2001 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS DUE TO A SLUDGE PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING ON MY 2001 INTREPID. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GARAGE THEY SAID ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE AND NEEDED REBUILT OR REPLACED WE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000-4000 MILES UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THIS IS KNOWN TO BE A CHRYSLER PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE ONLY WAY THEY WANT TO HELP IS THAVE IT TOWED TO GARAGE AND CHARGE YOU FOR INSPECTION AND THEN WANT YOU TO PAY 5000.00 TO 9000.00 TO REPAIR IT IS A HOAX I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR 2 YEARS NOW IT IS UNDRIVEABLE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. I OWN A COMPANY AND HAVE SEVERAL DOD GE AUTOS IF THIS IS THE WAY THEY ARE GOING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS I WILL BE SWITCHING MAKES OF CARS I BUY IN THE FUTURE. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A KNOCKING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ENGINE ROD BLEW OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. *AK

HAD A NOISE COMING FROM THE TOP OF MY ENGINE THAT STARTED ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING. DROVE IT HOME AND THEN TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS BAD DUE TO SLUDGE AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD NOT BROKEN YET SO THEY SAID IF DIDN'T REPLACE THE ENGINE, I SHOULD REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AND GET RID OF THE CAR.

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 65 AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT.THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN WITHHOUT WARNING AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY WIFE WAS TERRIFIED AND STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES UNTIL THE HIGHWAY PATROL PUSHED THE CAR TO THE SIDE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST FROM A SHOP IS $7,500.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT. *BF THE REAR POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. *JB

WHILE STEERING, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB