2001 Dodge Intrepid

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER INTREPID. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. THREE DAYS LATER, THE SHIFTER CABLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPONENT. IN APPROXIMATELY APRIL OF 2008, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND WAS ALSO COVERED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP PROPERLY. A MONTH AGO, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONNECTOR ROD IN THE ENGINE SNAPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF THE PCM WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/02/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO SWITCH THE GEAR INDICATOR FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

WE PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS CONTINUOUSLY AND STILL CANNOT BE FIXED. ALL IN ALL, I HAVE INVESTED ABOUT $3500 FOR REPAIRS AND STILL THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE A LOAN ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE TO PAY EVEN THOUGH I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT ANYTHING EVERY GETS DONE WITH THEM. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-6 MONTHS PRIOR THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. *AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO A HIGHER SPEED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE SPEEDS BEFORE AND AFTER ACCELERATION, BUT THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO DIE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND WERE UNAWARE OF WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. LATER, WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE SQUEALED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE AIR CONDITIONER. *AK UPDATED 9/11/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE BLEW WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 50,000 MILES, AND THE SECOND AT 97000 MILES. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AT 45000 MILES. THE ENGINE ISSUE WAS NOT OIL RELATED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE DEFECT WAS RELATED THE ENGINE. THE OIL HAD TURNED YELLOW. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPRESSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE PROBABLY RELATED TO THE ENGINE PROBLEMS. THERE WERE ALSO SOME COMPUTER PROBLEMS; THE COMPUTER WAS NOT ALLOWING THE RPM'S INCREASE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. UPDATED 11/9/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 6 0MPH THE VEHICLE TEMPORALLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WERE THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED. THE INTERMITTENT STALLING CONTINUED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK WHICH HAD CONTAMINATED THE OIL. UPDATED 04/17/06. *JB