2000 Dodge Intrepid

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

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STOPPED WORKING HAD AND EXTENDED WARRANTY, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE CAUSING THE MOTOR TO GO OUT. PER TECH SLUDGE CAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN AND MOTOR TO GO OUT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. HAVE ONLY HAD CAR LESS THAN 4 MONTHS. I KNOW THEIR IS ALOT OF CLASS ACT LAWSUITS ON DODGE INTREPID FOR MOTOR FAILING. PLS HELP!! PER TECH STATED THAT THEIR WAS LOTS OF SLUDGE IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR AND THEY ALL STATE ABOUT THE SAME FAILURES. SLUDGE MAKING MOTORS AND TIMING CHAINS GO BAD. *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 TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS DUE TO THE EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER WE WERE HAVING. IT DID NOT DUE IT AFTER THE CAR WAS HEATED UP. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PICKING UP MY KIDS TODAY, FRIDAY 2/29/08, THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING VERY LOUDLY AND LOST POWER. I DID MAKE IT TO MY DRIVEWAY BUT JUST BARELY. I STILL OWE QUITE A BIT FOR THE CAR AND NOW I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DRIVE AND CAN'T EVEN TRADE THE VEHICLE IN. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO TRY TO FIND A REPLACEMENT ENGINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING WITH THIS ENGINE. I HAVE 73,945 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, USED, HAS 112K MILES ON IT. ENGINE IS TICKING, ABOUT TO BLOW A ROD. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC, HE DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE ENGINE AND FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE SLUDGE BUILD UP. JUMPED ONLINE AND FOUND TONS OF ISSUES WITH THESE 2.7L ENGINES. I'VE EMAILED, CALLED, WRITTEN LETTERS TO CHRYSLER / DODGE AND HAVE HAD NO LUCK OBTAINING A RESPONSE BACK FROM THEM. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THEY CREATED A DISPOSABLE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNERS, THE ENGINE BEGAN HAVING HEATING PROBLEMS, THEN THE NOISE BEGAN AROUND 95K, THE PARKED THE CAR AND PUT IT UP FOR SALE. THAT'S WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. WE HAD PLANNED ON FIXING IT AND THEN HAVING ANOTHER FAMILY VEHICLE. NOW THAT WE REALIZE WE'LL HAVE TO SINK ABOUT $2,000 OR MORE INTO IT, WE'RE NOT HAPPY. *TR