2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

BACK LOCK ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS GONE BAD. IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE WHEN THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS. IT MAKES THE SAME SOUND WHEN YOU UNLOCK THE DOORS. THAT PARTICULAR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK, YOU CAN NOT PULL IT UP SOMETIMES AND THAT IS FRIGHTENING.*JB

WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER STOPPING TO GET GAS. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD SHATTERED SENDING SLIVERS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE CAUSING COMPRESSION PROBLEM, DAMAGING PISTONS, AND CAUSING WATER PUMP TO SEIZE UP. NEEDLESS TO SAY I'M NOW LOOKING TO BUY ENGINE FOR A CAR THAT I'VE HAD FOR UNDER 24MONTHS AND STILL HAVE 36+MONTHS TO GO ON MY NOTE WITH THE ENGINE ONLY HAVING 65K. NOTE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK DID BREAK AND I'VE HAD TO HAVE SPEED SENSOR REPLACE ALL OF THIS WITHIN THE LAST 17 MONTHS.*JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE REAR RIGHT PASSANGER'S DOOR ACTUATOR FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ARE GOING BAD (VERY LOUD BUZZING NOISE WHEN THEY ENGAGE AT 11 MPH). THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT IF NOT FIXED THE ACTUATORS MAY RENDER THE DOOR UNOPENABLE IF THE UNIT GOES IN A NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEH IS A 2000 DODGE INTREPIND SE PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2000.

DEFECTIVE POWER DOOR LOCKS. LOCKS PRODUCE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE UPON LOCKING OR UNLOCKING. DOORS THEN FAIL TO UNLOCK WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE IS PULLED. THIS CAN CREATE A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ATTEMPT TO EGRESS VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A 3 TIME RECURRING PROBLEM WHICH FIRST HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS AGAIN OCCURRED IN JANUARY 2003

TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND VALVES WERE DAMAGED, WHICH (ACCORDING TO MECHANICS) VIRTUALLY IS UNHEARD OF ON SUCH A LATE MODEL CAR. NOT ONLY ARE MECHANICS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM (BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF ENGINE), THEY ARE SAYING I WILL PROBABLY NEED A NEW ENGINE (UPWARDS OF $3500 IN COST). SEVERAL MECHANICS EXPRESSED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM WHO HAVE THE 6 CYLINDER, 2.7 LITER ENGINE ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. BASICALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR IS A BIG HEADACHE, AND "THEY WON'T TOUCH IT". WHY HASN'T THIS PROBLEM BEEN RECALLED?

THE OIL LAMP CAME ON WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, THE ENGINE TACHOMETER READ BELOW 500RPM AND THE VEHICLE WAS UP TO TEMPERATURE. ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH THE LIGHT THE OIL LAMP TURNED OFF. AT THE NEXT STOPLIGHT THE OIL LAMP AGAIN CAME ON UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE SEEMED OK. A FEW DAYS LATER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AN APPOINTMENT WAS THEN MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND MADE A LIGHT TICKING NOISE. THIS NOISE DID NOT CONTINUE AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND ALLOWED TO COOL DOWN OVERNIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FEAR OF DAMAGING THE ENGINE FURTHER. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE OIL SENDING UNIT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND ALSO WAS LEAKING OIL. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE OILING SYSTEM AND ASSURED ME THAT THE OIL PRESSURE AND VOLUME WAS WITHIN CHRYSLER'S SPECIFICATIONS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OIL SENSOR FOR TIME AND MATERIAL BEING THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARANTY. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND ALTHOUGH THE OIL LAMP WAS NOT ON. THE CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK ALLOWING SLACK IN THE TIMING CHAIN. AFTER REPLACING THE TENSIONER WITH A NEW TENSIONER FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND REASSEMBLING THE ENGINE, THE KNOCKING NOISE WAS NOTICIBLY QUIETER BUT STILL INDICATED A PROBLEM. (NOTE: THE ENGINE MADE NO

THE DRIVER SEAT BACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING.*JB

VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAS TO BE REPLACED. PH

THE SECOND OF 2 COMPLAINTS. THE CONFIRMATION # 10005050, IS THE FIRST ONE SENT.

DEDEMBER 2002 STARTED CAR AND ENGINE MAKING TERRIBLE NOISE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE HAD WENT OUT. THEY HAD TO RE-DO THE ENGINE THAT COST ME $1350.00. I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS LOOSE. WHEN I TYRNED THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT IT WOULD STICK AND I HAD LOUD POPPING FROM THE STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION. THAT WAS ON JANUARY 21, 2003. IN THE SAME WEEK I NOTICED OIL LEAKING. THE OIL LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS LEAKING DUE TO THE OIL SWITCH. TO FIX THE RACK AND OIL LEAK IT COST ME ANOTHER $1300.00. I AM TRYING TO GET THE DODGE COMPANY TO FESS UP AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTANENCED AND ONLY 51,000 MILES.

VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE POST AT LESS THAN 15MPH. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HITTING THE DRIVER. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I AM CONCERNED FOR EMPLOYEE SAFETY. WE HAVE HAD TWO INTREPIDS DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS AT LESS THAN 15 MPH.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IN FOG HEAD LIGHT BEAMS PROJECTS OFF A BRIGHT LIGHT. THE LIGHT IS SO BRIGHT THAT IT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. TS. HEADLIGHT BEAMS PROJECT OFF A BRIGHT LIGHT. LIGHT BEAMS ARE REFLECTED UP DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. THE LIGHT ILUMINATES THE FOG, AND VISIBILITY IS GREATLY REDUCED. *AK

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE DAIMLYR CHRYSLER SEATBELT DEFECT ON 1993-2002 CARS AND TRUCKS. THE SEATBELT (LATCH 3 TYPE) BECOMES UNDONE WHEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE CURRENTLY IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT PENDING AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT AT THIS POINT RECALL THE SEATBELTS FOR SAFE BELTS (LATCH 4).

WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE ENGINE DIED, AND CONSUMER HIT A CURVE AS A RESULT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE STARTING MY VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED HITTING ME IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WHILE I WAS LEANING FORWARD TO GET MY DATE BOOK.

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHILCES OIL LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, THEN THE VEHICLE DIED OUT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO INDICATED THAT THE 2.05 ENGINE HAD BLOWN AS A RESULT OF AN OIL LEAK. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PART IS HARD TO GET DUE TO THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT BACK BROKE. TWO (2) RECLINER BOLTS (SCREW HEX 23043027) WERE REPLACED. INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY ALONG A BUSY MAJOR CITY ROAD. SEAT BACK BROKE COMPLETELY THAT IT HIT THE REAR SEAT.

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME ON 11/22/02. I GOT UP ON A LONG BIRDGE CALLED THE BUCKMAN BRIDGE WITH MY 3 CHILDREN AND 2 NEPHEWS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I WAS VERY TERRIFIED BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND KNOCKED OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. IT WAS VERY COLD ON THAT NIGHT AND ME AND THE 5 CHILDREN HAD TO WALK DOWN A BRIDGE AT NIGHT WITH NO SIDE RAILS ON IT. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT TO MY HOUSE. I HAD A MECHANIC DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IT READ A TRANSMISSION CODE. SO, THEREFORE, I HAD IT TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT REPRINTED THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE OUT AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW, I'M OUT $2000 DOLLARS FOR A CAR I HAVE HAD FOR 10 MONTHS. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL OF MY CO-WORKERS AT LEAST 4 OF THEM KNOW SOMEONE THAT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTERPID AND HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER AND THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A DEPENDABLE CAR. I HAVE SINCE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS EXPERIENCED ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYING BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION FOR THIS TO BE RESOLVED. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON ACTIONS I CAN TAKE. DT

I HAVE ONLY MADE 4 PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR, AND I AM SCHEDULED FOR MY 7TH REPAIR ATTEMPT ON 12/3/02. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD 2 STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENTS, 1 RACK & PINION REPLACEMENT, A COMPLETE STEERING FLUID CHANGE WITH FLUID SUPPOSEDLY SPECIFIED BY DODGE, 1 APPOINTMENT THAT ENDED UP BEING A TEST DRIVE ONLY-WAS ADVISED TO TAKE CAR HOME PENDING RESPONSE FROM DODGE ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH REPAIRS..(WAS TOLD RESPONSE "DIDNT REALLY PERTAIN TO MY CAR.."), 1 VENT WIRE AND OIL SENDER UNIT REPLACED, AND IN AUGUST 02, I HAD A 1 MONTH AUTO CHECK UP. THESE REPAIRS, WHILE NOT ALL IN SEQUENCE, TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 9/17/02-11/20/02.MY STEERING PROBLEM RETURNED IN FULL FORCE 11/25/02. THE STEERING IS LOUD AND DOES NOT QUIET WHEN DRIVING. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAR, IN MY OPINION, IS VERY DANGEROUS! OF LATE, DODGE IS COVERING IT'S INABILITY TO REPAIR THIS CAR WITH ARROGANCE, AND I'M FRIGHTENED ENOUGH OF THIS CAR THAT I INTEND TO START A LEMON LAW ARBITRATION. AS YOU MAY NOTICE, I WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER SOME OF THE MECHANICAL QUESTIONS ON THIS FORM, SO I LEFT THEM AS THEY WERE. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE BACK DOORS OF THE VEHICLE ARE INOPERABLE. THE DOORS HAVE LOCKED AND CANNOT BE OPENED MANUELLY OR WITH KEY ENTRY SYSTEM. TOOK TO THE DEALER DEALER WILL NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CAR HAVE SEVERAL RECALL, MAKER NO HELPFUL ABOUT REPORT ON RECALL, 2 OF PASSANGER SERIOUS INJURED WE SEVERAL FRACTURES ONE THROWN OUT WHEN SEAT BELT WAS WORE FROM PASSAGER WE BROKEN FRACTURES OF NECK AND STITCHES SEAT BELT NOT LUCK AND OTHER BECAME UNDOWN. DT

A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE, WE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A BALANCE PROBLEM AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE IT RE-BALANCED. TWO DAYS BEFORE THAT APPOINTMENT, WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. (65 MPH) THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED COMPLETLY WHERE THE TREAD JOINS THE SIDE WALL. THE CAR WAS CONTROLLED TO A STOP. WHEN WE CONTACTED GOOD YEAR, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH A BLOW OUT OF THIS TYPE AND WE WOULD BE COMPENSATED WITH A PRO-RATED DISCOUNT FOR ONE NEW TIRE, AS THERE WAS ONLY A 38% USAGE ON THE SEPARATED TIRE. MAYBE GOOD YEAR WOULD HAVE FELT DIFFERENTLY IF WE WERE KILLED IN A CRASH, RATHER THAN JUST LUCKY. DT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND RACK AND PINION . PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . TS

WHILE TRAVELING 25-30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. TS *NLM *DT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE RACK AND PINION WENT OUT CAUSING LOST OF STEERING. MR

I PURCHASED MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES IN NOV. 2001. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED MY INPUT/OUT TRANSMISSION SENSORS, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I MUST NOW REPLACE MY RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY DUE TO STEERING PROBLEMS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PREMATURE FAILURE IS VERY COMMON AND AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH DODGE INTREPIDS. THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUTABLE AND FORCED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES HAVING THESE AND OTHER COMMON PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING DEFECT ON THIS VEHICLE IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL COST LIVES IF NOT ADDRESS BY NHTSA. MR

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. CHECKED BY DLR WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. MR

WINDSHIELD KEEPS BREAKING, AIR SYSTEM IS RELEASING CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. RUBBER TRIMS FOR ALL FOUR DOORS SHRUNK. CONTACTED HERB CHAMBERS (DEALER), I GOT THE USUAL RUN AROUND. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER VIA E-MAIL, THEY ADVISED ME TO GO BACK TO HERB CHAMBERS AND WORK OUT WARRANTY RELATED ISSUES. MR

CONSUMER STATE IN RESULT HAVE BEING REAR ENDED AT 70 MPH PUSH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE EIGHT FEET AWAY CONSUMER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

RACK AND PINION FAILED WITH STEERING GETTING STUCK. DRIVER DESCRIBES THAT THERE IS EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF PLAY AND BINDING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ALSO EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS, ALL FOUR WINDOW REGLATORS REPLACED, AND DOOR PANELS NEED REPLACEMENT, AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON SEAT BELT LATCHES. *AK

THE STEERING LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT 48000 MILES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. *SLC

WITHOUT WARNING, THE TIMING BELT SHATTERED METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THEY HAD ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A CHRYSLER CONCORDE AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED.

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND DROVE IT HOME. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC SAID PROBLEM WAS THE SENSOR, LATER, AFTER 2 DIAGNOTIC TESTINGS, SHE FOUND OUT THAT VALVE SPRING WAS BROKEN.* *JG

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE. WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY FELT VIBRATION INSIDE OF STEERING WHEEL.*AK

STEERING VERY LOOSE. MY MECHANIC IDENTIFIED PROBLEM. I TOOK VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE 2 YRS. OLD. PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE 45,000 MILES. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP, WHO CONSULTED WITH CHRYSLER. WILL NOT EVEN PROVIDE PARTIAL COMPENSATION. MECHANIC DEEMS VEHICLE UNSAFE. STEERING COULD GO COMPLETELY.*AK

STEERING WHEEL HAS A KNOCKING NOISE DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO RUSTY BRAKE ROTORS. THE BRAKE PADS PASSED INSPECTION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASHES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENLY.CONTACTED DEALER , HAD PROBLEM REPAIRED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE ADD VIN.*JB

WHEN BRAKES ARE HOT VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR/ PUMPING BRAKES DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE . DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK