2000 DODGE INTREPID Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, A FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE ODOR AS WELL AS FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIA...

Mileage: 129,000

I OWN AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES MORE THAN ONCE AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW DODGE IS GETTING AWAY WITH NOT RECALLING THESE VEHICLES FOR A FUEL LEAK ON THE PRESSURE LINE AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. IT HAS A STEEL LINE THAT COMES FROM THE TANK UP TO THE ENGINE AND ...

Mileage: 164,087

CAR WON'T GO INTO PARK. HAS TO BE STARTED IN NEUTRAL. CAR HAS TENDENCY TO ROLL. WHEEL(S) HAS TO BE BLOCKED. STATIONARY.

Mileage: 207,000

AS I SAT IN MY CAR TO DRIVE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT LEANED BACK UNEXPECTEDLY. IT CAN NOT BE RAISED. I HAVE A BUCKET AND BOX BEHIND THE SEAT TO HOLD IT IN PLACE, BUT IT IS STILL NOT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 230,000

TAKATA RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY AND BOD...

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY AND BOD...

Mileage: 250,000

CAR WAS T-BONED ON DRIVER SIDE, THEN PROPELLED INTO A TREE AND SIDESWIPED A PARKED CAR. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HOOD WAS SLIGHTLY BUCKLED, DRIVER SIDE WAS DAMAGED FROM FRONT TO BEHIND REAR DOOR. PASSENGER SIDE WAS DAMAGED FROM FRONT HEADLIGHT/BUMPER AREA TO REAR DOOR.

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID BOUGHT ALMOST A YEAR AGO.HAD A SHORT IN THE IGNITION HAD TO WIGGLE KEY TO GET SOMETHINGS TO KICK ON.THEN A MTH AGO.I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT STARTED TO TAKE OFF IT VIBRATED REALLY BAD AND NOW IT'S STUCK IN LOW GEAR.THEN IT HAD A PROBLEM STARTING, SOMETHING DRAINS THE BATTERY...

Mileage: 176,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID BOUGHT ALMOST A YEAR AGO.HAD A SHORT IN THE IGNITION HAD TO WIGGLE KEY TO GET SOMETHINGS TO KICK ON.THEN A MTH AGO.I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT STARTED TO TAKE OFF IT VIBRATED REALLY BAD AND NOW IT'S STUCK IN LOW GEAR.THEN IT HAD A PROBLEM STARTING, SOMETHING DRAINS THE BATTERY...

Mileage: 176,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID BOUGHT ALMOST A YEAR AGO.HAD A SHORT IN THE IGNITION HAD TO WIGGLE KEY TO GET SOMETHINGS TO KICK ON.THEN A MTH AGO.I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT STARTED TO TAKE OFF IT VIBRATED REALLY BAD AND NOW IT'S STUCK IN LOW GEAR.THEN IT HAD A PROBLEM STARTING, SOMETHING DRAINS THE BATTERY...

Mileage: 176,000

THE CAR WAS DRIVEN INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. HE GOT OF THE CAR AND OPENED THE GATE. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND BEGAN ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. IT HIT THE CURB, THEN A SMALL TREE ON THE FRONT LAWN OF THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET AND FINALLY CAME TO REST ON TH...

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND ALL LIGHTS, METERS, AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR L...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND ALL LIGHTS, METERS, AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR L...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND ALL LIGHTS, METERS, AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR L...

Mileage: 135,000

EVERY TIME I GO TO SLOW DOWN I STALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE SERVICED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT PART THEY CHANGED BUT IT'S STILL DOING IT. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WAS A GOOD FAMILY CAR. I CAN'T EVEN SEE MY GRAND KIDS I'M TO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WHEN I SAY IT STALL A...

Mileage: 166,124

I WAS GROCERY SHOPPING AND WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR TO GO HOME THERE WAS A CLUNK NOISE AND I WAS RECLINING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. I COULD NOT UPRIGHT THE SEAT SO IT WOULD STAY IN PLACE. I PUT THE SEAT BELT ON AND HELD DOWN THE CONSOLE AND MADE IT HOME SCARED BUT SAFE.I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND FOUND A B...

Mileage: 145,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND APPROACHED MY EXIT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CONTROL THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SAFELY HITTING SOME BRUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE INCURRED, BUT THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING! NOW, THE STEERING IS STILL GETTI...

Mileage: 191,963

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND APPROACHED MY EXIT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CONTROL THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SAFELY HITTING SOME BRUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE INCURRED, BUT THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING! NOW, THE STEERING IS STILL GETTI...

Mileage: 191,963

AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND APPROACHED MY EXIT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CONTROL THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SAFELY HITTING SOME BRUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE INCURRED, BUT THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING! NOW, THE STEERING IS STILL GETTI...

Mileage: 191,963

MY 2000 INTREPID S ENGINE BLEW UP 2 YEARS AGO AND AGAIN 2DAYS AGO THERE WAS NO WARNING. MASTER CYLINDER IS FAILING AND THE STEERING PIN BROKE IN THE CAR AND LEFT ME HELPLESS I ENDED UP IN A DITCH. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY PAST 7 YEARS AND ITS ON...

Mileage: 150

MY 2000 INTREPID S ENGINE BLEW UP 2 YEARS AGO AND AGAIN 2DAYS AGO THERE WAS NO WARNING. MASTER CYLINDER IS FAILING AND THE STEERING PIN BROKE IN THE CAR AND LEFT ME HELPLESS I ENDED UP IN A DITCH. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY PAST 7 YEARS AND ITS ON...

Mileage: 150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER ACCESSING THE EXTERIOR FRONT ...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER ACCESSING THE EXTERIOR FRONT ...

Mileage: 42,000

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHICH CAUSES CAR TO WANDER WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTING WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND MAKES ME A LITTLE LEARY ABOUT DRIVING IT AT ALL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROMBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WONDER WHY THE DEPT....

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT. THE TIMING BELT ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR, OIL SWITCH RELAY AND THE CAM SHAFT PO...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGED PERFORMED, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE OIL WAS TOO THICK TO BE RELEASED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE OIL PUMP FAILED AND WAS CAUSING A BACKUP OF OIL WITHIN THE VEH...

Mileage: 181,253

TIMING CHAIN WENT DO TO SLUDGE BUILD UP HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 77,500

CAR WAS MAINTAINED IMMACULATELY, 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE DOA DATE, THERE WAS A VERY FAINT TICKING SOUND (LIKE A ROULETTE WHEEL SPINNING "CLICK" SOUND) COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND HAVE THE CARS NEW NOISE CHECKED. HE SAID IT COULD BE A LIFTER TICKING...

Mileage: 84,990

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL, FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE FREE FROM ENGINE CRADLE RESULTING IN TOTAL IMMOBILIZATION OF VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE MOUNTING BRACKET WHICH IS WELDED TO THE ENGINE CRADLE FRAME HAD RUSTED OUT CAUSING FAILURE. SIMILAR FAI...

Mileage: 113,410

DRIVING VEHICLE ON EXIT 73 IN LISBON,MD. WHEN ACCELERATION HALTS AND CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 60MPH AND WAS STEADILY DECREASING. AS I PULLED OFF THE EXIT, THE CAR STALLED AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT, PROCEEDING WAS ALL LIGHTS IN THE CAR BL...

Mileage: 158,000

DRIVING VEHICLE ON EXIT 73 IN LISBON,MD. WHEN ACCELERATION HALTS AND CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 60MPH AND WAS STEADILY DECREASING. AS I PULLED OFF THE EXIT, THE CAR STALLED AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT, PROCEEDING WAS ALL LIGHTS IN THE CAR BL...

Mileage: 158,000

I BOUGHT MY DODGE INTREPID IN JUNE OF 2010 KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE I HAVE NEVER RAN THE CAR OVER 55 MPH NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON KEPT CAR UP TO DATE ON MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGING AND EVERYTHING ELSE CHECKED OIL IT WAS OUT HAD IT CHANGED 2 WEEKS AGO AND ALSO WHEN I ADDED MORE OIL IN THE CAR THE OIL CAM...

Mileage: 99,455

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROD MALFUNCTIONED IN THE ENGINE. THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND WITHIN THE ENGINE FOR TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO LEAKS COMING FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY A M...

Mileage: 122,000

MY OIL LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK REALLY LOUD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A GARAGE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED BUT WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. WITH WHAT I STILL OWE ON THE CAR AND THE PRICE OF THESE EN...

Mileage: 102,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID, THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND, WHEN HIS RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO GO OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY STRIKING THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0344-91)*JB UPDATED 08/06/10 *BF

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVERS SEAT. FORTUNATELY, IN 2003 I STOPPED MY CAR TO LET A PASSENGER EXIT AND MY DRIVER'S SEAT FELL COMPLETELY BACKWARDS. IN 2006 I LEARNED THAT MY CAR DEALER FIXED THE SEAT AGAIN. IN 2010, I WAS STOPPED AT MY MAILBOX AND MY SEAT FELL COMPLETELY BACKWARDS AGA...

Mileage: 169,616

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HAVING BODY WORK DONE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN 3 SECONDS LATER THE MOTOR STALLED. I PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE FOR 50 FEET BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE COMPANY THAT ...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE...

Mileage: 149,000

WE LUST PURCHASED A USED 2000 DODGE INTREPID IT HAD 105,000 MILES ON IT , IT WAS IN GREAT CONDITION UNTIL MAY 21,2010, I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY PARENTS HOUSE AND THE CAR STARTING MAKING FUNNY NOISES AND IT JUST CUT OFF WITH US, WE TRIED TO START IT BACK BUT IT FAILED, HAD IT LOOKED AT, THEY ARE TELLING...

Mileage: 109,024

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE FROM A PREVIOUS OWNER. I PUT AN ADDITIONAL $400.00 IN MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PARTS (INCLUDING FRESH OIL AND FILTER) INTO IT AND THE ENGINE LITERALLY BLEW UP THE FIRST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN 20 MILES. I AM A 55 YEAR OLD WOMAN THAT HAD TO ABANDON THE ...

Mileage: 133,500

30 MILES FROM HOME JAN. 2010 DRIVING A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITHOUT WARNING BLINKING OIL LIGHT, HAMMERING ENGINE, LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. CAR NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY.HAVE MADE NO REPAIRS AS IT IS $3500, I'VE BEEN QUOTED. STILL 10 PAYMENTS TO GO ON THIS VEHICLE. CAR RAN LIKE ...

Mileage: 107,850

2.7 BAD MOTORS. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

CAR WAS RUNNING GREAT, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF PROBLEMS. CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START. RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. *CN

Mileage: 138,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER STATED THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO ASSESS THE FAILURE COULD BE DONE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE DU...

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK THE AIR BAGS ABRUPTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY LEVEL OF IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE REPAIR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $3,500. THE FAILURE ...

THIS IS A BASIC VEHICLE COMPLAINT THAT I FEEL DODGE/CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX ON THEIR 2.7L ENGINES. I AND AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND THE COMPANY IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP FIX IT WHEN ...

Mileage: 86,000

THIS IS A BASIC VEHICLE COMPLAINT THAT I FEEL DODGE/CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX ON THEIR 2.7L ENGINES. I AND AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND THE COMPANY IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP FIX IT WHEN ...

Mileage: 86,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID THE POWER STEERING STARTED ACTING UP, PROBLEM'S LIKE WINING AND HARD TO STEER AT TIMES. THAN FINALLY IT WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL SHOP AFTER TWO POWER PUMPS AND A NEW STEERING RACK-N-PINION THE MECHANIC STILL COULDN'T FIGURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.WHEN HE C...

Mileage: 130,000

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7L ENGINE. I HAD A FRONT END CRASH WITH NO APPARENT ENGINE DAMAGE. WHEN THE COSMETICS WERE REPAIRED AND I CRANKED THE ENGINE AGAIN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY. OIL LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT TIMES AND NOW HAS KNOC...

Mileage: 129,500

I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, TURNED LEFT, ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 35 MPH AND HEARD A "CLUNK", THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW THE TIMING CHAIN STICKING THROUGH THE HOUSING. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAI...

Mileage: 60,300

HELLO MY NAME PAULA HOWARD. MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING THE OTHER DAY. I CALLED MY HUSBAND, WHEN HE LIFTING THE HOOD OF MY CAR THERE WAS STEAM COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. HE THEN CHECKED THE OIL AND SAW ANTIFREEZE IN THE OIL. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP SIN...

Mileage: 108,757

2000 INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE SEIZED UP DURING DRIVING 12/3/09. AUTO CENTER SUGGESTS THIS IS AN ENGINE FAILURE LIKE SO MANY OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT OF THIS TYPE. *TR

Mileage: 100,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOOSING POWER AND SLOWING DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. NO WARNINGS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETE...

Mileage: 78,000

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 FAILUR...

Mileage: 99,275

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 ...

Mileage: 119,656

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, LE...

Mileage: 89,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

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 ...

Mileage: 160,000

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 T...

Mileage: 82,532

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

Mileage: 114,000

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 102...

Mileage: 80,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 114,000

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE MAINTAINED A YELLOWISH TINT TO THEM AND DRIVING AT NIGHT IS VERY HARD AS THE LIGHTING IS IMPAIRED. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS NOW. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED HAS OFFERED TO BUFF AND CLEAN THEM AT $100.00. THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC COVERS. THE CAR HAS N...

BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES WITH 140K MILES, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THE BOLT THAT SECURES THE TIE ROD TO THE RACK AND PINION HAD COMPLETELY PULLED OUT OF THE RACK AND PINION. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, IT...

Mileage: 140,364

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN THE CONTACT MERGED INTO TRAFFIC AT 40 MPH, SHE HEARD A CLICKING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DIAGNOSTI...

Mileage: 135,646

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE ...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ECM. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE RE-INSPECTED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CAM SENSOR NEEDED T...

Mileage: 156,000

WHILE DRIVING HEARD BANG AND CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO TAP. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT CAR DOWN. UPON INSPECTION FOUND MOTOR WAS FULL OF ANTI-FREEZE. WATER PUMP SHAFT BEARINGS BROKE INTO "PIECES" FLOODING ENGINE WITH ANTI-FREEZE. INSTALLED NEW WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN, BUT TOO MUCH DA...

Mileage: 142,000

WHILE DRIVING HEARD BANG AND CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO TAP. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT CAR DOWN. UPON INSPECTION FOUND MOTOR WAS FULL OF ANTI-FREEZE. WATER PUMP SHAFT BEARINGS BROKE INTO "PIECES" FLOODING ENGINE WITH ANTI-FREEZE. INSTALLED NEW WATER PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN, BUT TOO MUCH DA...

Mileage: 142,000

IN JUNE OF 2006 MY 200 DODGE INTREPID I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD OILSLUDGE AND HAVE NOT HAD IT RUNNING SINCE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITIES OF RECOMPENSE FROM THE MOTOR COMPANY BUT HAVE NOT BE...

Mileage: 145,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE MOTOR FAILED. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE WATER PUMP. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND QUIT RUNNING. COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IS $2200.00 FOR USED ENGINE WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. AUTOMOBILE IS PARKED AT HOME. THIS VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO DEALER WHO ALSO STATED...

2000 DODGE INTREPID MOTOR FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES. *TR

Mileage: 109,025

ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING. WOULD NOT RESTART. REPAIR SHOP WOULD NOT TOUCH IT. SHOWED ME THE OIL ON THE DIPSTICK, A MILKY BROWN COLOR. WILL HAVE TO PUT A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE. APPROX. 92,000 MILES ON VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

ENGINE BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISES, TOOK TO WILDLE DODGE CHRYSLER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING, SLUDGE, NOISY, AND THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. AT 77,620 MILES, AND STILL OWING $4300 IN THE VEHICLE, I DID NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND $5000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. WHEN WE CALLED THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 77,620

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN AND THEN SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED DUE TO OIL SLU...

Mileage: 65,000

MY WATER PUMP BLEW UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING TO THE GAS STATION WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OR INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM WHATSOEVER. I THANKFULLY WAS TURNING INTO A GAS STATION WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ROLLING IN THE PARKING LOT AND JUST MADE IT BEFORE AN ONCOMING CAR...

Mileage: 147,500

THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID ALL AT ONCE WOULD NOT START. I CAME OUT OF THE GROCERY STORE AND IT HAD A WEIRD "CLICKING SOUND". MY MECHANIC SAID THE TIMING BELT BROKE. HE SAID THAT THIS MODEL IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS, THAT THE OIL RESERVOIR GETS CLOGGED NO MATTER THE MAINTENANCE AND THAT THE BREAKING OF T...

Mileage: 89,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7L ENGINE. 163,000 MILES. LAST MONTH: HEATER SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING EXCEPT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON TWO OCCASIONS: EXITED HIGHWAY, ENGINE TEMP GAUGE MAXES OUT, TURNED OFF HEATER, DIAL IMMEDIATELY RETURNS TO NOMINAL TEMP. THIS MONTH: HEATER STOPS WORKING ENTIRELY. LAST NIGHT:...

Mileage: 163,000

MY CAR DIED ON JANUARY 23RD FOR GOOD WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE DAY BEFORE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE AND I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CAR JUST DIED. FOR NO REASON AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP AND MAKE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY MY BOYFRIEND, ME AND OUR SON WER...

Mileage: 122,905

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE HAD THE OIL SENDING UNIT PRESSURE SWITCH AND A FEW OTHER THINGS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE AND YET THE OIL LIGHT STILL COMES ON IN MY VEHICLE AND I CAN'T KEEP AFFORDING TO TAKE IT IN TO A SHOP AND I MAINTAIN THE OIL CHANGES BEFORE THE 3000 MILES IF NOT EXACTLY ON THE...

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WOULDN'T START WITHOUT A JUMP FOR A FEW DAYS IN A ROW, SO I BROUGHT IT IN AND HAD IT CHECKED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO BUILD UP ON THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL. I ALSO HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE, BUT ALL BELTS WERE CHECKED AND THEY WERE FINE. 1 WEEK LATER MY CAR ...

Mileage: 122,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING AND KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING INTERNAL FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 94,000

OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 L ENGINE WAS PURCHASED WITH A REBUILT ENGINE AND 122K MILES. WE WERE METICULOUS ABOUT MAINTAINING THIS CAR, AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. AT 135K MILES, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ON A WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE...

Mileage: 135,000

I BOUGHT THIS 2000 DODGE INTREPID, V-6, 2.7 LITER ENGINE, NEW FROM A DEALER IN DECEMBER, 1999. IN 2003, WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. THE DEALER CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AS IF IT HAD BEEN UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. INTERESTINGLY, THE DEALERSHIP FOUN...

Mileage: 41,000

THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES 3.2L MODEL HAS A RACK AND PINION PROBLEM. MINE STARTED AROUND MAY OF 05 AT ABOUT 63,000 MILES. IT STARTED OUT JUST AS A CLUNKING NOISE. I HAD REPLACED ALL KINDS OF PARTS WITHIN THE PAST FEW YEARS LIKE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS, INNER TIE RODS (TWICE), FRONT END ALIGNMENT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. ON NOVEMBER 11, 2008, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES WHEN IT BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A REPORT WAS ...

Mileage: 125,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO AN ENGI...

Mileage: 128,000

I HAVE BEEN GETTING MY OIL CHANGED REGULARLY SINCE I BOTH THE CAR IN 2007. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 65000 MILES. NOW IN 2008 IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 85000. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES OF THE NOISE STARTED MY C...

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVING AT 60 MPH. VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION. (WORKING ON) REPLACING DAMAGED PARTS AND OR ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE THE SAME OLD DODGE 2.7L ENGINE COMPLAINT. MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH ONLY 90K MILES STARTED MAKING NOISE, THAN BOOM... THE END OF ANOTHER 2.7L MOTOR. FOUND IT WAS COMBO OF SLUDGE AND TIMING CHAIN. OUR LOCAL JUNK YARDS WON'T EVEN TAKE THE CAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MANY AS IT IS!!! SO I GET TO ...

Mileage: 90

MULTIPLE LOW-SPEED STALLS/ENGINE SHUTDOWN; SOMETIMES ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT PRECEDE THE STALL. UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BE GIVEN ALL REGULAR ROUTINE SERVICE, OIL CHANGES, ETC., BY DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. CURRENTLY ONLY ...

Mileage: 555,450

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 136,000

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: 131,340

OIL SLUDGE CAUSED MOTOR TO FAIL AT 80,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

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.

Mileage: 128,000

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

Mileage: 131,340

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 COMPLET...

Mileage: 75,000

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 STEERIN...

Mileage: 67,445

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 ...

Mileage: 121,890

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 PROBL...

Mileage: 71,000

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. ...

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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 D...

Mileage: 136,000

ENGINE FAILURE MANY CENSORS BLEW IN A SPAN OF A YEAR. *TR

I HAVE A DODGE INTREPID 2000 I HAVE A LOUD MOTOR KNOCK, WITH NO WARNING OF ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AT ALL. I WAS TAKING IT DOWN THE STREET TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND IT JUST DIED, NO IT WILL NOT START. I AM TOLD THE ENGINE IS SHOT, THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED IT TO KNOCK WHIL...

Mileage: 109,865

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH HER VEHICLE INVOLVING THE ENGINE MOTOR. THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO KNOCK WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. SHE CONSULTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE IN THAT PARTICULAR M...

Mileage: 116,000

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 15 IN CENTERVILLE UTAH AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF THREE LANES. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I WAS FORTUNATE IN STEERING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AND ENDED UP, STALLED, IN THE MEDIAN OF THE ON-RAMP AND THE FAR RIGH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, STALL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL THIRTY MI...

Mileage: 152,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHUT OFF DURING THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE BEIING DRIVEN. ...

Mileage: 63,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE MOTOR BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE MOTOR COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER AT A GAS STATION. HE CHECKED THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT IT BARELY HAD ANY...

Mileage: 60,000

MY CAR ENGINE ON A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE BLEW A MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 14,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH, THE IGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IN APPROXIMATELY HALF AN HOUR TO FORTY MINUTES, WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO CONTINUE ONTO HIS DESTINATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR DROPPED D...

Mileage: 102,000

2000 INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE STARTED WITH FREQUENT OIL LOSS STARTING AT 1.5L BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND ENDING AT NEARLY 6L BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. NO SIGNS OF BURNING, OR LEAKING, AND NO OIL WAS FOUND IN THE COOLANT. THEN A NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN THE ENGINE A, RATTLING NOISE, ENGINE QUIT BEFORE NOISE COULD...

Mileage: 180,000

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN OCTOBER OF 2000. WITHIN 2 YEARS I HAD THE INNER TIE RODS AND WEATHER STRIPPING/DOOR TRIM REPLACED. WHENEVER I WOULD TAKE MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES, THE MECHANIC WOULD NOTIFY ME OF SLUDGE BUILD UP. NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE. BEYOND REPAIR WITH ONLY 9...

Mileage: 94,361

MY ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING FROM PITTSBURGH,PA TO CHARLESTOWN,VA. I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY HELP FROM CHRYSLER. I HAVE A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. I OWN A 2000 INTREPID. IT DIED LAST YEAR IN 2007. THE CAR JUST HAD TURNED 80,000 MILES DURING THE TRIP. IT WAS JUST PAID OFF. IT COST ME OVER 5,000 DOLLARS TO R...

Mileage: 80,000

HAD MILD TAPPING SOUND FROM ENGINE A FEW MONTHS AGO, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THAT IS WHERE I LEARNED THE REPUTATION OF THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. HE ADVISED THAT WE SHOULD LOOK FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE WE BECAME THE LATEST VICTIM. UNFORTUNATELY, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE AFTERNOON THE EN...

Mileage: 122,541

HAD MILD TAPPING SOUND FROM ENGINE A FEW MONTHS AGO, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THAT IS WHERE I LEARNED THE REPUTATION OF THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. HE ADVISED THAT WE SHOULD LOOK FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE WE BECAME THE LATEST VICTIM. UNFORTUNATELY, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE AFTERNOON THE EN...

Mileage: 122,541

HAD MILD TAPPING SOUND FROM ENGINE A FEW MONTHS AGO, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THAT IS WHERE I LEARNED THE REPUTATION OF THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. HE ADVISED THAT WE SHOULD LOOK FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE WE BECAME THE LATEST VICTIM. UNFORTUNATELY, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE AFTERNOON THE EN...

Mileage: 122,541

HAD MILD TAPPING SOUND FROM ENGINE A FEW MONTHS AGO, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THAT IS WHERE I LEARNED THE REPUTATION OF THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. HE ADVISED THAT WE SHOULD LOOK FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE WE BECAME THE LATEST VICTIM. UNFORTUNATELY, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE AFTERNOON THE EN...

Mileage: 122,541

TRAVELING DOWN I-77 SOUTH GOING THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA I SMELLED BURNING OIL THE CAR LOST POWER THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO RESTART BUT ALL IT DID WAS CLICK. *TR

Mileage: 98,584

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND A/C FAILURE OF DODGE INTREPIDS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND A/C FAILURE OF DODGE INTREPIDS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND A/C FAILURE OF DODGE INTREPIDS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

NEED ASSISTANCE IN REPAIR TO MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID. I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER CAUSED BY BAD ENGINES. MY INTREPID HAS A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. I WAS CURRENT ON ALL MY OIL CHANGES, IT STARTED OFF SMOKING ALL THE TIME EVEN AFTER OIL CHANGES,KNOCKING NOISES, ALSO EXPERIENCED BAD DRIVE...

Mileage: 189,762

AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT WORK. IT NEEDS A NEW EVAPORATOR. THE WHOLE DASH HAS TO BE TORN OUT TO REPLACE IT ABOUT $1200.00 FOR REPAIR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THREE YEARS AGO, AND BEEN WITH OUT AC FOR 1.5 YEARS. I AM DRIVING A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. I HAVE BEEN A GM/ FOREIGN CAR OWNER. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LA...

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY RECLINED ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK SEAT. THE CONTACT SLIPPED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND COULD NOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A R...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THE ENGINE STALLED. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. SHE THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TH...

Mileage: 103,780

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRING UNEXPECTEDLY 1/07. PURCHASED A REBUILT ENGINE. SIX MONTHS LATER THE CAR STARTED TO STOP AT ANY SPEED, WHILE IDLING, AND 50% OF THE TIME WOULD NOT START AT ALL. HAD SEVERAL DEALERS DO DIAGNOSTICS BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM AS THE CAR WOULD RUN WHEN TAKE...

Mileage: 97,798

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE CONTACT'S SON NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER, BUT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTIFIED ...

Mileage: 130,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. HE WAS FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AN...

Mileage: 130,445

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT 29709 MILES. AT 31900 MILES THE OIL LIGHT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. BOTH SAID TO BE FAULTY. ON FRI EVE MAR 14, 2008 WITH 39,250 MILEAGE & WITH NO WARNING, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A TERRIBLE CLANKING NOISE. THE OIL CAP WAS FULL OF SLUDGE. I HAD THE TIMI...

Mileage: 39,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUSHED IT THE REST OF THE WAY. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TWENTY MINUTES LATER, HE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE SHUT OFF...

Mileage: 87,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD AND SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE HEAD GASKETS SUCKED UP ALL THE OIL. THERE WA...

Mileage: 141,389

WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID, IT SHUT DOWN, FAILED TO START AND HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. *TR

INITIALLY MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID BEGAN MAKING A CLANKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED REGULAR OIL CHANGES OF 3000 MILES OR LESS, BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL, IT WAS ABOUT A QUART LOW (WHICH IT HAD NOT EVER BEEN LOW BEFORE.) WHEN I OPENED THE CRANKCASE ...

Mileage: 39,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISES AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE SECOND ENGINE FAILED. THERE IS NO REC...

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ANTIFREEZE MIXING WITH ENGINE OIL. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE ...

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO MAKE RATTLING NOISES WHEN DRIVING BEYOND 40 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TENSIONER SNAPPED DUE TO BUILT UP OIL SLUDGE. HE LATER DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A ...

Mileage: 83,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED, BUT DID NOT STALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT WAS STARTED, SHE COULD NOT DRIVE FAR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED ON...

Mileage: 117,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES THE CAM CENSOR WENT OUT, THEN ABOUT 10,000 MILES LATER THEN CRANK CENSOR WENT OUT. WHEN THE CAR HAD 106,000 MILES ON IT MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN SHE HEARD LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE, TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP T...

Mileage: 106,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND I BOUGHT IT FROM EXTREME DODGE IN JACKSON MI IN 2001. IN JUNE 2005 I WAS DRIVING AND IT STARTED MAKE THIS AWFUL NOISE SO I PULLED OF INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED IT OFF CALLED MY HUSBAND AND WHEN HE GOT THERE THE CAR WOULDN'T START SO WE HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME ...

Mileage: 143,378

CAR WAS EXITING HIGHWAY AND WHILE ON EXIT RAMP A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE RAMP AND ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR GARAGE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ONE CYLINDER HAD NO COMPRESSION AND THE TOP OF THE ENG...

Mileage: 78,075

THE SPECIFIC REFERENCE I HAVE IS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ISSUE IS THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE HEADLAMPS HAVE UNDERGONE A MATERIAL FAILURE?THEY HAVE A SERIES OF MICRO-STRUCTURED CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLASTIC COVER THAT SCATTERS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE LIGHT FROM LAMPS PREVENTING NORMAL ...

KNOCKING IN ENGINE. CRANK BEARINGS DAMAGED. REPLACED. 40K MI LATER CLANKING IN ENGINE. HYDRAULIC TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE.-BOTH FAILURES DUE TO POOR ENGINE OIL CIRCULATION AND SLUDGE. *TR

THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND THEY ONE DAY JUST FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

PURCHASED CAR LAST WEEK (APRIL OF 08'). ON MY WAY HOME ( 100MI DRIVE) FROM PICKING UP CAR THE MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING THEN LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY DADS HOUSE AND ARE NOW TRYING TO SALE THE CAR WE JUST BOUGHT. IT WILL BE HARD TO SALE A CAR WITH A LOC...

Mileage: 118,000

DODGE INTREPID OIL SLUDGE AND TIMING CHAIN. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEE...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE TOTALLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY A LARGE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A LOT OF OIL SLUDGE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE...

Mileage: 106,000

MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. IT WAS ACTING UP ON HER AND ON HER WAY TO THE DEALER IT STOPPED RUNNING. AFTER THEIR MECHANICS WORKED FOR TWO HOURS JUST TO GET IT INTO THE SHOP THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED AND SHE WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. *TR

Mileage: 109,520

2000 DODGE INTREPID, CAR HAS 2 NEW ENGINES SEIZE UP, CAR WILL NOT START ALL THE TIME, OR JUST STOP WHILE DRIVING REGARDLESS OF NEW PLUGS, BATTERIES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DODGE 2.7L TIMING CHAIN BROKE DUE TO ENGINE OIL SLUDGE. 87,000 MILES ON THE CAR WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES. UNFORTUNATELY WITH THIS ENGINE IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU CHANGE THE OIL. IT'S GOING TO BLOW ON YOU ANYWAY. IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO YOU CONTACT IMPARTIAL SERVICES GROUP (ISG) AT (866) 332-3...

Mileage: 87,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STOPPED WORKING HAD AND EXTENDED WARRANTY, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE CAUSING THE MOTOR TO GO OUT. PER TECH SLUDGE CAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN AND MOTOR TO GO OUT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO LACK ...

Mileage: 57,120

HAD SHORT BLOCK REPLACED BY WARRANTY, TIMING CHAIN LET GO ONE NIGHT JUST OFF THE HIGHWAY WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, I JUST PAID IT OFF !!!! *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW SEAT TRACK. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V035000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBL...

Mileage: 73,512

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 INTREPID 2.7L. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE DOOR LOCK MOTORS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, STARTING ALL THE WAY BACK FROM 1/8/04 AND THE FINAL ONE WAS JUST THIS MONTH (FEBRUARY.) I WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR STALLING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. SOME TIMES I...

Mileage: 73,945

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 INTREPID 2.7L. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE DOOR LOCK MOTORS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, STARTING ALL THE WAY BACK FROM 1/8/04 AND THE FINAL ONE WAS JUST THIS MONTH (FEBRUARY.) I WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR STALLING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. SOME TIMES I...

Mileage: 73,945

WE BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, USED, HAS 112K MILES ON IT. ENGINE IS TICKING, ABOUT TO BLOW A ROD. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC, HE DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE ENGINE AND FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE SLUDGE BUILD UP. JUMPED ONLINE AND FOUND TONS OF ISSUES WITH THESE 2.7L ENGINES. I'VE EMAILED, CALLED, WRITTEN...

Mileage: 100,000

GOING DOWN ROAD THE CAR JUST LOCKED UP. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

GOING DOWN ROAD THE MOTOR LOCKED UP. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

AT 81,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON HIGHWAY CAUSING IT TO LOSE ALL POWER, INCLUDING POWER STEERING, AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SAFELY PULL OVER. THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AT 100,000 MILES. AND THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO MY MECHAN...

Mileage: 81,033

ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

ENGINE BLEW UP. *TR

Mileage: 69,700

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. I LEFT WORK AT 12PM ON 1/4/08 TO RUN AN ERRAND. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND MY CAR WAS CLANKING UNDER THE HOOD. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, RAN IN TO COMPLETE MY ERRAND, CAME BACK OUT TO MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD MY CAR TOWED...

Mileage: 57,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID NEW FROM DEALER. TAKE AMAZING GREAT CARE OF MY CAR AND HAVE RECORDS TO PROVE THAT. JUST HIT 59,000. MILES AND MY MOTOR BLEW UP. IM NOW LOOKING AT SPENDING $4000. TO REPLACE MOTOR OR PURCHASE A NEW CAR. LISTENING TO ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE MOTORS THAT ARE WELL DOCU...

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, CAR STARTED TO MAKE NOISES UNDER HOOD AND SMOKING. REPLACED MOTOR. 2 YEARS LATER AND WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *CN

Mileage: 79,000

"SLUDGE" ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 96,137

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L DOHC ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HEARD A NOISE THAT COULD BE DESCRIBED AS A "DIESEL ENGINE" SOUND WHILE MY CAR WAS IDLING AND RUNNING AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAD SEVERAL FRIENDS LISTEN TO IT AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT GETTING "INSIDE THE ENGINE". I PLAN...

Mileage: 70,000

CAR EXHIBITING ALL SYMPTOMS THAT ENGINE WILL FAIL--OIL LIGHT COMES ON AT STOP LIGHTS, AC BROKEN, RADIATOR FILLED WITH SLUDGE. I HAVE A SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND WILL NOT OUR LIVES AT STAKE DRIVING A CAR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. DODGE REFUSES TO E...

I WAS DRIVING HOME, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE CAR HESITATED AND KNOCKED THEN WENT. I DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND IT BEGAN KNOCKING AND LOOSING POWER. I WAS TRAVELING UP A HILL WITH NO SHOULDER. PULLED OVER IN A SAFE LOCATION AND CALLED FOR HELP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GRAPHS AUTOMOTIVE. THEY INFORMED ...

Mileage: 92,000

2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES USED PRIMARILY BY MY WIFE FOR WORK. (85 MILES PER DAY). CAR STARTED TO KNOCK. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATION AND WERE TOLD WE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SMALL BLOCK WITH WHAT I WAS TOLD AS BEING A NEW AS AN AFTER M...

Mileage: 70,000

2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES USED PRIMARILY BY MY WIFE FOR WORK. (85 MILES PER DAY). CAR STARTED TO KNOCK. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATION AND WERE TOLD WE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SMALL BLOCK WITH WHAT I WAS TOLD AS BEING A NEW AS AN AFTER M...

Mileage: 70,000

I GOT A LOAN ON A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT EXPENSE AFTER EXPENSE. IT DIDN'T WANT TO START, SO I TOOK TO A DODGE SERVICE PLACE. THEY SAID IT WAS A CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR, WHICH COST ME $582.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. TWO WEEKS LATER IT DIDN'T WANT TO START AGAIN. THEY SAID ...

Mileage: 102,000

MY 2.7 V-6 ENGINE IN MY DODGE INTREPID BLEW UP BECAUSE OF A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE DO TO SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR DUE TO A ENGINE DESIGN DEFECT. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. ALL SERVICE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT, THERE WAS NO POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE HER WITH...

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT DROVE DIRECTLY TO HER MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE CYLINDER AND THE ENTIRE BOTTOM HALF OF THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED AND FAILED. ...

Mileage: 32,110

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID TO WORK ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, I NOTICED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ACCELERATOR NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. THE ENGINE THEN STARTED BUCKING AND RACING WHILE I TRIED TO WRESTLE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT. THE CAR GOT AS FAR AS THE END OF THE EXIT ...

Mileage: 69,455

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 75K MILES ON IT AND 1 1/2 YEARS LATER THE ENGINE BLEW. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP DUE TO ME NOT DOING ROUTINE OIL CHANGES BUT, MY MECHANIC BEGS TO DIFFER. HE PERFORMED THE PROPER OIL CHANGES ON THE CAR EVERY THREE MONTHS. I STILL HAVE...

Mileage: 86,000

NOTICED PLAY IN STEERING GETTING WORSE AS TIME WENT ON SO I WENT TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED AND COMPLETE ALIGNMENT DONE ON VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE TIRES BUT REFUSED TO DO AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE INNER TIERODS AND THAT THE STEERING GEAR MAY NE...

Mileage: 117,400

NOTICED PLAY IN STEERING GETTING WORSE AS TIME WENT ON SO I WENT TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED AND COMPLETE ALIGNMENT DONE ON VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE TIRES BUT REFUSED TO DO AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE INNER TIERODS AND THAT THE STEERING GEAR MAY NE...

Mileage: 117,400

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT I HAVE W/ A 2.7 ENGINE AND THE ENGINE SEIZED/LOCKED UP ON ME AND THE HEAT HAD WENT OUT ON IT RIGHT BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. I TOOK CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THEN. MY VEHICLE IS NICE LOOKING IN AND OUT AND I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER ENGINE FOR T...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID, I FELT THAT MY LIFE WAS JEOPARDIZED ON 3 OCCASIONS. ONCE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN ONBOARD. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I LOST COMPLETE POWER. I WAS LUCKY THE FIRST TIME WHEN I RUN OFF THE ROAD AND WENT UNTO THE SIDE W...

CAR IS A WELL MAINTAINED (ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE DONE AT DEALERSHIP). DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. HAD TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND REACH TO THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR. FEELS LIKE HANDLE IS NO LONGER ENGAGING THE DOOR LOCK. EXPERIENCED INITIAL PANI...

Mileage: 82,555

VEHICLE INFORMATION: 98,975 MILES ON THE CAR BUSHINGS BROKE SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 TOOK THE CAR IN FOR STEERING NOISE AND ACCESSIVE SHAKING THEY WERE REPLACED AND WITHIN THAT SAME DAY THE BOLTS BROKE OFF IN MY DRIVE-WAY THAN MY MECHANIC DID HIS HOMEWORK AND FOUND THIS DEFECT ONLINE....CAR IS NO LON...

Mileage: 98,971

AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE ENGINE, IT BEGAN TO MAKE A "RATTLE" NOISE THAT WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. TOOK IT INTO A SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. 9 MONTHS LATER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START -> THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (THE CAR HAS ~72,000 MILES). I NOW NEED...

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID SEDAN SE THAT'S A 2.7 ENGINE I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS ON THE FREE WAY ON I-70 W WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOP ON ME . I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOWING THE SHOP FOR REPAIRED AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENGINE IS BAD. *TR

Mileage: 70,676

ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT 90K MILES. IT WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE THE OLD PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT HAD NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. TH...

Mileage: 74,000

ENGINE LOWER END FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. RELATED TO LONG TERM CONDITION..STARTING AT 30,000 MILES. ENGINE SLUDGE DUE TO ENGINE DESIGN DEFECT..CAR WAS IMMACULATELY MAINTAINED...OIL CHANGED EVERY 3K WITHOUT FAIL.. BY 60K ENGINE LIGHT RAN INTERMITTENTLY BAD BEARING KNOCK...CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDG...

Mileage: 92,566

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO INCIDENT. 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 MOTOR JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE CAR WAS MOVING WITH NO WARNING. HAD TOWED SAID IT WAS DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE READ ALL THE OTHER 2.7 HORROR STORIES AND I EXPECT DODGE TO DO SO...

Mileage: 138,000

MY VEHICLE JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED BEFORE MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK A TRIP OUT OF STATE. WHEN WE RETURNED MY VEHICLE STALLED BEFORE GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. WE HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $5,000. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. MY CARS CLEAR PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS HAVE BEEN GETTING MORE AND MORE YELLOW THROUGH THE YEARS. AT NIGHT I CAN BARELY SEE THE STREET AS THE YELLOWED COVERS SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS CAN GIVE OFF. THE COST OF REPLACING THE COVERS IS PROHIBITIV...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, THE ENGINE COULD SHUT OFF. CHRYSLER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND STATED THAT NO...

Mileage: 56,000

WE HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES ON THE CAR. A WEEK OR TWO AFTER THE LAST OIL CHANGE, IT STARTED TO KNOCK. WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING IT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAVE GOTTEN ESTIMATES FROM THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, AND A COUPLE OTHER MECHANICS, AND WE NEED A NEW ENGINE AND IT WILL COST A LOT...

Mileage: 108,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE REPAIR SHOP PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERI...

Mileage: 100,000

OUR VEHICLE IS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WHICH WILL NEED THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO "OIL SLUDGE" BUILD-UP IN THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE WITH ANOTHER USED ENGINE (WHICH MAY DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM) HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY $4,000 AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER. ...

Mileage: 76,500

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE; ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A COST OF $3500. *JB

Mileage: 79,000

OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE THAT FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AT 59K MILES. THE CAR IS NOW WORTHLESS AND IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND CHANGE THE OIL ARRODING TO THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR

Mileage: 59,005

ENGINE BROKE DOWN. MOST LIKELY TYPICAL ENGINE FPROBLEMS OF THE 2.7 L ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

ENGINE FAILURE IN MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID-CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS ENGINE IS CRAP AND WILL NOT FIX IT-THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE AND HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY 2.7 V-6 FOR FREE. *TR

Mileage: 76,415

BLOWN ENGIN AT (27,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 27,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID, 2.7 ENGINE. OIL SLUDGE DEFECT AT 92000 MILES. NO WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED, CAUSING SPIN OUT WITH NEAR CRASH. VEHICLE WAS PERFECTLY MAINTAINED USING SYNTHETIC OIL AT 5000 INTERVALS. HAD TO GET HOTEL ROOM WITH 2 KIDS AT CHRISTMAS TIME, AN...

Mileage: 92,000

I PICKED UP THE CAR AFTER PURCHASING IT AND NEVER MADE IT HOME. THE CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD JUST PULLED OFF BECAUSE I HEARD A SOUND AND THE CAR BECAME SLUGGISH. I TRIED TO START THE CAR UP TO NO AVAIL. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHICH STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND FLOO...

Mileage: 80,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT HEARD A BUZZING NOISE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND STEAM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLANT AIR BLEEDER FOR THE RADIATOR BECAME DETACHED. A MECHANIC AT D...

Mileage: 101,000

THE CAR WAS A FLEET VEHICLE WITH DOCUMENTED SERVICES COMPLETED. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2003 WITH APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES ON IT. CONTINUED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AROUND 3000 MILES. WHEN THE CAR REACHED AROUND 100000 MILES THE OIL LIGHT STARTED FLICKING AT LOW RPMS. EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST CHANGE...

Mileage: 114,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE IS OFTEN PARKED IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THE CRACK HAS NOT BEGUN TO SPREAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE W...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. ON JUNE 11, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FAILED. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO PUT THE SEAT BACK UP. SAFETY RECALL # 03V035000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER) WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS RECALL REPAIR...

Mileage: 95,388

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK. THE MANUFACTURER ST...

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS UNDER 62,000. UPDATED 02/01/08....

Mileage: 61,780

MY CAR SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M GOING 20 MILES PER HOUR OR 45 MILES PER HOUR.. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT THIS PAST YEAR. IN MARCH 2007 I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND PAID APPROX $1300 DOLLARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. A WEEK LATER THE SAME ...

Mileage: 99,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS WERE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND NUM...

Mileage: 148,000

COMPLAINED ABOUT DODGE INTREPID 2000 2.7 ENGINE. PROBLEM BEGAN WITH LIFTER NOISE AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. IMEDIATELY STOPPED AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. CHECKED OIL LEVEL WHICH WAS OKAY. RESTARTED ENGINE AND DROVE 2 MILES WHEN PROBLEM RECURRED. DISCUSSED WITH MECHANIC. PROBLEM WAS SLUDGE BUILDUP IN O...

DASH BOARD IS CRACKING NEAR AIRBAG AND LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WE HAVE TO HIT THE DASHBOARD FOR IT TO STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND, AND AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 15 MILES, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ,BUT COULD NO...

MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGING: THE CAR IS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. WE REPLACED THE BAD ENGINE WITH ANOTHER THAT IS ALSO NOW FAILING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM FAILED THREE TIMES AND THE LOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR REQUIREED HIM TO APPLY PRESSURE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. THE ELECTRIC LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING. THE LOCKS MADE A GRINDING NOISE EVERY ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE FAILING THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 91,000 MILES. THE OWNER DOESN'T KNOW THE ...

Mileage: 91,000

VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING, WAS DRIVING AND ENGINE CUT OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN DIED.*AK

Mileage: 2

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW ENGI...

Mileage: 112,000

HAD OIL CHANGED AT 73,000 MILES. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OIL LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING. OIL LEVELS WERE OKAY ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AT 5000 RPM. ONE WEEK LATER ENGINE FAILED ON HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT. *AK

ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. NO WARNING ,AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWY AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE ENGINE JUST QUIT RUNNING.*AK

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE NEAR THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TIMING CHAIN, AND THEREWAS SLUDGE BUILD UP INSIDE THE ENGINE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE M...

Mileage: 94,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE PRODUCED A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS TOWED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE NOISE AS THE TENSIONER FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, AND A NEW ONE WAS N...

Mileage: 98,099

THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE TIMING CHAIN AND GUIDE AND ALL THE VALVES HAD TO BE REPLACED RESULTING IN A BILL OF OVER 6,000 DOLLARS. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 100 MILES OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRING. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE RETAILER...

Mileage: 75,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. THIS REPAIR MAY COST $1,500.

Mileage: 85,000

ENGINE FAILURE OF 2000 DODGE INTREPID. 8JB

Mileage: 68,959

2000 INTREPID 2.7 L MOTOR SEIZED WITH ONLY 115,000 MILES, GOOD MAINTENANCE. WITH NO WARNING, NOISES OR FANFARE THE MOTOR SIMPLY SEIZED UP. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN IT OUT OF THE BODY SHOP FROM A FENDER BENDER (TO THE TUNE OF $2500) AND NOW I HAVE A WORTHLESS HUSK OF A CAR - IT COSTS MORE TO REPLACE THE ...

Mileage: 115,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 5 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. SHE FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED BL...

Mileage: 39,700

THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP THEN IT BLEW. *B

Mileage: 85,000

CAR STALLED OUT IN DECEMBER 06 AND BATTERY REPLACED. STALLED AGAIN IN MARCH 07 AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND NEW ENGINE NEEDED AT ONLY 81,000 MILES. TRIED TO SEE IF USED ENGINE AVAILABLE AND WAS TOLD NONE COULD BE FOUND BECAUSE THIS WAS TYPICAL TO THE INTREPID. ALSO TOLD A NEW ENGINE...

Mileage: 81,000

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. *JB

Mileage: 103,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY DRIVER EVER SINCE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND THERE ARE ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING FINE, TIL ONE DAY ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO MAKE A TERRIBLE TAPPING SOUND FROM ...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 02/05/07 THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID HAD ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SMOKED STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS, THE ENGINE DID NOT HAVE ANY PERCEPTIBLE FAILURE...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2000 INTREPID WITH A 2.7 L ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING ON MAIN STREET AND ENGINE SEIZED. DEALERSHIP SAYS TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND I NEED NEW ENGINE. I HAVE 72,000 MILES ON CAR. ON A PREVIOUS VISIT TO THE DEALER SHOP, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT THE TIMING CHAIN, THEY SAID IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR 1...

Mileage: 72,320

OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR THAN IT WAS WORTH. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE REPAID TECHNICIAN ALERTED US TO THE FACT THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE WAS KNOWN BY CHRYSTLER TO HAVE ENG...

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN APPROXIMATELY JANUARY OF 2006 HE DEVELOPED A CRUSTY, FOGGY FILM ON BOTH HEAD LIGHTS OF HIS 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS INHIBITS THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT. THE DEALER SAID THIS CONDITION CAME FROM THE H...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. AT 96000 MILES I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE AND SAID THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5000.00. THEY DID NOT ADVISE ME TO TRY T...

Mileage: 96,000

ANOTHER INTREPID 2.7 L ENGINE FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT DID STOP RUNING WITHOUT ANY WARNINIG. I JUST CAME OUT OF A TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLAS TRANSMISSION REPAIR. I KNOW BIG CHANCES ARE I WILL BE IGNORED BY CHRYSLER PEOPLE, BUT I WILL DO EVERYTHING I HAVE TO DO TO STOP MY RELATIVES AND 20 G...

Mileage: 83,911

ON CHRISTMAS DAY, I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 IN CALIFORNIA ON MY WAY TO DISNEYLAND WITH MY FAMILY AND VERY QUICKLY MY ENGINE OVERHEATED AND STALLED IN THE FAST LANE, THANK GOODNESS IT WAS CHRISTMAS DAY AND THERE WERE'NT VERY MANY VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. WE MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD A TOW T...

Mileage: 132,250

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE RAN AS IF IT HAD NO OIL. HE PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. THE OIL HEATED UP AND THE ENGINE FAILED. HE CALLED THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO GIVE HIM $200.00 FOR THE VEHICLE ,BUT,HE HAD SPENT OVER $6...

Mileage: 65,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS TO ALERT THE CONTACT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERM...

Mileage: 97,000

1) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2) ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 3) MECHANIC REPLACE FUEL PUMP THEN COMPUTER CAR WOULD STILL NOT START. CHRYSLER CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE PROBLEM AND SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE $5000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 115,443

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN IDLE, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

Mileage: 61,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 93,000

2.7 CHRYSLER MOTOR. THE TIMING GEARS AND BELT WERE REPLACED BY MARKETPLACE CHRYSLER SUZUKI INC AROUND 65000. THEN THE MOTOR DEVELOPS A LOWER KNOCK. THE SAME DEALERSHIP THEN SAYS CHRYSLER MADE A BAD MOTOR AND IT WILL COST $3200 FOR A NEW MOTOR. WILL CHRYSLER OWN UP FOR THEIR FAILURE ? AND PUT A NEW M...

Mileage: 65,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE RAN SPORADICALLY AND HESITATED. A BLUISH SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 1/19/2007 - *NM

Mileage: 112,000

REPLACED TIMING BELT AT 80,000 MILES. 13,000 MILES LATER THE TIMING BELT WENT AGAIN AND TOOK OUT THE ENTIRE ENGINE. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WAS ONLY WILLING TO GIVE A 2% REDUCTION IN THE COST OF A NEW VEHICLE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND IS A BOAT ANCHOR THAT I A...

Mileage: 98,000

ENGINE FIRE DUE TO PLUGGED PCV VALVE. WAS NOT PROPERLY OR FULLY INSPECTED BY VAN DYN HOVEN PRIOR TO SALE. ALSO IN SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, REPLACED MODE DOOR ACTUATOR, IGNITION TUMBLER, OIL SENSOR AND THEN THE THEN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS FOR 1 YEAR $1047. THI...

Mileage: 72,000

ENGINE FIRE DUE TO PLUGGED PCV VALVE. WAS NOT PROPERLY OR FULLY INSPECTED BY VAN DYN HOVEN PRIOR TO SALE. ALSO IN SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, REPLACED MODE DOOR ACTUATOR, IGNITION TUMBLER, OIL SENSOR AND THEN THE THEN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS FOR 1 YEAR $1047. THI...

Mileage: 72,000

ENGINE FIRE DUE TO PLUGGED PCV VALVE. WAS NOT PROPERLY OR FULLY INSPECTED BY VAN DYN HOVEN PRIOR TO SALE. ALSO IN SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, REPLACED MODE DOOR ACTUATOR, IGNITION TUMBLER, OIL SENSOR AND THEN THE THEN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS FOR 1 YEAR $1047. THI...

Mileage: 72,000

MY 2000 INTREPID STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN BLEW WITH NO ADVANCE NOTICE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I SEE WHY. SLUDGE BUILD UP EVEN THOUGH I FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE FRONT END PARTS AT SUBSTANTIAL COSTS ,OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT, ALSO THE BRAKE A NUMBER OF TIM...

Mileage: 97,600

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED TO GET GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED ...

Mileage: 67,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED; THE ENGINE WAS CHUGGING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP. AFTER SIX WEEKS, DIAGNOSTICS AND PHYSICAL INSPECTION SHOWED A VALVE PART MAY HAVE FALLEN INTO THE MOTOR CAUSING ...

Mileage: 94,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED; THE ENGINE WAS CHUGGING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP. AFTER SIX WEEKS, DIAGNOSTICS AND PHYSICAL INSPECTION SHOWED A VALVE PART MAY HAVE FALLEN INTO THE MOTOR CAUSING ...

Mileage: 94,000

CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, GOT OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT RE-START. TOWED BACK TO DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. *JB

Mileage: 80,531

TEMPERATURE GAUGE TOPPED OUT, CAME DOWN, THEN BLEW FLUID ON ENGINE. DEALER SAID ENGINE WAS GONE. I STILL OWE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO GET A NEW MOTOR. AND THE DEALER IS AFRAID I WILL NOT GET A LOAN FOR A NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT STILL OWED. I STILL HAVE NO ...

Mileage: 134,000

TIMING CHAIN OF 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID BROKE WHILE TRAVILING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON M84 BETWEEN SAGINAW AND BAY CITY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUTTERED AND NEARLY STALLED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE...

Mileage: 83,000

LAST SPRING I HAD TO REPLACE THE COOPER TIRES ON THE FRONT OF MY CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE CAUSING MY CAR TO VIBRATE EVEN THOUGH THE TREAD AND TIRE PRESSURE WERE PERFECT. I STILL HAD COOPER TIRES ON THE REAR OF MY CAR AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE TREAD OF MY REAR RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED CAUSIN...

IN MAY, WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ON THE PENN TURNPIKE, THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY COLLAPSED TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION. FORTUNATELY, I HAD JUST REDUCED SPEED AS I WAS APPROACHING A TOLL BOOTH, THUS AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE LESS THAN 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECEIVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE, HOWEVER THE CONTACT DISPUTED THIS ASSESSMENT AND HAD RECEIPTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.

Mileage: 44,000

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, OIL LIGHT ETC, MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WOULD NOT START. ALL WAS FINE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. SERVICE STATION INFORMED ME OF TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM AND OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP DUE TO IMPERFECT 2.7 MOTOR. I WAS ALSO ADVISED TO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS MOTOR IS A PIECE OF JUNK. CAR ...

Mileage: 57,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE HAD AN OIL FLOW PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE. THE SERVICE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE OIL FLOW SENSOR AND NOW THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.

Mileage: 100,000

ENGINE TICKING NOISE RESULTING IN REPLACING ENGINE. ALL EXPENSE WAS OUT OF MY POCKET EVEN AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER. *NM

Mileage: 80,837

2.7 L MOTOR ON 2004 DODGE INTREPID HAS EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILD UP RESULTING IN BLOWN MOTOR. CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED. BAD ENGINE DESIGN THAT IS WELL KNOWN TO MECHANICS. *NM

Mileage: 112,290

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE CAUSING THE OIL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD TO ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO A GEAR FROM IDLE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL COMPLETELY.

Mileage: 103,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER BEING TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, WHICH INDICATED THE...

Mileage: 77,000

ENGINE FAILURE ON 2000 DODGE INTREPID WHILE DRIVING ON US INTERSTATE 77 SOUTH NO PREVIOUS WARNING. *JB

Mileage: 91,258

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID JUST BLEW TWO ROD BEARINGS AND THE CHAIN IN THE FRONT CRANK CASE CUT ALL THE THROUGH THE METAL AFTER 81,000 MILES AND 6 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM ALL STARTED WHEN I HAD TO HAVE MY SEAT REPLACED VIA THE SEAT RECALL DODGE ISSUED (WHICH THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT NOTI...

Mileage: 80,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID V6 2.7 ENGINE. STALLED IN AFTER WORK HIGH TRAFFIC. WOULD NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED. BOTTOM LINE IS ENGINE IS BAD . UNABLE TO REPAIR/REPLACE. STILL OWE 2 YRS ON THE CAR. *NM

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM AT 69,000 MILES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE 2.7 LITER ENGINES AND IS NOT BACKED BY CHRYSLER. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS. *JB

Mileage: 69,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A LOUD, BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE DID RESTART, BUT THE BANGING SOUND WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TO...

Mileage: 94,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE OVER HEAD SHIELD FRACTURED FROM THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE CONTACT FOUND PIECES ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THIS WAS A COSCO TOURIVA 22-130 WAL MANUFACTURED JULY 26, 2005.

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE I HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I RAISED THE HOOD I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING VISIBLY WRONG. I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE UPPER END OF THE ENGINE IS NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH OIL AND HE CALLED IT "OIL STARVATION TO THE UPPER END OF THE MOTOR" HE AL...

Mileage: 63,230

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND OVER THE WEEKEND THE ENGINE BLEW AND I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THERE WAS SLUDGE INSIDE AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD AND THAT I NEED TO NEW ONE. I WENT TO GOOGLE TO GET MORE INFORMATIO...

Mileage: 110,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED INTO A HORIZONTAL POSITION. *KB THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIR COST $1000 BECAUSE THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING PARTS THAT WERE NOT BROKEN. AFTER T...

Mileage: 33,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL VEHICLE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 127,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL AND THE TIMING BELT SNAPPED. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 114,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID;BEGAN MAKING KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE AND TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED THAT ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. IT WASN'T BUT A WEEK LATER THAT MY WIFE ENROUTE HOME AND THE ENGINE QUIT. *JB

Mileage: 89,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A DRY CLEAR HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ROSE TO THE MAXIMUM HEAT INDICATION, JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILED, AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND ...

Mileage: 127,000

IT IS VERY SIMPLE, IT IS THE WELL KNOWN AND WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECTIVE FAILURE OF THE 2.7LL V6 ENGINE MADE BY CHRYSLER, WE TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT, AND IT DIED JUST LIKE THE OTHERS, ENGINE SLUDGE DESTROYS ENGINE, WE WERE DRIVING 65 MPH ON RTE 90 (MASS PIKE). LOST POWER, MADE VISCOUS KNOCKING NOISES, ST...

Mileage: 62,722

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE OF THE ENGINE FAILED. THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CAM/CRANK SHA...

Mileage: 47,000

I HAD A BEAUTIFUL BLACK 4 DOOR INTREPID THAT I MAINTAINED VERY WELL AND AT THE BANK IT STARTED TO KNOCK AND BY THE TIME I GOT 2 MILES TO MY REPAIR SHOP IT WAS DONE. I HAD THE GUYS TEAR IT APART AND FIX THE PROBLEM TO THE TUNE OF ALMOST A $1,000.00. IT WAS MY ONLY CAR AND I JUST BOUGHT IT SO I HAD NO...

Mileage: 86,500

THIS IS A CORRECTED COMPLAINT, THE COMPLAINT I FILED PREVIOUSLY HAD INCORRECT INFORMATION. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK BEGAN RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY. LOCAL DODGE DEALER PERFORMED RECALL SERVICE ON RECLINER BOLTS, BUT SEAT STILL CONTINUED TO RECLINE, HAPPENING REPEATEDLY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, VERY NEAR...

Mileage: 86,158

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID MOTOR BLEW WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I CHANGED THE OIL ON OR BEFORE IT WAS DUE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON TO WARN ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS GETTING HOT. AT 108,000 MILES I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE BUT I STILL HAVE 3500. TO PAY ON IT.*JB

Mileage: 108,000

I AM EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE OF THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY. IT WAS SERVICED AT OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER, PURSUANT TO THE RECALL OF THE RECLINER BOLT. HOWEVER THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION, AS THE SEAT BACK STILL RECLINES ON IT'S OWN, AND HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE SER...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON DRY CITY PAVEMENT. A NOISE WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 51,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON DRY CITY PAVEMENT. A NOISE WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 51,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AT THE STOP SIGN, THE DRIVER SEAT FELL BACKWARD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE BOLT PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED TO FIX AND REPLACE THE BOLT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 72,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR A SLIGHT TICK COMING FROM THE MOTOR. BEING ONLY A 30 MILES FROM HOME ON A SUNDAY I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT AND HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT ON MONDAY. I NEVER MADE IT. 5 MILES FROM HOME I HEARD A POP AND THE CAR STALLED AND NEVER STARTED AGA...

Mileage: 900,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE IT FINALLY STALLED. ALSO, THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD PROPERLY. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS BUT INDICATED THE ABS SENSOR ALSO NEE...

Mileage: 120,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE IT FINALLY STALLED. ALSO, THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD PROPERLY. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS BUT INDICATED THE ABS SENSOR ALSO NEE...

Mileage: 120,000

MY 200O DODGE INTREPID HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AT ABOUT 58,000. WHENEVER I MADE A TURN LEFT OR RIGHT MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. I WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE TO TURN IT FORCEFULLY AND IT WOULD MAKE A TERRIBLE CLUNKING ...

Mileage: 58,000

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM GARY SMITH FORD OF FORT WALTON BEACH IN EARLY JUNE 2005. EVERY SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OVERHEATING AND BREAKING DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. IN THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PLAYGROUND AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP (FORT WALTO...

Mileage: 76,081

WE HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES SEDAN THAT WE BOUGHT NEW IN AUGUST OF 2000. IN 2003 CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL ON A SEAT BOLT THAT COULD BREAK AND CAUSE THE SEAT TO FALL COMPLETELY BACKWARDS INTO THE BACK SEAT. WE TOOK OUR CAR IN TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. THE OTHER DAY THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AND...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE FAILURE OF THE 2.7L ENGINE IN DODGE INTREPID. TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED ON START, TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED AND BENT ALL INTAKE VALVES. TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. *JB

Mileage: 91,000

ENGINE FAILED DURING OPERATION DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING. *JB

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE HAS FAILED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE SLUDGE CAUSED MY TIMING CHAIN TENSION DEVICE TO FAIL AS WELL AS MY OIL PUMP RENDERING MY VEHICLE INOPERABLE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE VEHICLE WILL TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WITH ONLY 34,000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 33,300

ON JUNE 14TH 2006 MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AND AT ABOUT 1:00 A.M. I WAS AWAKEN TO MY DOOR BELL RINGING AND MY NEIGHBORS SCREAMING GET OUT THE HOUSE THERE'S A FIRE I DIDN'T HESITATE I WAS GOING OUT THE BACK DOOR TO FIND OUT IT WAS MY VEHICLE THAT WAS ON FIRE BY THE TIME I HAD...

Mileage: 90,000

INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. REPLACED ENGINE (CRYSLER 2.7L). *NM

Mileage: 104,000

I HAVE A DEFECTIVE 2.7 L ENGINE IN MY CAR. I HAD JUST PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN IT QUIT. THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES BROKE, AND THERE WAS SO MUCH SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE IT LOOKED LIKE THE OIL HAD NEVER BEEN CHANGED. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. I HAD THE ENGINE STEAMED 7 MONTHS PRI...

Mileage: 99,750

I HAVE A DEFECTIVE 2.7 L ENGINE IN MY CAR. I HAD JUST PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN IT QUIT. THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES BROKE, AND THERE WAS SO MUCH SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE IT LOOKED LIKE THE OIL HAD NEVER BEEN CHANGED. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. I HAD THE ENGINE STEAMED 7 MONTHS PRI...

Mileage: 99,750

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR 2 HOURS IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SPREADING THOUGHT OUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A FIRE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS ALER...

Mileage: 91,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR 2 HOURS IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SPREADING THOUGHT OUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A FIRE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS ALER...

Mileage: 91,000

I PURCHASED MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN LATE 2005, HAD IT TWO MONTHS AND THE CAR QUIT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC, THEY HAD IT FROM BEFORE CHRISTMAS UNTIL THIS MONTH(JUNE). THEY WERE REBUILDING THE ENGINE, COULDN'T GET IT TO STAY IN TIME, ETC. WE HA...

Mileage: 77,408

DEFECTIVE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. CAR HAS ONLY 41,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES, ETC. CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY DESIGN IN THE ENGINE. ENGINE CANNOT BE REPAIRED, MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6,000.00. I AM S...

Mileage: 41,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE. STOPPED AT A LIGHT IN TRAFFIC AND ENGINE FAILED AND WOULD NOT START. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF A THREE LANE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC PASSING ON EITHER SIDE. WAS UNABLE TO EVEN GET OUT OF MY CAR. A POLICE CAR...

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE WITHIN THE LAST 7 MONTHS I HAVE HAD ENGINE FAILURES. I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 60000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED EVEN BY MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS THIS IS A COMMON THING. MY LOCAL DEALER WANTS ME TO PUT IN A 3.2 LITER MOTOR. *NM

Mileage: 66,000

1. NO ENGINE PROBLEMS, REGULAR OIL CHANGES, CAR KEPT IN GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITION 2. ENGINE FAILURE @ LESS THAN 65,000 MILES 3. COULD NOT AFFORD 6,000 FOR A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 46,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID W/THE 2.7L MOTOR. THE MOTOR FAILED AT 66K MILES BECAUSE OF SLUDGE. I AM NOW AWARE THAT CHRYSLER HAS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW W/ THESE MOTORS. I PURCHASED THE CAR W/AN 8YR/80K MILE WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR IT. MY MAIN ISSUE IS THAT IT FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVI...

Mileage: 66,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK, THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP.

Mileage: 90,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING, AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN FAI...

Mileage: 67,000

ON FEBRUARY 14, 2006 MY HUSBAND WAS COMING HOME WHEN THE CAR QUIT. HE LET IT COOL OFF AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS GOING TO WORK AND WHEN HE PULLED INTO HIS EMPLOYERS PARKING LOT HE NOTICED HIS CAR WAS ON FIRE. HE PUT IT OUT RIGHT AWAY. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT T...

Mileage: 87,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE ENGINE SLUDGE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/22/06- THE CONSUMER MAINTAINED THAT HE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES ...

Mileage: 58,703

THE ENGINE ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID JUST DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. *NM

Mileage: 75,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES IN JUNE 2000. I HAD MY CAR MAINTENANCE OCCASIONALLY INCLUDING OIL CHANGES, BREAKS, TIRES, ETC. ON MAY 7, 2006 MY CAR BROKE DOWN AND IT WAS REPORTED BY A MECHANIC THAT MY TIME CHAINING AND ENGINE IS NO LONGER WORKING. MY CAR ONLY HAD 47, 689 MILES AND I FIN...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DROVE VEHICLE 6 MILES FROM HOME TO A BUSINESS APPOINTMENT. AFTER THE APPOINTMENT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. NEXT DAY BRAKE PEDAL WAS UP. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 00V180000 REGARDING THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS V...

Mileage: 34,000

ONE MORNING IN MID OCT 05 AFTER DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF FOR SCHOOL,THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME, THE CAR ENGINE JUST DIED. WITH NO WARNING, NO NOISE, NO SMOKE AND NO ENGINE LIGHTS. AFTER MAKING MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ENGINE, ALL FELL. LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE I HAD THE CAR T...

Mileage: 39,000

2000 INTREPID BRAKES FAILED. *TS THE VACUUM BOOSTER WAS FULL OF WATER AND FROZE LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH NO BRAKES.*JB

Mileage: 20,190

ON, APRIL 13TH, 2006 WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 75; MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I WAS TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE KNOCKING NOISE THE CAR BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY LANE WHEN THE ENGINE Q...

Mileage: 123,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STALL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF ...

Mileage: 106,845

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE ENGINE SLUDGE. THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 55,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FROM A LOCAL DEALER LESS THAN 8 MONTHS AGO. WE PROVIDED REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE CHECKS ON THIS VEHICLE. WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD (45 MPH) THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TREMENDOUS CLATTERING, AND LOST A GREAT DEAL OF POWER. ...

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 17,2005 THE ENGINE (2.7L) THE ENGINE FAILED RENDERING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES NEARLY USELESS WHILE DRIVING THE TWISTING AND TURNING ROADS OF ATKINSON NH. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIR ASSESSED (ENGINE REPLACEMENT) THE COST OF THE RE...

Mileage: 68,500

I PURCHASED A 2000 DOGE INTREDPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. IT WAS NOTHING BUT CONSTANT PROBLEMS AND ALMOST GOT ME KILLED. I WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP, THE MOTOR LOCKED AS I WAS PULLING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT PUSHED ...

Mileage: 71,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK FAILED ALLOWING THE SHIFTER TO MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE INCLINE EACH TIME. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V021000, REGARDING THE FLOOR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE HAS TH...

Mileage: 53,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS INDICATING ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED.

Mileage: 123,000

THE CAR WAS DRIVING GOOD. I NOTICED A LITTLE JERKING BUT WAS NOT TOO WORRIED AS I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGED RECENTLY. WHEN LEAVING FROM MY WORK FOR LUNCH, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND STALL BADLY. I TURNED AROUND AND PARKED THE CAR MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO AAMCO THINKING IT WAS ...

Mileage: 97,565

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP AND WOULD HAVE TO REPLACED.

Mileage: 97,000

ENGINE OF WELL MAINTAINED DODGE INTREPID 2.7L SEIZED DURING RUSH HOUR ON BUSY ROAD. WIFE PANICKED BUT WAS ABLE (LUCKILY) TO SWING IN A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC BEHIND HER (TRUCKS). MECHANIC: CHECKED ENGINE: NO SLUDGE WAS PRESENT, NO SIGNS OF SLUDGE (REMARKABLE!) TIMING CHAIN BROKE DOWN...

Mileage: 68,500

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 L ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING OR PRIOR PROBLEM BLEW UP WHILE WIFE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. LOST STEERING DUE TO ANTI-FREEZE ON BELT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROADWAY WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL. THIS ENGINE HAS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT BLOWN ENGINES DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP/WATER PUMP...

Mileage: 105,000

ENGINE DEAD. CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OUT, GOT LOUD THEN DIED. THE LOSS CREATED BEING WITHOUT A CAR FOR SOME TIME OVER THREE MONTHS WITHOUT A RELIABLE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AS OF YESTERDAY 3/28/06, I WAS GOING TO HAVE THEM DO WORK ON IT. WHEN I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NHTS...

Mileage: 98,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY OTHER WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. UPON INSPECTION THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 60,000

ENGINE SEIZED. *JB

Mileage: 109,000

I BOUGHT A NEW 2000 DODGE INTREPID FOR 22K, NICE CAR BUT PC OF CRAP ENGINE. I WAS AWARE OF THE 2.7L PIECE OF CRAP ENGINE ONE BEFORE MY ENGINE DIED.. I CHECK/CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY AROUND 2800-3000 MILES... DODGE DENIES CONSUMERS DO THIS THOUGH.. FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, EVERY 1500 MILES I WAS ALW...

Mileage: 82,000

2.7 LITER ENGINES IN 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITHOUT WARNING STARTS KNOCKING THEN THE ENGINE LETS GO. THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANYTIME OR ANYWHERE. REPLACE MOTOR BECAUSE THE ENGINE BUILDS UP SLUDGE DUE TO THE OILIER BEING TO SMALL . *JB

Mileage: 91,752

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE OIL SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE FLUSHED, HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES WITH PREMIUM OIL AND MAINTENANCE WITH NO AVAIL. ON DECEMBER 15, 2005 MY ENGINE LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. NOW I MUST PAY $5000...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. UPDATED 04/06/06. *JB

Mileage: 78,000

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE JUST TURNED 80,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER THEN WOULDN'T START ONE DAY AFTER WORK. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY 2 MECHANICS WHOM BOTH TOLD ME THE TIMING CHAIN AND ROCKER ARM WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AND CAR BASICALLY WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD UP. THEY AL...

Mileage: 80,100

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE AND LIFTING UP THE VEHICLE THE WRENCH FOR THE JACK BENT. ALSO, A SCREW CAME LOOSE IN THE JACK. THEN WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS, THE WRENCH BROKE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 50,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE TWICE. REPLACED ENGINE AT LESS THAN 50, 000 MILES WITH ANOTHER DODGE ENGINE. IT FAILED AT 118,000 SAME PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

ON FEB 17,2006,MY KIDS WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN AFTER ABOUT 55 MILES OUT OF TOWN. MY DAUGHTER HEARD A SOUND UNDER THE HOOD,THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON SHE PULLED OVER ON INTERSTATE 10 . THEN SHE TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE TOW TRUCK CAME AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AN...

Mileage: 70,913

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

Mileage: 122,000

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. HAD ALL FLUIDS CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS. STARTED NOTICING BLUISH/GRAY SMOKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEMS. WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. GOOD THING I LIVE IN...

Mileage: 127,816

I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 9/14/2004. THE VEHICLE STOP FUNCTIONING ON DECEMBER 21. THE CAR WASN'T FUNCTIONING UNTIL JUNE OF 2005. TO REPAIR THE CAR IT COST $4,500, WE HAD TO CHANGE THE MOTOR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, TEXAS STAR MOTORS IN JUNE. ON DECEMBER I LEFT THE CAR ON MARYLAND MALL,...

Mileage: 92,225

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE KNOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED ENGINE SLUDGE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Mileage: 54,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATE...

Mileage: 98,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH VALVES WERE CLANKING. THE NOISE OCCURRED ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE VALVES TO FALL INTO TH...

Mileage: 27,857

2000 INTREPID W/54K MILES BLEW (2) HOLES IN THE TIMING CHAIN COVERS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ROUTE 422 IN OHIO AT 11 PM 2/5/06. TOWED CAR IN FOR REPAIRS AND SLUDGE BUILD UP WAS UNDER THE VALVE COVERS. PURCHASED CAR FROM HALPER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON 2/17/05. WE ONLY ADDED 13K MILES ON IT IN 12 MONT...

Mileage: 54,823

2000 DODGE INTREPID DOOR LATCHES ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO A SOLENOID DEFECT. *TS *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING SOON. NO REPAIRS MADE AND THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD.

Mileage: 70,000

ENGINE FAILURE 2.7L. *NM

Mileage: 78,841

ENGINE FAILURE 2.7L. *NM

Mileage: 78,841

ENGINE IS BAD. LOUD KNOCKING. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS MAIN SEAL THAT WENT OUT BUT UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND SEVERAL MECHANICS, THE ENGINE IS GONE. SECOND THOUGHT WAS THE OIL PUMP WENT BAD, NO LUCK THERE EITHER. NO KNOWN REASON FOR ENGINE TO GO OUT AND NO WARNING SIGNS. NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT...

Mileage: 52,000

ENGINE IS BAD. LOUD KNOCKING. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS MAIN SEAL THAT WENT OUT BUT UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND SEVERAL MECHANICS, THE ENGINE IS GONE. SECOND THOUGHT WAS THE OIL PUMP WENT BAD, NO LUCK THERE EITHER. NO KNOWN REASON FOR ENGINE TO GO OUT AND NO WARNING SIGNS. NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT...

Mileage: 52,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER MOTOR WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT. NO SIGN THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FAIL. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR WAS KNOCKING. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE(THEY DIDN'T EVEN ASK HOW OFTEN I CHANGED THE OIL). DEALER ...

Mileage: 71,000

I AM A 35 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO WAS TRAVELING WITH MY MENTALLY CHALLENGED AND AUTISTIC DAUGHTER FROM OHIO TO MISSOURI. WHILE NEARING INDIANAPOLIS, IN. MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID IT STARTED "TICKING" VERY LOUDLY AND THEN WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH. I PULLED OFF ON THE MEDIAN WHERE MY CAR JUST DIED AS I WAS...

Mileage: 103,000

I DRIVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. MY CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN GOOD CONDITION. I HAVE A MAINTENANCE TRACK RECORD PROVING THAT I KEEP MY OIL CHANGES AND TUNEUPS, ETC UP TO DATE. ON DECEMBER 20TH MY CAR WAS HIT AND THE PERSONS AT FAULTS INSURANCE COMPANY (PROGRESSIVE) AGREED TO FI...

Mileage: 80

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN MAY 2003. IN APRIL OF 2005 WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT A BUSY INTERSECTION CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. HE ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A JUNK YARD ...

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE THAT JUST TURNED 73,000 MILES LAST WEEK. ON 1/18/06 WAS RUNNING ERRANDS WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS LATER THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I CALLED AAA TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I CAL...

Mileage: 73,200

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE INCLUDED FLICKERING OIL LIGHT, LOUD KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FAILURE RESULTED IN COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE. MY MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ONLY REMEDY WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE. I TRADED THE CAR IN AT A SEVERE FINANCIAL L...

Mileage: 99,750

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 63,000

MY DODGE INTREPID, 65000 MILES, PURCHASED BRAND NEW, HAD ITS OIL LIGHT COME ON AND A KNOCK START IN THE ENGINE. AFTER BRINGING IT TO A DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE FOR $5700.. OUT OF WARRANTY, CLAIM THROUGH DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS DENIED, CITING FAILURE TO FOLLOW SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I S...

Mileage: 65,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET, TENSIONER, CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE OWNER DROVE TH...

Mileage: 68,769

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK. IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE SOLENOID IN THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THIS DEFECT HAS HAPPENED TO ALL DOORS IN THE VEHICLE ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *JB

Mileage: 20,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 DODGE INTREPID (2.7 MODEL) WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A STRANGE TICKING NOISE THAT GREW LOUDER I STOP AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION TO FIND OUT WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM AND THAT IS WHEN MY CAR CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO ...

Mileage: 98,500

I HAVE 2000 INTREPID, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BADLY DISCOLORED ALMOST AS IF THE LENS ARE MELTED. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER DODGE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, INTREPID, MINI VANS ETC. THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT DRIVING WITHOUT THE HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO LACK OF LIGHT COMI...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE 2000 INTREPID, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BADLY DISCOLORED ALMOST AS IF THE LENS ARE MELTED. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER DODGE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, INTREPID, MINI VANS ETC. THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT DRIVING WITHOUT THE HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO LACK OF LIGHT COMI...

Mileage: 60,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED TWICE (TWO ENGINES) DUE TO LACK OF OIL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS OIL IN THE CRANKCASE. A DODGE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEIR IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WERE SLUDGE CAN RESTRICT THE OIL FLOW BACK TO THE CRANKCASE. BOTH OCCURRENCES WERE AT 85 MPH. *JB

Mileage: 73,000

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED AND NOT DRIVEN FOR ONE WEEK. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE VEHICLE HAS...

Mileage: 85,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WIFE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PERFORMED. THE REPAIR PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THE EN...

Mileage: 75,895

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLANT TUBE, AND SERPENTINE BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR AWHILE. THE VEHICLE THEN EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT ...

Mileage: 45,702

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLANT TUBE, AND SERPENTINE BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR AWHILE. THE VEHICLE THEN EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT ...

Mileage: 45,702

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLANT TUBE, AND SERPENTINE BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR AWHILE. THE VEHICLE THEN EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT ...

Mileage: 45,702

ON 3/17/04 WE HAD OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID (MILEAGE 45700 )2.7 LITER ENGINE REPAIRED AT IRON RIVER CHRYSLER, INC.. THEY REMOVED & REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER REINSTALLED INTAKE MANIFOLD & VALVE COVER. I PAID $703.91 FOR REPAIRS. ON 10/31/04 ( WITH 55260 MILES) THE CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED AGA...

APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE UNIT BEGAN MAKING A LOUD, SHARP GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE CAR REACHED 15 MPH AND THE LOCK AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT QUIT WORKING. ...

Mileage: 90,000

WE OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE SEIZED, WITHOUT ANY FAILURE WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS LATE AT NIGHT (11:30 PM). I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER. *NM

Mileage: 87,000

DT: THE CONTACT HAD THE OIL CHANGED, AND LESS THAN A WEEK LATER SHE HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE OIL CHANGE CAUSED SLUDGE FROM THE OIL PAN TO GET INTO THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE N...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ENGINE LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DROPPED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND THE OIL WAS SLUDGE, AND THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE BEARINGS. THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AT THE SERVICE CENT...

2000 DODGE INTREPID. HEAD LAMPS. PLASTIC LENS COVER IS DETERIORATING AND BECOMING CLOUDY/TRANSLUCENT. HEAD LIGHT INTENSITY IS DECREASED DUE TO DISCOLORATION AND FOGGING. NO VISIBLE MOISTURE INSIDE LENS. APPEARS TO BE UV DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC. COST PER UNIT IS OVER $300.00. WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER T...

Mileage: 97,554

2000 DODGE INTREPID. WEATHER STRIPPING/MOLDING ON THE DOORS HAS SHRUNK AND SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. HAD THE WEATHERSTRIP REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 31154 MILES. THE DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE WEATHERSTRIP HAS AGAIN SHRUNK OVER TIME. THE COST T...

Mileage: 97,554

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HEARD A CLANKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND RELEASED METAL SHAVINGS INTO THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE ENGINE FAIL...

Mileage: 67,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HEARD A CLANKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND RELEASED METAL SHAVINGS INTO THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE ENGINE FAIL...

Mileage: 67,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE ON MY DODGE INTREPID 2000 2.7L FAILED. I HAD TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, A DANGERUOS SITUATION BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT MUCH SPACE TO STAY ON THE SIDE OF ROAD. MY LIFE WAS AT RISK STAYING ON THE FREEWAY AND WAITING FOR TO...

Mileage: 87,420

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE SYMBOL POPPED ON . THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING AND PINGING SOUND THAT GOT WORSE AS I WENT DOWN THE ROAD. THE MOTOR FINALLY STOP RUNNING SO I PULLED ON SIDE THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART IT ...

Mileage: 55

I HAVE A 200O DODGE INTREPID. I AM A MAINTENANCE FREAK, OIL IS ALWAYS CHANGED. ON 10/10/05 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I STARTED SEEING THE OIL LIGHT FLICKER, I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED TERRIBLE. OIL WAS FULL. I PROCEEDED TO THE CLOSEST MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW SOON...

Mileage: 122,802

DT: THE CONTACT STATES VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE DIED IMMEDIATELY. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. HE REBUILT THE ENGINE, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT USE A THINNER TYPE OF OIL ...

Mileage: 42,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE THAT HAS FAILED AT 76,000 MILES AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE A LOT OF 2.7 ENGINE OWNERS THAT HAVE FAILED AS WELL. PLEASE HELP AND LETS STOP CHRYSLER FROM RIPPING THE GENERAL PUBLIC OFF BY SELLING AN ENGINE THAT IS NOT RELIABLE. THANKS ...

Mileage: 76,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 35,500

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME, AFTER WORK 6:30PM WHEN MY ENGINE STAR SOUNDING FUNNY (TAPPING NOISE) THEN A LOUD NOISE, AND THE CAR STOP, I'M NOT A MECHANIC SO ALL I DID WAS CALL A TOLL TRUCK, AND BRING THE CAR TO THE SHOP, THE NEXT DAY I GOT A CALL FROM THE SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKE...

Mileage: 83,500

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. IT WAS REPLACED 500 MILES AGO, AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING CORRECTLY. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - EACH TIME IT FAILED IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE TIMING CHAIN HAS ...

Mileage: 64,000

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD HORRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND. HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE IN IT. *JB

Mileage: 72,000

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LOWER END OF THE ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AGO THE CONTACT'S SON TOLD HIM THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. WHEN HE CHANGED THE OIL HE FOUND A METALLIC SHIMMER IN THE OIL WITH LARGER FLAKES OF METAL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ROUTINEL...

Mileage: 84,000

MY CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO STALL. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER TODAY. IT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ON A BUSY ROAD ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS FOLLOWED BY SOMEONE WHO WAS GIVING ME A RIDE HOME. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY CAR, A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, HAD AN ENGINE FULL OF SLUDGE AND NEEDED...

Mileage: 89,500

ENGINE MADE NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATED THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR HAS 85,000 MILE, USED BY EXPERIENCED DRIVERS. SERVICED FAIRLY REGULARLY APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4000 TO 5000 MILES. DEALER SAYS CAR HAS LOT OF SLUDGE. WE FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHY A SERVICED CAR SHOULD HAVE LOT OF SLUDGE. WAS...

APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR USED INTREPID, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. UP TO THAT POINT IT WAS ALMOST PERFECT, OTHER THAN THE CRAZY NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE WINDOW MECHANISM. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ABOUT 4AM THE CAR JUST QUIT. I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN IT WENT. I WAS ABLE TO A...

Mileage: 49,657

I DO NOT HAVE THE DATE OF MY VERY FIRST INCIDENT. I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. IT STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEM SO I CONTINUED MY ERRANDS. AT MY NEXT STOP, WHEN I CAME OUT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THRU MY INSURANCE COMPANY. T...

DT: CONTACT STATES WHEN SHE STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE OIL GASKET, ALTERNATOR IDLER PULLEY, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IDLER PULLEY. SHE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. SHE CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY STATED THE PARTS FOR...

DT: CONTACT STATES WHEN SHE STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE OIL GASKET, ALTERNATOR IDLER PULLEY, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IDLER PULLEY. SHE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. SHE CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY STATED THE PARTS FOR...

DT: CONTACT STATES WHEN SHE STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE OIL GASKET, ALTERNATOR IDLER PULLEY, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IDLER PULLEY. SHE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. SHE CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY STATED THE PARTS FOR...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS MAKING A RATCHETING SOUND. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, A LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THERE WAS MASSIVE SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, TI...

Mileage: 59,500

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. IT STALLED 2 TIMES AND THEN JUST DIED. I AM DISABLED, A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 AND THE CAR BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE FOR ME TO GET IT OFF TO THE SIDE. WE DRIFTED DOWN THE ROAD TILL WE STOPPED AT A BETTER LOCATION. I...

Mileage: 50,300

DT: CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL A FAILURE OCCURRED. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS PRIOR TO FAILURE. AT THE INTERSECTION, DRIVER STOPPED AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND WOULDN'T START. NO TURN OVER OF ENGINE. ELECTRIC SYSTEM WAS STILL WORKING, BUT THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR CODES TO INDICATE TO DRIVER WHAT COULD BE W...

Mileage: 60,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT ON EVEN AFTER ENGINE FLUSHING AND NUMEROUS OIL CHANGES. *NM

Mileage: 86,191

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I WAS AROUND 700 MILES FROM HOME FOR MY SON'S WEDDING IN MAY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK, MY HUSBAND WHO IS A CERTIFIED AUTO MECHANIC BY THE STATE OF OHIO FOR OVER 25 YEARS LOOKED IT OVER AND FOUND NOTHING. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE DRIVING BACK HOME AND THE KNOCKING STOPPED...

Mileage: 106,000

MOTOR SLUDGE,TIMING CHAIN,MOTOR LOCKED UP AFTER $1500.00. *JB

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE - 82,000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 82,300

TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND CAR STARTED MISSING AND JUST DIED AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. WE BARELY MANAGED TO GET IT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. *JB

Mileage: 91,000

MY ENGINE HAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. MY EX-HUSBAND AND MY 2 MECHANICS HAVE ALL TAKEN CLASSES OFFERED BY DODGE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTS IN THEIR 2.7L ENGINE. THEY WERE TOLD BY A CHRYSLER INSTRUCTOR DURING A TRAINING CLASS FOR 5 STAR MECHANICS/DEALERSHIPS THAT CHRYSLER HAS IDENTIFIED 8 ITEMS NEEDING UPGRADES...

Mileage: 90,100

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES TO WORK THE CAR WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WHILE STRAIGHTENING THE WHEELS A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THE CAR HAD NO STEERING. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT (2) TWO 1/2 INCH THREADED BOLTS (THAT BOLT THE TIE RODS TO THE STEERING RACK HAD SHEARED OFF. ONE OF ...

Mileage: 80,000

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES TO WORK THE CAR WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WHILE STRAIGHTENING THE WHEELS A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THE CAR HAD NO STEERING. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT (2) TWO 1/2 INCH THREADED BOLTS (THAT BOLT THE TIE RODS TO THE STEERING RACK HAD SHEARED OFF. ONE OF ...

Mileage: 80,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 60,000 MILES STARTED KNOCKING, THEN CHANGED OIL (HAD RUN SYNTHETIC LIFE OF CAR) AND IT WAS SLUDGE. THEN, A FEW WEEKS LATER CAR DIED AND SHOWED OIL LIGHT WHEN OFF; MAKING LOUD ROD KNOCKING NOISE. CANNOT DRIVE. NEEDS $5,000 ENGINE, AND STILL OWE CHRYSLER FOR 3 YEARS. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN A LIGHT TAPPING FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING CAUSING AN EMERGENCY PULL OFF FROM THE PASSING LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT A RESTART RESULTED IN A SOUND LIKE BOLTS IN A COFFEE CAN. ENGINE OIL FILLER TUBE SHOWING SEVERE SLUDGE DEPOSIT. THIS C...

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY. *TS THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER. *JB

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE......2ND TIME. *JB

Mileage: 38,500

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 50, 000 MILES ON IT. THE NEXT DAY DROVE CAR AND FELT VIBRATION IN FRONT END. THOUGHT IT MAY BE TIRES. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE PRESSURE GAUGE CAME ON DURIN...

Mileage: 50,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 50, 000 MILES ON IT. THE NEXT DAY DROVE CAR AND FELT VIBRATION IN FRONT END. THOUGHT IT MAY BE TIRES. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE PRESSURE GAUGE CAME ON DURIN...

Mileage: 50,000

CAR ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, AT 55 MPH. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I HAD NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE OF MY INTREPID IS DEAD. THE PROBLEM IS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. I JUS...

Mileage: 122,000

DT: THE CONTACT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE ABOUT ONE YEAR AND HALF AGO. IT WAS MAKING A SLIGHT CLICKING NOISE. IT MADE LOUD BOOM NOISE AND IT HAD NO POWER .IT QUIT RUNNING ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. THE CONTACT TOWED IT BACK TO THE HOUSE, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. TH...

Mileage: 84,000

DT: THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC FRONT DRIVER/PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS, TWO OF THEM HAVE STOPPED OPERATING-THEY CAN BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY, BUT THEY DO NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE DOOR LOCKS LOCK MAKES A SCARY SHRILL NOISE THAT FRIGHTENS PASSENG...

Mileage: 67,000

DT: THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC FRONT DRIVER/PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS, TWO OF THEM HAVE STOPPED OPERATING-THEY CAN BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY, BUT THEY DO NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE DOOR LOCKS LOCK MAKES A SCARY SHRILL NOISE THAT FRIGHTENS PASSENG...

Mileage: 67,000

STEERING ON CAR MAKES LOUD CLUNKING NOISES AND FREEZES/LOCKS AT LOW TO MEDIUM SPEEDS( PREVENTING ANY OPERATOR CONTROL FOR 1 TO 5 SECONDS). USUALLY SEEMS TO BE WHEN TURNING LEFT HOWEVER THAT IS NOT STEADFAST EITHER. EVEN TURNING WHEEL TO BACK CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY WILL MAKE LARGE CLUNKING SOUND IN FRON...

Mileage: 3,000

I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AND NOTICED A PROBLEM ON THE WAY HOME IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND EXTREMELY EASY TO TURN RIGHT I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT AGAIN THE RACK AND PINION IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 123,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID I LOST ALL STEERING THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PART HAS FAILED THE FIRST TIME WAS IN JULY OF 2002. *NM

Mileage: 123,000

I THOUGHT I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS INCIDENT BEFORE BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE SEARCHES. THE STEERING WOULD LOCK-UP WHEN TURNING TO GET THE CAR TO STRAIGHTEN OUT I WOULD HAVE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH LATER THE STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY THE DEALER REPLACED THE...

Mileage: 52,000

THERE WAS NO WARNING AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE STREET AND MY CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO HAMPTON'S AUTO. UPON EXAMINING THE CAR, HE CALLED AND REPORTED TO ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS GONE. I HAD 82,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE AND HAD CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. I BOUGHT A USED...

Mileage: 83,000

DT: ON AUGUST 18, 2005 THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY TOLD HER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VE...

Mileage: 76,000

STEERING CLUNKS AND STICKS AT RANDOM WITH NO WARNING, TOLD RACK AND PINION IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 48,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

Mileage: 48,000

OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID STARTING MAKING KNOCKING SOUNDS. WE BROUGHT IT IN AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILDUP AND THAT A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY THAT WE PURCHASED BECAUSE THE BUILDUP IS FROM POOR MAINTENANCE. WE TOLD THEM THAT WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED RE...

DT: HAD TO REPLACE 2.7 LITER E ENGINE WITH 54000 MILES ON VEHICLE. HAD A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ENGINE PUT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. AFTER A FIELD ADJUSTER CAME TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY RECOMMENDED IT BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WENT OUT ON APRIL 8, 2003. *AK

Mileage: 54,000

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 60,000 MILES. THE STEERING FAILED. IT STARTED WITH A LOT OF LOOSE PLAY IN THE STEERING. WHEEL. CURRENTLY WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT THE WHEEL WAS UPSIDE DOWN. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AGO, COMPLETE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JULY 27, 2005. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 50,000

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 60,000 MILES. THE STEERING FAILED. IT STARTED WITH A LOT OF LOOSE PLAY IN THE STEERING. WHEEL. CURRENTLY WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT THE WHEEL WAS UPSIDE DOWN. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AGO, COMPLETE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JULY 27, 2005. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 50,000

DT: ON 8-17-04 THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE STEERING NEEDED ALIGNMENT AND THE TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT BEEN EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. THE CONSUMER HAD THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED ...

Mileage: 93,335

DT: ON 8-17-04 THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE STEERING NEEDED ALIGNMENT AND THE TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT BEEN EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. THE CONSUMER HAD THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED ...

Mileage: 93,335

ENGINE SLUDGE, COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING INTREPID SHUT DOWN. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. *JB

Mileage: 85,981

I TRIED TO START MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ONE DAY AND HEARD LOUD CLINKING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT A TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE THAT WOULD COST $6,000. I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR. MY OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000...

Mileage: 70,000

HI. MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID BLEW ITS ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IT. IT HAD UNDER 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED. IT HAS THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE IN IT THAT I NOW SEE ON THE WEB IS FULL OF DEFECTS. I OWE $8,000 ON A VEHICLE I CAN'T DRIVE, TRADE IN, OR EVEN JUNK! SINCE THE LENDER STILL...

Mileage: 81,000

FIRST THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED. THEN THE LIGHT BECAME A CONSTANT. I WAS HEADING BACK HOME WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR DIED WITHOUT A SOUND. IT KEPT SHUTTING OFF AT THE LIGHTS. I NEVER MADE IT HOME. I MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT, THIS BECAME ALL TO FAMILIAR TO ME, ( I HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS BEFORE WITH ...

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR *JB

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE I COULD REACH MY HOUSE IT BLEW! THE ENGINE IS RUINED WITH NO WARNING! THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I HAVE PROOF OF ALL SERVICES...ACCORDING TOTHE DODGE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS "SLUDGE" AND VERY COMMON IN THE 2.7 LITER E...

Mileage: 100,000

THE ENGINE IN MY DODGE INTREPID BEGAN MAKING A MINOR RATTLING NOISE, THE NOISE PROCEEDED TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL THE ENGINE STARTED RATTLING LOUDLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH I HAD REPAIRED THE CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE THE SAME LOUD NOISE NO...

Mileage: 155,167

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE FAILED WHICH SPUN A ROD BEARING INTO THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 8, 2005. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WOULD COST $600 TO REPAIR IT. HE HAS SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT STATED CHRYSLER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES AND ...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE HAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. IT WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KEPT CAR FOR ONE MONTH AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE CAR, AND DID NOT SUPP...

(1) DASHBOARD LIGHTS OCCASIONALLY FLICKERING. (2) ABS BRAKES ENGAGED ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. HAD BATTERY TESTED. IT WAS BAD. (3) TRADED VEHICLE IN FOR A NEW CAR TWO DAYS LATER. DID NOT DRIVE CAR ANY MORE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *JB

Mileage: 47,200

(1) DASHBOARD LIGHTS OCCASIONALLY FLICKERING. (2) ABS BRAKES ENGAGED ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. HAD BATTERY TESTED. IT WAS BAD. (3) TRADED VEHICLE IN FOR A NEW CAR TWO DAYS LATER. DID NOT DRIVE CAR ANY MORE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *JB

Mileage: 47,200

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH UPHILL, ENGINE STUCK IN PASSING GEAR THEN LOST POWER. VALVES STARTED KNOCKING, ENGINE DIED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I WAS ADVISED BY MY DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP THAT ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST $3500 FOR A USED ENGINE. ANOTHER MECHANIC ADVISED ME NOT TO BOTHER BECAUSE IT...

Mileage: 85,013

WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK FROM OUR HOME IN YACOLT WA. HEADING TO SALEM OR., THE ENGINE IN OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID QUIT WITHOUT WARNING, HE WAS ON I-205 AT 5:00 AM IN THE DARK HE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS WELL AS ENDANGERED OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED ...

Mileage: 140,000

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID. CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR WHICH THEY REPLACED THE FIRST THREE TIMES FREE OF CHARGE. THE ...

Mileage: 94,000

DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON 7-31-05. IT JUST STOPPED. IT HAD BEEN MAKING INTERMITTENT NOISES FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK PRIOR, BUT NOTHING CONSTANT. IT SPUTTERED BEFORE QUITTING. CONTACT HAS NOT TALKED TO THE DEALER BUT SHE PLANNED ON DOING SO. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

MICHELIN TIRES MODEL XGT H4 225-60 R/16 SIDEWALL BLOW OUT ON 2 TIRES ON SEPERATE OCCASIONS 6/05 AND 7/05. TIRES WERE LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WITH 30,000 MILES. *JB SERIAL # OF SECOND TIRE THAT BLEW-OUT WAS AU 795 35-55030-01 BOTH TIRES FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN THE METRO D...

Mileage: 89,994

MY ENGINE DIED AT 45,000 MILES. WE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING OIL CHANGES, DONE BY OUR MECHANIC, AND HAVE ALL OF OUR RECEIPTS. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

HAD CAR 8 MONTHS WITH THREE OIL CHANGES DROVE 9,000 MILES TOTAL, HEARD CLICKING NOISE WHEN ENGINE STARTED THAT MORNING, TWO HOURS LATER CAR STALLED AND HEARD LOUD KNOCK FROM ENGINE, HAD CAR TOWED AND INSPECTED BY ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WAS TOLD CAR NEED NEW ENGINE COULDN'T BE FIXED, DUE TO SLUDGE I...

Mileage: 147,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THE VIN ON THE VEHICLE IS: [XXX]. I SAY THAT I OWN IT, BUT THERE ARE STILL 13 PAYMENTS REMAINING ON IT. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM WELLS FARGO FINANCE COMPANY IN EARLY 2001 FOR MY WIFE. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 12,000 TO 15,000 MIL...

Mileage: 38,000

DT: THERE WAS A PERSISTENT NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT EVEN TRAVELLED A MILE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS GOING 45 MPH. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO A GARAGE WHEN THE NOISE BEGAN AND TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE MECHANIC AT ...

Mileage: 58,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 83,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE HAS QUIT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

Mileage: 83,000

ON JANUARY 15, 2004 I BROUGHT MY DODGE INTREPID VIN#2B3HD46RXH103584 TO DOHN BOHN DODGE IN METAIRIE, LA FOR REPLACE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE RECLINER SEAT BOLTS. THIS WAS BEING DONE PER A RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER IS #03V035000. AN INVOICE WAS ISSUED STATING THE REPAIR...

Mileage: 116,822

ON JANUARY 15, 2004 I BROUGHT MY DODGE INTREPID VIN#2B3HD46RXH103584 TO DOHN BOHN DODGE IN METAIRIE, LA FOR REPLACE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE RECLINER SEAT BOLTS. THIS WAS BEING DONE PER A RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER IS #03V035000. AN INVOICE WAS ISSUED STATING THE REPAIR...

Mileage: 116,822

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT IS JUNK. ALSO A/C HAS NOT WORKED IN 2 YEARS AS WELL AS DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS.

Mileage: 103,000

AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW. SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS ADVISED US THAT THEY ARE SEEING A RASH OF THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE INTREPID. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE, WE FOUND OVER 100 PEOPLE THAT LOGGED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR INTREPID. EVEN THE JUNK YARDS HAVE TOLD US...

Mileage: 105,000

MY INTREPID ONLY HAS 69900 APPROX MILES ON IT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN APRIL 22, 2005 WITH BAD TIMING GUIDES TENSIONER ETC... THE GARAGE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TENSIONERS TO GET ONE THAT WAS GOOD. GOT IT HOME ANDABOUT JUNE 1 IT STARTED MAKING RACKET AGAIN AND I HAD IT TOWED, THIS TIME TO THE DODGE DEALE...

Mileage: 69,900

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING. THE ENGINE ALSO STALLED WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATED FROM A STOP ON A HILL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALL IT COULD BE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STAL...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING. THE ENGINE ALSO STALLED WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATED FROM A STOP ON A HILL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALL IT COULD BE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STAL...

WHILST DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK ALONG A BUSY HIGHWAY I SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE STEERING, BRAKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE BECAME HEAVY AND INOPERABLE AND I MANAGED TO SWERVE OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE VEHICLE EVENTUALL...

Mileage: 75,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A DEFECTIVE 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT OTHERS ARE ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT. I OPENED A CASE # WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED USED AND HAVE DRIVEN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. I MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGIN...

Mileage: 78,000

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID BOUGHT IN APRIL USED WITH 11,000 MILES. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 9-10 TIMES, MOSTLY CONSISTING OF STEERING PROBLEMS, SUCH AS RACK AND PINION AND THE STEERING COUPLER. THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS WAS THE MAIN CONCERN. ONE WEEK AGO THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN...

Mileage: 20,000

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID BOUGHT IN APRIL USED WITH 11,000 MILES. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 9-10 TIMES, MOSTLY CONSISTING OF STEERING PROBLEMS, SUCH AS RACK AND PINION AND THE STEERING COUPLER. THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS WAS THE MAIN CONCERN. ONE WEEK AGO THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN...

Mileage: 20,000

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID BOUGHT IN APRIL USED WITH 11,000 MILES. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 9-10 TIMES, MOSTLY CONSISTING OF STEERING PROBLEMS, SUCH AS RACK AND PINION AND THE STEERING COUPLER. THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS WAS THE MAIN CONCERN. ONE WEEK AGO THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN...

Mileage: 20,000

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID BOUGHT IN APRIL USED WITH 11,000 MILES. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 9-10 TIMES, MOSTLY CONSISTING OF STEERING PROBLEMS, SUCH AS RACK AND PINION AND THE STEERING COUPLER. THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS WAS THE MAIN CONCERN. ONE WEEK AGO THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN...

Mileage: 20,000

DT: 2000 DODGE INTREPID BOUGHT IN APRIL USED WITH 11,000 MILES. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 9-10 TIMES, MOSTLY CONSISTING OF STEERING PROBLEMS, SUCH AS RACK AND PINION AND THE STEERING COUPLER. THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS WAS THE MAIN CONCERN. ONE WEEK AGO THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN...

Mileage: 20,000

MY ENGINE FAILED ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH MY TIMING CHAIN COMING APART IN THE ENGINE WITH THE ENGINE SINCE QUITTING COMPLETELY. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM MANY OTHERS HAVE LISTED ON THE INTERNET WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND A HUGE ENGINE REPAIR COST. I DO NOT HAVE THE M...

Mileage: 100,986

MY ENGINE FAILED ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH MY TIMING CHAIN COMING APART IN THE ENGINE WITH THE ENGINE SINCE QUITTING COMPLETELY. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM MANY OTHERS HAVE LISTED ON THE INTERNET WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND A HUGE ENGINE REPAIR COST. I DO NOT HAVE THE M...

Mileage: 100,986

MY ENGINE FAILED ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH MY TIMING CHAIN COMING APART IN THE ENGINE WITH THE ENGINE SINCE QUITTING COMPLETELY. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM MANY OTHERS HAVE LISTED ON THE INTERNET WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND A HUGE ENGINE REPAIR COST. I DO NOT HAVE THE M...

Mileage: 100,986

CAR WENT OFF WHILE TURNING TURN IT BACK ON IT MADE A RATTLE NOISE IN THE ENGINE

Mileage: 98,240

DT: OWNER WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95 ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE ENGINE FAILED WHEN A ROD BLEW THROUGH IT. THIS OCCURRED ON 7-2-05. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE ROD BLOWING. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE DROPPED MARBLES IN A BUCKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP WH...

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STALLING. PLUS WHITE SMOKE WOULD COME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A FUEL SENSOR. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IN FACT, IT GOT WORST. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIF...

Mileage: 64,000

ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO SEVERE LOWER END ROD KNOCK

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L V6 ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER TRAVELED FARTHER THAN 300 MILES ON ANY TRIP. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT A LOCAL STORE AND WHEN I RETURNED IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHO...

Mileage: 44,439

DT: DODGE 2.7L ENGINE FAILED. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER THE RODS IN THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 DOD INTREPID. *AK *TT *NM

Mileage: 65,500

FLAPPING NOISE IN ENGINE, THEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE INTREPID SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS WAS THE FIRST CAR I EVER BOUGHT AND I BOUGHT IT USED. OBVIOUSLY, I HAVE NO WARRANTY ON IT. THE CAR BROKE DOWN YESTERDAY. MY MECHANIC SAID IT'S THE TIMING CHAIN AND HE'S CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY V...

Mileage: 103,800

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LETTER ENGINE. ON JUNE 16 2005 WHEN RETURNING FROM VACATION MY CAR WHILE I WAS IN TRANSIT DEVELOPED A CRACKLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH THEN LED TO THE INSTANTANEOUS FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. BEFORE I EVEN HAD THE CHANCE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD THE ENGINE ...

Mileage: 118,000

MY 2.4L 4 CYL ENGINE IN MY DODGE INTREPID FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. APPARENTLY THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED WHICH LEADS TO THE VALVES BEING CRUNCHED AND THE RODS BENT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE TOLERANCES USED IN THIS ENGINE. THE CAR HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS INORPERABLE,...

Mileage: 92,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. AFTER RUNNING THE CAR FOR JUST UNDER 5 YEARS WITH LESS THAN 78,000 MILES THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE, AND REPAIRS WOULD COST $7000. THE CAR ...

DT: WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF SET. THE STEERING LOCKED UP. AFTER DRIVING HOME THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID THE RACK AND PINION WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. ALSO, THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR. CALLED THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 63,500

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD A NOISE, MY ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS CAME ON, AND MY CAR QUIT RUNNING. FORTUNATELY, I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM GOING TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE DRIVING, MY DODGE INTREPID STARTED TO SHUDDER. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING OFF THE CAR, IT WOULD NO LONGER RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE WAS SHOT DUE TO SLUDGE. I WAS SHOCKED SINCE THE CAR WAS 5 YEARS OLD, HAD ROUGHLY 78K MILES, AND W...

Mileage: 78,000

DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF SLUDGE IN THE OIL SYSTEM, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK, CAUSING THE VALVES TO COLLAPSE. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF SLUDGE IN THE OIL SYSTEM, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK, CAUSING THE VALVES TO COLLAPSE. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING WHILE BACKING UP TO PARK. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHICH CAUSED NO OIL IN THE ENGINE.*AK

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVIING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE BACK SEAT JUST FELL DOWN. *AK

Mileage: 105,000

DT: ENGINE SEIZED. CONSUMER READON RALPH NADER'S CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM: "BROKEN TIMING CHAINS AND SLUDGE BUILD UP". TOOK TO A CHRYSLER DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE AND THEY DON'T COVER THAT. TOOK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE FOR $6000.00....

Mileage: 96,400

2.7 V6 ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES LIKE THE VALVE TRAIN WAS STARVING FOR OIL. LOUD CLATTER. TOOK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TRIED TO REPAIR THE ENGINE BY REPLACING THE TIMING CHAINM TENSIONER. ENGINE WAS NEVER CORRECT AFTER THAT AND FAILED. WILLIAM T. PRITCHARD DODGE'S SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME TO GET RID...

Mileage: 92,859

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLATTERING NOISE THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AMERICAN ENGINE OF BATON ROUGE. SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED THE OIL SCREEN TO BECOME CLOGGED AN RESULTED IN A BLOWN ENGINE. SERVICE MECHANIC STATED OIL SCREEN WAS DEFECTED. *NM WHEN THE ENGI...

Mileage: 61,691

DT: WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM THE ENGINE FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS ENGINE FAILED WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHINCE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN OIL. HAD IT TOWED HOME, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS TOO SMALL FOR THIS CAR. *AK

Mileage: 92,000

IT STARTED WITH A "SMALL" NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT END. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. AFTER 2 YEARS OF LISTENING TO THE "SMALL" NOISE, THE STEERING STARTED ACTING STRANGE. WHEN MAKING A TURN, IT WOULDN'T GO BACK TO THE CENTER. THEN IT STARTED LOCKING UP AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE...

Mileage: 31,278

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCKING DEALER STATED SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE, DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THEASE ENGINES. MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW. DAUGHTERS CAR, FATHER IS RETIRED ARMY MOTOR SGT, FATHER MAINTAINED THE CAR, WITH THE LARGE NUMBE...

Mileage: 78,000

2.7L LONG BLOCK FAILURE IN 2000 DODGE INTEPID. HAVE DONE ALL OIL CHANGES AND OTHER MAINTENANCE AT PROPER SCHEDULE. WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING TERRIBLY. NOTICED SLUDGE UPON CHECKING OIL. TOOK TO WESTGATE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN PLAINFIELD, IN AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW LONG BLOCK. I ...

Mileage: 74,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT I BOUGHT IN OCTOBER OF 2003, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. AFTER SPENDING $900.00 AND 2 TOWING BILLS THE DODGE DEALER FINALLY GOT THE LIGHT TO STAY OFF BY REPLACING THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS. APPROX 6 1/2 MONTHS LATER IN APRIL OF...

Mileage: 104,462

KNOCKING SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT 65000 MILES. TOLD BY LOCAL DODGE DEALER THAT I HAD A CASE OF CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE - PRICE FOR NEW ENGINE & LABOR $6500. HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACE ROD BEARINGS AND SO FAR, IT IS HOLDING TOGETHER, BUT I AM CONCERNED WITH THE NUMBER OF ENGINE FAILURES...

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD AT 30 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE HOME, MADE CONTACT WITH THE TOW DRIVER, AND WAS TOLD THAT ENGINE BLEW OUT. *AK HAVE NOT HAD CAR REPAIRED DUE TO COST ON A NEW MOTOR AND LABOR. THERE ARE NUMBEROUS REPORTS OF THE DODGE INTREPID THAT HAVE THE SAM...

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME APRIL 20, 2005 MY CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND STALLED OUT. I GOT IT HOME AND CALLED MY MECHANIC TO COME OVER AND CHECK IT OUT. HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A ROD KNOCK, AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CAM SENSOR. ON APRIL 22, 2005 I HAD THE SENSOR INSTALLED, $37.00 FOR PART. TH...

Mileage: 44,000

MY 2002 DODGE INTREPID STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE/REPAIR WIYH MY LOCAL MECHANIC. APPT WAS FOR MAY 5, 2002. MY CAR NEVER MADE IT TO THE APPOINTMENT. ON MAY 4, 2002, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A DR. APPT @ ABOUT 4:30 P.M. & MY CAR LITERALLY SHUT OFF WITH NO WA...

Mileage: 42,000

DT: THE ENGINE DIED, HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC: "PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE". WILL TOW TO A DEALER, AND CHRYSLER SAID THEY MIGHT ASSIST WITH THE PROBLEM. NO ENGINE LIGHT, OR PRIOR INDICATION BEFORE ENGINE DIED.*AK

Mileage: 57,000

DT: WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE EARLY MORNING THE CAR QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW UP. THE LOCAL DEALER CALLED AND CONFIRMED THIS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

Mileage: 128,000

DT: ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD UP. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A BLOCKAGE TO THE ENGINE .HE HAS CHANGED THE OIL 4 TIMES. OWNER WAS TURNING AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. *AK

Mileage: 44,000

PREMATURE ENGINE PROBLEM. ENGINE FAIL AND CAR WAS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICHLE.CAR ENGINE FAIL WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND MECHANICS SAY THAT THE ENGINE FAIL DUE TO OIL SLUDGE.

Mileage: 140,000

CONTACT STATES: CONTACT HAS HAD THE ENGINE REDONE TWICE. THE VALVES TO THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE. THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE FAILED THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IT HAS ONLY BEEN 12 MON...

ON DEC.26 2004, AS WE WERE LEAVING OUR HOUSE THE CAR STARTING MAKING A TICKING SOUND, WE PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND CHECKED THE OIL, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND HOSES. NO LIGHTS WERE ON TO INDICATE A PROMBLEM BUT WE PARKED THE CAR SINCE IT WAS A NOISE WE HAD NEVER HEARD.THE NEXT MORNING, MONDAY, W...

WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE INTERPID (THAT HAS A 2.7 LITER ENGINE) THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. WE COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH AND THE ENGINE WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING IF YOU HIT THE BRAKE AT ALL. WHILE TURNING A CORNER INTO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE DIED. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF THE NOISE BE...

Mileage: 56,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 65 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN 5 SECOND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF A ROD. ANOTHER MECHANIC TOLD CALLER THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR OIL SLUDGE...

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED SLUDGE INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THE MECHANIC HAS QUOTED $6500 TO REPLACE ENGINE. CONSUMER SEEKING OTHER REPAIR OPTIONS. *BF *NM

Mileage: 68,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING AT 60 MPH, AND IS NO LONGER WAS ABLE TO START. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY THE CONSUMER, AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *BF

Mileage: 60,200

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR ANY INDICATIONS OF A MALFUNCTION. *AK

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 59,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH APPROX 46,000 MILES ON IT. PRIOR TO FAILURE EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL. DRIVING 35 MPH ENGINE BEGINS TO TICK VERY LOUDLY. AM ABLE TO STOP AT MY DESTINATION AND RETURN HOME. ONCE HOME AND INSPECTING THE NOISE HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING DAY. THE ...

Mileage: 46,300

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-75 IN OHIO WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE MADE A CLANGING NOISE AND DIED. IT HAPPENED 400 HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME. IT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 22 2005. THE CAR IS STILL BROKE AS I CANNOT AFFORD THE 4500 TO 7000 REPAIR BILL. *NM

Mileage: 137,000

DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR ELECTRIC DOOR LATCH. WHEN THE LATCH STARTS TO MAKE NOISE AND THAN FAILS, IT FAILS IN THE LOCKED POSITION. YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. YOU ARE ALSO UNABLE TO PULL UP THE DOOR LOCK LEVER THAT INDICATS IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED. THIS MAKES IT VERY ...

Mileage: 67,452

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7LTR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR SEIZED LEFT HER WITH NO POWER STARRING OR BRAKES THANK GOD SHE WAS ON A BACK ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT THE HIGHWAY WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD A HAPPENED SHE WAS TERRIFIED AND COULD NOT CONTROL T...

Mileage: 76,403

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN IT STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHOP FOR CHECKUP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE , AN DIT WAS TOWED TO DRIVER'S HOUSE. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

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

Mileage: 78,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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

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

Mileage: 51,650

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 H...

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND BLINKED. THEN, ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK THE VEHICLE'S RACK AND PINION ALSO FAILED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND BLINKED. THEN, ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK THE VEHICLE'S RACK AND PINION ALSO FAILED. *NM

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 ...

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE LIFTERS STARTED RATTLING WHICH INDICATED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED OIL. CONSUMER STATED AFTER PUTTING OIL INTO THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE.*AK

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

1) 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L V6 ENGINE PURCHASED USED IN LATE 2002. IN 2004, DEVELOPED SLIGHT RATTLE NOISE AT HARD ACCELLERATION. CHECKED WITH DODGE DEALER REPAIR SHOP, WHO EXPLAINED IT AS NEEDING PREMIUM GAS AND THAT IT WAS COMMON TO HEAR THIS NOISE.*AK 2) FEB 1, 2005: WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR H...

Mileage: 56,002

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ENGINE FAILED. DEALER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK

Mileage: 107,000

VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. DRIVER WAS PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER. THEN, TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WAS ON VACATION DROVE ABOUT 300 MILES DODGE INTERPID MADE NOISE AND MY CAR STALLED. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC MOTOR BLOWN. TOOK WAL-MART TO COURT BECAUSE THE CHANGE MY OIL REGLIOUSLY. IT WAS FOUND THEY WAS AT NO FALUT. I HAD MY CAR WAS REPAIRED COST ME OVER $7000. I STLL OWE , $5000. ON VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 94,000

WAS ON VACATION DROVE ABOUT 300 MILES DODGE INTERPID MADE NOISE AND MY CAR STALLED. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC MOTOR BLOWN. TOOK WAL-MART TO COURT BECAUSE THE CHANGE MY OIL REGLIOUSLY. IT WAS FOUND THEY WAS AT NO FALUT. I HAD MY CAR WAS REPAIRED COST ME OVER $7000. I STLL OWE , $5000. ON VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 94,000

BOUGHT CAR USED FROM DEALERSHIP, NEXT DAY CAR RAN OUT OF GAS, GUAGE REGISTERED OVER QUARTER FULL, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WAS SUPPOSEDLY "REPAIRED", 5 DAYS LATER RAN OUT OF GAS SAME PLACE ON FUEL GUAGE(JUST OVER A QUARTER TANK), TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 4 DAYS SO FAR, HOPEFULLY TH...

Mileage: 60,000

ELECTRIC REAR DOOR LOCK FAILED TO OPEN. PART REPLACED BY DODGE AT 28,000 MILES . NOW THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED. NO MANUAL OVERRIDE AND IT DOESN'T UNLOCK WITH A KEY. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. I WILL HAVE THIS REPLACED TOO, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK FAILS?*AK

Mileage: 29,000

INTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHICH OFTEN SCARED AND DISTRACTED THE DRIVER FROM THE ROAD, INCREASING THE CHANCE OF A CRASH. TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GO ON AN OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING....

INTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHICH OFTEN SCARED AND DISTRACTED THE DRIVER FROM THE ROAD, INCREASING THE CHANCE OF A CRASH. TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GO ON AN OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING....

INTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHICH OFTEN SCARED AND DISTRACTED THE DRIVER FROM THE ROAD, INCREASING THE CHANCE OF A CRASH. TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GO ON AN OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING....

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE CON...

Mileage: 48,331

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ENGINE FAILED. DEALER STATED THE ENGINE HEADS BLEW OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK,I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS MAKING RATTLING NOISE. THERE WAS NO OIL INDICATOR LIGHT ON OR ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO 3 SEPARATE MECHANICS AND WAS INFORMED BY ALL 3 THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THEY ALL SAID THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. I TOOK THIS CAR IN AS...

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE PRODUCED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 84,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE EXHAUST SMOKE WAS VERY BLACK. THE TIMING CHAIN BECAME DEFECTIVE AND THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY. THE OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED . PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 64,912

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. *JB

VEHICLE: 2000 DODGE INTREPID; APPROXIMATELY MILEAGE 39,100; GARAGE KEPT; PASSENGER SIDE FRONT POWER LOCK STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN NOVEMBER 2004. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE LOCK WAS REPLACED - COST WAS $250. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD DOOR LOCK PART. IN DECEMBER 2004,...

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, AND WAS TOWED ONCE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

VEHICLE 2.7L ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMER HOME. THE TOW TRUCK MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TOP REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK *TC

Mileage: 118,714

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ENGINE SEIZED THEN STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE GOING 20 MPH STEERING BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. THEN, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND URGED CONSUMER NOT TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. IT HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE TRAVELING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED, THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE ENGINE LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AND OIL SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 91,000

I HAVE A 2000 MODEL DODGE INTREPID WITH 35,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT AND A BLOWN ENGINE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS QUITE NORMAL FOR THE 2.7 LITRE V6 ENGINE. THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND VERY HARD TO FIND USED BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY INCIDENTS. YOU CAN LOOK ON EBAY MOTORS RIGHT NOW AT THE D...

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH ENGINE BLEW OUT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TO TOLD TO CONTACT NHTSA.*AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 56000 MILES WITH BLOWN ENGINE. THE CAR SUDDENLY SEIZED UP WITH NO WARNING. I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS NOT WORTH REPARING.

Mileage: 56,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATE. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN ...

DURING INSPECTION DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAS ENGINE SLUDGE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Mileage: 57,000

THE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE THE ENGINE TENDED TO FREEZE UP, COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER, AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE MOTOR IS MAKING EXTREME NOISES AND I AM SURE IT IS READY TO FAIL. I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL IN THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGES. I AM AFRAID IT WILL LOCK UP ON ME, AND THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY. *JB

Mileage: 890,000

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE WATER PUMP BEARINGS SHOT INTO THE OIL PAN CAUSING THE ENGINE NOT TO OPERATE. OWNER WILL NOTIFY MANUFACTURER. *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE ROAD AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER. *JB

ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE BANGING NOISE. RIGHT AWAY, I KNEW IT WAS A BAD ENGINE SOUND, SO I PULLED OVER. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIRMAN WHO TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS GONE AND I NEEDED A NEW ONE. HE, ALSO, TOLD ME OF ALL THE OTHER 2.7 ENGINES H...

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH THEN THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS SENT TO ...

Mileage: 70,736

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH THEN THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS SENT TO ...

Mileage: 70,736

WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. LATER THAT DAY THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY ENGINE QUIT WHILE I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE EXIT AND ROLL TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO OAKLAND DODGE IN MADISON HEIGHTS, MI. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE THOUGHT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THAT IF IT DID IT MAY HA...

Mileage: 86,407

THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ENGINE LOCKED UP. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 21,000

STOPPED AT INTERSECTION ENGINE DIED. TOWED HOME. MY HUSBAND WHO IS A MASTER TECH. SAYS THE ENGINE HAS 1&2 RODS BURNED TO THE CRANK. CAR HAS 78,000 MILES. MY HUSBAND SAID WE CHANGED TO SYN.OIL AT 40,000 TO GET RID OF THE SLUDGE, IT DID NOT WORK. SO I AM 63 AND MY CAR IS RUINED WE CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTH...

Mileage: 78,517

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS AS STATED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V180000 CONCERNING BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE HEARD LOUD CHATTERING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF ENGINE. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HAD TO HAVE ALL ROCKER ARMS REPLACED AND A TIMING CHAIN HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. I WAS TOLD SLUDGE WAS THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD NOT TO USE ANY OIL WITH PARAFFIN WA...

Mileage: 84,000

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN.THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AND I WENT OVER THE SIDEWALK AND OFF THE ROAD INTO SOME ONES FRONT YARD. LUCKLY THIS WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND NO ONE WAS ON THE SIDEWALK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE SAID IT HAS A BAD RACK AND PINION. I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTR...

Mileage: 48,000

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE MOTOR LOCKED UP BEFORE I COULD GET OF THE ROAD. I CHANGED THE OIL BETWEEN 2500/3000 MILES ALL THE TIME SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. *AK

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, I CHECKED THE OILL ,IT WAS FULL. HAD THE THE CAR TOWED TO DON JORDAN CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE MAN IN THE SERVICE DEPT THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF 7.000 PLUS TAX. I STILL OWE 11.000 ON A CAR THAT IS NOW S...

Mileage: 83

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE INADVERTENTLY STALLED. WHEN TAKEN TO GET IT SERVICED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT STALLING WAS DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 86,000

THE PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK, PREVENTING ENTRY AND EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR ONCE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 L V6 - TIMING CHAIN FAILED WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING THE CAR INOPERABLE. TIME COVER EXPLODED. VALVES ARE BENT.CANNOT BE REPAIRED. WILL REQUIRE ENTIRE NEW MOTOR.*AK

Mileage: 98,601

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AFTER MARKET GARAGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH IS WHY THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. PROVIDE FURTHER DE...

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 75,001

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 DIAGNOS...

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 DIAGNOS...

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

Mileage: 62,837

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *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

Mileage: 89,000

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 PERSON...

Mileage: 59,000

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 $...

Mileage: 71,000

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

Mileage: 597,000

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 ENGINE STALLED WHEN THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE ENGINE. *NM *NM

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE IT EVENTUALLY STALLED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK....*AK

Mileage: 93,562

ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A SLUDGE BUILD UP. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE ENGINE HAD A SLUDGE BUILD UP.

Mileage: 71,747

TODAY THE THIRD POWER DOOR LOCK WHEN OUT ON MY 2000 INTREPID. CONSIDERING THERE ARE ONLY FOUR ON THE CAR I WOULD THINK THIS IS MORE THEN THE NORM. THE FIRST WENT OUT UNDER WARRANTY, THE LAST TWO ARE ON ME. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCKS, OVER THE COURSE OF MY OWNERSHIP I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A POWER WINDOW...

Mileage: 31,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHCILE HOME ON MY LUNCH HOUR FOR MY HUSBAND TO LOOK AT IT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC INITIALLY STATED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE TIMING CHAIN. AFTER HE F...

Mileage: 46,406

AFTER PUCHASING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ES IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 AND BEGAN NOTICING A STEERING VIBRATION AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES. THE VIBRATION INCREASED TO STEERING DIFFICULTIES WHILE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. AFTER OPINIONS RECEIVED FROM THREE SEPARATE MECHANICS, THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY REQUIRE...

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND HAD TO BE TOWED. A REP. FROM THE DEALERSHIP CAME OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH IS A COMMON FAILURE WITH...

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED. ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHAN...

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 81,000

ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AS IT IS ABOUT TO CEASE UP DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP WHICH IS COMMON IN THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. I MAITAINED MY VEHICLE WITH ROUTINE OIL...

Mileage: 69,000

THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AND THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 73,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN OFF. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE...

THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THERE WAS STALLING AND REVVING WHILE AT IDLE. *BF *SC

WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED ENGINE SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 26,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 57,000 MILES THAT HAS OIL CHANGED LIKE CLOCK WORK. CAR HAS THROWN A ROD AND IS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY IS REFUSING TO PAY DUE TO SAYING MY ENGINE HAD SLUDGE ON IT. *JB

Mileage: 5,700

DECEMBER OF 2003 STEERING STARTED GRINDING AND MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN BEGINGING TO DRIVE AND DRIFTING WHEN DRIVING. TOOK IT TO DEALER, HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. APRIL OF 2004 SAME PROBLEM ONLY THIS TIME STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT. NOT THE POWER STEERING, THERE WAS NO...

Mileage: 63,696

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING. I HAD THE CAR 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE WARRANTY COMPANY STATES THAT IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION AND THERE WAS ENGINE SLUDGE. I HAVE HAD 2 OIL CHANGES PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. I PAID $4428 TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED. *AK

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEED...

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID .I JUST GOT IT BACK AFTER HAVING THE "SLUDGE" CLEANED FROM THE MOTOR.MY DEALER DID COVER THIS UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRENTY BUT HOW LONG UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN?? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIE ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 54,900

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

Mileage: 85,000

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 T...

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

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

Mileage: 34,000

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

Mileage: 98,000

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 TU...

Mileage: 62,000

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

Mileage: 72,000

THERE WAS A YELLOW SUBSTANCE OUTSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS LENS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ENGINE. *JB

MY DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING THEN LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING SO I TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NEGLECT AND I TOLD THEM I FOLLOW MAINTENCE SCEDULE TO A T WITH 3000 MILE OIL CHANGES AND ALL THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SLUDGED UP AND WILL NOT FIX THIS . THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN W...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ENGINE FAILED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. DODGE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP DESTROYED THE ENGINE. *TC

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO THE FREEWAY VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 93,000

WHITE SMOKE WAS EMANATING FROM THE ENGINE MOTOR UPON TAKE OFF. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO GET A SECOND OPINION. THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE PCV VALVE, AND THIS WAS A COMMO...

Mileage: 60,000

THE POWER STEERING HITS AGAINST A FITTING AND IT PUTS A HOLE IN THE POWER STEERING LINE. THIS CAUSED POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK, AND WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THAT WAS WHEN CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE DEFECT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A PREMATURE EN...

Mileage: 67,000

ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER, WHO STATED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 54,000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 16,000

SECOND ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE WELL KNOWN 2.7 L ENGINE PROBLEMS "OIL SLUDGE" ---- HOW CAN THIS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN TO SO MANY WITH NO CLASS ACTION SUIT TAKING PLACE???*AK

Mileage: 63

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM IDEAL AUTO EXCHANGE. IN A FEW DAYS I HEARD SOME KNOCKING ON TURNS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO STATES THAT RACK AND PINION HAS A PROBLEM , AND MUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE A WARRANTY WITH DEALER UNDER "LEMON" LAW TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. HOWEVER, DEALER ...

Mileage: 39,000

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFED, BUT DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 45,282

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

AFTER HAVING THE BOLT ON DRIVER'S SEAT REPAIRED THROUGH A RECALL THE SEAT BROKE. NO RECALL FOUND. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

OIL LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT ANY OTHER WARNING. STOPPED CAR TO CHECK OIL AND IT WAS FULL. CAR WOULD NOT START. CALLED DEALER AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED, THEY ASKED FOR OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS EVEN BEFORE THE SAW THE CAR. TOWED IT TO DEALER WHO CHARGED $230 TO TAKE ENGINE APART SO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CO...

Mileage: 69,982

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ENGINE FAILED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF A DEFECT IN THEIR 2.7L ENGINES. APPARENTLY THE OIL DOES NOT CIRCULATE PROPERLY AND SLUDGE BUILDS UP IN THE ENGINE. *NM

Mileage: 55,000

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SEIZURE OF BEARING ON WATER PUMP AND RELATED DAMAGE TO TIMING CHAIN AND ENGINE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES -- COST TO REPAIR EXCEEDS VALUE OF VEHICLE -- VEHICLE MILEWAGE EQUALS 85,000 MILES AGE OF VEHICLE EQUALS FOUR MODEL YEARS

Mileage: 85,000

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SEIZURE OF BEARING ON WATER PUMP AND RELATED DAMAGE TO TIMING CHAIN AND ENGINE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES -- COST TO REPAIR EXCEEDS VALUE OF VEHICLE -- VEHICLE MILEWAGE EQUALS 85,000 MILES AGE OF VEHICLE EQUALS FOUR MODEL YEARS

Mileage: 85,000

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED.*JB

Mileage: 71,000

RE: GUNN DODGE S169880 404. *BF SOON AFTER THE "SERVICE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER LEARNED THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN THREE YEARS. THE CONSUMER NOTED HER COMPLAINT AND T...

SITTING IN TRAFFICE WHEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATLY PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF CAR. BLOWN ENGINE. COMPANY SAID IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE IN ENGINE EVEN THOUGH I CHANGED THE OIL REGULARY. CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE WARRENTY AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE OF LACK OF MAINTANANCE. WAS T...

Mileage: 69,982

THE ENGINE ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID FAILED AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID, OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED ENGINE TO BLOW. *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE THE TUBE GOING OUT OF THE OIL PUMP TWIST AND TURNS UP AND DOWN SP THAT THE OIL DOESN'T PUMP THROUGH AS WELL AS IT SHOULD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *AK THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE LONG BLOCK WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A NEW ENGINE WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. *JB

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE BLEW OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING POWER ASSIST PUMP AND TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING POWER ASSIST PUMP AND TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

THE CAR STARTED MAKING A KIND OF CLACKING NOISE, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT FELT LIKE IT DROPPED INTO A LOW GEAR AND STARTED KNOCKING EXTREMELY LOUD. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME AND AS SOON AS I GOT TO MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR JUST DIED, EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. THE MOTOR WAS PULLED AND ...

Mileage: 95,500

DRIVING TO WORK ABOUT 35 MPH, ENGINE JUST STOPPED, NO WARNING, WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC ROD/PISTON SIEZED UP. NEED TO REPLACE MOTOR. HAD 85000 MILES AND EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER.*AK

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK COOLING SYSTEM WAS NOT KEEPING THE ENGINE OIL C OOL ENOUGH, CAUSING THE OIL TO BOIL. THIS CAUSED THE PRIMARY TENSIONER TO ...

VEHICLE LOST SPEED WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY. AFTER TOWING ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE RACK GEARS STRIPPED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK *TC *JB

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE SEAT BOLT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. BOLT WAS NOT HOLDING THE SEAT IN PLACE, AND THE SEAT FELL BACKWARD AFTER THE HINGE BROKE.*AK

Mileage: 106,341

2.7L DODGE INTREPID. WENT TO START CAR ONE MORNING, CAR DID'NT START, HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD MOTOR BLOWN BECAUSE WE DID'NT FLOW THE OIL CHANGE TIME FRAME IN BOOK. I ADVISED THEM WE CHANGED OIL MORE OFTEN THEN BOOK SAID. THEY WANTED $6000.00 TO FIX CAR. I STILL OWE $368.00 PER MONTH AND...

Mileage: 108,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L DOHC - 47000 MILES -COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE - LESS THAN 30 SECONDS BEFORE FAILURE - ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ALL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN WHILE GOING 45 MPH - CAR SKIDDED OFF ROAD - LUCKILY NO ONE WAS PHYSICALLY INJURED - JUST EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT - COST OF REPLACEMENT ENGINE $...

Mileage: 47,100

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT STOPPED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE COMPANY WE BOUGHT THE WARRENTY FROM WON'T PAY BECAUSE THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR.WE ONLY HAD THE CAR 8 MONTHS.THE OI L& FILTER WAS CHANGED.THE CAR AS BEEN AT THE DEALERFOR 4 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 5,100

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE VEHICLE CUT OFF. AFTER BEING TOWED, THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 41,520

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHCILE JERKED. ALSO, MADE A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. POWER AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. RADIO AND LIGHTS STAYED ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER CONTINUOUSLY REPLACED THE SENSORS. CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS ALWAYS A DI...

Mileage: 75,000

FIRST MY TPS SENSOR WENT OUT NO CAR, 2 DAYS; THEN MY MAP SENSOR WENT OUT NO CAR ,2 DAYS; THEN OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE ONTO THE STARTER CAUSING IT TO STOP WORKING NO CAR, 3 DAYS; THEN THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. I STOPPED DRIVING IT SOUTH HOLLAND DODGE GAVE ME A WRITTEN ESTIMATE OF 7000 NO CAR, 1...

Mileage: 56,434

WE BEGAIN EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE KNOCK. DEALER DIAGNOSIS "RATTLE NOISE IN THE ENGINE AREA -- NOISE FOUND TO BE TIMING CHAIN HITTING FRONT COVER. MOTOR SLIGHTLY SLUDGED -- REPLACED TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONERS AND GUIDES, FLUSED MOTOR AND CHANGED OIR AND FILER" TOTAL REPAIR COST $1355.55. *AK

Mileage: 43,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME LAST WEEK, WHEN I NOTICED A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE UNDER ACCELERATION. NO OIL LIGHT. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL. IT WAS FINE. WE DROVE HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE MOTOR STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. ...

Mileage: 104,000

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT STEERING WHEEL HAVING A 3 INCH PLAY WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN DRIVING 15 MPH OR MORE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IT'S AN EXPENSE & AGGRAVATION ISSUE. I BOUGHT A 2000 CHRYSLER (MADE IN CANADA) INTREPID FROM A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. I HAVE LESS THAN 51,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS DESTROYED. TWO REPAIR GARAGES HAVE TOLD ME THE 2.7 LTR ENGINE IN THESE CARS HAVE BEEN FAULTY. I ...

Mileage: 50,300

PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE RECALL REPAIRS FOR 2000 DODGE INTREPID. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BOLTS WOULD BREAK. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE DEALER GETTING THE RECALL DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION. *SC *JB

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7 ENGINE THAT STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO MERGE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER WITHOUT GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. WE WERE QUOTED $6,500 FOR A NEW REBUILD ENGINE DUE TO OUR...

Mileage: 62,600

CAR STEERING WHEEL PLAY LEFT AND RIGHT AND HANG UP AFTER SHARP TURN. TOOK IN FOR PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP REPLACE STEERING RACK. CAR ONLY HAD 46000 MILES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LIGHT TAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, ENGINE STARTED TO TAP VERY LOUDLY. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. *AK ENGINE AND BELTS WERE REPLACED. *TS

Mileage: 58,000

COMPLAINT REGARDING 2000 DODGE INTREPID.*MR THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE MADE NOISE WHEN STARTED ON COLD DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIME BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER LATER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE IN IT DUE TO LACK OF L...

Mileage: 74,690

I BOUGHT 2000 DODGE ON6/09/2001 WITH 24269 MILES ON IT ALSO BOUGHT EXTENEDED WARRANTY .ON OCT.4,2001 INPUT SENSOR WENT OUT OF IT. NOW ON SEPT.4,2004 THE OUTPUT SENSOR WENT OUT.CAR ONLY HAS 58122 MILES NOW.I BOUGHT CAR AT WHLTEYS AUTOMALL AND THEY SAY SENSORS ARE NOT COVERED ON THIS CAR. I THINK THES...

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

BOUGHT AUTO USED WITH 104,000 MILES. OIL WAS NEW AT TIME OF PURCHASE. FIVE DAYS LATER AS SON WAS DRIVING HOME, ENGINE DIED. TOWED TO SHOP WHERE MECHANICS SAID ENGINE OIL TURNED TO SLUDGE AND MOTOR WAS SHOT. NEW MOTORS RUN $3000-$4000 TO INSTALL. THANK YOU DODGE FOR SUCH A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.*A...

CAM AND CRANK SENSOR REPLACED 67220 MILES, SHORT BLOCK REPLACED 68927 MILES DUE TO "SLUDGE" 5151.58 MILES NOT INCLUDING RENTAL CAR FOR 1 AND 1/2 MONTHS, ENGINE MISSING 2 TIMING BOLTS FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR 69271 MILES (THE CAR QUTI ON A 8 LANE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY HOME),ATTACH SWAY BAR LINK REPAIR CON...

Mileage: 68,928

CAM AND CRANK SENSOR REPLACED 67220 MILES, SHORT BLOCK REPLACED 68927 MILES DUE TO "SLUDGE" 5151.58 MILES NOT INCLUDING RENTAL CAR FOR 1 AND 1/2 MONTHS, ENGINE MISSING 2 TIMING BOLTS FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR 69271 MILES (THE CAR QUTI ON A 8 LANE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY HOME),ATTACH SWAY BAR LINK REPAIR CON...

Mileage: 68,928

WE REGULARLY SERVICED OUR CAR AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO OUR ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER LEAVING WORK ONE EVENING, I STARTED MY CAR UP AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A MUFFLED MOTORCYCLE IN THE ENGINE. WE HAD JUST CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE GOING OUT AND THE LEVEL WAS FINE...

Mileage: 104,889

HEADLIGHT LENSES BECAME DISCOLORED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENSES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 42,000

(1) DECEMBER 02, 2003. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALER SPECIFIED THAT THE THE CAM SENSOR AND IGNITION COIL NEEDED REPLACING AND OIL WAS BEING SENT THROUGHT THE PCV VALVE HOSE INTO THE AIR BOX AND THROTTLE BODY. THEIR REPAIRS REPAIRS INCLUDED "CLEANIN...

Mileage: 130,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE. DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH WHEN ENGINE MADE A LOUD "CLANKING" SOUND. IMMEDIATELY PULL CAR OVER, ENGINE STALLED. HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE THAT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. MOTOR IS VERY HARD TO FIND AND IF YOU DO FIND ONE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY ASSOCIA...

Mileage: 136,000

(1) I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND A CLICKING NOISE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE CLICKING NOISE PROCEEDED TO GET LOUDER AND LOUDER AT WHICH POINT I PARKED THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND CALLED A RELATIVE TO PICK ME UP. I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THIS PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLE FROM CARM...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *JB PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING THE ENGINE WAS PINGING AND KNOCKING. NO WARING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A FAILURE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED IT WAS CHECKED BY A TECHNICIAN. IT WAS D...

Mileage: 66,500

UPON PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. ENGINE LOCKED UP BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE ENGINE OVERHEATED, PER DEALER. *AK *NM

Mileage: 80,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO HAD A DODGE REPRESENTATIVE THERE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEAD AND A REPLACEMENT WOULD COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. *AK THE ENGINE WOULD KNOCK AND GENERATED VERY LITTLE POWER. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 70,700

ENGINE FAILURE @ 136,000 MILES OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. MOTOR FAILED AT 65 MPH. WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. HAVE HAD 2 EGR VALVES REPLACED, AND WAS TOLD THE REST OF THE MOTOR WAS HEALTHY. *AK

Mileage: 136,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN CONNECTICUT. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC JUST PAST THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE WHEN MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID CAR STALLED AND OVERHEATED. I MANGED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AT ABOUT EXIT 12 IN THE BRONX AFTER WAITING 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK, ONE FINALLY SHOW UP (FROM AUTORAMA TOW...

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ENGINE FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE FAILED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER INTO REVERSE THE SHIFTER SEPARATED FROM ITS LINKAGE AND BROKE IN HALF. CONSUMER RIGGED THE LEVER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CABLE MAY HAVE BINDED AND SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED, BUT...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND CRANK SHAFT WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASION. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICE BUT NO CODES WERE FOUND IN THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 75,693

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND PULLED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD FOLLOWED BY UNWANTED DECELERATION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE WAS FLUSHED, AND AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD FOLLOWED BY UNWANTED DECELERATION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE WAS FLUSHED, AND AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

Mileage: 73,000

NO REAL EVENTS LEADING. IT JUST STOPPED. FINE AT RED LIGHT. THEN WHEN PULLED OUT I HEARD TICKING NOICE. I PULLED INTO VERY NEXT OFF ROAD APPROX 1 BLOCK. VHENEVER RAN AGAIN. MECH ADVISED OIL PUMP. ENGINE BLEW UP. $7000 TO REPAIR. MECH ADVISED CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN THIS PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE. CHRYSLER...

Mileage: 80,000

DOWNSHIFFTED DURING COURSE OF DRIVING. RPMS WENT TO 3500. UPON SLOWING DOWN, MOTOR SHUT OFF. ALL ACCESSORIES TURNED OFF. NO WARNING. *JB RE-STARTED VEHICLE TO DRIVE OFF THE STREET. ALL SYSTEMS SHUTDOWN AGAIN. FINALLY RESTARTED MOTOR LONG ENOUGH TO PULL INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. HAD TOW TRUCK ...

Mileage: 72,000

DOWNSHIFFTED DURING COURSE OF DRIVING. RPMS WENT TO 3500. UPON SLOWING DOWN, MOTOR SHUT OFF. ALL ACCESSORIES TURNED OFF. NO WARNING. *JB RE-STARTED VEHICLE TO DRIVE OFF THE STREET. ALL SYSTEMS SHUTDOWN AGAIN. FINALLY RESTARTED MOTOR LONG ENOUGH TO PULL INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. HAD TOW TRUCK ...

Mileage: 72,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD ENGINE SOUNDED FINE. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD TO DRIFT DOWN THE HILL TILL I COULD FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF. I HAD IT TOWED TO TWO MECHANICS AND BOTH SAID THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND THAT I...

Mileage: 56,000

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A TICKING SOUND. THEN, ENGINE SURGED AND STALLED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 79,000

CHECK OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED PROBLEM, TWO TIMES TO GET IT DONE. DEALER SAID OIL PRESSURE WAS FINE /28/04 - TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, ONLY 37,000 MILES ON CAR. BOUGHT NEW IN 2000. ENGINE VALVES WERE DAMAGED. DEALER TOOK 2 1/2 WEEKS TO REPAIR LSO HAD TO REPLACE TI...

Mileage: 37,000

CHECK OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED PROBLEM, TWO TIMES TO GET IT DONE. DEALER SAID OIL PRESSURE WAS FINE /28/04 - TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, ONLY 37,000 MILES ON CAR. BOUGHT NEW IN 2000. ENGINE VALVES WERE DAMAGED. DEALER TOOK 2 1/2 WEEKS TO REPAIR LSO HAD TO REPLACE TI...

Mileage: 37,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE 2.7 L ENGINE. IN JANUARY OF 2003 A TAPPING IN THE ENGINE OCCURRED, BUT EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IT WOULD STOP. IT HAD GONE ON FOR QUITE AWHILE AS THE DEALER COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL HE HEARD THE NOISE. WHEN THEY FINALLY COULD HEAR THE NOISE, FIRST...

Mileage: 80,000

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START IGNITION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE ENGINE BLOWING OUT. HOWEVER, PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Mileage: 93,000

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICE DETERMINED THAT SLUDGE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE, CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THEN, HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECH...

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT UNDETERMINED SPEED STEERING WHEEL FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. CONSUMER STATED THAT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MEC...

WHEN DRIVING AT UNDETERMINED SPEED STEERING WHEEL FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. CONSUMER STATED THAT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MEC...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THEN, CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

ENGINE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING . THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF AN OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. VEHICLE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES IN WHICH ONE WAS PERFORMED 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.*AK *TS

Mileage: 87,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THERE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID, WITH APPROX. 75K MILES, ENGINE STARTED "TICKING" AND "KNOCKING" VERY LOUD, AND THEN CAR SEIZED UP. HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC.....BEARING FAILURE AND METAL SHAVINGS.....ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 75,000

-HEAVILY SLUDGE ENGINE, BENT VALVES, REPLACED WITH A USED ENGINE. *AK -

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. ALSO THE EMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

ENGINE FROZE - ONLY OWNING CAR FOR 10 MONTHS (THIS HAPPENED IN 4/02 - CAR WAS PURCHASED 6/01)....HAD TO BUY NEW CAR AND ATTACH LOAN FROM THIS JUNK. *AK

Mileage: 44,640

ENGINE FROZE - ONLY OWNING CAR FOR 10 MONTHS (THIS HAPPENED IN 4/02 - CAR WAS PURCHASED 6/01)....HAD TO BUY NEW CAR AND ATTACH LOAN FROM THIS JUNK. *AK

Mileage: 44,640

ON MAY 30, 2003, ADRIAN CHYRSLER CENTER PERFORMED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL TO REPLACE THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT BACK OF MY CAR. ON JUNE 7, 2004, WHILE IN LINE AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THROUGH, ONE OF THE REPLACED BOLTS BROKE,AND THE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS ONTO MY DAUGHTER; MY FEET CAME OFF THE ...

Mileage: 91,500

ENGINE FAILURE, LEFT ALONE, WIFE AND TWO KIDS 30 MILES FROM NEAREST TOWN ON TWO LANE ROAD, ON VACATION IN FLORIDA, 400 MILES FROM HOME. *AK

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. *NM

Mileage: 86,000

INTERMITTENTLY THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP LUBRICATED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH CONTROLLER, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO SEN...

Mileage: 23,896

CAR PURCHASED MARCH 2000 SWITCH FAILURE SEP 2002, SWITCH FAILING AGAIN: LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. *AK

Mileage: 21,200

THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK MECHANISM HAS FAILED ON THRE OF THE FOUR DOORS OF MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE LAST TIME THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE THE CLAMP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD DOES NOT CLEAR THE OPENING IN THE WHEEL WELL LINER AND LOOKS LIKE IT COULD HAN...

THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK MECHANISM HAS FAILED ON THRE OF THE FOUR DOORS OF MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE LAST TIME THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE THE CLAMP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD DOES NOT CLEAR THE OPENING IN THE WHEEL WELL LINER AND LOOKS LIKE IT COULD HAN...

CONSUMER STATED THAT 2.7 LITER ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE SMOKE UNDER THE ENGINE. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF MOTOR OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INSISTED AFTER AN INSPECTI...

Mileage: 53,000

DEAR SIR: MY DODGE INTREPID ENGINE SEIZED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON 5/27/04 IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD AND SOMEONE ALMOST HIT ME AS MY CAR STOPPED SUDENNLY, PLUS CARS STARTED TO PASS ME ON A ONE LANE ROAD WHICH WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED A BLOWN ENGI...

Mileage: 80,430

POWER LOCKS FAILED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE KEY IN ORDER TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 66,000

ENGINE DIED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD GONE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS CRACKING. THE OIL LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR...

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT WARRING VEHICLE ENGINE STALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, TECHNICIAN NOTICE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

I OWN A 200 DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE MARCH 28, 2004. THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE (CYLINDER HEAD, TENSIONER TO THE TIMING CHAIN) THE WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY. I AGREED TO THE 1500 REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIR THEN THEY SAY THE OIL PUMP IS BROKE AND THE WARR...

Mileage: 59,700

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEM. SLUDGE WAS FOUND AT THE BASE OF THE ENGINE. CONSUMER FEARED THAT THE ENGINE WILL STOP WORKING. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL BUILD UP. *AK

IN JAN 2004, OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID EXPERIENCED 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE WE WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND AFTER ABOUT 2/3 STEERING WHEEL TURN, IT WOULD STOP. WE WOULD TURN THE WHEEL BACK TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT NOTING THAT IT WOULD THEN TURN AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. W...

Mileage: 62,403

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BANGING AND CLANGING NOISE , FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIMING BELT CAME OFF THE TENSIONER PULLEY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE PRODUCED A LARGE AMOUNT OF SLUDGE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SOUND VERY LOUD. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 83,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WHEN IT WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. JUST THIS PAST THURSDAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE JUST STOPPED, CAUSING ALL POWERE STEERING, ETC. TO GO OUT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHI...

Mileage: 86,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WHEN IT WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. JUST THIS PAST THURSDAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE JUST STOPPED, CAUSING ALL POWERE STEERING, ETC. TO GO OUT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHI...

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED THE OIL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 64,000

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF OIL DISTRIBUTION OF THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE.*AK

Mileage: 56,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 37K MILES HAD TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP STATES FAILURE WAS DUE TO SLUDGE IN ENGINE.*AK

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THERE WAS A TAPING NOISE, AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW IN THE ENGINE THE OIL DIDN'T FLOW PROPERLY, CAUSING AN OIL BUILD UP. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 47,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD GUMMED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONOR TO STICK IN THE OPENED POSITION. THEY ALSO, INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE EN...

Mileage: 46,346

VEHICLE STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISE. CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND FOUND THE NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF ENGINE. TOOK TO FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES FOR OPINIONS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE OIL. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $5500 TO REPAIR.*AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 47,000 MILES JUST GOT 2 MONTHS AGO. STEERING WHEEL HAD 2" OF PLAY IN IT BUT STILL DROVE OKAY AND I THOUGHT I COULD LIVE WITH IT UNTILL I COULD SAVE ENOUGH $$ TO GET NEW RACK AND PINION. *AK WAS TURNING LEFT AND STEERING LOCKED UP, HAD TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS BEFORE I HIT S...

Mileage: 47,000

WHILE DRIVING SEAT BACK RECLINED UNEXPECTEDLY, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 98,000

STARTED CAR ON A SATURDAY MORNING ONLY WITH THE SAME SMALL TAPPING NOISE AS FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME UP UNTIL GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY A VERY LOUD NOISE, LOST OF POWER AND FINALLY A CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. EXITED FREEWAY DROVE A COUPLE OF MILES TO A FRIENDS HOME TO LEA...

Mileage: 50,809

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR STALLING PROBLEM, AND CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS THE STARTER. HOWEVER, THE MOTOR WAS RATTLING SO BADLY THAT CONSUMER HAD TO TURN IT OFF. IT WAS THEN DETERMINED THAT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH , THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE ENGINE HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING PARTS REPLACED: KNOCK SENSOR (2), CRANKSHAFT SENSOR (1), ALL MAIN BEARINGS IN THE CRANKSHAFT, ALL CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS ...

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE FOR THE VEHICLE. *AK ...

Mileage: 87,000

PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN DOOR LOCKS. THIS IS THE THRID DOOR ON THIS VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM

Mileage: 65,794

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS KEEP FAILING ON THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR DOORS WERE EFFECTED. THE DRIVER MUST PULL THE LOCK LEVER UP AND DOWN WHILE PULLING ON THE HANDLE TO GET THE DOORS TO OPEN. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE FOR 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS. FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO DIE, BUT LUCKILY ROAD WAS EMPTY AND NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE OCCURED. AFTER EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH ON THE WEB, FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE SPREADING LIKE A WILDFIRE ON THE SAME EXACT ENGINE. MAINTENAN...

Mileage: 74,325

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM REAR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM REAR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES AND WAS TOLD ANYTHING FROM A LIFTER PROBLEM TO A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE ENGINE AND ...

AT MY LATEST OIL CHANGE, THE GUY DOING THE OIL CHANGE SAID THAT THERE WAS SOME SLUDGE IN THE OIL. I HAD HIM FLUSH THE SYSTEM AS A PART OF THE OIL CHANGE. NOW, JUST A MONTH LATER, MY WIFE TELLS ME THE INTREPID HAS STARTED MAKING A LOUD RATTLLING NOISE. I WENT TO GO CHECK IT OUT AND COULDN'T GET TH...

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

THE DRIVER IS USING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 2 DAYS. THE OIL LIGHT IS ON EVEN AFTER FILLING UP WITH OIL. *AK

Mileage: 81,000

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED EVERY 15,00 MILES. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PADS BURNED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TIMING CHAIN FAILED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE NEED FOR A NEW ENGINE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $8,800. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE WEB SITE AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK THERE WAS ALSO A...

Mileage: 64,500

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE NEED FOR A NEW ENGINE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $8,800. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE WEB SITE AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK THERE WAS ALSO A...

Mileage: 64,500

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILT UP. ...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN OUT DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE DESIGN. *AK

Mileage: 77,000

DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLT AS INDICATED IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT RECALL 03V350000. THEY REPLACES ANOTHER PART OF THE SEAT THAT WA S NOT INDICATED IN THE RECALL. *AK

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CONSUMER HAD TO MERGE SLOWLY TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 87,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAD TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. DRIVER WAITED 30 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED ENGINE FAILED, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 52,000

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *MR

Mileage: 79,000

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN THAT A ROD MAY BREAK IN ENGINE AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 60,255

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLEW AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

2000 DODGE INTREPID THIS 2.7 ENGINE HAS A MAJOR ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE MOTOR. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES THERE IS STILL ENGINE SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR WHICH HAS DISABLED MY MOTOR AND I CANNOT DRIVE IT ANYMORE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH I HAD PRO...

Mileage: 58,300

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT O-RINGS FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF PRESSURE. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP. MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BENT VALVES.*AK *MR

Mileage: 4,400

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT O-RINGS FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF PRESSURE. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP. MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BENT VALVES.*AK *MR

Mileage: 4,400

WHILE DRIVING, THE RECLINER PORTION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED SUDDENLY. *PH WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO GO FROM A VERTICAL POSITION TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION IN A SPLIT SECOND AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A SNOW BANK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD T...

CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE DRIVER SIDE RECLINER SEAT COLLAPSED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE REAR SEATS. *PH

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN FEBRUARY 2003 WITH 37,000 MILES ON IT. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE STEERING HAD A LOT OF PLAY IN IT AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT IN TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO CHECK WHY IT IS DOING THIS. THEY CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME THAT IT JUST NEEDED TO HAVE AN AL...

Mileage: 59,500

2 YRS. AGO I HAD BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, NOW THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO BLOW, THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, SOMETIMES THE CAR GETS HOT AND SHUTS DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON ALL OF THE TIME, OIL CHANGES ARE DONE REGULARLY WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. ENGINE SOUNDS VERY ROUGH AND IDLES VERY HIGH. STAR...

Mileage: 77,000

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DRIFT OFF THE ROAD. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT DOWN AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE ENGINE STALLED BECAUSE OF POOR MAINTENANCE. *JB

Mileage: 51,000

SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE. I ALSO HAVE A CRACKED PISTON. CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM TAIL PIPE SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE ($5,000). CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN DRIVE WAY FOR 3 MONTHS NOW. HAVE CONTACTED LAWYER TO FILE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID THAT HAS ABOUT 91,500 MILES. I PURCHASED IT FROM A DODGE DEALERSHIP AS A PROGRAM CAR. MY WIFE AND I HAVE MAINTAINED THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE FOR AS LONG AS WE'VE HAD IT. ON 3/2/04 MY WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND THE FLUIDS C...

Mileage: 91,500

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED ENGINE STALLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED ENGINE STALLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT DOWN AND SUDDENLY CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 35,600

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER STOPPED AND OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW FIRE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH WATER. MANUFACTURER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNIT...

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, A BUY BACK VEHICLE. HE STATES THAT VEHICLE RUNS FINE AS LONG AS IT IS COLD, BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS WARM OR HOT, IT BEGINS TO BANG. CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WILL NOT HELP. IT WILL COST CONSUMER APPROXIMATELY $1500.00 ...

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER IN MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID (2.7 LITER DOHC V6 ENGINE) WENT BAD, CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO GET LOOSE. IT STARTED SLAPPING AGAINST THE HOUSING, MAKING A HORRIBLE RACKET. I GOT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC BEFORE THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. HE REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING C...

Mileage: 58,026

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITRE DEALER REPLACED TIMING BELT 67000($1130.00) ENGINE SEIZED AT 71000 MILES CAR IS SITTING AT DEALERSHIP & I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.THE VEIL OF SILENCE WHEN SPEAKING TO ANYONE FROM CHRYSLER.THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THESE CARS & HAVE NO CLUE THE ENGINE IS G...

Mileage: 67,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILED TWO DAYS AFTER OIL CHANGE AT DEALERSHIP. TECHNICIAN STATED SLUDGE IN ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF OIL CHANGE (NOT TRUE) WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY. DEALER INSTALLED NEW ENGINE AT COST OF $6485.00.*AK MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT CHRYSLER 2.7 ENGINE WITH SAME PROBLEM AN...

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SEIZED AND SHUT OFF. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 71,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP.*AK *JB

Mileage: 85,600

ENGINE FAILURE AT 51000 MILES CHRYSLER SAYS SLUDGE CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO MAINTENANCE. THIS ENGINE IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. RESULT 6300.00 FOR NEW ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 51,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 LITER DOHC THAT THE ENGINE HAD SIEZED AT 87,000 MILES ,MAINTENANCE WAS KEPT AS REQUIRED,THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AMONG OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ENGINE TYPE,WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SHOWED HIM THE RECIEPTS FOR THE OIL CHANGES,THE MECHANIC...

Mileage: 87,694

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 INTREPID IN MAY OF 2001 AT ABOUT 28000 MILES. IN JANUARY OF 2004 THE ENGINE DIED. THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP, AND THE TIMING BELT FELL CAUSING GREAT DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I CALLED THE DEALER THAT SOLD THE CAR TO ME AND HE BASICALLY SAID "TOO BAD, COME IN AND TRADE IT IN AND B...

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD; VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE. THEN, DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT MOTOR BLEW OUT AND NEEDED TO...

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSION MECHANISM FAILED PREMATURELY WHICH IN TURN DESTROYED THE ENGINE. *PH *JB

THE CAR WAS FOUND WITH NO OIL, NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE FOUND. NEXT DAY ENGINE BROKE DOWN. THE PANNEL WARNING LIGHTS OF "CHECK OIL" OR "CHECK ENGINE" NEVER TURNED ON, ALL PRESSURE APPEARD NORMAL. ALWAYS KEPT WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGE. NO WARNING SIGS FROM THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME.*AK

Mileage: 78,408

THE CAR WAS FOUND WITH NO OIL, NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE FOUND. NEXT DAY ENGINE BROKE DOWN. THE PANNEL WARNING LIGHTS OF "CHECK OIL" OR "CHECK ENGINE" NEVER TURNED ON, ALL PRESSURE APPEARD NORMAL. ALWAYS KEPT WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGE. NO WARNING SIGS FROM THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME.*AK

Mileage: 78,408

PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE ON A DODGE INTREPID 2000 THE ONLY 56,000 MILES

Mileage: 59

THE VEHICLES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE REPLACED THE OIL SENSOR, MECHANIC SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW MOTOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER.

2000 DODGE INTREPID. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AT 79,000 DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. VIN# [XXX]. DEALER AND DCX NOT SUPPORTING. REVIEWED ON CASE BY CASE BASIS. *AK UPDATED 07/27/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE BEGAN TICKING. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK

LTR FM GREGORY ROSZEL (NY) RE HIS 2000 CHRYSLER DODGE INTREPID, VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE, WANTS HIS CAR REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *JB

Mileage: 62,355

ENGINE OIL SLUDGE DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF OIL PUMP (AND THUS LOW OIL PRESSURE) COMBINED WITH AN OVERHEATING MANIFOLD. ENGINE RENDERED USELESS. CAR WAS JUST 3 YEARS OLD, 64,000 MILES AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NO CURRENT RECALL IN EFFECT ON THE PART THOUGH THERE OUGHT TO BE.*AK

Mileage: 65,000

SIMILAR TO AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS, THE ENGINE IN MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID HAS SIEZED, DUE TO OIL SLUDGE, PER MANY AUTO MECHANICS. BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I AM TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A COINCIDENCE OR MY CAR IN PARTICULAR. I BELIEVE AT THIS TIME TH...

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH ENGINE LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCK IN THE MOTOR, AND THE MOTOR LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

Mileage: 69,000

AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. REPLACED THE ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 150,000

ENGINE FALIURE WHILE DRIVING- NO WARNING. *JB

Mileage: 81,000

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RUN WITH JUST OVER 75,000 MILES. I HAD THE ENGINE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SLUDGE THAT CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER TO FREEZE AND KNOCK THE TIMING CHAIN OFF WHICH IN TURN CAUSED A COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO THIS BEING A INTERFERENCE ENGIN...

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2000 INTREPID HAS A STEERING PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK-UP INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT. DODGE SERVICE TOLD ME THE CAR NEEDS A STEERING RACK, ALONG WITH STABILIZER LINKS AND BUSHINGS COSTING $1,500. THE CAR IS OU...

Mileage: 21,000

AUTO PURCHASED IN 2/2003. IN 6/2003, ENGINE STARTED MAKING HORRIBLE NOISE. CONTACTED A MECHANIC. HE TOLD US NOT TO DRIVE CAR; HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 300 MILES HOME. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO SOLVE PROBLEM UNSUCCESSFULLY. BETWEEN JUNE AND FIRST OF NOVEMBER, WE HAD T...

Mileage: 58,800

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THEN, STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. *AK THE HYDRAULIC TENSIONER FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH WA...

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THEN, STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. *AK THE HYDRAULIC TENSIONER FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH WA...

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. MY WIFE, WITH MY DAUGHTER, WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE CAUSING HER GREAT DIFFICULTY IN GETTING OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO...

Mileage: 80,230

MOTOR BLEW WHILE I S WAS DRIVING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GO INTO THE DITCH . I LOST ALL POWER AND THEN IT HAD TO PUSH IT AWAY FROM THE HIGHWAY. I THEN FIND OUT THE WARRENTY MAGICALY DOES NOT COVER IT AND DIAMOND CRYSLER WAS NOT HELPFULL AT ALL.. I HAVE PROOF THAT THE MOTERS ARE FAULTY MADE ...PLEASE ...

Mileage: 62,000

TIMING CHAIN BROKE @ 69,000 MILES. 2.7 L ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 69,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID BLEW AN ENGINE AT 49,000 MILES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CLEARLY THE ENGINE IS FAULTY. THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD ME THE CAR WILL NOT OFFER MUCH ASSISTENCE, NOR WILL DAIMLER/CHRYSLER.

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE TURNING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, BUT DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 62,000

CAR WOULD NOT START - NOW THE DEALER IS TELLING ME MY ENGINE NEEDS REPLACING - HAVE 26,500 MILES ON IT .*AK

Mileage: 26,500

ENGINE FAILED AT 39,000 MILES DUE TO SLUDGE.*AK

Mileage: 39,000

ENIGINE BLEW DUE TO SUPPOSED SLUDGE BUILD UP. $6500 REPAIR ON 3 YEAR OLD CAR. ALL HIGHWAY MILES AND REGULAR OIL CHANGES. LOOKS LIKE I AM ANOTHER ON THE LONG LIST. WHEN SHOP CALLED TO GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE HE SAID ANOTHER INTREPIP JUST CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 92,000

2000 DODGE INTREPID BLEW THEN MOTER I AM STUCK WITH OUT A VEHICAL AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. WHEN I CONTACTED THE PLAC3E THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PROVE THAT THE MOTERS WERE JUNK I NEED HELP

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD BY COASTING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE MOTOR. *AK

Mileage: 78,000

BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2000 AND AT 3 YEARS OLD WITH JUST UNDER 80,000 MILES IT IS SHOT! DID ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND CHANGED THE OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS AT 3,000 TO 4,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH OWNER'S MANUAL STATES OIL CHANGES AT 7,500 MILES. IN OCTOBER, 2003 THE DAY AFTER I HAD MY OIL CHANGED, ...

Mileage: 79,813

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP AT 84,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 84,000

MY 2000 INTREPID WITH ONLY 77,000 HAS A BLOWN ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS, AND ONLY DRIVING 15 MINUTES LOUD KNOCKING NOISES OCURRED WHICH I PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE AND THEN COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR. AFTER TOWING TO MY MECHANIC, HE ADVISED ME MY ENGINE WAS SO HOT HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW IT D...

Mileage: 77,000

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH ENGINE DROPPED TO 30 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 79,000

THE ENGINE BLEW AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO INCREASE SPEED UPON CHANGING LANES. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE MEDIAN. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT BEARING HAD SEIZED UP WHICH STOP THE FLOW OF OIL TO THE ENGINE. *...

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE DRIVING AT UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TOWED VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 42,000

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE IT STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER SAID THAT IT WAS MAKING WEIRD RATTLING NOISES. AFTER A NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS BY A MECHANIC, THE SOUND WAS DUE TO LACK OF OIL PRESSURE. *LA THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND MAKING A LOUDER NOISE. THE MECHANIC DETER...

WHILE DRIVING TIMING BELT FAILED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ENGINE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $7,500. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

ON FEBRUARY 2, 2004 CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A CLACKING NOISE - SOUNDED LIKE OIL WAS NOT GETTING INTO THE CRANKCASE. HAD CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHEN MECHANIC STARTED THE CAR TO DIAGNOSE. DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM - MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON...

Mileage: 106,000

DODGE INTREPID MOTOR LOCKED UP DUE TO SLUDGE. *AK

WE HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE FAILED JUST PAST OUR WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND CHRYSLER CORPORATION BOTH DISMISSED OUR COMPLAINT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL AUTO INDUSTRY WORKERS AND RESEARCHING THIS ENGINE ONLINE, WE HAVE COME TO REALI...

Mileage: 81,000

OIL SLUDGE IN 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 3.2 6 CYL ENGINE. NOTED NOISY VALVE IN LEFT CYLINDER HEAD. DURING INSPECTION OF VALVE TRAIN FOUND ROCKER ARM SHAFT FILLED WITH SLUDGE BLOCKING OIL PASSAGE TO ROCKER ARMS. RIGHT VALVE TRAINED ALSO HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF SLUDGE IN ROCKER ARM SHAFT. CLEANED SHA...

Mileage: 145,000

ENGINE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM CAUSED ENINGE FAILUER AND MANUFACTURE REFUSES TO HONOR WARRANTY. ONLY HAD CAR FOR 10 MONTHS AND ONLY HAS 48000 MILE ON IT. I PURCASHED THE EXTEND PLUS WARRANTY ALONG WITH THE CAR.

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING NOISE, ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SLUG IN MOTOR, AND MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 19,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 66,000

ENGINE LOCKED UP, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Mileage: 69,900

ENGINE LOCKED UP, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Mileage: 69,900

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING AREA CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE STALLED. DEALER FOUND THAT THE PISTONS AND RODS WERE BENT IN THE ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANIC FOUND SLUDGE ON THE TIMING CHAIN. THIS CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 66,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPING HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. *NLM THE DEALER REFUSED TO HELP. (CHRYSLER AND DOMINION DODGE REFUSED TO HELP AS WELL) *SC *JB

Mileage: 70,250

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE RPMS RACED UP TO 4000. THEN, THE RPMS FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 4000 AND 2000 RPMS. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED, IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 77,486

UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I SEE THAT THE 1999 WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY NOT THE 2000? *CB

I HAVE ALSO REPLACED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE BACK LOCK ACTUATOR IS GOING OUT. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE RADIO, DASH LIGHTS OR DOME LIGHTS. I AM OUT OF MONEY FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAD TO REFINANCE AND ADD $4900. TO GET MOST OF THE REPAIRS DONE. MY ENGINE BLEW DUE TO SL...

Mileage: 83,500

I HAVE ALSO REPLACED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE BACK LOCK ACTUATOR IS GOING OUT. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE RADIO, DASH LIGHTS OR DOME LIGHTS. I AM OUT OF MONEY FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAD TO REFINANCE AND ADD $4900. TO GET MOST OF THE REPAIRS DONE. MY ENGINE BLEW DUE TO SL...

Mileage: 83,500

I HAVE ALSO REPLACED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE BACK LOCK ACTUATOR IS GOING OUT. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE RADIO, DASH LIGHTS OR DOME LIGHTS. I AM OUT OF MONEY FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAD TO REFINANCE AND ADD $4900. TO GET MOST OF THE REPAIRS DONE. MY ENGINE BLEW DUE TO SL...

Mileage: 83,500

I HAVE ALSO REPLACED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE BACK LOCK ACTUATOR IS GOING OUT. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE RADIO, DASH LIGHTS OR DOME LIGHTS. I AM OUT OF MONEY FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAD TO REFINANCE AND ADD $4900. TO GET MOST OF THE REPAIRS DONE. MY ENGINE BLEW DUE TO SL...

Mileage: 83,500

I HAVE ALSO REPLACED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE BACK LOCK ACTUATOR IS GOING OUT. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE RADIO, DASH LIGHTS OR DOME LIGHTS. I AM OUT OF MONEY FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAD TO REFINANCE AND ADD $4900. TO GET MOST OF THE REPAIRS DONE. MY ENGINE BLEW DUE TO SL...

Mileage: 83,500

I HAVE ALSO REPLACED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE BACK LOCK ACTUATOR IS GOING OUT. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE RADIO, DASH LIGHTS OR DOME LIGHTS. I AM OUT OF MONEY FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAD TO REFINANCE AND ADD $4900. TO GET MOST OF THE REPAIRS DONE. MY ENGINE BLEW DUE TO SL...

Mileage: 83,500

I HAVE ALSO REPLACED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE BACK LOCK ACTUATOR IS GOING OUT. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE RADIO, DASH LIGHTS OR DOME LIGHTS. I AM OUT OF MONEY FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAD TO REFINANCE AND ADD $4900. TO GET MOST OF THE REPAIRS DONE. MY ENGINE BLEW DUE TO SL...

Mileage: 83,500

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 65, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIFTING RIGHT AND THEN VEERED RIGHT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE HIT RIGHT GUARDRAIL AND WAS DEFLECTED TO THE LEFT ACROSS 3 LANES AND IMPACTED THE CENTER CONCRETE DIVIDER.

Mileage: 42,000

STEERING DEVELOPED 'PLAY' IN LATE 10/03. BY 11/12/03 IT WAS CLUNKING, WHEEL WAS COCKED TO THE RIGHT. STEERING WHEEL WOULD STICK/LOCK UP. CONTACTED DEALER IN SANTA ROSA, CA. WAS QUOTED $175 ESTIMATE. LATER, SAME DAY LEARNED THAT RACK WAS BROKEN AND PUMP WAS LEAKING AND COST WOULD BE A MINIMUM $2000 T...

Mileage: 68,254

STEERING DEVELOPED 'PLAY' IN LATE 10/03. BY 11/12/03 IT WAS CLUNKING, WHEEL WAS COCKED TO THE RIGHT. STEERING WHEEL WOULD STICK/LOCK UP. CONTACTED DEALER IN SANTA ROSA, CA. WAS QUOTED $175 ESTIMATE. LATER, SAME DAY LEARNED THAT RACK WAS BROKEN AND PUMP WAS LEAKING AND COST WOULD BE A MINIMUM $2000 T...

Mileage: 68,254

I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR. REGULAR OIL CHANGES. NEVER ANY PROBLEMS. IT IS A 2.7 ENGINE. WITH 80,000 MILES. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIWAY AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. NO WARNING. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN THE PISTONS PUSHED UP THROUGH THE HEADS. WE CHANGED O...

Mileage: 80,000

OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID TRANSMISSION WENT IN TO THE LIMP MODE (LOCKED IN TO SECOND GEAR). TOOK TO DEALER. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INPUT AND TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSORS. OTHER INTERNET SITES INDICATE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 32 TSB'S ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BILL CHRYSLER FOR ANY RE...

Mileage: 40,742

THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN THE ROAD, AND NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE IS BEYOND REPAIR, THAT WE WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW OR REBUILT ENGINE. CONSIDERING THAT I OWE $9000, TO SPEND $4000 TO REPAIR IS BEYOND MY MEANS. WE ORIGINALLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN 2002 WHEN THE CHECK ENGIN...

Mileage: 62,000

THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN THE ROAD, AND NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE IS BEYOND REPAIR, THAT WE WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW OR REBUILT ENGINE. CONSIDERING THAT I OWE $9000, TO SPEND $4000 TO REPAIR IS BEYOND MY MEANS. WE ORIGINALLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN 2002 WHEN THE CHECK ENGIN...

Mileage: 62,000

NOVEMBER 2002 TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE CAM POSITION SENSOR. JUNE 2003 TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CAM POSITION SENSOR. COMPLAINED TO DEALER OF TICKING NOISE. DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE TIMING BELT AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT RUNNING CONDITION. AUGUST 2003 LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE. TOWED TO D...

Mileage: 54,000

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON OCTOBER OF 1999, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 31 TIMES TO FIX THINGS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR 100 DAYS. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET $3,137.64. I AM NOW ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL OWE $8,000.00 ON MY CAR. IT HAS 60,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MI...

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON OCTOBER OF 1999, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 31 TIMES TO FIX THINGS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR 100 DAYS. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET $3,137.64. I AM NOW ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL OWE $8,000.00 ON MY CAR. IT HAS 60,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MI...

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON OCTOBER OF 1999, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 31 TIMES TO FIX THINGS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR 100 DAYS. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET $3,137.64. I AM NOW ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL OWE $8,000.00 ON MY CAR. IT HAS 60,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MI...

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON OCTOBER OF 1999, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 31 TIMES TO FIX THINGS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR 100 DAYS. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET $3,137.64. I AM NOW ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL OWE $8,000.00 ON MY CAR. IT HAS 60,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MI...

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON OCTOBER OF 1999, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 31 TIMES TO FIX THINGS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR 100 DAYS. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET $3,137.64. I AM NOW ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL OWE $8,000.00 ON MY CAR. IT HAS 60,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MI...

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON OCTOBER OF 1999, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 31 TIMES TO FIX THINGS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR 100 DAYS. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET $3,137.64. I AM NOW ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL OWE $8,000.00 ON MY CAR. IT HAS 60,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MI...

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON OCTOBER OF 1999, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 31 TIMES TO FIX THINGS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR 100 DAYS. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET $3,137.64. I AM NOW ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL OWE $8,000.00 ON MY CAR. IT HAS 60,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MI...

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON OCTOBER OF 1999, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 31 TIMES TO FIX THINGS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR 100 DAYS. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET $3,137.64. I AM NOW ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL OWE $8,000.00 ON MY CAR. IT HAS 60,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MI...

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON OCTOBER OF 1999, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 31 TIMES TO FIX THINGS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR 100 DAYS. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET $3,137.64. I AM NOW ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL OWE $8,000.00 ON MY CAR. IT HAS 60,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MI...

ENGINE IN 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID STARTED TAPPING NOISE AT 58017KM BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ENGINE APART TO CHECK NOISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. THEY STILL REFUSED TO C...

Mileage: 58,017

ENGINE IN 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID STARTED TAPPING NOISE AT 58017KM BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ENGINE APART TO CHECK NOISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. THEY STILL REFUSED TO C...

Mileage: 58,017

ENGINE IN 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID STARTED TAPPING NOISE AT 58017KM BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ENGINE APART TO CHECK NOISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. THEY STILL REFUSED TO C...

Mileage: 58,017

ENGINE IN 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID STARTED TAPPING NOISE AT 58017KM BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ENGINE APART TO CHECK NOISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. THEY STILL REFUSED TO C...

Mileage: 58,017

ENGINE IN 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID STARTED TAPPING NOISE AT 58017KM BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ENGINE APART TO CHECK NOISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. THEY STILL REFUSED TO C...

Mileage: 58,017

ENGINE IN 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID STARTED TAPPING NOISE AT 58017KM BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ENGINE APART TO CHECK NOISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. THEY STILL REFUSED TO C...

Mileage: 58,017

ENGINE IN 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID STARTED TAPPING NOISE AT 58017KM BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ENGINE APART TO CHECK NOISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. THEY STILL REFUSED TO C...

Mileage: 58,017

ENGINE IN 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID STARTED TAPPING NOISE AT 58017KM BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ENGINE APART TO CHECK NOISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. THEY STILL REFUSED TO C...

Mileage: 58,017

VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A HUGE LOAN LEFT ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND NOW I HAVE TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO IT TO GET A NEW ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY AND I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN MY ENGINE BUT THERE WASN'T ANY LIGHTS THAT CAME ON THAT SAID 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON'. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE FOUND ...

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 94,000

2000 DODGE INTRPID WITH A BLOWN ENGINIE.

Mileage: 101,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE CONSUMER ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION REGARDING ENGINE DEFECT. *AK FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *PH

Mileage: 37,000

DOOR MOLDING IS SEPARATING FROM ITS FRAME, CAUSING SEVERAL GAPES. THE CAUSE OF THE FRAME SHRINKING IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK

Mileage: 72,000

I HAD WORK COMPLETED BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED (SPRING 2003). REPLACED BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATORS AND ALL FOUR DOOR SEALS. JULY 2003, THE DRIVER WINDOW WOULDNT GO DOWN, AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WONT UNLOCK. ALL FOUR DOOR SEALS WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. QUOTE FROM GRAND...

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH SEAT BACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO FALL BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON ANY SEAT. *AK

Mileage: 93,000

ENGINE FAILED AT 56,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 56,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 37,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 37,000

ELECTRONIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HE MIGHT BE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH *SC *JB

Mileage: 56,261

CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS. I HAD THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A SHOP.I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS BAD. HAD IT CHANGED--CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD NOT FIX IT AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. HE CHARGED ME $200 FOR THE FUEL INJECTOR & TO...

Mileage: 82,321

THE HEADLIGHTS LENS DEVELOPED A MILKY WHITE COLOR WHICH REDUCED THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATION. THIS RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

THE DEALER HAS INSTALLED TWO REBUILT ENGINES IN THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINES CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 - 70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF TO INSPECT. VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT NOISE WAS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. PRIOR TO THE ENGIN...

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 - 70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF TO INSPECT. VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT NOISE WAS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. PRIOR TO THE ENGIN...

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES,BUT TO NO AVAIL. *AK

Mileage: 68,000

SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR WAS CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

Mileage: 96,000

THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, THEN SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE DID THIS FOR ABOUT A MILE, AFTERWARDS, IT STALLED. THIS WAS DUE TO AN OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW. *AK THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 94,000

THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, THEN SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE DID THIS FOR ABOUT A MILE, AFTERWARDS, IT STALLED. THIS WAS DUE TO AN OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW. *AK THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 94,000

PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *LA

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 15 MPH THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THERE WAS A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 DODGE INTREPID APRIL 15, 2000. WHILE ON MY WAY TO THANKSGIVING DINNER, ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON & 2 SECONDS LATER THE CAR STOPPED. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT TO THE RIGHT LANE (THERE IS NO EMERGENCY PARKING ON THE VAN WYCK) WHEN ALL LIGHTS INCLUDING MY HAZ...

Mileage: 50

I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 DODGE INTREPID APRIL 15, 2000. WHILE ON MY WAY TO THANKSGIVING DINNER, ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON & 2 SECONDS LATER THE CAR STOPPED. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT TO THE RIGHT LANE (THERE IS NO EMERGENCY PARKING ON THE VAN WYCK) WHEN ALL LIGHTS INCLUDING MY HAZ...

Mileage: 50

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THEN VEHICLE STALLED. TOWED VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT TIMING BELT BROKE, AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. DEALER BLAMED THE SLUDGE BUILD UP ON THE CONSUMER, AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

Mileage: 79,000

UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED, ENGINE WON'T START. DEALER STATED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED, ENGINE WON'T START. DEALER STATED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE IN 2000 DODGE INTREPID; CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING; THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR; I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED THE DAY BEFORE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE INTREPID, AND DODG...

Mileage: 84,416

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENGINE LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, MECHANIC INDICATED ENGINE HAD A LOT OF SLUDGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER STATED IT WAS CONSUMER'S FAULT DUE TOM POOR MAINTENANCE. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

ENGINE ON 2000 INTREPID BLOWN AFTER 60,000 MILES. MECHANIC SAID SLUDGE IS THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT ABOUT OIL CHANGES EVEN BEFORE SLUDGE WAS DISCOVERED BY DEALER IN 2002. NEVERTHELESS, ENGINE BLEW. COST TO REPLACE ENGINE $5400. THIS IS THE 2ND CHRYSLER CAR THAT REQUIRED ENGIN...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULDN'T RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE HAD A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE. A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED AT THAT TIME. THE MANU...

Mileage: 77,000

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. DEALER STATED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $ 6,000 DOLLARS. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND ALOT OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 84,000

DODGE 2000 2.7 LITER DOHC V6 ENGINE FAILURE WITH ONLY 80K MILES. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO "SLUDGE". BOUGHT USED, TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE (WISH THEY HAD TOLD US BEFORE PURCHASED THE CAR).*AK

Mileage: 80,000

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL HAD SO MUCH PLAY. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LIME OF THE HIGHWAY WHICH FORCED THE ONCOMING CARS TO THE SHOULDER. *PH *NLM

Mileage: 76,394

MOTOR SEIZED UP ON A TRIP TO CHATTANOOGA ABOUT AN HOUR DRIVE FROM OUR HOUSE. *LA

Mileage: 80,000

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL STICKING AND MAKING LOUD CLUNKING NOISES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE TURNS. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE PROBLEM GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE STEERING WAS SO LOOSE, I COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FROM T...

Mileage: 68,870

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. ENGINE BLEW OUT. THIS WAS CAUSED BY SLUDGE DUE TO OIL BUILD UP, PER DEALERSHIP. ALSO, DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT OIL BUILD UP WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF OIL CHANGE. VEHICLE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES EVERY 3500 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

STEERING FAILURE - BROKEN RACK IN 2000 DODGE INTREPID. MILEAGE 68,254. *LA

Mileage: 68,185

I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND DROVE ABOUT TWO BLOCKS. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 20 MPH. THERE WAS A RED LIGHT AHEAD AND I APPLIED MY BREAKS. INSTEAD OF STOPPING, MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID SPED UP. I PUSHED HARDER ON THE BREAK PEDAL, TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR SPED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND SLAMMED INTO A...

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DODGE DEALERSHIP.*AK

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP,AND THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, AND CONSUMER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE FINANCE COMPANY. *AK

Mileage: 93,000

ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. *AK

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION AND GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

Mileage: 62,000

I WAS DRIVING MY DODGE 2000 INTREPID AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE TAIL PIPE OF MY CAR. MY CAR STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS LATER TOLD ...

Mileage: 34,000

I HAVE A DODGE INTREPID 2000 WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE AND THE ENGINE MADE A HUGE NOISE AND IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP AND AFTER TALKING TO CHRYSLER CORP. THEY DID FIND METAL SHAVING IN OIL PAN AND THEY WILL GO 50% ON COST. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL REPAIRMEN AND FRIENDS HAVING THIS ...

Mileage: 47,500

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INPUT AND OUTPUT SENSOR FAILURE. THE SENSOR CONTROLS AND COMMUNICATES WITH THE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION, PER CONSUMER. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DROPS INTO SECOND GEAR AND ACCELERATES FROM 30 - 60 MPH,WITHOUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRE...

Mileage: 45,000

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INPUT AND OUTPUT SENSOR FAILURE. THE SENSOR CONTROLS AND COMMUNICATES WITH THE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION, PER CONSUMER. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DROPS INTO SECOND GEAR AND ACCELERATES FROM 30 - 60 MPH,WITHOUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRE...

Mileage: 45,000

INHERENT POOR DESIGN OF DODGE 2.7L V-6 ENGINE. *LA

Mileage: 62,000

UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED/ SHUT DOWN. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT TIMING BELT BROKE, AND SLUDGE HAD BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE'S TIME CHAIN BROKE AND HEAD CAMS BLEW OUT.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND IN TURN DESTROYED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A JASPER MOTOR. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE...

Mileage: 62,355

2000 DODGE INTREPID THREW A ROD AT 80,000 MI. HAVING ENGINE REPLACED FROM MID-ATLANTIC. AFTER THEY SENT ONE TO OUR AUTO SHOP, THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP LEAKING IN VARIOUS PLACES. SENT IT BACK NOW WAITING FOR ANOTHER ENGINE FOR THIS CAR. BEEN WITHOUT THIS CAR NOW FOR 3 WEEKS. FIRST ENGINE FAILED...

Mileage: 82,000

OVERHEATING, MOTOR DIED OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. STRUGGLED A LOT TO KEEP CONTROL. ENGINE IS NO LONGER USEFUL. GOT AN ESTIMATE FOR $14,000 ON A NEW ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS 88,000 MILES. VERY UPSET.... *LA

Mileage: 88,290

ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

THE SHOCKS AND COOLING FAN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN A STRAIGHT PATH ALTHOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. *JB *PH *NLM

Mileage: 54,500

THE SHOCKS AND COOLING FAN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN A STRAIGHT PATH ALTHOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. *JB *PH *NLM

Mileage: 54,500

THE SHOCKS AND COOLING FAN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN A STRAIGHT PATH ALTHOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. *JB *PH *NLM

Mileage: 54,500

A FEW MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 84,000 MI AND A WEEK LATER WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON AN OFF-RAMP, THE ENGINE STALLED. IT WAS RUNNING GREAT ONE SECOND AND THE NEXT SECOND IT JUST QUIT WITH NO WARNING! I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE ...

Mileage: 8,400

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2 YEARS AGO. IN NOV 2001, AFTER 1 YEAR OF OWNING THE CAR, THE ENGINE SLUDGED, STARTED KNOCKING, & QUIT. IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN A GARAGE FOR 1 YEAR BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE $5000 TO GET IT REPLACED, BUT I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. I CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY A...

SLUDGE PROBLEM IN ENGINE OF 2000 DODGE INTREPID. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE/OIL CHANGES. THE CONSUMER HAD HEARD ENGINE KNOCKING. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 56,000

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DURING A ROAD TRIP WITH MY DAUGHTER TO WOODFIELD,OH FROM COLUMBUS. MECHANIC SAYS I'M LUCKY THE ENGINE DIDN'T BLEW UP BEFORE I GOT THERE. MECHANIC SAYS THERE WAS ONLY A PINT OF OIL IN MY CAR YET I SAW NO SIGNS OF OIL BURNING OR LEAKING AND AN OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN DONE EARLIER I...

Mileage: 55,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IN NOVEMBER OF 2002, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO PUT ON COMPUTER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. REPLACED CAM POSITION SENSOR FOR $ 100.00 JUNE 2003, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE KEPT STALLING. I TOLD DEALER THOUGHT IT MAY BE CAM POSITION SENSOR. WAS TOL...

Mileage: 54,000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE LOCKED UP AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD THE DRIVER THAT CORROSION MIXED WITH OIL WAS THE PROBLEM. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

TIMING CHAIN WEARS OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. CAME TO ROLLING STOP. WIFE HAD TO PUSH OUT OF STREET. PULLED CODES HAD A CODE FOR CAM SENSOR. TROUBLE SHOT FOUND CAM NOT TURNING. PULLED VALVE COVER RIGHT BANK. TIMING CHAIN SHATTERED. GUIDES BROKEN, PIECES EVERYWHERE. PULLED LEFT BANK FOUND 4 VALVES ...

Mileage: 52,346

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND...

Mileage: 65,000

SLUDGE BUILDUP, ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED

Mileage: 60,349

EARLY ENGINE FAILURE - TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE IN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 WITH 56000 WELL MAINTAINED MILES. CAR JUST UPPED AND DIED WITH NO WARNING. INITIAL PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT GREAT EXPENSE AND MORE PERIFERAL PROBLEMS ARE SURFACING/

Mileage: 55,700

INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. *JB

Mileage: 67,300

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN AN INTERSECTION. THE CONSUMER'S FRONT LEFT SIDE IMPACTED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES REAR RIGHT SIDE. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PARTY IN THE AC...

Mileage: 84,000

THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, SMOKE CAME FROM THE BACK TAIL PIPE, THEN VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE BLOWING OUT.*AK

Mileage: 66,214

VEHICLE HAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE.*MR THE VEHICLE DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER THOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF A NEW ENGINE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT AS A RESULT OF "EXCESSIVE SLUDGE" AND THE WORK WAS ESTIMATED AT $8712.37....

Mileage: 42,360

SERVICED AT 66000 MILES FOR RUNNING HOT AND ROUGH. MECHANIC FOUND BUILDUP OF SLUDGE ON TOP OF HEAD OVER 1 IN THICK. TIMING CHAIN WORN FROM LACK OF OIL. SUGGESTED NEW ENGINE. MECANICS HAD REPLACED SIMILER ENGINE PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER CAR. THEY SAID THIS WAS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER DUE T...

AIR CONDITIONING CORE WENT OUT @ 50,000 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

PASSENGER SIDE SEATBACK RECLINES UNEXPECTEDLY. HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT NOT FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE.*AK

Mileage: 84,000

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID ON 3-28-03. THE CAR HAD 58000 MILES AT PURCHASE, WAS CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC AND SEEMED TO BE A VERY GOOD RELIABLE CAR WITH SERVICE RECORDS. I HAD NO TROUBLE, OTHER THAN THE AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING COOL AIR, UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A VERY LIGHT TICKING ...

Mileage: 62,000

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID ON 3-28-03. THE CAR HAD 58000 MILES AT PURCHASE, WAS CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC AND SEEMED TO BE A VERY GOOD RELIABLE CAR WITH SERVICE RECORDS. I HAD NO TROUBLE, OTHER THAN THE AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING COOL AIR, UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A VERY LIGHT TICKING ...

Mileage: 62,000

WHEN DRIVING UP THE HILL THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE, LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Mileage: 41,000

2000 DODGE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. DODGE SENT AN INVESTIGATOR WHO CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT DODGE WAS AT FAULT DUE TO FAULTY FUSE PANEL UNDER THE HOOD AND DODGE WOULD NOT REPLACE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALY DESTROYED AND THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I COULD HAVE BEEN KIL...

Mileage: 75,000

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE. THE ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, LUCKLY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR ENO0UGH TO PULL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THE MACANIC HAD TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUIT FR...

Mileage: 80,000

DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH THE ALARM KEYPAD.*MR. THE CONSUMER STATED REAR OCCUPANTS HAD TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I BEGAN TO HEAR A WHINING NOISE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BELT. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A PROBLEM SHIFTING, ALMOST LIKE THE GEARING COULDN'T CATCH. THEN, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF AT T...

Mileage: 67,000

DEFECTIVE WEATHERSTRIPPING ON ALL 4 DOORS - DEALER STATES THAT IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT - BUT CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER THE INITIAL 3 YEAR WARRANTY - CHRYSLER OFFERS ME A DISCOUNTED PRICE - I DO NOT WANT TO PAY ANYTHING TO CHRYSLER BECAUSE THERE ARE 4 DEFECTIVE ITEMS ON MY $30,000 VEHI...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH MY WIFE AND SON ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THE ROD HAD WENT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 48000 MILES AND I HAVE ...

Mileage: 48,000

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT WHILE BEING DRIVEN. BEFORE TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING, THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *PH

Mileage: 51,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, HEARD NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND TOOK INTO DEALER. DEALER SAYS "ENGINE IS SHOT" AND THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER DUE TO SLUDGE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY OIL CHANGED ON TIME AND THEY THE DEALER IS SAYING WE NEVER HAD OIL CHANGED AND IF WE DID THE PLACE WE TOOK IT T...

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING RACK AND PINION TO GO OUT. *AK. THE CONSUMER NOTICED SLACK IN THE STEERING AND RATTLING IN THE FRONT AT AROUND 75000 MILES. THE STEERING BECAME STUCK DURING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. *TS...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING RACK AND PINION TO GO OUT. *AK. THE CONSUMER NOTICED SLACK IN THE STEERING AND RATTLING IN THE FRONT AT AROUND 75000 MILES. THE STEERING BECAME STUCK DURING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. *TS...

Mileage: 75,000

THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AT 24,000 MILES AND WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AGAIN AT 39000 MILES AND HAD TO PAY A $300.00 DEDUCTIBLE. *AK ALSO THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKED. *TS *JB

Mileage: 24,979

THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AT 24,000 MILES AND WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AGAIN AT 39000 MILES AND HAD TO PAY A $300.00 DEDUCTIBLE. *AK ALSO THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKED. *TS *JB

Mileage: 24,979

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR ENGINE NOISE, DEALER STATED NEEDED TO REPLACE ENGINE. *AK

AS I DROVE SOUTH-BOUND ON INTERSTATE 95 (IN MARYLAND) I NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT BLINKED 2 TIMES; A SHORT TIME LATER, I HEARD A TAPPING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

Mileage: 94,900

SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR.*AK

Mileage: 68,622

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEATS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 INTREPID WHEN I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE HOOD. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUGE ON IT. HE SAID THAT IS THE PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING WITH THAT TYPE OF ENGINE THAT'S IN THAT CAR. THE COST FOR REPAIRS WOUD BE 6,000 DOLLARS. I STARTED CHECKING ...

2000 DODGE INTREPID W/ 39919 MI. AND ALL MAINTENANCE MET OR EXCEEDED, BROKE A VALVE SPRING, DROPPING THE VALVE INTO THE CYLINDER, BREAKING THE PISTON, W/ THE FINAL RESULT BEING ENGINE REPLACEMENT PAID FOR BY THE OWNER( ME). DAIMLER CHRYSLER'S COMMENT WAS " THE WARRANTY PERIOD WAS OVER 3919 MILES AGO...

Mileage: 39,919

WHEN THE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED IT WOULD NOT OPEN. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED 15 MPH THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE ALSO COMING FROM THE LATCHES. *AK *CB *NLM

A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT TIMING BELT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE ENGINE ON MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID, WITH 64K MILES; SIMPLY DIED. TOWED IT TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO SAID THE ENGINE WAS WORTHLESS, BECAUSE OF NO OIL IN THE PASSAGES. THIS CARS OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED RELIGIOUSLY, AND HAS NEVER HAD THE OIL LIGHT REGISTER A PROBLEM. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROB...

Mileage: 64,010

THE POWER WINDOWS JAMMED UP, WHICH CAUSED THEM NOT TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. *JB THE POWER WINDOWS ROLLED UP ALL THE WAY, BUT FAILED TO ROLL DOWN ON THE TWO FRONT WINDOWS AND THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WINDOW. PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE PROBLE...

Mileage: 23,422

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, PURCHASED AT 54,000 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ROAR VERY BAD, A/C WENT OUT NEEDS EVAPORATOR, AND THE CAR RARELY STARTS UNLESS YOU ROCK THE WHOLE CAR, I AM VERY DISPLEASED AND NO ONE WILL TRADE IT IN , WHEN THE TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 54,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, PURCHASED AT 54,000 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ROAR VERY BAD, A/C WENT OUT NEEDS EVAPORATOR, AND THE CAR RARELY STARTS UNLESS YOU ROCK THE WHOLE CAR, I AM VERY DISPLEASED AND NO ONE WILL TRADE IT IN , WHEN THE TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 54,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, PURCHASED AT 54,000 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ROAR VERY BAD, A/C WENT OUT NEEDS EVAPORATOR, AND THE CAR RARELY STARTS UNLESS YOU ROCK THE WHOLE CAR, I AM VERY DISPLEASED AND NO ONE WILL TRADE IT IN , WHEN THE TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 54,000

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID IN FEB. 2003 WITH 37,295 MILES ON IT. STARTED TO NOTICE THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO KEYSTONE CHRYSLER TO BE SERVICED ON MAY 15, 2003. STEVE HALLER(REP.) SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED...

Mileage: 44,500

INTERMITTENT FLICKERING OF ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS. PROBLEM WILL OCCUR ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT. CAUSES A DISTRACTION THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS. *NLM

Mileage: 48,200

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND HAD A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE ON JUNE 12, 2003 IT CAUSED RAPID ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION AND THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURY TO OTHER PARTIES AND MYSELF, HAD IN IT OCCURRED IN A POPULATED AREA INSTEAD OF THE COUNTRY ROAD I WAS ON. THE ENGINE FAILED AND HAD TO BE...

Mileage: 96,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID AND HAD A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE ON JUNE 12, 2003 IT CAUSED RAPID ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION AND THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURY TO OTHER PARTIES AND MYSELF, HAD IN IT OCCURRED IN A POPULATED AREA INSTEAD OF THE COUNTRY ROAD I WAS ON. THE ENGINE FAILED AND HAD TO BE...

Mileage: 96,000

MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID PRESENTLY HAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, AND MY EXTEND WARRANTY WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. MY CAR SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE AS IF SOMETHING HAD BROKE WITHIN THE ENGINE, THIS ALL HAPPEN ON MARCH 5TH, 2003 I SUPPLIED DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW THAT MY OIL WAS CHANGED AS REQUIRED BUT...

CONSUMER REQUESTING REFUND FOR WORK DONE ON VEHICLE. *MR THE STEERING WAS LOOSE DUE TO INTERNAL PLAY IN THE RACK AND PINION. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. SCC

DODGE INTREPID 2000 WITH 58,000 MILES ON IT, HAS ENGINE FAILURE. WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, NEEDS CYLINDER HEADS, VALVES AND RODS REPLACED. EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY IS GIVING THE DEALER A HARD TIME ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. LOOKS LIKE THE CAR WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. VERY DISGUSTED WITH CH...

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING STEERING BOLT WILL LOSE AND IT IS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JUMP AROUND, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STEER THE VEHICLE.*AK

ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. *AK

Mileage: 18,930

I HAD A ENGINE SEIZE UP AFTER 22,000 MILES BECAUSE OF ENGINE SLUDGE. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 4 OILL CHANGES ON THE VEHICLE ABOUT EVERY 5,000 MILES . MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED STATES THAT MAXIMUN IS 75000 MILES. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT AND A SEIZED ENGINE. CAN YOU HELP????*AK

Mileage: 22,460

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 72K MILES. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED, I NOW HAVE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE OIL SUPPLY PICKUP TUBE.

Mileage: 72,600

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT FAILED WILL I WAS DRIVING IT. IT HAS 80000 MILES ON IT BUT ABSOLUTELY NO SLUDGE. I THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000-4000 MILES AND THE MILES ARE ALL FREEWAY MILES. MY MECHANIC HAS STATED THAT THE REAR PISTON AND ROD FAILED. THE PISTON BROKE APART AND ...

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 52000 MILES. I RECENTLY THIS CAR HAS BEEN STALING, SOMETIMES ON A FREEWAY. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DRIVING ROUGH. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO A DODGE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THEY NEED TO PLACE A RAIL ON A CHAIN TO PREVENT A RATTLING NOISE. $400 WAS THE QUOTE. I TOLD THEM TO START W...

Mileage: 52,800

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT SEAT ALL OF A SUDDEN BROKE. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS ADJUSTING THE RECLINER ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHEN IT BROKE AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE. *NLM

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON HER VEHICLE. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE. AT THAT TIME THE DOORS LOCKED AND BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLES OCCUPANTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE MOMENTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. *NLM *TS

THE SHIFTER CABLE BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP. *JB

Mileage: 42,000

RECALL # 03-V-35-000. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BOLT, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL. *JB

THE DAY AFTER WE HAD GOTTEN NEW TIRES PUT ON AND ALIGNED ON OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID THE CAR PULLED STRONGLY TO THE RIGHT AND MADE LOUD SOUNDS ON TURNS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD HIM LOOK AT IT AND SAID STEERING GEAR HAD DROPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AND DID AN ALI...

Mileage: 57,000

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAINED THE DRIVER AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, RIGHT SHOULDER, SIDE AND EYES. THE VEHICL...

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAINED THE DRIVER AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, RIGHT SHOULDER, SIDE AND EYES. THE VEHICL...

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE THE DRIVER RECLINER SEAT BOLT, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX IT. *JB

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THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER ABRUPTLY. *JB

ENGINE FAILURE ON A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 64,000 MILES. NO WARNING SIGNS, NO ROUGH RUNNING. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY. AS SOON AS I DID THE ENGINE QUIT. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE IS FULL OF "SLUDGE" AND HAD TO ...

Mileage: 64,000

AT 90,015 SERVICED MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE FAILED. DRIVER COASTED TO A STOP SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. TENSIONER FAILED AFTER MOTOR SEIZED UP. DEALER OFFERED TO INSTALL NEW ENGINE FOR >$4500 AND WAS TOLD TO CALL NATIONAL NUMBER. DODGE TOL...

Mileage: 90,150

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF RECALL NUMBER 03-V-035-000 RELATED TO THE SEAT BACK RECLINER BREAKAGE. *NLM

THE VEHICLES ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID ENGINE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

Mileage: 71,000

THE VEHICLES DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK PROPERLY. *NLM

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE SEIZED WITH ONLY 59000 MILES. *JB

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER AND IT STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE AND THEN ONE DAY IN APRIL MY ENGINE JUST QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD. I SENT THEM A LETTER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS UP, BUT WHO PUTS A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON A VEH...

Mileage: 72,000

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT DIFFICULTY WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAUSE THEN PUMP AND ALLOW AIR PRESSURE TO DECREASE WHEN FILLING OR TANK WILL NOT FILL COMPLETELY. *JB *SCC

WHEN THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS IN USE, THERE WAS AN ODOR WHICH CAME THROUGH THE VENTS, AND MADE THE CONSUMER ILL. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

BAD ENGINE {SLUDGE}. *NLM

Mileage: 51,000

WATER LEAKED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR SEAL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

METAL CHIPS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR ONLY HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. I GOT THE CAR WITH 21,000 MILES ON IT. NOW THE CAR HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

ON MAR 29TH, 2003 MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE. AFTER PLACING IT ON THEIR COMPUTER, I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLES' CAM SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED. I ALSO HAD THE MECHANIC CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS. BOTH OF WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERE...

Mileage: 74,000

MY DODGE INTREPID HAS 73000 HIGHWAY MILES. I AM HAVING SEVERE STEERING PROBLEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE ME TO REPLACE MY RACK AND PINION STEERING TO CORRECT. THE COST OF THIS REPLACEMENT WILL BE $1500.00. I FEEL THE RACK AND PINION STEERING PROBLEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY FAILURE SUBJECT TO RECALL....

Mileage: 73,000

LAST WEEK I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON AN OFF-RAMP AND NOTICED THE ENGINE HAD STALLED. IT WAS RUNNING GREAT ONE SECOND AND THE NEXT SECOND IT JUST QUIT WITH NO WARNING! I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT LOOKE...

Mileage: 77,600

THE TENSIONER UNIT ON THE TIMING CHAIN CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO FAIL COMPLETELY, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE TO THE TUNE OF $2,100.00. ONLY 60,500 MILES ON VEHICLE. ALSO HAD CAM SENSOR REPLACE TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHANGE, CAM SENSOR COST WAS $205.00.*JB

Mileage: 60,500

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE MADE A TICKING NOISE. *JB

Mileage: 71,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A "KNOCKING" NOISE COMING FROM TOP OF ENGINE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TENSIONER FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. *NLM

STEERING RACK PROBLEMS IN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH LESS 40,000 MILES. READ ON WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL. WHY NOT A RECALL? ACCIDENT POTENTIAL AS WELL AS SOME REPORTED. COSTLY REPLACEMENT FOR CONSUMER. THIS HAS TURNED ME OFF TO CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND I AM VERY ...

Mileage: 38,000

ENGINE BLOWN AT 48,500 MILES. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE 2.7 ENGINE THAT SLUDGE HAD BUILT UP IN IT EVEN THOUGH WE MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. COST ABOUT $6,000 WHEN WAS SAID AND DONE. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AS WE HEARD THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE AND THAT THEY ARE AWARE BUT REFUSED TO HELP I...

Mileage: 48,400

CONSUMER HEARD A "TAPPING" NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR AND FRONT WHEEL AREA. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL ON DIP STICK AND MOTOR OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND PROBLEM RESOLVED. AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 DAYS THE "TAPPING" NOISE RETURNED AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE...

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

I OWN A 2000 INTREPID BY DODGE WITH APPROXIMATELY 43000 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN BLOWN AND I WAS INFORMED THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO BE DONE BECAUSE OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE.. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE THAT I BOUGHT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE.. BECAUSE OF THE FACT TH...

Mileage: 43,531

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 54,750

THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE STALLING/ROUGH RIDE PROBLEMS. IN ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS THE DEALER CLEANED AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL, THE CONSUMER SMELLED SULFUR COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND T...

I OWN A 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID V6-2.7 LITER VEHICLE. AT 57,442 MILES I NOTICED A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE OF THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM DIAGNOSED THE ENGINE NOISE AS A NON-COMPRESSING OR EXTENDING TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. THE TENSIONER WAS REPLACED AND THE COST WA...

Mileage: 64,222

THE JACK COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FALL, WHILE THE CONSUMER CHANGED A TIRE, CONSUMER STATED THE JACK WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE VEERED RIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. *JB

Mileage: 42,000

FRONT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS/SWITCHES SPONTANEOUSLY AND INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING, AND CREATED INABILITY TO EVEN MANUALLY UNLOCK OR OPEN DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, TRAPPING DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER IN CAR (INCLUDING MECHANIC WHO TEST-DROVE CAR TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF PROBLEM) ELECTRONIC POWER ...

Mileage: 6,300

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, SMOKE CAME FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED TWICE. *JB

I OWN A 2000 INTREPID WITH 29000 ON IT AND THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN ON IT (PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE) AND IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO PAY COSTS RELATED TO THIS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES. IT IS A 2.7 L ENGINE AND THEY ARE AWARE OF ENGINE SLU...

Mileage: 29,540

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

BACK LOCK ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS GONE BAD. IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE WHEN THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS. IT MAKES THE SAME SOUND WHEN YOU UNLOCK THE DOORS. THAT PARTICULAR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK, YOU CAN NOT PULL IT UP SOMETIMES AND THAT IS FRIGHTENING.*JB

WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER STOPPING TO GET GAS. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD SHATTERED SENDING SLIVERS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE CAUSING COMPRESSION PROBLEM, DAMAGING PISTONS, AND CAUSING WATER PUMP TO SEIZE UP. NEEDLESS TO ...

Mileage: 65,172

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE REAR RIGHT PASSANGER'S DOOR ACTUATOR FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ARE GOING BAD (VERY LOUD BUZZING NOISE WHEN THEY ENGAGE AT 11 MPH). THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT IF NOT FIXED THE ACTUATORS MAY RENDER THE DOOR UNOPENABLE IF THE UNIT GOES IN A NEUTRAL POSITION. THE ...

Mileage: 45,000

DEFECTIVE POWER DOOR LOCKS. LOCKS PRODUCE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE UPON LOCKING OR UNLOCKING. DOORS THEN FAIL TO UNLOCK WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE IS PULLED. THIS CAN CREATE A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ATTEMPT TO EGRESS VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A 3 TIME RECURRING PROBLEM WHICH...

Mileage: 35,500

TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND VALVES WERE DAMAGED, WHICH (ACCORDING TO MECHANICS) VIRTUALLY IS UNHEARD OF ON SUCH A LATE MODEL CAR. NOT ONLY ARE MECHANICS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM (BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF ENGINE), THEY ARE SAYING I WILL PROBABLY NEED A NEW ENGINE (UPWARDS OF $3500 IN COST). SEVERAL ...

Mileage: 58,340

THE OIL LAMP CAME ON WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, THE ENGINE TACHOMETER READ BELOW 500RPM AND THE VEHICLE WAS UP TO TEMPERATURE. ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH THE LIGHT THE OIL LAMP TURNED OFF. AT THE NEXT STOPLIGHT THE OIL LAMP AGAIN CAME ON UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 50,000

THE DRIVER SEAT BACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING.*JB

VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAS TO BE REPLACED. PH

Mileage: 52,000

THE SECOND OF 2 COMPLAINTS. THE CONFIRMATION # 10005050, IS THE FIRST ONE SENT.

Mileage: 47,659

DEDEMBER 2002 STARTED CAR AND ENGINE MAKING TERRIBLE NOISE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE HAD WENT OUT. THEY HAD TO RE-DO THE ENGINE THAT COST ME $1350.00. I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS LOOSE. WHEN I TYRNED THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT IT WOULD S...

Mileage: 51,800

DEDEMBER 2002 STARTED CAR AND ENGINE MAKING TERRIBLE NOISE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE HAD WENT OUT. THEY HAD TO RE-DO THE ENGINE THAT COST ME $1350.00. I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS LOOSE. WHEN I TYRNED THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT IT WOULD S...

Mileage: 51,800

DEDEMBER 2002 STARTED CAR AND ENGINE MAKING TERRIBLE NOISE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE HAD WENT OUT. THEY HAD TO RE-DO THE ENGINE THAT COST ME $1350.00. I HAD BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS LOOSE. WHEN I TYRNED THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT IT WOULD S...

Mileage: 51,800

VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE POST AT LESS THAN 15MPH. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HITTING THE DRIVER. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I AM CONCERNED FOR EMPLOYEE SAFETY. WE HAVE HAD TWO INTREPIDS DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS AT LESS THAN 15 MPH.

Mileage: 47,953

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IN FOG HEAD LIGHT BEAMS PROJECTS OFF A BRIGHT LIGHT. THE LIGHT IS SO BRIGHT THAT IT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. TS. HEADLIGHT BEAMS PROJECT OFF A BRIGHT LIGHT. LIGHT BEAMS ARE REFLECTED UP DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. THE LIGHT ILUMINATES THE FOG, AND VISIBILIT...

Mileage: 32,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE DAIMLYR CHRYSLER SEATBELT DEFECT ON 1993-2002 CARS AND TRUCKS. THE SEATBELT (LATCH 3 TYPE) BECOMES UNDONE WHEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE CURRENTLY IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT PENDING AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT AT THIS POINT RECALL THE SEATBELTS FOR SAFE BELTS (LATCH 4).

WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE ENGINE DIED, AND CONSUMER HIT A CURVE AS A RESULT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE STARTING MY VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED HITTING ME IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WHILE I WAS LEANING FORWARD TO GET MY DATE BOOK.

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHILCES OIL LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, THEN THE VEHICLE DIED OUT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO INDICATED THAT THE 2.05 ENGINE HAD BLOWN AS A RESULT OF AN OIL LEAK. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PART IS HARD TO GET D...

Mileage: 96,000

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT BACK BROKE. TWO (2) RECLINER BOLTS (SCREW HEX 23043027) WERE REPLACED. INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY ALONG A BUSY MAJOR CITY ROAD. SEAT BACK BROKE COMPLETELY THAT IT HIT THE REAR SEAT.

Mileage: 39,229

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME ON 11/22/02. I GOT UP ON A LONG BIRDGE CALLED THE BUCKMAN BRIDGE WITH MY 3 CHILDREN AND 2 NEPHEWS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I WAS VERY TERRIFIED BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND KNOCKED OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. IT WAS VERY COLD O...

I HAVE ONLY MADE 4 PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR, AND I AM SCHEDULED FOR MY 7TH REPAIR ATTEMPT ON 12/3/02. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD 2 STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENTS, 1 RACK & PINION REPLACEMENT, A COMPLETE STEERING FLUID CHANGE WITH FLUID SUPPOSEDLY SPECIFIED BY DODGE, 1 APPOINTMENT THAT ENDED UP BEING A TEST DRIVE...

I HAVE ONLY MADE 4 PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR, AND I AM SCHEDULED FOR MY 7TH REPAIR ATTEMPT ON 12/3/02. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD 2 STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENTS, 1 RACK & PINION REPLACEMENT, A COMPLETE STEERING FLUID CHANGE WITH FLUID SUPPOSEDLY SPECIFIED BY DODGE, 1 APPOINTMENT THAT ENDED UP BEING A TEST DRIVE...

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE BACK DOORS OF THE VEHICLE ARE INOPERABLE. THE DOORS HAVE LOCKED AND CANNOT BE OPENED MANUELLY OR WITH KEY ENTRY SYSTEM. TOOK TO THE DEALER DEALER WILL NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CAR HAVE SEVERAL RECALL, MAKER NO HELPFUL ABOUT REPORT ON RECALL, 2 OF PASSANGER SERIOUS INJURED WE SEVERAL FRACTURES ONE THROWN OUT WHEN SEAT BELT WAS WORE FROM PASSAGER WE BROKEN FRACTURES OF NECK AND STITCHES SEAT BELT NOT LUCK AND OTHER BECAME UNDOWN. DT

A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE, WE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A BALANCE PROBLEM AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE IT RE-BALANCED. TWO DAYS BEFORE THAT APPOINTMENT, WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. (65 MPH) THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED COMPLETLY WHERE T...

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND RACK AND PINION . PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . TS

WHILE TRAVELING 25-30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. TS *NLM *DT

Mileage: 26,182

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE RACK AND PINION WENT OUT CAUSING LOST OF STEERING. MR

I PURCHASED MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES IN NOV. 2001. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED MY INPUT/OUT TRANSMISSION SENSORS, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I MUST NOW REPLACE MY RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY DUE TO STEERING PROBLEMS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PREMATURE FAILURE ...

I PURCHASED MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES IN NOV. 2001. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED MY INPUT/OUT TRANSMISSION SENSORS, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I MUST NOW REPLACE MY RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY DUE TO STEERING PROBLEMS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PREMATURE FAILURE ...

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. CHECKED BY DLR WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. MR

WINDSHIELD KEEPS BREAKING, AIR SYSTEM IS RELEASING CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. RUBBER TRIMS FOR ALL FOUR DOORS SHRUNK. CONTACTED HERB CHAMBERS (DEALER), I GOT THE USUAL RUN AROUND. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER VIA E-MAIL, THEY ADVISED ME TO GO BACK TO HERB CHAMBERS AND WORK OU...

WINDSHIELD KEEPS BREAKING, AIR SYSTEM IS RELEASING CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. RUBBER TRIMS FOR ALL FOUR DOORS SHRUNK. CONTACTED HERB CHAMBERS (DEALER), I GOT THE USUAL RUN AROUND. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER VIA E-MAIL, THEY ADVISED ME TO GO BACK TO HERB CHAMBERS AND WORK OU...

CONSUMER STATE IN RESULT HAVE BEING REAR ENDED AT 70 MPH PUSH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE EIGHT FEET AWAY CONSUMER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

RACK AND PINION FAILED WITH STEERING GETTING STUCK. DRIVER DESCRIBES THAT THERE IS EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF PLAY AND BINDING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ALSO EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS, ALL FOUR WINDOW REGLATORS REPLACED, AND DOOR PANELS NEED REPLACEMENT, AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON SEAT BELT LATCHES. *AK

ALSO EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS, ALL FOUR WINDOW REGLATORS REPLACED, AND DOOR PANELS NEED REPLACEMENT, AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON SEAT BELT LATCHES. *AK

ALSO EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS, ALL FOUR WINDOW REGLATORS REPLACED, AND DOOR PANELS NEED REPLACEMENT, AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON SEAT BELT LATCHES. *AK

ALSO EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS, ALL FOUR WINDOW REGLATORS REPLACED, AND DOOR PANELS NEED REPLACEMENT, AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON SEAT BELT LATCHES. *AK

THE STEERING LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT 48000 MILES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT 48000 MILES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. *SLC

WITHOUT WARNING, THE TIMING BELT SHATTERED METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THEY HAD ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A CHRYSLER CONCORDE AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED.

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND DROVE IT HOME. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC SAID PROBLEM WAS THE SENSOR, LATER, AFTER 2 DIAGNOTIC TESTINGS, SHE FOUND OUT THAT VALVE SPRING WAS BROKEN.* *JG

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE. WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY FELT VIBRATION INSIDE OF STEERING WHEEL.*AK

STEERING VERY LOOSE. MY MECHANIC IDENTIFIED PROBLEM. I TOOK VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE 2 YRS. OLD. PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE 45,000 MILES. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP, WHO CONSULTED WITH CHRYSLER. WILL NOT EVEN PROVIDE PA...

STEERING WHEEL HAS A KNOCKING NOISE DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO RUSTY BRAKE ROTORS. THE BRAKE PADS PASSED INSPECTION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASHES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENLY.CONTACTED DEALER , HAD PROBLEM REPAIRED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE ADD VIN.*JB

WHEN BRAKES ARE HOT VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR/ PUMPING BRAKES DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE . DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS AT 65 TO 70 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ROTORS HAVE WARPED AGAIN AFTER ONLY 4000 MILES. CONTACTED AFTER MARKET MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO EVERYONE BUT THE CAR MAKER. ******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****760826. *AK JB

Mileage: 24,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAD AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DRIVING AT 35 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT FOR THE GEN-3 SEATBELTS IN MY INTREPID AND REQUEST THAT A RECALL BE ENFORCED.*AK

GEN 3 SEATBELT RELEASE FAILURE PROVEN TO CAUSE DEATH. CHRYSLER CORP. SHOULD RECALL. *AK

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP DEALER NOTED THAT AIR BAGS WERE NOT WORKING, AND AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE RELEASE VALVE LOCATED BEHIND THE RADIATOR. PLEASE SEND IN FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PEDAL ACCELERATES ACCESSIVELY WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER FEELS IT'S UNSAFE IF IN EMERGENCY, CAN'T GET OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES ARE WARPED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD; THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD, AND SAW SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS ON ENGINE, OIL WAS EVERYWHERE. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TENSIONER SPRING BROKE. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMERS THUMB BECAME STUCK IN CHANGE HOLDER ON CONSOLE,. EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE HAD TO SAW PLASTIC HOLDER AWAY FROM OCCUPANT'S FINGER TO RELEASE IT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS NO WINDOW WIPERS TO CLEAR WINDOWS WHEN LARGE DROPS OF RAIN REMAIN ON WINDOWS. *YH

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS NO WINDOW WIPERS TO CLEAR WINDOWS WHEN LARGE DROPS OF RAIN REMAIN ON WINDOWS. *YH

AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THERES A CHANCE OF VEHICLE BEING REAR ENDED. DRIVER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED CRANK SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS AND ALSO REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DEFECTS .THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WERE COVER UNDER THE ORIGNAL WARRANTY AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WERE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IN WHICH I ENDED UP PAYING A FIFTY DOL...

UPON HITTING A DEER T ELECTRICAL BOX SPLIT OPEN, AND CAUSED A FIRE, BURNING ENTIRE CAR. AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF, AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR AT LEAST 6 FEET .*AK

UPON HITTING A DEER T ELECTRICAL BOX SPLIT OPEN, AND CAUSED A FIRE, BURNING ENTIRE CAR. AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF, AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR AT LEAST 6 FEET .*AK

UPON HITTING A DEER T ELECTRICAL BOX SPLIT OPEN, AND CAUSED A FIRE, BURNING ENTIRE CAR. AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF, AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR AT LEAST 6 FEET .*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. CONSUMER STARTED TO EXIT HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED. CONSUMER STATES THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF ONCOMING VEHICLESTHAT WERE SPEEDING IN THAT DIRECTION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED ...

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. CONSUMER STARTED TO EXIT HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED. CONSUMER STATES THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF ONCOMING VEHICLESTHAT WERE SPEEDING IN THAT DIRECTION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED ...

WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH FOR A RED LIGHT, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT STOP, CAUSING A CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR IN THE INTERSECTION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER POWER WINDOW.*JB

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW STEERING COLUMN WAS NEEDED AND IT WOULD TAKE 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE PART COULD BE REPLACED, A FEW DAYS AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE AGAIN.*JB

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE HARD TO UNBUCKLE, DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE HARD TO UNBUCKLE, DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

BRAKE PAD ON RIGHT REAR (OUTBOARD PAD) WAS ON RIVETS AND SUDDENLY GRINDING INTO ROTOR WITH NO WARNING. ONLY ONE PAD WAS WORN COMPLETELY OUT- THE PEDAL DROPPED AND STOPPING DISTANCE WAS AFFECTED. ALL OF THE OTHER PADS HAVE QUITE A BIT OF MATERIAL LEFT ON THEM-ABOUT 25000 MILES WORTH.(THE CAR IS ALL H...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AT35MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKE FLUID FOR ABS SYSTEM LEAKED INTO ENGINE. ALSO, WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL OR A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE SHOOK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A DINGING AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER CHECKED T...

BRAKE FLUID FOR ABS SYSTEM LEAKED INTO ENGINE. ALSO, WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL OR A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE SHOOK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A DINGING AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER CHECKED T...

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION INPUT SENSOR CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO LOCK INTO 2ND GEAR AT 60 MPH, CAUSING A RAPID DECELERATION TO 35 MPH W/O APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER SERVICE KNEW OF THE PROBLEM; SAID THEY HAD LOTS OF INCIDENTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO HEAT, AND ...

WHILE DRIVING HOME, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSENED UP AND VEHICLE WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO STEER, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TILT MECHANISM WAS COMING APART AT THE COLUMN, STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER IS ALSO REQUESTING REIMBURESMENT FOR RENTAL...

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

INTERIOR ELECTRICAL LIGHT SYSTEM HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS EFFECTED DOME LIGHT,/SUNROOF SWITCH/ VANITY MIRROR LIGHT, AND DASHBOARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL MOBILE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. WOULD HAVE IT REPLAC...

INTERIOR ELECTRICAL LIGHT SYSTEM HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS EFFECTED DOME LIGHT,/SUNROOF SWITCH/ VANITY MIRROR LIGHT, AND DASHBOARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL MOBILE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. WOULD HAVE IT REPLAC...

INTERIOR ELECTRICAL LIGHT SYSTEM HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS EFFECTED DOME LIGHT,/SUNROOF SWITCH/ VANITY MIRROR LIGHT, AND DASHBOARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL MOBILE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. WOULD HAVE IT REPLAC...

INTERIOR ELECTRICAL LIGHT SYSTEM HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS EFFECTED DOME LIGHT,/SUNROOF SWITCH/ VANITY MIRROR LIGHT, AND DASHBOARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL MOBILE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. WOULD HAVE IT REPLAC...

UPON RECEIPT OF RECALL NOTICE CONSUMER BROUGHT HIS CAR IN FOR SERVICE, CONSUMERS RECALL WORK WAS NEVER COMPLETED DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE, WHEN THE PART DID ARRIVE CONSUMER DISOCVERED THAT THE PART WAS SITTING ON THE COUNTER AND NO ONE WAS WORKING ON HIS VEHICLE. *JG

UPON RECEIPT OF RECALL NOTICE CONSUMER BROUGHT HIS CAR IN FOR SERVICE, CONSUMERS RECALL WORK WAS NEVER COMPLETED DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE, WHEN THE PART DID ARRIVE CONSUMER DISOCVERED THAT THE PART WAS SITTING ON THE COUNTER AND NO ONE WAS WORKING ON HIS VEHICLE. *JG

WHILE DRIVING THEN STOPPING STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, MAKING A TURN. COULD OCCUR WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY, MOSTLY SOMEWHAT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. ONLY ACTIVATING WIPERS TO ANOTHER SPEED SETTING WILL CAUSE THEM TO WORK AGAIN. PROBLEM MIGHT BE FIXED DURING DEALER SERVICE TODAY (JUNE 5TH 2001), BUT THE DEALER CLAIMS TO BE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (EVIDENTL...

WHILE DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH PLASTIC COVER LOCATED ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THAT COVERS BRACKETS FOR SIDE VIEW MIRROR DISCONNECTED. WHEN THIS PIECE DISCONNECTED, IT FLEW BACK AND HIT DRIVER IN CHEST, CAUSING A DISTRACTION. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT IN APRIL THE PLASTIC SIDE VIEW MIRRO...

RECEIVE ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN TOUCHING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AFTER OPERATING.*AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING 70MPH. ACCIDENT DAMAGED RIGHT FRONT CORNER PANEL, EVERY THING ELECTRICAL WAS KNOCKED OUT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, 2-3 INCH CREASE RIGHT UNDERNEATH LEFT HEAD LIGHT. SINCE ACCIDENT FUEL EMISSIONS LIGHT HAS BEEN OFF AND ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 5 TIMES SINCE ...

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING 70MPH. ACCIDENT DAMAGED RIGHT FRONT CORNER PANEL, EVERY THING ELECTRICAL WAS KNOCKED OUT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, 2-3 INCH CREASE RIGHT UNDERNEATH LEFT HEAD LIGHT. SINCE ACCIDENT FUEL EMISSIONS LIGHT HAS BEEN OFF AND ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 5 TIMES SINCE ...

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING 70MPH. ACCIDENT DAMAGED RIGHT FRONT CORNER PANEL, EVERY THING ELECTRICAL WAS KNOCKED OUT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, 2-3 INCH CREASE RIGHT UNDERNEATH LEFT HEAD LIGHT. SINCE ACCIDENT FUEL EMISSIONS LIGHT HAS BEEN OFF AND ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 5 TIMES SINCE ...

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING 70MPH. ACCIDENT DAMAGED RIGHT FRONT CORNER PANEL, EVERY THING ELECTRICAL WAS KNOCKED OUT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, 2-3 INCH CREASE RIGHT UNDERNEATH LEFT HEAD LIGHT. SINCE ACCIDENT FUEL EMISSIONS LIGHT HAS BEEN OFF AND ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 5 TIMES SINCE ...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REWIRED IGNITION COIL. SINCE THEN, VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REWIRED IGNITION COIL. SINCE THEN, VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REWIRED IGNITION COIL. SINCE THEN, VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

HERE IS OIL LEAKING INTO ENGINE MANIFOLD, CAUSING A SKIPPING/HESITATION IN ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN, BUT WHEEL WON'T FOLLOW THROUGH. CONNECTION IS NOT ABLE TO IMPACT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY, WENT TO TURN VEHICLE LEFT, AND VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT. HE ENDED UP IN A DITCH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF IMPACT. *SLC

INTERIOR DOME, DOOR & DOOR HANDLE LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON & OFF WHILE DRIVING, CREATING A STARTLING & DISTRACTING SITUATION, AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *AK

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING SYSTEM, CREATED A LOOSE STEERING FEEL, WHICH REQUIRES OVER CORRECTIONS AND DIRECTIONAL WANDERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. CJ

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PADEL ABS DID NOT LOCK WHICH CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

STEERING MECHANISM FEELS LOOSE. AT A HIGH WAY SPEED VEHICLE NEED CONTINUAL ADJUSTMENT IT WANDERS. THIS DEFECT IS NOT ALLOWING CONSUMER TO HAVE FULL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT OR PROVIDED REMEDY.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS ...

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH BACK END WAS WEAVING, NEXT DAY AT 70 MPH VEHICLE WAS FISHTAILING, CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER AND VEHICLE WENT ON IT OWN ,WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENTAND MADE 180 DEGRESS TURN AND THEN VEHICLE STOPPED BUT ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED OUT OF MUD AND DROVE ...

WOULD WAIT AT STOP SIGN/LIGHT & TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKES SLIGHTLY, VEHICLE WOULD JUMP & ACCELERATE FORWARD. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. WHEELS WERE RUBBING AGAINST HUB ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM OF ACCELERATION WAS FOUND & MECHANIC REPLACED VALVE. *AK THE HUB ASSEMBLY HAD PROBLEM AND WAS R...

WOULD WAIT AT STOP SIGN/LIGHT & TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKES SLIGHTLY, VEHICLE WOULD JUMP & ACCELERATE FORWARD. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. WHEELS WERE RUBBING AGAINST HUB ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM OF ACCELERATION WAS FOUND & MECHANIC REPLACED VALVE. *AK THE HUB ASSEMBLY HAD PROBLEM AND WAS R...

CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, PUT IT IN PARK, AND PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE, THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND TURNED AROUND BECAUSE SHE HEARD A NOISE AND SAW THE VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE HILL, THE PARK GEAR SNAPPED AND THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED, THE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE TRIED TO CONTROL THE VE...

CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, PUT IT IN PARK, AND PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE, THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND TURNED AROUND BECAUSE SHE HEARD A NOISE AND SAW THE VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE HILL, THE PARK GEAR SNAPPED AND THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED, THE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE TRIED TO CONTROL THE VE...

ON OR ABOUT THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FAILURE BUT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED A LITTLE SLUGGISH. DURING THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBER I FINALLY GOT A CHANCE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING...

ON OR ABOUT THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FAILURE BUT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED A LITTLE SLUGGISH. DURING THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBER I FINALLY GOT A CHANCE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WITH 13,000 MILES ON VEHICLE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SEVEN HUNDRED MILES. VEHICLE WAS HAULED TO THE DEALER, AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PIECES OF TRANSMISSION CAME APART WHICH POSSIBLY CAUSED ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING BRAKES KICK IN WITHOUT OPERATOR DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMIN...

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SEVEN HUNDRED MILES. VEHICLE WAS HAULED TO THE DEALER, AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PIECES OF TRANSMISSION CAME APART WHICH POSSIBLY CAUSED ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING BRAKES KICK IN WITHOUT OPERATOR DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMIN...

THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THIS. MY DAUGHTER GOT INTO A REAR END COLLISION WITH THIS CAR. SHE HIOT A VAN WITH VERY MINIMAL DAMAGE TO IT. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED BUT VEHICLE HAD 5000 DOLLARS WOTH OF DAMAGE. SOMETHING IS WRONG. NOT GETTING ANY RESPONSE FROM DODGE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR AT ANY GIVEN TIME VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF ALL POWER. ENGINE CHECKLIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. DEALER BELIEVED PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO BATTERY TERMINAL OR TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR AT ANY GIVEN TIME VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF ALL POWER. ENGINE CHECKLIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. DEALER BELIEVED PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO BATTERY TERMINAL OR TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK IT SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WHICH CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK IT SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WHICH CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUSE BOX, VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THERE WAS NO STEERING/WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE. *AK *ML

THE MAIN FUSE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER (STEERING, BRAKE, ELECTRIC)

ABLE TO PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS IN DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER. BRAKES SHIMMY, WILL TAKE INTO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *AK *ML

ABLE TO PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS IN DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER. BRAKES SHIMMY, WILL TAKE INTO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *AK *ML

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. VEHICLE RACED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF IN ORDER TO STOP ACCELERATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR, RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE IN SLIVER SPRING, MARYLAND. VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING UNTIL VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK

TRIED TO OPEN DRIVER WINDOW, AND IT WOULD NOT GO DOWN. WHEN USING THE SWITCH, YOU WOULD NOTICE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. IT IS NOTED AS A TSB, BUT THE GARAGE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKING ON THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE.

TRIED TO OPEN DRIVER WINDOW, AND IT WOULD NOT GO DOWN. WHEN USING THE SWITCH, YOU WOULD NOTICE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. IT IS NOTED AS A TSB, BUT THE GARAGE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKING ON THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE.

TRIED TO OPEN DRIVER WINDOW, AND IT WOULD NOT GO DOWN. WHEN USING THE SWITCH, YOU WOULD NOTICE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. IT IS NOTED AS A TSB, BUT THE GARAGE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKING ON THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE.

AFTER DRIVING CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE INSIDE OF A GARAGE AND WENT INSIDE THE HOUSE. THEN SHE NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM GARAGE, AND SAW VEHICLE ON FIRE. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT FIRE HAD STARTED IN THE ENGINE. *AK

BACK REAR GLASS BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING, AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. ALSO DAMAGED REAR TRUNK LID AND SIDE FENDERS OF CAR. NEW REAR WINDOW WAS INSTALLED UNDER WARRANTY, REAR TRUNK AND FENDERS WILL BE FIXED IN BODY SHOP. *AK

WHILE TURNING OFF OF HIGHWAY ONTO EXIT RAMP VEHICLE KEPT TURNING OFF WHILE CONTINUING HOME; TOW TRUCK CAME BY TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND CARRY IT TO A DEALER. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE 2 FRONT WHEELS STARTED SMOKING. STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. NEARLY REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER BRAKES BURNT OUT. THE BRAKES WERE GLAZED OVER & THE ROTORS WARPED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CABLE "SNAPPED" CAUSING FAILURE. *YC