2001 Dodge Intrepid

MY 2.7L 2001 DODGE INTREPID RAN FINE SATURDAY MORNING. SATURDAY IT WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND BEGAN "TICKING". WHEN WE CHECKED, IT HAD NO OIL. THERE WAS NEVER WHITE SMOKE, NO DRIPPING OIL UNDER THE CAR, NO INDICATOR LIGHT WHEN YOU WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OTHER THAN AN OCCASIONAL FLICKERING WHEN THE CAR WAS IN IDLE. DEALER IS NOW SAYING THE ENGINE IN JUNK AND IT WILL TAKE $5200+ TO FIX. BOOK VALUE DOESN'T SUPPORT REPAIR. ONLY 78,000 MILES. *JB

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 THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD WHERE FLAMES WERE NOW PRESENT WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT USING A BOTTLE OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WATER AND OIL IN THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, OIL WAS NOT REACHING THE HEADS OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL. UPDATED 08/24/06. *JB

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE INTREPID IN 2001. THE TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT ON US TWICE, THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT AND IT WAS SHAKING AND RATTLING. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY, WITHOUT INFORMING US OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE 2.7 LITER ENGINES. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR LOST COMPRESSION, I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND THEN COULDN'T START THE CAR BACK UP AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME WE NEEDED TO GET A NEW ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST US ABOUT $7,000 DOLLARS, OR THEY COULD TRY TO FIX THE TIMING CHAIN AGAIN FOR AROUND $1,000 DOLLARS, BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE IT WOULD START. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT IT FROM THEY TOLD US THEY COULDN'T HELP US SINCE IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. THEY SAID WE COULD TRY TO CONTACT CHRYSLER, BUT THEY PROBABLY WOULD NOT HELP US. SO NOW WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD CAR THAT WE CAN'T USE AND CAN'T AFFORD TO GET FIXED. WE ARE A YOUNG FAMILY WITH A 2 YEAR OLD AND 3 MONTH OLD, AND WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *NM