2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT I HAVE W/ A 2.7 ENGINE AND THE ENGINE SEIZED/LOCKED UP ON ME AND THE HEAT HAD WENT OUT ON IT RIGHT BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. I TOOK CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THEN. MY VEHICLE IS NICE LOOKING IN AND OUT AND I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER ENGINE FOR THIS CAR SO IT'S SITTING THERE BEHIND MY HOUSE AND I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. I PAID A GREAT DEAL FOR THIS CAR AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS W/ IT UNTIL IT SEIZED AND IT SEIZED UP AT 97,000 MILES! THIS CAR IS A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT FOR ME AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE HAS BEEN HAVING OUT OF THESE VEHICLES. I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A SMALL TREE. IT MAKES ME AND MY FAMILY/FRIENDS NOT EVER WANT TO BUY ANOTHER DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID, I FELT THAT MY LIFE WAS JEOPARDIZED ON 3 OCCASIONS. ONCE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN ONBOARD. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I LOST COMPLETE POWER. I WAS LUCKY THE FIRST TIME WHEN I RUN OFF THE ROAD AND WENT UNTO THE SIDE WALK WHERE I LUCKILY DID NOT INJURE ANYONE. THE 2ND AND 3RD TIME,I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, I KNEW I WAS ABOUT THE LOSS POWER BECAUSE I NOTICE THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING, AS A PRECAUTION , I SLOWED DOWN AND WAS ABOUT TO PULL UP TO THE SERVICE LANE WHEN THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUT OFF. I HAD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING NOR BRAKES; NOTHING WORKED. I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT THE CAR TO STOP. AFTER THAT NIGHT,I CALLED MY HUSBAND CRYING, I WAS SHAKING,TREMBLING AND SCARED TO DEATH. AFTER THAT I BECAME SO SCARED THAT I VOWED NEVER TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN BECAUSE I FELT THAT ONE DAY I MAY BE KILLED OR KILL MY CHILDREN OR SOME INNOCENT PERSON DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I HAD MY MECHANIC PICKUP THE CAR. NOW HE TELLS ME THAT THE ENGINE DIED. *TR

CAR IS A WELL MAINTAINED (ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE DONE AT DEALERSHIP). DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. HAD TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND REACH TO THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR. FEELS LIKE HANDLE IS NO LONGER ENGAGING THE DOOR LOCK. EXPERIENCED INITIAL PANIC WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR. *JB

VEHICLE INFORMATION: 98,975 MILES ON THE CAR BUSHINGS BROKE SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 TOOK THE CAR IN FOR STEERING NOISE AND ACCESSIVE SHAKING THEY WERE REPLACED AND WITHIN THAT SAME DAY THE BOLTS BROKE OFF IN MY DRIVE-WAY THAN MY MECHANIC DID HIS HOMEWORK AND FOUND THIS DEFECT ONLINE....CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVEABLE. WHAT DO WE DO??? DO WE FIX THE CAR AND PARK IT UNTIL DODGE DOES SOMETHING OR LEAVE AS IS.... PLEASE HELP.... *TR

AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE ENGINE, IT BEGAN TO MAKE A "RATTLE" NOISE THAT WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. TOOK IT INTO A SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. 9 MONTHS LATER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START -> THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (THE CAR HAS ~72,000 MILES). I NOW NEED TO EITHER BUY A NEW ENGINE, OR SELL IT FOR PARTS (THE COST OF THE REPAIR WILL NEARLY EQUAL THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED TO REPLACE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE SO EARLY. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CHRYSLER ENGINE: WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID SEDAN SE THAT'S A 2.7 ENGINE I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS ON THE FREE WAY ON I-70 W WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOP ON ME . I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOWING THE SHOP FOR REPAIRED AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENGINE IS BAD. *TR

ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT 90K MILES. IT WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE THE OLD PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT HAD NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB

ENGINE LOWER END FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. RELATED TO LONG TERM CONDITION..STARTING AT 30,000 MILES. ENGINE SLUDGE DUE TO ENGINE DESIGN DEFECT..CAR WAS IMMACULATELY MAINTAINED...OIL CHANGED EVERY 3K WITHOUT FAIL.. BY 60K ENGINE LIGHT RAN INTERMITTENTLY BAD BEARING KNOCK...CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM,,UNTIL FINAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT 92K.. CAR HAD TO BE SCRAPPED... 2.7L ENGINE WELL DOCUMENTED ONLINE WITH SLUDGE LOWER END DAMAGE PROBLEMS. *TR

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO INCIDENT. 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE CAR WAS MOVING WITH NO WARNING. HAD TOWED SAID IT WAS DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE READ ALL THE OTHER 2.7 HORROR STORIES AND I EXPECT DODGE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR