2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. EARLIER THIS YEAR IT JUST FAILED, ENGINE SEIZED. COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE SEIZING BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE. I WAS DIRECTED BY A WEB SITE TO FILE A COMPLAINT HERE BECAUSE YOU WERE VERY INTERESTED IN THIS SPECIFIC ITEM. *TR

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST CAR BY FAR AND I DON'T RACE IT OR ANYTHING. I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT IN 2007 WITH APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILE ON IT. I HAD AN OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I PAID 3500 US DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT AND NOW AT 102000 MILE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENGINE IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR WHICH IS 1000 DOLLARS. THIS IS REALLY NOT GOOD THE CAR IS A GOOD CAR WHEN RUNNING CORRECTLY BUT THIS ENGINE ISSUE IS VERY POOR AND NOT SOMETHING EXPECTED FOR A DODGE CAR OR ENGINE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 68-69 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT HIGH AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FUSE BOX AND SEVERAL WIRES WERE MELTED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND BOTH FILED REPORTS. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AT THAT TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000. UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF UPDATED 07/20/09.*JB

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE MAINTAINED A YELLOWISH TINT TO THEM AND DRIVING AT NIGHT IS VERY HARD AS THE LIGHTING IS IMPAIRED. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS NOW. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED HAS OFFERED TO BUFF AND CLEAN THEM AT $100.00. THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC COVERS. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH. ALTHOUGH WHEN WE TOOK CAR FOR 6000 MILE OIL CHANGE AN EMPLOYEE PARKED THE CAR BEHIND A DODGE TRUCK. THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK CHOSE TO LEAVE AND BACKED OVER THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. WE FINALLY WORKED OUT THE DETAILS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE HOOD AND FENDERS AT A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND WAS PAID FOR USE OF A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE BEEN BLINKING OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO CHECK THE WIRING, SWITCHES, CONNECTIONS, ETC, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON OR TURNED OFF-THE BLINKING OCCURS RANDOMLY DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT WHEN DRIVING. IT'S SCARY AT NIGHT AS OTHER DRIVERS MAY FEEL I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM. ORIGINALLY WHEN THE CAR WAS MADE THE RUBBER COVERING THE DOOR WINDOWS WAS FOR THE STRATUS SO I HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. THEY HAVE NOT REMAINED IN PLACE SINCE THEM. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY COMING OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM SO I HAVE JUST DEALT WITH IT. WHILE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE DRIVERS SEAT MECHANISM TO ADJUST FOR YOUR BACK FAILED AND WOULD COST ME OVER $800.00 TO FIX. SO

BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES WITH 140K MILES, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THE BOLT THAT SECURES THE TIE ROD TO THE RACK AND PINION HAD COMPLETELY PULLED OUT OF THE RACK AND PINION. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE THE PART REPLACED, SO I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR AND REFUSE TO DRIVE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN THE CONTACT MERGED INTO TRAFFIC AT 40 MPH, SHE HEARD A CLICKING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT OIL SLUDGE DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $5,000. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,646.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ECM. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE RE-INSPECTED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $429. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 156,000.

WHILE DRIVING HEARD BANG AND CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO TAP. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT CAR DOWN. UPON INSPECTION FOUND MOTOR WAS FULL OF ANTI-FREEZE. WATER PUMP SHAFT BEARINGS BROKE INTO "PIECES" FLOODING ENGINE WITH ANTI-FREEZE. INSTALLED NEW WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN, BUT TOO MUCH DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE. CAR REPAIR COSTS TOO MUCH TO FIX, HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MECHANICS THAT PROBLEMS WILL PERSIST WITH THIS 2.7 MOTOR. ADDITIONALLY, AIR CONDITIONING FAILS REPEATEDLY. POWER WINDOW UNIT FAILS REPEATEDLY. FRONT END PROBLEMS. WE TRIED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS NO "FIX" FOR THIS ENGINE. *TR

IN JUNE OF 2006 MY 200 DODGE INTREPID I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD OILSLUDGE AND HAVE NOT HAD IT RUNNING SINCE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITIES OF RECOMPENSE FROM THE MOTOR COMPANY BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT MUCH AS OF YET EXCEPT THAT IT IS STILL IN PROCESS. I FEEL THAT I AM ENTITLED TO HAVING MY ENGINE REPLACED, SINCE I STILL PAID OFF THE CAR AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE MOTOR FAILED. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE WATER PUMP. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 135,000.

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND QUIT RUNNING. COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IS $2200.00 FOR USED ENGINE WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. AUTOMOBILE IS PARKED AT HOME. THIS VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO DEALER WHO ALSO STATED COST FOR NEW ENGINE AND LABOR WOULD BE $5000.00. *TR

2000 DODGE INTREPID MOTOR FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES. *TR

ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING. WOULD NOT RESTART. REPAIR SHOP WOULD NOT TOUCH IT. SHOWED ME THE OIL ON THE DIPSTICK, A MILKY BROWN COLOR. WILL HAVE TO PUT A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE. APPROX. 92,000 MILES ON VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

ENGINE BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISES, TOOK TO WILDLE DODGE CHRYSLER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING, SLUDGE, NOISY, AND THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. AT 77,620 MILES, AND STILL OWING $4300 IN THE VEHICLE, I DID NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND $5000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. WHEN WE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY STATED THAT I DID NOT REGULARLY CHANGE MY OIL CAUSING MY OWN PROBLEM. I WAS VERY FRUSTRATED AT THAT ACCUSATION SINCE WE DID CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY, WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW CHRYSLER CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS SINCE THERE ARE OVER 400 CUSTOMERS THAT THIS HAPPENED TO. THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN AND THEN SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW MOTOR WOULD BE NEEDED. THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A RECALL WOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED IF THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE MOTORS IN THE VEHICLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 04-24-09 *BF UPDATED 04/27/09.*JB

MY WATER PUMP BLEW UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING TO THE GAS STATION WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OR INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM WHATSOEVER. I THANKFULLY WAS TURNING INTO A GAS STATION WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ROLLING IN THE PARKING LOT AND JUST MADE IT BEFORE AN ONCOMING CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR WHERE IT COST 834$ JUST TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE WORK INVOLVED IN REPLACING A WATERPUMP ON THAT 2.7L V6 POS DODGE INTREPID. THE FOLLOWING WEEK WHILE DRIVING TO CLASS, I PARKED AND THE CAR ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP BY ITSELF ONCE AGAIN WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP AND HE SAID BRING IT IN I BARELY MADE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND ONCE AGAIN AS SOON AS I TURNED IN THE PARKING LOT MY CAR STALLED AND WOULDN'T TURN OVER AFTERWARDS. BY THAT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON THEY SAID IT WAS A GENERIC CAMSENSOR/CRANKSHAFT ERROR THEY CLEARED OUT THE ERROR CODE RAN THE CAR FOR OVER FOUR HOURS LEAVING IT IDLE, DRIVING IT, AND LETTING IT SIT AND COOL DOWN AND DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN THE CAR NEVER DID IT AGAIN SO THEY ASSUMED THE IT WAS JUST A GLICHE IN COMPUTER AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MY FRIENDS HOUSE WHERE MY CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN GOING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. I TRIED AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO AVOID ANY FURTHER TOWING FEES WHICH HAVE COST ME UP TO ABOUT 200$ ALREADY. I WAS STOPPED BY A STOP LIGHT OF A BUSY INTERSE

THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID ALL AT ONCE WOULD NOT START. I CAME OUT OF THE GROCERY STORE AND IT HAD A WEIRD "CLICKING SOUND". MY MECHANIC SAID THE TIMING BELT BROKE. HE SAID THAT THIS MODEL IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS, THAT THE OIL RESERVOIR GETS CLOGGED NO MATTER THE MAINTENANCE AND THAT THE BREAKING OF THE TIMING BELT RUINS THE ENGINE, UNLIKE OTHER CARS THAT HAVE SAFETY MEASURES TO PREVENT ENGINE FAILURE. THE OIL CAN NO LONGER REACH THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND IT BURNS UP BREAKING THE TIMING BELT. THE OIL LEVEL WHEN CHECKED WAS FINE. A FULL TUNE UP WAS DONE ON THE CAR JUST A FEW MONTHS BEFORE, SAME MECHANIC. THE NEW ENGINE, BECAUSE DODGE DOES NOT SELL THE OLD ONE ANY MORE, I WONDER WHY, IS $5400. I STILL OWE $4500. ON THIS CAR. DODGE, FROM WHAT I GATHER ON THE NET, HAS THOUSANDS IN CLASS ACTION SUITS OVER THIS. THEY WILL NOT CHANGE OUT THE ENGINES FOR US OR RECALL OF ANY KIND. THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO ME OFF A LOT, THE GUY TOOK ME RIGHT TO IT. I BIT. I'M '!@#$%. THERE IS NO CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX DODGES' WAY OF MAKING MILLIONS OFF THE CONSUMER. WE WILL NOT BUY AMERICAN AGAIN. AND YET THEY WILL GO TO THE SENATE AND ASK FOR MORE MONEY TO GET OUT OF THEIR JAM. I SAY LET THEM SINK UNTIL THEY MAKE A BETTER PRODUCT. EVERY OTHER BUSINESS OUT THERE HAS TO LEARN AND DO THE SAME IN AMERICA, WHY NOT THEM??!!!! WHY ARE THEY NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE??!!!! I HOPE MY WORDS MAKE A DIFFERENCE. *TR SINCERELY,

2000 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7L ENGINE. 163,000 MILES. LAST MONTH: HEATER SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING EXCEPT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON TWO OCCASIONS: EXITED HIGHWAY, ENGINE TEMP GAUGE MAXES OUT, TURNED OFF HEATER, DIAL IMMEDIATELY RETURNS TO NOMINAL TEMP. THIS MONTH: HEATER STOPS WORKING ENTIRELY. LAST NIGHT: CAR WOULD NOT START -- BATTERY CRANKING BUT ENGINE DID NOT CATCH UNTIL I GAVE IT SOME GAS. DROVE IT TO MECHANIC WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON. MECHANIC CALLED TO CONFIRM SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. ANOTHER CASE OF HTTP://WWW.OILSLUDGE.COM/. *TR

MY CAR DIED ON JANUARY 23RD FOR GOOD WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE DAY BEFORE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE AND I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CAR JUST DIED. FOR NO REASON AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP AND MAKE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY MY BOYFRIEND, ME AND OUR SON WERE ON OUR WAY BACK HOME FROM MY MOTHERS HOUSE WE TURNED INTO CVS AND THE CAR DIED!!!!! IT STARTED BACK UP AND WE MADE IT OUT OF THE WAY OF THE OTHER CARS BEHIND US. WHEN IT RESTARTED THIS TIME IT WAS AN AWFUL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WE PARKED IT AND I CALLED MY STEP-DAD AND HE SAID TO TRY AND GET IT HOME AND HE WOULD LOOK AT IT THE NEXT DAY. WE GOT THE CAR HOME AND HE CAME TO LOOK AT IT AND SAID HE HASN'T EVER SEEN SLUDGED UP OIL LIKE THAT IN HIS LIFE!!! HE TRIED TO START IT A FEW TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T. SO NOW I HAVE THIS CAR SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNDRIVABLE!!!!! =I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, ONE IN SCHOOL AND ONE NOT. I'M IN COLLEGE AND THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE!!!!!!!!!! NOW WHAT DO I DO????????? I'M NOT MADE OF MONEY AND I HAVE NO WAY TO BUY A NEW ENGINE!! PLEASE FIND SOME WAY TO HELP ME. *TR

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE HAD THE OIL SENDING UNIT PRESSURE SWITCH AND A FEW OTHER THINGS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE AND YET THE OIL LIGHT STILL COMES ON IN MY VEHICLE AND I CAN'T KEEP AFFORDING TO TAKE IT IN TO A SHOP AND I MAINTAIN THE OIL CHANGES BEFORE THE 3000 MILES IF NOT EXACTLY ON THE 3000 MILES. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE ANY KIND OF RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. *TR

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WOULDN'T START WITHOUT A JUMP FOR A FEW DAYS IN A ROW, SO I BROUGHT IT IN AND HAD IT CHECKED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO BUILD UP ON THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL. I ALSO HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE, BUT ALL BELTS WERE CHECKED AND THEY WERE FINE. 1 WEEK LATER MY CAR JUST DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A LARGE COST. WHILE RESEARCHING THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, I HAVE COME TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE, AND THAT THE MAKER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS, IT IS NOT WORTHY OF ADDRESSING! I AM DISGUSTED! THE WAY THAT MY CAR DIED, ON THE ROAD, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING AND KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING INTERNAL FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 L ENGINE WAS PURCHASED WITH A REBUILT ENGINE AND 122K MILES. WE WERE METICULOUS ABOUT MAINTAINING THIS CAR, AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. AT 135K MILES, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ON A WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THE COST TO REPAIR IT WILL BE AT LEAST $2000. MY SON USES THIS CAR AS HIS PRIMARY VEHICLE AND DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT, SO HE IS WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THE 2.7 ENGINE WITH A 3.2 OR 3.5. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2000 DODGE INTREPID, V-6, 2.7 LITER ENGINE, NEW FROM A DEALER IN DECEMBER, 1999. IN 2003, WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. THE DEALER CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AS IF IT HAD BEEN UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. INTERESTINGLY, THE DEALERSHIP FOUND NO INDICATION OF EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILDUP, WHICH APPARENTLY IS THE BASIS OF MOST COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ENGINE. I PAID ABOUT $200, AND WAS SATISFIED AT THAT POINT. SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD LOTS OF (RELATIVELY MINOR) REPAIRS DONE ON THIS CAR, AND I WOULD RATE IT BELOW AVERAGE FOR RELIABILITY. THE CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 81,000 MILES ON IT, WHICH MEANS THE CURRENT ENGINE HAS ABOUT 41,000 MILES. THE ENGINE HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE ONLY WARNING WAS AN INTERMITTENT (NOT CONSISTENT) CLICKING SOUND, WHICH MY MECHANIC FELT WAS COMING FROM THE HOUSING OVER THE FRONT PART OF THE ENGINE (WHERE THE TIMING GEAR/BELT IS LOCATED). THUS FAR, CHRYSLER HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST FOR COVERAGE AS IF IT WERE UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE REVIEWED MANY OF THE ON-LINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE; I HAVE TALKED TO AT LEAST THREE LOCAL (NON-DEALERSHIP) MECHANICS, EACH OF WHOM WAS FAMILIAR WITH SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURES OF THE 2.7 ENGINE, AND ONE OF WHOM SAID HE PERSONALLY KNEW OF SEVEN SUCH FAILURES IN THIS LOCAL AREA. NONE OF THOSE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WOULD TOUCH THIS REPAIR JOB. THIS IS PROBABLY AN $8,000 REPAIR JOB, IF I CHOOSE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IT MAKES NO ECONOMIC SENSE, WHEN THE TRADE-IN VALUE OF TH

THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES 3.2L MODEL HAS A RACK AND PINION PROBLEM. MINE STARTED AROUND MAY OF 05 AT ABOUT 63,000 MILES. IT STARTED OUT JUST AS A CLUNKING NOISE. I HAD REPLACED ALL KINDS OF PARTS WITHIN THE PAST FEW YEARS LIKE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS, INNER TIE RODS (TWICE), FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, ETC., THINKING THAT THE NOISE WOULD BE FIXED. AFTER ALL THAT WAS REPLACED ON THIS CAR, I FIGURED THAT THE CAR WAS JUST MADE THAT WAY. AS OF THIS YEAR, THE STEERING STARTED MAKING A LOUDER CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND STRAIGHTENING THE WHEELS. AT THIS POINT IT JUST KEEPS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER. I'VE HAD THIS LOOKED AT TWICE BY DIFFERENT MECHANICS. THE DEALER IN PITTSBURGH SAYS THAT THE REPLACEMENT IS $875.00 (WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR) AND THAT IT IS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT THE REMANUFACTURED ONES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH MANY CHYRYSLER/DODGE VEHICLES. IT SEEMS ALOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN SENT TO YOU. THE ONE SITE IS: HTTP://WWW.DONTBUYDODGECHRYSLERVEHICLES.COM/DODGE_CHRYSLER_STEERING_PROBLEMS.HTM THERE WAS ANOTHER SITE THAT I CONTACTED EARLIER THIS YEAR (WWW.DODGECHRYSLERSTEERINGPROBLEMS.COM) (WHICH AS I LOOKED TODAY ARE NO LONGER THERE) AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT YOU WHICH I AM DOING. PLEASE REPLY TO THIS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS, THEY SAID MY YEAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM! GUESS WHAT... IT DOES! AS I LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS TH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. ON NOVEMBER 11, 2008, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES WHEN IT BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT GUARANTEE ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO AN ENGINE LOCK-UP. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

I HAVE BEEN GETTING MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY SINCE I BOTH THE CAR IN 2007. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 65000 MILES. NOW IN 2008 IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 85000. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES OF THE NOISE STARTED MY CAR COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THERE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET NOT ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE. LUCKILY A COP CAME BY WHO CALLED A TOW TRUCK. AFTER TOWING THE CAR TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS. I HAVE LOW MILES, PROPER MAINTENANCE TO THE CAR, AND NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE. *TR

DRIVING AT 60 MPH. VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION. (WORKING ON) REPLACING DAMAGED PARTS AND OR ENGINE. *TR

I HAVE THE SAME OLD DODGE 2.7L ENGINE COMPLAINT. MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH ONLY 90K MILES STARTED MAKING NOISE, THAN BOOM... THE END OF ANOTHER 2.7L MOTOR. FOUND IT WAS COMBO OF SLUDGE AND TIMING CHAIN. OUR LOCAL JUNK YARDS WON'T EVEN TAKE THE CAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MANY AS IT IS!!! SO I GET TO STARE AT MY EXPENSIVE LAWN ORNAMENT FROM MY DOOR EVERY DAY. *TR

MULTIPLE LOW-SPEED STALLS/ENGINE SHUTDOWN; SOMETIMES ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT PRECEDE THE STALL. UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BE GIVEN ALL REGULAR ROUTINE SERVICE, OIL CHANGES, ETC., BY DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. CURRENTLY ONLY 55, 450 MILES ON VEHICLE. PROBLEMS BEGAN OCCURRING WITHIN LAST YEAR. DEALER UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY TROUBLE CODES AFTER EVALUATION OF STALL COMPLAINTS. DEALERSHIP NOT FORTHCOMING WITH ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH 2.7L ENGINE, ALTHOUGH MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON INTERNET SITES INCLUDING NHTSA WEBSITE. APPARENTLY THERE EXISTS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT CHRYSLER CORP DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, AS IT IS PERVASIVE FOR THIS MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE MADE KNOCKING SOUNDS AND BEGAN SMOKING AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ENGINE SLUDGE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,340.

OIL SLUDGE CAUSED MOTOR TO FAIL AT 80,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME, ON THE INTERSTATE, AND MY ENGINE'S TIMING CHAIN BROKE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, HE SAID THAT IT WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE ENGINE, THAT THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON IN THESE ENGINES. HE REFERRED ME TO THIS WEBSITE. *TR

I TOOK MY 2000 INTREPID TO THE CAR SHOP BECAUSE MY ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MY OIL WAS FINE. THEN A MONTH LATER MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I THEN LEARNED THAT MY ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY FAILED EVEN AFTER ONLY 75,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WOULD NOT RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL BACK MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD INTERNAL PLAY AND THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 1900101 (STEERING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,445. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

I HAD A DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO DO RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE SAME AS I HAD. I WANT TO KNOW WHY NO-ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. I ACTUALLY HAD A PART PERSON AT FIRESIDE DODGE IN MODESTO TELL ME THAT A PART I WAS BUYING WAS A KNOWN DEFECT PART AND THAT IS WHY THEY CHANGED IT BUT THEY WEREN'T PUTTING OUT A NOTICE UNTIL THEY WERE FORCED TO BECAUSE IT WAS EXPENSIVE, I PUT THE LATEST INCIDENT AS THE DATE BUT THIS IS THE THIRD TRAGIC INCIDENT WITH THIS ENGINE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHEN I HAD TO HAVE ALL MY RODS REPLACED IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF A SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS WHEN A PART CONNECTED TO MY RADIATOR BLEW OFF AND I HAD TO REPLACE THAT. NOW, THIS THIRD INCIDENT AND I STILL NOT HAVE A DIAGNOSIS ON WHAT IS WRONG BUT IT IS LEANING TO THE HEADS, HEAD GASKET, AND PISTON RINGS. PLEASE LOOK AT THESE WEBSITE AND START AN INVESTIGATION INTO DODGE ABOUT THIS ENGINE. IT IS NOT FAIR THAT HONEST, HARD WORKING PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH FAULTY ENGINEERING. I AM LUCKY THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT ON ANY TIME MY CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN BECAUSE ALL THREE TIMES I WAS ON A MAJOR FREEWAY, ONCE COMING HOME FROM STOCKTON ON HIGHWAY 99 THE OTHER TWO HAPPENED WHEN I WAS OVER 2 HOURS FROM HOME AND I HAD TO PAY A $575.00 TOW TRUCK FEE EACH TIME TO GET MY CAR HOME. WWW.DODGECHRYSLERENGINEPROBLEMS.COM WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/INTREPID/2002/ENGINE WWW.OILSLUD

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS AT 55MPH ON A RURAL ROAD LATE AT NIGHT. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT CAR. TIMING BELT AND GUIDES ENG DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES FROM WHEN I BOUGHT IT. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND SLUDGE BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. HAD REPAIRS DONE AFTER CONTINUAL COMPLAINTS TOOK 5 MONTHS TO GET CAR REPAIRED. 5 MONTHS LATER AND 10,000 MILES THE ENGINE GOES AGAIN. AT 21 THIS CAR SITS IN MY DAD'S DRIVEWAY RUSTING. REPLACEMENT PARTS COULD NOT BE LOCATED. REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE I CAN NOT PAY FOR. CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP. I'VE HAD BETTER HELP FROM MY DOG! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BEAR TO THE RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START HIS VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS ENGINE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE ORIGINATED FROM THE TOP OR BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000.

ENGINE FAILURE MANY CENSORS BLEW IN A SPAN OF A YEAR. *TR

I HAVE A DODGE INTREPID 2000 I HAVE A LOUD MOTOR KNOCK, WITH NO WARNING OF ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AT ALL. I WAS TAKING IT DOWN THE STREET TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND IT JUST DIED, NO IT WILL NOT START. I AM TOLD THE ENGINE IS SHOT, THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED IT TO KNOCK WHILE DRIVING IT. THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. I ONLY HAVE 110,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, AND IT IS ALREADY THE 2ND MOTOR THAT CHRYSLER REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH HER VEHICLE INVOLVING THE ENGINE MOTOR. THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO KNOCK WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. SHE CONSULTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE IN THAT PARTICULAR MOTOR WAS THE WORST MOTOR EVER PRODUCED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS ALONE WOULD COST $400 IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 15 IN CENTERVILLE UTAH AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF THREE LANES. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I WAS FORTUNATE IN STEERING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AND ENDED UP, STALLED, IN THE MEDIAN OF THE ON-RAMP AND THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, STALL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL THIRTY MINUTES LATER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 152,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHUT OFF DURING THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE BEIING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED FOR COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.