2004 Dodge Intrepid

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 21 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 4-5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,940.

ENGINE OIL LIGHT GOES ON AT LOW IDLE, 1000 RPM OF LESS, QUESTIONED DEALER SERVICE DEPT ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THAT THE OIL WAS IN NEED OF A CHANGE OR THAT IT WAS LOW DO TO A LEAK. NEITHER OF THOSE CASES ARE TRUE IN THAT THE OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 6,000 MILES OF LESS ACCORDING TO DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THE OWNERS MANUAL. THIS CAR, 2004 DODGE INTREPID IS STILL UNDER THE 7YEAR, 70,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT IS CLOSE TO EXPIRING. DEALER SAYS DRIVE IT AS IS AND THE LIGHT SHOULD GO OUT, IF NOT BRING IT BACK IN. THEY SAY THE SAME THING EACH TIME, ARE THEY WAITING UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRES? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWING AIR TO SEEP. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. DODGE WAS NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000. THE ENGINE SIZE, VIN, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

CLANKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN REVERSE OR FORWARD GEARS ON A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. DEALER SAYS RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING CAUSING THE CLANKING NOISE AND NEEDS REPLACED. CAR IS NOT REALLY SAFE TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER NOR CHRYSLER WILL HELP WITH THE REPAIR I AM TOLD IT IS MY EXPENSE AT $1,300.00. RESEARCH ON THE WEB SHOWS THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THE MANUFACTURERS PART AND NOW I AM EXPECTED TO PAY TO FIX IT SO I AS A SINGLE MOTHER CAN DRIVE WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THIS CAR THAT I MAKE PAYMENTS ON! *JB

2004 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE - FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. MY CAR STARTING OVERHEATING A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. I HAD TO HAVE SOME FRIENDS PICK ME UP WHEN IT WOULDN'T START 3 TIMES. THEN 2 WEEKS AGO MY CAR FINALLY QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO SIT BLOCKING TRAFFIC WITH A POLICE OFFICER WHILE WAITING ON THE TOW TRUCK. MY CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY GARAGE USELESS BECAUSE EVERY MECHANIC I TALK TO SAYS THEY DON'T WANT TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM W/ THAT ENGINE. I STILL OWE $10K ON A CAR THAT DOESN'T WORK! NOW WHAT??? *TR

I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS A BIT OFF CENTER AND IT HAS SINCE GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE STEERING ALSO MAKES A CLUNK NOISE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED BACK AND FORTH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND INSPECTING THE STEERING SYSTEM I FOUND THAT THE INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS ARE ALMOST GONE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW AND HAD IT CONTINUED THE BOLTS MAY HAVE SHEARED AND RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. I WILL NOW NEED TO REPLACE THE INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS, BOLTS, AND PLATE. *TR

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I GOT MY CAR I HAD OCCASIONAL ISSUE WITH IT DYING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT GOT TO BE MORE OFTEN SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER 3 TRIPS I WAS ALWAYS TOLD, NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEN MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AND MY CAR DIED ALMOST DAILY. THEN MY CAR WOULD DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, USUALLY WOULD START RIGHT BACK UP BUT NOT ALWAYS AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BE ON. THEN I HAD ISSUES STARTING MY CAR. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE LESS EXPENSIVE ROUTE AND GO TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE DROVE THE CAR AND SAW/FELT NO ISSUES AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. HE TOLD ME HE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR HOOKED UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AT THE TIME IT DIES SO HE COULD SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AS 2 DIFFERENT CODES WERE COMING UP. THESE CODES WERE P0340 (INTERMITTENT CMP SIGNAL) AND P0344 (NO CMP SIGNAL). I WAS TOLD ONE OF THE CONNECTORS WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY ON MY CAMSHAFT SENSOR. AFTER ANOTHER TRY, THE CAR DIES AGAIN. MECHANIC STATED THE CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND ISSUE WAS GONE. I DROVE OFF ONLY TO HAVE MY CAR DIE AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE CODES MEANT. WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT MY CAR, I WAS TOLD, HAVE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED. I WAS QUOTED $285.00. I HAD JUST PAID ALMOST $200.00 TO THE LAST GUY AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO SPEND. A FRIEND HEARD ME HAVING ISSUES STARTING MY CAR ONE DAY, I TOLD HIM WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS WRONG AND THE QUOTE OF $285.00 FROM DODGE. WE WENT TO A LOCAL AUTOPART STORE AND PURCHASED A CAMSHAFT SENSOR FOR $48.00. LITERALLY IT TOOK 5 MINUTES TO LOOSEN A NUT, POP THE FAULTY CAMSHAFT SENSOR OFF, PUT THE NEW ONE ON AND TIGHTEN THE NUT. THAT SIMPLE! NO MORE ISSUES WITH MY CAR DYING WHILE DRIVING OR STARTING. I THINK ITS DISGUSTING THERE ARE COMPLAINTS LOGGED AT LEAST 7 YEARS BACK ON THIS ENGINE AND THEY ARE STILL MANUFACTURING AUTOMOBILES WITH THIS ENGINE AND IGNORING THE COMPLAINTS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE. *JB