2004 Dodge Intrepid engine problems

ENGINE

IN OCTOBER 2015 I BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE INTREPID FROM A PRIVATE OWNER/DEALERSHIP. I DIDNT EVEN HAVE FOR A WEK AND WAS ON HIGHY DOING 60 M.PH. ON HWY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN PWERED DOWN AND TURNED OFF AND STEAM COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. I PROCEEDED TO GET OUT OF MIDDLE LANE TO BREAKDOWN LANE. (VERY DANGEROUS) WHEN CAR NOT RUNNING. LET IT COOL OFF AND DROVE HOME AND BROUGHT TO DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. SENT ME ON MY WAY. WEEEK LATER WAS BACK THERE AGAIN WITH OVERHEATING ISSUE AGAIN. STILL SAID COULD NOT FIND OUT WHATS WRONG. VERY FRUSTRATED I TOOK CAR HOME. FROM THERE IT RAN FOR LIKE A MONTH AND THEN STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN. I HAD NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I DROVE I COULD TAP GAS PEDAL AND TEMP INDICATOR GAUGE WENT BACK DOWN. WEIRD. DID SOME RESSEARCH ONLINE WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED AND SAW ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND PREVIOUS ENGINE 257 WAS IN A LAWSUIT FOR BAD ENGINE. SAID THEN ENGINE I HAVE 318 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER DESIGN BUT STILL SAW ALOT OF SAME ISSUES. I FINALLY HAD TO TAKE IN BECASUE IT STARTED HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS. I DID NOT TAKE BACK TO DEALERSHIP CUZ WOULD HAVE NOT MADE IT THAT FAR AND I WANTED A SECOND OPINION. THEY FOUND A WEEP HOLE IN WATER PUMP THAT WAS LEAKING AND A CAM SENSOR PROBLEM WHICH HE STATE HAD A SERVICE TECHNICAL BULLETIN. SO I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID NEED TO TAKE BACK TO THE DEALER TO IDENTIFY THAT ISSUE . SHE CHECKED MY VIN NR AT CHRYSLER AND SAID THAT IN 2012 THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED . BUT STILL HAVE THAT ISSUE SO SAID DEALER WILL HAVE TO REQUEST CHRYSLER TO DO AGAIN...THIS CAR LOOKS GREAT INSIDE AND OUT BUT THESE ISSUES ARE RESONANT IN NUMEROUS CARS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF SHUTS DOWN OR OVERHEATS WHILE DRIVING. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER SOLD THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE.

NHTSA complaint #10817281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

OIL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE COMING ON. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO GET IT INSPECTED HE SAID IT IS LOOSING OIL PRESSURE DUE TO OIL PUMP FAILURE THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHEN OR IF THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE UP, BUT THAT IT COULD BE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. SOME RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE 2.7L V6 IN THE DODGE INTREPID. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10808534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE INTREPID I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE MOTORS I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY IN THAT CARD AND I PAID FOR IT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DEPENDABLE IT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW AT THE TIME I HAVE ON THAT THERE'S ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT ADDED TO THE 60 ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I HAVE DRIVEN YET EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND THERE WAS ALWAYS A PROBLEM THAT CRACK MY HEAD BUT IT NEVER RAN HOT TO GIVE ME ANY WARNING BECAUSE THE WATER PUMP LEAKAGE THE MOTOR HAS ALWAYS HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE NOBODY EVER TOLD ME WHEN I HAD IT WORKED ON BUT THE 2004 DODGE INTREPID MOTORS ALL HAVE TROUBLE WITH OR PRESSURE MY CAR IS NO LONGER WORKING IT IS SITTING OUT IN MY YARD THE BODY IS GOOD INTERIOR IS GOOD I JUST PUT NEW TIRES ON IT I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE LIGHTING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE GETTING MOISTURE IN IT HAD TROUBLE WITH THE RIGHT SIDE I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED THE BALL BEARING THE JOINTS THAT AXLE I NEED HELP [XXX] PUT A USED MOTOR IN IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND YOU MOTOR COST MONEY AND IT WILL PROBABLY WIND UP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE 2004 DODGE INTREPID IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR LIKE TO COME TAKE A LOOK AT MY CAR TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME I'M IN COLUMBUS GEORGIA MY NAME IS [XXX] I'M PRETTY SURE YOU CAN GET MY NUMBER IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME MY EMAIL IS [XXX] IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I ONLY THAT ONE MECHANIC WORK ON MY CAR AND HE CAN TELL YOU ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAD SINCE I HAD IT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD LOST ALL THE WATER HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE HOUSE BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIX IT I'M ON SOCIAL SECURITY I GET 822 A MONTH I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW MOTOR AND THEN IT WOULD BE THE SAME PROBLEMS I'M HAVING NOW HAD TROUBLE EVER SINCE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10790438 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

NHTSA complaint #10629046 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED DINGING AND I LOOK DOWN AT THE LIGHTS AND MY OVER HEAT LIGHT WAS ON AND MY CAR TEMP WAS ALL THE WAY AT HIGH. I TOOK MY CAR TO NTB TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD JUST FILLED MY COOLANT THE DAY BEFORE. NTB HAD TO FILL MY COOLANT AGAIN THAT NEXT DAY. I PICKED UP MY CAR AND WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND MY CAR STARTED DINGING AND IT WAS OVER HEATING AGAIN. SO I PULLED OVER. LET IT SET FOR 20 MIN EVEN WITH THE HEAT ON FULL BLAST. AND BEFORE I EVEN MADE IT HOME WHICH WAS NOT EVEN 10 MIN AWAY IT OVER HEATED AGAIN. I OPENED THE HOOD AND LOOK AND NO COOLANT. NOW THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 2 DAYS OF FILLING IT UP. HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP. WATER PUMP WENT AND TIMING CHAIN AND THE WATER PUMP HOUSING AT THE TOP CRACKED. SAD THING IS I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR NOT EVEN A MONTH AGO BECAUSE MY OTHER CARS ENGINE BLEW.

NHTSA complaint #10596769 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR BEGAN STEAMING, PULLED OVER AND ALL THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF THE CAR. TURNS OUT THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT. THE PUMP IS INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTOR REQUIRING THE MOTOR TO BE UNBOLTED, TURNED UP, THE RADIATOR, VALVE COVER, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, TIMING CHAIN AND MORE TO BE REMOVED. COST WAS NEARLY $850 DUE TO THE EXTREME AMOUNT OF LABOR INVOLVED AND THE FACT DODGE ONLY PARTS HAVE TO BE USED. MECHANIC INFORMED ME, AT THAT TIME THAT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE WAS A VERY POOR DESIGN AND OFTEN GIVE OUT COMPLETELY BEFORE THE CAR HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT AND DODGE IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. FOUND A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST DODGE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN NEW JERSEY.

NHTSA complaint #10584330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

CAR BEGAN STEAMING, AND SMOKING. HAD TO PULL OVER TO LET IT COOL DOWN, NO EXTRA ANTIFREEZE AVAILABLE. ONCE COOLED, LIMPED IT TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED FUEL PUMP IS OUT AGAIN, AFTER ONLY 45,000 MORE MILES ON BRAND NEW DODGE WATER PUMP. MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT OIL PRESSURE IS TOO HIGH AND SEALS BAD, OIL SPEWING OUT EVERYWHERE. HE SAID THIS IS A DEFECT OF THE DODGE 2.7 LITER ENGINE AND SINCE WATER PUMP IS INCORPORATED INTO MOTOR, THE COST TO REPLACE IT, PUT ALL NEW SEALS AND FIX THE OIL PUMP WOULD NOT BE WORTH THE VALUE OF THE CAR AND HE WILL NOT DO IT BECAUSE HE REFUSES TO "SPEND OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY ON A JUNK MOTOR." HE STATED THAT EVEN REBUILT DODGE 2.7 LITER MOTORS ARE BAD AND WILL QUIT AFTER ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES. HE SAYS YOU CAN NOT GET A GOOD 2.7 LITER DODGE MOTOR FOR ANY INTREPID BUILT BETWEEN 1998-2008. HE HAD PAPERWORK SHOWING DODGE KNEW IT WAS A POOR DESIGN THAT WOULD BLOW AND NOT BE WORTH THE COST OF REPAIR. I WANT THIS CORRECTED AND ANYONE WHO OWNED ONE OF THESE LEMONS REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS FOR THESE VEHICLES! DODGE KNOWINGLY SOLD THESE LEMONS AND DID NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE UNTIL 2008! THIS IS A CLEAR CUT CASE OF CONSUMER FRAUD!

NHTSA complaint #10584333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH WHEN ENGINE JUMPED TO HIGH RPM THEN DROPPED TO LOW RPM AND QUIT. STEAM COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. FOUND THE WATER OUTLET BOX HAD BLOWN THE TOP OFF, ENGINE OVERHEATED, AND PISTON ROD BROKE. MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE PLASTIC WELDED SEAM ON THE WATER OUTLET BOX FAILING ON THE DODGE INTREPID. THIS STRANDED ME ON THE FREEWAY IN A BAD AREA. VERY POOR DESIGN WATER OUTLET BOX.. REPAIR BOX IS NOW A TWO PIECE ASSEMBLY BOLTED TOGETHER. THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THIS DEFECT AND CHANGED THE DESIGN WITHOUT RECALLING OR REPAIRING ANY. NOW NEED NEW ENGINE DUE TO OVERHEATING WHEN THE BOX FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #10514180 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WENT TO LEAVE WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE BATTERY OR STARTER. AFTER HAVING BOTH OF THESE TESTED AND SEVERAL MECHANICS LATER WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE WAS SEIZED. I HAVE ALWAYS CHECKED THE OIL AND HAD IT CHANGED ACCORDINGLY. THIS IS NOT FAIR I TRUSTED THAT THIS CAR WOULD BE RELIABLE AND DEPENDABLE NOW I AM STUCK WITH NO VEHICLE IN A TOWN WITH LITTLE TO NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. HOW COULD CHRYSLER/DODGE KNOWINGLY LET PEOPLE PURCHASE THIS ENGINE WHEN THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND COMPLAINTS ON IT? HOW ABOUT A RECALL AND SOME INTEGRITY AND HONESTY IN YOUR PRODUCT INSTEAD OF SCREWING SINGLE MOTHERS LIKE ME...

NHTSA complaint #10503338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, NO SUDDEN NOISES, ETC. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR APPROX. 25 MINUTES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED.

NHTSA complaint #10495069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP A YEAR AGO, AND KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE. TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR THE ENGINE DIED AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC THERE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE BURNT WIRES IN THE ENGINE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM, SO I HAD IT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM, PUT IN A NEW RADIATOR BECAUSE THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK, AS WELL AS INSTALLED A BRAND NEW BATTERY. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT INCIDENT, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WHICH IS ONLY 11 MILES AT 35MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. NONE OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT ON. TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. IT IS A 2.7L V6. I STILL OWE $4,000 ON THE CAR AND SO FAR IT COST ME $6,000 TO KEEP IT RUNNING.

NHTSA complaint #10485805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

THE ENGINE OUT OF NOWHERE BLEW UP, ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WATER AND OIL CAME OUT OF THE OIL SPOUT, ALSO ALWAYS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING, HAVING TO CONSTANTLY CHANGE THE RUBBERS IN THE STABILIZER BARS, I'M COMPLAINING BECAUSE THE CAR IS A LEMON.

NHTSA complaint #10483945 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

OVERHEATING. I HAVE HAD A NEW RADIATOR PUT IN. 2 NEW THERMOSTATS, COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED TWICE, NEW RADIATOR CAP, NEW TOP AND BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE, AND MY CAR STILL OVERHEATS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING IT WOULD BE A GOOD CAR. BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AT ALL.

NHTSA complaint #10417733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

OVERHEATING. I HAVE HAD A NEW RADIATOR PUT IN. 2 NEW THERMOSTATS, COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED TWICE, NEW RADIATOR CAP, NEW TOP AND BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE, AND MY CAR STILL OVERHEATS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING IT WOULD BE A GOOD CAR. BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AT ALL.

NHTSA complaint #10417733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID, THE CAR STARTED TO JERK, SO I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. WE GOT THE CAR BACK HOME, NOTICED THE SPARK PLUGS WERE COVERED IN OIL, SO WE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND CLEANED UP THE OIL. THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND BENT VALVES. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO GET A NEW ENGINE IN THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 04 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINES. DODGE SHOULD REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

NHTSA complaint #10403674 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR UPDATES TO THE COMPUTER BUT NO OTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALER REFUSED REPAIRS AND ADVISED THAT THE COMPONENT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE COMPUTER CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO MALFUNCTION AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS TO THE ENTIRE SYSTEM BECAUSE THE INITIAL DEFECT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

NHTSA complaint #10396005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID WHEN I HEARD A STRANGE GUSHING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE GAUGES IN THE CAR READ THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING, ETC... APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 MILES LATER THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE AND MY SON IN LAW CAME AND WE PULLED THE CAR BACK TO THE HOUSE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, THERE WAS WATER IN THE OIL WHEN WE PULLED THE DIPSTICK. MY SON IN LAW IS AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE WENT OVER THE CAR THOROUGHLY IN THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND THAT WITHOUT WARNING, THE WATER PUMP BLEW. THE ENGINE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 120,000 MILES ON IT AND I STILL HAD A YEAR OF PAYMENTS TO MAKE. DODGE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE CARS AND THIS 2.7 ENGINE. IT'S A SHAME, I LOVED MY CAR!

NHTSA complaint #10355304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

FRIDAY AUGUST 6TH I RAN A FEW ERRANDS AFTER WORK, THEN ON THE WAY BACK MY CAR STARTED MAKING A BANGING NOISE. I TRAVELED A LITTLE FURTHER THEN THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND LOUDER, SO I PULLED OVER. I CALLED MY BOYFRIEND WHO CAME IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND HE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. WE FOUND OUT THAT WE COULD NOT GET A READING ON THE OIL STICK WHEN CHECKING IT. WE TOOK THE CAR OVER TO BE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. I SEEMS LIKE THE OIL WAS SLUDGE/THICK; NOW THIS IS CONSIDERING I GOT A COMPLETE OIL CHANGE JUNE 27, 2010...THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AUGUST 6TH. NOW MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN DILIGENT WITH THE MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR. I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND OTHER THINGS THAT'S NEEDED FOR MY CAR. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY REAL PROBLEMS UP UNTIL NOW. I HAVE RECENTLY BOUGHT NEW TIRES, I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE READ 100'S OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING DODGES 2.7 ENGINES. THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR DOING JUST WHAT MY ENGINE HAS DONE. WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE IS GONE. DODGE REFUSES TO RECALL THESE ENGINES THAT COULD VERY WELL CAUSE MAJOR, MAJOR DAMAGE TO LIVES. WHAT A TRAGEDY!

NHTSA complaint #10348672 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE FAILURE. 2004 DODGE INTREPID. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON DASH FLICKERS, FOUND OUT THAT 2.7 ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM COSTING $5500.00 DOLLARS FOR NEW ENGINE. MY FAMILY AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE RELENTLESSLY HAD OIL CHANGED THROUGH THE YEARS EVERY 3000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10342969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

2004 DODGE INTREPID SE CAR CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS SOUNDS LIKE BOILING/GUSHING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CAN BE FELT UNDER DRIVER FLOOR, REPLACED SENSORS, THERMOSTAT, WATERPUMP, A/C BELTS, CAR STILL RUNS HOT DAILY.

NHTSA complaint #10328374 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2004 DODGE INTREPID SXT VIN: [XXX] CAR KEPT SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND "BUCKING" AT TIMES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED ON 03/07/2008 AND THE DEALER REPLACED CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, NATURAL VACUUM LEAK DETECTION SWITCH AND CANISTER ASSY AND OXYGEN SENSOR. CAR STARTED BUCKING. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED ON 10/30/2008 AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID. I HAD TO REPLACE THE OIL PAN ON 11/06/2008. I FOUND OUT THE OIL PAN MADE OF THIN ALUMINUM. WHEN THE OIL PAN WAS ORDERED BY THE MECHANIC IT WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER BY DODGE. CAR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED AND THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AGAIN. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM CHRYSLER - EMISSIONS RECALL J18. THE RECALL STATES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS MAY BECOME DAMAGED FROM CONTINUED OPERATION IN "LIMP-IN" MODE FOLLOWING A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAULT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL HAD BEEN PUT ON HOLD. MY CAR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND I COULD NOT DRIVE IT ABOVE 40MPH OTHERWISE WHEN BRAKING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO FROM 3RD GEAR TO 1ST GEAR (SKIPPING 2ND GEAR). I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED ON 03/04/2010 AND THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP. SO FAR, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, TRANSMISSION SOLENOID AND NOW BELIEVES THE COMPUTER IS NO GOOD.

NHTSA complaint #10318466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHEN MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR APART, THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF OIL SLUDGE. HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS DEAD. THE CAR IS A 2004 INTREPID WITH JUST OVER 72000 MILES. I AM VOLUNTARILY REOPENING THE CAR BACK TO CHRYSLER. I STILL OWE AROUND 3800.

NHTSA complaint #10297797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE PISTON, AND ALL OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS HAD FAILED. IT COST $3500.00. TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10297125 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE INTREPID AND IT HAS A 2.7 ENGINE AND I AM HAVING OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH IS CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10291493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I HAD CHECKED THE COOLANT RECENTLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. SITTING AT A LIGHT I LOOKED AT MY TEMP GAGE IT WAS CLIMBING. WITHIN SECONDS I HEARD A LOUD POP AND STEAM STARTED BELLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITH OUT WARNING THE WATER HOUSING COVER BLEW DENTING THE HOOD. I AM THANKFUL I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO PARK IT FAST. AT THIS TIME I DO NOT KNOW WHAT OTHER DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. WAITING ON A NEW COVER AND WE WILL FIND OUT.

NHTSA complaint #10282719 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

I BOUGHT MY 2004 DODGE INTREPID ON APRIL 26, 2009. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER BUYING IT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND I HAD TO LIFT OFF THE GAS AND PUSH THE PEDAL BACK DOWN TO GET GOING. EVER SINCE THIS EVEN IT DID THIS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. IN JULY MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND I HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT RESTARTED. IN AUGUST THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO READ HIGH AND THE NEXT DAY I PUT NEW ANTIFREEZE IN THE CAR AND IT DIDN'T TAKE. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FOR ONLY ABOUT 20 MINS BLACK CLOUDS STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF. MOST COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ HAVE BEEN ABOUT 2.7 ENGINES BUT MINE IS A 3.6. THE ANTIFREEZE RESERVOIR MELTED OFF, THE TIMING BELT BROKE, THE WATER PUMP BROKE, AND 3 DIFFERENT CENSORS NEED REPLACED. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY STILL SITTING AT THE SHOP BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE $857.00 TO FIX IT. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10281846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.