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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

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2001 Dodge Intrepid Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 74,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 74,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 36% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

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

Reported at 52,000 miles, November 2004 CrashInjury

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.

Reported at 80,000 miles, May 2005

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