2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM FAILED THREE TIMES AND THE LOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR REQUIREED HIM TO APPLY PRESSURE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. THE ELECTRIC LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING. THE LOCKS MADE A GRINDING NOISE EVERY TIME TRYING TO OPEN AND CLOSE THEM. THE PASSENGERS REAR LOCK ALSO FAILED. THE FIRST TWO FAILURES OCCURRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. WHEN HE WOULD PULL THE HANDLE AND ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN, NOTHING WOULD ALLOW HIM TO OPEN THE LOCKS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER ON THE FIRST TWO DOORS. WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH THE AUTOMATIC LOCK MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR LOCKED, AND THEREWAS NO WAY YOU COULD GET OUT. SOMETIMES THE NOISES WOULD ALLOW HIM TO EXIT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE DOOR FAILURE DIAGNOSED, AND IT WAS REPAIRED IT FOR $600. THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE LOCKS FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE FAILING THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 91,000 MILES. THE OWNER DOESN'T KNOW THE CURRENT MILEAGE, AND DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE'S VIN.

VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING, WAS DRIVING AND ENGINE CUT OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN DIED.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW ENGINE. *AK

HAD OIL CHANGED AT 73,000 MILES. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OIL LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING. OIL LEVELS WERE OKAY ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AT 5000 RPM. ONE WEEK LATER ENGINE FAILED ON HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT. *AK

ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. NO WARNING ,AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWY AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE ENGINE JUST QUIT RUNNING.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE NEAR THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TIMING CHAIN, AND THEREWAS SLUDGE BUILD UP INSIDE THE ENGINE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 94,000.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE PRODUCED A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS TOWED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE NOISE AS THE TENSIONER FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 98,099.*AK

THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE TIMING CHAIN AND GUIDE AND ALL THE VALVES HAD TO BE REPLACED RESULTING IN A BILL OF OVER 6,000 DOLLARS. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRING. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE RETAILER WOULD DO ANYTHING WHATSOEVER TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS.*AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. THIS REPAIR MAY COST $1,500.

ENGINE FAILURE OF 2000 DODGE INTREPID. 8JB

2000 INTREPID 2.7 L MOTOR SEIZED WITH ONLY 115,000 MILES, GOOD MAINTENANCE. WITH NO WARNING, NOISES OR FANFARE THE MOTOR SIMPLY SEIZED UP. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN IT OUT OF THE BODY SHOP FROM A FENDER BENDER (TO THE TUNE OF $2500) AND NOW I HAVE A WORTHLESS HUSK OF A CAR - IT COSTS MORE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR THAN THE CAR IS WORTH..... GUESS THAT IS WHAT WE CALL A DISPOSABLE SOCIETY... THE LAST MOPAR I WILL EVER BUY.......*JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 5 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. SHE FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED BLINKING. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE SAMETHING . THE VEHICLE HAD 39,700 MILES. *AK

THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP THEN IT BLEW. *B

CAR STALLED OUT IN DECEMBER 06 AND BATTERY REPLACED. STALLED AGAIN IN MARCH 07 AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND NEW ENGINE NEEDED AT ONLY 81,000 MILES. TRIED TO SEE IF USED ENGINE AVAILABLE AND WAS TOLD NONE COULD BE FOUND BECAUSE THIS WAS TYPICAL TO THE INTREPID. ALSO TOLD A NEW ENGINE COST AND LABOR IS ABOUT $3500. WE OWE $4400 AND PAY $163 EVERY MONTH WITH TWO YEARS LEFT TO PAY. WERE ALREADY ON THE BRINK OF FORECLOSURE ON OUR HOME AND WE WERE STRUGGLING TO MAKE THESE CAR PAYMENTS, WE WILLL STRUGGLE TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT WE CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THESE COMPLAINTS FROM WHAT I'VE READ HERE, AND I WILL BE CONTACTING CHRYSLER WHO REALLY NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT!NO WONDER EVERYONE IS GOING FOREIGN!TO THE CEO'S, ENJOY THOSE HUGE HOMES AND PAYCHECKS WHILE THE REST OF US PAY FOR CHRYSLER'S MISTAKES!MY BROTHER DIED IN A CHRYSLER WHEN HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD BECAUSE OF A STEERING DEFAULT!THIS WAS 23 YEARS AGO, I REALLY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER!!!!I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE FROM THESE COMPLAINTS THAT FEW ARE GETTING KILLED FROM THIS ENGINE DEFECT. LUCKY FOR CHRYSLER,THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY UP!EVEN MORE LUCKY FOR THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS AND ANYONE DRIVING AROUND THEM WHEN THEY STALL!!! *JB

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY DRIVER EVER SINCE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND THERE ARE ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING FINE, TIL ONE DAY ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO MAKE A TERRIBLE TAPPING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. I MANAGED TO GET HOME AND AFTER HAVING A MECHANIC INSPECT IT, HE SAID THE ENGINE NEED TO BE REBUILT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE LET GO AND THAT ALL THE GUIDES, GASKETS, TIMING CHAIN, GEARS, AND CRANKSHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A NEW ENGINE OR A REBUILT ONE WOULD NEED TO BE DONE ON A CAR OF THIS AGE AND SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I'VE HAD A CONCERN WITH THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON PERIODICALLY, BUT EVERYTIME WE'VE HAD IT CHECKED, THE OIL WAS FULL AND NO PROBLEM FOUND, THOUGHT TO BE AN ELECTRICAL CONCERN. NOW, I FIND OUT AFTER SOME RESEARCH THAT THIS YEAR VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT CAUSED SLUDGE TO BUILD UP AND CAUSE THIS LIGHT TO GO ON AND CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. SHAME ON CHRYSLER FOR MAKING THIS ENGINE. I THINK SOMEONE AT CHRYSLER SHOULD CONTACT ME AND ASSIST WITH THIS REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN BUYING CHRYSLER FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS. MY HUSBAND AND I HAD A NEON, JEEP CHEROKEE, AND CURRENTLY A GRAND MINIVAN. MY FATHER IN LAW IS A PROUD RETIRED CHRYSLER AUTOMAKER. IF CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES, THEN I SHOULD BE GIVEN SOME CONSIDERATION. I HAVE ALWAYS INTENDED TO BUY CHRYSLER PRODUCTS, BUT AFTER THIS, I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL EVER BUY ONE

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 02/05/07 THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID HAD ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SMOKED STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS, THE ENGINE DID NOT HAVE ANY PERCEPTIBLE FAILURES. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP, AND THE SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING ALL OVER, BUT HE COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THEN, THEY CALLED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED HE WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MECHANIC THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FREEZING UP WAS DUE TO A SLUDGE BUILDUP. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 INTREPID WITH A 2.7 L ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING ON MAIN STREET AND ENGINE SEIZED. DEALERSHIP SAYS TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND I NEED NEW ENGINE. I HAVE 72,000 MILES ON CAR. ON A PREVIOUS VISIT TO THE DEALER SHOP, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT THE TIMING CHAIN, THEY SAID IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR 120,000 MILES. AT THAT VISIT THEY TOLD ME I HAD OIL SLUDGE AND THEY FLUSHED THE OIL, GAS AND TRANSMISSION LINES OUT. I HAVE SPEND THOUSAND OF DOLLARS KEEPING THIS CAR IN GOOD MAINTENANCE CONDITION AND NOW IT'S WORTHLESS. *JB

OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR THAN IT WAS WORTH. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE REPAID TECHNICIAN ALERTED US TO THE FACT THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE WAS KNOWN BY CHRYSTLER TO HAVE ENGINE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEMS DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THIS WAS OUR FIRST AND ONLY CHRYSTLER PRODUCT WE WILL EVER PURCHASE... WE ARE GOING TO PURCHASE OUR FIRST FOREIGN MADE VEHICLE, A HONDA THIS TIME!!! *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN APPROXIMATELY JANUARY OF 2006 HE DEVELOPED A CRUSTY, FOGGY FILM ON BOTH HEAD LIGHTS OF HIS 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS INHIBITS THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT. THE DEALER SAID THIS CONDITION CAME FROM THE HEAT ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY HAVE A PROCESS TO CLEAN THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND DOES NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS REASONABLE. . *JB UPDATED 2/16/2007 -THE LIGHT OUTPUT HAS BEEN REDUCED BY ABOUT 50% OF THE ORIGINAL OUTPUT AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE OVER TIME. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. AT 96000 MILES I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE AND SAID THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5000.00. THEY DID NOT ADVISE ME TO TRY TO FIX THE EXISTING MOTOR BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. *NM

ANOTHER INTREPID 2.7 L ENGINE FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT DID STOP RUNING WITHOUT ANY WARNINIG. I JUST CAME OUT OF A TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLAS TRANSMISSION REPAIR. I KNOW BIG CHANCES ARE I WILL BE IGNORED BY CHRYSLER PEOPLE, BUT I WILL DO EVERYTHING I HAVE TO DO TO STOP MY RELATIVES AND 20 GENERATIONS AHEAD, FROM BUYING ANY CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *NM

ON CHRISTMAS DAY, I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 IN CALIFORNIA ON MY WAY TO DISNEYLAND WITH MY FAMILY AND VERY QUICKLY MY ENGINE OVERHEATED AND STALLED IN THE FAST LANE, THANK GOODNESS IT WAS CHRISTMAS DAY AND THERE WERE'NT VERY MANY VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. WE MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD A TOW TRUCK PICK UP THE VEHICLE FOR $120. MY VEHICLE ARRIVED AT MY MECHANIC AND AFTER A DAY OF REVIEWING MY VEHICLE HE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND I BROKE 2 PISTON VALVES. I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE COST OF THE ENGINE IN $3,000 THIS IS NOT A COST THAT IS REASONABLE FOR A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE REPAIR. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE RAN AS IF IT HAD NO OIL. HE PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. THE OIL HEATED UP AND THE ENGINE FAILED. HE CALLED THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO GIVE HIM $200.00 FOR THE VEHICLE ,BUT,HE HAD SPENT OVER $6000.00 TO FIX THE ENGINE BEFORE AND IT SEIZED FOR THE SECOND TIME. HE RECENTLY PURCHASE D THE CAR. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS 65000 OF WHICH 52,000 MILES WERE ON THE ODOMETER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER DDID NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP ,AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD NOT FIX THESE TYPES OF CARS BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT PROBLEMS. BEFORE IT SEIZED THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER HAD HIM BRING IN THE VEHICLE. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR A FEW DAYS AT WHICH POINT HE WAS ASKED TO PICK UP THE CAR AND THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS TO ALERT THE CONTACT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE TIME BELT HAD FRACTURED, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO INFORMED THE ENGINE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD ONLY 97000 MILES.

1) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2) ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 3) MECHANIC REPLACE FUEL PUMP THEN COMPUTER CAR WOULD STILL NOT START. CHRYSLER CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE PROBLEM AND SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE $5000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN IDLE, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

2.7 CHRYSLER MOTOR. THE TIMING GEARS AND BELT WERE REPLACED BY MARKETPLACE CHRYSLER SUZUKI INC AROUND 65000. THEN THE MOTOR DEVELOPS A LOWER KNOCK. THE SAME DEALERSHIP THEN SAYS CHRYSLER MADE A BAD MOTOR AND IT WILL COST $3200 FOR A NEW MOTOR. WILL CHRYSLER OWN UP FOR THEIR FAILURE ? AND PUT A NEW MOTOR IN MY CAR FREE OF CHARGE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE RAN SPORADICALLY AND HESITATED. A BLUISH SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 1/19/2007 - *NM

REPLACED TIMING BELT AT 80,000 MILES. 13,000 MILES LATER THE TIMING BELT WENT AGAIN AND TOOK OUT THE ENTIRE ENGINE. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WAS ONLY WILLING TO GIVE A 2% REDUCTION IN THE COST OF A NEW VEHICLE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND IS A BOAT ANCHOR THAT I AM STILL PAYING ON. *JB

ENGINE FIRE DUE TO PLUGGED PCV VALVE. WAS NOT PROPERLY OR FULLY INSPECTED BY VAN DYN HOVEN PRIOR TO SALE. ALSO IN SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, REPLACED MODE DOOR ACTUATOR, IGNITION TUMBLER, OIL SENSOR AND THEN THE THEN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS FOR 1 YEAR $1047. THIS CAR IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY MOST PEOPLE BUY JAPANESE CARS. *JB

MY 2000 INTREPID STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN BLEW WITH NO ADVANCE NOTICE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I SEE WHY. SLUDGE BUILD UP EVEN THOUGH I FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE FRONT END PARTS AT SUBSTANTIAL COSTS ,OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT, ALSO THE BRAKE A NUMBER OF TIMES . *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED TO GET GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED; THE ENGINE WAS CHUGGING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP. AFTER SIX WEEKS, DIAGNOSTICS AND PHYSICAL INSPECTION SHOWED A VALVE PART MAY HAVE FALLEN INTO THE MOTOR CAUSING DAMAGE AND THERE WAS A SEVERE SLUDGE PROBLEM REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEALER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, GOT OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT RE-START. TOWED BACK TO DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. *JB

TEMPERATURE GAUGE TOPPED OUT, CAME DOWN, THEN BLEW FLUID ON ENGINE. DEALER SAID ENGINE WAS GONE. I STILL OWE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO GET A NEW MOTOR. AND THE DEALER IS AFRAID I WILL NOT GET A LOAN FOR A NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT STILL OWED. I STILL HAVE NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. CAR IS. *JB

TIMING CHAIN OF 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID BROKE WHILE TRAVILING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON M84 BETWEEN SAGINAW AND BAY CITY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUTTERED AND NEARLY STALLED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD PUNCHED A HOLE THROUGH THE TOP OF THE VALVE COVER, WHICH LEAKED OIL OVER THE ENGINE AND ONTO THE EXHAUST, STARTING A SMALL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

LAST SPRING I HAD TO REPLACE THE COOPER TIRES ON THE FRONT OF MY CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE CAUSING MY CAR TO VIBRATE EVEN THOUGH THE TREAD AND TIRE PRESSURE WERE PERFECT. I STILL HAD COOPER TIRES ON THE REAR OF MY CAR AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE TREAD OF MY REAR RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT TORE OFF MY REAR BUMPER AND DID DAMAGE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. CURRENTLY I DO HAVE QUOTES TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE, BUT AM WAITING TO FIND OUT IF COOPER TIRE WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM

IN MAY, WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ON THE PENN TURNPIKE, THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY COLLAPSED TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION. FORTUNATELY, I HAD JUST REDUCED SPEED AS I WAS APPROACHING A TOLL BOOTH, THUS AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE LESS THAN 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. IN 2003 THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF RECALL 03V-035; IT WAS SERVICED IMMEDIATELY AFTER NOTIFICATION IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECEIVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE, HOWEVER THE CONTACT DISPUTED THIS ASSESSMENT AND HAD RECEIPTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, OIL LIGHT ETC, MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WOULD NOT START. ALL WAS FINE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. SERVICE STATION INFORMED ME OF TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM AND OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP DUE TO IMPERFECT 2.7 MOTOR. I WAS ALSO ADVISED TO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS MOTOR IS A PIECE OF JUNK. CAR ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE HAD AN OIL FLOW PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE. THE SERVICE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE OIL FLOW SENSOR AND NOW THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.

ENGINE TICKING NOISE RESULTING IN REPLACING ENGINE. ALL EXPENSE WAS OUT OF MY POCKET EVEN AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER. *NM

2.7 L MOTOR ON 2004 DODGE INTREPID HAS EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILD UP RESULTING IN BLOWN MOTOR. CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED. BAD ENGINE DESIGN THAT IS WELL KNOWN TO MECHANICS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE CAUSING THE OIL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD TO ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO A GEAR FROM IDLE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL COMPLETELY.