2001 Dodge Intrepid

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. I CHANGED THE OIL LESS THEN 3,000 MILES AGO. I BEGAN NOTICING SOME WEIRD ENGINE NOISE OVER THE LAST WEEK. THE SOUND GOT ALOT WORSE TODAY ON A 30 MILE TRIP TO PICK UP MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM HER GRANDMA'S HOUSE. THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A LOUD BANGING OR KNOCKING SOUND WHEN YOU LET OFF OF THE GAS WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR THEN JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE. I TRIED TO START IT AT HOME AND IT WOULD TURN OVER AND START, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE HAS ROCKS OR SOMETHING IN IT AND ONLY IDLES FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE DIEING AGAIN. I HOPE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS SOME WAY OF GETTING FIXED AND THAT THE WAYS YOU DESCRIBED REALLY DO HELP. I AM NOW LEFT WITH ONLY ONE CAR TO SHARE WITH MY WIFE AND TRY TO FIND A WAY TO GET TO MY FULL TIME JOB AND MY CLASSES (I AM ALSO ATTENDING CLASSES 4 DAYS A WEEK). I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE, BUT I THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST HORROR STORIES THAT WERE ALWAYS TOLD AS "I KNOW THIS GUY WHO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THAT ENGINE" OR "THOSE ENGINES ARE JUNK, AND ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE MINE WILL BLOW". I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE NOT EVEN 3000 MILES EARLIER I CHANGED THE OIL AND IT WAS CLEAN. I ALSO DROVE THE CAR UP NORTH WHICH WAS A 3HR DRIVE EACH WAY. NO PROBLEMS AND THE BANG, KNOCK, CRUNCH ITS ALL OVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THIS CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THAT CAM SHAFT OR CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,575. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,634.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE BACKFIRED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH AND A FIRE WERE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR INSPECTION AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

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.

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