2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE UNIT BEGAN MAKING A LOUD, SHARP GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE CAR REACHED 15 MPH AND THE LOCK AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT QUIT WORKING. NOW I FIND THE BOTH PASSENGER SIDE UNITS ARE MAKING THE SAME NOISE AND HAVE QUIT WORKING. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE REAR DOOR CANNOT BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED UNLESS THE MASTER CONTROL IS PUT IN THE UP POSITION FOR ALL DOORS, BUT THE FRONT UNIT IS OPPOSITE SO IT CAN'T BE UNLOCKED UNLESS THE MASTER CONTROL HAS BEEN PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DOWN ABOUT IT. I ESPECIALLY OBJECT TO THE COST OF REPLACING THESE MECHANISMS. *JB

WE OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE SEIZED, WITHOUT ANY FAILURE WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS LATE AT NIGHT (11:30 PM). I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT HAD THE OIL CHANGED, AND LESS THAN A WEEK LATER SHE HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE OIL CHANGE CAUSED SLUDGE FROM THE OIL PAN TO GET INTO THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE DUE TO THE EXPENSE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ENGINE LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DROPPED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND THE OIL WAS SLUDGE, AND THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE BEARINGS. THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AT THE SERVICE CENTER, WHERE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE DUE TO THE EXPENSE. *AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID. HEAD LAMPS. PLASTIC LENS COVER IS DETERIORATING AND BECOMING CLOUDY/TRANSLUCENT. HEAD LIGHT INTENSITY IS DECREASED DUE TO DISCOLORATION AND FOGGING. NO VISIBLE MOISTURE INSIDE LENS. APPEARS TO BE UV DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC. COST PER UNIT IS OVER $300.00. WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY (3 YEARS/36,000 MILES) AND THIS IS A MAINTENANCE ITEM NOT A SAFETY ITEM. AT END OF THE WARRANTY THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. LOCAL DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD WITHOUT DIRECTION OF MANUFACTURER. *JB

2000 DODGE INTREPID. WEATHER STRIPPING/MOLDING ON THE DOORS HAS SHRUNK AND SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. HAD THE WEATHERSTRIP REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 31154 MILES. THE DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE WEATHERSTRIP HAS AGAIN SHRUNK OVER TIME. THE COST TO REPLACE IS $136.00 EACH DOOR, PARTS AND LABOR. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HEARD A CLANKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND RELEASED METAL SHAVINGS INTO THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED TO ESTIMATE THE DAMAGES. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE ON MY DODGE INTREPID 2000 2.7L FAILED. I HAD TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, A DANGERUOS SITUATION BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT MUCH SPACE TO STAY ON THE SIDE OF ROAD. MY LIFE WAS AT RISK STAYING ON THE FREEWAY AND WAITING FOR TOWING. *NM

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE SYMBOL POPPED ON . THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING AND PINGING SOUND THAT GOT WORSE AS I WENT DOWN THE ROAD. THE MOTOR FINALLY STOP RUNNING SO I PULLED ON SIDE THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD TO HAVE IT PULLED TO THE HOUSE . I HAD MADE IT A HABIT TO CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES AND TO MAKE SURE THE OIL LEVEL WAS FULL EVERY TIME I LEFT THE HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYTHING THAT I DID OR DIDN'T DO THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSE THE MOTOR TO SEIZE UP. I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THE 2.7L ENGINE AND THAT IT IS NOT A VERY DEPENDABLE MOTOR THAT WILL QUIT AND SEIZE UP FOR NO REASON T ALL. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MOTOR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THAT THE CONSUMERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED WITH A NEW OR REBUILT 3.2L OR 3.5L ENGINE TO REPLACE THE 2.7L ENGINES IN THESE VEHICLES. *NM

I HAVE A 200O DODGE INTREPID. I AM A MAINTENANCE FREAK, OIL IS ALWAYS CHANGED. ON 10/10/05 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I STARTED SEEING THE OIL LIGHT FLICKER, I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED TERRIBLE. OIL WAS FULL. I PROCEEDED TO THE CLOSEST MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW SOON AND THERE WAS NO FIXING IT, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED HE WOULD NOT WORK ON THE CAR SO I ASKED HIM IF IT WOULD HURT TO DRIVE, HE SAID NO, IT WAS TERMINAL ENGINE FAILURE. SO I PROCEEDED TO DODGE, WHERE 5 MILES LATER IT BLEW. I NEVER HAD ANY MORE THAN 8 MILES OF NOTIFICATION FROM THE LIGHT ON THE DASH. I BOUGHT ANOTHER ENGINE. 2100.00 LATER IT RUNS, BUT THEY SAY THIS ENGINE IN HORRIBLE. I TRIED TO TRADE IT AND THEY WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE ME 1300.00, LESS THAN WHAT I OWE ON THE CAR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE DIED IMMEDIATELY. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. HE REBUILT THE ENGINE, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT USE A THINNER TYPE OF OIL IN THE FUTURE. CURRENTLY, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE THAT HAS FAILED AT 76,000 MILES AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE A LOT OF 2.7 ENGINE OWNERS THAT HAVE FAILED AS WELL. PLEASE HELP AND LETS STOP CHRYSLER FROM RIPPING THE GENERAL PUBLIC OFF BY SELLING AN ENGINE THAT IS NOT RELIABLE. THANKS FOR ANY HELP, EVEN THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE IS JUNK AND WAS JUNK WHEN IT WAS NEW. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME, AFTER WORK 6:30PM WHEN MY ENGINE STAR SOUNDING FUNNY (TAPPING NOISE) THEN A LOUD NOISE, AND THE CAR STOP, I'M NOT A MECHANIC SO ALL I DID WAS CALL A TOLL TRUCK, AND BRING THE CAR TO THE SHOP, THE NEXT DAY I GOT A CALL FROM THE SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN AND THE VALVES BEND, (I NEED A NEW ENGINE) I WAS TOLD THAT WITH LABOR AND PARTS IT'LL BE AROUND $4500.00 DLS. I PULL THE CAR OUT OF THE SHOP AND BRING THIS TO MY GARAGE, WHERE IS BEEN SITTING FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. IT WAS REPLACED 500 MILES AGO, AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING CORRECTLY. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - EACH TIME IT FAILED IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE TIMING CHAIN HAS BEEN REPLACED AT 64306 MILES, 72687 MILES AND 80982 MILES. *NM

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD HORRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND. HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE IN IT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LOWER END OF THE ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AGO THE CONTACT'S SON TOLD HIM THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. WHEN HE CHANGED THE OIL HE FOUND A METALLIC SHIMMER IN THE OIL WITH LARGER FLAKES OF METAL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ROUTINELY MAINTAINED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO STALL. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER TODAY. IT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ON A BUSY ROAD ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS FOLLOWED BY SOMEONE WHO WAS GIVING ME A RIDE HOME. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY CAR, A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, HAD AN ENGINE FULL OF SLUDGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $7300. CHRYSLER WILL ONLY HELP IF I CAN PROVIDE PROOF OF OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES. I DID CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY BUT OFTEN HAD IT DONE HERE AT HOME AND HAVE NO SUCH PROOF. THIS STALLING WAS DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM

ENGINE MADE NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATED THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR HAS 85,000 MILE, USED BY EXPERIENCED DRIVERS. SERVICED FAIRLY REGULARLY APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4000 TO 5000 MILES. DEALER SAYS CAR HAS LOT OF SLUDGE. WE FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHY A SERVICED CAR SHOULD HAVE LOT OF SLUDGE. WAS THE SERVICE DONE PROPERLY? IS THE INTREPID DESIGNED BADLY?*JB

APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR USED INTREPID, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. UP TO THAT POINT IT WAS ALMOST PERFECT, OTHER THAN THE CRAZY NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE WINDOW MECHANISM. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ABOUT 4AM THE CAR JUST QUIT. I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN IT WENT. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A ROAD SIGN, WHICH DAMAGED THE HOOD OF MY CAR. I WENT TO GET AN OPINION AND AN ESTIMATE, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON THING HAPPENING WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES IN THE INTREPID AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE! $5,500.00, NOT MY IDEA OF POSSIBLE. IT IS STILL SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AN EYESORE AND A FINANCIAL BURDEN. I MAINTAIN THE PAYMENTS AND THE INSURANCE ON THE CAR ALTHOUGH I CAN'T DRIVE IT, AND LIKE MOST OF THE OTHER PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS MESS, I HAD TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE TO REPLACE IT. I PERSONALLY, AM READY FOR A FIGHT. *NM

I DO NOT HAVE THE DATE OF MY VERY FIRST INCIDENT. I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. IT STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEM SO I CONTINUED MY ERRANDS. AT MY NEXT STOP, WHEN I CAME OUT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THRU MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE PERSON WAS ABLE TO START MY CAR. ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 29TH AT ABOUT 9 PM MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE BOTH IN THE CAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM GUAGE WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE QUIT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE POWER STEARING WENT OUT BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET US TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I TRIED AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES TO START THE CAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. SO WE SAT THERE HOPING WE WOULD NOT BE SIDE SWIPED BY THE CARS COMING UP BEHIND US. I TRIED TO START THE CAR ONE MORE TIME BEFORE I CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE CAR STARTED. WE WENT DOWN THE ROAD AND TURNED AROUND TO HEAD BACK HOME. ABOUT A MILE FROM OUR HOME THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN. I JUST THANK GOD THAT AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO GET US OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. THIS TIME THE ENGINE STARTED ON THE THIRD OR FOUTH TRY AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED EVERY SINCE. I PLAN TO TAKE IT INTO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR SERVICE ON 11/04/05 AND WAS DOING RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH THE CAR AND DISCOVERED A WEBSITE THAT DESCRIBED MY INCIDENT EXACTLY. NOW I KNOW IT IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM.

DT: CONTACT STATES WHEN SHE STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE OIL GASKET, ALTERNATOR IDLER PULLEY, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IDLER PULLEY. SHE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. SHE CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY STATED THE PARTS FOR HER VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY HER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS MAKING A RATCHETING SOUND. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, A LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THERE WAS MASSIVE SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, TIMING CHAIN COVER, AND THE OIL PAN. THE ENGINE MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED, BUT AT THIS TIME THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE.*AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. IT STALLED 2 TIMES AND THEN JUST DIED. I AM DISABLED, A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 AND THE CAR BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE FOR ME TO GET IT OFF TO THE SIDE. WE DRIFTED DOWN THE ROAD TILL WE STOPPED AT A BETTER LOCATION. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND HELP TO GET ME AND MY 2 SONS HOME. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO BROWN DAUB DODGE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. THEY SAID THE ENGINE FAILED AND IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE FROM 5,000 TO 8,000 TO REPAIR. THEY BLAMED IT ON MAINTENANCE. THE CAR HAD BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME YOU HAD TO USE A SPECIAL OIL (5W30) INSTEAD OF 10W30 BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES. I CHECKED MY RECORDS AND DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD I TOOK THE CAR TO THEM EVERY 3,000 MILES AND THEY WERE USING 10W30 . THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE I TOOK MY CAR TO AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OVER WAS USING 5W30 THE CORRECT OIL. I AM LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS TO SUPPORT MYSELF AND MY 2 SONS. I HAVE NO MEANS OF COMING UP WITH THIS MONEY AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TOO. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE NOTORIOUS ENGINE/TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THESE CARS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO USE TO WORK FOR CHRYSLER AND SAID HE COULDN'T WORK FOR A COMPANY WHERE THE WERE TOLD TO "SAY NOTHING" BUT WHAT THE TOLD HIM TO TELL PEOPLE IN THESE SITUATIONS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIALLY DEADLY ACCIDENT FOR US. BROWN DAUB WILL ACCEPT NO LIABILITY FOR USING THE WRONG OIL AND I CONTACTED CHRYSLE

DT: CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL A FAILURE OCCURRED. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS PRIOR TO FAILURE. AT THE INTERSECTION, DRIVER STOPPED AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND WOULDN'T START. NO TURN OVER OF ENGINE. ELECTRIC SYSTEM WAS STILL WORKING, BUT THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR CODES TO INDICATE TO DRIVER WHAT COULD BE WRONG. VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED WITH SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE.*AK *JB

2000 DODGE INTREPID LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT ON EVEN AFTER ENGINE FLUSHING AND NUMEROUS OIL CHANGES. *NM

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I WAS AROUND 700 MILES FROM HOME FOR MY SON'S WEDDING IN MAY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK, MY HUSBAND WHO IS A CERTIFIED AUTO MECHANIC BY THE STATE OF OHIO FOR OVER 25 YEARS LOOKED IT OVER AND FOUND NOTHING. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE DRIVING BACK HOME AND THE KNOCKING STOPPED . THE CAR DROVE FINE AFTER THAT AND DID NOT MAKE THE NOISE AGAIN. WE ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND WE HAVE ALWAYS USED SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE CAR. 1 MONTH LATER ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS DRIVING ON STATE ROUTE 571 WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND STOPPING THEN STARTING AGAIN I ALMOST GOT REARENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO TELL HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED I WAS VERY SHOOK UP SCARED OUT OF MY MIND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE RAN OVER BY A SEMI. HE TOLD ME TO DRIVE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL I COULD TURN OFF ON A SIDE ROAD SO I DID. I WAS ABLE TO NURSE IT HOME AND TAKE ANOTHER CAR TO WORK THAT DAY. WE TOOK IT DOWN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN TOWN AND THEY TOLD US THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL AND TOLD US IT WOULD BE 7200 DOLLARS TO FIX THE CAR I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY LAYING AROUND SO THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE I TRY TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO FIX IT. *JB

MOTOR SLUDGE,TIMING CHAIN,MOTOR LOCKED UP AFTER $1500.00. *JB

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE - 82,000 MILES. *NM

TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND CAR STARTED MISSING AND JUST DIED AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. WE BARELY MANAGED TO GET IT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. *JB

MY ENGINE HAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. MY EX-HUSBAND AND MY 2 MECHANICS HAVE ALL TAKEN CLASSES OFFERED BY DODGE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTS IN THEIR 2.7L ENGINE. THEY WERE TOLD BY A CHRYSLER INSTRUCTOR DURING A TRAINING CLASS FOR 5 STAR MECHANICS/DEALERSHIPS THAT CHRYSLER HAS IDENTIFIED 8 ITEMS NEEDING UPGRADES IN REGARDS TO THE 2.7L ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE LIFETIME OIL CHANGES WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM. I TAKE IT IN REGULAR ACCORDING TO MY OWNER'S MANUAL. TWO DAYS BEFORE I PARKED IT (ONE WEEK AFTER MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE) MY CAR HAD A RATTLING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THE ABOVE INFORMATION. I WENT TO MY OTHER MECHANIC AND MY EX-HUSBAND AND ALL AGREED WITH THE ABOVE INFORMATION. *JB

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES TO WORK THE CAR WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WHILE STRAIGHTENING THE WHEELS A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THE CAR HAD NO STEERING. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT (2) TWO 1/2 INCH THREADED BOLTS (THAT BOLT THE TIE RODS TO THE STEERING RACK HAD SHEARED OFF. ONE OF THE TIE ROD BUSHINGS WAS GONE AND THE AREA THE BUSHING WAS IN WAS EXTREMELY WORN, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE AT 20,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING THE RACK, BACKING OUT THE OLD BOLT ENDS AND INSTALLING NEW BOLTS. THE ONE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY OFFERED NO HELP ON THE REPAIR. THE DISTRICT REP WAS ASK TO HELP AND HE DENIED ANY HELP. (HE DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD NOT OVER RULE DETRIOT). *JB

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 60,000 MILES STARTED KNOCKING, THEN CHANGED OIL (HAD RUN SYNTHETIC LIFE OF CAR) AND IT WAS SLUDGE. THEN, A FEW WEEKS LATER CAR DIED AND SHOWED OIL LIGHT WHEN OFF; MAKING LOUD ROD KNOCKING NOISE. CANNOT DRIVE. NEEDS $5,000 ENGINE, AND STILL OWE CHRYSLER FOR 3 YEARS. *JB

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN A LIGHT TAPPING FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING CAUSING AN EMERGENCY PULL OFF FROM THE PASSING LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT A RESTART RESULTED IN A SOUND LIKE BOLTS IN A COFFEE CAN. ENGINE OIL FILLER TUBE SHOWING SEVERE SLUDGE DEPOSIT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. *NM

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY. *TS THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER. *JB

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE......2ND TIME. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 50, 000 MILES ON IT. THE NEXT DAY DROVE CAR AND FELT VIBRATION IN FRONT END. THOUGHT IT MAY BE TIRES. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE PRESSURE GAUGE CAME ON DURING IDLING. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. BUT, PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. THE TRANSMISSION ACTED FUNNY , WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN , IT WAS LIKE IT WAS STILL IN GEAR .THE STEERING MADE NOISES WHEN TURNING IT TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, A CLANKING NOISE . THE REAR SUSPENSION CLANKED EVERY TIME HITTING A BUMP. THE ENGINE HAD A HIGH PITCHED WINING. THIS HAPPENED AS SOON AS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.*AK

CAR ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, AT 55 MPH. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I HAD NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE OF MY INTREPID IS DEAD. THE PROBLEM IS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. I JUST REPLACED THIS ENGINE 1 YEAR AGO AND ONLY USE SYNTHETIC OIL. THIS ENGINE ONLY HAS 30K MILES ON IT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE ABOUT ONE YEAR AND HALF AGO. IT WAS MAKING A SLIGHT CLICKING NOISE. IT MADE LOUD BOOM NOISE AND IT HAD NO POWER .IT QUIT RUNNING ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. THE CONTACT TOWED IT BACK TO THE HOUSE, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES AS RECOMMENDED. THE ENGINE HAD 90,000 MILES ON IT. HE REPORTED NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE PRIOR TO HEARING THE CLICKING NOISE.*AK

DT: THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC FRONT DRIVER/PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS, TWO OF THEM HAVE STOPPED OPERATING-THEY CAN BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY, BUT THEY DO NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE DOOR LOCKS LOCK MAKES A SCARY SHRILL NOISE THAT FRIGHTENS PASSENGERS AS WELL AS THE DRIVER. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE LOCKS BUT IT WOULD BE AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. CONSUMER DID REPLACE ONE OF THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS, THIS WAS ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPAIR OF THAT DOOR LOCK. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE DOOR LOCK HAS STOPPED OPERATING. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP ON THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME. BOTH FRONT POWER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED OPERATING AS WELL, THE POWER WILL RAISE WINDOW UP AND DOWN BUT THE WINDOW GLASS IS OFF TRACK. ONE OF THE TWO WINDOW BRACKETS BROKE, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO BE OFF TRACK-NO REPAIRS FOR THIS AS WELL. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE WINDOW , SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO STAND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE GLASS ON THE TRACK. *JB

STEERING ON CAR MAKES LOUD CLUNKING NOISES AND FREEZES/LOCKS AT LOW TO MEDIUM SPEEDS( PREVENTING ANY OPERATOR CONTROL FOR 1 TO 5 SECONDS). USUALLY SEEMS TO BE WHEN TURNING LEFT HOWEVER THAT IS NOT STEADFAST EITHER. EVEN TURNING WHEEL TO BACK CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY WILL MAKE LARGE CLUNKING SOUND IN FRONT END. SEEMS TO BE USUALLY WITHIN FIRST FIVE TO 10 MINUTES OF CAR RUNNING HOWEVER THAT IS NOT STEADFAST. THIS CAR HAS NOT CRASHED YET BUT THE POTENTIAL HAS PRESENTED ITSELF MORE THAN ONCE. AT THIS POINT I REFUSE TO LET MY SMALL CHILDREN RIDE IN CAR. *JB

I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AND NOTICED A PROBLEM ON THE WAY HOME IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND EXTREMELY EASY TO TURN RIGHT I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT AGAIN THE RACK AND PINION IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID I LOST ALL STEERING THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PART HAS FAILED THE FIRST TIME WAS IN JULY OF 2002. *NM

I THOUGHT I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS INCIDENT BEFORE BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE SEARCHES. THE STEERING WOULD LOCK-UP WHEN TURNING TO GET THE CAR TO STRAIGHTEN OUT I WOULD HAVE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH LATER THE STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPONENT FAILING MORE THAN ONCE ON SEVERAL VEHICLES. *NM

THERE WAS NO WARNING AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE STREET AND MY CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO HAMPTON'S AUTO. UPON EXAMINING THE CAR, HE CALLED AND REPORTED TO ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS GONE. I HAD 82,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE AND HAD CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. I BOUGHT A USED ENGINE FROM BOHANNON'S AUTO FOR $2,400 AND PAID $1,382 TO BUD'S ENGINE SERVICE TO INSTALL IT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL AUTO REPAIRMEN THAT THIS 2.7 ENGINE IS FAULTY. I HAVE ONE MORE YEAR OF PAYMENTS OR I WOULD NOT HAVE REPAIRED THIS AUTOMOBILE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A CAR THAT I INTENDED TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS MORE. *NM

DT: ON AUGUST 18, 2005 THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY TOLD HER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. *AK

STEERING CLUNKS AND STICKS AT RANDOM WITH NO WARNING, TOLD RACK AND PINION IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 48,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID STARTING MAKING KNOCKING SOUNDS. WE BROUGHT IT IN AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILDUP AND THAT A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY THAT WE PURCHASED BECAUSE THE BUILDUP IS FROM POOR MAINTENANCE. WE TOLD THEM THAT WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY BUT THIS DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE IN THE CAR. I HAVE CHECKED THIS OUT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THEIR WARRANTY IS ALSO NOT BEING HONORED. FIRST THERE IS AN ENGINE THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN THE CAR AND THEN THEY WON'T EVEN HONOR A WARRANTY THAT WE PAID FOR. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. *JB

DT: HAD TO REPLACE 2.7 LITER E ENGINE WITH 54000 MILES ON VEHICLE. HAD A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ENGINE PUT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. AFTER A FIELD ADJUSTER CAME TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY RECOMMENDED IT BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WENT OUT ON APRIL 8, 2003. *AK

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 60,000 MILES. THE STEERING FAILED. IT STARTED WITH A LOT OF LOOSE PLAY IN THE STEERING. WHEEL. CURRENTLY WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT THE WHEEL WAS UPSIDE DOWN. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AGO, COMPLETE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JULY 27, 2005. THE VEHICLE BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVE NOT LOOKED AT IT. IT SHOWED RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE SYMPTOMS. CHRYSLER WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE DID NOT GO IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE TIRES WERE RECENTLY REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS BALANCED AND ALIGNED.*AK THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. *JB