2001 Dodge Intrepid

MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID LOST HEAT, SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF BACK OF CAR,ALL DASH GAUGES WERE NORMAL AND CAR STOPPED RUNNING. ALL OF THESE THINGS HAPPENED WITHIN SECONDS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN 2001. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID ENGINE WAS BAD AND NEED TO REPLACE FOR $6500. I AM DISABLED AND STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR CAR AND INSURANCE THAT'S SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. ALSO I PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY,THEY WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING! *JB

IN MAY 2005, MY 2001 INTREPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE LEFT US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DUE TO OVERHEATING. THE HEATER ALSO WOULD BLOW HOT AIR ONLY HALF THE TIME. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE 2.7L ENGINE PROBLEM. THE CAR ALSO HAD AN OIL LEAK. TOWED THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALER. THIS DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE CAR AND FOUND QUITE A FEW THINGS WRONG. CONTACTED THE 'EXTENDED' WARRANTY COMPANY AND THEY ADVISED I NEEDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO 'THEIR' AUTHORIZED DEALER. HAD THE CAR TOWED THERE ALSO. THE 'WARRANTY' DEALER ALSO RAN A DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR AND ONLY FOUND ABOUT HALF OF THE THINGS WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER FIGHTING WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 10 DAYS WITHOUT A VEHICLE, THEY AGREED TO AUTHORIZE THE WORK. THE DEALER FIXED THE HEATING PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. THEY ALSO FIXED THE OIL LEAK AND REPLACED A COUPLE OF GASKETS. THE DEALER CALLED US AND INFORMED US THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILDUP AND THAT A DE-SLUDGING WAS RECOMMENDED. THIS OF COURSE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. WE DECIDED TO DO THE DE-SLUDGING AT A $300 COST. WE RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK ON JUNE 14TH. WELL, ON APROX. MARCH 2ND, 2006 I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM NIGHT SCHOOL ON INTERSTATE 10 WHEN MY ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. I WAS DOING 60 MPH. I STOPPED AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS NORMAL. SO I WENT ON HOME. THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN START SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER AS BEFORE. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK AND SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE. APROX COST $6400. I OWE 7K ON THIS CAR STILL. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THIS WORK SINCE THEY CLAIM THAT THE DE-SLUDGING VOIDED THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED IT AND THE WARRANTY HAD SAID THEY WOULDN'T PAY FOR IT BUT NOTHING EVER CAME UP ABOUT VOIDING THE WARRANTY. I'M STUCK WITHOUT A VEHICLE AGAIN, IN A RENTAL CAR OF MY OWN EXPENSE AND NO $$ TO FIX IT AT THIS TIME!!! *JB

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY MY 01 DODGE INTREPID MADE AN AWFUL NOISE AND QUIT AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WE ARE TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER ENGINE....$6,000 - $8,000,JUST FOR THE ENGINE FROM CHRYSLER WHILE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR I AM CURRENTLY IN SEARCH OF A REPLACEMENT ENGINE THAT DOESN'T COST MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ON ITS OWN AND WAS PULLED OVER. THERE WAS A LOUD POP FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE MAIN HEAD GASKET BLEW AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH AGREED WITH THE DETERMINATION OF THE REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND A USED ENGINE WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT WAS INSTALLED.

MY NAME IS [XXX]. NOVEMBER 2005 I HAVE BOUGHT DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L SEDAN 2001 - TO HELP MY WIFE MOVING SAFELY. I HAVE SPENT ALL MY SAVINGS FOR IT. AT THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY 2006 I HAD PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE .ENGINE WAS BLOWN UP (MECHANIC TOLD ME ENGINE IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND IS NO POSSIBILITIES TO REPAIR IT.) I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED AND I DINT KNOW WHAT I HAD TO DO. I DECIDED TO BUY NEW ENGINE TO SWITCH .I HAVE PAID FOR IT $4000.00 FROM MY CREDIT CARD BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY CHOICE.) AFTER 1,5 MONTH MARCH 8, 2006 THIS CAR CAUGHT FIRE FROM ELECTRIC ENGINE INSIDE THE PASSENGER DOOR. MY WIFE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL TO MAKE CHECK UP IN THIS TIME AND WHEN SHE RETURNED AND OPENED THE DOOR THE FLAME WAS BLOWN OUTSIDE AND ONE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED. THERE WAS POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY MADE RAPPORT OF THIS ACCIDENT. NOW THIS CAR IS NOT FOR ANY USE BECAUSE ALL INSIDE IS COMPLETELY COVERED BY DUST AND SMOKE FIRE AND SLUDGE AND IS VERY TOXIC AND SMELLS REALLY BAD. INSURANCE REFUSED ME TO COVER THIS CAR FAILURE (I HAD ONLY BASIC PLAN) I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR 4 YEARS OLD AND I BELIEVED IN DAIMLER CHRYSLER QUALITY NOW I SEE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE I MADE INVESTIGATION ON INTERNET AND I FOUND COUPLE HUNDREDS FAILURES OF THIS CAR MOST OF THEN ARE THE SAME AS MINE. I HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND STILL I HAVE TO PAY FOR ENGINE WHICH I SWITCHED. I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR REGULAR LAYER THAT'S WHY I DECIDED TO ASK YOU FOR ASSISTANCE AND HELP BECAUSE I AM COMPLETELY HELPLESS I HAVE SPEND $6500.00 FOR THE CAR AND NEXT $4000.00 AND USED IT ONLY BY 2 MONTHS I THINK IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS KIND OF CARS. PLEASE HELP ME. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70MPH, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE. SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE NOISE WAS HEARD, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO SAFETY AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE FILLED WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP AND NEED REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER TESTING AND REPAIRS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT DETERMINED THERE WAS A BROKEN ROD BEARING, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THEN WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC.