12 problems related to gasoline engine have been reported for the 2001 Dodge Intrepid. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Dodge Intrepid based on all problems reported for the 2001 Intrepid.
Oil sludge has built up in the engine, leaving the engine without the ability to circulate oil through the block to lubricate the parts. A mechanic has diagnosed the problem and noted that driving the car will cause parts to break and the engine to fail. The mechanic took photos of the inside of one of the valve covers to show how thick the oil sludge is. Where the inside of the valve cover should be clean and shiny, it is coated with a half-inch of sludge. The problem occurred at about 121,000 miles. I noticed that the oil-pressure warning light came. A check of the oil showed it was full and clean. Before this incident, I had no problems with the car. It performed very well. With the exception of this significant engine problem, there are no other problems with the car -- no accidents, no dents of body damage, no rust, clean interior and everything else works. Consequences are that an otherwise perfectly good car cannot be driven. It has been parked for two months while I contact the manufacturer, file reports with the appropriate agencies, including the NHTSA and the center of auto safety, and research what can be done and at what cost. My preference, of course, would be that the manufacturer, daimlerchrysler, pay to rebuild or replace the engine. Having the manufacturer admit to a known design flaw, as alleged in hebert v. Daimler Chrysler, would be nice, but not essential. Getting the car back on the road at no cost or minimal cost to me is my goal.
I am the original owner of a 2001 Dodge Intrepid. It has 89,000 miles and I have religiously changed the oil and filter every three months since I purchased the vehicle. The night of December 28, 2007 my wife was driving the car home and when she stopped at an intersection the car died. I came and helped her push the car home. The next day I had a mechanic come to the house and he determined that the engine had in fact seized. I have got two different estimates to fix this failure and both are higher than the kelly blue book value of this vehicle. When I contacted Chrysler they referred me to the impartial services group who in turn requested a mountain of information to determine whether my case would be deemed worthy for reimbursement. So far I have heard nothing.
Heading to California from nevada my car started to act strange before the light of check engine turned on, I did slow down and pulled over, just a second before the motor shut off, I had to call my insurance which did not cover the towed back to my home which cost me $600 ( six hundred), I still trying to fix my car, due the high cost of a new motor, and is been hard to find a used one in good condition, this is been a big problem to me, I still paying for this car and I can't afford to buy a new one.
The Chrysler 2. 7 engine (failure). Sludge-related.
Heater would come and go of late, oil light would flicker at stops and go off upon accelerating. On trip from TX to nc oil light came on, stayed on. Had the filter changed, oil light went off, until the engine totally seized the following day shortly after the oil light came on. Was quoted 6000. 00 to replace an engine for a car worth well less than that. Gave it to a Ford dealer and bought a Ford taurus.
I stopped at a store by my house and it just wouldn't start again.
Engine of 2001 Dodge Intrepid went out on the highway. Car was well kept and had no prior problems. My family and myself was stuck on the highway for 2 hours before being helped.
1. I left work to go to lunch and my car wouldn't start. The mechanic couldn't get it started so I had to have it towed to the mechanic's garage. He gave me the bad news stating that it would be very expensive. 2. Premature engine problems in my 2001 Dodge Intrepid engine with oil sludge and timing chain failure causing engine damage and failure. 3. I bought the car used in 08/2005. I purchased an extended service contract that covered most repair cost, except $625. 78. This doesn't include the two towing cost that I had to pay. I was also without a car for about 3 weeks as the dealership wouldn't give me a loaner and my insurance doesn't cover a loaner. We have no public transportation in our small community which really created a hardship.
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.
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2001 Dodge Intrepid, 2. 7 liter, bought in July 2001 from Dodge and was a one person owner. It had, when we bought it, 28,000 and still under factory warrenty. We bought the extended warrenty of 100,000 7years. Engine tapping, took to the Dodge dealership and was blamed on not changing our oil properly. Had to get it fixed. We took it to a mechanic that worked on it enough to were we could drive it and at the time thought it was fixed for good. Come to find out this was only a temp fix. At the time we were not aware of the all the problems the 2. 7 liter engines were having. Just recently started having problems with it again and this time it is so bad we cannot drive it. Dodge refused to honor their warrenty and me as a customer am of the opion that this is wrong. It is my understanding that crysler/Dodge have admitted to the problem and modified the engine. Well, if they admitted to the problem they should be fixing their cars.