2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

THERE WAS NO WARNING AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE STREET AND MY CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO HAMPTON'S AUTO. UPON EXAMINING THE CAR, HE CALLED AND REPORTED TO ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS GONE. I HAD 82,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE AND HAD CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. I BOUGHT A USED ENGINE FROM BOHANNON'S AUTO FOR $2,400 AND PAID $1,382 TO BUD'S ENGINE SERVICE TO INSTALL IT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL AUTO REPAIRMEN THAT THIS 2.7 ENGINE IS FAULTY. I HAVE ONE MORE YEAR OF PAYMENTS OR I WOULD NOT HAVE REPAIRED THIS AUTOMOBILE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A CAR THAT I INTENDED TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS MORE. *NM

STEERING CLUNKS AND STICKS AT RANDOM WITH NO WARNING, TOLD RACK AND PINION IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 48,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID STARTING MAKING KNOCKING SOUNDS. WE BROUGHT IT IN AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILDUP AND THAT A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY THAT WE PURCHASED BECAUSE THE BUILDUP IS FROM POOR MAINTENANCE. WE TOLD THEM THAT WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY BUT THIS DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE IN THE CAR. I HAVE CHECKED THIS OUT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THEIR WARRANTY IS ALSO NOT BEING HONORED. FIRST THERE IS AN ENGINE THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN THE CAR AND THEN THEY WON'T EVEN HONOR A WARRANTY THAT WE PAID FOR. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. *JB

DT: HAD TO REPLACE 2.7 LITER E ENGINE WITH 54000 MILES ON VEHICLE. HAD A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ENGINE PUT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. AFTER A FIELD ADJUSTER CAME TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY RECOMMENDED IT BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WENT OUT ON APRIL 8, 2003. *AK

DT: ON 8-17-04 THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE STEERING NEEDED ALIGNMENT AND THE TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT BEEN EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. THE CONSUMER HAD THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNED. AFTERWARDS, ON 9-15-04, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TOO MUCH FREE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE GEAR IN THE STEERING RACK WAS WORN OUT, AND HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT HAD IT FIXED AS OF YET. THE STEERING RACK GOT MUCH WORSE AND NOW HAS TO BE MANUALLY PULLED BACK TO CENTER WHEN TURNING. *AK

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 60,000 MILES. THE STEERING FAILED. IT STARTED WITH A LOT OF LOOSE PLAY IN THE STEERING. WHEEL. CURRENTLY WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT THE WHEEL WAS UPSIDE DOWN. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AGO, COMPLETE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JULY 27, 2005. THE VEHICLE BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVE NOT LOOKED AT IT. IT SHOWED RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE SYMPTOMS. CHRYSLER WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE DID NOT GO IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE TIRES WERE RECENTLY REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS BALANCED AND ALIGNED.*AK THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. *JB

I TRIED TO START MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ONE DAY AND HEARD LOUD CLINKING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT A TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE THAT WOULD COST $6,000. I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR. MY OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AS INSTRUCTED BY THE OWNERS MANUAL. *NM

ENGINE SLUDGE, COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING INTREPID SHUT DOWN. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. *JB

HI. MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID BLEW ITS ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IT. IT HAD UNDER 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED. IT HAS THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE IN IT THAT I NOW SEE ON THE WEB IS FULL OF DEFECTS. I OWE $8,000 ON A VEHICLE I CAN'T DRIVE, TRADE IN, OR EVEN JUNK! SINCE THE LENDER STILL "OWNS" THE VEHICLE, I DON'T HAVE THE OPTION OF GETTING RID OF IT. THERE ARE SO MANY OF US THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO HELP. FOR THAT MATTER, THEY DON'T EVEN RESPOND! THE DEALERSHIP BLAMES CHRYSLER BUT DOES NOTHING. THEY STATE THAT PERHAPS THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH OIL CHANGES (EVEN THOUGH WE CAN DOCUMENT EVERY OIL CHANGE PERFORMED AT 3,000 MILES). USED AUTO PARTS SHOPS CANNOT KEEP THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE IN STOCK SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS IN MY POSITION DESPERATE TO GET THEIR INTREPID FIXED. MECHANICS ADVISE THAT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER THAT PUTTING A USED 2.7 (OR A BRAND NEW ONE) WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE NEXT 2.7 COULD BE EVERY BIT AS DEFECTIVE. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE BLEW, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP CAUSING US TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS WAS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY OCCURRENCE. $1,800 FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE'RE STILL PAYING OFF TO REPAIR THAT LITTLE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP!! THANKS. LEO CUNNINGHAM WEST SENECA, NY 716 821-9586. *JB

FIRST THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED. THEN THE LIGHT BECAME A CONSTANT. I WAS HEADING BACK HOME WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR DIED WITHOUT A SOUND. IT KEPT SHUTTING OFF AT THE LIGHTS. I NEVER MADE IT HOME. I MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT, THIS BECAME ALL TO FAMILIAR TO ME, ( I HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS BEFORE WITH THIS CAR DUE TO SLUDGE, BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I HAD KEPT UP WITH MY MAINTENANCE AFTER A LONG INVESTIGATION AND WAS FIXED) I KNEW I NEEDED TO GET A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE IN CHICAGO,IL. AFTER THEIR INITIAL INSPECTION,THE COST WAS ALREADY AT $2417, IT WOULD COST ME $360 DEFINITE LABOR JUST TO CONTINUE THE INSPECTION TO DETERMINE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS (THIS COST WAS JUST TO TAKE THE PART APART, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $360 AGAIN TO HAVE IT PUT BACK TOGETHER. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. A LONG STORY, SHORT I AM NOW STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I HAVE THREE MORE PAYMENTS ON AND IS INOPERABLE. I WAS ADVISED THAT I COULD GET A USED ENGINE, BUT THAT ONLY CAME WITH A 12 MONTH WARRANTY, OR I COULD GET A RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE W/3 YEAR WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THEY BOTH COST TOO MUCH. I HAVE READ THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE, THIS IS A BIG COVER-UP. THEY KNOW, OR THEY ARE JUST NOT INTERESTED IN A GOOD CUSTOMER PRODUCT. I KNOW ABOUT ISO STANDARDS AND THE BIG 3 AUTOMOBILE REGULATORS, MY QUESTION IS HOW DID THIS ENGINE MEET REGULATIONS? WHAT AUDITOR LET SOMETHING LIKE A ENGINE WITH FAULTY VALVES GET PRODUCED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN GOOD FAITH AND THE SAME WAS NOT DELIVERED. YET CHRYSLER CAN CONTINUE TO PRODUCE EXPENSIVE COMMERCIALS WITH MR. IOCOLA AND SNOOP DOGG ETC. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ATTENDED TO. AMERICANS WHO BUY AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS, SHOULD RECEIVE A PRODUCT THEY CAN TRUST. I HAVE TO BORROW CARS OR TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. IF THEY DO NOT WANT TO RECALL THE ENGINE THEN THEY NEED TO PROVIDE A LIFETIME VEHICLE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE SO WE CAN AT LEAST GET IT FIXED. *JB