Dt: the caller said that while driving 55 MPH and slowing down the engine blew out. She was able to get the vehicle off the road, and had to have it towed to a repair shop and later to the dealer, who said it would cost the caller $4700 to $7000 to fix. It. Manufacturer said they will not do anything for free because the warranty expired. The consumer explained that the engine has not been repair yet because she cannot afford to pay approximately $6000 for a new engine. *ak
2001 Dodge Intrepid engine complaints
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Purchased vehicle in february 2005. Approximately one month after purchase, check engine light came on. Return to dealership for repair, was told it was emissions leak. In september 2005, heard rattling noise while driving, then vehicle systems shut down (power steering, etc.), vehicle shut off. Could not restart the vehicle. Vehicle was towed and mechanic said the engine was locked up.
While driving 10 MPH vehicle stalled without warning. The driver tried to restart the vehicle but was not able to do so. The vehicle was towed to a garage for inspection, and the mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced. *ak the engine locked up due to sludge.
Oil light blinking erratically, going into reverse when in drive-not once,but twice.
No warning at all. My son was driving on the interstate going about 65 MPH when the engine stopped running without any warning. Luckily he was able to maneuver the car out of traffic before it completely stop. The vehicle had 56,000 miles on it and was covered by a extended warranty. The warranty company refused to pay because they said it was a manufacturer defect. 2001 intrepid.
Aug 21 engine began making noise, I took it to dealer on aug 22, told engine was sludge up need to be rebuilt.
Dt: the consumer was driving at about 30-35 MPH when the engine shut down. When the consumer lifted the hood he could see smoke and a small fire coming from a piece of wire. The consumer was able to put out the fire with a towel. About a month before the check engine light came on, and the dealership said all they did was to turn the engine light off. After the engine had time to cool off he was able to drive vehicle home. This was on 8-7-05. On 8-8-05 took vehicle to the dealership and they told him that the water pump bursted. Also, they a told him that there was water and oil mixed in the engine. The dealer implied that the engine might have to be replaced. The consumer contacted the manufacturer, and they had him on hold while they talked to the dealership. She told him the same information that they did. The consumer found on the internet that there were problems with the 2.7 liter motor. The second dealership was the one that did the repairs.
Dt: 2001 dodge intrepid. The consumer states the engine on the v blew out because there was sludge built up. This engine was maintained by mechanic. Therefore, there should not have been any sludge. The vehicle was working fine prior to this. It happened on june 15, 2005. The vehicle did not catch fire, the engine died after being driven. Then, it would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the mechanic ,and he stated that engine needed to be replaced. The heater inside the vehicle was not working properly before this happened. When he added water the heater worked. The consumer found out this was part of the problem.
My 2001 dodge intrepid 2.7, the one that has had over 9500 complaints in my area alone. I was driving down the highway when a loud rattling noise started coming from the engine. It sounded like a card in a bicycle spoke. I checked the oil and all the fluids under the hood although it was not time for a change was ok. Then I proceeded down the road when it lost power and quit leaving me stranded. After having the car towed and getting 5 mechanics to look at it, even at the dealership, I was told the motor was blown. It was history with just 84,000 miles on it. Dodge advertises you don't even need a tune up until 100,000 miles. Apparently that is why! I still owe 11,000 on the car, making payments for another year not including insurance that I must carry because it is mortgaged property. Every dealership that I have talked to has told me that the 2.7 motor from dodge doesn't last past 70,000 miles. It will cost me between 6500 to 7000.00 for another motor and most mechanics don't want to fix it because of previous history's with the dodge 2.7 motor. I can't trade it because it has no value now. I can't sell it without a running motor, so appears that I will have an expensive lawn ornament for the next year. One mechanic even told me that there was a class action law suit to dodge concerning the 2.7 engines, but I have not been able to find it yet. I have seen more complaints posted on the web about this engine and others looking for the class action suit, that I am shocked. I hope no one else has to go through what we have with this car. I will certainly never buy another dodge vehicle.
Dt the motor quit on the highway. No for warning, no noise, no lights. Had it towed the dealers, and they said a couple of sensors went out. They replaced the two sensors, and got it back, then, heard a knock in the motor when starting it. Took it back to dealer,and they said it was the timing chain, and vehicle needed a new motor. This started on june 5, 2005.
My recently acquired 2001 dodge intrepid's engine seized-up while I was driving in traffic. The loss of power steering and eventual loss of the power brakes almost caused me to side swiped another vehicle. The failure was due to oil sludge. This car has been maintained and there is no reason for the sludge to have built up as it did! The engine will have to be replaced at a cost of more than the $5500 I owe the bank that is financing the vehicle.
2001 dodge intrepid engine blew as a result of the timing chain breaking.***no answer required***.*mr the consumer stated the warning sign that the engine was about to blow was rust colored oil sludge on the inside of the oil cap. The consumer had an oil change 2 weeks before the engine blew, however no one mention that there was a problem, even though the rust colored sludge was in plain sight.
Sudden stall without warning-no gauges,lights etc. Had to be pushed out of traffic. Engine (2.7l) seized without warning. Regular maintenance had always been performed. Car had 64,000 miles on it. Engine has multitude of similar complaints on line, most describing a sudden stall. Chrysler did not wish to discuss any help at all. My local dealer is helping me with a new car (at my expense).
My 2001 dodge intrepid engine started failing at 40,000 miles and has now completely failed. It sits in my drive way while I still pay a monthly note on it. Like many intrepid owners with the same problem (failed engine) I cannot afford the $4,000 to $8,000 replacement cost I hope with your help daimler chrysler will be held accountable. I will never buy another chrysler vehicle.
I am a owner of a 2001 dodge intrepid se. Last sunday morning my wife got up to go to work, after which she was going to travel to maine with our two boys. Because she was traveling I walked out with her and popped the hood to check all the fluids, coolant, oil ect.. Eveything appeared to be normal. On her way up to maine she broke down. While she was driving all of a sudden in a matter of less than 30 seconds the car started to vibrate and the car completly turned off. After losing power steering, breaking ability, she some how mange to turn the car off the highway. She states that nothing on her gages read abnormal. By the time the tow truck got there all the fluids were pouring out of the car and smoke seemed to be coming from everywhere even under the oil cap. The next day the dodge service center called us and said the engine seized, blown head gasket, radiator was gone. It was going to cost us between 7,000.00-5,000.00 dollars. We have contacted chrylser but seem to get thr run-around. How can a 2001 automobile's engine ( with moderate mileage just ) fail with no warning???? All of the gages read normal and we checked under the hood that morning ,not to mention put my wife and children in danger
Dt: contact states while driving 2001 dodge intrepid, the engine failed. There were no warning lights illuminated, the only evidence that something was wrong was was a gray mist that came through the air condition vent inside vehicle. The vehicle was towed at the beginning of june, and the service dealer stated the engine needed to be replaced. The head gasket was blown on the engine, and the water pump was ruined. The engine block was cracked. Dealer had no explanation as to why the engine failed. They did say this happened due to sludge build up in the engine from conventional oil being used in the vehicle. Consumer did not know to use synthetic oil in his vehicle. *the consumer does not have the address for the dealer where the vehicle was purchased.
My 2001 dodge intrepid with the 2.7 liter engine is now smokeing grayish white smoke it is useing way too much oil and gas I have to put oil in it aat least twice weekly I have consulted with dodge dealearships in my area they tell me taht that type of engine was no good from the factory and that no one is willing to work on it and that it is a matter of time before the engine have total failure without warning and that it will be too costly to try and repair it not counting the amount of work it will take
No events LED up to engine failure in 2001 dodge intrepid with 2.7l engine. Went to work one day and as I entered parking area engine seized up, in november 2004. Spoke with dodge chrysler dealers, reps and service managers. They claim that the problem at 47,000(approx.) is due to owner failure not the engines. Absolutely nothing has been done to acknowledge, fix, repair, replace or settle the issues with the engine failure.
Dt: the contact owns a 2001 dodge intrepid. The engine seized due to sludge. This occurred during normal driving. The engine did not restart the vehicle had to be towed to a dodge dealership. The dealership stated that it would cost over $7000 dollars to repair. This is the first incident with this vehicle. The transmission is an automatic.
Driving uphill in indio, ca at 113 degree heat, the engine falied. The cap came off and I lost all coolant and my engine seized. I had my 3 year old daughter in the car and I barely was able to get it pulled over.
We have a 2000 dodge intrepid with 68000 miles on it. We were in north carolina on vacation and the car just quit for no reason. We had it towed twice and the last time was to dodge dealer on told us it would cost around $900.00 to fix it but could not give us their word that this would fix the problem. The felt that the engine could be damaged. We ended up renting a u-haul with a car dolly to get this car back to ohio. We were in this u-haul for 14 and half hours. It was very hard to pull in the mountains of nc,virginia and wv. I feel that this was a very traffic hazard considering that would could not get it up the mountains past 50 miles a hour on busy highways. No one seems to want to help us with the car. We have spent $1000.00 to just get this car to our home and now we find out that we are not the only ones having problems with these 2.7 liter engines. We have not fixed the car yet because we now do not have the resources to put a complete engine in this car, which seems to be the norm for these cars. So therefore we are paying for a car that is not running. Dodge is trying to say that people did not take care of the mantaince on these cars and we are at fault for the engine being junk. This is bs. Please look into this matter for lots of people that have these 2.7 liter motors.
I ave a 2001 dodge intrepid and at just under100k the engine seized up and blew the head gasket. I then purchased another engine that cost me $2500 14 months ago. This new engine had 40k on it. That engine has now seized up and blown the head gasket. I was in a parking lot and a lady came up to me and asked if I have had any problems with my intrepid because she has the same one and just had to replace the engine. When are they going to be responsible for producing such a poor product that they charge tens o thousands of dollares for. When it wasgetting towed the guy said that he tows a ton of these. I have done some research and the 2.7 liter engine has had tons of problems.
Dt: 2001 dodge interpret, the first time the vehicle stalled steering wheel shook and the engine light turned on. Vehicle would still be moving without pressure being put on the gas pedal. Vehicle would shut off and would not start again. Consumer had to try to get the vehicle to start back for about 20 minutes before the vehicle would turn back on. Consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealer various times, and dealer could not find the cause of the problem. After taking the vehicle to the dealer 3 months later he told the consumer that after running a diagnostics test that there was no signal from the cam sensor, dealer replaced the cam sensor and checked it again. Vehicle was still under warranty at this time. The problem happened again around two years later, at the last oil check-up the vehicle was shaking. At first consumer that the problem was from some other matter with the vehicle, afterwards the problems with the vehicle reminded the consumer of the first incident, the vehicle was shaking again, the engine light had come on, there was smoke coming from under the hood. Vehicle stalled again. When consumer tried to drive vehicle again the engine light would come on and the vehicle would shake, after consumer had parked the vehicle it was leaking oil and another fluid mixed with the oil. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer. Dealer said that engine needed to be replaced. Consumer had dialed 911 the second time the vehilce had stalled in the middle of four lane traffic, there was a police cruser that told consumer to move the vehicle. They were suppose to send back up but no one showed up. Consumer was unsure if there was a report filed.
While driving at any speed engine warning light illuminated intermittently. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
On june 13, 2005, my 2001 dodge interpid 2.7 l engine failed on an interstate highway. The car would not start again. The car was towed to a local dodge delaership where it was to be looked at. The mechanic supervisor informed me that there was sludge in the engine and that the engine would need to be replaced--costing several thousands of dollars. He told me that the delaership had replaced four or five 2.7l dodge engines already. I was told that the 2.7l has lots of flaws and defects that I was not told of upon purchasing. I still owe money on the car and it is difficult to trade a vehicle in when it won't even start. Right now, I am out a vehicle as well as money.
Dt: caller had a slight ticking in engine for about 2 months. Then it started knocking. A mechanic said there was no cam signal. When they did a diagnostic had a knock in motor. Caller was told needed a new motor. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet.
Dt: transmission went out about month ago. Just had transmission redone, however, vehicle overheated. Took to a mechanic and was informed 2 fans were working properly. Next day was stuck in rush hour traffic when the car overheated. Tried to maneuver through traffic and engine started knocking. Parked car in parking lot, and steam began to pour out. Did not open hood. Called mechanic and tow truck, and was informed that, engine was totally shot. It was poorly designed. Called dodge with no success, they offered no remedy.
Dt: contact states while his wife was driving vehicle stalled, there was smoke coming from under the hood. There were no power steering or power brakes. There were no warning lights before this happened. The service dealer said the motor needed to be replaced. Upon inspection, it was found that a plastic part of the water pump broke off. The vehicle has been regularly maintained.
Dt: consumer was driving and vehicle stalled. Engine was bad. Vehicle was taken to dealer before stalling, and dealer says nothing wrong. After stalling consumer took car to another garage, and was told engine was bad. Vehicle was serviced regularly. Vehicle has been losing oil pressure, causing it to cut off. Interior lights came on for no apparent reason.
Dt: the engine has blown.
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