My motor blew at 85,000 miles. I still owe $5,000 for it, and now I owe $13,000 because of the motor. This is terrible. I called the Chrysler and they told me there is nothing that they can do for me. I find this unacceptable, very unprofessional and unethical. I do believe Chrysler should have done some cost assistance on this, knowing that this IS an issue. I will not purchase another Chrysler again, I will purchase GM.
It's a good car besides the engine blowing, the main part of the car.
I had no car for 4 months, and being a single mother, I couldn't afford to do it all at once. I know nothing may come out of this, but it needs to be known.
I never get good reception on my radio, and I have a clunking noise in my struts. I understand it's used, but really a motor blowing is crazy.
Sorry to hear about the problems with the car.
However it's seven years old and well out of warranty... what do you expect them to say? It could have had all hell ragged out of it prior to you buying it for all you know.
Since when does it cost $13k to put another 2.7L into an Intrepid?
The 2.7L was a bad design. It had a problem with oil sludge building up that often killed the engine. Chrysler is not covering this because far too many engines came back like this, and Chrysler can't afford to admit it's a bad design. Check online to see if there are any lawsuits pending against Chrysler.
Sorry this happened to you, especially a working mother.
All these Intrepids are terrible cars, it's a Chrysler though what do you expect...
If you want a car that's engines don't need replacing every few hundred thousand, buy foreign!
If you paid $8,000 to have a new engine installed, then you were badly cheated by your garage. And I mean so badly cheated that you should consider talking to a lawyer. If all they did was put in a remanufactured or used engine, then you paid 2-3X too much.
On the other hand, when the car is so far out of warranty, I agree that there isn't much that Chrysler Corp. was obligated to do.
My Chrysler Intrepid 2.7 also just blew at 109k...
That's nothing!= = my garage charged me $14,786 to repace my motor.. came with a 12 month warranty- so it was a good deal!
I wouldn't recommend buying anything from GM, they're no better than Chrysler. I'd recommend you buy a Honda Accord or Toyota Camry if you're still looking for a car within the size range of an Intrepid.
"That's nothing!= = my garage charged me $14,786 to repace my motor.. came with a 12 month warranty- so it was a good deal!"
No, it was not a good deal. For $14,786 you could've had a brand new car!
"16th Aug 2009, 17:49
That's nothing!= = my garage charged me $14,786 to repace my motor.. came with a 12 month warranty- so it was a good deal!"
You're kidding, right? Please, tell me you're kidding!
"16th Aug 2009, 19:02.
I wouldn't recommend buying anything from GM, they're no better than Chrysler. I'd recommend you buy a Honda Accord or Toyota Camry if you're still looking for a car within the size range of an Intrepid."
Or better yet, a Ford Fusion or Ford Taurus. Though if you wanted to stay with Dodge, the new Avenger or Charger are reliable and don't have the bad reputation that the Intrepid did. I've driven a number of Impalas and Malibus as rentals, and although they are nice cars to drive, it seems that after a few years annoying things like window mechanisms and plastic trim seem to break.
You have to love the fact that everybody thinks that American Cars are junk. My wife owns a 2003 Sebring LXi with the 2.7L.
At 101k we replaced the water pump and timing chain tensioner, we are now at 188k. The only "major" maintenance done to this car has been struts and control arms. The 2.7l could be a great engine, but only with owners who don't say "oh, 6k mile oil changes are completely acceptable..." OK, that was my rant for the day.
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE!!!
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