2004 Dodge Intrepid

I HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON 12-9-06 NO PROBLEMS SEEN BY THE ASE MECHANIC. 1-3-07 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK, SAFELY PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. HAD IT TOWED TO MIDAS WHERE I HAD MY OIL CHANGE DONE. THEN TO THE ENGINE SHOP WHERE IT COST ME 5604.00 TO HAVE A BRAND NEW ENGINE INSTALLED. *NM

MY WIFE'S CAR WOULD NOT START FOR HER WENT SHE WAS GOING TO GO TO WORK. FOR ABOUT THE LAST EIGHT TO TEN MONTHS THE OIL LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND SHE TOOK IT TO A AUTO SHOP AN THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A OIL SENSOR. THEY REPLACED IT AND I ALSO CHANGED THE OIL. AFTER IT WOULD NOT START ON 2/05/07 SHE HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. THE GUY THAT WAS WORKING ON IT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS A 2.7 V6 MOTOR. HE TOLD US THAT THE CAR HAD LOCKED UP AND WOULD NEVER START AGAIN DUE TO OIL STARVATION. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS ONE OTHER TIME. THE YEAR OF HER CAR IS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. HE ALSO STATED THAT CARS THAT HAVE THAT 2.7 SIZE MOTOR MADE BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAVE THIS OIL STARVATION PROBLEM WHICH CAUSE MY WIFE'S CAR TO LOCK UP. IF THIS IS TRUE IT COULD BE A DANGER TO OTHERS WITH THIS SIZE MOTOR IF THEY ARE DRIVING AND THE CAR MAY LOCK UP. WE ARE STILL LOOKING INTO WHAT WILL BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BUT WOULD LIKE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT IF THEY HAVE THE 2.7 V6 SIZE MOTOR IN THEIR CAR AND THE OIL LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON ESPECIALLY DURING BRAKING TO GET IT CHECKED ASAP. THANK YOU *JB

I OWN A 2004 DODGE INTREPID WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR 2 YEARS. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK A WEEK AGO WHEN I LOOKED DOWN MY OIL LIGHT WAS ON. THEN AFTER THAT MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED. I TRIED TO JUMP IT, BUT IT WOULDN'T GO. IT WAS ALSO -1 OUTSIDE. I THEN HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A PLACE TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SHOT. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE IT. SOMETHING TO DO WITH LACK OF LUBRICATION INSIDE THE ENGINE. NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. I HAD OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WHEN I CALLED TO GET SOME HELP FROM SOMEONE THEY HAD TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T HELP ME DUE TO THE FACT I DIDN'T BRING IT TO WHERE THEY TOLD ME TO. I STILL OWE 9,000 AND NOW I HAVE TO TAKE OUT ANOTHER LOAN TO COVER THE COST OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS 5,300. I ONLY HAD 105,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I THINK IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHERE YOU BRING YOU CAR TO HAVE IT WORKED ON. I THINK WE SAY IT'S A FREE COUNTRY AND WE CAN CHOOSE SO MANY THINGS, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET TO WORK DUE TO A ENGINE BEING REPLACED IS CRAZY!! I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A DODGE INTREPID. I THOUGHT THAT DODGE WAS A GOOD COMPANY BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT THEY ARE TERRIBLE. I THINK THAT THEY COULD OFFER TO HELP OUT WITH THE COST OF THE NEW MOTOR, BUT I DIDN'T GO WHERE THEY TOLD ME TO SO NOW I HAVE TO SUFFER. I AM NOT BACKING UP DODGE AT ALL. I AM VERY ANGRY WITH THEM. IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE A ENGINE, BUT I AM THE ONE WHO SUFFERS. NOT THEM. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 2004 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 80,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON 01/11/06 AT 65 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY HE COULD SEE STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PART HAD FAILED AND WAS MELTED, SO THEY REPLACED IT, (HE NOT SURE WHICH PART). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THIS PART WAS REPLACED THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE'S HEAD WAS WARPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE MECHANIC SHOP WAITING FOR A NEW ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS ENGINE HAD SEIZED. *JB UPDATED 03/02/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT'S 2004 DODGE INTREPID WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, LEAVING HER UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACE AS WELL, AT A COST OF $5000.00. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT A STRONG SMELL GAS FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WHEN SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE THE FUMES WERE SO STRONG THAT THE WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPEN AT ALL TIMES. THE CONTACT IS WAITING FOR A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER MECHANIC. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. *JB THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATEED 03/20/07. *JB

MY 2004 INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT WAS PURCHASED IN 02/04 AND NOW I COME TO FIND THERE ARE OTHERS LIKE ME I WANT THE ISSUE OF THE MOTORS RESOLVED SO I CAN GET A REFUND OF MY MONEY FROM FIXING MY CAR THAT I HAVE KEPT GOOD MAINTENANCE ON IT TO HARD TO BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON AND TRYING TO SAVE FOR A NEW MOTOR WHEN I COULD BE PUTTING THAT MONEY ASIDE FOR EDUCATION ECT FOR MY CHILDREN ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS NOT ONLY OF MINE BUT OTHERS LIKE ME THEY SEEM NOT TO CARE OF SAFETY. *NM

AT ROUGHLY 58,500 MILES THE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT IDLE. TOOK IT TO SHOP TO FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH DODGE INTREPIDS WITH 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE. SO FAR THE PRESSURE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE OIL PAN WAS FOUND TO BE FULL OF SLUDGE (CAR IS ROUTINELY MAINTAINED!). OIL PAN HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS NO METAL PRESENT IN PAN. CAR WAS RETURNED TO OWNER BUT WITHIN 48 HOURS LIGHT IS BACK ON. CAR IS NOW BACK IN SHOP WAITING FINAL VERDICT ON IF AS IN SO MANY OTHER CASES, THIS CAR WILL NEED EXTENSIVE ENGINE WORK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE MOTOR WHICH HAS BEEN AFFECTING ALL THE SENSORS AND ILLUMINATING ALL THE SERVICE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE CRANK SENSOR. REPAIRS WERE ALSO MADE TO THE MOTOR. WHEN THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALERS CHECK OUT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WERE CALLED AND DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CALLED WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALERS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO.

DT: THE CALLER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH., ALL POWER FAILED IN THE VEHICLE, STALLING THE ENGINE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DISSENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE TO THE PARK POSITION. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURRED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AFTER INSPECTION, THE DEALERS MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT ALL THE OIL HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE.