2001 Dodge Intrepid

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. ON DECEMBER 14, 2008, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A NEW MOTOR WOULD COST $6,200. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,489.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, SPEED APPROX. 65 M.P.H. ON INTERSTATE. ENGINE MADE A SHARP "BANG", NO WARNING LIGHTS, BELLS, NOTHING TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. APPEARED TO LOSE POWER, BUT NEVER STALLED OUT. MANAGED TO "LIMP" HOME (LESS THAN 2 MILES). PARKED VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ON ITS OWN. RAISED THE HOOD, FOUND NOTHING TO BE UNUSUAL. TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART, ONLY A LOUD CLUNKING AS THE ENGINE TURNED OVER. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD "JUMPED" AND THAT ALL OF THE VALVES WERE BENT. WAS GIVEN A "VERBAL" ESTIMATE OF $7000.00-$7500.00 TO REPAIR/REPLACE ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. I DECLINED. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AS REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ALL REQUIRED FLUID CHANGE INTERVALS HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND DOCUMENTED. AT NO TIME WAS I EVER INFORMED THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE HAD ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. I STILL HAVE THIS VEHICLE, SITTING IN STORAGE. IT HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED SINCE BEING BROUGHT BACK HOME FROM THE REPAIR FACILITY. I HAVE, AND STILL MAINTAIN THAT THIS ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT SOMETHING I COULD HAVE FORESEEN AND OR BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR. NOW I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER, HAS BEEN AWARE OF AND HAS DENIED ANY LIABILITIES. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT OFFERED THE COSTLY REPAIR, THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR MY CAR. NOW I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THAT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN MAKING "SELECTIVE REPARATIONS". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THEN REPEATEDLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES AND THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM SHOWED NO ISSUES. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE STALLING. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY AFTER MUCH JERKING AND LUNGING. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. A MECHANIC FOUND SLUDGE BUILD IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO BEGIN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $6,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE OIL THICKENED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT ASSIST. A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST $9,000. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000. UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND HAVE THEM PROVIDE A NEW VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.