2001 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

WE HAVE A DODGE 2001 INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER MOTOR. ACCORDING TO OTHER MECHANICS AND PERSONNEL WITHIN THE DEALERSHIP, THERE ARE DEFECTS WITH THIS MOTOR THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS. IT HAS TO DO WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS AND CAUSES THE MOTOR TO BASICALLY BLOW UP. OUR FIRST MOTOR BLEW UP AT 83,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A DIFFERENT MOTOR WITH 58,000 MILES WHICH BLEW UP AGAIN 3 WEEKS LATER. TODAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, WE WERE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF OUR REPAIRED CAR WITH ITS THIRD MOTOR WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND WERE ASKED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE BILL BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THIS REPAIR WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WATER PUMP EVEN THOUGH THE WATER PUMP AND THE TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY ARE ONE AND THE SAME ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THESE 2.7 LITER MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AS THOUSANDS CAN ATTEST ON THE INTERNET, CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE BUT DAHMER REFUSES TO ACT RESPONSIBLY BECAUSE THEY PURCHASED THE COMPANY AFTER THE DEFECT ORIGINATED. THESE 2.7 MOTORS WHICH ARE SITTING ON THE SHELF AT JUNKYARDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BECOME WORSE BECAUSE THE PASSAGE OF TIME SITTING ON THE SHELF AND ARE WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL MOTORS PUT IN THEM. FURTHERMORE, OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY, TRIAD ADVANTAGE, FORESEEING THE PROBLEMS TO COME, SHUT DOWN, WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND TOOK THE MONEY AND RAN WHEN THESE CLAIMS WERE BECOMING APPARENT. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2001 DODGE INTREPID HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AT 62,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND, THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER AS OF YET. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE BOUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 INTREPID DURING BUSY TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A FAIRLY LOUD TAPPING NOISE. AS I TRIED TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR STALLED. THE CAR BLOCKED TRAFFIC AS I HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. IT NEVER RESTARTED AND I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED... HUH? *NM

MY DODGE INTREPID 2001 ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE REPAIR BILL IS BETWEEN $4,500-$6,000. THE ENGINE IS NOW DEAD. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT ALTHOUGH I'VE PUT IN 3 QUARTS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON TIME. *JB

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND LATER TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID IT WOULD COST THE CALLER $4700 TO $7000 TO FIX. IT. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR FREE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIR YET BECAUSE SHE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $6000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. *AK *NM

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2005. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RETURN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, WAS TOLD IT WAS EMISSIONS LEAK. IN SEPTEMBER 2005, HEARD RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, THEN VEHICLE SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN (POWER STEERING, ETC.), VEHICLE SHUT OFF. COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. *NM

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE HAS A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2001. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS TURNED ON. THIS PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY HARROWING AT TIMES WHEN THE CAR SHOULD BE DECELERATING - I.E. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE ENGINE AT THESE TIMES, RPM'S USUALLY RANGE FROM 750 TO 1100 RPM DEPENDING ON SPEED OF THE CAR. DURING A "PROBLEM" PERIOD AS ONE BEGINS THE PROCESS OF DECELERATION, THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL JUMP UP TO 2200 - 2500 RPM THUS CAUSING UNUSUAL USE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION WILL BEGIN TO "GEAR-DOWN" AS THOUGH MY BRAKING IS INTERPRETED AS CLIMBING A HILL OR PASSING ANOTHER CAR. CONSEQUENTLY, I WILL PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND LET THE ENGINE RACE UP AND DOWN UNTIL IT SETTLES AT AN EVEN RPM. I QUIT USING AIR CONDITIONING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE "BRAIN" OF THE CAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (ONE MONTH AGO). NOW THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND ANOTHER CONSUMER PROBLEM REPORT SIMILAR TO MINE ON MYCARSTATS.COM.*JB

DT: 2001 DODGE INTREPID ES, THE VEHICLES GAS TANK WILL NOT ACCEPT GASOLINE EASILY, IT TAKES THE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME TO FILL THE TANK. THE CONSUMER WILL FILL THE TANK AND THE FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWS EMPTY. AFTER THE CONSUMER HAS PUT FUEL IN THE TANK SOME OF THE FUEL WILL COME OUT. THE CONSUMER HAS EVEN REPLACED THE GAS CAP, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE FUEL CONTROL VALVE, THE FILLER TUBE, AND THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP FILTER AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A TSB NUMBER 14003-01 FROM UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS SERVICE CORPORATION PHONE NO. 1-888-835-5063. THE CONSUMER HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH U. U. S. C. POLICY NO. V300191293 COVERAGE WHICH IS CALLED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE U. U. S. C. DID REPLACE FUEL LEVEL UNIT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED IN THE TSB, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER, THE MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE TSB, AND THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE REPAIR FIXED AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED THE CONSUMER AND AGREE TO REPLACED THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO SLUDGE. *JB

OIL LIGHT BLINKING ERRATICALLY, GOING INTO REVERSE WHEN IN DRIVE-NOT ONCE,BUT TWICE. *NM