2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

I HAVE A DODGE INTREPID 2000 I HAVE A LOUD MOTOR KNOCK, WITH NO WARNING OF ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AT ALL. I WAS TAKING IT DOWN THE STREET TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND IT JUST DIED, NO IT WILL NOT START. I AM TOLD THE ENGINE IS SHOT, THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED IT TO KNOCK WHILE DRIVING IT. THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. I ONLY HAVE 110,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, AND IT IS ALREADY THE 2ND MOTOR THAT CHRYSLER REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH HER VEHICLE INVOLVING THE ENGINE MOTOR. THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO KNOCK WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. SHE CONSULTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE IN THAT PARTICULAR MOTOR WAS THE WORST MOTOR EVER PRODUCED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS ALONE WOULD COST $400 IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 15 IN CENTERVILLE UTAH AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF THREE LANES. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I WAS FORTUNATE IN STEERING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AND ENDED UP, STALLED, IN THE MEDIAN OF THE ON-RAMP AND THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHUT OFF DURING THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE BEIING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED FOR COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, STALL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL THIRTY MINUTES LATER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 152,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE MOTOR BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE MOTOR COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER AT A GAS STATION. HE CHECKED THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT IT BARELY HAD ANY OIL. HE ADDED OIL TO THE VEHICLE, HOPING IT WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE, WHICH IT DID FOR 3 OR 4 MILES. THE CONTACT THEN HAD TO PULL OVER ONCE AGAIN FOR THE MOTOR NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS SHOT DUE TO A SPUN MAIN BEARING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH, THE IGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IN APPROXIMATELY HALF AN HOUR TO FORTY MINUTES, WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO CONTINUE ONTO HIS DESTINATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR DROPPED DUE TO SLUDGE. THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE IGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB

2000 INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE STARTED WITH FREQUENT OIL LOSS STARTING AT 1.5L BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND ENDING AT NEARLY 6L BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. NO SIGNS OF BURNING, OR LEAKING, AND NO OIL WAS FOUND IN THE COOLANT. THEN A NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN THE ENGINE A, RATTLING NOISE, ENGINE QUIT BEFORE NOISE COULD BE DIAGNOSED. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CAM SENSOR WAS OUT, REPLACED IT CAR RUN. THE NOISE PERSISTED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CRANK BEARING WAS SHOT. THE ENGINE FAILED CRITICALLY SHORTLY AFTER. 1998 CONCORD, PURCHASED TO REPLACE INTREPID, ENGINE ALREADY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ENGINE FROM CHRYSLER BY THE TIME I BOUGHT IT THE NEW ENGINE HAD ROUGHLY 85 000 KM ON IT. THIS CONCORD HAS A COMPLETE SERVICE HISTORY THROUGH OUR LOCAL MECHANIC SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE IN 1998. THE PREVIOUS OWNER KEPT UP TO DATE ON ALL OIL CHANGES UP AND UNTIL I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 1 OR 2 MONTHS AND RECENTLY HAD ITS OIL CHANGED AT THE 6000KM MARK. ONLY A DAY OR 2 AGO THE CAR ON START UP HAS BEEN MAKING A RATTLE NOISE FOR ABOUT 2 SEC THEN STOPS. THAT MEANS I HAVE BETWEEN 2 CARS SEEN 2 2.7L CATASTROPHIC FAILURES AND AM PROBABLY GOING TO SEE A THIRD. ONE I COULD ADMIT TO MAYBE BEING MY FAULT IN SOME WAY, 2 IS DEFIANTLY STRETCHING IT, 3.... THERE IS A PROBLEM AND ITS NOT THE FAULT OF THE CONSUMER, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE FOR ALL IMPACTED CUSTOMERS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN OCTOBER OF 2000. WITHIN 2 YEARS I HAD THE INNER TIE RODS AND WEATHER STRIPPING/DOOR TRIM REPLACED. WHENEVER I WOULD TAKE MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES, THE MECHANIC WOULD NOTIFY ME OF SLUDGE BUILD UP. NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE. BEYOND REPAIR WITH ONLY 94,000 MILE LEFT ON THE CAR. THIS WAS JUST AFTER I PAID TO REPLACE AN EVAPORATOR COIL THAT WAS LEAKING AND THE INNER TIE RODS FOR THE SECOND TIME. I ALSO PAID OVER $200 TO REPLACE THE WEATHER STRIPPING FOR THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE REPLACED A RADIATOR THAT WAS LEAKING AND A SHIFT CABLE THAT HAD SEIZED UP PREVENTING MY CAR FROM SHIFTING INTO GEAR. I FIGURE THOSE WERE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT THE ENGINE IS WHAT REALLY BLOWS MY MIND WITH SUCH LOW MILES AND REGULAR MAINTANENCE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

MY ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING FROM PITTSBURGH,PA TO CHARLESTOWN,VA. I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY HELP FROM CHRYSLER. I HAVE A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. I OWN A 2000 INTREPID. IT DIED LAST YEAR IN 2007. THE CAR JUST HAD TURNED 80,000 MILES DURING THE TRIP. IT WAS JUST PAID OFF. IT COST ME OVER 5,000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. *TR