| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006092211 | Incident Date: May, 15 2006 |
| Consumer's City: MARIETTA | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: INTREPID | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2B3HD46RX1H | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 17 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I had just gotten my 2001 dodge intrepid our of the dealers repair bay where they replaced 6 parts on the car that were working before discovering that the timing belt had broken. we tested all of the parts later and they worked. this cost 1,400 dollars. 2 weeks later i was in my car on i-75 in atlanta, georgia when i suffered catastrophic engine failure at 75 miles per hour. the engine seized and i lost all power steering and had to force the car off of the highway across 3 lanes of traffic to the shoulder. after paying a 200 dollar towing bill i found out the accumulation of oil sludge in the top of the engine had caused the failure. the car has now been on a trailer in murray county georgia for 8 months and i don't have the money to replace the engine. after contacting dodge they said that they would not help with the repairs. they blamed it on me saying i didn't change the oil enough this cannot be true because we have religiously changed the oil every 3000 miles. i have done research on the topic and have found many other people with the same failures. dodge should be forced into repairing these problems. so here i sit this problem has almost killed my business because i cant afford a new car that is nice enough to take clients around in so i have to drive a piece of junk. you would think that these companies would care about their customers but once again daimler/chrysler proves that they don't give a darn about the people who make them profitable. unless this is resolved i will never have anything to do with a dodge, chrysler, or mercedes ever again and i swear i will tell every person i come in contact what these people are doing to their customers i may even start a negative ad campaign against dodge. i will take this to the ends of the earth before i let anyone i know run the risk of losing their lives due the incompetency of these money hungry sharks. *nm |
