2001 Dodge Intrepid transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 33 complaints for the 2001 Dodge Intrepid, 5% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was parked in a driveway and it jumped out of gear and hit a tree. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, but dealer was unable to resolve the problem. The consumers 4 year old daughters hand grabbed the shifting lever while being moved from the front seat to the child seat in the back. The vehicle began to roll forward. The keys were still in the consumers hand. The consumer was thrown to the ground. * tc
Consumer states: engine malfunctioned. Called chrysler and replaced transmission 9 months ago. The engine just shut down, the timing chain broke. No lights came on when the engine shut down. Acted like it wanted to cut off, it started shaking ,and just died and wouldn't start back. It acted like it wanted to turn over, making a noise. Mechanic said internal engine damage caused by timing chain, and fluids got mixed in with the oil. Just had oil changed week prior to this.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Dodge Intrepid
- Engine 517 complaints
- Steering 39 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints
- Cooling system 16 complaints
- Electrical system 16 complaints