2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *AK

I HEARD A KNOCKING IN MY ENGINE. THE NEXT DAY I GOT MY OIL CHANGED. AFTER MY OIL WAS CHANGED THE KNOCKING STARTED GET WORSE AND LOUDER. LATER ON THAT DAY, WHILE AT A BUSY INTERSECTION MY CAR DIED. LUCKY I GOT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. GOT MY MECHANIC TO COME GET MY CAR, BUT HE SUGGESTED I NOT TRY TO FIX IT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE.*AK

ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY WILL NOT START. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE IN ORDER TO REPAIR.*AK

VEHICLE HAS A 2.7L ENGINE WHICH STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN ENGINE REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CLAIMED THAT THERE WASNO PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING WHEEL POSITION TO LOCK UP ON A LEFT HAND TURN. HAD TO PHYSICALLY CORRECT THE WHEEL, ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STEERING. NONE OF THE DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE HAD 84000 MILES ON IT. *TC

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE A ROD SHEARED OFF THE ENGINE, AND POOR LUBRICATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TIMING CHAIN BROKE. TOOK VEHICLE ITO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE NEEDED AN NEW ENGINE. *AK

ENGINE MADE NOISE UPON ARRIVING WORK PARKING LOT. SOUNDED LIKE FAN BLADE ON SHROUD. EXAMINED, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF PROBLEM. AFTER WORK THE CAR SOUNDED FINE. DROVE HOME, APPROXIMATED 10 MILES. NOISE REAPPEARS AND VERY QUICKLY ENGINE SEIZED AT VERY LOW SPEED ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. WOULD NOT TURN OVER PROPERLY. FAILURE IS TO ROD BEARINGS 3, 5 AND 6. MAIN BEARINGS AND OTHER ROD BEARINGS APPEAR TO BE OK. HEADS APPEAR TO HAVE SLUDGE ON TOP. OIL PAN IS RELATIVELY CLEAN. OIL AND FILTER HAVE BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY SINCE I PURCHASED CAR. *NM

THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONSUMER MADE IT ACROSS FIVE LANES AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED. THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE. *JB. *AK