2004 Dodge Intrepid

I PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 26,000 MILE FOR APPROX 20,000. I STARTED THE CAR ONE DAY AND DRIVE 5 MINUTES AWAY TO MY SONS SCHOOL WHEN I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHO SCHEDULED ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR 6 WEEKS AWAY. I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. ON JAN 2ND I TOOK THE CAR IN TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. IT IS NOW APRIL 9 AND I WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE DUE TO SLUDGE AND MY WARRANTY WAS DENIED BY CHRYSLER. EVEN THOUGH I PROVIDE PROOF OF MAINTENANCE FOR THE WHOLE 40,000 MILES I PUT ON THE CAR THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR CHRYSLER SAID MY RECEIPTS WERE NOT VERIFIABLE AND THEY WERE DONE IN A ACTUAL CAR REPAIR SHOP. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR NOW FOR 5 MONTHS AND STILL OWE 8,000 ON THE LOAN. THE CAR HAS 68,000 THOUSANDS MILES AND CHRYSLER SAYS TO BAD SO SAD. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 DODGE INTREPID IN 2006 I BROUGHT THE CAR AT 71,000 MILES THE CAR HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT THAT'S 15,000 PER YEAR . I NEVER REALLY DROVE THE CAR LONG DISTANCES EXCEPT TO GO TO WORK. I JUST RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM ON NOVEMBER 24, 2008 THE CAR CUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY ON ME TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. ON JAN 17 THE CAR CUT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THEY SAID THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING AND I NEEDED A THERMOSTAT. AFTER I GOT IT OUT ON MARCH 15, THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY I PUSHED IT OFF THE RAMP TO SAFETY CALLED DODGE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR HELP THEY DENIED ME HELP STATING MY WARRANTY EXPIRED SO I USED MY LAST 70 DOLLARS TO PAY FOR TOW ALSO HAD TO GET IT TOWED AGAIN TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALER BECAUSE THE GAS STATION SAID THAT MY MOTOR WENT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY AGAIN STATED I WAS BEYOND MY WARRANTY. I HAD TO FIND MY CONTRACT ,FINDING A WAY TO WORK AND DISPUTE MY CASE WHEN I LOOK OVER MY CONTRACT I TOOK OUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND STILL THEY DENIED ME. ON TOP OF THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE SUCKS AND I WOULDN'T DARE PUT ANOTHER ONE IN THERE. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO . *TR

WITH NO WARNING MY CAR CUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. WAS ABLE TO START IT AND GET TO PARKING LOT BUT IT WAS SPUTTERING. DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION CENSOR ($400) NOW MY OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHILE AT AN IDLE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PLENTY OF OIL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS PROBABLY THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT BUT NOT SURE YET. *TR

ON SUNDAY MARCH 9TH 2008 I WAS ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 10-15 MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND MY CAR JUST DIED I GOT IT OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE I LET IT COOL DOWN CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND STARTED IT BACK UP ONCE STARTED A LOUD KNOCKING WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I GOT IT BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND IT DIED AGAIN MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE . WENT OUT TONIGHT MARCH 11, 2008 AND CHECKED THE OIL DIPSTICK AND TO MY SURPRISE SLUDGE NOT OIL OR WATER JUST SLUDGE..... I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH TO LOOK UP HEAD GASKETS FOR A 2004 DODGE INTREPID AND HAD THOUSANDS OF HITS ABOUT THE 2.7L ENGINE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WOW NOW I WISH I NEVER GOT THIS CAR!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND HE HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AS OF FEBRUARY 22, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,550.

IN AUGUST 2004 WE BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID WITH 17,000 MILES FROM A DODGE DEALER. IN SEPTEMBER 2005 THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING HESITATION AND STUTTERING AT START UP WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW 40 DEGREES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR, WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. IN NOVEMBER 2005 TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT THAT TIME THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SOME IMPROVEMENT WAS NOTICED. IN OCTOBER 2007 THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. THIS HAPPENED WHETHER THE CAR WAS DRIVING OR AT A STANDSTILL. BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE BATTERY. WE AGREED TO PAY FOR A NEW BATTERY AND LEFT THE CAR THERE WHILE THE BATTERY WAS BEING REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TEST DROVE THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS STILL FLICKERED. THEY THEN DETERMINED THAT A GROUND WIRE WAS LOOSE, PROBABLY CAUSING THE FLICKER. THIS CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND CURRENTLY HAS 30,000 MILES. WE DON'T DRIVE IT MANY MILES PER YEAR AND DON'T FEEL IT IS REALLY RELIABLE. NO WONDER DODGE STOPPED PRODUCTION ON THE INTREPID!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 21 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 4-5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,940.

ENGINE OIL LIGHT GOES ON AT LOW IDLE, 1000 RPM OF LESS, QUESTIONED DEALER SERVICE DEPT ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THAT THE OIL WAS IN NEED OF A CHANGE OR THAT IT WAS LOW DO TO A LEAK. NEITHER OF THOSE CASES ARE TRUE IN THAT THE OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 6,000 MILES OF LESS ACCORDING TO DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THE OWNERS MANUAL. THIS CAR, 2004 DODGE INTREPID IS STILL UNDER THE 7YEAR, 70,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT IS CLOSE TO EXPIRING. DEALER SAYS DRIVE IT AS IS AND THE LIGHT SHOULD GO OUT, IF NOT BRING IT BACK IN. THEY SAY THE SAME THING EACH TIME, ARE THEY WAITING UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRES? *TR