2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE PRODUCED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE EXHAUST SMOKE WAS VERY BLACK. THE TIMING CHAIN BECAME DEFECTIVE AND THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY. THE OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED . PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. *JB

VEHICLE: 2000 DODGE INTREPID; APPROXIMATELY MILEAGE 39,100; GARAGE KEPT; PASSENGER SIDE FRONT POWER LOCK STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN NOVEMBER 2004. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE LOCK WAS REPLACED - COST WAS $250. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD DOOR LOCK PART. IN DECEMBER 2004, THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK POWER LOCK STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISE. IN FEBRUARY 2005, THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK POWER LOCK STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISE. ALSO, THIS DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN. THE LOCK WAS STUCK UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE NOT HAD THESE TWO DOOR LOCKS REPLACED YET. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, MARCH 7, 2005, TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THEY TOLD ME NO BUT THEY HAD REPLACED NUMEROUS POWER DOOR LOCKS ON INTREPIDS. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THE DODGE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PHONE NUMBER. THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL I HAD THE DEALERSHIP VERIFY THAT THE LOCKS NEEDED REPAIR. EVEN THEN, THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE ANYTHING. THE NOISE THAT THE DOOR LOCKS MAKE IS INCREDIBLE. I HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS NOISE WHENEVER THE SPEED OF THE CAR HITS 15 MPH. THE NOISE IS VERY DISTRACTING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS SO LOUD THAT I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING OR SOMETHING HAD FELL OFF THE CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, AND WAS TOWED ONCE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE 2.7L ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMER HOME. THE TOW TRUCK MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TOP REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK *TC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ENGINE SEIZED THEN STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE GOING 20 MPH STEERING BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. THEN, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND URGED CONSUMER NOT TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. IT HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED, THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE ENGINE LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AND OIL SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 MODEL DODGE INTREPID WITH 35,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT AND A BLOWN ENGINE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS QUITE NORMAL FOR THE 2.7 LITRE V6 ENGINE. THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND VERY HARD TO FIND USED BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY INCIDENTS. YOU CAN LOOK ON EBAY MOTORS RIGHT NOW AT THE DODGE INTREPIDS AND THERE ARE THREE WITH BAD MOTORS. PLEASE HELP ME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH ENGINE BLEW OUT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TO TOLD TO CONTACT NHTSA.*AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 56000 MILES WITH BLOWN ENGINE. THE CAR SUDDENLY SEIZED UP WITH NO WARNING. I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS NOT WORTH REPARING.

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATE. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *NM

DURING INSPECTION DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAS ENGINE SLUDGE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

THE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE THE ENGINE TENDED TO FREEZE UP, COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER, AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE MOTOR IS MAKING EXTREME NOISES AND I AM SURE IT IS READY TO FAIL. I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL IN THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGES. I AM AFRAID IT WILL LOCK UP ON ME, AND THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE WATER PUMP BEARINGS SHOT INTO THE OIL PAN CAUSING THE ENGINE NOT TO OPERATE. OWNER WILL NOTIFY MANUFACTURER. *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE ROAD AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER. *JB

ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE BANGING NOISE. RIGHT AWAY, I KNEW IT WAS A BAD ENGINE SOUND, SO I PULLED OVER. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIRMAN WHO TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS GONE AND I NEEDED A NEW ONE. HE, ALSO, TOLD ME OF ALL THE OTHER 2.7 ENGINES HE HAS BEEN REPLACING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER/DAIMLER TO GET HELP FROM THEM. THEY SAID THANKS FOR THE INPUT BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I WILL NEVER BUY DODGE AGAIN...NEITHER WILL ANYONE IN MY FAMILY. WE HAD OUR OIL CHANGED EVERY 3-5,000 MILES AND KEPT UP THE CAR. IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE SEIZED LIKE THAT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH THEN THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS SENT TO THE SALVAGE YARD. THE WEATHER STRIPS AT THE DOORS WERE LEAKING. *NM

WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. LATER THAT DAY THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY ENGINE QUIT WHILE I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE EXIT AND ROLL TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO OAKLAND DODGE IN MADISON HEIGHTS, MI. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE THOUGHT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THAT IF IT DID IT MAY HAVE DAMAGED SOME OF THE VALVES AND IF THAT WERE THE CASE IT MIGHT COST A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I TOLD HIM TO LOOK INTO IT. FIVE MINUTES LATER HE CALLED BACK AND SAID AFTER SPEAKING TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HIS SUPERVISOR, THAT THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD, BECAUSE OF THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH "THESE INTREPIDS". AFTER SPEAKING TO THE SUPERVISOR, I ASKED HIM TO GO INTO DETAIL AND EXPLAIN HOW HE WOULD KNOW THIS WITHOUT TAKING THE ENGINE APART. HE EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE AND HE COULD GUARANTEE ME THE ENGINE IS WORTHLESS AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $6,000. TO REPLACE IT WHICH IS MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. THIS CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY SMOOTH UNTIL THE TIME THAT IT DIED. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE CAR IS NOW WORTHLESS. THIS CAR IS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *JB

THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ENGINE LOCKED UP. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

STOPPED AT INTERSECTION ENGINE DIED. TOWED HOME. MY HUSBAND WHO IS A MASTER TECH. SAYS THE ENGINE HAS 1&2 RODS BURNED TO THE CRANK. CAR HAS 78,000 MILES. MY HUSBAND SAID WE CHANGED TO SYN.OIL AT 40,000 TO GET RID OF THE SLUDGE, IT DID NOT WORK. SO I AM 63 AND MY CAR IS RUINED WE CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER. THANKS CHRYSLER YOU HAVE MADE MY LIFE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS AS STATED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V180000 CONCERNING BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE HEARD LOUD CHATTERING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF ENGINE. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HAD TO HAVE ALL ROCKER ARMS REPLACED AND A TIMING CHAIN HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. I WAS TOLD SLUDGE WAS THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD NOT TO USE ANY OIL WITH PARAFFIN WAX IN IT WHICH IS MOST OF YOUR OIL CHANGE PLACES. I ALSO HEAR A CLUNK IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA HOPE IT IS JUST A STRUT AND NOT MY RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. *JB

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN.THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AND I WENT OVER THE SIDEWALK AND OFF THE ROAD INTO SOME ONES FRONT YARD. LUCKLY THIS WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND NO ONE WAS ON THE SIDEWALK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE SAID IT HAS A BAD RACK AND PINION. I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT I HAD SINCE NEW WITH ONLY 49,000 MILES ON IT.THE MECHANIC SAID THEIR IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAVE WENT OUT. IT COST ME OVER $1200 TO FIX THIS . PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT BEFORE SOME ONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THANKS. *AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE MOTOR LOCKED UP BEFORE I COULD GET OF THE ROAD. I CHANGED THE OIL BETWEEN 2500/3000 MILES ALL THE TIME SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, I CHECKED THE OILL ,IT WAS FULL. HAD THE THE CAR TOWED TO DON JORDAN CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE MAN IN THE SERVICE DEPT THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF 7.000 PLUS TAX. I STILL OWE 11.000 ON A CAR THAT IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHILE I HAVE TO RENT A CAR TO TAKE MY SON TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND SHOPPING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE INADVERTENTLY STALLED. WHEN TAKEN TO GET IT SERVICED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT STALLING WAS DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

THE PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK, PREVENTING ENTRY AND EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR ONCE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L V6 - TIMING CHAIN FAILED WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING THE CAR INOPERABLE. TIME COVER EXPLODED. VALVES ARE BENT.CANNOT BE REPAIRED. WILL REQUIRE ENTIRE NEW MOTOR.*AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AFTER MARKET GARAGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH IS WHY THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

AIR CAME FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL , UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE PEDAL. CONSUMER TAPPED THE PEDAL AND IT FELT FROZEN. MECHANIC UPON INSPECTION INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD GONE OUT. VEHICLE WAS FLAT BEDDED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 7 DAYS, RAN 3 DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BEFORE REPLACING THE BRAKE BOOSTER. WITHIN 10 MILES OF PICKING UP AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER ADD 3 QUARTS OF OIL AND PROCEEDING ON. SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION MADE A CLUNG NOISE ,FLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC FOUND METAL FILING IN THE OIL. *NM

DEFECTIVE 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID (2000) ENGINE. ENGINE SLUDGE BUILDS UP WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE. TIME CHAIN BROKEN 1ST TIME AT 62837 MILES, SENSORS PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF SLUDGING AT 64694 MILES. TIMING CHAIN BROKE AGAIN 12/04. CAR IN NOT RUNNING AT THIS TIME. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING SOUND. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AT 15 MPH AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *JB *TC

THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE BEING DRIVEN EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE ENGINE NOT TO OPERATE. *JB

AT UNDER 60,000 MILES ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID, W/2.7L V-6 ENGINE DEVELOPED AN EXTREMELY LOUD ENGINE KNOCK. IN SPEAKING WITH OTHERS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, THAT MAKE THEIR LIVING WORKING ON CARS, THEY'VE ALL TOLD ME THAT "YES, THIS IS INDEED A PROBLEM WITH THAT ENGINE", AND THAT THEY'RE PERSONALLY AWARE OF NUMEROUS OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FATE. CHRYSLER CORP IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT WHATSOEVER, AND I'M LEFT WITH A NON WORKING CAR THAT I STILL OWE $4,000 ON, AND FOR A NEW ENGINE, I'M LOOKING AT CLOSE TO $6,500, AND THE CAR CAN'T BE SOLD FOR THAT MUCH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET CHRYSLER CORP TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE, AND HONOR THEIR NAME, AND PAY FOR OR REIMBURSE THE THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. JUST DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND YOU'LL FIND ENDLESS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME EXACT THING, LOW MILEAGE ENGINE FAILURES ON THAT PARTICULAR ENGINE, THE 2.7 L V-6. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THE THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

RATTLING WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE MOTOR UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO AN INTERFERENCE MOTOR. THE TIMING CHAIN CAME OFF OF THE ENGINE. THIS ENGINE WAS IN HIGH DEMAND DUE TO THE HIGH FAILURE RATE WHICH WOULD COST $45000-$65000 TO REPLACE. *AK *SC

THE LOCKS ON THE DOORS ARE DEFECTIVE, YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW, AND STICK YOUR HAND OUT THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE LOCKS INVOLVED ARE: THE DRIVER SIDE, THE REAR PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE, AND THE PASSENGER FRONT. THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 37 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE ENGINE. *NM *NM

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE IT EVENTUALLY STALLED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK....*AK