2000 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

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 ENGINES (THEY ARE HARD TO FIND BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM) IT IS NOT EVEN WORTH GETTING FIXED AT THIS POINT. *TR

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 ME IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE COST IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!! I LOVE MY CAR, BUT AS I READ ON THE INTERNET THERE IS ALOT OF ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES, IS THERE ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *TR

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 VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND ARRANGE FOR REMOVAL. REPLACING THE ENGINE WITH A NON-DEFECTIVE ONE IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO ME. *TR

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 A DREAM BEFORE THIS EXPERIENCE. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL, REG OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. *TR

2.7 BAD MOTORS. *TR

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 WHICH COULD HAVE ENDED IN A BAD OR FATAL WAY. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS ENGINE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS REGISTERED WITH DIFFERENT ENTITIES DESIGNED TO COLLECT THIS INFORMATION. THE MAKER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FLAW AND COMPENSATE IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER. THIS ENGINE MAKE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE MAKER SHOULD BE MADE ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

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 102000 MILE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENGINE IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR WHICH IS 1000 DOLLARS. THIS IS REALLY NOT GOOD THE CAR IS A GOOD CAR WHEN RUNNING CORRECTLY BUT THIS ENGINE ISSUE IS VERY POOR AND NOT SOMETHING EXPECTED FOR A DODGE CAR OR ENGINE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR

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 CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

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 DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE. CAR REPAIR COSTS TOO MUCH TO FIX, HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MECHANICS THAT PROBLEMS WILL PERSIST WITH THIS 2.7 MOTOR. ADDITIONALLY, AIR CONDITIONING FAILS REPEATEDLY. POWER WINDOW UNIT FAILS REPEATEDLY. FRONT END PROBLEMS. WE TRIED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS NO "FIX" FOR THIS ENGINE. *TR

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.

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

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 MANUFACTURER, THEY STATED THAT I DID NOT REGULARLY CHANGE MY OIL CAUSING MY OWN PROBLEM. I WAS VERY FRUSTRATED AT THAT ACCUSATION SINCE WE DID CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY, WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW CHRYSLER CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS SINCE THERE ARE OVER 400 CUSTOMERS THAT THIS HAPPENED TO. THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED. *TR

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 SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW MOTOR WOULD BE NEEDED. THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A RECALL WOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED IF THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE MOTORS IN THE VEHICLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 04-24-09 *BF UPDATED 04/27/09.*JB

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 THE TIMING BELT RUINS THE ENGINE, UNLIKE OTHER CARS THAT HAVE SAFETY MEASURES TO PREVENT ENGINE FAILURE. THE OIL CAN NO LONGER REACH THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND IT BURNS UP BREAKING THE TIMING BELT. THE OIL LEVEL WHEN CHECKED WAS FINE. A FULL TUNE UP WAS DONE ON THE CAR JUST A FEW MONTHS BEFORE, SAME MECHANIC. THE NEW ENGINE, BECAUSE DODGE DOES NOT SELL THE OLD ONE ANY MORE, I WONDER WHY, IS $5400. I STILL OWE $4500. ON THIS CAR. DODGE, FROM WHAT I GATHER ON THE NET, HAS THOUSANDS IN...

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: CAR WOULD NOT START -- BATTERY CRANKING BUT ENGINE DID NOT CATCH UNTIL I GAVE IT SOME GAS. DROVE IT TO MECHANIC WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON. MECHANIC CALLED TO CONFIRM SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. ANOTHER CASE OF HTTP://WWW.OILSLUDGE.COM/. *TR

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 JUST DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A LARGE COST. WHILE RESEARCHING THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, I HAVE COME TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE, AND THAT THE MAKER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS, IT IS NOT WORTHY OF ADDRESSING! I AM DISGUSTED! THE WAY THAT MY CAR DIED, ON THE ROAD, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR...

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. THE COST TO REPAIR IT WILL BE AT LEAST $2000. MY SON USES THIS CAR AS HIS PRIMARY VEHICLE AND DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT, SO HE IS WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THE 2.7 ENGINE WITH A 3.2 OR 3.5. *TR

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 ENGINE LOCK-UP. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

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 STARE AT MY EXPENSIVE LAWN ORNAMENT FROM MY DOOR EVERY DAY. *TR

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 VEHICLE MADE KNOCKING SOUNDS AND BEGAN SMOKING AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 WAS 131,340.

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

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

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

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

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

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 RIGHT HAND LANE. *TR

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 MINUTES LATER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED FOR COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

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

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 BE DIAGNOSED. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CAM SENSOR WAS OUT, REPLACED IT CAR RUN. THE NOISE PERSISTED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CRANK BEARING WAS SHOT. THE ENGINE FAILED CRITICALLY SHORTLY AFTER. 1998 CONCORD, PURCHASED TO REPLACE INTREPID, ENGINE ALREADY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ENGINE FROM CHRYSLER BY THE TIME I BOUGHT IT THE NEW ENGINE HAD ROUGHLY 85 000 KM ON IT. THIS CONCORD HAS A COMPLETE SERVICE HISTORY THROUGH OUR LOCAL MECHANIC SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE IN 1998. THE PREVIOUS OWNER KEPT UP TO DATE ON...

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 REPLACE IT. *TR

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

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

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 TAKEN TO THE SHOP. WAS INFORMED THAT IT MAY BE FUEL SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, OR FRIED MOTHERBOARD IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER. NEITHER REPAIR SHOPS DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT COULD PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. FROM 11/07-4/08 THE CAR DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM. NOW IT HAS STARTED TO CUTOFF WHILE IN MOTION AGAIN. IT CUTS OFF ATLEAST THREE TIMES PER TRIP NOW, AND HASN'T NOR STARED IN ALMOST A WEEK. NEW BATTERY, AND A REBUILT ENGINE WITH UNDER 10K MILES ON IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CONTINUED STOPPAGE WITHOUT WARNING HAS PUT ME IN SOME DANGEROUS SITUATIONS DURING MY COMMUTE. *TR

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 AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED OCCASIONALLY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE AREA. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

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 TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER REPLACED. THE TENSIONER FAILED AFTER 11 DAYS. MY MECHANIC, PER CHRYSLER, PUT IN 2 ADDITIVES TO MAKE THE TENSIONER WORK PROPERLY. ONLY DAYS LATER THE ENGINE SEIZED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD COST ME $5400. CHRYSLER WAS "KIND ENOUGH" TO OFFER ME A NEW ENGINE FOR $3500. I WAS ABLE TO PROVE WITH RECEIPTS THAT THE OIL & FILTER HAD BEEN CHANGED 5 TIMES IN LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THIS...

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 THE VEHICLE AND LATER HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED 9,000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS RECENT FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AND, AS A RESULT, THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER'S COSTUMER SERVICE HOTLINE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AGAIN. HE IS STILL AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEBSITES RELATED TO THIS ENGINE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

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 TO ADD OIL, THE CAP WAS FULL OF SLUDGE. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE ENGINE FLUSHED WITH OIL, REPLACED THE OIL AND FILTER, AND ALSO HAD LUCAS ADDED TO THE ENGINE. THE NOISE CONTINUED. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALL PARTS WERE ORDERED DIRECTLY FROM CHRYSLER. LESS THAN 125 MILES LATER, THE NOISE BEGAN AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC. HE CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEN, PER CHRYSLER, ADDED TWO SEPARATE ADDITIVES TO THE CRANKCASE....

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 RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 06/03/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/30/08

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 100,000.

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 TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE. THIS CAR HAS HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD ABOUT $4,000 TO REPLACE. NOW I COME TO FIND OUT THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES AND WON'T FIX THEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND NEVER EXPECTED THAT CHRYSLER WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

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

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

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) 332-3746. APPARENTLY THEY WILL WORK WITH CHRYSLER CORP TO GET YOU A SETTLEMENT OUT OF COURT. I AM IN THE PROCESS NOW AND HOPE TO GET ABOUT $1800 OUT OF THEM. IT'S STILL FAR SHORT OF THE $3000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. ALSO, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE 2.7 CAN BE REPLACED WITH THE 3.2 WHICH MY MECHANIC IS LOOKING INTO. IF YOU PUT THE 2.7 BACK IN IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE HERE HTTP://WWW.DODGECHRYSLERENGINEPROBLEMS.COM/. *TR

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 IT WOULD START BACK UP WHILE IT WAS STILL COASTING, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN, LEAVING ME SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN HOOKED UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE IT WOULD NOT SHOW WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. MY MECHANIC HAD TO CHANGE RANDOM CENSORS UNTIL WE FOUND THE CORRECT ONE. WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE CRANK SENSOR. THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING AROUND FEBRUARY/MARCH OF 2007, WITH ONLY 60,121 MILEAGE WHEN THE FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED. THEN THIS PAST WEDNESDAY, 2/27/08, THE ENGINE STARTED...

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 MECHANIC IT IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT OF THE ENGINE AS HE NOTED EVIDENCE OF SLUDGE BUILD-UP. *TR

ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

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 TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS 45 MINUTES LATE BACK TO WORK. THE MECHANIC RAN EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND THE CONCLUSION WAS ENGINE SLUDGE. THE MECHANIC STATED "THIS IS THE WORST ENGINE I HAVE EVER SEEN". THE MECHANIC HAD ME COME TO THE CHOP TO VISUALLY SEE THE SLUDGE. I WAS SHOCKED AT THE SIGHT OF SLUDGE BUILDUP. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CHRYSLER/DODGE 2.7 ENGINE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. DODGE...