2000 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

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 AND HAD OUR MECHANIC COME OVER TO CHECK IT OUT AND HE TOLD US THE TIMING CHAIN WHEN OUT. SO WE BOUGHT THE PARTS AND HAD HIM TAKE CARE OF IT. THEN I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO THIS TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD THEM FIX IT THIS TIME. AGAIN DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AND NOW IT IS BROKE DOWN AGAIN SAME THING. I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING TIMING CHAINS IN THIS CAR EVERY 8...

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 LOCKED UP MOTOR. *TR

DODGE INTREPID OIL SLUDGE AND TIMING CHAIN. *TR

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 NEEDED, WHICH WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2,000. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 COST OF $7,400. THE MANUFACTURER ONLY OFFERED TO PAY $1,000 OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER THE ENTIRE COST BECAUSE THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG MANY CONSUMERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 106,000. UPDATED 04/21/08 *BF

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 LETTERS TO CHRYSLER / DODGE AND HAVE HAD NO LUCK OBTAINING A RESPONSE BACK FROM THEM. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THEY CREATED A DISPOSABLE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNERS, THE ENGINE BEGAN HAVING HEATING PROBLEMS, THEN THE NOISE BEGAN AROUND 95K, THE PARKED THE CAR AND PUT IT UP FOR SALE. THAT'S WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. WE HAD PLANNED ON FIXING IT AND THEN HAVING ANOTHER FAMILY VEHICLE. NOW THAT WE REALIZE WE'LL HAVE TO SINK ABOUT $2,000 OR MORE INTO IT, WE'RE NOT HAPPY. *TR

ENGINE BLEW UP. *TR

"SLUDGE" ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

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 EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THESE CARS HAVE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEMS. *TR

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 IT WAS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR, WHICH COST ME ANOTHER $284.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. EACH TIME THAT THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD THE CAR, THEY SUPPOSEDLY DID A 24 POINT INSPECTION AFTER FIXING IT, AND IT PASSED THE INSPECTION BOTH TIMES. SO, A WEEK AND A HALF LATER, THERE WAS SOME REALLY LOUD KNOCKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE MOTOR. THE DODGE SERVICE PLACE SAID THAT THE WHOLE LOWER UNIT ON THE ENGINE IS SHOT, SO IT NEEDS EITHER AN OVERHAUL OR A NEW MOTOR. I GOT SOME QUOTES OVER THE PHONE...

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 A RENTAL VEHICLE TO DRIVE WHILE THEY HAD HER VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION TYPE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

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 THIS CAR SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FROM A YEAR AGO. IT WILL COST ME $4,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE AND SOMEONE TO DUE THE WORK. *TR

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 WALK WHERE I LUCKILY DID NOT INJURE ANYONE. THE 2ND AND 3RD TIME,I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, I KNEW I WAS ABOUT THE LOSS POWER BECAUSE I NOTICE THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING, AS A PRECAUTION , I SLOWED DOWN AND WAS ABOUT TO PULL UP TO THE SERVICE LANE WHEN THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUT OFF. I HAD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING NOR BRAKES; NOTHING WORKED. I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT THE CAR TO STOP. AFTER THAT NIGHT,I CALLED MY HUSBAND CRYING, I WAS SHAKING,TREMBLING AND SCARED TO DEATH. AFTER THAT I...

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 TO EITHER BUY A NEW ENGINE, OR SELL IT FOR PARTS (THE COST OF THE REPAIR WILL NEARLY EQUAL THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED TO REPLACE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE SO EARLY. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CHRYSLER ENGINE: WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TR

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 RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,050 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 09/10/07. *JB

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. TO REPLACE THIS WITH A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $1000-$1500. THE DEALER INDICATES HE MAY NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE, BUT HAVE NO CHOICE AND THE COST WILL TOTALLY DEPLETE OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT. THIS VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 76,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE LEARNED FROM SOME INVESTIGATION THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR "SINCERE APOLOGY", BUT NOTE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO ABOUT...

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

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 FLOODED THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR AWHILE. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. I WAS UNSURE WHAT TO DO UNTIL A NEW COWORKER MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS ABLE TO GIVE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO TAKE. THE CAR WILL BE SITTING UNTIL I CAN SAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT.*AK

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 DODGE INSPECTED THE PART AND STATED THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 101,000.

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 THING HAPPENED AND HAS BEEN EVER SINCE..HERE LATELY IT HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF 1-2 TIMES PER DAY AND I ONLY DRIVE IT TO AND FROM WORK. *TR

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 OIL AND BLOCKING OF OIL LINE. SLUDGE APPARENTLY DRAINED WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. LIFTER NOISE AND OIL WARNING LIGHT STAYED OFF UNTIL SLUDGE AGAIN BLOCKED OIL SCREEN AND LINE. REGULAR CHANGING OF OIL SEEMED NOT TO BE AN ANSWER. THE MECHANIC STATED SHE IS AWARE OF NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES. ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF ENGINE FAILURE BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILDUP IN THE 2.7 DODGE ENGINE.*AK

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 NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *AK

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

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 CURRENT MILEAGE, AND DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE'S VIN.

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

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

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 WOULD DO ANYTHING WHATSOEVER TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE OF 2000 DODGE INTREPID. 8JB

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 MOTOR THAN THE CAR IS WORTH..... GUESS THAT IS WHAT WE CALL A DISPOSABLE SOCIETY... THE LAST MOPAR I WILL EVER BUY.......*JB

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

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 THE ENGINE. I MANAGED TO GET HOME AND AFTER HAVING A MECHANIC INSPECT IT, HE SAID THE ENGINE NEED TO BE REBUILT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE LET GO AND THAT ALL THE GUIDES, GASKETS, TIMING CHAIN, GEARS, AND CRANKSHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A NEW ENGINE OR A REBUILT ONE WOULD NEED TO BE DONE ON A CAR OF THIS AGE AND SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I'VE HAD A CONCERN WITH THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON PERIODICALLY, BUT EVERYTIME WE'VE HAD IT CHECKED, THE OIL WAS...

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 FAILURES. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP, AND THE SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING ALL OVER, BUT HE COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THEN, THEY CALLED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED HE WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MECHANIC THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FREEZING UP WAS DUE TO A SLUDGE BUILDUP. *AK

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 DETERMINED THE TIME BELT HAD FRACTURED, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO INFORMED THE ENGINE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD ONLY 97000 MILES.

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.

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 MOTOR IN MY CAR FREE OF CHARGE. *JB

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 AM STILL PAYING ON. *JB

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. THIS CAR IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY MOST PEOPLE BUY JAPANESE CARS. *JB

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 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 CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD PUNCHED A HOLE THROUGH THE TOP OF THE VALVE COVER, WHICH LEAKED OIL OVER THE ENGINE AND ONTO THE EXHAUST, STARTING A SMALL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

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.

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.

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.

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 INFORMATION ON THE ENGINE AND I CAME ACROSS A LINK THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE IN MY SITUATION. IF SOMEONE CAN PLEASE REPLY BACK TO ME WITH ANY NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENGINE. I LOVE MY INTREPID AND WISH THE ENGINE WAS MADE TO LAST. *JB

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 INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO ALERTED.

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.

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 MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.

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.

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 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

ENGINE FAILED DURING OPERATION DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING. *JB

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 THE ENGINE STALLING.