2000 DODGE INTREPID Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ENGINE SLUDGE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,340.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

I TOOK MY 2000 INTREPID TO THE CAR SHOP BECAUSE MY ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MY OIL WAS FINE. THEN A MONTH LATER MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I THEN LEARNED THAT MY ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY FAILED EVEN AFTER ONLY 75,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME, ON THE INTERSTATE, AND MY ENGINE'S TIMING CHAIN BROKE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, HE SAID THAT IT WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE ENGINE, THAT THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON IN THESE ENGINES. HE REFERRED ME TO THIS WEBSITE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WOULD NOT RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL BACK MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD INTERNAL PLAY AND THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 1900101 (STEERING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,445. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS AT 55MPH ON A RURAL ROAD LATE AT NIGHT. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT CAR. TIMING BELT AND GUIDES ENG DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES FROM WHEN I BOUGHT IT. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND SLUDGE BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. HAD REPAIRS DONE AFTER CONTINUAL COMPLAINTS TOOK 5 MONTHS TO GET CAR REPAIRED. 5 MONTHS LATER AND 10,000 MILES THE ENGINE GOES AGAIN. AT 21 THIS CAR SITS IN MY DAD'S DRIVEWAY RUSTING. REPLACEMENT PARTS COULD NOT BE LOCATED. REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE I CAN NOT PAY FOR. CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP. I'VE HAD BETTER HELP FROM MY DOG! *TR

I HAD A DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO DO RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE SAME AS I HAD. I WANT TO KNOW WHY NO-ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. I ACTUALLY HAD A PART PERSON AT FIRESIDE DODGE IN MODESTO TELL ME THAT A PART I WAS BUYING WAS A KNOWN DEFECT PART AND THAT IS WHY THEY CHANGED IT BUT THEY WEREN'T PUTTING OUT A NOTICE UNTIL THEY WERE FORCED TO BECAUSE IT WAS EXPENSIVE, I PUT THE LATEST INCIDENT AS THE DATE BUT THIS IS THE THIRD TRAGIC INCIDENT WITH THIS ENGINE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHEN I HAD TO HAVE ALL MY RODS REPLACED IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF A SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS WHEN A PART CONNECTED TO MY RADIATOR BLEW OFF AND I HAD TO REPLACE THAT. NOW, THIS THIRD INCIDENT AND I STILL NOT HAVE A DIAGNOSIS ON WHAT IS WRONG BUT IT IS LEANING TO THE HEADS, HEAD GASKET, AND PISTON RINGS. PLEASE LOOK AT THESE WEBSITE AND START AN INVESTIGATION INTO DODGE ABOUT THIS ENGINE. IT IS NOT FAIR THAT HONEST, HARD WORKING PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH FAULTY ENGINEERING. I AM LUCKY THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT ON ANY TIME MY CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN BECAUSE ALL THREE TIMES I WAS ON A MAJOR FREEWAY, ONCE COMING HOME FROM STOCKTON ON HIGHWAY 99 THE OTHER TWO HAPPENED WHEN I WAS OVER 2 HOURS FROM HOME AND I HAD TO PAY A $575.00 TOW TRUCK FEE EACH TIME TO GET MY CAR HOME. WWW.DODGECHRYSLERENGINEPROBLEMS.COM WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/INTREPID/2002/ENGINE WWW.OILSLUDGE.COM DODGESTORIES.BLOGSPOT.COM *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BEAR TO THE RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START HIS VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS ENGINE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE ORIGINATED FROM THE TOP OR BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000.