2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STALL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE STALLING.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE ENGINE SLUDGE. THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FROM A LOCAL DEALER LESS THAN 8 MONTHS AGO. WE PROVIDED REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE CHECKS ON THIS VEHICLE. WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD (45 MPH) THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TREMENDOUS CLATTERING, AND LOST A GREAT DEAL OF POWER. I NEARLY MISSED BEING REAR-ENDED WITH MY 3-YR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT!!!! I STILL OWE $5000 ON THIS CAR, HAVE BEEN QUOTED $5000-$6000 TO REPAIR IT, AND MUST CARRY FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE FOR IT TO SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN CONTACTING DAIMLER-CHRYSLER, I AM PUT ON HOLD AND NO ONE EVER COMES BACK ON THE LINE TO FINISH MY COMPLAINT. *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 17,2005 THE ENGINE (2.7L) THE ENGINE FAILED RENDERING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES NEARLY USELESS WHILE DRIVING THE TWISTING AND TURNING ROADS OF ATKINSON NH. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIR ASSESSED (ENGINE REPLACEMENT) THE COST OF THE REPAIR EXCEEDED THE BOOK VALUE OF THE AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE DONE NOTHING SINCE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ATTAINING ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION (NON CHRYSLER PRODUCT). *NM

I PURCHASED A 2000 DOGE INTREDPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. IT WAS NOTHING BUT CONSTANT PROBLEMS AND ALMOST GOT ME KILLED. I WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP, THE MOTOR LOCKED AS I WAS PULLING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE MOTOR HAD 71K DON'T BUY A CHRYSLER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK FAILED ALLOWING THE SHIFTER TO MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE INCLINE EACH TIME. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V021000, REGARDING THE FLOOR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS INDICATING ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED.

THE CAR WAS DRIVING GOOD. I NOTICED A LITTLE JERKING BUT WAS NOT TOO WORRIED AS I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGED RECENTLY. WHEN LEAVING FROM MY WORK FOR LUNCH, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND STALL BADLY. I TURNED AROUND AND PARKED THE CAR MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO AAMCO THINKING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY PERFORMED TESTS AND THE REPORT SAID CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. I STARTED THE CAR UP AND THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOOK OFF THE OIL PAN AND DISCOVERED SCRAPS OF METAL IN MY OIL. HE STATED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 MORE WEEKS AND DECIDED TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE INSTEAD OF TAKING MY CHANCES WITH THIS ONE SINCE THE REPAIR COST IS MORE THAN $5000. WHILE GETTING MY OTHER VEHICLE SERVICED, I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE INTREPID. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT ABOUT 55MPH, THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. LUCKILY I WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. IF I HAD BEEN GOING SLOWER, IT WOULD HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SINCE I STILL OWE FOR THE CAR ($8000), IT WAS HARD TO TRADE SO I KEPT IT AND NOW HAVE TWO CAR PAYMENTS. AFTER COUNCEL, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO FILE FOR CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY IN ORDER TO COUNTERACT MY LIVING EXPENSES WITH THE TWO CAR PAYMENTS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN, WORK FULL TIME, AND PRESENTLY IN MY LAST YEAR OF COLLEGE FOR MY BACHELORS DEGREEE. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT FIND GOOD TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THE INTREPID AND GO WIT

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP AND WOULD HAVE TO REPLACED.

ENGINE OF WELL MAINTAINED DODGE INTREPID 2.7L SEIZED DURING RUSH HOUR ON BUSY ROAD. WIFE PANICKED BUT WAS ABLE (LUCKILY) TO SWING IN A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC BEHIND HER (TRUCKS). MECHANIC: CHECKED ENGINE: NO SLUDGE WAS PRESENT, NO SIGNS OF SLUDGE (REMARKABLE!) TIMING CHAIN BROKE DOWN AND WATER PUMP IS ABOUT TO BREAK DOWN (IN THAT CASE ENGINE WOULD BE A TOTAL LOSS). THIS IS THE 3RD INTREPID 2.7L THAT WEEK WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AROUND SAME MILEAGE! SINCE THERE WAS NO SLUDGE THE PROBLEMS SEEM NOT ONLY TO BE SLUDGE RELATED. OIL CHANGE INTERVAL: EVERY 3000 MILES (PROOF) W. SYNTHETIC OIL. NO SLUDGE MEANS THAT PREVIOUS OWNER ALSO MAINTED THE CAR WELL! I'LL HAVE THE MECHANIC STATE IN HIS REPORT THAT NO SLUDGE WAS FOUND FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. WARRANTY COMPANY KICKED IN EVENTUALLY SINCE THEY COULD NOT USE THE 'SLUDGE' ARGUMENT AGAINST ME. *NM

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 L ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING OR PRIOR PROBLEM BLEW UP WHILE WIFE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. LOST STEERING DUE TO ANTI-FREEZE ON BELT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROADWAY WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL. THIS ENGINE HAS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT BLOWN ENGINES DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP/WATER PUMP/DESIGN PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT WILL COST $5000. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. US GOVT. SHOULD STEP UP AND ENFORCE RECALL OF DEFECTIVE 2.7L DOHC ENGINES! *JB

ENGINE DEAD. CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OUT, GOT LOUD THEN DIED. THE LOSS CREATED BEING WITHOUT A CAR FOR SOME TIME OVER THREE MONTHS WITHOUT A RELIABLE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AS OF YESTERDAY 3/28/06, I WAS GOING TO HAVE THEM DO WORK ON IT. WHEN I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NHTSA, I HAD ASKED THEM TO WAIT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY OTHER WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. UPON INSPECTION THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

ENGINE SEIZED. *JB

I BOUGHT A NEW 2000 DODGE INTREPID FOR 22K, NICE CAR BUT PC OF CRAP ENGINE. I WAS AWARE OF THE 2.7L PIECE OF CRAP ENGINE ONE BEFORE MY ENGINE DIED.. I CHECK/CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY AROUND 2800-3000 MILES... DODGE DENIES CONSUMERS DO THIS THOUGH.. FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, EVERY 1500 MILES I WAS ALWAYS DOWN A QUART OF OIL...? NO LEAKS, CAN'T SEE ANY SMOKE.. MY ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS MY CAR WAS ACTING LIKE I HAD NO OIL IN IT.. NO POWER WITH ENGINE. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY RIGHT NEXT TO A DODGE DEALER WHICH WAS CONVENIENT. THEY HAD DIAGNOSED THAT MY CRANK AND CAM SENSOR WERE "NO GOOD".. AND REPLACED THEM FOR $400.. A MONTH LATER I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON...? I PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT TO CHECK THE OIL.. I WAS ONLY DOWN MAYBE A PINT. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED/ADDED THE OIL AND WENT TO WORK. I NEVER MADE IT TO WORK. ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM WORK THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE I WAS OUT OF OIL?? I BROUGHT TO THE REPAIR SHOP NEAR WORK. THEY SAID IT WAS INTERNAL AND WOULD TOUCH IT AFTER DRAINING SOME OIL AND SAW METAL FLAKES... I SPOKE WITH MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT THE LOVELY 2.7 ENGINES.. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE READ HORROR STORIES ABOUT THIS ENGINE, AS WELL AS DODGE DEALERS WOULD DO NOTHING FOR THE CONSUMER. I'VE BEEN TELLING EVERYONE I SEE WITH A DODGE 2.7 TO GET RID OF IT FAST. AND NEVER TO BUY A "DODGE/CHRSYLER" PRODUCT UNTIL THEY RECALL AND REPLACE THIS ENGINE.. *JB

2.7 LITER ENGINES IN 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITHOUT WARNING STARTS KNOCKING THEN THE ENGINE LETS GO. THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANYTIME OR ANYWHERE. REPLACE MOTOR BECAUSE THE ENGINE BUILDS UP SLUDGE DUE TO THE OILIER BEING TO SMALL . *JB

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE OIL SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE FLUSHED, HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES WITH PREMIUM OIL AND MAINTENANCE WITH NO AVAIL. ON DECEMBER 15, 2005 MY ENGINE LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. NOW I MUST PAY $5000 FOR A REBUILT MOTOR ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAD 111,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. UPDATED 04/06/06. *JB

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE JUST TURNED 80,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER THEN WOULDN'T START ONE DAY AFTER WORK. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY 2 MECHANICS WHOM BOTH TOLD ME THE TIMING CHAIN AND ROCKER ARM WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AND CAR BASICALLY WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD UP. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON FOR THIS CAR. APPROXIMATELY COST OF NEW ENGINE IS $5000, MORE THAN TRADE-IN VALUE SO DECIDED TO BUY ANOTHER MORE RELIABLE CAR. MY INTREPID STILL IS SITTING UNREPAIRED IN MY DRIVEWAY, HOWEVER I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. I'LL NEVER BUY A DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE AGAIN!!! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE AND LIFTING UP THE VEHICLE THE WRENCH FOR THE JACK BENT. ALSO, A SCREW CAME LOOSE IN THE JACK. THEN WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS, THE WRENCH BROKE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE TWICE. REPLACED ENGINE AT LESS THAN 50, 000 MILES WITH ANOTHER DODGE ENGINE. IT FAILED AT 118,000 SAME PROBLEM. *JB

ON FEB 17,2006,MY KIDS WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN AFTER ABOUT 55 MILES OUT OF TOWN. MY DAUGHTER HEARD A SOUND UNDER THE HOOD,THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON SHE PULLED OVER ON INTERSTATE 10 . THEN SHE TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE TOW TRUCK CAME AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WE WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD LOCKED UP (BLEW). IT ONLY HAVE ABOUT 71,000 MILES, BOUGHT AT ABOUT 18,300 MILES PAID CASH. I WAS TOLD IT IS HARD TO FIND A USED MOTOR AND IT WILL COST FROM 2,500-3,000 TO FIX IT AND A NEW MOTOR WILL COST 4-6,000 DOLLARS. WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT WE HAVE 2 KIDS IN COLLEGE AND 2 KIDS TO GRADUATE NEXT YEAR AND PLUS 2 SMALLER KIDS,ON A FIXED INCOME AND MY HUSBAND IS DISABLED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS TONIGHT. I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN THIS MANY PEOPLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. THIS IS A SHAME. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THANK YOU *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. HAD ALL FLUIDS CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS. STARTED NOTICING BLUISH/GRAY SMOKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEMS. WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. GOOD THING I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN, SOME ONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT! I HAD NO IDEA THIS MOTOR WAS THIS POORLY ENGINEERED. ALSO KNOW FIRST HAND OF THREE OTHER CASES WITH THIS MOTOR RIGHT HERE IN MY HOMETOWN. SADLY, I AM UNABLE TO MAKE THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 9/14/2004. THE VEHICLE STOP FUNCTIONING ON DECEMBER 21. THE CAR WASN'T FUNCTIONING UNTIL JUNE OF 2005. TO REPAIR THE CAR IT COST $4,500, WE HAD TO CHANGE THE MOTOR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, TEXAS STAR MOTORS IN JUNE. ON DECEMBER I LEFT THE CAR ON MARYLAND MALL, AND THE KEYS AT THE DEALERSHIP SO THAT THEY COULD GO GET THE CAR. THEY KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO INTERCHANGE CARS. ON DECEMBER I WENT OUT OF TOWN AND NO ONE STAYED IN CHARGE OF THE CAR. ON THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY THEY SAID THE CAR WAS READY BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO LOCATE ME. WHEN I SHOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE ALREADY SELLING THE CAR TO SOME OTHER PEOPLE. I TALKED TO A SALESPERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT CAR I HAD EXCHANGE. THE CAR WAS INSURED UNTIL JANUARY. I COULDN'T INTERCHANGE THE CAR UNLESS SHE PAID TWO MORE YEARS OF INSURANCE WHICH I HAD ALREADY AGREED TO PAY ONLY ONE YEAR. BY THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR COST $1,785. I WANTED TO INTERCHANGE THE CAR AND GIVE AN DOWN PAYMENT OF $1000. THE OWNER WANTED ME TO GIVE THE $1000 AND GO EXCHANGE THE CAR IN A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. IF I WAITED THE TWO YEARS TO MAKE THE INTERCHANGE IT WOULD HAD BEEN TOO LONG. I STOP PAYING ON DECEMBER 29, 2005. THE NEXT PAYMENT WAS DUE ON JANUARY 15 AND THEY SEND A LETTER OF LATE PAYMENT ON JANUARY 14, WHICH MADE NO SENSE BECAUSE THE PAYMENT WAS NOT EVEN DUE ON THAT DATE YET. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE KNOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED ENGINE SLUDGE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH VALVES WERE CLANKING. THE NOISE OCCURRED ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE VALVES TO FALL INTO THE PISTONS. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AS A RESULT.

2000 INTREPID W/54K MILES BLEW (2) HOLES IN THE TIMING CHAIN COVERS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ROUTE 422 IN OHIO AT 11 PM 2/5/06. TOWED CAR IN FOR REPAIRS AND SLUDGE BUILD UP WAS UNDER THE VALVE COVERS. PURCHASED CAR FROM HALPER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON 2/17/05. WE ONLY ADDED 13K MILES ON IT IN 12 MONTHS. WE DID REGULAR OIL CHANGES BUT IT STILL BUILT UP SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR. OUR 19 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING OUR CAR BACK TO COLLEGE WHEN IT BLEW. WE ARE GLAD HE IS SAFE AND HE IS A STRONG ENOUGH YOUNG MAN TO HOLD THE WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE ADD ON WARRANTY WE PURCHASED WILL NOT COVER THIS REPAIR SINCE IT APPEARS THE OIL WAS NOT CHANGED REGULARLY SO WE NOW HAVE A $7K IN REPAIRS TO MAKE OR A $7K DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT UNTIL IT'S PAID OFF. *NM

2000 DODGE INTREPID DOOR LATCHES ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO A SOLENOID DEFECT. *TS *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING SOON. NO REPAIRS MADE AND THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD.

ENGINE FAILURE 2.7L. *NM

ENGINE IS BAD. LOUD KNOCKING. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS MAIN SEAL THAT WENT OUT BUT UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND SEVERAL MECHANICS, THE ENGINE IS GONE. SECOND THOUGHT WAS THE OIL PUMP WENT BAD, NO LUCK THERE EITHER. NO KNOWN REASON FOR ENGINE TO GO OUT AND NO WARNING SIGNS. NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS OR ANYTHING ELSE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 52,500 MILES. UP TO THIS I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, OTHER THAN THE WEATHER STRIPPING AROUND ALL FOUR DOORS KEEP COMING OFF, EVEN AFTER IT WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. *NM

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER MOTOR WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT. NO SIGN THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FAIL. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR WAS KNOCKING. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE(THEY DIDN'T EVEN ASK HOW OFTEN I CHANGED THE OIL). DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST THOUSANDS OF $ TO FIX. I STILL OWED $7,000 ON A CAR THAT WOULD COST THAT MUCH TO FIX. SO NOW I STILL PAY FOR THAT JUNK CAR AND DRIVE A $2,000 BEATER UNTIL I CAN FINISH PAYING THE DODGE OFF. *NM

I AM A 35 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO WAS TRAVELING WITH MY MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND AUTISTIC DAUGHTER FROM OHIO TO MISSOURI. WHILE NEARING INDIANAPOLIS, IN. MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID IT STARTED "TICKING" VERY LOUDLY AND THEN WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH. I PULLED OFF ON THE MEDIAN WHERE MY CAR JUST DIED AS I WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP. THIS WAS THE MOST TERRIFYING, INCONVENIENT AND COSTLY EXPERIENCE. MY AUTISTIC DAUGHTER WAS SCREAMING WHILE WE WAITED FOR HELP. I SPENT MY ENTIRE VACATION CALLING THE DODGE DEALER WHERE MY CAR WAS TOWED, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY AND RENTAL CAR PLACES. I FIRST SPOKE WITH THE DODGE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS "BLOWN" AND IT WOULD COST ME $8800.00. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS FULL OF "SLUDGE". I THEN CALLED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PLACE TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE GOING TO COVER THE DAMAGES. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO PROVE TO THEM THAT I HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. I THEN SPENT THE REMAINDER OF THAT DAY CALLING THE THREE DIFFERENT PLACES BACK IN MY HOMETOWN THAT I TOOK MY CAR TRYING TO GET PROOF FAXED THAT I DID GET MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. ONCE THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED I WAS INFORMED THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE $8800.00 BUT WOULD ONLY PAY THE NADA VALUE OF THE CAR WHICH WAS $2650.00. I THEN SPENT THE NEXT FEW DAYS CALLING AROUND TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE WHO WOULD REBUILD MY ENGINE FOR $2650.00. THAT I FOUND WAS IMPOSSIBLE. I CALLED AROUND TO JUNK YARDS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BUY THE CAR. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS,

I DRIVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. MY CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN GOOD CONDITION. I HAVE A MAINTENANCE TRACK RECORD PROVING THAT I KEEP MY OIL CHANGES AND TUNEUPS, ETC UP TO DATE. ON DECEMBER 20TH MY CAR WAS HIT AND THE PERSONS AT FAULTS INSURANCE COMPANY (PROGRESSIVE) AGREED TO FIX IT. ON JANUARY 9TH I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AND READY FOR PICKUP. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME MY CAR MADE THIS LOUD SOUND SO I IMMEDIATELY CALLED PROGRESSIVE TO HAVE THEM TOW IT BECAUSE I DIDNT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND IT NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. PROGRESSIVE TOOK IT TO CHAMPION CHRYSLER TO ASSESS IT I WAS TOLD THAT MY CARS ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE BEING TESTED BY CHAMPION CHRYSLER. SO THIS MEANS THAT PROGRESSIVE HAD MY CAR IN THEIR POCESSION FOR OVER A MONTH AND NOW MY ENGINES LOCKED UP AND STUCK AT CHAMPION. PROGRESSIVE SAYS I DID NOT MAINTAIN MY CAR AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. I SINCE THEN WENT TO JIFFY LUBE AND GOT A PRINT OUT AND IT SHOWS I DID KEEP MY OILS CHANGES REGULARLY AND THE CAR WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, TIRES, POWER STEERING SYSTEM. OVER ALL IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. NOW I AM STUCK CHAMPION WANTS $6,000 THAT I DO NOT HAVE AND I DO NOT FEEL I AM LIABLE FOR. MY CARS NOT FIXED AND I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE. I HAVE A JOB, CHILDREN THAT HAVE TO GET TO SCHOOL AND THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE IN CONVENIENCE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO. IS THIS A CAR MALFUNCTION OR WHO SHOULD BE FIXING

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN MAY 2003. IN APRIL OF 2005 WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT A BUSY INTERSECTION CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A JUNK YARD BECAUSE ALL DODGE ENGINES WERE JUNK. I STILL OWE $5000 FOR THIS CAR, AND STILL REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN CAR INSURANCE. IT IS SITTING IN STORAGE. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A USED OR NEW ENGINE. AS A RESULT, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I AM A SINGLE PARENT ON A FIXED INCOME. I NOW CAR POOL AND SOMETIMES RENT VEHICLES FOR TRANSPORTATION.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE THAT JUST TURNED 73,000 MILES LAST WEEK. ON 1/18/06 WAS RUNNING ERRANDS WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS LATER THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I CALLED AAA TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW IT WAS ON ITS WAY IN. THE SERVICE REP. AT THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ON THURSDAY MORNING FOR APPROVAL TO REPLACE (2) SENSORS IN THE ENGINE (ONE DEALING WITH THE CRANK SHAFT) BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN GET THE CAR STARTED TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ENGINE NOISE WAS. I GAVE THE OKAY FOR THE $322.00 SENSORS TO BE INSTALLED AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME LATER. THE SERVICE REP. DID CALL A SHORT WHILE LATER AND SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND THAT THE COST WOULD BE $5,300.00 PLUS TAX (THIS INCLUDES THE TWO SENSORS)! I ASKED THE REP. THAT IF I HAD GOTTEN THE CAR IN SOONER IF I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN OR TOOTH OR SOMETHING COULD HAVE SHIFTED OR BROKEN INSIDE THE ENGINE AND THAT THE SMALL PIECES OF METAL CIRCULATING INSIDE WOULD HAVE CAUSED IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE IN 12-15 MILES SO THAT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE. WHEN ASKED IF THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A CAR WELL MAINTAINED AND WITH 73,000 MILES ON IT, THE SERVICE REP. TOLD ME NO. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP ON THURSDAY AND ASKED IF ANYTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE PRICE. THE OWNER TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK TO HIM. ON FRI

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE INCLUDED FLICKERING OIL LIGHT, LOUD KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FAILURE RESULTED IN COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE. MY MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ONLY REMEDY WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE. I TRADED THE CAR IN AT A SEVERE FINANCIAL LOSS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

MY DODGE INTREPID, 65000 MILES, PURCHASED BRAND NEW, HAD ITS OIL LIGHT COME ON AND A KNOCK START IN THE ENGINE. AFTER BRINGING IT TO A DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE FOR $5700.. OUT OF WARRANTY, CLAIM THROUGH DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS DENIED, CITING FAILURE TO FOLLOW SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I SUPPLIED DATES AND MILEAGE AND RECEIPTS SHOWING ALL BUT ONE OIL CHANGE DONE UNDER THE RECOMMENDED 7500 MILE LIMIT. NOW BEING TOLD IT SHOULD BE EVERY 3 THOUSAND MILES. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE WARRANTY BOOK SAYS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET, TENSIONER, CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE ONE MILE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO STALL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *NM......*AK

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK. IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE SOLENOID IN THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THIS DEFECT HAS HAPPENED TO ALL DOORS IN THE VEHICLE ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 DODGE INTREPID (2.7 MODEL) WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A STRANGE TICKING NOISE THAT GREW LOUDER I STOP AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION TO FIND OUT WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM AND THAT IS WHEN MY CAR CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE MANAGER AFTER CHECKING TOLD ME THAT MY CAR SLUNG A ROD SO TO SPEAK AND WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE AN THAT A REPLACEMENT WOULD COST 4900 I AM HIGHLY UPSET BECAUSE I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A DECENT AMERICAN MADE CAR INSTEAD I AM STUCK WITH A PIECE OF JUNK THAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE OR CHRYSLER AGAIN. *JB

I HAVE 2000 INTREPID, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BADLY DISCOLORED ALMOST AS IF THE LENS ARE MELTED. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER DODGE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, INTREPID, MINI VANS ETC. THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT DRIVING WITHOUT THE HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO LACK OF LIGHT COMING THROUGH THE DEFECTIVE LENS. I ALSO OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO THAT WAS RESENTLY ROLLED OVER, THE ROADS WERE SNOW COVERED. I WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH MAX WHEN THE DURANGO SLIDE SIDEWAYS OFF THE ROAD AND THE BACK END STARTED TO SLIDE OVER A SMALL EMBANKMENT AND THEN ROLLED OVER, I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT WAS STEAP ENOUGH THAT THE DURANGO SHOULD HAVE OVERTURNED. LUCK IS NO ONE WAS HURT. *JB

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED TWICE (TWO ENGINES) DUE TO LACK OF OIL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS OIL IN THE CRANKCASE. A DODGE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEIR IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WERE SLUDGE CAN RESTRICT THE OIL FLOW BACK TO THE CRANKCASE. BOTH OCCURRENCES WERE AT 85 MPH. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED AND NOT DRIVEN FOR ONE WEEK. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WIFE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PERFORMED. THE REPAIR PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLANT TUBE, AND SERPENTINE BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR AWHILE. THE VEHICLE THEN EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE CHAIN TENSIONER. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE AGAIN FOR AWHILE. THEN IT STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY FOUND THAT WHEN THE PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED THE CHAIN TENSIONER THEY HAD NOT TIGHTENED THE BOLTS PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED THE VALVES AND THE HEAD TO BE WARPED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK

ON 3/17/04 WE HAD OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID (MILEAGE 45700 )2.7 LITER ENGINE REPAIRED AT IRON RIVER CHRYSLER, INC.. THEY REMOVED & REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER REINSTALLED INTAKE MANIFOLD & VALVE COVER. I PAID $703.91 FOR REPAIRS. ON 10/31/04 ( WITH 55260 MILES) THE CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED AGAIN. IRON RIVER CHRYSLER FIXED IT AND THIS TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY . ON 12/21/05 THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT STATION. THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AGAIN. THEY CALLED US A DAY LATER AND TOLD US THE BOLT THAT HELD THE TIMING CHAIN BACKED OUT AND THERE WAS NO LOCTITE ON THE THREADS. WHEN THE BOLT BACKED OUT THE TIMING CHAIN LET LOOSE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VALVES AND HEADS. WE THEN WENT BACK TO IRON RIVER CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE CAR. THEY TOLD US THERE ARE ISSUES ABOUT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE WHICH IS IN OUR CAR AND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS NO LONGER UNDER THE 12,000 - 12 MONTH WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE CAUSE OF NEGLIGENCE OF IRON RIVER CHRYSLER GARAGE. *JB