Chrysler's 2.7 wasn't bad in just the 1990s - its entire life it was a failure - resulting in over 5 class action suits. I think they finally dropped it in 2010.
The engine ran too hot, small oil passages; a cheap water pump that leaked coolant into the oil and the killer was it was an interference engine.
The water pump was a huge culprit; it was driven by the timing chain and was extremely cheap - including the replacements. When the engine had some wear the water pump would seep coolant into the oil, the high heat combined with the coolant turned the oil to sludge. The timing chain tensioners were driven by oil pressure - with sludgy oil pressure would be lost or go very low (in itself a bad enough event) the timing chain would become loose and fail, or the sprocket on the water pump would fail or the engine would jumped time - any or all of which would cause the valves to hit the pistons destroying the engine. Thousands of Dodge Intrepids, Stratuses, 300s, and Chargers have been parked/junked because of this kind of failure.
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