2001 Dodge Intrepid

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN A 2001 DODGE INTREPID, AND USED IT FOR MY COMMUTE. I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND BELIEVE IT TO BE RELATED TO THE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM IN CHRYSLER'S 2.7 ENGINES. *TR

• 12/31/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE IN OCT. 2006 FROM USED CAR DEALER. ON DEC. 29,2006 CAR BEGAN TO MAKE GURGLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HAS 119,200 MILES ON CAR. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE HAD JUST FINISH ENGINE REPAIRS ON A 1998 AND 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NEED TO CHANGE OIL PUMP, OIL PAN, LIFTERS AND GASKETS. LOOKING AT $500 TO $1000 FOR REPAIRS PLUS $60 TO PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. ONLY PAID $2500 FOR CAR. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND SCHOOL. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS CAR WAS SO JACKED UP I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT. THERE SHOULD BE SOMEONE FILING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CAR MANUFACTURER. SIGN ME UP!!! *NM

• 12/31/2003· POWER TRAIN

  MUTIPLE REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 DODGE INREPID THAT I PURCHASED NEW. TRANMISSION HAD AN OIL PAN LEAK FIRST, THEN WAS LEAKING AGAIN SIX MONTHS LATER FROM THE "WEEP" HOLE. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO REQUIRE THE TRANMISSION BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND REPAIRED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO HAD A MULTITUDE OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE INCLUDING: BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR AN OIL PAN LEAK BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A LEAKING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHINGS THIS IS A VERY POOR QUALITY AUTOMOBILE AND CONSUMERS ARE BEING CHEATED BY DODGE.

• 12/30/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2001 DODGE INTREPID R/T 3.5L WITH 111,422 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE TOLLWAY, THE HEATER BEGAN TO BLOW OUT COOL AIR. LATER THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND THE CAR JUST DIED. GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE IN TRAFFIC. HAD TO BE TOWED. ENGINE IS LOCKED UP. NEW ENGINE ESTIMATE $5000-$7500. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT WE HAD A NEW RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, ETC. PUT IN ALONG WITH FIXING OIL LEAKAGE PROBLEM. THAT WAS JULY 28, 2011 WITH 107,809 MILES ON IT. WE ALWAYS CHANGED OUR OIL REGULARLY AND TOOK CARE OF IT. WE BOUGHT THIS 2001 R/T INTREPID NEW. THE ONLY OTHER REAL PROBLEM WAS @ 106,939 MILES IT WOULDN'T GO BACK INTO DRIVE ONCE YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE SO WE PUT IN A USED CONTROL MODULE TO FIX THAT PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE BUT CAN'T FIND MUCH INFORMATION ON THE 3.5 R/T MODEL. SO SCARY TO THINK HOW MANY 2001 INTREPIDS ARE JUST DYING ON THE ROAD WITH NO ADVANCE NOTICE. VERY DANGEROUS. I AM SO GLAD THAT MY SON WAS DRIVING IT AND KNEW WHAT TO DO INSTEAD OF MY NEWLY-LICENSED DAUGHTER. IT WAS HER CAR FOR ONLY 4 1/2 MONTHS. DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED. WE GOT MORE MILEAGE OUT OF A CHEVY CAVALIER. ARE THERE ANY CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS OUT THERE? *KB

• 12/29/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING CHAIN GOES OUT WITH OUT NOTICE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT HAD TWO GO OUT THIS YEAR THEN THE OIL SLUDGE IS SO BAD IT MAKES THE ENGINE SEIZE. THE DEAL IS THAT I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND THERE ARE SO MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT REPAIR SHOPS WONT FIX THEM ANY MORE CAUSE IT IS A BIG HASSLE. *TR

• 12/29/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WHILE TRYING TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD LEAVING MY MOTHER HALF IN AND HALF OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE MECHANIC STATES THERE IS NO OIL WITHIN THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, WE JUST HAD A COMPLETE OIL CHANGE IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. THERE IS HAS BEEN NO SIGN OF LEAKING AND NO OIL LIGHT INDICATOR UNTIL IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ENGINE LOCKING. AFTER READING EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE I AM APPALLED THAT DODGE CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS. AS CONSUMERS WE HAVE TO JOIN TOGETHER AND FORCE THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THE AVERAGE CONSUMER CANNOT AFFORD TO THROW HARD EARNED MONEY OUT OF THE WINDOW. WE PLAN TO JUNK THE CAR AND NOT RISK FURTHER LOSS AFTER READING THESE HORROR STORIES. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM DODGE OR CHRYSLER. I SPOKE WITH AN ONLINE ENGINE REBUILDER WHO CALLED THIS THE "ENGINE OF THE YEAR". THEY ARE SELLING SO MANY THERE IS A BACKLOG. DESCRIPTIONS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE AT: HTTP://WWW.DATATOWN.COM/CHRYSLER/. *NM

• 12/28/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS CLOUDY. HE FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO A DEALERSHIP WERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/27/2018· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PLACING A CHILD IN THE REAR CHILD SEAT, THE SEAT BELT FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE THEY WOULD DECIDE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COSTS. THE DEALER (SPITZER MOTORS OF MANSFIELD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1777 W 4TH ST, MANSFIELD, OH 44906, (419) 513-8278) STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE A CASE NUMBER FROM THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE THEY WOULD REPAIR THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000...*BF CONSUMER STATED REAR SEAT BELT BOLT BROKE OFF. *JB

• 12/27/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED CAUSING A JERKING MOTION FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A BLOWN ROD WAS DISCOVERED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

• 12/27/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 400 MILES THE DAY BEFORE AND PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY. THIS ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT A CONDITION OF POOR MAINTENANCE AND ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS ARE $5300.00 AND EXCEED THE RESALE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ENGINE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERE SAFETY FACTOR IF IT HAD FAILED 24 HOURS SOONER ON THE TOLL ROAD AT HIGH SPEED. *JB

• 12/27/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  20 01 DODGE INTREPID,43K. MI., PURCHASED IN 02, DRIVE 7000. MILES, YEAR MAINTAINED TO SPECKS. LAST OIL CHANGE SHOWED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SLUDGE BUILD-UP. TWO WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE BLEW. ACCORDING TO SERV. MGR. AT DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES. I'M SURE HE'S FARMILIAR WITH THE NOISE BECAUSE CHRYSLER HAVE DENIED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THE USE OF THIER 2.7 L ENGINED VEHICLES FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. IT IS A KNOWN CRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, AND THEY KNOW IT, AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. AND, LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THE DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT AS IT CAN ONLY SIT THERE. WE CERTAIMLY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT, SO WE BORROWED MY MOTHER-IN LAWS CAR, WHICH GOT STOLEN FROM OUR DRIVEWAY A WEEK AFTER WE BORROWED IT. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY THE PROPER AUTHORITIES AND THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY AND ALL REPAIRS NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO GET RID OF THE CAR.*AK

• 12/27/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON 11/30/03, ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY CAR STARTED MAKING A TICKING & KNOCKING SOUND. AS I PULLED OFF OF THE EXIT, IT CUT OFF. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT & HE SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE -- THE CAR ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 86,000 MILES ON IT; & IT'S ONLY 2 YEARS OLD! I CALLED THE DODGE'S CUSTOMER CARE LINE; THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK OUT ($65 TOW, $80 DEALER DIAGNOSTIC). BEFORE THE SERVICE PERSON LOOKED AT IT, HE ASKED IF I HAD PROOF OF MY OIL CHANGES, I SAID I DID NOT -- BUT THAT I DID HAVE THEM DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES. NATURALLY, IT TURNED OUT THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN MY ENGINE (MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DID NOT SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF IT) & THAT IT WOULD COST $6900 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE! IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DODGE IS RUNNING A SCAM. I HAVE NOW DISCOVERED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 INTREPID. THERE ARE 20 SUCH COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE ALONE! I HAVE 4 YEARS LEFT TO PAY ON THIS CAR! IT IS RIDICULOUS & UNACCEPTABLE THAT DODGE IS ALLOWED TO IGNORE & REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSTALLING FAULTY ENGINES IN THE INTREPID!*AK

• 12/26/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  12/11/04 = ENGINE FAILURE ON A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WHILE DRIVING ON I-77 NORTH OF CHARLOTTE, NC. OIL LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER TO CHECK OIL LEVEL AND FOUOND AT MAX. CONTINUED DRIVING AND ABOUT 30 MILES LATER EIGINE RPM ACCLERATED TO 5000 RPM AT 70 MPH. ENGINE CUT OFF AND HAD TO PULL TO MEDIUM. LOUD NOISE IN ENGINE. MOUNT AIRY DODGE DELER WANTED 3K TO 5K TO REPLACE. 12/17/04 = TOWED CAR BACK TO SHELBY AND HAVING MOTOR REPLACED WITH A USED MOTOR AT A COST OF $4000.00 (ESTIMATED).*AK

• 12/25/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP APPROX. 2YEARS AGO (IT WAS A LOANER CAR) FIRST I HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING FAN (NO BIG DEAL) NOW I AM FINDING OUT THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE GETTING MY OIL CHANGED THE ATTENDANT TOLD ME THAT I HAD A SMALL OIL LINK THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED SO I TOOK THE CAR OVER TO MY MECHANIC THE SAME DAY WHO TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED THIS CAR ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING TO REPLACE AN ENGINE SO SOON I HAVE HAD MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND MY MECHANIC KNOWS THAT BUT STILL HE SAYS THAT THERE IS OIL BUILT UP INSIDE THE ENGINE THEN HE TELLS ME THAT HE HAS HAS SEVERAL PEOPLE IN HIS SHOP WITH SIMILIAR PROBLEMS. *AK

• 12/23/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I BOUGHT DODGE INTREPID 2001 SE 2.7 L FROM THE LOCAL AUCTION WITH ONLY 53000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AS I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE AUCTION, I HEARD TAPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I STOPPED AND OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT ENGINE WAS LOW ON THE OIL, I DECIDE TO ADD ONE QUART OF ENGINE OIL UNTIL I WAS CLOSE TO THE AUTO MECHANIC SHOP. AFTER GETTING TO HIS SHOP AND OPENING UP THE ENGINE WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS LITTLE OIL BUT MOSTLY SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE ENGINE FROM LUBRICATION. THE NOISE WAS REALLY LOUD THAT HAD DAMAGED SOME INTERNAL PARTS (BROKE CRANK SHAFT) TOO. ANYWAY THE ENGINE WAS GONE, WE DECIDED TO PUT ANOTHER ENGINE FROM THE JUNK YARD, WHICH COASTED OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND INSTALLATION WAS ABOUT ONE THOUSAND . NOW, I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 1000 MILES ON THE NEW ENGINE AND THERE IS ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. I HOPE IT IS NOT THE BEGINNING OF SAME ISSUE. THE CAR HAS ALREADY COASTED ME ALMOST SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOT TO MENTION TIME IN THE SHOP AND FRUSTRATION. I WANT TO WARN EVERY ONE TO STAY AWAY FROM INTREPID AND ANY 2.7 L DODGE ENGINES. RESEARCHING ON CHRYSLER'S WEB SITE AND EDMUNDS NOW I SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUES BUT NO SOLUTION. I HOPE COMPANY CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY OF POOR DESIGN AND ISSUE A RECALL. REGARDS, PULKIT KAPILA . *AK

• 12/22/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* - WHILE DRIVING A 2001 DODGE INTREPID AT 45 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE CAR DID NOT STALL. THE ODOMETER READ 100,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHANGED AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT SIMILAR INCIDENTS AT : WWW.DATATOWN.CHRYSLER.COM. THE WEBSITE STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE FAILS THE OWNER ISN'T PERFORMING PROPER MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE.

• 12/21/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR AND THROUGH THE AIR VENTS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. NO VISIBLE LEAKS UNDER CAR.

• 12/21/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF AT STOP LIGHTS. LOOKED FOR PROBLEMS BUT SAW NONE. A FEW DAYS LATER NOTICED A VERY QUIET TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UNFORTUNATELY NOT BEING A CAR KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON I DID NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. A WEEK LATER DRIVING TO A DESTINATION I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. UPON ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE SOME TIME LATER THERE WAS MORE KNOCKING AND REFUSAL TO TURN OVER. CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE I LEARNED THE TINNING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND DAMAGED A NUMBER OF THE PISTONS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE. ONLY RECOURSE WAS EITHER INSTALL A NEW ENGINE OR BUY A NEW CAR. AS I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR I OPTED TO PURCHASE AN ENGINE. ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND I HAVE JUST GOT MY CAR BACK TONIGHT AFTER NEARLY A MONTH WITHOUT A VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE TO FIND SOME WAY TO PAY FOR THIS MESS AS I HAD TO BORROW IT SHORT TERM FROM A FRIEND. I AM IN A VERY BAD FINANCIAL SITUATION BECAUSE FOR THIS. I AM ATTEMPTING TO APPLY TO CHRYSLER FOR THEIR REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM WITH LITTLE HOPE OF SUCCESS SINCE I DID NOT KEEP THE OIL CHANGE RECORDS AND RECEIPTS RECORDS THEY REQUIRE. *TR

• 12/21/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE TURNING INTO MY SUBDIVISION MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7L, V-6, 83,000 MILES, DIED AND I LOST ALL POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE INITIAL PROBLEM WAS THOUGHT TO BE A CRACKED PLENTIUM, BUT AFTER REPLACEMENT ($1,000), THE CAR DID NOT START AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN ENGINE SPECIALTY SHOP FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. THIS SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS WATER AND/OR OIL LOCKED AND THAT INDEED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY RESEARCHED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PLACES THAT WOULDN'T EVEN SALE THE 2.7L, V-6 DUE THE GREAT NUMBER OF ENGINE FAILURES THAT HAVE OCCURRED. ADDITIONALLY, JASPER ENGINES (A LEADING MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTOR OF ENGINES) STATED THAT THESE ENGINES HAVE A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE AND SUGGESTED UPGRADING TO THE 3.2L ($4,500 ENGINE + $1,000 FOR THE UPGRADE PARTS AND PIECES NEEDED BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFERENT ENGINE = $5,500). THEY EVEN SUGGESTED I GO ON THIS SITE TO SEE HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. BASED ON WHAT I READ THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD OWN UP TO AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE FIXES. I FOR ONE HAVE OWNED A NUMBER OF DODGES AND ALL HAVE HAD SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, SPECIFICALLY, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAS ANYONE HAD ANY LUCK WITH CHRYSLER GIVING THEM RELIEF OR A DEALER STEPPING UP? *NM

• 12/21/2005· POWER TRAIN

  2001 DODGE INTREPID . TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT 75000 MILES. I STILL OWE 1 AND A HALF YEAR CAR PAYMENT. CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED HAD A EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT EXPIRED. *NM

• 12/21/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE MOTOR HAD LOCKED AND THREW A ROD. THE CONSUMER WOULD CHANGES REGULARLY. *SC *JB

• 12/20/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN 2001 DODGE INTREPID. MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO POOR OIL CIRCULATION IN THE ENGINE WHICH WAS POORLY DESIGNED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS KNOWN TO CHRYSLER SINCE THE LATE 90'S. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM SHOULD NEVER HAVE PASSED OFF THIS VEHICLE AS A GOOD USED CAR WITHOUT ADDRESSING THIS FAILURE. SINCE THEY ARE A DODGE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR VERY WELL AND THERE WOULD BE NO REASON FOR SUCH A FAILURE HAD THE ENGINE BEEN DESIGNED WITH BETTER CHANNELS FOR THE OIL TO FLOW. I STILL OWE OVER $2,000 ON THE CAR AND THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $5,000. THIS IS FRAUD ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER. *TR

• 12/20/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN A DODGE INTREPID 2001 WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING...NO SOUNDS....NO LIGHTS... THE ENGINE DIED...I NEARLY WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. I WAS QUOTED $6100. 00 AND SLUDGE WAS MENTIONED BY THE MECH. I CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES LIKE CLOCKWORK (MY DAD WAS A AUTO-MECH) BECAUSE I REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN SLUDGE BUILD UP SO QUICKLY.... AND THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING VERY FISHY HERE... PLEASE HELP... *NM

• 12/19/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DRIVING ON FREEWAY ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR WHEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON. 2 MINUTES LATER ENGINE FAILED. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WENT OFF. GOT TOWED TO MACHINE SHOP AND THE COST IS 5,000 TO GET IT FIXED. CAR COST ME 3 THOUSAND. I AM STILL PAYING FOR IT, NOW I CAN'T DRIVE IT. I NEED A WAY TO WORK SO THAT I CAN PAY FOR THE CAR. WANT TO GET IN ON CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, NEED TO KNOW HOW TO. *JB

• 12/16/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2001 DODGE INTREPID, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING...L HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME...LUCKILY WHEN THAT OCCURRED THE FREEWAY WAS CURVING AND I PULLED A SIDE BECAUSE AS I LOOKED LEFT... OF COURSE PANICKED... A HUGE SEMI TRUCK HAD JUST PASSED ME....THE FREEWAY MERGING... I JUST THANKED GOD FOR THAT CURVE. I TURNED ON THE CAR AND I HEARD LOUD KLACKING NOISE. NOW THE MOTOR IS MESSED UP AND IS COSTING ME AN ARM AND A LEG SO THE CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE COLLECTING DUST. *TR

• 12/16/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HELP FOR CONSUMERS WITH COMPLAINTS. *NM

• 12/15/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEFECT IN MOTOR DESIGN, MOTORS SELF DESTRUCTION AT 90000 MI OR LESS. SON WAS DRIVING CAR ON INTERSTATE, TRIED TO PASS TRUCK, MOTOR BLEW, NARROWLY MISSED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS TO REPAIR SHOPS I'VE BEEN TOLD THESE 2.7 LITER V6 MOTORS ARE JUNK. THEY HAVE A DEFECT WITH THE OIL PUMP. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE OIL T IS PUMPED TO THE TOP OF THE MOTOR, MAKING THE OIL PUMP RUN DRY AND STARVE THE MAIN BEARING ON THE LOWER END. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON ALL 2.7 LITER V6 MOTORS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FOR MY SON, HE ONLY HAD IT 2 WEEKS. I PAID CASH $5,500.00. GONE, CAR NOT WORTH REPAIRING. WHAT A RIP OFF.*AK

• 12/14/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK

• 12/13/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED.

• 12/13/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE DIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NON SERVICE DEALER WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHY THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

• 12/13/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE DIED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE, AND WOULD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

• 12/12/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OUR CAR STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISES DURING ACCELERATION. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO A AUTO SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND WILL COST MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH TO FIX IT, APPROXIMATELY $5,000. THE CAR HAS ONLY 88K MILES ON IT, HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. APPARENTLY, THE ENGINES USED IN THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAVE THE TENDENCY TO PRODUCE ENGINE OIL SLUDGE, RUINING THE ENGINE OFTENTIMES WELL BEFORE 100K MILES. THAT WAS WHAT THE MECHANIC TOLD US AND WHAT WE HAVE SINCE FOUND DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO SELL THE CAR FOR SCRAP BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR

• 12/10/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ONE DAY IT STARTED THE TERRIBLE KNOCKING TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO A MECHANIC AND HE GAVE ME THE BAD NEWS ABOUT THESE ENGINES .THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID FAILED AT 120,000 MILES. I HAVE REGULARLY MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE, AND THE COSTS OF THE REPAIRS ARE PHENOMENAL ($ 4000 )--AND I AM STILL STUCK WITH THE SAME 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *JB

• 12/10/2004· POWER TRAINCrash

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY AND IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT A TREE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMERS 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS HAND GRABBED THE SHIFTING LEVER WHILE BEING MOVED FROM THE FRONT SEAT TO THE CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE KEYS WERE STILL IN THE CONSUMERS HAND. THE CONSUMER WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. * TC

• 12/10/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT WHILE DRIVING. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK.....OLD ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED AT COST OF $5,309.96. *AK

• 12/10/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SPINAL INJURIES. *AK

• 12/09/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID SE AND WITH NO WARNING THE HEAT WENT OUT AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CUT OFF AND I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A DARK ROAD AND WAIT TILL THE ENGINE COOLED DOWN. IT TOOK ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JULY AND IT DIED ON ME IN NOVEMBER. THE ENGINE IS A 2.7 AND IS KNOWN FOR THESE ISSUES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ANTIFREEZE IS MIXING WITH THE OIL,THE HEADGASKET IS GONE AND HE GIVES IT A MONTH BEFORE THE MOTOR GOES. I GOOGLED THE 2.7 AND READ SIMILAR STORIES. *TR

• 12/09/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN A 2001 DODGE INTREPID THAT I AM STILL PAYING ON. THE ENGINE FAILED AT 69,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I GOT REGULAR OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. IT WOULDN'T START ONE DAY, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. THE TIMING CHAIN ALSO FAILED. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN THAT CANNOT AFFORD $6,500 FOR AN ENGINE. I AM STUCK PAYING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR. *NM

• 12/08/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEADING TO CALIFORNIA FROM NEVADA MY CAR STARTED TO ACT STRANGE BEFORE THE LIGHT OF CHECK ENGINE TURNED ON, I DID SLOW DOWN AND PULLED OVER, JUST A SECOND BEFORE THE MOTOR SHUT OFF, I HAD TO CALL MY INSURANCE WHICH DID NOT COVER THE TOWED BACK TO MY HOME WHICH COST ME $600 ( SIX HUNDRED), I STILL TRYING TO FIX MY CAR, DUE THE HIGH COST OF A NEW MOTOR, AND IS BEEN HARD TO FIND A USED ONE IN GOOD CONDITION, THIS IS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM TO ME, I STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW ONE. *TR

• 12/08/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT LENSES. THEY CONTAINED A FOGGY HAZE WHICH MADE VISIBILITY DANGEROUSLY LIMITED. *JB *SC

• 12/08/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

• 12/07/2006· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE WORK THE FOLLOWING WEEK. ON THE WAY HOME FROM A 3 MILE TRIP, A HEARD AN ODD SQUEALING AND GEARS STARTED TO SLIP FROM THE ENGINE AND PROCEEDED TO THE DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHECKED EACH TIME I BROUGHT CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE/SERVICING AND WAS UP TO THE MAX LINE WHEN I CHECKED IT THE DAY PRIOR. DEALER CALLED BACK TO TELL ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND IT WILL BE 3381 BUCKS TO REPAIR FOR 4250 FOR REPLACEMENT. IN REVIEWING THIS AND OTHER WEBSITES, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING CHRYSLER TRANSMISSIONS OF THE SAME PART NUMBER OVER THE PAST DOZEN YEARS. *NM

• 12/06/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE THE LAST VEHICLE I WOULD OWN. I PUT VERY LITTLE MILES ON MY CARS. I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN DECEMBER OF 2001. IN SEPTEMBER 2006, WITH BARELY 28,000 MILES ON MY CAR, THE ENGINE SLUDGED UP, BROKE THE TIMING CHAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP AND THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURER KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR, WHICH I WAS STILL PAYING ON AND CARRYING INSURANCE ON, IS SITTING IN A GARAGE BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD A NEW ENGINE. THE COMPANY I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH DOES NOT COVER SLUDGE DAMAGE AND CHRYSLER ALL BUT HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I CALLED THEM TO VOICE MY COMPLAINT. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THESE ENGINES THAT WERE FAULTY STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME RECOURSE FOR THINGS LIKE THIS. *TR

• 12/06/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE JUST WENT DEAD WHEN I WAS DRIVING. NO SIGNS BEFORE THAT. I BOUGHT THE CAR ONLY FOR 31 DAYS. *NM

• 12/05/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED MY DODGE INTREPID JANUARY 2001, I HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM, I THOUGHT WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BUT THAT PROBLEM STOP IMMEDIATELY. I DID WORRY ABOUT IT THEN I NOTICED-- I WAS LOW ON OIL FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I HAD IT CHECKED WHEN I CHANGED MY OIL, BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL WHERE IT WAS BURNING FROM. THEN THE WORST HAPPENED NOV 25, 2003 THE CAR START BURNING OIL AND SMOKING LIKE CRAZY, STILL COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT, NOW I DO BELIEVE THAT MY MOTOR IS GONE. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY A CAR NOTE AND PAY REPAIR BILLS OR REPLACE A MOTOR AT THE COST OF $2000-6000 AND STILL OWE A $10,0000 BALANCE ON THE CAR. I HAVE MADE TWO COMPLAINTS ON OTHER SITES AND HOPE THAT THIS WILL HELP ALL OF US THROUGH THIS ORDEAL. I NEED TRANSPORTATION AND AS OF RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY DOWN ON ANOTHER CAR. I WILL HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING IN REASON FOR THE SAME COST OF THE REPAIR. *JB

• 12/04/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 40 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY FLAMES ERUPTING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A BYSTANDER ALERTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MODERATE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE AND ENGINE OIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 12/02/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THANKSGIVING AT MY SISTERS THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED DAMAMGE TO MY CAM BEARINGS CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE...WITH A PROPERLY MAINTAINED CAR...IMPOSSIBLE! NO ONE WAS INJURED THANK GOD!*AK

• 12/01/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON 11/29/05 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON I-10 THROUGH THE DESERTED AND HURRICANE KATRINA STORM RAVAGED SECTION OF NEW ORLEANS EAST WHEN MY 2001 INTREPID SEIZED UP AND WOULD NOT RUN. I BARELY MANAGED TO SAFELY GET THE CAR OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND ONTO THE NOW DESOLATE MORRISON ROAD EXIT. AS A WOMAN ALONE I WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENED TO HAVE MY CAR ABRUPTLY SEIZE UP ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS TERRIFIED THAT IT WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO A SAFE PLACE OFF OF THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT GETTING HIT. ONCE I ROLLED TO A STOP, HOWEVER, I DISCOVERED THAT I WAS IN AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE AREA AS THE AREA HAD BEEN FLOODED AND LOOTED AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA, THERE WERE NO BUSINESSES OPEN TO HELP ME DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE STORM DAMAGE IN THE AREA, AAA TOLD ME IT COULD BE HOURS BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO ME, AND IT WAS GOING TO BE DARK WITHIN AN HOUR. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS THAT THE NATIONAL GUARD AND THEN THE STATE POLICE WOULD NOT LEAVE UNTIL AAA ARRIVED. ONCE AT THE GARAGE, WE WERE GIVEN THE CHRYSLER SONG AND DANCE THAT THE CAR ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE OF SLUDGE AND THAT IT HAD TO BE OUR FAULT. THEY OFFERED TO HAPPILY REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR A SUM OF $7,000. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT CHRYSLER HAS HAD ON THE 2001 INTREPID ENGINE AND THE NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THIS ENGINE. DUE TO THE EMINENT DANGER THAT CHRYSLER PLACED ME IN - CONTINUING TO ALLOW ME AS A REGISTERED 2001 INTREPID OWNER TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WHICH THEY KNEW WAS GOING TO FAIL OR HAD A HIGH CHANGE OF FAILING - PERHAPS SOME OF THE TOP BRASS AT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE DESERTED IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORM RAVAGED AREA WITH ONLY LOOTERS FOR COMPANY SO THAT THEY CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND THE EXTREME DANGER THEY HAVE PLACED CONSUMERS IN SIMPLY BECAUSE WE ARE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES! *JB

• 11/30/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES VEHICLE DIED WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIRMAN INFORMED HER THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. SHE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER,THAT AND THEY REQUESTED SHE BRING VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

• 11/30/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, ONCE I GOT IT HOME INTO THE DRIVE IT STOPPED RUNNING. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT LUCKY FOR ME I DON'T LIVE MORE THAN 5 MILES FROM WHERE I WORK. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY SAID THAT THE IS SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN WHICH HAD BLOWN UP THE ENGINE. THEY MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE CARS AND I PAID HIM $2,000 DOWN TO START WORKING ON THE CAR. MY FIEND SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT THE CHRYSLER COMPANY AND I OPENED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE WORK DONE BY ONE OF THEIR CERTIFIED MECHANICS, I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD ALREADY STARTED THE WORK AT ANOTHER COMPANY. THEY REFUSE TO HELP WITH ANY OF THE COSTS UNLESS I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO ONE OF THEIR COMPANIES WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE ORIGINAL MECHANIC OVER A $1,000 TO REPLACE THE OLD ENGINE AND CANCEL THE ORDER OF THE NEW ONE. I HAD CALLED THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO ALL OF THIS AND BECAUSE THE CAR'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THEY OFFERED NO HELP. *JB