2001 Dodge Intrepid complaints

CAN PULL GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PLACE WITHOUT IT BEING STARTED OR KEYS IN THE IGNITION. GRANDSON PULLED GEAR SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE AND IT ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND HIT A TREE WITH HIM IN IT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT YET. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2001 DODGE INTREPID HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE BLOCK ON THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONSUMER HA PUT A NEW ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECORDED EVERY TIME THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM ON THE CAR. THE CAR HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE WARRANTY LEFT. THE TOTAL ENGINE COST WILL BE AROUND $5,000. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF HIS HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS SEEN THE CAR, AND THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE REFERENCE NUMBER TO THE COMPLAINT THAT CONSUMER FILED WITH CHRYSLER WAS #13947422. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED ON AUGUST 19, 2005.*AK

DT: THE MOTOR STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE MOTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 4,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC. *SC

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE BEARING FAILURE. WAS TOLD THAT AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS RECOMMENDED. COST OF NEW ENGINE AT 6900.00 DOLLARS. *NM

SHORTLY AFTER MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID REACHED 70,000, I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT IT SEEMED TO BE BURNING OIL. I HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE ENGINE FAILURE PROCESS THAT I WOULD EXPERIENCE. I HAVE CARED FOR THE CAR REGULARLY INCLUDING OIL CHANGES, BUT ALSO FOUND THAT THIS WOULD HAVE MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE OUTCOME. AFTER HAVING THE OIL CHANGED ON 9/18/05, THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE EXTENSIVE ENGINE FAILURE NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE JOHN ELWAY CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DEALERSHIP IN GOLDEN, CO, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION, BUT THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE IN HAVING THE FAILED ENGINE REPLACED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY, BECAUSE CHRYSLER ADMITTED TO THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE IN THE INTREPID HAVING A SERIOUS LUBRICATION PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAID OF THE ENGINE IN ANY WAY. *NM

WE HAVE A DODGE 2001 INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER MOTOR. ACCORDING TO OTHER MECHANICS AND PERSONNEL WITHIN THE DEALERSHIP, THERE ARE DEFECTS WITH THIS MOTOR THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS. IT HAS TO DO WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS AND CAUSES THE MOTOR TO BASICALLY BLOW UP. OUR FIRST MOTOR BLEW UP AT 83,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A DIFFERENT MOTOR WITH 58,000 MILES WHICH BLEW UP AGAIN 3 WEEKS LATER. TODAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, WE WERE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF OUR REPAIRED CAR WITH ITS THIRD MOTOR WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND WERE ASKED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE BILL BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THIS REPAIR WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WATER PUMP EVEN THOUGH THE WATER PUMP AND THE TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY ARE ONE AND THE SAME ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THESE 2.7 LITER MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AS THOUSANDS CAN ATTEST ON THE INTERNET, CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE BUT DAHMER REFUSES TO ACT RESPONSIBLY BECAUSE THEY PURCHASED THE COMPANY AFTER THE DEFECT ORIGINATED. THESE 2.7 MOTORS WHICH ARE SITTING ON THE SHELF AT JUNKYARDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BECOME WORSE BECAUSE THE PASSAGE OF TIME SITTING ON THE SHELF AND ARE WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL MOTORS PUT IN THEM. FURTHERMORE, OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY, TRIAD ADVANTAGE, FORESEEING THE PROBLEMS TO COME, SHUT DOWN, WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND TOOK THE MONEY AND RAN WHEN THESE CLAIMS WERE BECOMING APPARENT. *NM

DT A DEFECTIVE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. IT HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP AND IT CAUSED THE MOTOR TO BLOW OUT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN JUNE 2005, AND THE SECOND TIME ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005. THE MOTOR WAS MAKING A TAPPING SOUND, BUT THE CYLINDER HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE BLOCK, AND IT WAS FLAPPING UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER SAID THE WATER PUMP WAS BAD, AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MOTOR. *AK

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND LATER TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID IT WOULD COST THE CALLER $4700 TO $7000 TO FIX. IT. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR FREE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIR YET BECAUSE SHE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $6000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. *AK *NM

MY DODGE INTREPID 2001 ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE REPAIR BILL IS BETWEEN $4,500-$6,000. THE ENGINE IS NOW DEAD. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT ALTHOUGH I'VE PUT IN 3 QUARTS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON TIME. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 INTREPID DURING BUSY TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A FAIRLY LOUD TAPPING NOISE. AS I TRIED TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR STALLED. THE CAR BLOCKED TRAFFIC AS I HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. IT NEVER RESTARTED AND I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED... HUH? *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2001 DODGE INTREPID HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AT 62,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND, THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER AS OF YET. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE BOUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2005. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RETURN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, WAS TOLD IT WAS EMISSIONS LEAK. IN SEPTEMBER 2005, HEARD RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, THEN VEHICLE SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN (POWER STEERING, ETC.), VEHICLE SHUT OFF. COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. *NM

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE HAS A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2001. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS TURNED ON. THIS PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY HARROWING AT TIMES WHEN THE CAR SHOULD BE DECELERATING - I.E. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE ENGINE AT THESE TIMES, RPM'S USUALLY RANGE FROM 750 TO 1100 RPM DEPENDING ON SPEED OF THE CAR. DURING A "PROBLEM" PERIOD AS ONE BEGINS THE PROCESS OF DECELERATION, THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL JUMP UP TO 2200 - 2500 RPM THUS CAUSING UNUSUAL USE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION WILL BEGIN TO "GEAR-DOWN" AS THOUGH MY BRAKING IS INTERPRETED AS CLIMBING A HILL OR PASSING ANOTHER CAR. CONSEQUENTLY, I WILL PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND LET THE ENGINE RACE UP AND DOWN UNTIL IT SETTLES AT AN EVEN RPM. I QUIT USING AIR CONDITIONING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE "BRAIN" OF THE CAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (ONE MONTH AGO). NOW THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND ANOTHER CONSUMER PROBLEM REPORT SIMILAR TO MINE ON MYCARSTATS.COM.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO SLUDGE. *JB

DT: 2001 DODGE INTREPID ES, THE VEHICLES GAS TANK WILL NOT ACCEPT GASOLINE EASILY, IT TAKES THE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME TO FILL THE TANK. THE CONSUMER WILL FILL THE TANK AND THE FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWS EMPTY. AFTER THE CONSUMER HAS PUT FUEL IN THE TANK SOME OF THE FUEL WILL COME OUT. THE CONSUMER HAS EVEN REPLACED THE GAS CAP, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE FUEL CONTROL VALVE, THE FILLER TUBE, AND THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP FILTER AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A TSB NUMBER 14003-01 FROM UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS SERVICE CORPORATION PHONE NO. 1-888-835-5063. THE CONSUMER HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH U. U. S. C. POLICY NO. V300191293 COVERAGE WHICH IS CALLED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE U. U. S. C. DID REPLACE FUEL LEVEL UNIT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED IN THE TSB, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER, THE MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE TSB, AND THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE REPAIR FIXED AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED THE CONSUMER AND AGREE TO REPLACED THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *NM

OIL LIGHT BLINKING ERRATICALLY, GOING INTO REVERSE WHEN IN DRIVE-NOT ONCE,BUT TWICE. *NM

NO WARNING AT ALL. MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD 56,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS COVERED BY A EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. 2001 INTREPID. *NM

AUG 21 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING NOISE, I TOOK IT TO DEALER ON AUG 22, TOLD ENGINE WAS SLUDGE UP NEED TO BE REBUILT.

DT: 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE ON THE V BLEW OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILT UP. THIS ENGINE WAS MAINTAINED BY MECHANIC. THEREFORE, THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE PRIOR TO THIS. IT HAPPENED ON JUNE 15, 2005. THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH FIRE, THE ENGINE DIED AFTER BEING DRIVEN. THEN, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC ,AND HE STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HEATER INSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. WHEN HE ADDED WATER THE HEATER WORKED. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THIS WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30-35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. WHEN THE CONSUMER LIFTED THE HOOD HE COULD SEE SMOKE AND A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM A PIECE OF WIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A TOWEL. ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID ALL THEY DID WAS TO TURN THE ENGINE LIGHT OFF. AFTER THE ENGINE HAD TIME TO COOL OFF HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME. THIS WAS ON 8-7-05. ON 8-8-05 TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE WATER PUMP BURSTED. ALSO, THEY A TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS WATER AND OIL MIXED IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER IMPLIED THAT THE ENGINE MIGHT HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAD HIM ON HOLD WHILE THEY TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHE TOLD HIM THE SAME INFORMATION THAT THEY DID. THE CONSUMER FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7 LITER MOTOR. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP WAS THE ONE THAT DID THE REPAIRS. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC ON AUGUST 10, 2005 AT ABOUT 7:30 AM WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ONCE, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STALLED AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IN LESS THAN A MINUTE, AND TOOK LESS THAN A MINUTE FOR IT TO STALL AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID THAT ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. AAA INSURANCE COMPANY'S ORIGIN'S INSPECTOR SAID IT WAS DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. I NEVER HAD ANY ELECTRICAL TYPE WORK DONE TO THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. LUCKILY, MY SON AND I WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN TIME. *JB

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7, THE ONE THAT HAS HAD OVER 9500 COMPLAINTS IN MY AREA ALONE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN A LOUD RATTLING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A CARD IN A BICYCLE SPOKE. I CHECKED THE OIL AND ALL THE FLUIDS UNDER THE HOOD ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT TIME FOR A CHANGE WAS OK. THEN I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT LOST POWER AND QUIT LEAVING ME STRANDED. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED AND GETTING 5 MECHANICS TO LOOK AT IT, EVEN AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN. IT WAS HISTORY WITH JUST 84,000 MILES ON IT. DODGE ADVERTISES YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A TUNE UP UNTIL 100,000 MILES. APPARENTLY THAT IS WHY! I STILL OWE 11,000 ON THE CAR, MAKING PAYMENTS FOR ANOTHER YEAR NOT INCLUDING INSURANCE THAT I MUST CARRY BECAUSE IT IS MORTGAGED PROPERTY. EVERY DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE TALKED TO HAS TOLD ME THAT THE 2.7 MOTOR FROM DODGE DOESN'T LAST PAST 70,000 MILES. IT WILL COST ME BETWEEN 6500 TO 7000.00 FOR ANOTHER MOTOR AND MOST MECHANICS DON'T WANT TO FIX IT BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS HISTORY'S WITH THE DODGE 2.7 MOTOR. I CAN'T TRADE IT BECAUSE IT HAS NO VALUE NOW. I CAN'T SELL IT WITHOUT A RUNNING MOTOR, SO APPEARS THAT I WILL HAVE AN EXPENSIVE LAWN ORNAMENT FOR THE NEXT YEAR. ONE MECHANIC EVEN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT TO DODGE CONCERNING THE 2.7 ENGINES, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT YET. I HAVE SEEN MORE COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS ENGINE AND OTHERS LOOKING FOR THE CLASS ACTION SUIT, THAT I AM SHOCKED. I

DT THE MOTOR QUIT ON THE HIGHWAY. NO FOR WARNING, NO NOISE, NO LIGHTS. HAD IT TOWED THE DEALERS, AND THEY SAID A COUPLE OF SENSORS WENT OUT. THEY REPLACED THE TWO SENSORS, AND GOT IT BACK, THEN, HEARD A KNOCK IN THE MOTOR WHEN STARTING IT. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER,AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN, AND VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. THIS STARTED ON JUNE 5, 2005. *AK

MY RECENTLY ACQUIRED 2001 DODGE INTREPID'S ENGINE SEIZED-UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF THE POWER BRAKES ALMOST CAUSED ME TO SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE SLUDGE TO HAVE BUILT UP AS IT DID! THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF MORE THAN THE $5500 I OWE THE BANK THAT IS FINANCING THE VEHICLE. *JB

SUDDEN STALL WITHOUT WARNING-NO GAUGES,LIGHTS ETC. HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF TRAFFIC. ENGINE (2.7L) SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAD ALWAYS BEEN PERFORMED. CAR HAD 64,000 MILES ON IT. ENGINE HAS MULTITUDE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON LINE, MOST DESCRIBING A SUDDEN STALL. CHRYSLER DID NOT WISH TO DISCUSS ANY HELP AT ALL. MY LOCAL DEALER IS HELPING ME WITH A NEW CAR (AT MY EXPENSE). *JB

2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE BLEW AS A RESULT OF THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING SIGN THAT THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO BLOW WAS RUST COLORED OIL SLUDGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE OIL CAP. THE CONSUMER HAD AN OIL CHANGE 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE ENGINE BLEW, HOWEVER NO ONE MENTION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THE RUST COLORED SLUDGE WAS IN PLAIN SIGHT. *JB

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE STARTED FAILING AT 40,000 MILES AND HAS NOW COMPLETELY FAILED. IT SITS IN MY DRIVE WAY WHILE I STILL PAY A MONTHLY NOTE ON IT. LIKE MANY INTREPID OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (FAILED ENGINE) I CANNOT AFFORD THE $4,000 TO $8,000 REPLACEMENT COST I HOPE WITH YOUR HELP DAIMLER CHRYSLER WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE. *JB

FAXED COPY OF EMAIL FM JOHN BRZOSTOWSKI (MD) SEEK STATUS OF COMPLAINT FILED W/ODI RE DEFECTS OF THE STEERING RACK ON HIS 2001 DODGE INTREPID.*MR *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM IN ONE PIECE. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. SAW A VERY BIG DENT IN THE BEAD ON THE INSIDE. HE ROTATED TIRES EVERY 3,000 MILES, AND REGULARLY SERVICED TIRES. THE TIRES HAD A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THE TIRE ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES WAS TOYO. CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY VIBRATION BEFORE THE TIRE CAME OFF. THE WHEEL JUST STARTED TO WIGGLE A LITTLE BIT AND THEN THE CAR HIT THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS TO COME ON IN THE CAR BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.*AK

I AM A OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE. LAST SUNDAY MORNING MY WIFE GOT UP TO GO TO WORK, AFTER WHICH SHE WAS GOING TO TRAVEL TO MAINE WITH OUR TWO BOYS. BECAUSE SHE WAS TRAVELING I WALKED OUT WITH HER AND POPPED THE HOOD TO CHECK ALL THE FLUIDS, COOLANT, OIL ECT.. EVEYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. ON HER WAY UP TO MAINE SHE BROKE DOWN. WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN IN A MATTER OF LESS THAN 30 SECONDS THE CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE CAR COMPLETLY TURNED OFF. AFTER LOSING POWER STEERING, BREAKING ABILITY, SHE SOME HOW MANGE TO TURN THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. SHE STATES THAT NOTHING ON HER GAGES READ ABNORMAL. BY THE TIME THE TOW TRUCK GOT THERE ALL THE FLUIDS WERE POURING OUT OF THE CAR AND SMOKE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE EVEN UNDER THE OIL CAP. THE NEXT DAY THE DODGE SERVICE CENTER CALLED US AND SAID THE ENGINE SEIZED, BLOWN HEAD GASKET, RADIATOR WAS GONE. IT WAS GOING TO COST US BETWEEN 7,000.00-5,000.00 DOLLARS. WE HAVE CONTACTED CHRYLSER BUT SEEM TO GET THR RUN-AROUND. HOW CAN A 2001 AUTOMOBILE'S ENGINE ( WITH MODERATE MILEAGE JUST ) FAIL WITH NO WARNING???? ALL OF THE GAGES READ NORMAL AND WE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD THAT MORNING ,NOT TO MENTION PUT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN DANGER

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING 2001 DODGE INTREPID, THE ENGINE FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE ONLY EVIDENCE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WAS WAS A GRAY MIST THAT CAME THROUGH THE AIR CONDITION VENT INSIDE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, AND THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN ON THE ENGINE, AND THE WATER PUMP WAS RUINED. THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE ENGINE FAILED. THEY DID SAY THIS HAPPENED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE FROM CONVENTIONAL OIL BEING USED IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW TO USE SYNTHETIC OIL IN HIS VEHICLE. *THE CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE THE ADDRESS FOR THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.*AK

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IS NOW SMOKEING GRAYISH WHITE SMOKE IT IS USEING WAY TOO MUCH OIL AND GAS I HAVE TO PUT OIL IN IT AAT LEAST TWICE WEEKLY I HAVE CONSULTED WITH DODGE DEALEARSHIPS IN MY AREA THEY TELL ME TAHT THAT TYPE OF ENGINE WAS NO GOOD FROM THE FACTORY AND THAT NO ONE IS WILLING TO WORK ON IT AND THAT IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE HAVE TOTAL FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING AND THAT IT WILL BE TOO COSTLY TO TRY AND REPAIR IT NOT COUNTING THE AMOUNT OF WORK IT WILL TAKE

NO EVENTS LED UP TO ENGINE FAILURE IN 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE. WENT TO WORK ONE DAY AND AS I ENTERED PARKING AREA ENGINE SEIZED UP, IN NOVEMBER 2004. SPOKE WITH DODGE CHRYSLER DEALERS, REPS AND SERVICE MANAGERS. THEY CLAIM THAT THE PROBLEM AT 47,000(APPROX.) IS DUE TO OWNER FAILURE NOT THE ENGINES. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, FIX, REPAIR, REPLACE OR SETTLE THE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE FAILURE.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $7000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION IS AN AUTOMATIC. *NM

DRIVING UPHILL IN INDIO, CA AT 113 DEGREE HEAT, THE ENGINE FALIED. THE CAP CAME OFF AND I LOST ALL COOLANT AND MY ENGINE SEIZED. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND I BARELY WAS ABLE TO GET IT PULLED OVER.

WE HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 68000 MILES ON IT. WE WERE IN NORTH CAROLINA ON VACATION AND THE CAR JUST QUIT FOR NO REASON. WE HAD IT TOWED TWICE AND THE LAST TIME WAS TO DODGE DEALER ON TOLD US IT WOULD COST AROUND $900.00 TO FIX IT BUT COULD NOT GIVE US THEIR WORD THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FELT THAT THE ENGINE COULD BE DAMAGED. WE ENDED UP RENTING A U-HAUL WITH A CAR DOLLY TO GET THIS CAR BACK TO OHIO. WE WERE IN THIS U-HAUL FOR 14 AND HALF HOURS. IT WAS VERY HARD TO PULL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NC,VIRGINIA AND WV. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A VERY TRAFFIC HAZARD CONSIDERING THAT WOULD COULD NOT GET IT UP THE MOUNTAINS PAST 50 MILES A HOUR ON BUSY HIGHWAYS. NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HELP US WITH THE CAR. WE HAVE SPENT $1000.00 TO JUST GET THIS CAR TO OUR HOME AND NOW WE FIND OUT THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE 2.7 LITER ENGINES. WE HAVE NOT FIXED THE CAR YET BECAUSE WE NOW DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PUT A COMPLETE ENGINE IN THIS CAR, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE NORM FOR THESE CARS. SO THEREFORE WE ARE PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS NOT RUNNING. DODGE IS TRYING TO SAY THAT PEOPLE DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE MANTAINCE ON THESE CARS AND WE ARE AT FAULT FOR THE ENGINE BEING JUNK. THIS IS BS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THESE 2.7 LITER MOTORS.

I AVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID AND AT JUST UNDER100K THE ENGINE SEIZED UP AND BLEW THE HEAD GASKET. I THEN PURCHASED ANOTHER ENGINE THAT COST ME $2500 14 MONTHS AGO. THIS NEW ENGINE HAD 40K ON IT. THAT ENGINE HAS NOW SEIZED UP AND BLOWN THE HEAD GASKET. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND A LADY CAME UP TO ME AND ASKED IF I HAVE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY INTREPID BECAUSE SHE HAS THE SAME ONE AND JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING SUCH A POOR PRODUCT THAT THEY CHARGE TENS O THOUSANDS OF DOLLARES FOR. WHEN IT WASGETTING TOWED THE GUY SAID THAT HE TOWS A TON OF THESE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE HAS HAD TONS OF PROBLEMS.

DT: 2001 DODGE INTERPRET, THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE MOVING WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING PUT ON THE GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD TO TRY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START BACK FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN BACK ON. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER VARIOUS TIMES, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 MONTHS LATER HE TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTICS TEST THAT THERE WAS NO SIGNAL FROM THE CAM SENSOR, DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR AND CHECKED IT AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS TIME. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AROUND TWO YEARS LATER, AT THE LAST OIL CHECK-UP THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. AT FIRST CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FROM SOME OTHER MATTER WITH THE VEHICLE, AFTERWARDS THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE REMINDED THE CONSUMER OF THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AGAIN, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AGAIN THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, AFTER CONSUMER HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE IT WAS LEAKING OIL AND ANOTHER FLUID MIXED WITH THE OIL. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAID THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD DIALED 911 THE SECOND TIME THE VEHILCE HAD STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF FOUR LANE

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

DT: CALLER HAD A SLIGHT TICKING IN ENGINE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. THEN IT STARTED KNOCKING. A MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO CAM SIGNAL. WHEN THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC HAD A KNOCK IN MOTOR. CALLER WAS TOLD NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

ON JUNE 13, 2005, MY 2001 DODGE INTERPID 2.7 L ENGINE FAILED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DELAERSHIP WHERE IT WAS TO BE LOOKED AT. THE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED--COSTING SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. HE TOLD ME THAT THE DELAERSHIP HAD REPLACED FOUR OR FIVE 2.7L DODGE ENGINES ALREADY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2.7L HAS LOTS OF FLAWS AND DEFECTS THAT I WAS NOT TOLD OF UPON PURCHASING. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THE CAR AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO TRADE A VEHICLE IN WHEN IT WON'T EVEN START. RIGHT NOW, I AM OUT A VEHICLE AS WELL AS MONEY.

DT: PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO, THE STEERING WAS LOOSE. WHEN MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 5-10 DEGREES IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE STEERING SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND. THEN, THE VEHILCE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OWNER WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET HELP FROM CHRYSLER, BUT THEY WERE NOT OFFERING HELP. OWNER NOTICED UPON INVESTIGATION THAT THERE WERE OTHERS WITH THIS CONCERN. *AK

DT: TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ABOUT MONTH AGO. JUST HAD TRANSMISSION REDONE, HOWEVER, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED 2 FANS WERE WORKING PROPERLY. NEXT DAY WAS STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR OVERHEATED. TRIED TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC AND ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. PARKED CAR IN PARKING LOT, AND STEAM BEGAN TO POUR OUT. DID NOT OPEN HOOD. CALLED MECHANIC AND TOW TRUCK, AND WAS INFORMED THAT, ENGINE WAS TOTALLY SHOT. IT WAS POORLY DESIGNED. CALLED DODGE WITH NO SUCCESS, THEY OFFERED NO REMEDY. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT A PLASTIC PART OF THE WATER PUMP BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED.*AK

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE STALLED. ENGINE WAS BAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BEFORE STALLING, AND DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. AFTER STALLING CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER GARAGE, AND WAS TOLD ENGINE WAS BAD. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOSING OIL PRESSURE, CAUSING IT TO CUT OFF. INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*AK

DT:CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 60-65 MPH IN 2001 DODGE INTREPID WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE LIKE A HOSE BURSTING OR BREAKING. IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT TEMPERATURE GAUGE ,AND IT WENT TO HOT. CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEATER, AND THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE WENT BACK TO NORMAL. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND SAW THAT WAS OIL LEAKING. CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT THAT POINT AND THERE WAS A STEADY FLOW OF OIL, AT SOME POINT IT DID STOP. CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

DT: THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN. *TT

2001 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITER, BOUGHT IN JULY 2001 FROM DODGE AND WAS A ONE PERSON OWNER. IT HAD, WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, 28,000 AND STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRENTY. WE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRENTY OF 100,000 7YEARS. ENGINE TAPPING, TOOK TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS BLAMED ON NOT CHANGING OUR OIL PROPERLY. HAD TO GET IT FIXED. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THAT WORKED ON IT ENOUGH TO WERE WE COULD DRIVE IT AND AT THE TIME THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED FOR GOOD. COME TO FIND OUT THIS WAS ONLY A TEMP FIX. AT THE TIME WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE ALL THE PROBLEMS THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES WERE HAVING. JUST RECENTLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT IS SO BAD WE CANNOT DRIVE IT. DODGE REFUSED TO HONOR THEIR WARRENTY AND ME AS A CUSTOMER AM OF THE OPION THAT THIS IS WRONG. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT CRYSLER/DODGE HAVE ADMITTED TO THE PROBLEM AND MODIFIED THE ENGINE. WELL, IF THEY ADMITTED TO THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE FIXING THEIR CARS.

CONSUMER STATES: ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. CALLED CHRYSLER AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION 9 MONTHS AGO. THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO CUT OFF, IT STARTED SHAKING ,AND JUST DIED AND WOULDN'T START BACK. IT ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO TURN OVER, MAKING A NOISE. MECHANIC SAID INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED BY TIMING CHAIN, AND FLUIDS GOT MIXED IN WITH THE OIL. JUST HAD OIL CHANGED WEEK PRIOR TO THIS.*AK