2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID NEW FROM DEALER. TAKE AMAZING GREAT CARE OF MY CAR AND HAVE RECORDS TO PROVE THAT. JUST HIT 59,000. MILES AND MY MOTOR BLEW UP. IM NOW LOOKING AT SPENDING $4000. TO REPLACE MOTOR OR PURCHASE A NEW CAR. LISTENING TO ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE MOTORS THAT ARE WELL DOCUMENTED I HAVE DECIDED TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR A HONDA. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY AMERICAN MADE. HOW CAN THEY BE LET TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. EVERY CONSUMER SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THERE LOSE. WE ALL DO THE RIGHT THING, PAY OUR TAXES, OUR MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS WITH HIGH INTEREST RATES, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CRAPPY PRODUCTS WE JUST HAVE TO EAT IT. THAT'S WHY THERE PEOPLE OUT THERE TRYING TO BEAT THE SYSTEM. I SAY THEN GO FOR IT. I WANT $3500.00 FOR MY USELESS CAR. THAT'S WHAT MY BOOK VALUE IS. I ALSO WANT $3500.00 I HAVE TO SPEND FOR THE DOWN PAYMENT FOR MY NEW CAR AND TWO WEEKS OF BEGGING FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR RIDES, AND ALL THE STRESS RELATED TO THIS MESS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE POORLY MADE MOTORS. THEY KNOW THERE CRAP AND THERE ALOUD TO GET AWAY WITH IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, CAR STARTED TO MAKE NOISES UNDER HOOD AND SMOKING. REPLACED MOTOR. 2 YEARS LATER AND WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *CN

"SLUDGE" ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L DOHC ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HEARD A NOISE THAT COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A "DIESEL ENGINE" SOUND WHILE MY CAR WAS IDLING AND RUNNING AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAD SEVERAL FRIENDS LISTEN TO IT AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT GETTING "INSIDE THE ENGINE". I PLANNED ON TAKING MY CAR TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY, AND WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED AND IN IDLE, THE CAR DIED. WHEN TRYING TO RESTART IT, IT WOULD RUN FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND THEN DIE AGAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SPENT THREE HOURS DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AND CREATING AN ESTIMATE. THE BILL WAS $280.00 INCLUDING THE TOW AND LABOR. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRACKED THE VALVE COVER AND DAMAGED THE VALVES, AMONG OTHER COMPONENTS. THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE MY ENGINE IS $4500.00 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON MY INTREPID. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ENGINE CAME INTO THE SAME PROBLEM, MOST LOSING THEIR ENGINE BETWEEN 30,000 AND 70,000 MILES. I HAVE NOT HAD THE WORK DONE TO MY CAR YET, DUE TO THE OUTRAGEOUS COST, AND I HAVE TO DECIDE NOW IF IT IS WORTH IT TO REPAIR IT MYSELF OR JUST PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS IF MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

CAR EXHIBITING ALL SYMPTOMS THAT ENGINE WILL FAIL--OIL LIGHT COMES ON AT STOP LIGHTS, AC BROKEN, RADIATOR FILLED WITH SLUDGE. I HAVE A SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND WILL NOT OUR LIVES AT STAKE DRIVING A CAR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. DODGE REFUSES TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THESE CARS HAVE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE CAR HESITATED AND KNOCKED THEN WENT. I DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND IT BEGAN KNOCKING AND LOOSING POWER. I WAS TRAVELING UP A HILL WITH NO SHOULDER. PULLED OVER IN A SAFE LOCATION AND CALLED FOR HELP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GRAPHS AUTOMOTIVE. THEY INFORMED ME THE ENGINE BLEW DUE TO THE #4 PISTON. I TOWED THE CAR BACK HOME. *TR

2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES USED PRIMARILY BY MY WIFE FOR WORK. (85 MILES PER DAY). CAR STARTED TO KNOCK. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATION AND WERE TOLD WE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SMALL BLOCK WITH WHAT I WAS TOLD AS BEING A NEW AS AN AFTER MARKET PART. WE STARTED TO HAVE OIL CHANGES DONE AT DEALERSHIP ONLY EVERY 3,000 MILES(ALTHOUGH OWNERS MANUAL STATES 7,000 FOR OUR THE TYPE OF DRIVING. AT LESS THAN 40,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK AGAIN. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND PRODUCT OR REPAIR AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME BY A FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS. THIS REPAIR SHOP HAS HAD SOME LUCK WITH REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME NOT THIS TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIME WITH SAME RESULTS AS MENTIONED, SERVICE NOT PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP TO BAD, I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS BY DALE FRANK THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ALL MY VEHICLES SERVICE AT OR BEFORE 3,000 MILES. I FINE IT VERY ABSURD THAT THE SPARK PLUG CHANGE IS AT 100,000 MILES WHEN THIS ENGINE HAS NO CHANGE OF EVER SEEING THAT NUMBER OF MILES. *TR

I GOT A LOAN ON A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT EXPENSE AFTER EXPENSE. IT DIDN'T WANT TO START, SO I TOOK TO A DODGE SERVICE PLACE. THEY SAID IT WAS A CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR, WHICH COST ME $582.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. TWO WEEKS LATER IT DIDN'T WANT TO START AGAIN. THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR, WHICH COST ME ANOTHER $284.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. EACH TIME THAT THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD THE CAR, THEY SUPPOSEDLY DID A 24 POINT INSPECTION AFTER FIXING IT, AND IT PASSED THE INSPECTION BOTH TIMES. SO, A WEEK AND A HALF LATER, THERE WAS SOME REALLY LOUD KNOCKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE MOTOR. THE DODGE SERVICE PLACE SAID THAT THE WHOLE LOWER UNIT ON THE ENGINE IS SHOT, SO IT NEEDS EITHER AN OVERHAUL OR A NEW MOTOR. I GOT SOME QUOTES OVER THE PHONE TO EITHER FIX THE MOTOR OR REPLACE THE MOTOR WITH A NEW MOTOR. FOR OVERHAULING THE MOTOR, WHICH INCLUDES PARTS AND LABOR, THEY WANT AT LEAST $4300.00. TO PUT A NEW MOTOR IN THEY WANT $4600.00. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FOR OVER $7000.00, NOT INCLUDING THE FINANCE AND INTEREST CHARGES. NOW IN ORDER TO FIX THE CAR, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN HALF OF WHAT THE CAR COST TO BEGIN WITH. THE DODGE SERVICE PLACES SAY THAT THE 2.7 MOTORS ARE NOT MADE WELL, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TOO SMALL OF AN OPENING FOR THE OIL TO BE DISPERSED CORRECTLY THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. MY INTREPID ONLY HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT. SO I AM STUCK PAYING FOR A CAR THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN, UNLESS I WANT TO BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE. I STILL OWE O

MY 2.7 V-6 ENGINE IN MY DODGE INTREPID BLEW UP BECAUSE OF A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE DO TO SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR DUE TO A ENGINE DESIGN DEFECT. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. ALL SERVICE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT, THERE WAS NO POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE HER WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE TO DRIVE WHILE THEY HAD HER VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION TYPE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT DROVE DIRECTLY TO HER MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE CYLINDER AND THE ENTIRE BOTTOM HALF OF THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED AND FAILED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,114 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,110.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID TO WORK ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, I NOTICED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ACCELERATOR NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. THE ENGINE THEN STARTED BUCKING AND RACING WHILE I TRIED TO WRESTLE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT. THE CAR GOT AS FAR AS THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP BEFORE IT STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. LATER THAT DAY, I WAS INFORMED BY THE OWNER OF THE SHOP THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, RESULTING IN BENT VALVES AND THE ENGINE NEEDING REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4000!! I JUST FINISHED PAYING OFF THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER. WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES AND THE MANUFACTURERS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES ADHERED TO, THIS VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS EARLY IN THE GAME. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 75K MILES ON IT AND 1 1/2 YEARS LATER THE ENGINE BLEW. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP DUE TO ME NOT DOING ROUTINE OIL CHANGES BUT, MY MECHANIC BEGS TO DIFFER. HE PERFORMED THE PROPER OIL CHANGES ON THE CAR EVERY THREE MONTHS. I STILL HAVE THIS CAR SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FROM A YEAR AGO. IT WILL COST ME $4,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE AND SOMEONE TO DUE THE WORK. *TR

NOTICED PLAY IN STEERING GETTING WORSE AS TIME WENT ON SO I WENT TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED AND COMPLETE ALIGNMENT DONE ON VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE TIRES BUT REFUSED TO DO AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE INNER TIERODS AND THAT THE STEERING GEAR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF 300.00 FOR EACH INNER TIEROD AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO FIND A DIFFERENT SHOP TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT. CAR STILL DRIFTS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND THE STEERING STILL HAS PLAY. I REFUSE TO HAVE MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THIS DEATH TRAP. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT I HAVE W/ A 2.7 ENGINE AND THE ENGINE SEIZED/LOCKED UP ON ME AND THE HEAT HAD WENT OUT ON IT RIGHT BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. I TOOK CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THEN. MY VEHICLE IS NICE LOOKING IN AND OUT AND I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER ENGINE FOR THIS CAR SO IT'S SITTING THERE BEHIND MY HOUSE AND I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. I PAID A GREAT DEAL FOR THIS CAR AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS W/ IT UNTIL IT SEIZED AND IT SEIZED UP AT 97,000 MILES! THIS CAR IS A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT FOR ME AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE HAS BEEN HAVING OUT OF THESE VEHICLES. I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A SMALL TREE. IT MAKES ME AND MY FAMILY/FRIENDS NOT EVER WANT TO BUY ANOTHER DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID, I FELT THAT MY LIFE WAS JEOPARDIZED ON 3 OCCASIONS. ONCE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN ONBOARD. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I LOST COMPLETE POWER. I WAS LUCKY THE FIRST TIME WHEN I RUN OFF THE ROAD AND WENT UNTO THE SIDE WALK WHERE I LUCKILY DID NOT INJURE ANYONE. THE 2ND AND 3RD TIME,I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, I KNEW I WAS ABOUT THE LOSS POWER BECAUSE I NOTICE THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING, AS A PRECAUTION , I SLOWED DOWN AND WAS ABOUT TO PULL UP TO THE SERVICE LANE WHEN THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUT OFF. I HAD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING NOR BRAKES; NOTHING WORKED. I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT THE CAR TO STOP. AFTER THAT NIGHT,I CALLED MY HUSBAND CRYING, I WAS SHAKING,TREMBLING AND SCARED TO DEATH. AFTER THAT I BECAME SO SCARED THAT I VOWED NEVER TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN BECAUSE I FELT THAT ONE DAY I MAY BE KILLED OR KILL MY CHILDREN OR SOME INNOCENT PERSON DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I HAD MY MECHANIC PICKUP THE CAR. NOW HE TELLS ME THAT THE ENGINE DIED. *TR

CAR IS A WELL MAINTAINED (ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE DONE AT DEALERSHIP). DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. HAD TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND REACH TO THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR. FEELS LIKE HANDLE IS NO LONGER ENGAGING THE DOOR LOCK. EXPERIENCED INITIAL PANIC WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR. *JB

VEHICLE INFORMATION: 98,975 MILES ON THE CAR BUSHINGS BROKE SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 TOOK THE CAR IN FOR STEERING NOISE AND ACCESSIVE SHAKING THEY WERE REPLACED AND WITHIN THAT SAME DAY THE BOLTS BROKE OFF IN MY DRIVE-WAY THAN MY MECHANIC DID HIS HOMEWORK AND FOUND THIS DEFECT ONLINE....CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVEABLE. WHAT DO WE DO??? DO WE FIX THE CAR AND PARK IT UNTIL DODGE DOES SOMETHING OR LEAVE AS IS.... PLEASE HELP.... *TR

AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE ENGINE, IT BEGAN TO MAKE A "RATTLE" NOISE THAT WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. TOOK IT INTO A SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. 9 MONTHS LATER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START -> THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (THE CAR HAS ~72,000 MILES). I NOW NEED TO EITHER BUY A NEW ENGINE, OR SELL IT FOR PARTS (THE COST OF THE REPAIR WILL NEARLY EQUAL THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED TO REPLACE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE SO EARLY. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CHRYSLER ENGINE: WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID SEDAN SE THAT'S A 2.7 ENGINE I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS ON THE FREE WAY ON I-70 W WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOP ON ME . I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOWING THE SHOP FOR REPAIRED AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENGINE IS BAD. *TR

ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT 90K MILES. IT WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE THE OLD PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT HAD NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB

ENGINE LOWER END FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. RELATED TO LONG TERM CONDITION..STARTING AT 30,000 MILES. ENGINE SLUDGE DUE TO ENGINE DESIGN DEFECT..CAR WAS IMMACULATELY MAINTAINED...OIL CHANGED EVERY 3K WITHOUT FAIL.. BY 60K ENGINE LIGHT RAN INTERMITTENTLY BAD BEARING KNOCK...CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM,,UNTIL FINAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT 92K.. CAR HAD TO BE SCRAPPED... 2.7L ENGINE WELL DOCUMENTED ONLINE WITH SLUDGE LOWER END DAMAGE PROBLEMS. *TR

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO INCIDENT. 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE CAR WAS MOVING WITH NO WARNING. HAD TOWED SAID IT WAS DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE READ ALL THE OTHER 2.7 HORROR STORIES AND I EXPECT DODGE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY VEHICLE JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED BEFORE MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK A TRIP OUT OF STATE. WHEN WE RETURNED MY VEHICLE STALLED BEFORE GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. WE HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $5,000. *TR

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. MY CARS CLEAR PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS HAVE BEEN GETTING MORE AND MORE YELLOW THROUGH THE YEARS. AT NIGHT I CAN BARELY SEE THE STREET AS THE YELLOWED COVERS SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS CAN GIVE OFF. THE COST OF REPLACING THE COVERS IS PROHIBITIVE FOR ME AS YOU NEED TO REPLACE BOTH ASSEMBLY'S COMPLETELY. THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MAYBE YOU CAN GET CHRYSLER TO REPLACE THEM. I WILL DO THE LABOR BUT NEED THE NEW ASSEMBLY'S. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, THE ENGINE COULD SHUT OFF. CHRYSLER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND STATED THAT NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,050 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 09/10/07. *JB

WE HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES ON THE CAR. A WEEK OR TWO AFTER THE LAST OIL CHANGE, IT STARTED TO KNOCK. WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING IT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAVE GOTTEN ESTIMATES FROM THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, AND A COUPLE OTHER MECHANICS, AND WE NEED A NEW ENGINE AND IT WILL COST A LOT MORE THAN WHAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY WORTH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE REPAIR SHOP PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT WAS ISSUED REFERENCE NUMBER 16542975. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

OUR VEHICLE IS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WHICH WILL NEED THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO "OIL SLUDGE" BUILD-UP IN THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE WITH ANOTHER USED ENGINE (WHICH MAY DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM) HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY $4,000 AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER. TO REPLACE THIS WITH A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $1000-$1500. THE DEALER INDICATES HE MAY NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE, BUT HAVE NO CHOICE AND THE COST WILL TOTALLY DEPLETE OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT. THIS VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 76,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE LEARNED FROM SOME INVESTIGATION THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR "SINCERE APOLOGY", BUT NOTE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AS WELL AS OTHER WEBSITES. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES ON MANY CHRYSLER VEHICLES (INTREPID, SEBRING, ETC.). CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF A DESIGN FLAW. MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AND CANNOT EVEN AFFORD TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE! SOME HAVE HAD THEIR VEHICLES STOP ON THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM (VIA AN ENGINE "NOISE") BEFORE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS OCCURRED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE WHO HAS A VEHICLE WITH THI

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE; ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A COST OF $3500. *JB

OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE THAT FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AT 59K MILES. THE CAR IS NOW WORTHLESS AND IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND CHANGE THE OIL ARRODING TO THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR

ENGINE BROKE DOWN. MOST LIKELY TYPICAL ENGINE FPROBLEMS OF THE 2.7 L ENGINE. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE IN MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID-CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS ENGINE IS CRAP AND WILL NOT FIX IT-THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE AND HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY 2.7 V-6 FOR FREE. *TR

BLOWN ENGIN AT (27,000 MILES. *AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 ENGINE. OIL SLUDGE DEFECT AT 92000 MILES. NO WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED, CAUSING SPIN OUT WITH NEAR CRASH. VEHICLE WAS PERFECTLY MAINTAINED USING SYNTHETIC OIL AT 5000 INTERVALS. HAD TO GET HOTEL ROOM WITH 2 KIDS AT CHRISTMAS TIME, AND WAIT FOR REPAIR TO CAR, WHICH INCLUDED NEW TOP END AND TIMING CHAIN SET. $2600 SPENT. *AK

I PICKED UP THE CAR AFTER PURCHASING IT AND NEVER MADE IT HOME. THE CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD JUST PULLED OFF BECAUSE I HEARD A SOUND AND THE CAR BECAME SLUGGISH. I TRIED TO START THE CAR UP TO NO AVAIL. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHICH STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND FLOODED THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR AWHILE. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. I WAS UNSURE WHAT TO DO UNTIL A NEW COWORKER MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS ABLE TO GIVE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO TAKE. THE CAR WILL BE SITTING UNTIL I CAN SAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT HEARD A BUZZING NOISE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 139,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND STEAM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLANT AIR BLEEDER FOR THE RADIATOR BECAME DETACHED. A MECHANIC AT DODGE INSPECTED THE PART AND STATED THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 101,000.

THE CAR WAS A FLEET VEHICLE WITH DOCUMENTED SERVICES COMPLETED. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2003 WITH APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES ON IT. CONTINUED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AROUND 3000 MILES. WHEN THE CAR REACHED AROUND 100000 MILES THE OIL LIGHT STARTED FLICKING AT LOW RPMS. EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST CHANGED THE OIL AROUND 1000 MILES BEFORE. I JUST FIGURED THAT THE CAR WAS BURNING SOME OIL SINCE IT HAD OVER 100000 MILE ON IT SO I JUST KEPT A QUART IN THE TRUNK AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL WHEN THE LIGHT WOULD START FLICKERING AND ADD SOME OIL IF IT WAS LOW. THEN COMING HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING THE CAR JUST LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND I WAS IN TRAFFIC I TRIED TO GET IT TO A PARKING LOT WHEN IT DIED AT A RED LIGHT. GOT IT STARTED AND TO A PARKING LOT AND THAT WAS WHERE IT EXPIRED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE IS OFTEN PARKED IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THE CRACK HAS NOT BEGUN TO SPREAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. ON JUNE 11, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FAILED. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO PUT THE SEAT BACK UP. SAFETY RECALL # 03V035000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER) WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON JANUARY 14, 2004. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER SEAT ADJUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,388.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS UNDER 62,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

MY CAR SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M GOING 20 MILES PER HOUR OR 45 MILES PER HOUR.. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT THIS PAST YEAR. IN MARCH 2007 I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND PAID APPROX $1300 DOLLARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND HAS BEEN EVER SINCE..HERE LATELY IT HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF 1-2 TIMES PER DAY AND I ONLY DRIVE IT TO AND FROM WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS WERE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148,000.

COMPLAINED ABOUT DODGE INTREPID 2000 2.7 ENGINE. PROBLEM BEGAN WITH LIFTER NOISE AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. IMEDIATELY STOPPED AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. CHECKED OIL LEVEL WHICH WAS OKAY. RESTARTED ENGINE AND DROVE 2 MILES WHEN PROBLEM RECURRED. DISCUSSED WITH MECHANIC. PROBLEM WAS SLUDGE BUILDUP IN OIL AND BLOCKING OF OIL LINE. SLUDGE APPARENTLY DRAINED WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. LIFTER NOISE AND OIL WARNING LIGHT STAYED OFF UNTIL SLUDGE AGAIN BLOCKED OIL SCREEN AND LINE. REGULAR CHANGING OF OIL SEEMED NOT TO BE AN ANSWER. THE MECHANIC STATED SHE IS AWARE OF NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES. ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF ENGINE FAILURE BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILDUP IN THE 2.7 DODGE ENGINE.*AK

DASH BOARD IS CRACKING NEAR AIRBAG AND LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WE HAVE TO HIT THE DASHBOARD FOR IT TO STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND, AND AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 15 MILES, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ,BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *AK

MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGING: THE CAR IS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. WE REPLACED THE BAD ENGINE WITH ANOTHER THAT IS ALSO NOW FAILING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR