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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
198 reportsClear category filter83,000 miles · Mar 4, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
I HAVE A 98 DODGE INTREPID, AND THE ENGINE WENT(AT 83,000 MILES) AT NO WARNING, AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH THERE ARE OTHER CUSTOMERS IN THE SAME POSITION. I AM OUT OF A CAR, THAT I CANNOT DRIVE, AND STILL HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON CAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS ENGINE SHOULD FAIL AT 83…
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I HAVE A 98 DODGE INTREPID, AND THE ENGINE WENT(AT 83,000 MILES) AT NO WARNING, AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH THERE ARE OTHER CUSTOMERS IN THE SAME POSITION. I AM OUT OF A CAR, THAT I CANNOT DRIVE, AND STILL HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON CAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS ENGINE SHOULD FAIL AT 83,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! *NLM
NHTSA ODI #10008364
87,038 miles · Feb 27, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
1998 DODGE INTREPID JUST REACHED 87,000. THE 2.7 ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN ADVERTISED NOT TO NEED ITS FIRST TUNE-UP UNTIL 100,000. HOWEVER, WE HAVE PROVIDED REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. SHOULDN'T THE MANUFACTURER BE HELD AC…
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1998 DODGE INTREPID JUST REACHED 87,000. THE 2.7 ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN ADVERTISED NOT TO NEED ITS FIRST TUNE-UP UNTIL 100,000. HOWEVER, WE HAVE PROVIDED REGULAR MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. SHOULDN'T THE MANUFACTURER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH A PROBLEM THAT IS VASTLY WIDESPREAD? *JB
NHTSA ODI #10008204
Mileage unknown · Feb 7, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A AWFUL TAPPING NOISE 3 BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME. GOT HOME, TOWED MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE PROCEDED TO TELL ME I HAD BLOWN THE ENGINE IN MY CAR. MY MECHANIC DICUSSED MY PROBLEM WITH OTHER MECHANICS AND THE TOLD HIM THAT THE 2.7 LIT ENGINE IN THE INTREPID HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR MOST INTREPID…
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MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A AWFUL TAPPING NOISE 3 BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME. GOT HOME, TOWED MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE PROCEDED TO TELL ME I HAD BLOWN THE ENGINE IN MY CAR. MY MECHANIC DICUSSED MY PROBLEM WITH OTHER MECHANICS AND THE TOLD HIM THAT THE 2.7 LIT ENGINE IN THE INTREPID HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR MOST INTREPID OWNERS. MY CAR WAS FULL OF OIL AND I ALWAYS FOLLOWED THE SERVICE SCHUEDULE. RIGHT NOW I AM REBUILDING THE ENGINE THAT HAS A BAD BEARING, HAS A CRACKED CAM SHAFT AND ALSO THREW A PISTON. THE REBUILDER HAS NO EXPLINATION AS TO WHAT WENT WRONG BUT THAT HE WORKS ON THESE ENGINES MORE THAN HE SHOULD BECAUSE THEY ARE SO NEW. BY THE WAY MY CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND DID'NT MAKE A SOUND UNTIL THIS HAPENED.
NHTSA ODI #10005495
Mileage unknown · Jan 10, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE ROD KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR.*JB
NHTSA ODI #10002489
76,000 miles · Dec 20, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE INTREPID AND I'M HAVING MOTOR PROBLEMS. I ONLY HAVE 76,000 ON THIS CAR AND EVERYONE THAT I SPEAK TO TELLS ME THAT THE TYPE OF MOTOR WHICH IS A 2.7 IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPOKE TO REPAIR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THIS MOTOR IN 2002 CAR! TS
NHTSA ODI #10000307
Mileage unknown · Nov 11, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE HAD BEEN KNOCKING FOR APPROX. 2 MONTHS. MY MECHANIC SAID NOT A PROBLEM EVENTUALLY FAILED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAD DROPPED A MAIN BEARING. REQUIRED A NEW SHORT ENGINE. DT
NHTSA ODI #769575
Mileage unknown · Sep 24, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE IN MOTION, THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE IN THE ENGINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORP. BUT THE ONLY RESPONSE TO CONSUMER WAS THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR A CRANKSHAFT TO BREAK IN AN ENGINE. CONSUMER CHECKED WITH A FEW MECHANICS WHO CLAIMED OTHERWISE. THE MECHANICS FEEL THE CRANKSHAFT IS THE LAST THING TO GO IN THE ENGINE. COSU…
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WHILE IN MOTION, THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE IN THE ENGINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORP. BUT THE ONLY RESPONSE TO CONSUMER WAS THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR A CRANKSHAFT TO BREAK IN AN ENGINE. CONSUMER CHECKED WITH A FEW MECHANICS WHO CLAIMED OTHERWISE. THE MECHANICS FEEL THE CRANKSHAFT IS THE LAST THING TO GO IN THE ENGINE. COSUMER CONTACTED A BUSINESS ABOUT AN ENGINE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE FOUR OTHER PHONE CALLS ABOUT ENGINES FOR THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. *JG
NHTSA ODI #567590
Mileage unknown · Aug 30, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
2.7L V6 ENGINE HAS A KNOCKING WHILE RUNNING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO BE FIXED IN WHICH THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A BAD CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER THE FIX. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHE…
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2.7L V6 ENGINE HAS A KNOCKING WHILE RUNNING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO BE FIXED IN WHICH THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A BAD CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER THE FIX. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE DEFECT FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING. *JG
NHTSA ODI #8017711
Mileage unknown · Jul 8, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE FAILURE, NO WARNING, PLENTY OF OIL IN ENGINE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #763940
Mileage unknown · May 22, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingInterior LightingStructure
CONSUMER STATES THE WINDOW STITCH IS INOPERATABLE. THE WINDOW LOCK HAS FAILED. *TT
NHTSA ODI #565850
NHTSA investigations
2EA03011 · Auto Trans IGNITION-PARK Interlock
Opened Jul 17, 2003 · Closed Jan 30, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:automatic Transmission; Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Power Train:automatic Transmission
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
PE03010 · Throttle Control Failure
Opened Feb 27, 2003 · Closed Sep 2, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control; Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal; Vehicle Speed Control:cables; Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Vehicle Speed Control:cables
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Vehicle Speed Control
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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