2004 Dodge Intrepid

MY 2004 INTREPID HAS NOT FAILED BUT IT IS SHOWING SOME OF THE SAME SIGNS AS MANY OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED. ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO MY ENGINE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING AT IDLE OR GOING AT A SLOW SPEED. RECENTLY THE CAR HAS STARTED NOT BEING ABLE TO COME OUT OF SECOND GEAR UNTIL IT HAS RAN FOR A WHILE. IT ALSO KNOCKS WHILE I AM AT A STOP. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND REPLACING AN ENGINE IS SOMETHING I CANNOT AFFORD TO DO. WHAT CAN BE DONE RIGHT NOW TO AVOID THIS WHOLE SITUATION? WHY IS THE 2.6L V6 ENGINE SO TERRIBLE? THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THIS 2004 INTREPID FROM HAS BEEN BOUGHT OUT AND IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. I DO NOT WANT TO END UP WITH A CAR PAYMENT BUT NO CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON GOT SOLENOID PACK PUT IN (ALL ELECTRONICS) AND STILL HAVE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION, NEEDED AN ALTERNATOR HOWEVER THE ALTERNATOR IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE ENGINE, VERY EXPENSIVE, NEEDED A BATTERY BUT THE BATTERY IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE TIRE HAS TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO CHANGE IT. THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, ALTERNATOR ETC, HOW DO YOU FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPANY ALSO, DOME LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE CAR IS RUNNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT 2-3 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I HAD FLAT TIRES IN THREE OF MY 4 TIRES IN A 6 WEEK PERIOD. THE FIRST AND THIRD OF THESE 3 FLATS WERE TRACED TO A CRACK IN THE VALVE STEM. THE 2ND AND 3RD FLATS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHIN 50 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER DAMAGING BOTH TIRES BEYOND REPAIR. THE SECOND TIRE CAUSED SEVERE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER THE TIRE WAS SMOKING. SEARS HAD INSTALLED THESE TIRES IN 2006. THEY SUSPECT THE TECH TR413 VALVE STEM WAS THE CULPRIT. SEARS AGREED TO REPLACE ALL TIRES WITH NEW. THIS WORK HAS NOT YET BEEN DONE YET SO ONE VALVE STEM REMAINS INSTALLED AND WILL BE CLOSELY INSPECTED UPON REPLACEMENT. DO YOU WANT THIS VALVE STEM RETURNED FOR INSPECTION? THE POLICE PROVIDED AN ESCORT FOR TIRE FAILURE #2 SO POLICE RECORDS SURELY EXIST THOUGH I FILED NO FORMAL REPORT. *TR

WE WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JUNE 13, 2008. WE WERE TRAVELING EAST IN A 2004 DODGE INTREPID ON A 2 LANE STREET AND IN THE OPPOSITE LANE A 2001 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK WAS TRAVELING WEST. THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK THAT WAS TRAVELING WEST FAILED TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY. AS WE CAN OVER A HILL TRAVELING AT RATES OF SPEED OF 25-30 MPH WAS WHEN THE DRIVER MADE HIS TURN. UPON IMPACT THE WHOLE FRONT BUMPER OF THE INTREPID CAME OFF, SMOKING AND GRINDING SOUNDS WERE VERY LOUD. THE HOOD FOLDED UP AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLEW OFF. THE DAMAGE TO THE INTREPID WAS VERY BAD. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN THE INTREPID. THE POLICE REPORT LISTED THIS AS A HEAD ON COLLISION. AS OF RIGHT NOW I WAS THE PASSENGER IN THE INTREPID AND HAVE SUSTAINED SOME VERY SERIOUS NERVE DAMAGE AND A SHOULDER INJURY. AS WELL AS BRUISING ACROSS MY CHEST. BUT OUR CONCERN IS THAT WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR CAR WE WERE TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD WORK IN A ACCIDENT. WHICH THEY FAILED TO DO. *TR

THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE AND A THROWN ROD. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS A PROGRAM CAR WITH LESS THAN 12000 MILES AND THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY WAS IN EFFECT. I DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY COMPLAINT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I DO FEEL THAT MY ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SLUDGE PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN THE CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER MOTORS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM THE AUCTION THAT MAKES A HORRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO LOCATIONS THAT DIAGNOSED ENGINE FAILURE, AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,300.