2004 Dodge Intrepid

DT: 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, AND A MONTH LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WILL BET TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE SIXTH TIME. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. IT WAS GOING TO COST THE CONSUMER $609. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP LAST TUESDAY AND THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP WAS REPLACED. ALSO, REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE TAIL LIGHT SENSOR. *AK.

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE OTHER THAN TWO PRIOR EVENTS THE SAME AS THIS ONE. 2. REPEAT OF PRIOR EVENT. STARTED CAR, IT SHUT OFF AND STALLS. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. 3. DEALER SAID IF ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANT, IT IS OK TO DIVE IT TO BE SERVICED. DEALER FOUND CODE P1687 FOR NO BUS MESSAGE FROM CLUSTER. REPLACED CLUSTER. CHECKED OPERATIONS AND CLEARED CODES.*JB

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2. REPEAT OF PRIOR EVENT. DRIVING CAR, CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND STALLS. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. 3. DEALER SAID IF ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANT, IT IS OK TO DRIVE IT TO BE SERVICED. DEALER FOUND ONE CODE-CODE P0344 CAM SENSOR CIRCUIT. HAS PROBLEM WITH SENSOR ITSELF. REPLACED SENSOR.*JB

1ST INCIDENT ON JULY 9TH, 2005. WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I40 APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I MANAGED TO PULL ACROSS THREE LANES ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE! I WAITED FOR APPRX. 10 MINUTES BEFORE I TRIED TO CRANK UP THE CAR. I PARKED THE CAR FOR THAT DAY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I CHECKED THE CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON! EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPEN, AGAIN ON A VERY BUSY HWY! I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AGAIN AND ALL OTHER FLUIDS CHECKED. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR THAT DAY AND THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS OFF! TWO DAYS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC!!!!FORTUNATELY WE DID NOT GET HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES. THIS MORNING I WAS STANDING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN TURNED OFF "AGAIN", THIS TIME I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT CRANKED UP. ONE IMPORTANT NOTE, ON TWO OF THOSE OCCASIONS I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME (8 & 12) WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. HAVING A VEHICLE MALFUNCTION LIKE THIS AFTER ONLY 12 MONTHS CAN AND WILL BE A SERIOUS MATTER....CHRYSLER WILL BE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME (SINGLE PARENT) OR MY CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THESE VEHICLES! CONSIDER THIS THE FIRST OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION FROM ME. AFTER I RETURN FROM THE DEALERSHIP I WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH MY ATTORNEY!

DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY. IT REAR ENDED A CAR THAT STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY ON RAMP. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SONS' SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT CAME UNBUCKLED, BUT HE WAS NOT IN IT AT THE TIME. NO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, OR HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED, AND THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER HAD NOT SEEN IT YET.*AK

51,100 MILES ON THE CAR. NO WARNING THAT THE MOTOR WAS GOING TO SEIZE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. MOTOR SEIZED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC THAT A PROFESSIONAL OIL CHANGER WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THIS COMING. MFG. WARRANTY ( 7/70 ) DOESN'T WANT TO COVER THIS. EXTENDED ( FIDELITY WARRANTY SERVICES ) WARRANTY DOESN'T WANT TO COVER THIS. HAD TWO WRECKER BILLS FORSEE A THIRD TO HAVE CAR BROUGHT HOME. TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS.