2001 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

ENGINE STARTED MAKING TICKING SOUND. GOT LOUDER AS I GOT CLOSER TO HOME (APPROX. 1 MILE). VERY NOISY ONCE I GOT HOME. SHUT OFF ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER. DEALER MECHANIC DIAGNOSED TIMING BELT JUMPED THE GEARS AND VALVES AND VALVE STEMS WERE SHOT. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS ON THE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER'S WEBSITE. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. ALL STATE INSURANCE COMPANY MECHANICS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE'S FAILURE AND AGREED THAT THE REMEDY WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *AK UPDATED 03/15/07. *JB

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT ONLY 80K MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. WELL MAINTAINED, OIL CHANGES REGULARLY; OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ON HIGHWAY, GOT OFF LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AWAY AND WENT 1/8 MILE TO AN AUTO SERVICE PLACE. HAD ENGINE FLUSHED, OIL CHANGED, AND 30 MILES LATER, ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE SEIZED. NOW HAVE TO PAY $6K FOR A NEW ENGINE. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 06/02/06 HAD AN OIL CHANGED ON THE 2001 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE SHE STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2 DAYS LATER SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS ALWAYS TAKEN HER VEHICLE FOR OIL CHANGES, AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE ENGINE COULD GO WITH SO FEW MILES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WILL HAVE FILE # AVAILABLE FOR THE HARD COPY.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT AND THE WATER PUMP WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE ONLY INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED. THE CONTACT DIDN'T AUTHORIZE THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. SHE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *NM UPDATED 2/27/2007 - THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND WAS LEAKING. THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BAD AND THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. *NM

I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID OUR OF THE DEALERS REPAIR BAY WHERE THEY REPLACED 6 PARTS ON THE CAR THAT WERE WORKING BEFORE DISCOVERING THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN. WE TESTED ALL OF THE PARTS LATER AND THEY WORKED. THIS COST 1,400 DOLLARS. 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS IN MY CAR ON I-75 IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA WHEN I SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 75 MILES PER HOUR. THE ENGINE SEIZED AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD TO FORCE THE CAR OFF OF THE HIGHWAY ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER PAYING A 200 DOLLAR TOWING BILL I FOUND OUT THE ACCUMULATION OF OIL SLUDGE IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN ON A TRAILER IN MURRAY COUNTY GEORGIA FOR 8 MONTHS AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. AFTER CONTACTING DODGE THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIRS. THEY BLAMED IT ON ME SAYING I DIDN'T CHANGE THE OIL ENOUGH THIS CANNOT BE TRUE BECAUSE WE HAVE RELIGIOUSLY CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME FAILURES. DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED INTO REPAIRING THESE PROBLEMS. SO HERE I SIT THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST KILLED MY BUSINESS BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD A NEW CAR THAT IS NICE ENOUGH TO TAKE CLIENTS AROUND IN SO I HAVE TO DRIVE A PIECE OF JUNK. YOU WOULD THINK THAT THESE COMPANIES WOULD CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS BUT ONCE AGAIN DAIMLER/CHRYSLER PROVES THAT THEY DON'T GIVE A DARN ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM PROFITABLE. UNLESS THIS IS RESOLVED I WILL NEVER HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH A DODGE, CHRYSLER, OR MERCEDES EVER AGAIN AND I SWEAR I WILL TELL EVERY PERSON I COME IN CONTACT WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING TO THEIR CUSTOMERS I MAY EVEN START A NEGATIVE AD CAMPAIGN AGAINST DODGE. I WILL TAKE THIS TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH BEFORE I LET ANYONE I KNOW RUN THE RISK OF LOSING THEIR LIVES DUE THE INCOMPETENCY OF THESE MONEY HUNGRY SHARKS. *NM

TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND STARTED SMOKING. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. AT THE REPAIR FACILITY THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ,) AND THEY STATED AS WELL THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONCERNED BECAUSE AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, SHE HAS SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN I HEARD A METAL ON METAL GRINDING NOISE. BEFORE I COULD PULL THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC THE CAR STALLED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I GOT IT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD & HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO START IT SINCE. I WAS TOLD JUST TODAY THAT THE WATER PUMP BROKE INTO PICES, & THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORP. & INSPITE OF THE FACT THAT THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 68,000 MILES ON IT, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE $1,500.00+ REPAIR BILL. *JB

HEATER WOULD COME AND GO OF LATE, OIL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER AT STOPS AND GO OFF UPON ACCELERATING. ON TRIP FROM TX TO NC OIL LIGHT CAME ON, STAYED ON. HAD THE FILTER CHANGED, OIL LIGHT WENT OFF, UNTIL THE ENGINE TOTALLY SEIZED THE FOLLOWING DAY SHORTLY AFTER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WAS QUOTED 6000.00 TO REPLACE AN ENGINE FOR A CAR WORTH WELL LESS THAN THAT. GAVE IT TO A FORD DEALER AND BOUGHT A FORD TAURUS. *JB

PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE IN OCT. 2006 FROM USED CAR DEALER. ON DEC. 29,2006 CAR BEGAN TO MAKE GURGLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HAS 119,200 MILES ON CAR. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE HAD JUST FINISH ENGINE REPAIRS ON A 1998 AND 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NEED TO CHANGE OIL PUMP, OIL PAN, LIFTERS AND GASKETS. LOOKING AT $500 TO $1000 FOR REPAIRS PLUS $60 TO PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. ONLY PAID $2500 FOR CAR. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND SCHOOL. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS CAR WAS SO JACKED UP I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT. THERE SHOULD BE SOMEONE FILING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CAR MANUFACTURER. SIGN ME UP!!! *NM