2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

OVERHEATING, MOTOR DIED OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. STRUGGLED A LOT TO KEEP CONTROL. ENGINE IS NO LONGER USEFUL. GOT AN ESTIMATE FOR $14,000 ON A NEW ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS 88,000 MILES. VERY UPSET.... *LA

ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING. *AK

THE SHOCKS AND COOLING FAN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN A STRAIGHT PATH ALTHOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. *JB *PH *NLM

A FEW MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 84,000 MI AND A WEEK LATER WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON AN OFF-RAMP, THE ENGINE STALLED. IT WAS RUNNING GREAT ONE SECOND AND THE NEXT SECOND IT JUST QUIT WITH NO WARNING! I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE TALKED TO A LOCAL SALVAGE PARTS DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE ENGINES IS IN VERY HIGH DEMAND. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON MY OWN REGARDING THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS MORE COMMON THAN NOT. I HAD MY ENGINE REPLACED LAST WEEK AND IT COST ME OVER $3500.00. *LA

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2 YEARS AGO. IN NOV 2001, AFTER 1 YEAR OF OWNING THE CAR, THE ENGINE SLUDGED, STARTED KNOCKING, & QUIT. IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN A GARAGE FOR 1 YEAR BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE $5000 TO GET IT REPLACED, BUT I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. I CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY ALSO, BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH NUMEROUS MECHANICS, THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING. DODGE ENGINES ARE TERRIBLE, & UNLESS YOU USE HIGH QUALITY SYNTHETIC OIL, & CHANGE THE OIL CONSISTENTLY EVERY 3000 MILES, IT WILL SLUDGE AND BREAK DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM DID NOT INFORM ME OF THIS. I HAVE ALSO READ NUMEROUS REPORTS REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ENGINE. I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN YOU GET THE ENGINE REPLACED NOW, IT COMES WITH A KIT TO BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. *LA

SLUDGE PROBLEM IN ENGINE OF 2000 DODGE INTREPID. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE/OIL CHANGES. THE CONSUMER HAD HEARD ENGINE KNOCKING. *SCC *JB

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DURING A ROAD TRIP WITH MY DAUGHTER TO WOODFIELD,OH FROM COLUMBUS. MECHANIC SAYS I'M LUCKY THE ENGINE DIDN'T BLEW UP BEFORE I GOT THERE. MECHANIC SAYS THERE WAS ONLY A PINT OF OIL IN MY CAR YET I SAW NO SIGNS OF OIL BURNING OR LEAKING AND AN OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN DONE EARLIER IN THE YEAR. MECHANIC PUTS NEW OIL IN, SCANS AND RESETS THE CAR SO THE ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T STAY ON. AFTER THAT, I STARTED MY TRIP BACK HOME AND EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE, THEN 10-15 MINUTES IN THE TRIP THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON SO I TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK TO THE MECHANIC. ON THE WAY BACK I COULD FEEL THE ENGINE KICKS BACK AND ALMOST STALL OUT. AGAIN, I WAS LUCKY TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. WHILE CAR IS PARKED AND ENGINE IS RUNNING, YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING UP AND THEN IT WOULD IDLE BACK DOWN. IT WOULD DO THIS A FEW TIMES AND THEN STALL OUT. MECHANIC DOES ANOTHER EVALUATION AND DETERMINES THAT A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED AND THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN. A WEEK LATER I GOT MY CAR TOWED BACK TO COLUMBUS (THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN WOODSFIELD, OH) AND HAD IT CHECKED AGAIN BY A MECHANIC IN COLUMBUS. THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED BECAUSE THE WATER PUMP HOUSING IS DAMAGED AND THERE IS NO COOLANT IN THE OVERFLOW AND FELT THAT I COULD NOT HAVE PREVENTED THIS. SO I CALLED AROUND TO GET ESTIMATES ON REPLACING THE ENGINE AND EVERY PLACE I CALLED, THEY SAID THAT THEY'VE HAD LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DODGE INTREPID'S 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THEY SAY THAT THE OIL IS N

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IN NOVEMBER OF 2002, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO PUT ON COMPUTER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. REPLACED CAM POSITION SENSOR FOR $ 100.00 JUNE 2003, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE KEPT STALLING. I TOLD DEALER THOUGHT IT MAY BE CAM POSITION SENSOR. WAS TOLD NO DIAGNOSIS COULD BE MADE WITHOUT PUTTING IN ON COMPUTER. TOLD BY DEALER CAM POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REMINDED DEALER IT WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. TOLD DEALER THERE WAS A TICK NOISE IN ENGINE, WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING BELT AND "WOULD SETTLE DOWN." AUGUST 2003, VEHICLE MAKING LOUD NOISE, TOWED TO DEALER. WAS TOLD VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE AND THAT DEALER INDICATED VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK IN TO REASON FOR FAILURE UNLESS I WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL COSTS. *LA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE LOCKED UP AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD THE DRIVER THAT CORROSION MIXED WITH OIL WAS THE PROBLEM. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

TIMING CHAIN WEARS OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. CAME TO ROLLING STOP. WIFE HAD TO PUSH OUT OF STREET. PULLED CODES HAD A CODE FOR CAM SENSOR. TROUBLE SHOT FOUND CAM NOT TURNING. PULLED VALVE COVER RIGHT BANK. TIMING CHAIN SHATTERED. GUIDES BROKEN, PIECES EVERYWHERE. PULLED LEFT BANK FOUND 4 VALVES BENT. OBSERVED NOMINAL VARNISH COATING ON UPPER HEAD VALVE TRAIN. ENGINE BEING REBUILT AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE HAS 52334 MILES WAS RECENTLY BOUGHT. THANK YOU. *JB

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DECLINED. I ENDED UP PAYING $2,714.87 TO GET THE ENGINE REBUILT. IN ADDITION, I ALSO DON'T HAVE A CAR FOR 2 MONTHS, AND DISPUTED WITH THE DEALER AND EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY DURING THAT SPAN. *LA

SLUDGE BUILDUP, ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED

EARLY ENGINE FAILURE - TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE IN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 WITH 56000 WELL MAINTAINED MILES. CAR JUST UPPED AND DIED WITH NO WARNING. INITIAL PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT GREAT EXPENSE AND MORE PERIFERAL PROBLEMS ARE SURFACING/

INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN AN INTERSECTION. THE CONSUMER'S FRONT LEFT SIDE IMPACTED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES REAR RIGHT SIDE. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PARTY IN THE ACCIDENT. *NLM

THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, SMOKE CAME FROM THE BACK TAIL PIPE, THEN VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE BLOWING OUT.*AK

VEHICLE HAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE.*MR THE VEHICLE DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER THOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF A NEW ENGINE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT AS A RESULT OF "EXCESSIVE SLUDGE" AND THE WORK WAS ESTIMATED AT $8712.37. *PH *JB

SERVICED AT 66000 MILES FOR RUNNING HOT AND ROUGH. MECHANIC FOUND BUILDUP OF SLUDGE ON TOP OF HEAD OVER 1 IN THICK. TIMING CHAIN WORN FROM LACK OF OIL. SUGGESTED NEW ENGINE. MECANICS HAD REPLACED SIMILER ENGINE PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER CAR. THEY SAID THIS WAS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER DUE TO POOR HEAD AND OILING DESIGN. REPLACEMENT ENGINE WAS MODIFIED TO CORRECT THIS. INTERNET SEARCH RETURNED MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS.*AK

AIR CONDITIONING CORE WENT OUT @ 50,000 MILES.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE SEATBACK RECLINES UNEXPECTEDLY. HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT NOT FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID ON 3-28-03. THE CAR HAD 58000 MILES AT PURCHASE, WAS CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC AND SEEMED TO BE A VERY GOOD RELIABLE CAR WITH SERVICE RECORDS. I HAD NO TROUBLE, OTHER THAN THE AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING COOL AIR, UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A VERY LIGHT TICKING SOUND DURING ACCELERATION. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL TWICE AND NOW HAVE 62000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS BOTH OF WHICH DID NOT DO INTERNAL WORK AND WAS AFRAID TO DIAGNOSE CAR IF THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TIMING BELT AND REPAIR WOULD RUN ME $1,600. I WAS UPSET WITH THE COST AND BEFORE I AGREED TO LET THE DEALER REPAIR MY VEHICLE THEY ASSURED ME THAT I WAS GETTING OUT CHEAP AND IF I REPAIRED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY I WOULD NOT NEED A NEW MOTOR. AFTER A WEEK IN THE SHOP, THE DEALER CALLED ME BACK TO SAY I HAD A BLOWN MOTOR (EVEN THOUGH I HAD DRIVABLE CAR WHEN I LEFT IT) AND REPAIR COSTS WOULD EXCEED $6,000. I STILL OWE $6,200 ON A CAR I HAVE ONLY MADE 4 PAYMENTS ON TO DATE. I AM A WORKING MOTHER WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS OUR PRIMARY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTION. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON MY OWN I HAVE FOUND THAT REGARDING THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES THIS PROBLEM IS MORE COMMON THAN NOT. I HAVE TALKED TO 2 LOCAL SALVAGE PARTS DEALERS AND WAS TOLD BY BOTH THAT THESE ENGINES ARE IN VERY HIGH DEMAND. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLE

WHEN DRIVING UP THE HILL THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE, LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

2000 DODGE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. DODGE SENT AN INVESTIGATOR WHO CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT DODGE WAS AT FAULT DUE TO FAULTY FUSE PANEL UNDER THE HOOD AND DODGE WOULD NOT REPLACE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALY DESTROYED AND THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THEY ARE AWAIR OF THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL SOMEONE HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO FIGHT THEM IN COURT AND WIN. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE. THE ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, LUCKLY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR ENO0UGH TO PULL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THE MACANIC HAD TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUIT FREQUENTLY WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SO I BEGAN TO LOOK ONLINE AND I FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAD EXPERIENCD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGER AND SHOULD BE CHECKED INTO BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES, AND THERE VERY WELL MAY BE. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH THE ALARM KEYPAD.*MR. THE CONSUMER STATED REAR OCCUPANTS HAD TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I BEGAN TO HEAR A WHINING NOISE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BELT. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A PROBLEM SHIFTING, ALMOST LIKE THE GEARING COULDN'T CATCH. THEN, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. UPON STOPPING AT THE RED LIGHT, I HAD EXTREME TROUBLE TRYING TO GET GOING AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION JUST WOULDN'T WORK. I FINALLY GOT GOING ENOUGH TO TURN THE CORNER, AND THEN COASTED TO AN AUTO GARAGE. BASICALLY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAVE BEEN THE SINGLE OWNER OF THE CAR FROM THE START AND KNOW IT WAS MAINTAINED WELL. AT 65,000 MILES, I DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE TO PUT IN A NEW $2000 TRANSMISSION. THIS IS DISCUSTING.*AK

DEFECTIVE WEATHERSTRIPPING ON ALL 4 DOORS - DEALER STATES THAT IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT - BUT CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER THE INITIAL 3 YEAR WARRANTY - CHRYSLER OFFERS ME A DISCOUNTED PRICE - I DO NOT WANT TO PAY ANYTHING TO CHRYSLER BECAUSE THERE ARE 4 DEFECTIVE ITEMS ON MY $30,000 VEHICLE THAT I AM STILL WORKING HARD TO PAY OFF. I BROUGHT IT TO THEM IN AUGUST BECAUSE I HAD TIME OF FROM WORK, AND THEY SAID IF I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT IN 2 MONTHS AGO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. LOAD OF CRAP THAT I DID NOT MEET THE DEAD LINE ON DEFECTIVE ITEMS IN MY CAR TO BE FIXED FOR FREE. CHRYSLER GIVES A '!@#$% ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS AND I WILL SPREAD THE WORD.*AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH MY WIFE AND SON ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THE ROD HAD WENT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 48000 MILES AND I HAVE THE MAXIMUM CARE PROTECTION WHICH COVERS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. COVERAGE WAS DENIED BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE RECEIPTS FOR OIL THE CHANGES I HAD PERFORMED RELIGOUSLY AND THE ENGINE HAD DEVELOPED SLUDGE. I HAVE SINCE READ ON SEVERAL SITES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2.7L ENGINE AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DUE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM NOW STUCK PAYING FOR A CAR THAT NEEDS APPROX.$6000 DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK. THE ONLY THING I AM GRATEFUL FOR IS THAT NOBODY WAS HURT. THANK GOD THE ROD DID NOT GO THROUGH THE ENGINE WALL.

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT WHILE BEING DRIVEN. BEFORE TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING, THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *PH

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, HEARD NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND TOOK INTO DEALER. DEALER SAYS "ENGINE IS SHOT" AND THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER DUE TO SLUDGE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY OIL CHANGED ON TIME AND THEY THE DEALER IS SAYING WE NEVER HAD OIL CHANGED AND IF WE DID THE PLACE WE TOOK IT TO WERE CHARGING US BUT NOT CHANGING OIL. I HAVE SEEN POSTINGS ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR. I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR AND IT WILL BE A GREAT HARDSHIP TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO GET A NEW ENGINE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING RACK AND PINION TO GO OUT. *AK. THE CONSUMER NOTICED SLACK IN THE STEERING AND RATTLING IN THE FRONT AT AROUND 75000 MILES. THE STEERING BECAME STUCK DURING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. *TS. THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED AND ALSO THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DECLINED THE REPAIRS. *JB

THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AT 24,000 MILES AND WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AGAIN AT 39000 MILES AND HAD TO PAY A $300.00 DEDUCTIBLE. *AK ALSO THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKED. *TS *JB

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR ENGINE NOISE, DEALER STATED NEEDED TO REPLACE ENGINE. *AK

AS I DROVE SOUTH-BOUND ON INTERSTATE 95 (IN MARYLAND) I NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT BLINKED 2 TIMES; A SHORT TIME LATER, I HEARD A TAPPING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEATS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 INTREPID WHEN I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE HOOD. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUGE ON IT. HE SAID THAT IS THE PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING WITH THAT TYPE OF ENGINE THAT'S IN THAT CAR. THE COST FOR REPAIRS WOUD BE 6,000 DOLLARS. I STARTED CHECKING AROUND AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE WHERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT DODGE WOULD NOT DO A RECALL. *AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID W/ 39919 MI. AND ALL MAINTENANCE MET OR EXCEEDED, BROKE A VALVE SPRING, DROPPING THE VALVE INTO THE CYLINDER, BREAKING THE PISTON, W/ THE FINAL RESULT BEING ENGINE REPLACEMENT PAID FOR BY THE OWNER( ME). DAIMLER CHRYSLER'S COMMENT WAS " THE WARRANTY PERIOD WAS OVER 3919 MILES AGO, YOU HAVE NO COMPLAINT. WHY ARE YOU CALLING US? " I SAID VALVE SPRINGS ON A PASSENGER CAR GET WEAK, THEY DON'T BREAK AFTER 39000 MILES. DAIMLER OFFERED NO HELP, BUT THE LOCAL DEALER HELPED A LITTLE, BECAUSE ENGINE AND CAR CONDITION WERE EXCELLENT.*AK

WHEN THE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED IT WOULD NOT OPEN. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED 15 MPH THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE ALSO COMING FROM THE LATCHES. *AK *CB *NLM

A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT TIMING BELT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE ENGINE ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID, WITH 64K MILES; SIMPLY DIED. TOWED IT TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO SAID THE ENGINE WAS WORTHLESS, BECAUSE OF NO OIL IN THE PASSAGES. THIS CARS OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED RELIGIOUSLY, AND HAS NEVER HAD THE OIL LIGHT REGISTER A PROBLEM. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, JUST A BIT ON THE INTERNET, AS WELL WITH THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERS, I FOUND: IN JUST 2 SMALL DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA, 17 AUTOS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO EITHER DISCARD THE AUTO OR REPLACE THE ENGINE ($4900 APPROX.) THE INTERNET SHOWED NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING ONE WHO WAS STARTING A CLASS-ACTION SUIT. I HOPE YOUR AGENCY CAN HELP ME AND OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS SERIOUS CONSUMER PROBLEM. THANKS. *JB

THE POWER WINDOWS JAMMED UP, WHICH CAUSED THEM NOT TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. *JB THE POWER WINDOWS ROLLED UP ALL THE WAY, BUT FAILED TO ROLL DOWN ON THE TWO FRONT WINDOWS AND THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WINDOW. PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT THAT LASTED ONE DAY AND ALSO SUGGESTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY. OTHER DEALERS HAVE SAID THE SAME THING. THE ONLY WAY THE WINDOW WORKED IS IF THE CONSUMER HIT THE DOOR WITH HIS FIST BETWEEN THE PANEL,SPEAKER, AND THE DOOR POCKET WHILE HOLDING THE WINDOW SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION. *SCC *JB

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, PURCHASED AT 54,000 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ROAR VERY BAD, A/C WENT OUT NEEDS EVAPORATOR, AND THE CAR RARELY STARTS UNLESS YOU ROCK THE WHOLE CAR, I AM VERY DISPLEASED AND NO ONE WILL TRADE IT IN , WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND I RAN OFF THE ROAD. *NLM

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN FEB. 2003 WITH 37,295 MILES ON IT. STARTED TO NOTICE THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO KEYSTONE CHRYSLER TO BE SERVICED ON MAY 15, 2003. STEVE HALLER(REP.) SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED MR. HALLER TO CHECK HOW THINGS WERE GOING, HE SAID THEY WERE HAVING SOME TROUBLE TRYING TO ALIGN THE CAR, BUT THEY WILL GET IT DONE. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT 7 A.M. AND THE CAR WAS NOT FINISHED UNTIL 2:30 THAT AFTERNOON. THAT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME FOR AN ALIGNMENT. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, I STILL NOTICED A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OVER WHICH DIRECTION THE CAR WAS GOING. I THEN TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MR. DOOLITTLE(ANOTHER REP.) THEN CALLED ME AT HOME THAT AFTERNOON TO TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION. HE SAID IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SOON, BUT WILL COST $1200. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HE RECOMMEND THAT I DO NOT DRIVE IT HOME. WELL, I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO GO PICK UP THE CAR AND DRIVE IT HOME. I DID NOT HAVE $1200 TO FIX THE RACK AND PINION. ON JUNE 14, 2003, MY CAR LOST CONTROL. IT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND WOULD NOT BUDGE. IT NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY COLLECTING DUST. I RECENTLY BEEN INVESTIGATING INTO THIS RACK AND PINION PROBLEM WITH INTREPID'S AND I REALIZE I AM NO

INTERMITTENT FLICKERING OF ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS. PROBLEM WILL OCCUR ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT. CAUSES A DISTRACTION THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS. *NLM

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND HAD A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE ON JUNE 12, 2003 IT CAUSED RAPID ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION AND THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURY TO OTHER PARTIES AND MYSELF, HAD IN IT OCCURRED IN A POPULATED AREA INSTEAD OF THE COUNTRY ROAD I WAS ON. THE ENGINE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID PRESENTLY HAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, AND MY EXTEND WARRANTY WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. MY CAR SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE AS IF SOMETHING HAD BROKE WITHIN THE ENGINE, THIS ALL HAPPEN ON MARCH 5TH, 2003 I SUPPLIED DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW THAT MY OIL WAS CHANGED AS REQUIRED BUT TO KNOW AVAIL WOULD THE WARRANTY COMPANY ASSIST ME IN REPAIRING MY ENGINE OR EVEN GIVEN ME ANY ALTERNATIVES OTHER THAN IT WOULD COST ME $10,500.00 TO REPAIR. THE SHOP MANAGER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE 2.7 ENGINES ARE REALLY CRAP AND THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THESE ENGINES WERE NOT RECALLED, FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN AN OWNER OF CARS I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ENGINE GO OUT OR WILL BE GOING OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT IS PENDING WITH DODGE/INTREPID PROBLEMS. *NLM

CONSUMER REQUESTING REFUND FOR WORK DONE ON VEHICLE. *MR THE STEERING WAS LOOSE DUE TO INTERNAL PLAY IN THE RACK AND PINION. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. SCC