2001 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE, DESPITE UNDERGOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $6,500. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

DODGE HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 INTREPID WITH A 2.7L V-6 ENGINE. AFTER AN OIL CHANGE THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERS. STARTED TO MAKE A TICKING NOISE. HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND DUE TO SOME OIL TUBE DESIGN ISSUE PART OF THE ENGINE IS STARVED FOR OIL AND IS NOW IN NEED OF A NEW ENGINE. *TR

I WAS SHOCKED THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE (LONG BLOCK AND ALL PARTS ASSOCIATED) AT 67,227 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE/BEARINGS BROKE DOWN IN ENGINE AND CAUSED OIL TO LOOK METALLIC RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. THE CHECK OIL LIGHT SUDDENLY APPEARED AND A TICKING NOISE STARTED SO I HAD MY CAR TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENED JUST 2,277 MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED? WE HAD TWO DEALERSHIPS LOOK AT MY INTREPID AND BOTH AGREED IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. WE EVEN CONTACTED A TRUSTED FAMILY MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES AND ADVISED TO GET RID OF THE CAR IMMEDIATELY (THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH IT). ROBERT AT AUTOWEST DODGE IN ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, ALSO ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DODGE 2.7 LITER ENGINES AND THAT IT JUST HAPPENS NO MATTER HOW YOUR VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED BUT, OFFERED NO RECOURSE WITH DODGE. THE TOTAL FOR REPAIRS WAS $8,175.00. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER 2.7 LITER ENGINE (REBUILT) FROM THE MANUFACTURER (DODGE) WHICH IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 36 MONTHS. THE COST OF REPAIRING MY CAR REALLY CREATED A HARDSHIP FOR ME. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN ON A FIXED INCOME, DRIVE MY VEHICLE LESS THAN AVERAGE MILES PER YEAR AND TAKE PRIDE IN MAINTAINING MY CAR. YOUR HELP IN INVESTIGATING THE DODGE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO SWITCH THE GEAR INDICATOR FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY DECELERATE WHILE THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS STILL DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE AND BROWN SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $4,500. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE HAS COMMON ENGINE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,049.

2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE MOTOR STARTED TO KNOCK AT START UP FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS THE ENGINE DIES TWO BLOCKS FROM HOME. GOT HOME AND IT STARTED WITH A VERY LOUD SQUEALING COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR. IT HAS 137,000 MILES AND I AM PRETTY SURE IT IS A CRANK BEARING. I USE SYNTHETIC AND CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. *TR

2001 DODGE INTREPID SE, 2.7 LITER ENGINE, V6, PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2006, WE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED THE DAY BEFORE MOTHERS DAY 2007, MOTHERS DAY 2007, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OUR LOCAL MALL, I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN, STARTED TO GO AND THE CAR JUST STALLED AS IF I WERE OUT OF GAS, I HAD A FULL TANK, I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER DEALER NEARBY AFTER WE HAD IT TOWED THAT IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD NO WARNING, THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, NO OIL LIGHT, NO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER, AND HERE I AM A YEAR LATER WITH CAR THAT DOES NOT RUN AND OUT THE MONEY WE PAID FOR THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE WE ARE HOPING THEY WILL RECALL THIS ENGINE. *TR

THE PAINT ON THE BODY IS GOOD EXCEPT FOR THE HOOD. THE PAINT IS PEELING BADLY. NOWHERE ELSE ON THE BODY IS THIS HAPPENING. THE COLOR IS FORREST GREEN ?? PLEASE LET KNOW HOW I CAN GET THIS HOOD REPAINTED. *TR

OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP ON ENGINE OF 2.7L V6 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE, TIMING CHAIN BROKE, AND WATER PUMP QUIT. *TR

MY CAR SEIZED ON ROUTE 3 IN PA ON MY WAY TO TAKE DAUGHTER TO SEE SURGEON ON HER FIRST TRIP ALLOWED TO BE SITTING IN A CAR TO GET HER STAPLES REMOVED AFTER MAJOR BACK SURGERY. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN 2 SECONDS THE CAR SHRUGGED TWICE AND DIED. WITH NO WARNING BESIDE THE 2 SECOND INTERVAL OF THE OIL LIGHT I LOST ALL STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES TO GET MY CAR SAFELY OFF ROADWAY. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY SCARY BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST DAY SHE WAS ALLOWED TO SIT IN A CAR AND ONLY TO SEE HER SURGEON. I AM TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY TIMING CHAIN IS BAD AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE, THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY DODGE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TIMING CHAINS AT ALL. MY CAR IS UNDRIVABLE, USELESS, CRUSHING BLOW FOR A SINGLE PARENT OF 3 KIDS. *TR