2000 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

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

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 A SMALL TOWN, SOME ONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT! I HAD NO IDEA THIS MOTOR WAS THIS POORLY ENGINEERED. ALSO KNOW FIRST HAND OF THREE OTHER CASES WITH THIS MOTOR RIGHT HERE IN MY HOMETOWN. SADLY, I AM UNABLE TO MAKE THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

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, AND THE KEYS AT THE DEALERSHIP SO THAT THEY COULD GO GET THE CAR. THEY KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO INTERCHANGE CARS. ON DECEMBER I WENT OUT OF TOWN AND NO ONE STAYED IN CHARGE OF THE CAR. ON THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY THEY SAID THE CAR WAS READY BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO LOCATE ME. WHEN I SHOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE ALREADY SELLING THE CAR TO SOME OTHER PEOPLE. I TALKED TO A SALESPERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT CAR I HAD EXCHANGE. THE CAR...

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 FIX IT. ON JANUARY 9TH I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AND READY FOR PICKUP. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME MY CAR MADE THIS LOUD SOUND SO I IMMEDIATELY CALLED PROGRESSIVE TO HAVE THEM TOW IT BECAUSE I DIDNT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND IT NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. PROGRESSIVE TOOK IT TO CHAMPION CHRYSLER TO ASSESS IT I WAS TOLD THAT MY CARS ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE BEING TESTED BY CHAMPION CHRYSLER. SO THIS MEANS THAT PROGRESSIVE HAD MY CAR IN THEIR POCESSION FOR OVER A MONTH AND NOW...

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 BECAUSE ALL DODGE ENGINES WERE JUNK. I STILL OWE $5000 FOR THIS CAR, AND STILL REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN CAR INSURANCE. IT IS SITTING IN STORAGE. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A USED OR NEW ENGINE. AS A RESULT, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I AM A SINGLE PARENT ON A FIXED INCOME. I NOW CAR POOL AND SOMETIMES RENT VEHICLES FOR TRANSPORTATION.*AK

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 CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW IT WAS ON ITS WAY IN. THE SERVICE REP. AT THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ON THURSDAY MORNING FOR APPROVAL TO REPLACE (2) SENSORS IN THE ENGINE (ONE DEALING WITH THE CRANK SHAFT) BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN GET THE CAR STARTED TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ENGINE NOISE WAS. I GAVE THE OKAY FOR THE $322.00 SENSORS TO BE INSTALLED AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME LATER. THE SERVICE REP. DID CALL A SHORT WHILE LATER AND SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND THAT THE...

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 THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE MANAGER AFTER CHECKING TOLD ME THAT MY CAR SLUNG A ROD SO TO SPEAK AND WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE AN THAT A REPLACEMENT WOULD COST 4900 I AM HIGHLY UPSET BECAUSE I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A DECENT AMERICAN MADE CAR INSTEAD I AM STUCK WITH A PIECE OF JUNK THAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE OR CHRYSLER AGAIN. *JB

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 AGAIN. IRON RIVER CHRYSLER FIXED IT AND THIS TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY . ON 12/21/05 THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT STATION. THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AGAIN. THEY CALLED US A DAY LATER AND TOLD US THE BOLT THAT HELD THE TIMING CHAIN BACKED OUT AND THERE WAS NO LOCTITE ON THE THREADS. WHEN THE BOLT BACKED OUT THE TIMING CHAIN LET LOOSE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VALVES AND HEADS. WE THEN WENT BACK TO IRON RIVER CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE CAR. THEY TOLD US THERE ARE...

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 CENTER, WHERE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE DUE TO THE EXPENSE. *AK

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

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 BROKEN AND THE VALVES BEND, (I NEED A NEW ENGINE) I WAS TOLD THAT WITH LABOR AND PARTS IT'LL BE AROUND $4500.00 DLS. I PULL THE CAR OUT OF THE SHOP AND BRING THIS TO MY GARAGE, WHERE IS BEEN SITTING FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *NM

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 CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND HELP TO GET ME AND MY 2 SONS HOME. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO BROWN DAUB DODGE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. THEY SAID THE ENGINE FAILED AND IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE FROM 5,000 TO 8,000 TO REPAIR. THEY BLAMED IT ON MAINTENANCE. THE CAR HAD BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME YOU HAD TO USE A SPECIAL OIL (5W30) INSTEAD OF 10W30 BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES. I CHECKED MY RECORDS AND DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD I...

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

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. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES AS RECOMMENDED. THE ENGINE HAD 90,000 MILES ON IT. HE REPORTED NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE PRIOR TO HEARING THE CLICKING NOISE.*AK

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

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 MILES AS INSTRUCTED BY THE OWNERS MANUAL. *NM

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 VERY WELL AND WE HAVE OWNED SINCE 17,00 MILES. I NOW AM AWARE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND YET THE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER CORP. HAS NOT ACTED TO INFORM THE CONSUMERS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM OR A SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO UP UNTIL TWO MONTHS AGO WERE ALWAYS IN THIS VEHICLE WITH ME BECAUSE IT WAS MY DAILY DRIVER. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED QUITE EASILY WHILE MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR ON A MAJOR ROADWAY. *NM

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 LAST TIME TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID ENGINE BLEW OUT. AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE COULD NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT. THE ONLY PLACE THAT COULD GET AN ENGINE WAS FROM CHRYSLER, AND THAT WOULD COST MORE THAT WHAT THE CAR WAS WORTH. *AK

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

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 IN ENGINE. *JB

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 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE PASSED AWAY IN MAY OF 2002 AND SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS. HENCE, THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 37,000 - 39,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE RUNNING AN ERRAND WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER ON JULY 8, 2005, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND I HAD TO MANIPULATE THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE THE FEW MILES TO HOME. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. I CALLED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY MECHANIC AND HE MENTIONED THAT THEY...

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.

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 THEY'VE HAD A RASH OF CALL ABOUT THE ENGINES GOING BAD AFTER 100,000 MILES.

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 ENGINE FAILED AT 78,000 MILES. I STILL OWE $4000 ON THE VEHICLE. I AM STUCK WITH NO WHERE TO TURN. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $6,900 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT THE DODGE DEALER.

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 MONEY TO FIX A CAR THAT IS SO OLD, AND I'M LEFT PAYING FOR A CAR THAT DOESN'T RUN. PLEASE ADD MY NAME AND INFORMATION TO THE OTHER LISTS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS DODGE INTREPID PROBLEM.

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 DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BAD DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP DUE TO THE OIL NOT BEING CHANGED. I FOUND THIS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE. I CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER EVERY 3000 MILES. THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS OF THE OIL CHANGES. I ADVISED HIM I DID THE OIL CHANGES MYSELF. I DO NOT KEEP RECEIPTS FOR OIL AND OIL FILTERS. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THE ENGINE. THEY ADVISED THE REPAIR...

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 WAS DEAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION. THE FOLLOWING WEEK MY DODGE INTREPID WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SIMPLY LOCATING THE PROBLEM ENTAILED DISASSEMBLING THE ENGINE WHICH COST $700 ALONE. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT A ROD BEARING HAD COME DISLODGED CAUSING IT TO FALL IN THE OIL PAN. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD WAS THE RESULT OF OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH CAUSED A LACK OF OIL FLOW IN THE ENGINE. THE REPAIRS WERE QUOTED AT COSTING...

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 WRONG. VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED WITH SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE.*AK *JB

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 HAVE NOT YET REPLACED AND VEHICLE REMAINS AT MY HOME. VARIOUS QUOTES FOR REPAIR FROM $4000 TO $6600 DEPENDING UPON USED OR NEW PARTS.

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 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC THAT TOLD ME A ROD HAD BLOWN IN THE ENGINE.HE TOLD ME IT WOULD PROBABLY RUN ME AROUND $5000.00 TO REPAIR. HE ALSO SAID HE'S HEARD ABOUT ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES. I THINK DODGE SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ESPECIALLY AFTER I SEE BY YOUR COMPLAINT LIST I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I STILL OWE ALMOST AS MUCH AS THEY SAY IT WILL COST ME TO...

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 WARNING. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN A NO PASSING ZONE APPROACHING A METAL GRATE BRIDGE WIDE ENOUGH FOR TWO CARS TO PASS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER THE BRIDGE SAFELY & HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (RT#322 HEADING WEST-FROM WEST CHESTER, PA. APPROX. 1 MILE OUTSIDE OF DOWINGTOWN, PA.) & WALK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (NO SIDEWALKS) FOR APPROX. 1/4 MILE WITH CARS WHIZZING BY ME, TO NEARBY WAWA STORE. HAD THE CAR TOWED ($45.00 PAID BY...

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

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.

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 BEGINNING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC'S GARAGE AND WERE TOLD IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW ENGINE AND IT WOULD COST 5,800.00. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A KNOWN MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM USUALLY STARTS BETWEEN 50-60K MILES. (MINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME THE PROBLEM STARTED. I ALSO CALLED A CHRYSLER MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE SAME EXACT THING ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE.

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 IN THE ENGINE. *AK

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 HAD TO GET THE ENGINE REBUILT OR BUY A NEW ENGINE.*AK

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

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 RECOMMENDED EVERY 3000 MILES FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THIS CAR IS BARELY AT 62000 MILES AND THERE IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST ME A BARE MINIMUM OF $4000.00 TO GET THE CAR RUNNING. I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY INSISTED THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. *AK

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

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

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

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

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