Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / INTREPID / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007111070 Incident Date: Jul, 05 2007
Consumer's City: HACKENSACK Consumer's State: NJ
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#: 2B3HD46R41H Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 08 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: There was a tapping noise coming from the engine of the 2001 intrepid, after which the engine light came on. five minutes later the tapping became more intense. we stopped at a traffic light and the oil light came on and the car stalled. we drove it a few feet into a parking lot, and after that, the car was history. we had it towed to a service center, where they told us the engine had blown, and the car needed a new engine. all this happened within a time frame of about 10 minutes. we thank god we had just exited the nj turnpike and were on a country road. we could have all been killed. *ak