2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

2000 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE, TIMING CHAINS, CRANK SHAFT, THAT IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM ON THESE ENGINES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH MOTOR BLEW OUT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, SUDDENLY A LOUD TAPPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MY VEHICLES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VALVE COVERS OFF AND FOUND THE SLUDGE. THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WAS BROKE, NO PRESSURE TO KEEP IT TIGHT. *BF *NM

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.6L ENGINE, 51,500 MILES. DRIVING VERY SLOWLY IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD CAR SHUT DOWN AND ROLLED TO A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ATEMPTED RESTART, ENGINE TURNED OVER MAKING A METALLIC CLICKING SOUND. HAD CAR TOWED TO SHOP AND TOLD THAT ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AT LEAST ONE VALVE IS BENT AND DAMAGED AND LARGE METAL FRAGMENTS ARE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY BETWEEN 3,OOO AND 4,000 MILES. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS 4-5K. ENGINES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BLOW AT 51,000 MILES, THIS IS A FLAWED DESIGN.*AK

POWER WINDOWS QUIT WORKING AFTER HAVING THE DEALER REPLACE THEM SEVERL TIMES BEFORE WARRENTY EXPIRED.*AK

STEERING STICKING WHILE TURNING CAR. NABILITY TO CORRECT TURN ONCE INPUTED, HAS LEAD TO THE CAR LEAVING THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN SUDDELNY THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE CAR STARTED SCREECHING AS I ACCELERATED. WHEN I GOT TO A GAS STATION, I CUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO START AGAIN. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THAT ONE OF THE RODS HAD BROKE AND THAT I EITHER HAD TO GET THE ENGINE REBUILT OR BUY A NEW ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE BLEW UP. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED RIGHT BEFORE IT BLEW UP. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS A 2.7 LITER. HOWEVER, CONSUMER HAD THIS ENGINE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *AK