2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

IT STARTED WITH A "SMALL" NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT END. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. AFTER 2 YEARS OF LISTENING TO THE "SMALL" NOISE, THE STEERING STARTED ACTING STRANGE. WHEN MAKING A TURN, IT WOULDN'T GO BACK TO THE CENTER. THEN IT STARTED LOCKING UP AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE CENTER POSITION UNLESS I USE ALL THE STRENGTH I HAVE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP BUT "THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING". I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION STEERING IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT SOMEWHERE AROUND $1000.00. SO AS IT STANDS, I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 35,000 MILES, NO WARRANTY, AND NO HELP FROM DODGE EITHER.

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCKING DEALER STATED SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE, DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THEASE ENGINES. MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW. DAUGHTERS CAR, FATHER IS RETIRED ARMY MOTOR SGT, FATHER MAINTAINED THE CAR, WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF THESE INSTANCES, WHY ISN'T THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATING?

2.7L LONG BLOCK FAILURE IN 2000 DODGE INTEPID. HAVE DONE ALL OIL CHANGES AND OTHER MAINTENANCE AT PROPER SCHEDULE. WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING TERRIBLY. NOTICED SLUDGE UPON CHECKING OIL. TOOK TO WESTGATE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN PLAINFIELD, IN AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW LONG BLOCK. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED AND VEHICLE REMAINS AT MY HOME. VARIOUS QUOTES FOR REPAIR FROM $4000 TO $6600 DEPENDING UPON USED OR NEW PARTS.

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT I BOUGHT IN OCTOBER OF 2003, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. AFTER SPENDING $900.00 AND 2 TOWING BILLS THE DODGE DEALER FINALLY GOT THE LIGHT TO STAY OFF BY REPLACING THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS. APPROX 6 1/2 MONTHS LATER IN APRIL OF 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC THAT TOLD ME A ROD HAD BLOWN IN THE ENGINE.HE TOLD ME IT WOULD PROBABLY RUN ME AROUND $5000.00 TO REPAIR. HE ALSO SAID HE'S HEARD ABOUT ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES. I THINK DODGE SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ESPECIALLY AFTER I SEE BY YOUR COMPLAINT LIST I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I STILL OWE ALMOST AS MUCH AS THEY SAY IT WILL COST ME TO REPAIR IT.

KNOCKING SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT 65000 MILES. TOLD BY LOCAL DODGE DEALER THAT I HAD A CASE OF CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE - PRICE FOR NEW ENGINE & LABOR $6500. HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACE ROD BEARINGS AND SO FAR, IT IS HOLDING TOGETHER, BUT I AM CONCERNED WITH THE NUMBER OF ENGINE FAILURES I HAVE SEEN. CHECK OUT "DONTBUYONE.COM"

WHILE DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD AT 30 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE HOME, MADE CONTACT WITH THE TOW DRIVER, AND WAS TOLD THAT ENGINE BLEW OUT. *AK HAVE NOT HAD CAR REPAIRED DUE TO COST ON A NEW MOTOR AND LABOR. THERE ARE NUMBEROUS REPORTS OF THE DODGE INTREPID THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BLOWN MOTORS, BUT DODGE DOESN'T WANT TO FIX THEM. *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING HOME APRIL 20, 2005 MY CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND STALLED OUT. I GOT IT HOME AND CALLED MY MECHANIC TO COME OVER AND CHECK IT OUT. HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A ROD KNOCK, AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CAM SENSOR. ON APRIL 22, 2005 I HAD THE SENSOR INSTALLED, $37.00 FOR PART. THE CAR WAS THEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AND THE KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE UNTIL IT WENT BANG AND WOULD NO LONGER RUN. THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD. NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT A REPLACEMENT ENGINE, AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $3,500.00 TO $5,000.00. THIS FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES. IT SHOULD BE JUST BREAKING IN AT THIS POINT, NOT BREAKING DOWN, ESPECIALLY FROM A BLOWN ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED, HAVING HAD THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AT 2,500-3,000 MILES. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL POSTINGS REGARDING THIS ENGINEERING FAULT CREATED BY CHRYSLER IN THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE AND IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO OFFSET THE MAJOR EXPENSE CAUSED BY THEIR DESIGN.

MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE/REPAIR WIYH MY LOCAL MECHANIC. APPT WAS FOR MAY 5, 2002. MY CAR NEVER MADE IT TO THE APPOINTMENT. ON MAY 4, 2002, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A DR. APPT @ ABOUT 4:30 P.M. & MY CAR LITERALLY SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN A NO PASSING ZONE APPROACHING A METAL GRATE BRIDGE WIDE ENOUGH FOR TWO CARS TO PASS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER THE BRIDGE SAFELY & HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (RT#322 HEADING WEST-FROM WEST CHESTER, PA. APPROX. 1 MILE OUTSIDE OF DOWINGTOWN, PA.) & WALK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (NO SIDEWALKS) FOR APPROX. 1/4 MILE WITH CARS WHIZZING BY ME, TO NEARBY WAWA STORE. HAD THE CAR TOWED ($45.00 PAID BY ME) TO MY MECHANIC WHO PROMPLTY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD SNAPPED & GONE THROUGH THE TOP OF MY ENGINGE. UNFIXABLE! CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR - "CARSENSE" LOCATED AT 21 POTTSTOWN PIKE, UWCHLAND, PA 19480. THEY SAID TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED UP TO THEM ($85.00 PAID BY ME AGAIN). FINALLY THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE REP TOLD US THE CAR WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $5,600. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT! I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS YET. I STILL OWE $7,000 ON THE CAR. CAR SENSE WILL NOT BEAR THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBLITY FOR THE REPAIRS. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET BY TYPING IN THE SEARCH WORDS: DODGE INTREPID ENGINE PROBLEMS & LOCATED MANY SITES DESCRIBING TH

DT: THE ENGINE DIED, HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC: "PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE". WILL TOW TO A DEALER, AND CHRYSLER SAID THEY MIGHT ASSIST WITH THE PROBLEM. NO ENGINE LIGHT, OR PRIOR INDICATION BEFORE ENGINE DIED.*AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE EARLY MORNING THE CAR QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW UP. THE LOCAL DEALER CALLED AND CONFIRMED THIS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

DT: ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD UP. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A BLOCKAGE TO THE ENGINE .HE HAS CHANGED THE OIL 4 TIMES. OWNER WAS TURNING AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. *AK

PREMATURE ENGINE PROBLEM. ENGINE FAIL AND CAR WAS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICHLE.CAR ENGINE FAIL WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND MECHANICS SAY THAT THE ENGINE FAIL DUE TO OIL SLUDGE.

CONTACT STATES: CONTACT HAS HAD THE ENGINE REDONE TWICE. THE VALVES TO THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE. THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE FAILED THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IT HAS ONLY BEEN 12 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST ENGINE WAS REDONE. WHEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ON DEC.26 2004, AS WE WERE LEAVING OUR HOUSE THE CAR STARTING MAKING A TICKING SOUND, WE PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND CHECKED THE OIL, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND HOSES. NO LIGHTS WERE ON TO INDICATE A PROMBLEM BUT WE PARKED THE CAR SINCE IT WAS A NOISE WE HAD NEVER HEARD.THE NEXT MORNING, MONDAY, WE CALLED OUR MECHANICS AND HAD THE CAR TOWED IN, THE MECHANIC ASKED ABOUT THE OIL CHANGES AND I TOLD HIM TO CHECK THE DATE ON THE WINDOW I KNEW IT WAS RECENT. HE STATED HE WAS SHOCKED DUE TO THE SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. I INFROMED HIM I HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND HAVE THE RECEIPTS. HE SUGGESTED TO CLEAN ADN REPLACE THE OIL PAN AND FILTER TOTALING $800.00, HE DID THE WORK. THURSDAY DEC 30 I GOT THE CAR BACK BUT DID NOT DRIVE IT DUE TO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. MONDAY MORNING ON A 2 LANE ROAD 37 MILES FROM HOME THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THE ALL THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO RAPIDLY DECREASE SPEED AND THEN SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO BARELY GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING HIT BY AN ONCOMING 18 WHEELER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK IN AND WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE OIL SLUDGE I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE PROMBLEM IS THEY REFUSED TO "GET INVOLVED" DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS REGARDING THE 2.7 ENGINES. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD "I SYMPATHIZE AND HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE BUT THE BEST I CAN DO IS $7800-8200.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE BUT CAN NOT WARRANTY SLUDGE BUILD UP. I ONLY OWED $6000ON THE CAR. AFTER CONTACTING 2 MORE DEALERS AND BEING TOLD

WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE INTERPID (THAT HAS A 2.7 LITER ENGINE) THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. WE COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH AND THE ENGINE WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING IF YOU HIT THE BRAKE AT ALL. WHILE TURNING A CORNER INTO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE DIED. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF THE NOISE BEGINNING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC'S GARAGE AND WERE TOLD IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW ENGINE AND IT WOULD COST 5,800.00. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A KNOWN MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM USUALLY STARTS BETWEEN 50-60K MILES. (MINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME THE PROBLEM STARTED. I ALSO CALLED A CHRYSLER MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE SAME EXACT THING ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE.

WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 65 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN 5 SECOND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF A ROD. ANOTHER MECHANIC TOLD CALLER THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED SLUDGE INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THE MECHANIC HAS QUOTED $6500 TO REPLACE ENGINE. CONSUMER SEEKING OTHER REPAIR OPTIONS. *BF *NM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING AT 60 MPH, AND IS NO LONGER WAS ABLE TO START. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY THE CONSUMER, AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *BF

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR ANY INDICATIONS OF A MALFUNCTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH APPROX 46,000 MILES ON IT. PRIOR TO FAILURE EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL. DRIVING 35 MPH ENGINE BEGINS TO TICK VERY LOUDLY. AM ABLE TO STOP AT MY DESTINATION AND RETURN HOME. ONCE HOME AND INSPECTING THE NOISE HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING DAY. THE ENGINE HAS FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS OF YET AS THEY WANT $7200.00 TO REPLACE THE FAULTY 2.7 LITER ENGINE. I STILL OWE ON THE CAR AND IT IS DEAD @ A MERE 46,000 MILES. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-75 IN OHIO WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE MADE A CLANGING NOISE AND DIED. IT HAPPENED 400 HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME. IT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 22 2005. THE CAR IS STILL BROKE AS I CANNOT AFFORD THE 4500 TO 7000 REPAIR BILL. *NM

DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR ELECTRIC DOOR LATCH. WHEN THE LATCH STARTS TO MAKE NOISE AND THAN FAILS, IT FAILS IN THE LOCKED POSITION. YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. YOU ARE ALSO UNABLE TO PULL UP THE DOOR LOCK LEVER THAT INDICATS IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED. THIS MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE FOR ANYONE IN THE BACK SEATS IF THE LOCK SHOULD FAIL BECAUSE IT FAILS IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS IN AN EMERGENCY.*AK

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7LTR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR SEIZED LEFT HER WITH NO POWER STARRING OR BRAKES THANK GOD SHE WAS ON A BACK ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT THE HIGHWAY WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD A HAPPENED SHE WAS TERRIFIED AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR, SHE MANAGED TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THANKFULLY SHE WAS ALRIGHT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED IN THESE DEATH MACHINES. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN IT STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHOP FOR CHECKUP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE , AN DIT WAS TOWED TO DRIVER'S HOUSE. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE, TIMING CHAINS, CRANK SHAFT, THAT IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM ON THESE ENGINES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH MOTOR BLEW OUT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VALVE COVERS OFF AND FOUND THE SLUDGE. THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WAS BROKE, NO PRESSURE TO KEEP IT TIGHT. *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, SUDDENLY A LOUD TAPPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MY VEHICLES.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

STEERING STICKING WHILE TURNING CAR. NABILITY TO CORRECT TURN ONCE INPUTED, HAS LEAD TO THE CAR LEAVING THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES.*AK

POWER WINDOWS QUIT WORKING AFTER HAVING THE DEALER REPLACE THEM SEVERL TIMES BEFORE WARRENTY EXPIRED.*AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.6L ENGINE, 51,500 MILES. DRIVING VERY SLOWLY IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD CAR SHUT DOWN AND ROLLED TO A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ATEMPTED RESTART, ENGINE TURNED OVER MAKING A METALLIC CLICKING SOUND. HAD CAR TOWED TO SHOP AND TOLD THAT ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AT LEAST ONE VALVE IS BENT AND DAMAGED AND LARGE METAL FRAGMENTS ARE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY BETWEEN 3,OOO AND 4,000 MILES. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS 4-5K. ENGINES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BLOW AT 51,000 MILES, THIS IS A FLAWED DESIGN.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN SUDDELNY THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE CAR STARTED SCREECHING AS I ACCELERATED. WHEN I GOT TO A GAS STATION, I CUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO START AGAIN. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THAT ONE OF THE RODS HAD BROKE AND THAT I EITHER HAD TO GET THE ENGINE REBUILT OR BUY A NEW ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND BLINKED. THEN, ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK THE VEHICLE'S RACK AND PINION ALSO FAILED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE BLEW UP. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED RIGHT BEFORE IT BLEW UP. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS A 2.7 LITER. HOWEVER, CONSUMER HAD THIS ENGINE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE LIFTERS STARTED RATTLING WHICH INDICATED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED OIL. CONSUMER STATED AFTER PUTTING OIL INTO THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

1) 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L V6 ENGINE PURCHASED USED IN LATE 2002. IN 2004, DEVELOPED SLIGHT RATTLE NOISE AT HARD ACCELLERATION. CHECKED WITH DODGE DEALER REPAIR SHOP, WHO EXPLAINED IT AS NEEDING PREMIUM GAS AND THAT IT WAS COMMON TO HEAR THIS NOISE.*AK 2) FEB 1, 2005: WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR HOME FROM WORK WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO HAVE A METALLIC LOUD NOISE LIKE A NOISY VALVE LIFTER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. MILEAGE WAS 56002. 3) DEALERSHIP EVALUATED FAILURE AS SPUN #1 ROD BEARING. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO TIMING CHAIN GUIDES WITH TENSIONER AT MAXIMUM TRAVEL. METALLIC PARTICULATE PRESENT IN UPPER OIL PASSAGES OF ENGINE. INSPECTION OF OIL PAN REVEALED NO INDICATION OF SLUDGE PRESENT IN OIL AS NOTED IN TYPICAL FAILURES OF THIS TYPE FOR THIS ENGINE. CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT PRESENT DUE TO SIGNIFICANT COST REQUIRED TO FIX, WHICH WAS QUOTED AT APPROXIMATELY $6500.00.

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ENGINE FAILED. DEALER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. DRIVER WAS PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER. THEN, TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WAS ON VACATION DROVE ABOUT 300 MILES DODGE INTERPID MADE NOISE AND MY CAR STALLED. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC MOTOR BLOWN. TOOK WAL-MART TO COURT BECAUSE THE CHANGE MY OIL REGLIOUSLY. IT WAS FOUND THEY WAS AT NO FALUT. I HAD MY CAR WAS REPAIRED COST ME OVER $7000. I STLL OWE , $5000. ON VEHICLE. *AK

BOUGHT CAR USED FROM DEALERSHIP, NEXT DAY CAR RAN OUT OF GAS, GUAGE REGISTERED OVER QUARTER FULL, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WAS SUPPOSEDLY "REPAIRED", 5 DAYS LATER RAN OUT OF GAS SAME PLACE ON FUEL GUAGE(JUST OVER A QUARTER TANK), TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 4 DAYS SO FAR, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL FIX IT THIS TIME. MUCH INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF WORK. BUT DEALERSHIP HAS COVERED ALL REPAIRS. WORRIED ABOUT OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. *AK

ELECTRIC REAR DOOR LOCK FAILED TO OPEN. PART REPLACED BY DODGE AT 28,000 MILES . NOW THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED. NO MANUAL OVERRIDE AND IT DOESN'T UNLOCK WITH A KEY. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. I WILL HAVE THIS REPLACED TOO, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK FAILS?*AK

INTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHICH OFTEN SCARED AND DISTRACTED THE DRIVER FROM THE ROAD, INCREASING THE CHANCE OF A CRASH. TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GO ON AN OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR LOCK HAS A BUZZ NOISE IN IT. THE HORN AND ALARM GOES ON AND OFF. *TC

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT OIL SLUDGE IS THE RESULT OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE IS PAYING FOR A VEHICLE HE CAN NOT DRIVE. *TC

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ENGINE FAILED. DEALER STATED THE ENGINE HEADS BLEW OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK,I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS MAKING RATTLING NOISE. THERE WAS NO OIL INDICATOR LIGHT ON OR ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO 3 SEPARATE MECHANICS AND WAS INFORMED BY ALL 3 THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THEY ALL SAID THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. I TOOK THIS CAR IN AS RECOMMENDED EVERY 3000 MILES FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THIS CAR IS BARELY AT 62000 MILES AND THERE IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST ME A BARE MINIMUM OF $4000.00 TO GET THE CAR RUNNING. I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY INSISTED THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. *AK