2001 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

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 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

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

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.