Gasoline Engine Problems of Dodge Intrepid - part 1

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.

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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.

I was driving home, stopped at a light, the car hesitated and knocked then went. I drove a little further and it began knocking and loosing power. I was traveling up a hill with no shoulder. Pulled over in a safe location and called for help. I had the car towed to graphs automotive. They informed me the engine blew due to the #4 piston. I towed the car back home.

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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.

Very loud knocking from the engine occurred then the engine died lifters were replaced because they were collapsed and knocking still occurs and mechanic is now checking into the timing chain.

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Oil light flickered once on October 16, 2007, took it to fleet auto service in covington ky, they checked and advised engine needs replaced, jasper engines advised this 2. 7l engine has a bad history of the oil return line being blocked by sludge due to poor design and heat, the car has had routine oil changes.

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The Chrysler 2. 7 engine (failure). Sludge-related.

Going down road the motor locked up.

Going down road the car just locked up.

On a trip last week it started skipping and quit running on the expressway, we waited about 30 minutes and it started running again. After running about 100 miles it did it again 4 more times.

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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.

1999 2. 7 liter engines used by Dodge fail without warning. This leaves people exposed to high speed traffic on freeways. It also leaves the disabled vehicle on the roadside until it's towed. This makes the vehicle a danger to all that pass by it. The failure rate of these specific engines is excessive. The ntsb should insist that Dodge make an effort to remedy the problem. Dodge has ignored the issue and blamed their customers. Dodge has decreased the margin of safety on our roadways by producing vehicles prone to failure.

I stopped at a store by my house and it just wouldn't start again.

My 2004 Intrepid with 2. 7 engine seized while driving almost causing a accident was purchased in 02/04 and now I come to find there are others like me I want the issue of the motors resolved so I can get a refund of my money from fixing my car that I have kept good maintenance on it to hard to be without a vehicle and still making payments on and trying to save for a new motor when I could be putting that money aside for education ect for my children especially when they are aware of the problems not only of mine but others like me they seem not to care of safety.

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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 Dodge Intrepid, 65000 miles, purchased brand new, had its oil light come on and a knock start in the engine. After bringing it to a dealer, was told that I need a new engine for $5700. . Out of warranty, claim through daimler Chrysler was denied, citing failure to follow scheduled maintenance. I supplied dates and mileage and receipts showing all but one oil change done under the recommended 7500 mile limit. Now being told it should be every 3 thousand miles. This is not what the warranty book says.

While driving engine started to knock, then suddenly lost power and engine died. Cylinder compression test showed the following cylinder ratings 0-0-15-30-70-100. In the process of replacing engine at a cost of $2000. 00 plus labor cost. VIN 2b3hd46r7xh687358.

Events leading up to the failure included flickering oil light, loud knocking from the engine. The consequences of the failure resulted in complete destruction of the engine. My mechanic advised that the only remedy would be to replace the whole engine. I traded the car in at a severe financial loss.

1999 Dodge Intrepid driving to pick up my children for week end visitation, normal driving conditions,suddenly started to knock then before I could find a wide spot to pull over it stopped all together and locked up. Oil new and all maint, was performed religiously. I understand this is a common problem and Chrysler needs to do something about this.

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.

Vehicle, a 1999 Dodge Intrepid with 83000 miles died twice while driving on a highway. First incident on 12/25/04. Vehicle was towed to garage where my mechanic said 3 of the plugs were fouled due to catalytic converters being bad. Cats were replaced in late may after vehicle was off the road for 5 months. Second incident happened on 6/7/05. Same problem, vehile just died on highway. I understand that there is a history of this problem due to engin oil sludge buildup. Is this true? is it also true that chrystler is doing nothing about the problem?.

While driving, my Dodge Intrepid started to shudder. After pulling over and turning off the car, it would no longer restart. It was towed to a service station and they informed me that the 2. 7 engine was shot due to sludge. I was shocked since the car was 5 years old, had roughly 78k miles, and was well-maintained. So far Chrysler has been unresponsive to my problem.

2000 Dodge Intrepid 2. 7 engine developed a knocking dealer stated sludge build up in engine, due to lack of maintenance. This has happened to a good percentage of thease engines. Must be a design flaw. Daughters car, father is retired army motor sgt, father maintained the car, with the large number of these instances, why isn't the government investigating?.

I own a 1999 Dodge Intrepid with a 2. 7 litre engine. As I was on my way to work the car began making serious noise. I pulled over and had it towed home. It has not run since. My mechanic says there is no compression in the #5 piston. I do not have the money to replace it.

Driving in morning rush hour traffic with my young grandchildren the Dodge Intrepid I was driving died. The 2. 7 engine appears to be garbage. I would like some help. .

Rod was thrown in engine, due to sludge build-up, it has had regular oil changes.

My 17 year old daughter was driving my 2000 Dodge Intrepid with the 2. 7ltr when all of a sudden the motor seized left her with no power starring or brakes thank god she was on a back road when this happened and not the highway who knows what could a happened she was terrified and could not control the car, she managed to stop on the side of the road thankfully she was alright something has to be done about this before people start getting killed in these death machines.

I have a 2000 Dodge Intrepid with 83,000 miles on it and the engine has quit. This is a common problem with the 2. 7 liter and Chrysler will not do anything about it.

I bought this car from my mother which owned the car for little over a year. Oil changes and maintenence was on a regular schedule. On my way home from work about a week ago as I was changing lanes the engine suddenly locked up taking away my brakes and power steering and locking up the transmission while doing about 60 mph on the highway changing lanes. I was lucky to avoid a major accident and was able to slide to the side of the road.

2000 Dodge Intrepid with 56000 miles with blown engine. The car suddenly seized up with no warning. I was told the car was not worth reparing.

I bought a used 1999 Dodge Intrepid 10-01-03 with 74570 miles. In February 2005 the oil light started coming on when I came to a complete stop. I contacted Dodge and was told there might be a sludge problems and they could try to correct it but would make no promises. I contacted rt clapp where they said that they could work on the car but with that engine it would be better if I could trade it. I would be pouring money down the drain. I called jasper engines and they said they made many rebuilt engines for the 2. 7 model and that would be 4200. 00. I have read on several websites that this 2. 7 engine has many safety issues. I am disabled and cannot afford to trade the car. I am terrified to drive it and it has been sitting in my driveway for over a month now. If I were driving it and it seized up on my I am afraid I would have a heart attack. One if my disabilities is congestive heart failure. I only put 6800 miles on this car in the 18 months that I have owned it. The engine has not failed yet but the oil light coming on when coming to a stop when the oil is full is one of the first indications that the engine is about to go. I wanted to lodge my complaint against Chrysler for making a bad engine and not doing anything about it to protect the safety of the cars owners. Driving on the interstate and having the engine blow is one day going to make a hugh accident but it will not be me because I am too terrified to ever drive this car again and could not try to sell a lemon to another individual.

Bought car used from dealership, next day car ran out of gas, guage registered over quarter full, took to dealership, was supposedly "repaired", 5 days later ran out of gas same place on fuel guage(just over a quarter tank), took it to dealership, has been in the shop for 4 days so far, hopefully they'll fix it this time. Much inconvenience, loss of work. But dealership has covered all repairs. Worried about oil sludge problem.

While driving my Dodge Intrepid home the engine quit causing me to pull over to the side of the road with no steering and very little braking. I was able to jump start the engine and begin my trip home again. The engine quit again and had trouble steering car off the road with also no brakes. Now the engine will not start due to being locked up. I have changed the oil regularly and maintained the car in good condition. I have had to replace the transmission sensors at 50,000 miles due to failure. The manufacturer service mechanics knew exactly what the problem was when described over the phone about the transmission and the engine. The transmission had a failure again at 100,000 miles. This is terrible for a 99 model car that has only a 100,000 miles. The engine is locked up and now I have no transportation to travel back and forth to work. I have more problems with this car since I bought it.

I was driving on an errand to tucson arizona which is 65 miles from my home. I stopped at a stop light and the car engine died on me in the middle of a busy intersection without even a warning light coming on. I do regular maintanence on the vehicle, and do predrive checks on the vehicle before I go on long distance trips. The dealership where I bought the vehicle used from told me it would cost $6300 to replace the engine. I do not have $6300 to replace an engine in a vehicle worth about $7000.