2001 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

MY HUSBAND WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK THE OTHER NIGHT AND THE ENGINE FAILED ON OUR 2001 INTREPID. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE ENGINE STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ENGINE BECAUSE THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL AND SLUDGE BUILDUP, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 6 0MPH THE VEHICLE TEMPORALLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WERE THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED. THE INTERMITTENT STALLING CONTINUED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK WHICH HAD CONTAMINATED THE OIL. UPDATED 04/17/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THERE WAS A NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN, THE PISTONS AND VALVES WERE DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DODGE INTREPID 2001 WITH 2.7L ENGINE. MADE KNOCKING SOUNDS, SO WE DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS ENGINE HAS SLUDGE AND MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. *JB

ON JAN. 27,2006, I , INELL FOYE WAS DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID INTREPID WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE FAILED. ON JAN. 30,2006 I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR. HE DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE PISTONS AND VALVES WERE DAMAGED. NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE IN WHICH I CANT AFFORD. BY THE WAY,ITS A 2.7L ENGINE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT MANY OF THESE CARS HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE FULLY COMPENSATED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT OVERNIGHT AND STARTED THE NEXT MORNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL, AND TEMPORARILY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A PAVED ROAD THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE TEMPERATURE INCREASED. UPON INSPECTION THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED. THE OIL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A LATER DATE. AFTER SIX MONTHS THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. UPDATED 3/3/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOISES COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTICS TEST WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ONE YEAR BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILED; THE VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED WITHOUT REPAIRS BEING MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I LIVE IN HAMILTON OHIO. I AM THE OWNER OF THE 2001, DODGE INTREPID. ON JANUARY 28, 2006 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A RURAL ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE OF THE CAR STARTED TO TICK AS SHE WAS SLOWING TO GO AROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD. SHE LOOKED AT THE GAUGES TO FIND NOTHING REAL ABNORMAL. WHEN SHE GOT ALMOST AROUND THE BEND AND TRIED TO SPEED UP A LITTLE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE WHEELS ENDED UP LOCKING BEFORE FINISHING THE CURVE, AND SHE SLID OFF THE ROAD. MY WIFE HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN A DANGEROUS PART OF THE ROAD AND WALK QUITE A DISTANCE TO GET TO A PHONE TO CALL ME. WE HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND ONE OR ALL COULD HAVE BEEN WITH HER AT THE TIME. IF THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE STOPPED SOONER SHE COULD HAVE GOTTEN REALLY HURT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP IN FAIRFIELD, OHIO, AND THEY HAVE SINCE INFORMED ME THAT THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER TALKING VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, HE INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEMS OF THIS ENGINE. THIS ENGINE DID HAVE SLUDGE BUILD UP IN IT. WHEN I WOULD TAKE IT TO GET ITS REGULAR OIL CHANGE I WOULD HAVE TO GET THE ENGINE FLUSHED TO GET THE SLUDGE OUT, COSTING MORE MONEY. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEATING SYSTEM. BUT, I ASSOCIATED THAT WITH SOME SORT OF HEATING ELEMENT NOT WORKING. IT WOULD WORK FINE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD, BUT WHEN I WOULD STOP AT A SIGN OR A LIGHT IT WOULD GET COLD. I HAD ALL THE SIGNS I HAVE DISCOVERED FROM YOUR WEB SITE AFTER THE ENGINE WENT OUT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR INFORMATION YOU COULD PROVIDE. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR