VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 30 MPH ,AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT DETECTED AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. A LOCAL MECHANIC DISCOVERED A PIECE OF METAL IN ONE OF THE SENSORS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC , WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANY FAILURE. WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ENGINE ROD. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN MAY 2006 WITH A MODEL THREE YEARS NEWER AND WITH 35,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY BEGUN TO REPEAT THE UNFAMILIAR NOISE. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE NOISE AS POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.*AK