2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

MY VEHICLE JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED BEFORE MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK A TRIP OUT OF STATE. WHEN WE RETURNED MY VEHICLE STALLED BEFORE GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. WE HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $5,000. *TR

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. MY CARS CLEAR PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS HAVE BEEN GETTING MORE AND MORE YELLOW THROUGH THE YEARS. AT NIGHT I CAN BARELY SEE THE STREET AS THE YELLOWED COVERS SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS CAN GIVE OFF. THE COST OF REPLACING THE COVERS IS PROHIBITIVE FOR ME AS YOU NEED TO REPLACE BOTH ASSEMBLY'S COMPLETELY. THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MAYBE YOU CAN GET CHRYSLER TO REPLACE THEM. I WILL DO THE LABOR BUT NEED THE NEW ASSEMBLY'S. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, THE ENGINE COULD SHUT OFF. CHRYSLER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND STATED THAT NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,050 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 09/10/07. *JB

WE HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES ON THE CAR. A WEEK OR TWO AFTER THE LAST OIL CHANGE, IT STARTED TO KNOCK. WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING IT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAVE GOTTEN ESTIMATES FROM THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, AND A COUPLE OTHER MECHANICS, AND WE NEED A NEW ENGINE AND IT WILL COST A LOT MORE THAN WHAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY WORTH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE REPAIR SHOP PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT WAS ISSUED REFERENCE NUMBER 16542975. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE; ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A COST OF $3500. *JB

OUR VEHICLE IS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WHICH WILL NEED THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO "OIL SLUDGE" BUILD-UP IN THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE WITH ANOTHER USED ENGINE (WHICH MAY DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM) HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY $4,000 AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER. TO REPLACE THIS WITH A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $1000-$1500. THE DEALER INDICATES HE MAY NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE, BUT HAVE NO CHOICE AND THE COST WILL TOTALLY DEPLETE OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT. THIS VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 76,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE LEARNED FROM SOME INVESTIGATION THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR "SINCERE APOLOGY", BUT NOTE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AS WELL AS OTHER WEBSITES. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES ON MANY CHRYSLER VEHICLES (INTREPID, SEBRING, ETC.). CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF A DESIGN FLAW. MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AND CANNOT EVEN AFFORD TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE! SOME HAVE HAD THEIR VEHICLES STOP ON THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM (VIA AN ENGINE "NOISE") BEFORE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS OCCURRED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE WHO HAS A VEHICLE WITH THIS ENGINE AND IT INVOLVES 1999-2003 VEHICLES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD AND DAIMLER-CHRYSLER SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE THAT FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AT 59K MILES. THE CAR IS NOW WORTHLESS AND IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND CHANGE THE OIL ARRODING TO THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR

ENGINE BROKE DOWN. MOST LIKELY TYPICAL ENGINE FPROBLEMS OF THE 2.7 L ENGINE. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE IN MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID-CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS ENGINE IS CRAP AND WILL NOT FIX IT-THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE AND HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY 2.7 V-6 FOR FREE. *TR