Faults:

Cam sensor - 30,000 miles.

Crank sensor - 75,000 miles.

Valve ports are not large enough to accommodate oil flow causing stress to the valve seating and "blowing" oil out the exhaust. Oil sits on head and does not drip down the manifold as it should. I have spoken with many area auto mechanics - many of them have 3-4 of the identical car in their shop.

Suggested repair - REPLACE ENGINE - even a rebuild won't help. The cost to replace is $5000.

77,000 miles seems to be the "magic" number for this car

It should be sold as "disposable", like a BIC lighter.

General Comments:

Car has MANY blind spots and difficult to determine front and rear clearance.

Drives smoothly and handles well though.

Faults:

Today, at 59500 miles I had to replace the front brake rotors. Only 89.00 each; away from the dealership. Also replaced the passenger side fog light. Very expensive at the dealership, (only place available) at 120.00 dollars.

General Comments:

This is a very good car. It has helped me through heavy snow and rain and has never left me stranded. If taken care of, this is a great car. I love the leather and 4 disc CD changer and even my two 100 pound dogs cannot destroy the leather in the back.

Faults:

Typical maintenance.

Flickering oil light at 100000.

Trouble with coolant bleed screw leaking at 110000.

Rebuilt transmission at 153000.

General Comments:

I have beat the crap out of this car using it for work. I treat it like a 4 wheel drive, driving down 2 tracks, unplowed roads in all kind of conditions. Change the oil every 4-7000 miles and it has never let me down. I guess ignorance is bliss, because I did not know that the 2.7 gave people trouble until recently. Maybe the high mileage I drive has some effect on the lack of sludge in the engine, but it has not given me a lick of trouble so far!

Faults:

Front end has a shimmy in it.

There is a rattling noise in the front I can't find.

The transmission has slipped on several occasion's.

Twice the car on acceleration felt like it the engine died, but hadn't, Don't know what that was all about?

The Air conditioner loses refrigerant every 2 months.

At one oil change was told I needed to have an engine treatment to clean the oil, the car had 40,000 miles on it at that time and I change the oil every 3000 miles.

I changed the brakes and now there is a squeal I can't get rid of. I am a trained mechanic so yes I know full well how to change brakes.

General Comments:

I have read about all these 2.7L engine sludge problems as well as having heard Chrysler's answer to them. Being that these people have not taken care of their cars. Well, What will they say to me when my engine quits and I produce every receipt for every oil change showing 3000 to 3500 miles between oil changes? It's going to be pretty hard for them to argue with me about it. I am giving up on new cars that can't be fixed myself and remember I'm a mechanic! Think my next car will be a 1965 Oldsmobile I have plenty of spare parts for Oldsmobile. And heck my last cutlass lasted 15 years and 250,000 miles and is actually still going as a second car it may outlast my Intrepid from the sounds of it.