2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID W/THE 2.7L MOTOR. THE MOTOR FAILED AT 66K MILES BECAUSE OF SLUDGE. I AM NOW AWARE THAT CHRYSLER HAS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW W/ THESE MOTORS. I PURCHASED THE CAR W/AN 8YR/80K MILE WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR IT. MY MAIN ISSUE IS THAT IT FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT AND SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR HAVE KILLED SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THIS FAILED ENGINE. THIS 2.7L MOTOR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND VULNERABLE TO FAILURE AT ANY TIME. THE MOTOR HAS MAJOR DESIGN FLAWS WHICH MAKES IT HAVE EXCESS SLUDGE BUILDUP. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL ANY CAR W/THESE 2.7L MOTORS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM BEING KILLED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING, AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BAD, IT WAS NOT THE TIMING CHAIN. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK, THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP.

ON FEBRUARY 14, 2006 MY HUSBAND WAS COMING HOME WHEN THE CAR QUIT. HE LET IT COOL OFF AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS GOING TO WORK AND WHEN HE PULLED INTO HIS EMPLOYERS PARKING LOT HE NOTICED HIS CAR WAS ON FIRE. HE PUT IT OUT RIGHT AWAY. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN AND OTHER PARTS. IN MAY WE WERE GOING TO A GRADUATION IN WYOMING WHEN OUR CAR BROKE DOWN ON INTERSTATE. AGAIN WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE INFORMED WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AT THE COST OF $6000.00. WE DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX THE CAR. WE ARE NOW RENTING A CAR UNTIL WE CAN DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THE CAR. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET INFORMATION ON WHAT DODGE IS DOING TO HELP OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE ENGINE SLUDGE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/22/06- THE CONSUMER MAINTAINED THAT HE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES IN JUNE 2000. I HAD MY CAR MAINTENANCE OCCASIONALLY INCLUDING OIL CHANGES, BREAKS, TIRES, ETC. ON MAY 7, 2006 MY CAR BROKE DOWN AND IT WAS REPORTED BY A MECHANIC THAT MY TIME CHAINING AND ENGINE IS NO LONGER WORKING. MY CAR ONLY HAD 47, 689 MILES AND I FINISHED PAYMENTS IN JUNE 2004. IT IS TOTALLY UNFAIR FOR A CAR OF SIX (6) YEARS TO BREAK DOWN FOR ENGINE PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DROVE VEHICLE 6 MILES FROM HOME TO A BUSINESS APPOINTMENT. AFTER THE APPOINTMENT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. NEXT DAY BRAKE PEDAL WAS UP. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 00V180000 REGARDING THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO BLED THE BRAKES. *AK

2000 INTREPID BRAKES FAILED. *TS THE VACUUM BOOSTER WAS FULL OF WATER AND FROZE LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH NO BRAKES.*JB

ONE MORNING IN MID OCT 05 AFTER DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF FOR SCHOOL,THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME, THE CAR ENGINE JUST DIED. WITH NO WARNING, NO NOISE, NO SMOKE AND NO ENGINE LIGHTS. AFTER MAKING MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ENGINE, ALL FELL. LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. LATER TO FIND OUT THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. INFORMATION FROM MECHANIC, IT IS A KNOWN CONDITION WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE WHICH I HAVE. AS OF TODAY, NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE COST FOR REPAIRS WILL RUN FROM 8.000 TO 11.000. THE ENGINE HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STALL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE STALLING.