2004 Dodge Intrepid

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR KEEPS FAILING. HAVE CHECKED ALL THE WIRING AND THE MODULE ITSELF. CONTINUES PROVIDING CODES FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT INTERMITTENT AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES, ALL ON THE INTERSTATE, AND ALL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND SPUTTER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CALLED TODAY TO HAVE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT REPLACED. ALL OF THIS HAPPENING AT 37,000 MILES (1000 MILES OVER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY). FIGURES....*JB

ON 11/18/04 MY VEHICLE STALLED AFTER CROSSING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED STREET. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET BEFORE I WAS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MANEUVER IT, WHERE I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY. IHAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 01/28/05, WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTING HAVING A HESITATION WHEN I ACCELERATED. TODAY (2/1/05) I GOT IN MY CAR TO RUN AN ERRAND AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, WHICH IMMEDIATELY ALARMED ME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PARTS STORE AND HAD THEM DO A CHECK, THE RESULTS WERE: THE CAM SENSOR. THIS MAKES 2 TIMES IN 10 WEEKS THAT I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVINGA BORROWED VEHICLE UNTIL MINE IS "FIXED".*AK

I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 TO 5 THOUSAND MILES. ON MY WAY TO WORK I NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER OFF AND ON WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. I WOULD THEN GO OFF WHEN I RESUMED DRIVING. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS NOT LOW. I WILL TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT I WON'T LOSE PRESSURE AND HAVE TO BUY A NEW MOTOR.*AK

LESS THAN 54000 MILES ON IT, I AM THE SECOND OWNER; THE FIRST OWNER WAS A ROUTE SALESMAN AND HAD PUT 24K HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. I DO MY OWN OIL CHANGES AND WAS TOLD POINT BLANK THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVE THEY WERE DONE UNLESS I HAD COMMERCIAL RECEIPTS. THE FIRST TIME THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WAS LATE NOVEMBER, SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN VERY CAREFULLY BACK AND FORTH TO THE SHOP 2 TIMES. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO A 1200.00 MOTOR FLUSH RECOMMENDED, NOR DO I HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR A MOTOR IF NEEDED. THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF IT HAS BEEN A VERY EXPENSIVE DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT, I DID NOT EVEN GET A FULL YEAR?S USE OUT OF IT, BOUGHT IT IN MARCH OF 2004 AND PROBLEMS STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2004. I WILL NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT, IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO DO THAT WHEN THE INFORMATION ON THE NET IS SO SPECIFIC ON THE PROBLEMS. SO I HAVE DECIDED TO STOP PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE AND IN DUE COURSE WILL BE FILLING FOR BANKRUPTCY THE FIRST OF JANUARY TO GET OUT FROM UNDER THE LOAN, ALL THANKS TO DODGE. FIRST AND LAST DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCT?. AARON L. VANBUREN ZZZAPS@CHARTER.NET *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 10/11/04, MY DODGE INTREPIDS ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND ALL POWER WENT OFF. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET IT GOING AGAIN, IT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES, IN A PERIOD OF ABOUT AN HOUR, OVER 30 MILES. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I TOOK IT IN TO MOSS BROTHERS MOTORS AND RENTED A CAR (THEY HAVE NO SERVICE VEHICALS). TWO HOURS LATER, MOSS CALLS THAT THE CAR IS READY, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A "COMPUTER SERVICE PROBLEM". THE LENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP. THE SAME DAY, ON MY WAY HOME, THE SAMETHING HAPPEND (10/12/04). THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN ON A VERY BUSY TRAFIC CORNER AND I HAD KNOW TIME BUT TO SWERVE OUT OF MY LANE AND DO A NINTY DEGREE TURN, OVER THE CURB AND INTO A EMPTY PARKING LOT TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MOSS BROTHERS MOTOR AND LEFT IT, RELATING MY SAME PROBLEMS AS THE DAY BEFORE. TWO HOURS LATER, MOSS CALLS TELLING ME THE CAR IS READY. I WAS TOLD IT WAD ANOTHER "COMPUTER RELATED" PROBLEM. SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT SHUTT DOWN.*AK

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND SLAMMED INTO A WALL. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG RIPPED WHEN IT HIT THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. *AK *SC THIS CONSUMER STATED SHE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT TO THE POLICE BECAUSE NO OTHER CAR WAS INVOLVED. *JB