2001 Dodge Intrepid complaints

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID W/ 70,000 MILES STARTED OUT WITH A SMALL KNOCKING NOISE, THEN AS I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY, IT LOST ALL OF IT'S POWER & STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. WHEN I WAS CALLING AROUND ASKING GARAGES HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE CAR, A FEW OF THE GARAGES TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEFORE I EVEN TOLD THEM, THEY ONLY NEEDED THE YEAR & MAKE OF THE CAR & THEY KNEW THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. ONE GARAGE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT GONNA BE WORTH IT TO GET MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE IT WOULD LIKELY BE MORE THAN MY CAR WAS WORTH. ANOTHER GARAGE TOLD ME HE WOULDN'T EVEN WORK ON INTREPIDS WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WOULD BE SUCH A MESS. I EVEN HAD A GARAGE TELL ME NOT TO WASTE MY MONEY ON A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE THE 2.7L ENGINE INTREPIDS ARE JUNK & IT WOULDNT BE WORTH IT. I FINALLY FOUND A GUY THAT IS BASICALLY MAKING HIS LIVING ON JUST WORKING ON THESE 2.7L INTREPID ENGINES. THE COST WAS $2,300 TO HAVE THE ENGINE CLEANED/SOAKED TO GET ALL OF THE OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP OFF & HAVE A ANY PARTS THAT WERE BROKEN REPLACED. MY DAD, BOYFRIEND & BROTHER HAD TO TAKE THE ENGINE OUT & BRING IT TO THE GARAGE & THE GARAGE DID THE WORK ON THE ENGINE & THEN MY DAD, BOYFRIEND & BROTHER HAD TO PUT THE ENGINE BACK INTO MY CAR. SO W/ THAT PRICE OF $2,300 I DIDN'T EVEN GET A REBUILT ENGINE & MY FAMILY HAD TO DO ALOT OF THE WORK. I WAS MAKING MY MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $175 ON A CAR THAT I COULDN'T DRIVE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS ALL TOGETHER.

2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE STALLED WITH 76,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WAS TOLD IT EXPIRED AT 75,000 MILES. MY WIFE CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COSE ABOUT $8500 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. DEALER INSINUATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT HAVING THE OIL CHANGED. AFTER CHECKING THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE NEARLY 50 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE WITH VARYING MILEAGES REPORTED.

HEATER BLOWING COLD AIR. TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON THE 17TH OF JANUARY; HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE THAT DAY, THE NEXT MORNING IT DIDN'T START. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE REFUSED TO TOUCH IT, STATING THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKE AND THE ENGINE WAS JUNK. HAD IT TOWED TO DODGE CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE (WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) ON 1/21/05 WHERE IT HAS BEEN SINCE. THEY SAY I HAVE NOT MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLEW DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE, BUT THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS RUDE AND IGNORANT. I HAVE THE 6 YEAR, 75,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY THRU DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 43,000 MILES ON IT AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE NEW ENGINE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. SO, NOW I AM BEING CHARGED A STORAGE FEE AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL WHICH IS COSTING ME ALOT OF MONEY.

BOUGHT 2001 INTREPID WITH 53000 MILES ON IT, I CHANGED MY OWN OIL IN IT EVERY 3000 MILES, AT 83000 MILES I HEARD A SLIGHT ROD KNOCK, TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, I HAVE AN EXTENDED FORD WARRANTY BUT WAS NOT HONORED BECAUSE THEY SAID IT HAD AN OIL LEAK AND THE OIL AND FILTER RECIEPTS AND THE CREDIT CARD BILLS FROM NAPA WAS NOT SUFFICIENT PROOF THE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED.THE CAR NEVER LEAKED OIL , THEY ARE USING THAT AS AN EXCUSE AND IT IS THERE WORD AGAINST MINE, MEANWHILE I HAVE A 2001 INTREPID THAT THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR TEARING IT DOWN, AND I GET MY CAR BACK IN PEICES OR PAY THEM TWICE AS MUCH AND THEY WILL PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS. OR PAY THE 7000 DOLLARS TO PUT AN ENGINE IN IT WHEN THEY SAID THE WHOLE CAR WAS ONLY WORTH 4900

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN APRIL OF 2001 AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. A YEAR LATER, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. FORTUNATELY. IT WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND MY COSTS WERE MINIMAL. I CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER EVERY 3000 MILES, BUT NOW MY OIL CHECK LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS AT IDLE. I WILL BRING MY CARE TO MY MECHANIC ON MONDAY, MAY 2, 2005 TO HAVE HIM INVESTIGATED WHETHER OR NO I HAVE AN OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE OVERHEATED THEN STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *BF *NM

I HAVE A STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID. A MECHANIC SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW STEERING RACK. IT "STICKS AND BINDS UP ON LEFT TURNS". FOR A FAIRLY NEW CAR WITH NOT THAT MANY MILES ON IT I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE MECHANICS NAME IS [XXX]AND HIS NUMBER IS [XXX]. JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OUR 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH A V6 2.7 LTR ENGINE BEGIN TO MAKE EXTREMELY LOUD NOISES, COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WE MANAGED TO DRIVE IT AT LOW SPEED FOR ABOUT 5 MILES, SINCE IT SEEMED TO HAVE NO POWER, TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. *JB WE WERE TOLD THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $6000 PLUS PA TAXES. WE HAVE NOT YET MADE A DECISION AS TO WHAT TO DO. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER THROUGH ITS 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY, CITING LACK OF SERVICE RECORDS BEFORE OUR PURCHASE OF THE CAR AS A USED VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 16, 2004. WE INDICATED THAT LACK OF SERVICE RECORDS DO NOT INDICATE THE CAR WAS NOT SERVICED SINCE NOT ALL OWNERS USE THE DODGE AND CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS FOR SERVICE. WE CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE AND HAD THE SAME RESPONSE TWICE. WE ARE NOW FACED WITH DECIDING WHAT TO DO WITH THE CAR. WE HAD SINCE LEARNED THAT ENGINE FAILURE IS A PROBLEM IN THESE CARS AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS BASICALLY TOLD ITS CUSTOMERS TO GO "POUND SAND". WE ALSO ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND THOUGHT THAT OUR GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH IT AND SERVICE RECORD WITH THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT MIGHT HELP IN GETTING CHRYSLER TO HELP US. THE INTREPID HAD BEEN TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP ONLY FIVE DAYS EARLIER ON APRIL 14, 2005. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS WITH NO INDICATION TO US THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE CAR. PRIOR TO THIS, SINCE TH

2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE IS CREATING A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN DRIVEN.*MR *JB

@ 44,000MILES WNET TO GET OIL CHANGE AND PLACE REFUSE TO DO BECAUSE OF SLUDGE IN ENGINE. TOOK TO ANOTHER SHOP AND HAD ENGINE FLUSHED. @ 56,000 MILES ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING AND LOST HALF IT'S POWER. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED AND SAID ENGINE WAS SEIZED UP AND NEEDS REPLACED. WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO COVER EVEN THOUGH I TURNED IN ALL SERVICE REPORTS FOR OIL CHANGES @ 3000 MILE INTERVALS SINCE I BOUGHT NEW IN 2001.*AK

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ENGINE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT, INCLUDING REGULAR OIL CHANGES. ENGINE SEIZED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY WHILE COMMUTING FROM LOS ANGELES. I WAS LUCKY TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND BASICALLY COASTED OFF THE NEAREST EXIT AND INTO A GAS STATION. DEALER?S MECHANICS SAY OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP DUE TO OWNER NEGLIGENCE CAUSED BEARINGS TO BE PUSHED OUT OF PLACE RESULTING IN THROWN ROD. I CAN PRODUCE MOST RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES BUT NOT ALL, SO THIRD-PARTY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE CAR WILL NOT BE HONORED. I WAS NOT NEGLIGENT IN MAINTAINING THIS CAR AND IT SHOULD NOT BE DEAD AT 63000 MILES. THE DEALER NOW WANTS $1056.00 FOR JUST DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, AND THE REPAIRS (ENGINE REPLACEMENT) ARE ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN $6000 - $8000. THE CAR EVEN THOUGH MAINTAINED INSIDE AND OUT VERY WELL WAS ONLY WORTH APPROXIMATELY $8000 - $9000. THE BALANCE ON MY LOAN FOR MY NEW PAPERWEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY $12000. THE CAR IS NOW SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR RESOLUTION. I WILL BE PURSUING LEGAL REMEDY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, DRIVER BEGAN TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AT 35 MPH AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED THE MOTOR TO SHUT DOWN. *AK

WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION ENGINE SHUT DOWN . OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE. OWNER STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE SLUDGE BUILD UP THE WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY THE REPAIR COSTS FOR THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE DRIVER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VACUUM HOSE HAD COME LOOSE. THE MECHANIC PLACED THE VACUUM HOSE BACK ONTO THE VEHICLE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THAT'S WHEN THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF ENGINE SLUDGE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT VACUUM HOSE DISENGAGED. MECHANIC PLACED THE VACUUIM HOSE BACK ON. A FEW DAYS LATER. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER,WHO DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP IN IT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER MADE IT HOME, CHECKED THE OIL, AND FOUND IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY. WHAT WAS LEFT HAD A SLUDGE BUILD UP. CONSUMER SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND THE SLUDGE BUILD UP COMPLAINTS.*AK

2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH 90,000 MILES. ENGINE FAILED ON 3-24-2005. SERVICE GARAGE REPORTS SLUDGE (OIL), TIMING BELT ISSUE, LIFTER DAMAGE, AND THAT MOST FEASIBLE CORRECTION IS NEW ENGINE. *JB

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2002. RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING I BEGIN HAVING OIL AND SLUDGE PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW I NOTICED A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

OIL LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND SEIZED UP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PISTONS.*AK

DRIVING 55 ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND QUIT TIMING CHAIN BLEW UP ENGINE. MY MECHANIC SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A STICK OF DYNAMITE WAS PUT IN MY ENGINE. REPORTED IT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID BRING THE SUIT ON IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT. SLUDGE IS FROM POOR CARE. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND FAILED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *NM

TODAY THE ENGINE FAILED ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID THIS IS THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT I HAVE NOW DISCOVERED HAS SO MANY ISSUES LODGED AGAINST IT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A SHOP YET FOR ESTIMATE/REPAIRS. *NM

WE BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN MARCH 2002. WE ALSO PURCHASED THE 5YR/100,000MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO, I WAS HEADING DOWN THE ROAD FOR WORK AND MY CAR JUST CONKED OUT. HAD IT TOWED AND LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ENGINE. WE NOTIFIED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY HAD IT TOWED TO MARTIN DEALERSHIP IN TURNERSVILLE NJ. THE ADJUSTER CAME AND FOUND SMALL AMOUNTS OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND ASKED FOR RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES AND WE GAVE THEM ALL WE HAD. WE TOOK GOOD CARE WITH OIL CHANGES ALMOST EVERY OTHER MONTH. THE MECHANIC THEN CALLS BACK AND SAID WE WERE DENIED AND THE COST WILL BE AROUND 6,500.00. THE ADJUSTER ALSO SAID THAT NOBODY DOES OIL CHANGES ON SUNDAYS,(ONE OR TWO OF THE RECEIPTS HAD SUNDAY DATES, AND WE DID HAVE THE OIL CHANGED ON A FEW SUNDAYS).THE MECHANIC SAID THE 2.7 INTREPID HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SLUDGE PROBLEMS EVEN IF YOU CHANGE THE OIL OFTEN. WHY DON'T THEY TAKE THIS IN CONSIDERATION INSTEAD OF MAKING UP OTHER REASONS FOR NOT PAYING? *NM

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

DRIVER WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE AND VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CAM SHAFT AND PISTONS BLOWING OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. CONSUMER COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT ENGAGED, LOCKING HER IN. ONCE GETTING OUT OF THE SEAT BELT SHE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ENGAGED ALSO. *AK

THE 2.7L ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

A FEW DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. HE SAID IT WAS THE FUEL CAP MAKING THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, HE PUT A NEW ONE ON, AND SAID THAT SHOULD SOLVE IT. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, AND A MONTH LATER, THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP, AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. I CALLED THE DEALER, AND HE SAID IT WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY FOR A MONTH. I JUST STARTED DRIVING IT AGAIN,THE CAR WOULD TAKE A MINUTE BEFORE IT PICKED UP SPEED, LIKE IT WAS STALLING. I DROVE IT UNTIL JUST RECENTLY IT JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND IT WAS PUT ON A MACHINE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR A YEAR. ONE DAY THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE, AND I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND IT WAS FINE. THEN , IT DROVE FINE A COUPLE DAYS THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION OR CAR, AND NEED A CAR BECAUSE I HAVE A DAUGHTER WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, AND SHE HAS A LOT OF DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS OUT OF TOWN AND IN TOWN. SO IF I COULD GET SOME HELP I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ENGINE SEIZED UP DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

OIL LIGHT CAME ON AS WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH. SHE STOPPED, CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL(IN THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE ON DIPSTICK) AND CALLED ME. I HAD A FRIEND TOW ME TO MY HOUSE. TOOK THE CAR IN TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLUDGED AND THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER. HE FIRST TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD DO AN ENGINE FLUSH, THE SECOND CALL WAS THAT HE COULD NOT FLUSH THE ENGINE AS IT IS ABOUT TO TOTALLY GO OUT. I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR OIL AND FILTERS AND WHEN I INSTALLED THEM. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH UNDER 40,000 MILES AND HAVE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 10,000 SINCE.*AK

I WAS DRIVING AND SAW THE OIL LIGHT FLICKER WHICH I THOUGHT WAS STRANGE AS I HAD JUST HAD OIL CHANGED LESS THAN 1000 MILES BEFORE. THEN HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WAS CLOSE TO A MECHANIC SO I PULLED IN AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD 5 OF THESE ENGINES WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM LOOKED AT MY PAPERWORK FOUND THAT I HAD A 7 YEAR 100000 MILE WARRANTY AS I AM ONLY AT 78000 HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A DEALER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

VEHICLE TENDS TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP, BUT THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED.*AK

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID AT 70,000 MILES IS ALREADY SHOWING SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR EVEN THOUGH IT HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAS WIDELY DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS AND THAT CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THEM. MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE "BLOWS." THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT ENGINES AND IF I DO FINE ONE, IT WILL OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. GOING TO A DIFFERENT ENGINE REQUIRES CHANGES IN THE COMPUTER ETC. MANY OF US WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE GOING TO OR HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED SEVERE FINANCIAL STRESS BECAUSE OF THIS. (IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT CHRYSLER HAS CHOSEN TO TAKE CARE OF THE MERCEDES CUSTOMERS!!!!!) OF COURSE THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE ENGINE COULD BLOW AT ANY TIME WHICH IS A DANGEROUS TIME BOMB TO BE CONSIDERING. I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ANY LAWSUIT. WE DESERVE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS.*AK

THE TRANS AXLE WENT OUT ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPIDE. THIS IS GOING TO SET ME BACK ABOUT 2000.00 AND I AM A 1 JOB CUSTOMER WITH MY HUSBAND ON DISABILITY AND A FIXED INCOME AND THIS WILL MAKE IT REALLY HARD ON ME AND MY FAMILY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER HEARD KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE. BF TWO OF THE CONSUMER'S DODGE INTREPID'S EXPERIENCED THESE ENGINE FAILURE'S WHICH OCCURRED AT 114K AND 112K MILES. ALSO, THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER OWNED A 2001 INTREPID AND THE PCM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. *SC THE SECOND DODGE INTREPID A 1999 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER [XXX]. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ENGINE FAILURE -KNOCKING IN ENGINE- NO NOTICE-----PUT CAR IN SHOP--SAID BEARING -BOLTS--FELL OUT OF ENGINE INTO OIL PAN...2.7 ENGINE. CAN'T AFFORD EVEN A USED OR REMANUFACTURED ONE TO REPLACE--PRICE TO HIGH DUE TO SUPPLY AND DEMAND FROM FAILURE OF THIS ENGINE FOR 1998 THRU 2001 INTREPIDS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ENGINE STALLED ON HIGHWAY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENT BY PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. THE CAUSE OF THIS IS UNDETERMINED. *NM

PURCHASED CAR IN 02 WITH 11000 MILES. MAINTAINED CAR WELL. AT 57000 MILES THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BLEW. DEALER SAID THEIR WAS A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 30 DAYS. 4 DAYS AFTER REPAIRED I RETURNED IT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THEY COULDN'T FEEL IT SLIPPING WHEN THEY DROVE IT. NOW TONIGHT, 3 WEEKS LATER, IT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM

I BELIEVE THE STEERING MECHANISM IN MY INTREPID IS DEFECTIVE. I CAN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST ONE HALF TURN WITHOUT TURNING THE CAR. BILL SMITH, SERVICE MANAGER, BAY AREA TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER, GLEN BURNIE, MARYLAND, HAS LOOKED AT THE CAR AND BELIEVES THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE STEERING RACK, WHICH HE SAYS MUST BE REPLACED. HIS PHONE NUMBER IS (410) 969-0701. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ AND DISCUSSIONS WITH MR. SMITH AND OTHER AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS, I BELIEVE THAT SUCH A PROBLEM IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP, OR DESIGN. SIMPLY, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE FOUND IN AN AUTOMOBILE WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES. IT WILL COST ABOUT $700.00 TO REPAIR THE STEERING IN MY CAR.

THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH UNDER 67,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED AND THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM