2000 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

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 DOCUMENTED I HAVE DECIDED TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR A HONDA. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY AMERICAN MADE. HOW CAN THEY BE LET TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. EVERY CONSUMER SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THERE LOSE. WE ALL DO THE RIGHT THING, PAY OUR TAXES, OUR MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS WITH HIGH INTEREST RATES, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CRAPPY PRODUCTS WE JUST HAVE TO EAT IT. THAT'S WHY THERE PEOPLE OUT THERE TRYING TO BEAT THE SYSTEM. I SAY THEN GO FOR IT. I WANT $3500.00 FOR MY USELESS CAR. THAT'S WHAT MY BOOK VALUE...

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

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 MARKET PART. WE STARTED TO HAVE OIL CHANGES DONE AT DEALERSHIP ONLY EVERY 3,000 MILES(ALTHOUGH OWNERS MANUAL STATES 7,000 FOR OUR THE TYPE OF DRIVING. AT LESS THAN 40,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK AGAIN. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND PRODUCT OR REPAIR AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME BY A FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS. THIS REPAIR SHOP HAS HAD SOME LUCK WITH REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME NOT THIS TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIME WITH SAME RESULTS AS MENTIONED, SERVICE NOT PERFORMED...

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. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,114 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 RAMP BEFORE IT STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. LATER THAT DAY, I WAS INFORMED BY THE OWNER OF THE SHOP THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, RESULTING IN BENT VALVES AND THE ENGINE NEEDING REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4000!! I JUST FINISHED PAYING OFF THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER. WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES AND THE MANUFACTURERS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES ADHERED TO, THIS VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS EARLY IN THE GAME. *TR

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 THIS CAR SO IT'S SITTING THERE BEHIND MY HOUSE AND I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. I PAID A GREAT DEAL FOR THIS CAR AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS W/ IT UNTIL IT SEIZED AND IT SEIZED UP AT 97,000 MILES! THIS CAR IS A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT FOR ME AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE HAS BEEN HAVING OUT OF THESE VEHICLES. I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A SMALL TREE. IT MAKES ME AND MY FAMILY/FRIENDS NOT EVER WANT TO BUY ANOTHER DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE. PLEASE...

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

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. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB

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 ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM,,UNTIL FINAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT 92K.. CAR HAD TO BE SCRAPPED... 2.7L ENGINE WELL DOCUMENTED ONLINE WITH SLUDGE LOWER END DAMAGE PROBLEMS. *TR

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

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 MORE THAN WHAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY WORTH. *JB

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

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

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

BLOWN ENGIN AT (27,000 MILES. *AK

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, AND WAIT FOR REPAIR TO CAR, WHICH INCLUDED NEW TOP END AND TIMING CHAIN SET. $2600 SPENT. *AK

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.

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 CHANGED THE OIL AROUND 1000 MILES BEFORE. I JUST FIGURED THAT THE CAR WAS BURNING SOME OIL SINCE IT HAD OVER 100000 MILE ON IT SO I JUST KEPT A QUART IN THE TRUNK AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL WHEN THE LIGHT WOULD START FLICKERING AND ADD SOME OIL IF IT WAS LOW. THEN COMING HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING THE CAR JUST LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND I WAS IN TRAFFIC I TRIED TO GET IT TO A PARKING LOT WHEN IT DIED AT A RED LIGHT. GOT...

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 STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

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 NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148,000.

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 FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.*AK

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 ENGINE. *AK

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

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 MILEAGE WERE 94,000.*AK

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 NEEDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 98,099.*AK

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 BLINKING. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE SAMETHING . THE VEHICLE HAD 39,700 MILES. *AK

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 COST AND LABOR IS ABOUT $3500. WE OWE $4400 AND PAY $163 EVERY MONTH WITH TWO YEARS LEFT TO PAY. WERE ALREADY ON THE BRINK OF FORECLOSURE ON OUR HOME AND WE WERE STRUGGLING TO MAKE THESE CAR PAYMENTS, WE WILLL STRUGGLE TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT WE CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THESE COMPLAINTS FROM WHAT I'VE READ HERE, AND I WILL BE CONTACTING CHRYSLER WHO REALLY NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT!NO WONDER EVERYONE IS GOING FOREIGN!TO THE CEO'S, ENJOY...

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

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 120,000 MILES. AT THAT VISIT THEY TOLD ME I HAD OIL SLUDGE AND THEY FLUSHED THE OIL, GAS AND TRANSMISSION LINES OUT. I HAVE SPEND THOUSAND OF DOLLARS KEEPING THIS CAR IN GOOD MAINTENANCE CONDITION AND NOW IT'S WORTHLESS. *JB

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 ENGINE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEMS DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THIS WAS OUR FIRST AND ONLY CHRYSTLER PRODUCT WE WILL EVER PURCHASE... WE ARE GOING TO PURCHASE OUR FIRST FOREIGN MADE VEHICLE, A HONDA THIS TIME!!! *NM

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 TO FIX THE EXISTING MOTOR BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. *NM

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 GENERATIONS AHEAD, FROM BUYING ANY CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *NM

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 $6000.00 TO FIX THE ENGINE BEFORE AND IT SEIZED FOR THE SECOND TIME. HE RECENTLY PURCHASE D THE CAR. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS 65000 OF WHICH 52,000 MILES WERE ON THE ODOMETER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER DDID NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP ,AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD NOT FIX THESE TYPES OF CARS BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT PROBLEMS. BEFORE IT SEIZED THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER HAD HIM BRING IN THE VEHICLE. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR A...

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

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.

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

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 TIMES . *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 TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

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 DAMAGE AND THERE WAS A SEVERE SLUDGE PROBLEM REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEALER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

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 SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. CAR IS. *JB

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 ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES. *NM

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

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

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 ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

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

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 NOTIFY ME ABOUT, I HAD TO FIND THIS OUT MYSELF VIA THE INTERNET). SO, I TOOK MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, TO HAVE THE SEAT REPLACED AND WHILE THEY WERE AT IT, I AUTHORIZED SOME OTHER REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO MY INTREPID (ALL OUT OF WARRANTY). I GET THE CAR BACK A DAY OR TWO LATER, DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT AND START TO HEAR A ''KNOCKING'' SOUND WHEN THE RPM''S WOULD HIT AROUND 4000 '' 5000 RPM''S. THE ''KNOCKING'' WENT ON FOR ANOTHER DAY OR TWO WITHOUT...

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

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

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 TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED AND A ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.