2001 Dodge Intrepid

2001 DODGE INTREPID SE, 2.7 LITER ENGINE, V6, PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2006, WE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED THE DAY BEFORE MOTHERS DAY 2007, MOTHERS DAY 2007, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OUR LOCAL MALL, I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN, STARTED TO GO AND THE CAR JUST STALLED AS IF I WERE OUT OF GAS, I HAD A FULL TANK, I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER DEALER NEARBY AFTER WE HAD IT TOWED THAT IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD NO WARNING, THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, NO OIL LIGHT, NO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER, AND HERE I AM A YEAR LATER WITH CAR THAT DOES NOT RUN AND OUT THE MONEY WE PAID FOR THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE WE ARE HOPING THEY WILL RECALL THIS ENGINE. *TR

MY CAR SEIZED ON ROUTE 3 IN PA ON MY WAY TO TAKE DAUGHTER TO SEE SURGEON ON HER FIRST TRIP ALLOWED TO BE SITTING IN A CAR TO GET HER STAPLES REMOVED AFTER MAJOR BACK SURGERY. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN 2 SECONDS THE CAR SHRUGGED TWICE AND DIED. WITH NO WARNING BESIDE THE 2 SECOND INTERVAL OF THE OIL LIGHT I LOST ALL STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES TO GET MY CAR SAFELY OFF ROADWAY. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY SCARY BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST DAY SHE WAS ALLOWED TO SIT IN A CAR AND ONLY TO SEE HER SURGEON. I AM TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY TIMING CHAIN IS BAD AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE, THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY DODGE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH TIMING CHAINS AT ALL. MY CAR IS UNDRIVABLE, USELESS, CRUSHING BLOW FOR A SINGLE PARENT OF 3 KIDS. *TR

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ON MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID R/T STARTED MAKING THIS CREAKING AND CRACKING SOUND IT DOES IT 100% OF THE TIME I'M DRIVING THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WE TOOK IT IN A SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID THE STEERING RACK HAD FAILED AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY FIXED IT DROVE THE CAR NO MORE THAN 100 MILES AND THE SAME CREAKING AND CRACKING SOUND WAS BACK I FEAR FOR OUR LIVES BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD LOTS OF REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THESE CARS AND YET DODGE HAS YET TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM I FOUND THIS INFORMATION AT WWW.CHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO FOG APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AGO. ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2006, AT 42,000 MILES, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE HEADLIGHT IS HEAVILY FOGGED AND THE OTHER IS APPROXIMATELY 60-70% FOGGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT BACKED HER VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, PLACED IT INTO DRIVE, AND BARELY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. FRANTICALLY, SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE ON ONE OF THE SEAT ARMS WAS STRIPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST WOULD TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $955. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A MINOR STRAIN IN HER SHOULDER DUE TO THE SUDDEN SEAT COLLAPSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,968 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,500. UPDATED 07/15/08 *BF THE SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 07/15/08 *JB

I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT TRAVELING 30 MILES PER HOUR IN MY 2001 DODGE INTREPID ES. MY RIGHT FONT TIRE SOMEHOW SNAPPED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT COURSE AND DID NOT HIT ANY DEBRIS OR POTHOLES WHILE ON THE ROAD. I HAD NO CONTROL OF ANY STEERING WHILE IT HAPPENED AND CRASHED INTO AND ONCOMING CAR AT 30MPH AS I SAID I HAD MY SEATBELT ON AND HIT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE OPPOSING VEHICLE. THE RESULT WAS A 4 INCH GASH IN MY FOREHEAD FROM THE B BAR OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SEATBELT DIDN'T PROPERLY RESTRAIN ME EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ADJUSTED TO PROPER SHOULDER HEIGHT AND PULLED TIGHT AROUND MY WAIST. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE CAR AT ALL. AS A RESULT I SUFFERED INJURIES RESULTING IN THE PAYMENT OF $2900 TO MY LOCAL HOSPITAL AND AMBULANCE BUSINESS. THE VEHICLE HAD PASSED AN INSPECTION JUST A COUPLE MONTHS EARLIER HAD A TUNEUP AND INSPECTION FOR WORN JBALL JOINTS FITTINGS WIRES HOSES AND WIRES AND BOLTS WHICH COST A LARGE SUM OF MONEY. A FEW MINOR PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THE CAR WAS DEEMED TO BE IN SAFE WORKING ORDER. *TR

ON THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER ON MY 2001 DODGE 2.7L. THE FIRST TIME THE LOCAL DEALER DID THE REPAIR THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME BY THE DEALER THAT I HAD ENGINE SLUDGE AND THAT THIS REPAIR AND FUTURE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE LAST TIME THE I HAD A FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO LIMP 2 MILES TO GET OFF, THIS CAUSED MAJOR INTAKE VALVE DAMAGE AND HAS IS COASTING ME ABOUT $1,200.00 TO FIX MYSELF. *TR