2001 Dodge Intrepid review from North America

86,047: Timing chain broke due to a build-up of oil sludge, causing the engine to seize... told by two different shops (including my Dodge dealership) that the engine needed replacing to the tune of $6500... are you kidding me?

This is a very well known problem with the 2.7 liter engine, and yet Chrysler has done nothing to acknowledge it. It's laughable that Chrysler STILL uses this very same engine (and yes, I know it's been "re-engineered", but I highly doubt that's solved the problem) in several of its new models!

The Intrepid was a great looking, comfortable car with a SERIOUS flaw... the 2.7 liter V6!

I was driving on a busy expressway in rush hour traffic at about 60mph, when out of nowhere my Intrepid lost all power and came to a screeching halt IN THE CENTER LANE OF AN EIGHT-LANE WIDE BRIDGE! No power steering, no power brakes... Luckily I didn't cause an accident, but was basically trapped in my car until the police came and STOPPED TRAFFIC ON THE EIGHT-LANE WIDE BRIDGE to help me push my dead Intrepid over to the "safety" of the shoulder. Before the police arrived, as I sat in the middle of the bridge with cars whizzing past on both sides, I attempted to restart the car, but it was completely gone.

Let me tell you folks... this was one of the scariest moments of my life, and I will NEVER AGAIN buy any sort of Chrysler product as long as I live!