2001 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE ACCELERATING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINS IN THE PARKING LOT AND IS WAITING TO BE TOWED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000. THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ASSIST AND THE MECHANIC STATED THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OIL LEVEL HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AS STATED ONLINE. UPDATED 10/11/07 *TR

OCTOBER OF 2006 I NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT WAS STAYING ON WHILE THE CAR WAS IN IDLE AT STOP LIGHTS, SIGNS, ETC GOT IT CHECK OUT IT SEEMED TO BE OK. WHICH MADE ANOTHER ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING FROM OIL SLUDGE.... CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES (3,00 MILES) AND ONLY HAD 69,000 MILES ON IT. THE BODY IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 77,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

(1) REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED FREQUENTLY (2) ENGINE LOCKED UP ON INTERSTATE WITHOUT ANY WARNING (3) ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE ALTHOUGH REGULAR OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED. *JB

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID BLEW DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP UNDER 100,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING IT THE TEMP. LIGHT CAME ON. ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE OUR BABY. WE TURNED ON THE HEATER TO COOL THE ENGINE DOWN BUT NO HEAT CAME OUT. THEN MY CAR DIED SMOKE WAS ROLLING OUT THE BACK. *JB

CAR ENGINE FAILED ME ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH BUSY TRAFFIC. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE WATER PUMP FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF BETWEEN 5 AND 35 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE TURNING AND DECELERATING TO STOP. THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THE OIL PUMP, TIMING BELT, AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE DRIVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT EITHER THE RACK AND PINION OR AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE SOME CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID, WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE, JUST STARTED MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES IN THE ENGINE, DODGE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE...AT AROUND $5,000! IT HAS 99,500 MILES ON IT, I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR LAST MONTH! *TR

I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR MADE A NOISE LIKE AIR WAS BEING RELEASED (SOMETHING BEING DEPRESSURIZED) AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND COAST TO A SPOT WHERE I STOPPED. I OPENED THE HOOD AND MY ENGINE HAD A HOLE AND A HUGE CRACK THROUGHOUT THE TOP OF THE VALVE COVER. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 75,000 ON THE ENGINE AND HAS ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT LEAST EVERY 3000 MILES. I ALSO NOTICED SOME SLUDGE MATERIAL ON THE INSIDE OF MY OIL CAP WHEN I WAS LOOKING AROUND. I CAN SEE INTO MY ENGINE THROUGH THE HOLE. REPAIR MAN SAID REPAIRS COULD BE IN EXCESS OF $6K. CAR IS STILL AT GARAGE AS I PONDER MY CHOICES, SINCE I STILL OWE OVER $3K ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A HUMMING NOISE EACH TIME IT WAS STARTED. THE NOISE WAS NOT HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,364.