2001 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE HAD NEVER BEEN SERVICED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE OIL AND FLUIDS WERE CHECKED AND REPLACED THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK MY CAR STARTED RUNNING REALLY BAD LIKE I WAS GOING TO STOP. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. I DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER THE ENGINE JUST DIED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY DISCOVERED SEVERAL OIL LEAKS. THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AND SEVERAL SEALS AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,000. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 65 MPH, FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ROD INSIDE OF THE ENGINE FAILED. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED HOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT PAID $5,900 TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 85,000.

ON JUNE 4, 2009 I PAID MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID OFF. ON JUNE 20, 2009 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE I HEARD MY CAR MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. AS I PULLED OVER TO GET OFF ON THE EXIT THE CAR DIED AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS I CAME OFF THE EXIT. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS IS SCARY BEING THAT MY YOUNG CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. ON YESTERDAY THE MECHANIC HAS ADVISED ME THE ENGINE IS GONE. I'VE HAD THE OIL SENDING UNIT REPLACED, THE TIMING, THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, THE WATER PUMP, THE SERPENTINE BELT, NOT TO MENTION THE $600 JUST SPENT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO TO HAVE THE AC FIXED. WHEN THE OIL LIGHT FIRST BEGAN TO FLICKER THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS WOULD BE THE OUTCOME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! *TR

OUR 2001 DODGE INTREPID SEIZED UP ON US WHILE DRIVING ON SUNDAY. IT WAS FINE, THEN IT WASN'T, WE DID EVERYTHING TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE, OIL CHANGES AND REPAIRS WHEN NEEDED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. MY BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME AND I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMEONE'S YARD, MUCH BETTER THEN THE BACK END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT STILL VERY SCARY. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET ONTO THE SIDE STREET BEFORE IT DIED FOR THE LAST TIME. *TR

2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 V6 HAD OIL LIGHT FLICKER ON AND OFF AT STOP SIGNS. CHECKED OIL, IT WAS FINE. TOOK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I DID OIL CHANGES REGULARLY AS SUGGESTED BY DODGE. CAR STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISE. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC. HE RAN COMPRESSION TESTS AND SAID TIMING CHAIN WAS BAD AND VALVES WERE BENT. IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER INTREPID. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. THREE DAYS LATER, THE SHIFTER CABLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPONENT. IN APPROXIMATELY APRIL OF 2008, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND WAS ALSO COVERED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP PROPERLY. A MONTH AGO, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONNECTOR ROD IN THE ENGINE SNAPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF THE PCM WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/02/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE THREE FAULTY COILS AND THREE FAULTY SPARK PLUGS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE VALVE TRAIN IS FAULTY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BLUISH-GRAY SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE TAIL PIPE, WHICH WAS AN INDICATION OF ENGINE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL CONSUMPTION INCREASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,600.

2001 DODGE INTREPID SE - 2.7L, LOST POWER ON THE WAY TO WORK. OIL LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING (HAD SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE) AND COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY. HAD CAR TOWED IN TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSED "CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE." MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL PAST REPAIR WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED BY THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER. THEY HAVE REPLACED TWO OF THE MAIN BRAINS IN THE CAR (@ 40K & 55K - BOTH COST $850 EA.), OIL PAN GASKETS (@ 35K, 45K, & 60K), GENERATOR (@ 60K), RADIATOR (@ 65K), TRANSMISSION RADIATOR (@ 65K), REBUILT TRANSMISSION (@ 98K), AND NOW THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A JASPER REBUILD. *TR