2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING BREAK APPLICATION HE HEARS A GRINDING NOISE. BREAK FAILURE CAN LEAD TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. ALL THE COMPONENTS IN THE BREAK SYSTEM WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99275. BL

ENGINE FAILURE ON 2.7 LITRE ENGINE IN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. I WAS DRIVING ON A 100KM SPEED LIMIT HIGHWAY WHEN I HAD ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO GET OFF SAFELY SO PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT AS FAR AS I COULD. STILL TRAFFIC HAD TO STEER AROUND MY DEAD VEHICLE CAUSING AN UNSAFE ROAD CONDITION WHICH COULD HAVE ENDED IN A BAD OR FATAL WAY. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS ENGINE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS REGISTERED WITH DIFFERENT ENTITIES DESIGNED TO COLLECT THIS INFORMATION. THE MAKER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FLAW AND COMPENSATE IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER. THIS ENGINE MAKE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE MAKER SHOULD BE MADE ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

DRIVING ALONG ROADWAY CAR MADE LOUD NOISE AND STALLED COULD NOT RESTART CAR HAD TOWED TO GARAGE AND WAS TOLD ENGINE HAD SEIZED NEEDS TO BE REPLACED HAD NO WARNING WILL COST BETWEEN 2000AND 3500 TO REPLACE ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE HAS DOMINATOR ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE P225/75R15. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SMACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD BEEN SEPARATING AND PEELING OFF, LEAVING PIECES OF RUBBER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE SEPARATED SO QUICKLY AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

MY WELL MAINTAINED DODGE INTREPID HAS MANY FAILURES STARTING WITH THE CRACKING ON THE CHASIS AND MASSIVE ENGINE PROBLEMS. *TR

ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. CAR STARTED SHAKING SO WE PULLED OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS WERE COMPLETELY GONE WITH JUST THE BOLT AND WASHER HOLDING THE TIE ROD ON THE STEERING RACK. HAD TO REPLACE THE INNER TIE RODS, BUT STILL NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A PINGING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. THE DIAGNOSTIC COST $235. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ENGINE AT THE COST OF $4,210. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO SEND THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TO DETERMINE IF SHE WOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPENSATION OR A FOLLOW UP CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,532 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF UPDATED 08/05/09.*JB

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. EARLIER THIS YEAR IT JUST FAILED, ENGINE SEIZED. COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE SEIZING BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE. I WAS DIRECTED BY A WEB SITE TO FILE A COMPLAINT HERE BECAUSE YOU WERE VERY INTERESTED IN THIS SPECIFIC ITEM. *TR

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST CAR BY FAR AND I DON'T RACE IT OR ANYTHING. I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT IN 2007 WITH APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILE ON IT. I HAD AN OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I PAID 3500 US DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT AND NOW AT 102000 MILE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENGINE IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR WHICH IS 1000 DOLLARS. THIS IS REALLY NOT GOOD THE CAR IS A GOOD CAR WHEN RUNNING CORRECTLY BUT THIS ENGINE ISSUE IS VERY POOR AND NOT SOMETHING EXPECTED FOR A DODGE CAR OR ENGINE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 68-69 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT HIGH AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FUSE BOX AND SEVERAL WIRES WERE MELTED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND BOTH FILED REPORTS. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AT THAT TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000. UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF UPDATED 07/20/09.*JB