2000 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

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 DODGE INTREPIDS AND THERE ARE THREE WITH BAD MOTORS. PLEASE HELP ME.*AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHILE I HAVE TO RENT A CAR TO TAKE MY SON TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND SHOPPING.*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

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

THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE BEING DRIVEN EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE ENGINE NOT TO OPERATE. *JB

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 FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS REGULAR OIL CHANGES SO THIS DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO US. ALSO, THERE WERE NO OIL LIGHTS OR ENGINE PROBLEM WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR THAT WAS TO COST $6700.00.*AK

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

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 CHANGES AND SERVICES THROUGH MY FATHER, WHO IS AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN FOR OVER 35 YEARS. I FEEL THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE DEFFECTIVE ENGINES.*AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 WHEN A WELL MAINTAINED CAR DIES AT 60,000 MILES . *AK

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

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

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

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

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 COMPANY COULD COME IN TO SEE IT. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE OF LACK OF MAINTENANCE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND IT HAD 21,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED THEY TOLD ME IT HAD SLUDGE. I PAID TO HAVE THE ENGINE CLEANED AND CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 TO 4,000 MILES MYSELF AFTER THAT. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER TO SEE ABOUT THEM COVERING IT I WAS GREETED WITH THE PERSON TELLING ME I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MY OIL PAN OFF TO CHECK FOR PROBLEMS HEN...

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

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

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 TOTAL OF $9100.00 ON CAR FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS. I DON'T HAVE, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT OUT 6000.00 ON A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. I HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME WITH ALL THE PARTS IN TRUNK. THEN ON THURSDAY I SAW ON ABC7CHICAGO.COM NEWS REPORT CALLED "THE SLUDGE REPORT" AND IT WAS MY SAME CAR WITH THE SAME MOTOR. I AM NOW FACED WITH THE TOUGHT FOR (1) LETTING THEM TAKE THE CAR AND RUINNING OUR CREDIT (2) LEAVING IT IN MY GARAGE UNTIL I CAN COME UP WITH 6000.00 TO...

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

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 DIFFERENT SENSOR THAT FAILED. *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.*AK

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 ASSOCIATED WITH IT. RECALL!!!!! *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ENGINE FAILED. *AK

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

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

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 REFUSED TO HELP. I AM NOW PAYING THE BALANCE OF A $8000 LOAN ON A CAR I CAN NOT DRIVE AND HAD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. I WORK AND DRIVE THE ATLANTA ROADS. WHEN YOUR VEHICLE STOPS IN THESE ROADS. YOU ARE RISKING YOUR LIFE. *AK

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 DELIVER VEHICLE TO HOME. *JB

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 NEEDED A NEW ONE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $4000. *AK

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

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 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

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

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