I HAVE A HUGE LOAN LEFT ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND NOW I HAVE TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO IT TO GET A NEW ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY AND I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN MY ENGINE BUT THERE WASN'T ANY LIGHTS THAT CAME ON THAT SAID 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON'. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE FOUND THAT THE TMING CHAIN BROKE. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT AND NOT JUST WITH THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID, IT'S WITH WHATEVER VEHICLE'S THAT HAVE A 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN THEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN HELP YOU WITH.*AK
2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
2000 DODGE INTRPID WITH A BLOWN ENGINIE.
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE CONSUMER ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION REGARDING ENGINE DEFECT. *AK FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *PH
DOOR MOLDING IS SEPARATING FROM ITS FRAME, CAUSING SEVERAL GAPES. THE CAUSE OF THE FRAME SHRINKING IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK
I HAD WORK COMPLETED BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED (SPRING 2003). REPLACED BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL FOUR DOOR SEALS. JULY 2003, THE DRIVER WINDOW WOULDNT GO DOWN, AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WONT UNLOCK. ALL FOUR DOOR SEALS WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. QUOTE FROM GRAND FORKS, ND DODGE DEALER: $234 FOR WINDOW REGULATOR, $175 FOR DOOR ACTUATOR AND $186 FOR DOOR STRIP CLIPS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH SEAT BACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO FALL BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON ANY SEAT. *AK
ENGINE FAILED AT 56,000 MILES. *AK
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK
ELECTRONIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE MIGHT BE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH *SC *JB
CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS. I HAD THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A SHOP.I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS BAD. HAD IT CHANGED--CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD NOT FIX IT AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. HE CHARGED ME $200 FOR THE FUEL INJECTOR & TOWING. THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY SAID IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR AND CHANGED IT. THE DEALER THEN CALLED AND SAID THEY CHANGED THE SENSOR AND IT STILL WON'T RUN. HE TOLD ME "YOU HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM. YOUR ENGINE IS SLUGGED UP." I ASKED HOW THAT COULD BE AND WAS TOLD THAT I MUST NOT HAVE CHANGED THE OIL OFTEN ENOUGH OR USED THE CORRECT OIL. THAT IS TOTALLY WRONG! I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR AND ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. TO REPAIR THE CAR WILL COST $1100 JUST TO ALLOW THEM TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART AND FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (NO CLUE HOW MUCH MONEY AFTER THAT) OR $6000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A NEW ENGINE--NOR CAN I AFFORD TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT WILL NOT GET ME TO WORK. THIS WAS THE LAST PROBLEM IN A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE DRIVER WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK, THE PULLEYS AND BELTS WERE REPAIRED OR REPLACED REPEATEDLY, SEVERAL SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS A TOTAL LEMON! *AK
THE HEADLIGHTS LENS DEVELOPED A MILKY WHITE COLOR WHICH REDUCED THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATION. THIS RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
THE DEALER HAS INSTALLED TWO REBUILT ENGINES IN THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINES CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 - 70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF TO INSPECT. VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT NOISE WAS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE VEHICLE HAD HAD AN OIL CHANGE. THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES,BUT TO NO AVAIL. *AK
SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR WAS CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK
THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, THEN SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE DID THIS FOR ABOUT A MILE, AFTERWARDS, IT STALLED. THIS WAS DUE TO AN OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD A VARIETY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THROUGHTOUT THREE YEARS. *SC
PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *LA
WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 15 MPH THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THERE WAS A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK
I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 DODGE INTREPID APRIL 15, 2000. WHILE ON MY WAY TO THANKSGIVING DINNER, ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON & 2 SECONDS LATER THE CAR STOPPED. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT TO THE RIGHT LANE (THERE IS NO EMERGENCY PARKING ON THE VAN WYCK) WHEN ALL LIGHTS INCLUDING MY HAZARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. MY FAMILY AND I ALMOST DIED ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER THAT NIGHT AND AFTER REPEATED CALLS TO THEM THEY RESPONDED SIX DAYS LATER TELLING ME THE STARTER NEEDED REPLACING AND I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. WHEN I CALLED TO FIND OUT WHEN IT COULD BE PICKED UP, THEY TOLD ME I HAD A SEASED ENGINE AND THEY DID COULD NOT TELL ME WHY. MY WARRANTY WAS FOR 7 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES; HOWEVER, I NOW HAD 60,000 MILES THERE FORE I AM NO LONGER COVERED AND MUST PAY $7000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I OWE $13,000 ON MY CAR NOTE, THE DEALER TOLD ME TO PAY OF THE NOTE AND COME BUY ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS CASES OF SEASED ENGINES ON THE MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION, MY FAMILY WAS ALMOST KILLED AND I AM SURE THERE HAVE BEEN CASES WHERE THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN FATAL. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *LA
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THEN VEHICLE STALLED. TOWED VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT TIMING BELT BROKE, AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. DEALER BLAMED THE SLUDGE BUILD UP ON THE CONSUMER, AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE.*AK
UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED, ENGINE WON'T START. DEALER STATED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
ENGINE FAILURE IN 2000 DODGE INTREPID; CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING; THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR; I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED THE DAY BEFORE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE INTREPID, AND DODGE WILL NOT RECALL THESE CARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *LA
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENGINE LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, MECHANIC INDICATED ENGINE HAD A LOT OF SLUDGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER STATED IT WAS CONSUMER'S FAULT DUE TOM POOR MAINTENANCE. *AK
ENGINE ON 2000 INTREPID BLOWN AFTER 60,000 MILES. MECHANIC SAID SLUDGE IS THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT ABOUT OIL CHANGES EVEN BEFORE SLUDGE WAS DISCOVERED BY DEALER IN 2002. NEVERTHELESS, ENGINE BLEW. COST TO REPLACE ENGINE $5400. THIS IS THE 2ND CHRYSLER CAR THAT REQUIRED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WE ARE 3 TIME OWNERS OF CHRYSLER PRODUCTS, AND FEEL DISAPPOINTED AND DISILLUSIONED WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AT THE MOMENT.*JB
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULDN'T RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE HAD A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE. A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE THE ENGINE. VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN ENGINE.*MR
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. DEALER STATED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $ 6,000 DOLLARS. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND ALOT OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK
DODGE 2000 2.7 LITER DOHC V6 ENGINE FAILURE WITH ONLY 80K MILES. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO "SLUDGE". BOUGHT USED, TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE (WISH THEY HAD TOLD US BEFORE PURCHASED THE CAR).*AK
THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL HAD SO MUCH PLAY. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LIME OF THE HIGHWAY WHICH FORCED THE ONCOMING CARS TO THE SHOULDER. *PH *NLM
MOTOR SEIZED UP ON A TRIP TO CHATTANOOGA ABOUT AN HOUR DRIVE FROM OUR HOUSE. *LA
THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL STICKING AND MAKING LOUD CLUNKING NOISES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE TURNS. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE PROBLEM GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE STEERING WAS SO LOOSE, I COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE 10 O'CLOCK TO THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION AND THE WHEELS WOULD NOT EVEN MOVE. ON NOVEMBER THE 19TH, I TOOK MY CAR TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE RACK AND PINION.... A PROBLEM THAT WOULD COST ME OVER A $1000 TO REPAIR. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO COME UP THE MONEY OR RISK KILLING MYSELF OR SOME ONE ELSE DUE TO STEERING FAILURE. MY CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 68000 MILES. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED. UNDOUBTEDLY A RECALL IS IN ORDER AND A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. *LA
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. ENGINE BLEW OUT. THIS WAS CAUSED BY SLUDGE DUE TO OIL BUILD UP, PER DEALERSHIP. ALSO, DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT OIL BUILD UP WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF OIL CHANGE. VEHICLE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES EVERY 3500 MILES.*AK
STEERING FAILURE - BROKEN RACK IN 2000 DODGE INTREPID. MILEAGE 68,254. *LA
I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND DROVE ABOUT TWO BLOCKS. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 20 MPH. THERE WAS A RED LIGHT AHEAD AND I APPLIED MY BREAKS. INSTEAD OF STOPPING, MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID SPED UP. I PUSHED HARDER ON THE BREAK PEDAL, TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR SPED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER CAR. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE INSURANCE AGENT AND THE CAR WAS CHECKED OUT AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE BODY SHOP. THE DODGE DEALER SAID THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS BROKEN AS A RESULT OF MY ACCIDENT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT OR WHY THE CAR DID NOT STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEN FIRMLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ONLY WAY I GOT THE CAR TO STOP WAS TO TURN OFF THE KEY. *LA
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DODGE DEALERSHIP.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP,AND THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, AND CONSUMER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE FINANCE COMPANY. *AK
ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION AND GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH
I WAS DRIVING MY DODGE 2000 INTREPID AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE TAIL PIPE OF MY CAR. MY CAR STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS LATER TOLD THAT MY ENGINE HAD FAILED DUE TO A SLUDGE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED EVEN THROUGH I HAVE 2,000 MILES LEFT FOR THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BECAUSE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN DECEMBER 1999 MY WARRANTY WAS FOR THREE YEARS OR 36,000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. I MADE A PHONE CALL TO THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS, SINCE I HAD MOVED FROM MY PREVIOUS ADDRESS, BUT THERE WAS NOT. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SOMETHING I DID. I CONTACTED A REPAIR SHOP TO FIND OUT THE COST OF REPAIR. THE REPAIR PERSON CALLED ME BACK AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF A REBUILD ENGINE COMPANY WAS AWARE OF A DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT CAUSED A SLUDGING PROBLEM AND PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE IS A 2.7 LITER THAT CHRYSLER MADE BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1998,1999 AND 2000 AND THAT THE ENGINE DESIGN HAD CHANGED IN 2001. I THEN WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE PURSUING CHRYSLER CORPORATION FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THE MATTER. I AM NOW FACED WITH THIS OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE AND AM LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY $4,700.00 IN REPLA
I HAVE A DODGE INTREPID 2000 WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE AND THE ENGINE MADE A HUGE NOISE AND IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP AND AFTER TALKING TO CHRYSLER CORP. THEY DID FIND METAL SHAVING IN OIL PAN AND THEY WILL GO 50% ON COST. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL REPAIRMEN AND FRIENDS HAVING THIS MODEL AND THEY ALL CLAIM THAT THEIR MOTORS HAVE BLOWN TOO! WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER PAY FOR A FAULTY MOTOR. IF THEY ARE WILLING TO GO 50% THEN YOU KNOW THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THAT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS MOTOR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS THERE WERE NO LIVES LOST IN MY CASE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT PERSON. THANK YOU! *LA
ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INPUT AND OUTPUT SENSOR FAILURE. THE SENSOR CONTROLS AND COMMUNICATES WITH THE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION, PER CONSUMER. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DROPS INTO SECOND GEAR AND ACCELERATES FROM 30 - 60 MPH,WITHOUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ARE REPLACING SENSOR WITH A NEWER MODEL.*AK
INHERENT POOR DESIGN OF DODGE 2.7L V-6 ENGINE. *LA
UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED/ SHUT DOWN. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT TIMING BELT BROKE, AND SLUDGE HAD BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
VEHICLE'S TIME CHAIN BROKE AND HEAD CAMS BLEW OUT.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND IN TURN DESTROYED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A JASPER MOTOR. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE. *TS *NLM
2000 DODGE INTREPID THREW A ROD AT 80,000 MI. HAVING ENGINE REPLACED FROM MID-ATLANTIC. AFTER THEY SENT ONE TO OUR AUTO SHOP, THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP LEAKING IN VARIOUS PLACES. SENT IT BACK NOW WAITING FOR ANOTHER ENGINE FOR THIS CAR. BEEN WITHOUT THIS CAR NOW FOR 3 WEEKS. FIRST ENGINE FAILED NOW BRAND NEW ENGINE COULD NOT WORK. *LA
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