2000 DODGE INTREPID Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET, TENSIONER, CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE ONE MILE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO STALL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *NM......*AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED TWICE (TWO ENGINES) DUE TO LACK OF OIL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS OIL IN THE CRANKCASE. A DODGE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEIR IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WERE SLUDGE CAN RESTRICT THE OIL FLOW BACK TO THE CRANKCASE. BOTH OCCURRENCES WERE AT 85 MPH. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED AND NOT DRIVEN FOR ONE WEEK. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WIFE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PERFORMED. THE REPAIR PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLANT TUBE, AND SERPENTINE BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR AWHILE. THE VEHICLE THEN EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE CHAIN TENSIONER. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE AGAIN FOR AWHILE. THEN IT STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY FOUND THAT WHEN THE PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED THE CHAIN TENSIONER THEY HAD NOT TIGHTENED THE BOLTS PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED THE VALVES AND THE HEAD TO BE WARPED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK

WE OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE SEIZED, WITHOUT ANY FAILURE WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS LATE AT NIGHT (11:30 PM). I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT HAD THE OIL CHANGED, AND LESS THAN A WEEK LATER SHE HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE OIL CHANGE CAUSED SLUDGE FROM THE OIL PAN TO GET INTO THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE DUE TO THE EXPENSE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HEARD A CLANKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND RELEASED METAL SHAVINGS INTO THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED TO ESTIMATE THE DAMAGES. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE ON MY DODGE INTREPID 2000 2.7L FAILED. I HAD TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, A DANGERUOS SITUATION BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT MUCH SPACE TO STAY ON THE SIDE OF ROAD. MY LIFE WAS AT RISK STAYING ON THE FREEWAY AND WAITING FOR TOWING. *NM

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE SYMBOL POPPED ON . THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING AND PINGING SOUND THAT GOT WORSE AS I WENT DOWN THE ROAD. THE MOTOR FINALLY STOP RUNNING SO I PULLED ON SIDE THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD TO HAVE IT PULLED TO THE HOUSE . I HAD MADE IT A HABIT TO CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES AND TO MAKE SURE THE OIL LEVEL WAS FULL EVERY TIME I LEFT THE HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYTHING THAT I DID OR DIDN'T DO THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSE THE MOTOR TO SEIZE UP. I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THE 2.7L ENGINE AND THAT IT IS NOT A VERY DEPENDABLE MOTOR THAT WILL QUIT...

I HAVE A 200O DODGE INTREPID. I AM A MAINTENANCE FREAK, OIL IS ALWAYS CHANGED. ON 10/10/05 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I STARTED SEEING THE OIL LIGHT FLICKER, I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED TERRIBLE. OIL WAS FULL. I PROCEEDED TO THE CLOSEST MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW SOON AND THERE WAS NO FIXING IT, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED HE WOULD NOT WORK ON THE CAR SO I ASKED HIM IF IT WOULD HURT TO DRIVE, HE SAID NO, IT WAS TERMINAL ENGINE FAILURE. SO I PROCEEDED TO DODGE, WHERE 5 MILES LATER IT BLEW. I NEVER HAD ANY MORE THAN 8 MILES OF NOTIFICATION FROM THE LIGHT ON THE DASH. I BOUGHT ANOTHER ENGINE. 2100.00 LATER IT RUNS, BUT THEY SAY THIS ENGINE IN HORRIBLE. I TRIED TO TRADE IT AND THEY WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE ME 1300.00, LESS THAN WHAT...

DT: THE CONTACT STATES VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE DIED IMMEDIATELY. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. HE REBUILT THE ENGINE, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT USE A THINNER TYPE OF OIL IN THE FUTURE. CURRENTLY, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

I OWN A 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 ENGINE THAT HAS FAILED AT 76,000 MILES AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE A LOT OF 2.7 ENGINE OWNERS THAT HAVE FAILED AS WELL. PLEASE HELP AND LETS STOP CHRYSLER FROM RIPPING THE GENERAL PUBLIC OFF BY SELLING AN ENGINE THAT IS NOT RELIABLE. THANKS FOR ANY HELP, EVEN THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE IS JUNK AND WAS JUNK WHEN IT WAS NEW. *JB

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD HORRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND. HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE WAS SLUDGE IN IT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LOWER END OF THE ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AGO THE CONTACT'S SON TOLD HIM THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. WHEN HE CHANGED THE OIL HE FOUND A METALLIC SHIMMER IN THE OIL WITH LARGER FLAKES OF METAL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ROUTINELY MAINTAINED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO STALL. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER TODAY. IT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ON A BUSY ROAD ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS FOLLOWED BY SOMEONE WHO WAS GIVING ME A RIDE HOME. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY CAR, A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, HAD AN ENGINE FULL OF SLUDGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $7300. CHRYSLER WILL ONLY HELP IF I CAN PROVIDE PROOF OF OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES. I DID CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY BUT OFTEN HAD IT DONE HERE AT HOME AND HAVE NO SUCH PROOF. THIS STALLING WAS DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM

ENGINE MADE NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATED THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR HAS 85,000 MILE, USED BY EXPERIENCED DRIVERS. SERVICED FAIRLY REGULARLY APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4000 TO 5000 MILES. DEALER SAYS CAR HAS LOT OF SLUDGE. WE FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHY A SERVICED CAR SHOULD HAVE LOT OF SLUDGE. WAS THE SERVICE DONE PROPERLY? IS THE INTREPID DESIGNED BADLY?*JB

APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR USED INTREPID, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. UP TO THAT POINT IT WAS ALMOST PERFECT, OTHER THAN THE CRAZY NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE WINDOW MECHANISM. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ABOUT 4AM THE CAR JUST QUIT. I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN IT WENT. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A ROAD SIGN, WHICH DAMAGED THE HOOD OF MY CAR. I WENT TO GET AN OPINION AND AN ESTIMATE, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON THING HAPPENING WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES IN THE INTREPID AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE! $5,500.00, NOT MY IDEA OF POSSIBLE. IT IS STILL SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AN EYESORE AND A FINANCIAL BURDEN. I MAINTAIN THE PAYMENTS AND THE INSURANCE ON THE CAR ALTHOUGH I CAN'T DRIVE IT, AND LIKE MOST...

I DO NOT HAVE THE DATE OF MY VERY FIRST INCIDENT. I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. IT STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEM SO I CONTINUED MY ERRANDS. AT MY NEXT STOP, WHEN I CAME OUT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THRU MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE PERSON WAS ABLE TO START MY CAR. ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 29TH AT ABOUT 9 PM MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE BOTH IN THE CAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM GUAGE WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE QUIT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE POWER STEARING WENT OUT BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET US TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I TRIED AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES TO START THE CAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. SO WE SAT THERE HOPING...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS MAKING A RATCHETING SOUND. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, A LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THERE WAS MASSIVE SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, TIMING CHAIN COVER, AND THE OIL PAN. THE ENGINE MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED, BUT AT THIS TIME THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE.*AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

2000 DODGE INTREPID LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT ON EVEN AFTER ENGINE FLUSHING AND NUMEROUS OIL CHANGES. *NM

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I WAS AROUND 700 MILES FROM HOME FOR MY SON'S WEDDING IN MAY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK, MY HUSBAND WHO IS A CERTIFIED AUTO MECHANIC BY THE STATE OF OHIO FOR OVER 25 YEARS LOOKED IT OVER AND FOUND NOTHING. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE DRIVING BACK HOME AND THE KNOCKING STOPPED . THE CAR DROVE FINE AFTER THAT AND DID NOT MAKE THE NOISE AGAIN. WE ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND WE HAVE ALWAYS USED SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE CAR. 1 MONTH LATER ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS DRIVING ON STATE ROUTE 571 WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND STOPPING THEN STARTING AGAIN I ALMOST GOT REARENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO TELL HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED I WAS VERY SHOOK UP SCARED...

MOTOR SLUDGE,TIMING CHAIN,MOTOR LOCKED UP AFTER $1500.00. *JB

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE FAILURE - 82,000 MILES. *NM

MY ENGINE HAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. MY EX-HUSBAND AND MY 2 MECHANICS HAVE ALL TAKEN CLASSES OFFERED BY DODGE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTS IN THEIR 2.7L ENGINE. THEY WERE TOLD BY A CHRYSLER INSTRUCTOR DURING A TRAINING CLASS FOR 5 STAR MECHANICS/DEALERSHIPS THAT CHRYSLER HAS IDENTIFIED 8 ITEMS NEEDING UPGRADES IN REGARDS TO THE 2.7L ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE LIFETIME OIL CHANGES WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM. I TAKE IT IN REGULAR ACCORDING TO MY OWNER'S MANUAL. TWO DAYS BEFORE I PARKED IT (ONE WEEK AFTER MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE) MY CAR HAD A RATTLING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THE ABOVE INFORMATION. I WENT TO MY OTHER MECHANIC AND MY EX-HUSBAND AND ALL AGREED WITH THE ABOVE INFORMATION. *JB

2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH 60,000 MILES STARTED KNOCKING, THEN CHANGED OIL (HAD RUN SYNTHETIC LIFE OF CAR) AND IT WAS SLUDGE. THEN, A FEW WEEKS LATER CAR DIED AND SHOWED OIL LIGHT WHEN OFF; MAKING LOUD ROD KNOCKING NOISE. CANNOT DRIVE. NEEDS $5,000 ENGINE, AND STILL OWE CHRYSLER FOR 3 YEARS. *JB

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN A LIGHT TAPPING FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING CAUSING AN EMERGENCY PULL OFF FROM THE PASSING LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT A RESTART RESULTED IN A SOUND LIKE BOLTS IN A COFFEE CAN. ENGINE OIL FILLER TUBE SHOWING SEVERE SLUDGE DEPOSIT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. *NM

2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE......2ND TIME. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 50, 000 MILES ON IT. THE NEXT DAY DROVE CAR AND FELT VIBRATION IN FRONT END. THOUGHT IT MAY BE TIRES. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE PRESSURE GAUGE CAME ON DURING IDLING. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. BUT, PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. THE TRANSMISSION ACTED FUNNY , WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN , IT WAS LIKE IT WAS STILL IN GEAR .THE STEERING MADE NOISES WHEN TURNING IT TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, A CLANKING NOISE . THE REAR SUSPENSION CLANKED EVERY TIME HITTING A BUMP. THE ENGINE HAD A HIGH PITCHED WINING. THIS HAPPENED AS SOON AS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.*AK

CAR ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, AT 55 MPH. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I HAD NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE OF MY INTREPID IS DEAD. THE PROBLEM IS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. I JUST REPLACED THIS ENGINE 1 YEAR AGO AND ONLY USE SYNTHETIC OIL. THIS ENGINE ONLY HAS 30K MILES ON IT. *NM

THERE WAS NO WARNING AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE STREET AND MY CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO HAMPTON'S AUTO. UPON EXAMINING THE CAR, HE CALLED AND REPORTED TO ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS GONE. I HAD 82,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE AND HAD CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. I BOUGHT A USED ENGINE FROM BOHANNON'S AUTO FOR $2,400 AND PAID $1,382 TO BUD'S ENGINE SERVICE TO INSTALL IT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL AUTO REPAIRMEN THAT THIS 2.7 ENGINE IS FAULTY. I HAVE ONE MORE YEAR OF PAYMENTS OR I WOULD NOT HAVE REPAIRED THIS AUTOMOBILE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A CAR THAT I INTENDED TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS MORE. *NM

OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID STARTING MAKING KNOCKING SOUNDS. WE BROUGHT IT IN AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILDUP AND THAT A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY THAT WE PURCHASED BECAUSE THE BUILDUP IS FROM POOR MAINTENANCE. WE TOLD THEM THAT WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY BUT THIS DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE IN THE CAR. I HAVE CHECKED THIS OUT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THEIR WARRANTY IS ALSO NOT BEING HONORED. FIRST THERE IS AN ENGINE THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN THE CAR AND THEN THEY WON'T EVEN HONOR A WARRANTY THAT WE PAID FOR. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. *JB

DT: HAD TO REPLACE 2.7 LITER E ENGINE WITH 54000 MILES ON VEHICLE. HAD A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ENGINE PUT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. AFTER A FIELD ADJUSTER CAME TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY RECOMMENDED IT BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WENT OUT ON APRIL 8, 2003. *AK

2000 DODGE INTREPID ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR *JB

HI. MY 2000 DODGE INTREPID BLEW ITS ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IT. IT HAD UNDER 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED. IT HAS THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE IN IT THAT I NOW SEE ON THE WEB IS FULL OF DEFECTS. I OWE $8,000 ON A VEHICLE I CAN'T DRIVE, TRADE IN, OR EVEN JUNK! SINCE THE LENDER STILL "OWNS" THE VEHICLE, I DON'T HAVE THE OPTION OF GETTING RID OF IT. THERE ARE SO MANY OF US THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO HELP. FOR THAT MATTER, THEY DON'T EVEN RESPOND! THE DEALERSHIP BLAMES CHRYSLER BUT DOES NOTHING. THEY STATE THAT PERHAPS THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH OIL CHANGES (EVEN THOUGH WE CAN DOCUMENT EVERY OIL CHANGE PERFORMED AT 3,000 MILES). USED AUTO PARTS SHOPS CANNOT KEEP THE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE IN STOCK SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS IN MY POSITION DESPERATE TO...

FIRST THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED. THEN THE LIGHT BECAME A CONSTANT. I WAS HEADING BACK HOME WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR DIED WITHOUT A SOUND. IT KEPT SHUTTING OFF AT THE LIGHTS. I NEVER MADE IT HOME. I MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT, THIS BECAME ALL TO FAMILIAR TO ME, ( I HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS BEFORE WITH THIS CAR DUE TO SLUDGE, BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I HAD KEPT UP WITH MY MAINTENANCE AFTER A LONG INVESTIGATION AND WAS FIXED) I KNEW I NEEDED TO GET A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE IN CHICAGO,IL. AFTER THEIR INITIAL INSPECTION,THE COST WAS ALREADY AT $2417, IT WOULD COST ME $360 DEFINITE LABOR JUST TO CONTINUE THE INSPECTION TO DETERMINE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS (THIS COST WAS JUST TO TAKE THE PART APART, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $360 AGAIN TO HAVE IT PUT BACK TOGETHER....

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE I COULD REACH MY HOUSE IT BLEW! THE ENGINE IS RUINED WITH NO WARNING! THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I HAVE PROOF OF ALL SERVICES...ACCORDING TOTHE DODGE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS "SLUDGE" AND VERY COMMON IN THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE! GREAT...*JB

THE ENGINE IN MY DODGE INTREPID BEGAN MAKING A MINOR RATTLING NOISE, THE NOISE PROCEEDED TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL THE ENGINE STARTED RATTLING LOUDLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH I HAD REPAIRED THE CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE THE SAME LOUD NOISE NOT LESS THAN 2 WEEKS THE CAR MADE THIS TREMENDOUS RATTLING AS IF SOMETHING HAD COME A LOOSE IT STARTED SMOKING AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO REBUILT THE ENGINE IN LITTLE OVER A MONTH THE ENGINE WENT OUT AGAIN. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE ENGINE FAILED WHICH SPUN A ROD BEARING INTO THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 8, 2005. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WOULD COST $600 TO REPAIR IT. HE HAS SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT STATED CHRYSLER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES AND WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP AND NOT CHANGING THE OIL LIKE HE SHOULD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 60,000 MILES. HE KEPT UP ON THE MAINTENANCE, HOWEVER HE DID NOT HAVE SERVICE INVOICES AVAILABLE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE HAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. IT WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KEPT CAR FOR ONE MONTH AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE CAR, AND DID NOT SUPPLY THE CONTACT WITH A RENTAL CAR. CURRENTLY, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHY THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TELL HER THAT THEY PUT A NEW ENGINE IN BEFORE SHE HAD TO CONTACT CHRYSLER, AND THEY TOLD HER THEY REPLACED IT. THE FIRST TIME CAR BROKE DOWN AT 45,000 MILES, AND THEY ONLY GAVE HER 1 YEAR WARRANTY. NOW AT...

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH UPHILL, ENGINE STUCK IN PASSING GEAR THEN LOST POWER. VALVES STARTED KNOCKING, ENGINE DIED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I WAS ADVISED BY MY DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP THAT ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST $3500 FOR A USED ENGINE. ANOTHER MECHANIC ADVISED ME NOT TO BOTHER BECAUSE IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN DESIGN AND THE SLUDGING EFFECT TO THE ENGINE. I BOUGHT MY INTREPID 1 YEAR AGO, STILL OWE OVER $6000 ON IT AND IT'S NOT DRIVABLE. THIS ENGINE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. YOU CAN HAVE MINE TO SEE THE RESULTS. *NM

MY ENGINE DIED AT 45,000 MILES. WE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING OIL CHANGES, DONE BY OUR MECHANIC, AND HAVE ALL OF OUR RECEIPTS. *JB

DT: THERE WAS A PERSISTENT NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT EVEN TRAVELLED A MILE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS GOING 45 MPH. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO A GARAGE WHEN THE NOISE BEGAN AND TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE MECHANIC AT THE GARAGE THOUGHT IT WAS THE ENGINE OR THE TIMING CHAIN. *JB

MY INTREPID ONLY HAS 69900 APPROX MILES ON IT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN APRIL 22, 2005 WITH BAD TIMING GUIDES TENSIONER ETC... THE GARAGE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TENSIONERS TO GET ONE THAT WAS GOOD. GOT IT HOME ANDABOUT JUNE 1 IT STARTED MAKING RACKET AGAIN AND I HAD IT TOWED, THIS TIME TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP,WHOM I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH. THEY CHARGED ME 252$ TO DIG INTO THE ENGINE AND SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. SUPPOSEDLY THERE WAS "GUNK" IN THE OIL PAN THAT THEY SAID SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLEANED OUT BEFORE INSTALLING THE TENSIONER, AND IT NEEDED A NEW TIMING CHAIN. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $1000.00. SO I PD $252 AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE AUTO SHOP, BECAUSE I HAD JUST PAID THEM TO DO IT ALREADY. ALTOGETHER IT COST ME OVER $1200, NOT COUNTING THE RENTAL CAR I HAD TO PAY FOR...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING. THE ENGINE ALSO STALLED WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATED FROM A STOP ON A HILL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALL IT COULD BE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL REPEATEDLY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY BUT THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD RUN PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PERMANENTLY RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION IS AN AUTOMATIC. THE CONSUMER IS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING RECALL WORK DONE ON HER BRAKES. ALL THE DEALER WOULD DO IS RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CHARGE HER MORE MONEY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AS OF YET. *NM

WHILST DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK ALONG A BUSY HIGHWAY I SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE STEERING, BRAKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE BECAME HEAVY AND INOPERABLE AND I MANAGED TO SWERVE OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY GROUND TO A HALT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WHICH IS A 2.7 LITRE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED ENTIRELY AND THE COST WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $6,000. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW 5 YEARS AGO, REGULARLY SERVICED AND HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD LIKE DODGE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT THEIR COST SINCE I UNDERSTAND THIS ENGINE FAILURE IS APPARENTLY BECOMMING COMMON!!

DT: OWNER WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95 ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE ENGINE FAILED WHEN A ROD BLEW THROUGH IT. THIS OCCURRED ON 7-2-05. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE ROD BLOWING. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE DROPPED MARBLES IN A BUCKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. A TOW TRUCK TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. *AK

ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO SEVERE LOWER END ROD KNOCK

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L V6 ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER TRAVELED FARTHER THAN 300 MILES ON ANY TRIP. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT A LOCAL STORE AND WHEN I RETURNED IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHO WOULD NOT WORK ON IT BECAUSE THEY EXPECTED IT TO BE THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH THEY SAID WAS A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH THIS MODEL DUE TO A DESIGN DEFICIENCY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 44000 MILES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE NHTS SITE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE SAME ENGINE. MY LAWYER HAS RECOMMENDED WE BEGIN A CLASS ACTION...

MY 2.4L 4 CYL ENGINE IN MY DODGE INTREPID FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. APPARENTLY THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED WHICH LEADS TO THE VALVES BEING CRUNCHED AND THE RODS BENT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE TOLERANCES USED IN THIS ENGINE. THE CAR HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS INORPERABLE, AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE.