2000 Dodge Intrepid

CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS. I HAD THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A SHOP.I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS BAD. HAD IT CHANGED--CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD NOT FIX IT AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. HE CHARGED ME $200 FOR THE FUEL INJECTOR & TOWING. THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY SAID IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR AND CHANGED IT. THE DEALER THEN CALLED AND SAID THEY CHANGED THE SENSOR AND IT STILL WON'T RUN. HE TOLD ME "YOU HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM. YOUR ENGINE IS SLUGGED UP." I ASKED HOW THAT COULD BE AND WAS TOLD THAT I MUST NOT HAVE CHANGED THE OIL OFTEN ENOUGH OR USED THE CORRECT OIL. THAT IS TOTALLY WRONG! I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR AND ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. TO REPAIR THE CAR WILL COST $1100 JUST TO ALLOW THEM TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART AND FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (NO CLUE HOW MUCH MONEY AFTER THAT) OR $6000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A NEW ENGINE--NOR CAN I AFFORD TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT WILL NOT GET ME TO WORK. THIS WAS THE LAST PROBLEM IN A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE DRIVER WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK, THE PULLEYS AND BELTS WERE REPAIRED OR REPLACED REPEATEDLY, SEVERAL SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS A TOTAL LEMON! *AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 - 70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF TO INSPECT. VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT NOISE WAS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE VEHICLE HAD HAD AN OIL CHANGE. THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK

I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 DODGE INTREPID APRIL 15, 2000. WHILE ON MY WAY TO THANKSGIVING DINNER, ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON & 2 SECONDS LATER THE CAR STOPPED. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT TO THE RIGHT LANE (THERE IS NO EMERGENCY PARKING ON THE VAN WYCK) WHEN ALL LIGHTS INCLUDING MY HAZARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. MY FAMILY AND I ALMOST DIED ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER THAT NIGHT AND AFTER REPEATED CALLS TO THEM THEY RESPONDED SIX DAYS LATER TELLING ME THE STARTER NEEDED REPLACING AND I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. WHEN I CALLED TO FIND OUT WHEN IT COULD BE PICKED UP, THEY TOLD ME I HAD A SEASED ENGINE AND THEY DID COULD NOT TELL ME WHY. MY WARRANTY WAS FOR 7 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES; HOWEVER, I NOW HAD 60,000 MILES THERE FORE I AM NO LONGER COVERED AND MUST PAY $7000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I OWE $13,000 ON MY CAR NOTE, THE DEALER TOLD ME TO PAY OF THE NOTE AND COME BUY ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS CASES OF SEASED ENGINES ON THE MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION, MY FAMILY WAS ALMOST KILLED AND I AM SURE THERE HAVE BEEN CASES WHERE THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN FATAL. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *LA