2001 Dodge Intrepid

I PURCHASED A 01' INTREPID R/T IN OCTOBER OF 2006. THE ENGINE FAILED IN MARCH FOR NO EXPLAINED REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. I FOUND A RECEIPT IN THE CAR STATING THAT THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 89,000 MILES BY ANOTHER USED 3.5L V6 BUT DID NOT SPECIFY THE MILEAGE ON THAT CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 95,000 MILES ON IT, AND DROVE IT NORMALLY UNTIL AT ABOUT 99,000 MILES, THE ENGINE FAILED. I WILL REPLACING IT WITH ANOTHER USED ENGINE WITH 48,000 MILES, MAKING THIS THE THIRD ENGINE IN THIS CAR UNDER 100,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE IT, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME THE PROBLEM UNLESS THEY TORE THE ENGINE APART AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST THE POWER STEERING, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A BAD PORT DESIGN THAT DECREASES THE OIL FLOW TO THE VALVES, IT HEATS UP AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, COMPLAINT#16093390 WAS FILED AND THEY STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 60,000.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AFTER WORK IN THE 2001 DODGE INTREPID. HE TRIED TO LEAVE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. E PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE 10 MINUTES LATER. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS, AND HE CALLED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS REGULAR MECHANIC, AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE MECHANIC TO CALL HIM AND TELL HIM EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 96,000.*AK

1) I BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE INTREPID...WHAT OTHER EVENTS DO YOU NEED? I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE 2.7L ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3M MILES AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A TICKING NOISE IF THE OIL WAS LOW. I WOULDN'T WAIT 3M MILES BECAUSE I WAS CHANGING THE OIL EVERY TIME IT STARTED TO TICK. NEVER ONCE DID MY OIL LIGHT COME ON. 2) THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A TICKING NOISE AND I DROVE IT TO WORK. I DROVE BACK FROM WORK AND WAS DRIVING 20 - 30 MPH HOME AND THE OIL LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR DIED. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND WAS -4 QUARTS LOW OF OIL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO LEAK AND NO SPOTS IN MY PARKING AREA TO TELL ME THAT I WAS LOSING OIL. SINCE THE FAILURE, I HAVE IT IN STORAGE AT A FRIEND'S PARKING SPOT AND AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE .I HAVE TWO YEARS OF PAYMENTS TO GO UNTIL I CAN FINALLY "OFFICIALLY" JUNK IT. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT I AM PAYING 6,000 DOLLARS ON A CAR THAT DOESN'T WORK. 3) I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $4,000 TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE AND HAVE NOT DONE SO AND WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A USED HONDA FOR THAT AMOUNT WITH MORE MILES THAT WILL RUN LONGER. ALL PARTS ARE IN TACT ON THE VEHICLE JUST AS I PURCHASED IT. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST FOUND OUT IT HAS AN OIL LEAK ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC SAID HE DIDN'T RECOMMEND THAT I PUT TOO MUCH MONEY INTO IT BECAUSE OF THE POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE. AS PER MY MECHANIC, CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO DONE THE RESEARCH ONLINE AND SEEN HUNDREDS , IF NOT, THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. IT IS RIDICULOUS IN A TIME WHERE MOST CARS RUN FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES THAT A COMPANY GETS AWAY WITH A DELIBERATELY POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE THAT BASICALLY STARVES ITSELF INTERNALLY OF OIL, MY MECHANICS WORDS. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DELIBERATE ACTIONS THAT ARE HARMING THOUSANDS OF HARD-WORKING PEOPLE. *AK