2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES AND WAS TOLD ANYTHING FROM A LIFTER PROBLEM TO A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE ENGINE AND COULD DO NOTHING AT THIS TIME. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS. OH!! THIS IS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE.*AK

AT MY LATEST OIL CHANGE, THE GUY DOING THE OIL CHANGE SAID THAT THERE WAS SOME SLUDGE IN THE OIL. I HAD HIM FLUSH THE SYSTEM AS A PART OF THE OIL CHANGE. NOW, JUST A MONTH LATER, MY WIFE TELLS ME THE INTREPID HAS STARTED MAKING A LOUD RATTLLING NOISE. I WENT TO GO CHECK IT OUT AND COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE IS PROBABLY TOTALLED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVEN'T HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER YET AS I REALLY DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $200 GETTING THE CAR TOWED THERE AND HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TO FIND OUT WHAT I ALREADY KNOW. DAIMLER CHRYSLER REALLY NEEDS TO DO RIGHT BY THEIR CARS. I SPOKE WITH THEM AND THEY SAID I'D HAVE TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. EVEN THEN, THEY SAID I'D HAVE TO PROVE THAT THE SERVICE STATION WAS REPUTABLE AND USED HIGH QUALITY OIL. BASICALLY THEY SAID I WAS SCREWED. THANKS DODGE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE DRIVER IS USING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 2 DAYS. THE OIL LIGHT IS ON EVEN AFTER FILLING UP WITH OIL. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED EVERY 15,00 MILES. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PADS BURNED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TIMING CHAIN FAILED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE NEED FOR A NEW ENGINE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $8,800. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE WEB SITE AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK THERE WAS ALSO A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ROD BEARING. *SC

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILT UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN OUT DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE DESIGN. *AK

DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLT AS INDICATED IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT RECALL 03V350000. THEY REPLACES ANOTHER PART OF THE SEAT THAT WA S NOT INDICATED IN THE RECALL. *AK

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CONSUMER HAD TO MERGE SLOWLY TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAD TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. DRIVER WAITED 30 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED ENGINE FAILED, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *MR

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN THAT A ROD MAY BREAK IN ENGINE AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLEW AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

2000 DODGE INTREPID THIS 2.7 ENGINE HAS A MAJOR ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE MOTOR. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES THERE IS STILL ENGINE SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR WHICH HAS DISABLED MY MOTOR AND I CANNOT DRIVE IT ANYMORE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH I HAD PROOF OF OIL CHANGES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE DODGE INTREPID'S WITH THE 2.7 ENGINES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS YET THE AUTO MAKER REFUSES TO SEE THERE IS A PROBLEM. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON AND HAD THE TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE NOT BECOME SO OBVIOUS IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO BEFORE TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY AT SOME POINT LOCKED THE MOTOR UP NOT KNOWING THERE WAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR MYSELF AS WELL POSSIBLY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAR HAD A SLIGHT TICKING IN THE ENGINE WHEN I PURCHASED IT BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL ENGINE NOISE. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD A LITTLE OVER 31,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT TWO YEARS THIS PAST JAN.(04) AND IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 58,000 MILES NOW AND NOW THE MOTOR IS SHOT I STILL OWE OVER 11,000 ON THE CAR AND THEY ARE QUOTING ME A PRICE OF 4,800 AND SOME ODD DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THESE 2.7 ENGINES. AFTER RESEARCHING THE NET. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND ARE DONE THE SAME WAY I HAVE BEEN DONE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR WORK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROB

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT O-RINGS FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF PRESSURE. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP. MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BENT VALVES.*AK *MR

WHILE DRIVING, THE RECLINER PORTION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED SUDDENLY. *PH WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO GO FROM A VERTICAL POSITION TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION IN A SPLIT SECOND AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A SNOW BANK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL OPEN ON THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINER BOLT. *JB

CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE DRIVER SIDE RECLINER SEAT COLLAPSED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE REAR SEATS. *PH

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN FEBRUARY 2003 WITH 37,000 MILES ON IT. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE STEERING HAD A LOT OF PLAY IN IT AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT IN TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO CHECK WHY IT IS DOING THIS. THEY CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME THAT IT JUST NEEDED TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE. SO I WENT AHEAD AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE. THE MORE I DROVE THE CAR THE WORSE THE STEERING BECAME. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN ASAP AND NOT TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE ELSE. I HAD A FRIEND FOLLOW ME TO THE DEALERSHIP (THANK GOODNESS IT IS NOT FAR FROM MY HOUSE) WHERE THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT AND GIVE ME A CALL BACK. THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST AN ESTIMATE OF $1300. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND I WOULD ALREADY HAVE TO PAY OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I COMPLAINED TO THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. AND THEY PAID FOR HALF OF THE COST BECAUSE I TOLD THEM THAT I KNEW THAT THIS CAR HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION. WELL, IT'S NOW MARCH 2004 AND MY ENGINE AS WELL AS MY TIMING CHAIN HAS WENT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THERE IS A BUILD-UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $7700 DOLARS TO FIX. I AM NOW FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS ALSO A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES (2.7 LITER). I AM FINDING THAT THIS ENGINE IS IN SUCH DEMAND TH

2 YRS. AGO I HAD BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, NOW THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO BLOW, THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, SOMETIMES THE CAR GETS HOT AND SHUTS DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON ALL OF THE TIME, OIL CHANGES ARE DONE REGULARLY WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. ENGINE SOUNDS VERY ROUGH AND IDLES VERY HIGH. STARTED DOING THIS AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES - JUST IN TIME FOR MY WARRANTY TO BE UP. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THE SAME THING. I TRIED TO TRADE IT IN, NO ONE WANTS IT BECAUSE THEY SAY THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO BLOW AND I STILL OWE TOO MUCH, WAY MORE THAN THEY SAY IT IS WORTH. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. THIS IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE HELP. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DRIFT OFF THE ROAD. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT DOWN AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE ENGINE STALLED BECAUSE OF POOR MAINTENANCE. *JB

SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE. I ALSO HAVE A CRACKED PISTON. CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM TAIL PIPE SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE ($5,000). CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN DRIVE WAY FOR 3 MONTHS NOW. HAVE CONTACTED LAWYER TO FILE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS ABOUT 91,500 MILES. I PURCHASED IT FROM A DODGE DEALERSHIP AS A PROGRAM CAR. MY WIFE AND I HAVE MAINTAINED THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE FOR AS LONG AS WE'VE HAD IT. ON 3/2/04 MY WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND THE FLUIDS CHECKED. ON 3/3/04 MY WIFE NOTICED THE ENGINE MAKING A STRANGE "KNOCKING" NOISE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO WHERE WE GOT THE OIL CHANGE DONE ON 3/5/04 AND THEY STATED THAT THE NOISE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OIL CHANGE. WE PARKED THE VEHICLE UNTIL 3/6/04, AND WHEN MY WIFE WENT OUT TO START THE VEHICLE AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WOULDN'T START. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3/8/04. THE VEHICLE SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM 3/8/04 TO 3/12/04. ON 3/12/04 I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THEY SAID IT "SOUNDED" LIKE THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN. I TOLD THEM I WOULD TAKE MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC TO GET A SECOND OPINION, AND THEY GAVE ME A DIAGNOSTIC SHEET WITH "ENGINE FAILURE" AND A QUOTED REPAIR COST OF $3,100. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK HOME ON 3/12/04 WHERE IT SAT UNTIL 3/15/04. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHERE HE TOOK THE TIME TO OPEN THE ENGINE AND TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE ADVISED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WAS BROKEN, WHICH IN TURN THREW OFF THE TIMING AND CAUSED THE VALVES TO BEND. HE STATED IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE THAN TRY TO FIX THIS ONE. THE CHEAPEST USED ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED ENGINE STALLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT DOWN AND SUDDENLY CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER STOPPED AND OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW FIRE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH WATER. MANUFACTURER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION. *AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, A BUY BACK VEHICLE. HE STATES THAT VEHICLE RUNS FINE AS LONG AS IT IS COLD, BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS WARM OR HOT, IT BEGINS TO BANG. CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WILL NOT HELP. IT WILL COST CONSUMER APPROXIMATELY $1500.00 TO REPAIR VEHICLE . *AK

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER IN MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID (2.7 LITER DOHC V6 ENGINE) WENT BAD, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO GET LOOSE. IT STARTED SLAPPING AGAINST THE HOUSING, MAKING A HORRIBLE RACKET. I GOT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC BEFORE THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. HE REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. HE ALSO FOUND OIL SLUDGE ALL THROUGH MY ENGINE, WHICH WAS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER GOING BAD. MY ENGINE DID NOT NEED REPLACED AT THIS TIME. I HAD 58,026 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT THAT LOW A MILEAGE. I DID NOT TAKE THIS TO A DODGE DEALER, AS THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR FACILITY. THE OWNER HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN MAJOR AUTO REPAIR AND ENGINE REBUILDING AND REPLACEMENT. I HAVE JUST THIS PAST WEEK TRADED THIS CAR OFF, AND NO LONGER OWN IT.*AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITRE DEALER REPLACED TIMING BELT 67000($1130.00) ENGINE SEIZED AT 71000 MILES CAR IS SITTING AT DEALERSHIP & I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.THE VEIL OF SILENCE WHEN SPEAKING TO ANYONE FROM CHRYSLER.THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THESE CARS & HAVE NO CLUE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO FAIL. SHAMEFULL BEHAVIOR BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER. *AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED TWO DAYS AFTER OIL CHANGE AT DEALERSHIP. TECHNICIAN STATED SLUDGE IN ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF OIL CHANGE (NOT TRUE) WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY. DEALER INSTALLED NEW ENGINE AT COST OF $6485.00.*AK MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT CHRYSLER 2.7 ENGINE WITH SAME PROBLEM AND GET THE SAME RESULTS FROM CHRYSLER. ANYTHING YOU COULD DO WOULD BE GREATLY APPROIATED.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SEIZED AND SHUT OFF. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP.*AK *JB

ENGINE FAILURE AT 51000 MILES CHRYSLER SAYS SLUDGE CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO MAINTENANCE. THIS ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. RESULT 6300.00 FOR NEW ENGINE. *JB

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER DOHC THAT THE ENGINE HAD SIEZED AT 87,000 MILES ,MAINTENANCE WAS KEPT AS REQUIRED,THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AMONG OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ENGINE TYPE,WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SHOWED HIM THE RECIEPTS FOR THE OIL CHANGES,THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS 500 MILES OVER THE LIMIT FOR THE CURRENT OIL CHANGETHE ENGINE HAD TOO MUCH SLUDGE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SIEZE.PRICE QUOTED FOR A NEW ENGINE $8,000.00. *AK

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 INTREPID IN MAY OF 2001 AT ABOUT 28000 MILES. IN JANUARY OF 2004 THE ENGINE DIED. THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP, AND THE TIMING BELT FELL CAUSING GREAT DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I CALLED THE DEALER THAT SOLD THE CAR TO ME AND HE BASICALLY SAID "TOO BAD, COME IN AND TRADE IT IN AND BUY A NEW DODGE." I HAVE BEEN ON 3 OTHER SITES WITH HUNDREDS CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD; VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE. THEN, DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT MOTOR BLEW OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSION MECHANISM FAILED PREMATURELY WHICH IN TURN DESTROYED THE ENGINE. *PH *JB

THE CAR WAS FOUND WITH NO OIL, NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE FOUND. NEXT DAY ENGINE BROKE DOWN. THE PANNEL WARNING LIGHTS OF "CHECK OIL" OR "CHECK ENGINE" NEVER TURNED ON, ALL PRESSURE APPEARD NORMAL. ALWAYS KEPT WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGE. NO WARNING SIGS FROM THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME.*AK

PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE ON A DODGE INTREPID 2000 THE ONLY 56,000 MILES

THE VEHICLES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE REPLACED THE OIL SENSOR, MECHANIC SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW MOTOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER.

2000 DODGE INTREPID. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AT 79,000 DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. VIN# [XXX]. DEALER AND DCX NOT SUPPORTING. REVIEWED ON CASE BY CASE BASIS. *AK UPDATED 07/27/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE BEGAN TICKING. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK

LTR FM GREGORY ROSZEL (NY) RE HIS 2000 CHRYSLER DODGE INTREPID, VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WANTS HIS CAR REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *JB

ENGINE OIL SLUDGE DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF OIL PUMP (AND THUS LOW OIL PRESSURE) COMBINED WITH AN OVERHEATING MANIFOLD. ENGINE RENDERED USELESS. CAR WAS JUST 3 YEARS OLD, 64,000 MILES AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NO CURRENT RECALL IN EFFECT ON THE PART THOUGH THERE OUGHT TO BE.*AK

SIMILAR TO AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS, THE ENGINE IN MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID HAS SIEZED, DUE TO OIL SLUDGE, PER MANY AUTO MECHANICS. BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I AM TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A COINCIDENCE OR MY CAR IN PARTICULAR. I BELIEVE AT THIS TIME THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO SUFFER BECAUSE OF IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH ENGINE LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK