2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

I BOUGHT MY DODGE INTREPID IN JUNE OF 2010 KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE I HAVE NEVER RAN THE CAR OVER 55 MPH NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON KEPT CAR UP TO DATE ON MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGING AND EVERYTHING ELSE CHECKED OIL IT WAS OUT HAD IT CHANGED 2 WEEKS AGO AND ALSO WHEN I ADDED MORE OIL IN THE CAR THE OIL CAME UP ON DIP STICK VERY SLUDGY FOUND OUT I NEED A NEW ENGINE BY A MECHANIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROD MALFUNCTIONED IN THE ENGINE. THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND WITHIN THE ENGINE FOR TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO LEAKS COMING FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122000.

MY OIL LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK REALLY LOUD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A GARAGE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED BUT WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. WITH WHAT I STILL OWE ON THE CAR AND THE PRICE OF THESE ENGINES (THEY ARE HARD TO FIND BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM) IT IS NOT EVEN WORTH GETTING FIXED AT THIS POINT. *TR

2000 DODGE INTREPID, THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND, WHEN HIS RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO GO OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY STRIKING THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0344-91)*JB UPDATED 08/06/10 *BF

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVERS SEAT. FORTUNATELY, IN 2003 I STOPPED MY CAR TO LET A PASSENGER EXIT AND MY DRIVER'S SEAT FELL COMPLETELY BACKWARDS. IN 2006 I LEARNED THAT MY CAR DEALER FIXED THE SEAT AGAIN. IN 2010, I WAS STOPPED AT MY MAILBOX AND MY SEAT FELL COMPLETELY BACKWARDS AGAIN. THE DEALER & DODGE COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY FOR A SEAT REPLACEMENT. WHY NOT? *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HAVING BODY WORK DONE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN 3 SECONDS LATER THE MOTOR STALLED. I PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE FOR 50 FEET BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE COMPANY THAT DID THE BODY WORK. THEY RETRIEVED THE CAR SOON AFTER. SUBSEQUENTLY, WAS TOLD MY ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE, IE; OIL CHANGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN OUT AND IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000.

WE LUST PURCHASED A USED 2000 DODGE INTREPID IT HAD 105,000 MILES ON IT , IT WAS IN GREAT CONDITION UNTIL MAY 21,2010, I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY PARENTS HOUSE AND THE CAR STARTING MAKING FUNNY NOISES AND IT JUST CUT OFF WITH US, WE TRIED TO START IT BACK BUT IT FAILED, HAD IT LOOKED AT, THEY ARE TELLING ME IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE COST IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!! I LOVE MY CAR, BUT AS I READ ON THE INTERNET THERE IS ALOT OF ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES, IS THERE ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE FROM A PREVIOUS OWNER. I PUT AN ADDITIONAL $400.00 IN MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PARTS (INCLUDING FRESH OIL AND FILTER) INTO IT AND THE ENGINE LITERALLY BLEW UP THE FIRST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN 20 MILES. I AM A 55 YEAR OLD WOMAN THAT HAD TO ABANDON THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND ARRANGE FOR REMOVAL. REPLACING THE ENGINE WITH A NON-DEFECTIVE ONE IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO ME. *TR

30 MILES FROM HOME JAN. 2010 DRIVING A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITHOUT WARNING BLINKING OIL LIGHT, HAMMERING ENGINE, LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. CAR NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY.HAVE MADE NO REPAIRS AS IT IS $3500, I'VE BEEN QUOTED. STILL 10 PAYMENTS TO GO ON THIS VEHICLE. CAR RAN LIKE A DREAM BEFORE THIS EXPERIENCE. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL, REG OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. *TR