2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

AIR CAME FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL , UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE PEDAL. CONSUMER TAPPED THE PEDAL AND IT FELT FROZEN. MECHANIC UPON INSPECTION INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD GONE OUT. VEHICLE WAS FLAT BEDDED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 7 DAYS, RAN 3 DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BEFORE REPLACING THE BRAKE BOOSTER. WITHIN 10 MILES OF PICKING UP AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER ADD 3 QUARTS OF OIL AND PROCEEDING ON. SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION MADE A CLUNG NOISE ,FLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC FOUND METAL FILING IN THE OIL. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

DEFECTIVE 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID (2000) ENGINE. ENGINE SLUDGE BUILDS UP WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE. TIME CHAIN BROKEN 1ST TIME AT 62837 MILES, SENSORS PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF SLUDGING AT 64694 MILES. TIMING CHAIN BROKE AGAIN 12/04. CAR IN NOT RUNNING AT THIS TIME. *NM

THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE BEING DRIVEN EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE ENGINE NOT TO OPERATE. *JB

AT UNDER 60,000 MILES ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID, W/2.7L V-6 ENGINE DEVELOPED AN EXTREMELY LOUD ENGINE KNOCK. IN SPEAKING WITH OTHERS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, THAT MAKE THEIR LIVING WORKING ON CARS, THEY'VE ALL TOLD ME THAT "YES, THIS IS INDEED A PROBLEM WITH THAT ENGINE", AND THAT THEY'RE PERSONALLY AWARE OF NUMEROUS OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FATE. CHRYSLER CORP IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT WHATSOEVER, AND I'M LEFT WITH A NON WORKING CAR THAT I STILL OWE $4,000 ON, AND FOR A NEW ENGINE, I'M LOOKING AT CLOSE TO $6,500, AND THE CAR CAN'T BE SOLD FOR THAT MUCH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET CHRYSLER CORP TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE, AND HONOR THEIR NAME, AND PAY FOR OR REIMBURSE THE THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. JUST DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND YOU'LL FIND ENDLESS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME EXACT THING, LOW MILEAGE ENGINE FAILURES ON THAT PARTICULAR ENGINE, THE 2.7 L V-6. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING SOUND. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AT 15 MPH AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *JB *TC

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THE THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

RATTLING WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE MOTOR UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO AN INTERFERENCE MOTOR. THE TIMING CHAIN CAME OFF OF THE ENGINE. THIS ENGINE WAS IN HIGH DEMAND DUE TO THE HIGH FAILURE RATE WHICH WOULD COST $45000-$65000 TO REPLACE. *AK *SC

WHILE DRIVING 37 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

THE LOCKS ON THE DOORS ARE DEFECTIVE, YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW, AND STICK YOUR HAND OUT THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE LOCKS INVOLVED ARE: THE DRIVER SIDE, THE REAR PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE, AND THE PASSENGER FRONT. THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *NM