RELIEF OR A DEALER STEPPING UP? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE DIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NON SERVICE DEALER WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHY THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE DIED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE, AND WOULD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

ONE DAY IT STARTED THE TERRIBLE KNOCKING TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO A MECHANIC AND HE GAVE ME THE BAD NEWS ABOUT THESE ENGINES .THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID FAILED AT 120,000 MILES. I HAVE REGULARLY MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE, AND THE COSTS OF THE REPAIRS ARE PHENOMENAL ($ 4000 )--AND I AM STILL STUCK WITH THE SAME 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE WORK THE FOLLOWING WEEK. ON THE WAY HOME FROM A 3 MILE TRIP, A HEARD AN ODD SQUEALING AND GEARS STARTED TO SLIP FROM THE ENGINE AND PROCEEDED TO THE DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHECKED EACH TIME I BROUGHT CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE/SERVICING AND WAS UP TO THE MAX LINE WHEN I CHECKED IT THE DAY PRIOR. DEALER CALLED BACK TO TELL ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND IT WILL BE 3381 BUCKS TO REPAIR FOR 4250 FOR REPLACEMENT. IN REVIEWING THIS AND OTHER WEBSITES, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING CHRYSLER TRANSMISSIONS OF THE SAME PART NUMBER OVER THE PAST DOZEN YEARS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 40 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY FLAMES ERUPTING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A BYSTANDER ALERTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MODERATE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE AND ENGINE OIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2.7 LITER ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID. *JB

OUR 2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE DIED WHICH ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES. TWO MECHANICS TOLD US IT WOULD BE BETTER TO JUNK IT. IT WOULD COST BETWEEN 4000- 5000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS PAID OFF ALREADY SO WE HAVE A PAID OFF CAR SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO DRIVE. WE CALLED DODGE AND ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT THEY WOULD GIVE US THE FULL VALUE OF THE CAR IF WE PURCHASED ANOTHER DODGE. WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER DODGE OR CAR PAYMENT. WE JUST WANT OUR CAR TO WORK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 20 MPH AND THEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.