2001 Dodge Intrepid

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL, 2004, DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER DUE THAT THE OIL WAS NOT CHANGING PROPERLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE THE ENGINE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $9,000 ALTHOUGH CONSUMER PROVED FROM A INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY. *AK

MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO A SERVICE CENTER. AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR, THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER FOR A SECOND OPINION, THEY, TOO, SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CHAIN TENSION SPRING BROKE CAUSING MY CAR TO GET OUT OF TIME AND BASICALLY THE ENGINE SELF- DESTRUCTED. I STILL OWE ALMOST $8000.00 ON MY CAR AND A REBUILT ENGINE WILL COST ME NEARLY $7,000.00. I CALLED DODGE AND VOICED MY COMPLAINT WITH NO COMPASSION FROM THEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE A CAR THAT I LOVE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH UNTIL ALL OF THIS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE, CHRYSLER OR JEEP VEHICLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T ISSUE A RECALL ON THE CHAIN TENSIONER. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2.7 ENGINE CLAIMING THE SAME PROBLEM. JUST WHAT IS THE AVERAGE MIDDLE CLASS PERSON SUPPOSED TO DO WITH A CAR LIKE THIS? *JB

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT AUTO THAT I PURCHASED FROM SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE IN SEPT 2000. DODGE INTRPID WITH 2/7 ENGINE THAT I HAVE GIVEN BACK TO FINANCE COMPANY BECAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. FEBUARY OF 2003 I BEGAN HEARING A CLINGING SOUND COME FROM THE AUTO AND I MADE A APPIONTMENT WITH SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE FOR A CHECKUP, ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER EXPRESSWAY ILLINOIS INTERSTATE55 THE CAR BEGAN TO STAUL. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE OUR WAY TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT BEING HIT BY THE PASSING TRAFFIC. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALEDSHIP WITH A BLOWN ENGINE AT 42K MILES. THEIR FIRST COMMENT WAS WELL HOW OFTEN WAS OIL CHANGED BECAUSE, THE ENGINE DOESN'T JUST BLOW UNLESS THE OIL WASN'T MAINTAINED. I TOLD THEM OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 - 4000 MILES AND THAT I EVEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT FROM BECAUSE THE CHANGE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME AND AND NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE CAR WAS AT A HIGH IDLE. ANYWAY THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND THEY CALLED ME SHORTLY AFTER TO TELL ME THAT CHRYSLER WOULDN'T FIX THE ENGINE UNLESS I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS (WHICH, I WASN'T BECAUSE MANY OF TIME MY DAD WHO IS A MACHANIC CHANGED THE OIL). I HAVE SINCE GIVEN THE CAR TO THE BACK TO WFS WITH A BLOWN ENGINE AND THEY HAVE SINCE SOLD THE CAR FOR ONLY $5000 WHEN I OWED $19K+. THIS ENTIRE MESS HAD ME STRESSED OUT MANY MONTHS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I WAS GOING TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT I DIDN'T HAVE. I HAVE SINCE BEEN FORCED TO FILE FOR CHAPTER7 BANKRUPTCY BECAUSE OF THIS AND HAD THE DEBT DISCHARGED. I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR THIS AND MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ABOUT THESE CARS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I DON'T SEE HOW SO MANY PEOPLE COULD CAMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEIR RESPONSE IS WE ALL DIDN'T CHANGE THE OIL. GIVE ME A BREAK!!! THIS HAS RUINED MY CREDIT HISTORY AND I'M SURE MANY OTHERS AND FOR THAT I THINK YOU SHOULD PAY UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEFORE STALLING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIMING BELT/OIL PUMP, AND 6 RODS. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES THEREAFTER, IN WHICH THE SHORT BLOCK, 02 SENSORS AND THE DISTRIBUTOR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 JUST RECENTLY MY CAR BROKE DOWN, I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL PLACES(4) TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD BE 4 DIFFERENT MECHNICS 2 BEEN A DODGE DEALERSHIPS THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY ALL 4 MECHNICS THAT THE DODGE INTREPID HAS A SLUGEING PROBLEM WITH ALL THE 2.7L ENGINE MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS WAS NEVER RECALLED OR WHY DODGE DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALL MY PAPER WORK FOR MAINTENCE DONE ON MY CAR . I FEEL THAT IS NOT DO TO ANY FAULT ON MY OWN HOWEVER I AM STUCK WITH A $4000-6000 REPAIR BILL FOR A PROBLEM DODGE KNEW ABOUT. WHY.