2001 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING OWNER NOTICED THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND PULLED OUT THE DIP STICK FROM THE ENGINE. OWNER SAID THAT THE DIP STICK WAS FULL OF COOLANT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO HAD NOT INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. *AK THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE DESPITE HAVING FREQUENT OIL CHANGES ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL GUIDELINES. *PH *JB

THE ENGINE SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE ENGINE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE OIL PUMP BLEW OUT, THEREFORE THE ENGINE DIED. *AK DEALER STATED SINCE CONSUMER DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY WEREN'T GOING TO COVER A NEW ENGINE. *PH. ALSO THE AIR CONDITION MADE A STRANGE NOISE. *JB

2001 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE. WE WERE DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHEN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO HESITATE BRIEFLY, AND THEN BLEW UP. 31,400 MILES ON THE ENGINE, OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE DEALERS LOT FOR 1 WEEK NOW, AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER.

ENGINE FAILURE.62K MILES. 2.7 MOTOR. SEEMS DEALER FELT SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED PLUGGING OF HYDRAULIC TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. OIL CHANGES DONE FREQUENTLY(BEFORE MANUAL REQ). COST TO REAPIR 8750.00. DEALER DOES NOT SELL SHORT/LONG BLOCKS. DEALER BELIEVED TO HAVE CHANGED DESIGN PART & # DUE TO SMALL OIL PORT HOLE. NO SATISFACTION AT DEALER OR CHRYSLER. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND ON LINE FOR THIS CONDITION-ENTER CHRYSLER 2.7 ENGINE PROBLEMS FOR SEARCH. CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT SIGN UP ON LINE AS WELL. FAILURE CUSES ENGINE TO QUIT-OBVIOUSLY>RESULTANT LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING/BRAKING.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ON A 2001 2.7L INTREPID. AT 41,000 MILES, DEALER ADVISED THAT LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN ENGINE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. 4 WEEKS LATER, ENGINE THREW A CONNECTING ROD BEARING. ESTIMATED COST BY DEALER TO FIX: $9,868.62 . I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND STILL HAVE 2 1/2 YEARS TO PAY. DEALER CLAIMS "BLACK SLUDGE IN OIL". WHAT A BUNCH OF B.S. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

MY ENGINE JUST SIDDENLY DIED ON ME WITH NO NOTICE. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VECHILE FOR ONE YEAR AND HAVE A FIVE YEAR OBLIGATION.THERE WAS NO NOTICE OF FAILURE JUST FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING. *AK

CAR HAS 47,000 MILES, JUST HAD OIL CHANGE THREE WEEKS PRIOR. I DROVE IT ROUGHLY 3,000 MILES IN THAT TIMEFRAME. CAR EXPIRED ON INTERSTATE 95, A NEAR DEATH EXP. I CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND SAW THAT THAT I WAS COMPLETLY OUT OF OIL. FOOLISHLY, I REPLACED IT THINKING I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THIS GOING BUT IT WAS DEAD.TOWED BACK TO PHILLY ,($300) TO MY INDEPENDENT SHOP. THEY SAID I DEFINETLY HAD A SEVER ENGINE PROBLEM. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD HAVE FORGOTTEN TO PUT IN THE OIL IN THE LAST OIL CHANGE. THEY STATED THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL THAT DISTANCE IF THEY DID. THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRSLER STATED THAT THE CAR COULD NOT HAVE CONSUMED THAT MUCH OIL IN THAT TIMEFRAME WITHOUT SEEING PLUMES OF SMOKE.THEY SAID IT WAS THE INDEPENDENT GARAGE THAT SCREWED UP AND IT WOULD COST ME $6K TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. JUDGING FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN ON THIS SITE ,I BE;IEVE THAT CHRYSLER HAS A PROBLEM AND THAY ARE NOT ADMITTING IT. WE NEED HELP FROM THIS ENTITY (NHTSA) TO FIGHT THIS MONSTER. *AK