2001 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED CHEMICAL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN 2002 WITH 12,000. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE DIES.WHY IS A CAR THAT IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD DEAD. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE THE DAY PRIOR. NOW I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST 5500$ TO REPAIR IT. ONLY CHOICE IS NEW ENGINE. I HAVE LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES, AND I OWE TOO MUCH TO NOT GET IT FIXED. SO NOW WHAT, THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS, WHY IS THE PUBLIC NOT AWARE. AND WHY IS DODGE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. SAME OLD EXCUSE, NOT ENOUGH OIL CHANGES. SEEMS TO ME THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS BEING TAKEN FOR A RIDE BY CHYRSYLER. HELP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A DASHBOARD LIGHT AND A BELL NOTIFIED CONSUMER THAT AN ENGINE PROBLEM WAS EVIDENT. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED IT WOULD NOT START FOR THE CONSUMER. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER OWNING OUR 2001 DODGE INTREPID FOR ONLY A YEAR, THE TIMING CHAINS WENT OUT, WE REPAIRED IT AT A COST OF $2,700. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF, DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. *LA

WHILE STOPPED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE ENGINE SMOKING AND PULLED OVER. SHE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *JB

WHILE MAKING A TURN CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF OIL BUILD UP. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE ENGINE SIZES. ALSO, BECAUSE THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE MECHANIC HAD HAVING DIFFICULTY REPLACING THE ENGINE. *AK

2001 DODGE INTREPID 65,000 MILES 2.7 ENGINE 2.7 L ENGINE - BLOWN HEAD GASKETS/HEAD POSSIBLY NEED NEW ENGINE. *AK