CarComplaints.com Notes: The Dodge Intrepid, Stratus & other Chrysler sedans are infamous for oil sludge problems with the 2.7L V6 engine. If someone offers to sell you a 2.7L V6 model, it's only worth the price of the scrap metal it's going to shortly turn into.
NOTE: Only the 2.7L V6 has the oil sludge problem. Our "Avoid like the Plague" designation is ONLY for models with the 2.7L V6 engine. All other available engines are very reliable with no major problems.
Even with regular maintenance, the oil sludge defect eventually destroys the 2.7L engine typically around 80,000-100,000 miles. The only true fix we know about is to put in the larger 3.2L engine, which has a great reputation.
This issue was never deemed a safety defect by the Feds, so there was no recall. In the end, Chrysler got away with FOUR YEARS worth of defective 2.7L V6 engines in their sedans.
2.6
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
57,000 miles
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The day after we had gotten new tires put on and aligned on our 2000 Dodge Intrepid the car pulled strongly to the right and made loud sounds on turns. Took it to the dealer and had him look at it and said steering gear had dropped and had to be replaced. Replaced the steering gear and did an alignment to the turn of $1400. Went to the dealer in the first place to get seat fixed on free recall and ended up spending over $1800 dollars there. Noticed lots of complaints about steering on mycarstats - is this a mfg defect that should be covered?
- Cottage Grove, MN, USA
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- Cottage Grove, MN, USA