2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUSHED IT THE REST OF THE WAY. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TWENTY MINUTES LATER, HE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND LATER HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED 9,000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS RECENT FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AND, AS A RESULT, THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER'S COSTUMER SERVICE HOTLINE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AGAIN. HE IS STILL AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEBSITES RELATED TO THIS ENGINE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD AND SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE HEAD GASKETS SUCKED UP ALL THE OIL. THERE WAS STILL OIL IN THE ENGINE, BUT NOT ENOUGH, WHICH CAUSED A ROD TO BLOW. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 141,389. UPDATED 07/15/08.*LJ UPDATED 07/15/08

WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID, IT SHUT DOWN, FAILED TO START AND HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. *TR

INITIALLY MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID BEGAN MAKING A CLANKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED REGULAR OIL CHANGES OF 3000 MILES OR LESS, BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL, IT WAS ABOUT A QUART LOW (WHICH IT HAD NOT EVER BEEN LOW BEFORE.) WHEN I OPENED THE CRANKCASE TO ADD OIL, THE CAP WAS FULL OF SLUDGE. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE ENGINE FLUSHED WITH OIL, REPLACED THE OIL AND FILTER, AND ALSO HAD LUCAS ADDED TO THE ENGINE. THE NOISE CONTINUED. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALL PARTS WERE ORDERED DIRECTLY FROM CHRYSLER. LESS THAN 125 MILES LATER, THE NOISE BEGAN AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC. HE CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEN, PER CHRYSLER, ADDED TWO SEPARATE ADDITIVES TO THE CRANKCASE. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE TENSIONER WORK PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THE NOISE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE IN THE FEW DAYS THAT FOLLOWED. (I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE IF THESE ADDITIVES WOULD WORK.) THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. AFTER NOTIFYING CHRYSLER, I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ROD BEARINGS WERE BAD AND THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL BE $5400 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $1300 ON THE ENGINE PLUS THE COST OF TWO TOWS. I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR AND CANNOT USE IT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 39K MILES ON THIS ORIGINAL ENGINE. I WILL NEVER DRIVE, RENT, OR OWN ANOTHER DODGE OR CHRYSLER VEHICLE AGAIN BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES AND HAVE NO INTEGRITY TO MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISES AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE SECOND ENGINE FAILED. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 06/03/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/30/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ANTIFREEZE MIXING WITH ENGINE OIL. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO MAKE RATTLING NOISES WHEN DRIVING BEYOND 40 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TENSIONER SNAPPED DUE TO BUILT UP OIL SLUDGE. HE LATER DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG THAT MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD EVENTUALLY RECUR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT HIS RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED, BUT DID NOT STALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT WAS STARTED, SHE COULD NOT DRIVE FAR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON WITH THAT VEHICLE, BUT IT HAS YET TO BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S HOME AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES THE CAM CENSOR WENT OUT, THEN ABOUT 10,000 MILES LATER THEN CRANK CENSOR WENT OUT. WHEN THE CAR HAD 106,000 MILES ON IT MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN SHE HEARD LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE, TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE. THIS CAR HAS HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD ABOUT $4,000 TO REPLACE. NOW I COME TO FIND OUT THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES AND WON'T FIX THEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND NEVER EXPECTED THAT CHRYSLER WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR