2001 Dodge Intrepid

MY CAR WAS PARKED AND THE IGNITION WAS OFF. I STARTED THE CAR, PLACED IT IN GEAR AND IT "BOLTED" FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED. I WAS PARKED FACING A GUARD RAIL IN A SHOPPING CENTER AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND SMASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. I DON'T HAVE THE REPAIR ESTIMATE AS OF THIS DATE. CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. *NM

DT: THE MOTOR STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE MOTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 4,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC. *SC

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2001 DODGE INTREPID HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE BLOCK ON THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONSUMER HA PUT A NEW ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECORDED EVERY TIME THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM ON THE CAR. THE CAR HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE WARRANTY LEFT. THE TOTAL ENGINE COST WILL BE AROUND $5,000. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF HIS HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS SEEN THE CAR, AND THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE REFERENCE NUMBER TO THE COMPLAINT THAT CONSUMER FILED WITH CHRYSLER WAS #13947422. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED ON AUGUST 19, 2005.*AK

SHORTLY AFTER MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID REACHED 70,000, I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT IT SEEMED TO BE BURNING OIL. I HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE ENGINE FAILURE PROCESS THAT I WOULD EXPERIENCE. I HAVE CARED FOR THE CAR REGULARLY INCLUDING OIL CHANGES, BUT ALSO FOUND THAT THIS WOULD HAVE MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE OUTCOME. AFTER HAVING THE OIL CHANGED ON 9/18/05, THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE EXTENSIVE ENGINE FAILURE NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE JOHN ELWAY CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DEALERSHIP IN GOLDEN, CO, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION, BUT THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE IN HAVING THE FAILED ENGINE REPLACED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY, BECAUSE CHRYSLER ADMITTED TO THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE IN THE INTREPID HAVING A SERIOUS LUBRICATION PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAID OF THE ENGINE IN ANY WAY. *NM

DT A DEFECTIVE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. IT HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP AND IT CAUSED THE MOTOR TO BLOW OUT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN JUNE 2005, AND THE SECOND TIME ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005. THE MOTOR WAS MAKING A TAPPING SOUND, BUT THE CYLINDER HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE BLOCK, AND IT WAS FLAPPING UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER SAID THE WATER PUMP WAS BAD, AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MOTOR. *AK

WE HAVE A DODGE 2001 INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 LITER MOTOR. ACCORDING TO OTHER MECHANICS AND PERSONNEL WITHIN THE DEALERSHIP, THERE ARE DEFECTS WITH THIS MOTOR THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS. IT HAS TO DO WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS AND CAUSES THE MOTOR TO BASICALLY BLOW UP. OUR FIRST MOTOR BLEW UP AT 83,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A DIFFERENT MOTOR WITH 58,000 MILES WHICH BLEW UP AGAIN 3 WEEKS LATER. TODAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, WE WERE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF OUR REPAIRED CAR WITH ITS THIRD MOTOR WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND WERE ASKED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE BILL BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THIS REPAIR WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WATER PUMP EVEN THOUGH THE WATER PUMP AND THE TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY ARE ONE AND THE SAME ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THESE 2.7 LITER MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AS THOUSANDS CAN ATTEST ON THE INTERNET, CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE BUT DAHMER REFUSES TO ACT RESPONSIBLY BECAUSE THEY PURCHASED THE COMPANY AFTER THE DEFECT ORIGINATED. THESE 2.7 MOTORS WHICH ARE SITTING ON THE SHELF AT JUNKYARDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BECOME WORSE BECAUSE THE PASSAGE OF TIME SITTING ON THE SHELF AND ARE WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL MOTORS PUT IN THEM. FURTHERMORE, OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY, TRIAD ADVANTAGE, FORESEEING THE PROBLEMS TO COME, SHUT DOWN, WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND TOOK THE MONEY AND RAN WHEN THESE CLAIMS WERE BECOMING APPARENT. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2001 DODGE INTREPID HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AT 62,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND, THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER AS OF YET. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE BOUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 INTREPID DURING BUSY TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A FAIRLY LOUD TAPPING NOISE. AS I TRIED TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR STALLED. THE CAR BLOCKED TRAFFIC AS I HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. IT NEVER RESTARTED AND I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED... HUH? *NM