2000 Dodge Intrepid complaints

DT: ON 8-17-04 THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE STEERING NEEDED ALIGNMENT AND THE TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT BEEN EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. THE CONSUMER HAD THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNED. AFTERWARDS, ON 9-15-04, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TOO MUCH FREE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE GEAR IN THE STEERING RACK WAS WORN OUT, AND HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT HAD IT FIXED AS OF YET. THE STEERING RACK GOT MUCH WORSE AND NOW HAS TO BE MANUALLY PULLED BACK TO CENTER WHEN TURNING. *AK

ENGINE SLUDGE, COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING INTREPID SHUT DOWN. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. *JB

I TRIED TO START MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ONE DAY AND HEARD LOUD CLINKING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT A TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE THAT WOULD COST $6,000. I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR. MY OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AS INSTRUCTED BY THE OWNERS MANUAL. *NM

HI. MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID BLEW ITS ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IT. IT HAD UNDER 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED. IT HAS THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE IN IT THAT I NOW SEE ON THE WEB IS FULL OF DEFECTS. I OWE $8,000 ON A VEHICLE I CAN'T DRIVE, TRADE IN, OR EVEN JUNK! SINCE THE LENDER STILL "OWNS" THE VEHICLE, I DON'T HAVE THE OPTION OF GETTING RID OF IT. THERE ARE SO MANY OF US THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO HELP. FOR THAT MATTER, THEY DON'T EVEN RESPOND! THE DEALERSHIP BLAMES CHRYSLER BUT DOES NOTHING. THEY STATE THAT PERHAPS THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH OIL CHANGES (EVEN THOUGH WE CAN DOCUMENT EVERY OIL CHANGE PERFORMED AT 3,000 MILES). USED AUTO PARTS SHOPS CANNOT KEEP THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE IN STOCK SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS IN MY POSITION DESPERATE TO GET THEIR INTREPID FIXED. MECHANICS ADVISE THAT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER THAT PUTTING A USED 2.7 (OR A BRAND NEW ONE) WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE NEXT 2.7 COULD BE EVERY BIT AS DEFECTIVE. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE BLEW, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP CAUSING US TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS WAS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY OCCURRENCE. $1,800 FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE'RE STILL PAYING OFF TO REPAIR THAT LITTLE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP!! THANKS. LEO CUNNINGHAM WEST SENECA, NY 716 821-9586. *JB

FIRST THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED. THEN THE LIGHT BECAME A CONSTANT. I WAS HEADING BACK HOME WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR DIED WITHOUT A SOUND. IT KEPT SHUTTING OFF AT THE LIGHTS. I NEVER MADE IT HOME. I MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT, THIS BECAME ALL TO FAMILIAR TO ME, ( I HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS BEFORE WITH THIS CAR DUE TO SLUDGE, BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I HAD KEPT UP WITH MY MAINTENANCE AFTER A LONG INVESTIGATION AND WAS FIXED) I KNEW I NEEDED TO GET A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE IN CHICAGO,IL. AFTER THEIR INITIAL INSPECTION,THE COST WAS ALREADY AT $2417, IT WOULD COST ME $360 DEFINITE LABOR JUST TO CONTINUE THE INSPECTION TO DETERMINE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS (THIS COST WAS JUST TO TAKE THE PART APART, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $360 AGAIN TO HAVE IT PUT BACK TOGETHER. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. A LONG STORY, SHORT I AM NOW STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I HAVE THREE MORE PAYMENTS ON AND IS INOPERABLE. I WAS ADVISED THAT I COULD GET A USED ENGINE, BUT THAT ONLY CAME WITH A 12 MONTH WARRANTY, OR I COULD GET A RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE W/3 YEAR WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THEY BOTH COST TOO MUCH. I HAVE READ THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE, THIS IS A BIG COVER-UP. THEY KNOW, OR THEY ARE JUST NOT INTERESTED IN A GOOD CUSTOMER PRODUCT. I KNOW ABOUT ISO STANDARDS AND THE BIG 3 AUTOMOBILE REGULATORS, MY QUESTION IS HOW DID THIS ENGINE MEET REGULATIONS? WHAT AUDITOR LET SOMETHING LIKE A ENGINE WITH FAULTY VALVES GET PRODUCED OVER AND OVER AGAI

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR *JB

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE I COULD REACH MY HOUSE IT BLEW! THE ENGINE IS RUINED WITH NO WARNING! THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I HAVE PROOF OF ALL SERVICES...ACCORDING TOTHE DODGE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS "SLUDGE" AND VERY COMMON IN THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE! GREAT...*JB

THE ENGINE IN MY DODGE INTREPID BEGAN MAKING A MINOR RATTLING NOISE, THE NOISE PROCEEDED TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL THE ENGINE STARTED RATTLING LOUDLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH I HAD REPAIRED THE CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE THE SAME LOUD NOISE NOT LESS THAN 2 WEEKS THE CAR MADE THIS TREMENDOUS RATTLING AS IF SOMETHING HAD COME A LOOSE IT STARTED SMOKING AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO REBUILT THE ENGINE IN LITTLE OVER A MONTH THE ENGINE WENT OUT AGAIN. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE FAILED WHICH SPUN A ROD BEARING INTO THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 8, 2005. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WOULD COST $600 TO REPAIR IT. HE HAS SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT STATED CHRYSLER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES AND WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP AND NOT CHANGING THE OIL LIKE HE SHOULD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 60,000 MILES. HE KEPT UP ON THE MAINTENANCE, HOWEVER HE DID NOT HAVE SERVICE INVOICES AVAILABLE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE HAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. IT WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KEPT CAR FOR ONE MONTH AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE CAR, AND DID NOT SUPPLY THE CONTACT WITH A RENTAL CAR. CURRENTLY, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHY THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TELL HER THAT THEY PUT A NEW ENGINE IN BEFORE SHE HAD TO CONTACT CHRYSLER, AND THEY TOLD HER THEY REPLACED IT. THE FIRST TIME CAR BROKE DOWN AT 45,000 MILES, AND THEY ONLY GAVE HER 1 YEAR WARRANTY. NOW AT 54,000 MILES THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS OVER WARRANTY AND MILEAGE, BUT NEW ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN IN THAT LONG AND DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON IT.*AK

(1) DASHBOARD LIGHTS OCCASIONALLY FLICKERING. (2) ABS BRAKES ENGAGED ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. HAD BATTERY TESTED. IT WAS BAD. (3) TRADED VEHICLE IN FOR A NEW CAR TWO DAYS LATER. DID NOT DRIVE CAR ANY MORE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH UPHILL, ENGINE STUCK IN PASSING GEAR THEN LOST POWER. VALVES STARTED KNOCKING, ENGINE DIED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I WAS ADVISED BY MY DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP THAT ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST $3500 FOR A USED ENGINE. ANOTHER MECHANIC ADVISED ME NOT TO BOTHER BECAUSE IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN DESIGN AND THE SLUDGING EFFECT TO THE ENGINE. I BOUGHT MY INTREPID 1 YEAR AGO, STILL OWE OVER $6000 ON IT AND IT'S NOT DRIVABLE. THIS ENGINE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. YOU CAN HAVE MINE TO SEE THE RESULTS. *NM

WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK FROM OUR HOME IN YACOLT WA. HEADING TO SALEM OR., THE ENGINE IN OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID QUIT WITHOUT WARNING, HE WAS ON I-205 AT 5:00 AM IN THE DARK HE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS WELL AS ENDANGERED OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL AND WE HAVE OWNED SINCE 17,00 MILES. I NOW AM AWARE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND YET THE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER CORP. HAS NOT ACTED TO INFORM THE CONSUMERS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM OR A SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO UP UNTIL TWO MONTHS AGO WERE ALWAYS IN THIS VEHICLE WITH ME BECAUSE IT WAS MY DAILY DRIVER. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED QUITE EASILY WHILE MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR ON A MAJOR ROADWAY. *NM

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID. CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR WHICH THEY REPLACED THE FIRST THREE TIMES FREE OF CHARGE. THE LAST TIME TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID ENGINE BLEW OUT. AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE COULD NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT. THE ONLY PLACE THAT COULD GET AN ENGINE WAS FROM CHRYSLER, AND THAT WOULD COST MORE THAT WHAT THE CAR WAS WORTH. *AK

DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON 7-31-05. IT JUST STOPPED. IT HAD BEEN MAKING INTERMITTENT NOISES FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK PRIOR, BUT NOTHING CONSTANT. IT SPUTTERED BEFORE QUITTING. CONTACT HAS NOT TALKED TO THE DEALER BUT SHE PLANNED ON DOING SO. *AK

MICHELIN TIRES MODEL XGT H4 225-60 R/16 SIDEWALL BLOW OUT ON 2 TIRES ON SEPERATE OCCASIONS 6/05 AND 7/05. TIRES WERE LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WITH 30,000 MILES. *JB SERIAL # OF SECOND TIRE THAT BLEW-OUT WAS AU 795 35-55030-01 BOTH TIRES FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN THE METRO DC AREA, NO OBJECT OR POTHOLE WAS STRUCK, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER WHEEL. BOTH TIRES THAT FAILED WERE LOCATED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE

MY ENGINE DIED AT 45,000 MILES. WE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING OIL CHANGES, DONE BY OUR MECHANIC, AND HAVE ALL OF OUR RECEIPTS. *JB

HAD CAR 8 MONTHS WITH THREE OIL CHANGES DROVE 9,000 MILES TOTAL, HEARD CLICKING NOISE WHEN ENGINE STARTED THAT MORNING, TWO HOURS LATER CAR STALLED AND HEARD LOUD KNOCK FROM ENGINE, HAD CAR TOWED AND INSPECTED BY ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WAS TOLD CAR NEED NEW ENGINE COULDN'T BE FIXED, DUE TO SLUDGE IN ENGINE. *JB

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THE VIN ON THE VEHICLE IS: [XXX]. I SAY THAT I OWN IT, BUT THERE ARE STILL 13 PAYMENTS REMAINING ON IT. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM WELLS FARGO FINANCE COMPANY IN EARLY 2001 FOR MY WIFE. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 12,000 TO 15,000 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE PASSED AWAY IN MAY OF 2002 AND SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS. HENCE, THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 37,000 - 39,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE RUNNING AN ERRAND WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER ON JULY 8, 2005, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND I HAD TO MANIPULATE THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE THE FEW MILES TO HOME. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. I CALLED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY MECHANIC AND HE MENTIONED THAT THEY FOUND ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF SLUDGE AFTER REMOVING THE VALVE COVER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ONLY THING THAT COULD BE DONE IS AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. HE ENSURED ME THAT TRYING TO CLEAN THE SLUDGE MAY CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. I STARTED INVESTIGATING THIS VIA THE INTERNET AND FOUND YOUR WEB SITE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND OPENED A CASE NUMBER WITH THEM. CASE # [XXX]. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR ON HOLD, A PERSON CAME BACK TO ME AND STATED THAT THE CAR CAME TO THE U.S. FROM CANADA VIA A LEASING COMPANY AND THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT TRANSFER, THEREFORE THERE WAS NOTHING HE OR CHRYSLER COULD DO. HE ALSO STATED THAT BECAUSE IT CAME FROM A LEASING COMPANY, THERE WAS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE RECORDS COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. SO

DT: THERE WAS A PERSISTENT NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT EVEN TRAVELLED A MILE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS GOING 45 MPH. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO A GARAGE WHEN THE NOISE BEGAN AND TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE MECHANIC AT THE GARAGE THOUGHT IT WAS THE ENGINE OR THE TIMING CHAIN. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 83,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE HAS QUIT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

ON JANUARY 15, 2004 I BROUGHT MY DODGE INTREPID VIN#2B3HD46RXH103584 TO DOHN BOHN DODGE IN METAIRIE, LA FOR REPLACE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE RECLINER SEAT BOLTS. THIS WAS BEING DONE PER A RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER IS #03V035000. AN INVOICE WAS ISSUED STATING THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 THE SAME DRIVERS SIDE SEAT RECLINER BOLT SHEARED IN HALF AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HAD AN ACCIDENT. I AM UNDER DOCTORS CARE FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED. I REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO DAHIMLER CHRYSLER ON 10/04/2005 AND THEY GAVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER #12695236. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP LAKESHORE DODGE AND THEY INFORMED SINCE I HAD THE RECALL ALREADY DONE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE. I DECLINED AND HAD THE BOLT REPLACED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND RETAINED THE BOLT.

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT IS JUNK. ALSO A/C HAS NOT WORKED IN 2 YEARS AS WELL AS DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS.

AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW. SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS ADVISED US THAT THEY ARE SEEING A RASH OF THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE INTREPID. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE, WE FOUND OVER 100 PEOPLE THAT LOGGED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR INTREPID. EVEN THE JUNK YARDS HAVE TOLD US THEY'VE HAD A RASH OF CALL ABOUT THE ENGINES GOING BAD AFTER 100,000 MILES.

MY INTREPID ONLY HAS 69900 APPROX MILES ON IT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN APRIL 22, 2005 WITH BAD TIMING GUIDES TENSIONER ETC... THE GARAGE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TENSIONERS TO GET ONE THAT WAS GOOD. GOT IT HOME ANDABOUT JUNE 1 IT STARTED MAKING RACKET AGAIN AND I HAD IT TOWED, THIS TIME TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP,WHOM I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH. THEY CHARGED ME 252$ TO DIG INTO THE ENGINE AND SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. SUPPOSEDLY THERE WAS "GUNK" IN THE OIL PAN THAT THEY SAID SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLEANED OUT BEFORE INSTALLING THE TENSIONER, AND IT NEEDED A NEW TIMING CHAIN. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $1000.00. SO I PD $252 AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE AUTO SHOP, BECAUSE I HAD JUST PAID THEM TO DO IT ALREADY. ALTOGETHER IT COST ME OVER $1200, NOT COUNTING THE RENTAL CAR I HAD TO PAY FOR BECAUSE ALL THIS NONSENSE TOOK SO LONG, SO I COULD GO TO WORK. WELL ON JULY 11 I WAS DRIVING IT AND IT STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. HAD IT TOWED ONCE AGAIN TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW, AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND IT WOULD COST AROUND 5000.00 ON THE LOW SIDE.HE SAID ALL THE PARTS I HAD JUST PUT IN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ALL THESE PARTS CAME FROM THERE, SO I AM STRANDED WITH A WELL MAINTAINED CAR WITH NO ENGINE.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING. THE ENGINE ALSO STALLED WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATED FROM A STOP ON A HILL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALL IT COULD BE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL REPEATEDLY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY BUT THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD RUN PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PERMANENTLY RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION IS AN AUTOMATIC. THE CONSUMER IS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING RECALL WORK DONE ON HER BRAKES. ALL THE DEALER WOULD DO IS RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CHARGE HER MORE MONEY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AS OF YET. *NM

WHILST DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK ALONG A BUSY HIGHWAY I SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE STEERING, BRAKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE BECAME HEAVY AND INOPERABLE AND I MANAGED TO SWERVE OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY GROUND TO A HALT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WHICH IS A 2.7 LITRE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED ENTIRELY AND THE COST WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $6,000. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW 5 YEARS AGO, REGULARLY SERVICED AND HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD LIKE DODGE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT THEIR COST SINCE I UNDERSTAND THIS ENGINE FAILURE IS APPARENTLY BECOMMING COMMON!!

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A DEFECTIVE 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT OTHERS ARE ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT. I OPENED A CASE # WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED USED AND HAVE DRIVEN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. I MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE FAILED AT 78,000 MILES. I STILL OWE $4000 ON THE VEHICLE. I AM STUCK WITH NO WHERE TO TURN. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $6,900 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT THE DODGE DEALER.

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID BOUGHT IN APRIL USED WITH 11,000 MILES. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 9-10 TIMES, MOSTLY CONSISTING OF STEERING PROBLEMS, SUCH AS RACK AND PINION AND THE STEERING COUPLER. THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS WAS THE MAIN CONCERN. ONE WEEK AGO THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, FRONT END IMPACT FOR WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. NO REPAIRS AFTER THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS OVER $6,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *AK EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE IT WAS NOT CONNECTED. THE DEALER REPOSITIONED/REASSEMBLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK CABLE BROKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. *NM

MY ENGINE FAILED ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH MY TIMING CHAIN COMING APART IN THE ENGINE WITH THE ENGINE SINCE QUITTING COMPLETELY. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM MANY OTHERS HAVE LISTED ON THE INTERNET WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND A HUGE ENGINE REPAIR COST. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX A CAR THAT IS SO OLD, AND I'M LEFT PAYING FOR A CAR THAT DOESN'T RUN. PLEASE ADD MY NAME AND INFORMATION TO THE OTHER LISTS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS DODGE INTREPID PROBLEM.

CAR WENT OFF WHILE TURNING TURN IT BACK ON IT MADE A RATTLE NOISE IN THE ENGINE

DT: OWNER WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95 ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE ENGINE FAILED WHEN A ROD BLEW THROUGH IT. THIS OCCURRED ON 7-2-05. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE ROD BLOWING. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE DROPPED MARBLES IN A BUCKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. A TOW TRUCK TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. *AK

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STALLING. PLUS WHITE SMOKE WOULD COME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A FUEL SENSOR. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IN FACT, IT GOT WORST. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BAD DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP DUE TO THE OIL NOT BEING CHANGED. I FOUND THIS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE. I CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER EVERY 3000 MILES. THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS OF THE OIL CHANGES. I ADVISED HIM I DID THE OIL CHANGES MYSELF. I DO NOT KEEP RECEIPTS FOR OIL AND OIL FILTERS. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THE ENGINE. THEY ADVISED THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $7000.00. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THIS ENGINE.

ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO SEVERE LOWER END ROD KNOCK

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L V6 ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER TRAVELED FARTHER THAN 300 MILES ON ANY TRIP. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT A LOCAL STORE AND WHEN I RETURNED IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHO WOULD NOT WORK ON IT BECAUSE THEY EXPECTED IT TO BE THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH THEY SAID WAS A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH THIS MODEL DUE TO A DESIGN DEFICIENCY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 44000 MILES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE NHTS SITE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE SAME ENGINE. MY LAWYER HAS RECOMMENDED WE BEGIN A CLASS ACTION SUIT.

DT: DODGE 2.7L ENGINE FAILED. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER THE RODS IN THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 DOD INTREPID. *AK *TT *NM

FLAPPING NOISE IN ENGINE, THEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE INTREPID SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS WAS THE FIRST CAR I EVER BOUGHT AND I BOUGHT IT USED. OBVIOUSLY, I HAVE NO WARRANTY ON IT. THE CAR BROKE DOWN YESTERDAY. MY MECHANIC SAID IT'S THE TIMING CHAIN AND HE'S CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY VALVE DAMAGE. IF SO, HE SAID IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE RATHER THAN REPAIR IT. MY WIFE AND I WORK TWO DIFFERENT SCHEDULES AND NEED OUR SECOND VEHICLE. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR.

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LETTER ENGINE. ON JUNE 16 2005 WHEN RETURNING FROM VACATION MY CAR WHILE I WAS IN TRANSIT DEVELOPED A CRACKLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH THEN LED TO THE INSTANTANEOUS FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. BEFORE I EVEN HAD THE CHANCE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD THE ENGINE WAS DEAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION. THE FOLLOWING WEEK MY DODGE INTREPID WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SIMPLY LOCATING THE PROBLEM ENTAILED DISASSEMBLING THE ENGINE WHICH COST $700 ALONE. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT A ROD BEARING HAD COME DISLODGED CAUSING IT TO FALL IN THE OIL PAN. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD WAS THE RESULT OF OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH CAUSED A LACK OF OIL FLOW IN THE ENGINE. THE REPAIRS WERE QUOTED AT COSTING $6,900 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. MY CAR HAS RECEIVED OIL CHANGES AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVALS WHICH I HAVE RETAINED DOCUMENTATION OF AND AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS JUST DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE.

MY 2.4L 4 CYL ENGINE IN MY DODGE INTREPID FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. APPARENTLY THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED WHICH LEADS TO THE VALVES BEING CRUNCHED AND THE RODS BENT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE TOLERANCES USED IN THIS ENGINE. THE CAR HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS INORPERABLE, AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER RUNNING THE CAR FOR JUST UNDER 5 YEARS WITH LESS THAN 78,000 MILES THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE, AND REPAIRS WOULD COST $7000. THE CAR WAS ADEQUATELY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THE ENGINE. INDIVIDUALS SPOKEN WITH AT NATIONAL CENTER, AND DEALERSHIP WAS SURPRISED THAT THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF ENGINE.*AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF SET. THE STEERING LOCKED UP. AFTER DRIVING HOME THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID THE RACK AND PINION WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. ALSO, THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING. THIS WAS GOING TO COST CONSUMER ABOUT $900.00 TO REPAIR.*AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD A NOISE, MY ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS CAME ON, AND MY CAR QUIT RUNNING. FORTUNATELY, I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM GOING TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING, MY DODGE INTREPID STARTED TO SHUDDER. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING OFF THE CAR, IT WOULD NO LONGER RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE WAS SHOT DUE TO SLUDGE. I WAS SHOCKED SINCE THE CAR WAS 5 YEARS OLD, HAD ROUGHLY 78K MILES, AND WAS WELL-MAINTAINED. SO FAR CHRYSLER HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO MY PROBLEM.

DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF SLUDGE IN THE OIL SYSTEM, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK, CAUSING THE VALVES TO COLLAPSE. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING WHILE BACKING UP TO PARK. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHICH CAUSED NO OIL IN THE ENGINE.*AK

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVIING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE BACK SEAT JUST FELL DOWN. *AK

DT: ENGINE SEIZED. CONSUMER READON RALPH NADER'S CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM: "BROKEN TIMING CHAINS AND SLUDGE BUILD UP". TOOK TO A CHRYSLER DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE AND THEY DON'T COVER THAT. TOOK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE FOR $6000.00.*AK *TT *NM

2.7 V6 ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES LIKE THE VALVE TRAIN WAS STARVING FOR OIL. LOUD CLATTER. TOOK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TRIED TO REPAIR THE ENGINE BY REPLACING THE TIMING CHAINM TENSIONER. ENGINE WAS NEVER CORRECT AFTER THAT AND FAILED. WILLIAM T. PRITCHARD DODGE'S SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME TO GET RID OF THE CAR AND THAT THE 2.7 V6 DAIMLER CHRYSLER ENGINE WAS NOTHING BUT JUNK!

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLATTERING NOISE THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AMERICAN ENGINE OF BATON ROUGE. SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED THE OIL SCREEN TO BECOME CLOGGED AN RESULTED IN A BLOWN ENGINE. SERVICE MECHANIC STATED OIL SCREEN WAS DEFECTED. *NM WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ALONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE OIL PAN. THE VEHICLE HAD GONE OFF THE ROAD. *SC *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM THE ENGINE FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS ENGINE FAILED WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHINCE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN OIL. HAD IT TOWED HOME, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS TOO SMALL FOR THIS CAR. *AK