2001 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

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