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.
My husband and I were on our way to our sons wedding, and heard severe knocking, so as a result of the cam sensor going out the engine failed, and am still paying on this car.
I drove car home and parked it without any problems. I got up to go to work the next day and car would crank all day but would not turn over and run. I lost 2 days of work and 386.00 dollars to fix it. The shop replaced cam position sensor and all was fine at that time.
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My husband and I were on our way to our sons wedding, and heard severe knocking, so as a result of the cam sensor going out the engine failed, and am still paying on this car.
- drtorre, Salem, OR, US