Eight problems related to radiator 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.
2001 Dodge Intrepid r/t 3. 5l with 111,422 miles. While driving on the tollway, the heater began to blow out cool air. Later there was no acceleration and the car just died. Got the car to the side of the road while in traffic. Had to be towed. Engine is locked up. New engine estimate $5000-$7500. No check engine lights or warnings. Prior to this event we had a new radiator, thermostat, etc. Put in along with fixing oil leakage problem. That was July 28, 2011 with 107,809 miles on it. We always changed our oil regularly and took care of it. We bought this 2001 r/t Intrepid new. The only other real problem was @ 106,939 miles it wouldn't go back into drive once you put it in reverse so we put in a used control module to fix that problem. I have read about a lot of complaints with the 2. 7l engine but can't find much information on the 3. 5 r/t model. So scary to think how many 2001 Intrepids are just dying on the road with no advance notice. Very dangerous. I am so glad that my son was driving it and knew what to do instead of my newly-licensed daughter. It was her car for only 4 1/2 months. Dodge should be ashamed. We got more mileage out of a chevy cavalier. Are there any class action law suits out there?.
2001 Dodge Intrepid se - 2. 7l, lost power on the way to work. Oil light began flickering (had scheduled oil change couple of days before) and coasted off the roadway. Had car towed in to the local repair shop. Diagnosed "catastrophic internal engine failure. " motor needed to be replaced. All past repair work had been completed by the local Dodge dealer. They have replaced two of the main brains in the car (@ 40k & 55k - both cost $850 ea. ), oil pan gaskets (@ 35k, 45k, & 60k), generator (@ 60k), radiator (@ 65k), transmission radiator (@ 65k), rebuilt transmission (@ 98k), and now the motor has been replaced with a jasper rebuild.
The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Intrepid. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle shut down without warning. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop. The mechanic discovered fluid leaking from the radiator. As a result, the engine oil thickened and caused the engine to fail. The manufacturer took a report and stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and would not assist. A new engine would cost $9,000. The vehicle will not be repaired. The current and failure mileages were 112,000. Updated 11/07/08.
The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Intrepid. The hose from the radiator lifts up and connects with the hose from the heater, which caused the motor to fail while driving 35 mph. The vehicle was towed to the contacts home and he repaired the part that separates the water that travels from the radiator to the heater. The water pump has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 94,500. *updated 12/12/07 updated 12/12/07.
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.
Driving on the (very busy)freeway in pheonix, az, we started hearing very quiet clicking noise in my '01 Dodge Intrepid. We rolled down the windows, heard louder clicking, and started losing power. We made it to the next exit, and the car died not half way down the onramp. We did steer it to the side, and avoided an accident. There was a small piece on the rear of the radiator, front of the engine that had lifted off. There was a gasket, but no screws, clamps, or other securing devices. This apparently houses the thermostat. The engine was destroyed, without the gauges ever registering a heat up, and we were left on an off ramp with no motor, and almost no warning. The dealership wanted $8k for a new engine, and claims that it was destroyed because of slushing, as a result of infrequent oil changes. It has 90k miles on it, and we still owe $13000 on it.
Vehicle is leaking coolant due to a crackin the radiator. Contacted dealer, and dealer is not willing to do anything.
While driving thermostat would come on automatically, without switching it on manually. Please describe details.