2004 Dodge Intrepid

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.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLING THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND. THE KNOCKING OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE IS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

WHEN DRIVING ANY WHERE ANY SPEED CAR WILL START HESITATING THEN CUT OFF. SOMETIMES IF YOU LET IT SIT FOR 15 MINS IT WILL TURN BACK SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE LONGER. VERY DANGEROUS CAR AND IT'S A SHAME TO PAY 487.00 A MONTH FOR A CAR THAT MAY VERY WELL COST YOU YOUR LIFE. IN 2005 HAD TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. OUR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR BUT NOW IN 2006 IT DOING IT AGAIN. *JB

HELLO AGAIN....I HAD REPORTED THIS CAR BACK IN JULY BECAUSE MY ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. THE DEALER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO FIX THE CAR AT NO COST TO ME. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. WELL, A FEW DAYS AGO I NOTICED THAT I HAVE NO HEAT, I.E. IN THE MORNING I LET THE CAR WARM UP BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK, UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL NOT WARM UP INSIDE. ALSO MY OIL LIGHT HAS COME ON A FEW WEEKS AGO, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT HAVE IT SERVICED. BUT THE OIL LIGHT IS STILL ON ESPECIALLY IF I AM STANDING STILL, IT WILL TURN OFF AS THEY CAR SPEEDS UP! JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE THE "THERMOSTAT" OR MAYBE THE OIL PRESSURE SOMETHING, BUT HE REALLY WORRIES BECAUSE THE OIL LIGHT STAYS ON. THEY QUOTED THAT THE REPAIR COST WILL START AT $800.00. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HIT A GUARD RAIL AT 50-55 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BUMPER CAME OFF, THE LIGHTS WERE KNOCKED OUT, AND THE HOOD WAS PUSHED BACK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SCRAPE TO HIS HEAD, A STIFF NECK, AND HAS HEADACHES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DT: THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT DID NOT DETECT ANY CODES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE DEALER DISCOVERED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THIS WAS DUE TO A LACK OF REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. *NM

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK CAR JERKED AND SLOWED DOWN, TO 20 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING CAR WOULDN'T START , TOOK CAR INTO SHOP WHERE THEY HAD TO BREAK ENGINE DOWN TO DETERMINE WHAT'S WRONG GOT A CALL IT WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND IT WASN'T COVERED. WILL COST $8,000 TO REPLACE ENGINE BUT I HAVE 2 WARRANTIES. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE RUDE AND LEADING ME ON WILD RUN AROUND FOR SATISFACTION . I WORK 2 JOBS BUT THEY DON'T OFFER REPLACEMENT. I WAS SOLD A CAR WITH PRICEY PROBLEMS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL TUBE THAT CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE IS TOO SMALL FOR THE PROPER FLOW OF OIL, RESULTING IN A CLOGGED LINE THAT SEIZES THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SUSPECTED THIS WAS DUE TO A LACK OF OIL CHANGES. SHE FEELS AS THOUGH THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED DUE TO THE EXPENSE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT OFFER ANY COST ASSISTANCE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN HILL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT ACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CAUSING DAMAGE TO ITSELF AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER FOR OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS, BUT NOT THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK