2000 Dodge Intrepid

2000 INTREPID 2.7 L MOTOR SEIZED WITH ONLY 115,000 MILES, GOOD MAINTENANCE. WITH NO WARNING, NOISES OR FANFARE THE MOTOR SIMPLY SEIZED UP. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN IT OUT OF THE BODY SHOP FROM A FENDER BENDER (TO THE TUNE OF $2500) AND NOW I HAVE A WORTHLESS HUSK OF A CAR - IT COSTS MORE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR THAN THE CAR IS WORTH..... GUESS THAT IS WHAT WE CALL A DISPOSABLE SOCIETY... THE LAST MOPAR I WILL EVER BUY.......*JB

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 THOSE HUGE HOMES AND PAYCHECKS WHILE THE REST OF US PAY FOR CHRYSLER'S MISTAKES!MY BROTHER DIED IN A CHRYSLER WHEN HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD BECAUSE OF A STEERING DEFAULT!THIS WAS 23 YEARS AGO, I REALLY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER!!!!I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE FROM THESE COMPLAINTS THAT FEW ARE GETTING KILLED FROM THIS ENGINE DEFECT. LUCKY FOR CHRYSLER,THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY UP!EVEN MORE LUCKY FOR THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS AND ANYONE DRIVING AROUND THEM WHEN THEY STALL!!! *JB

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY DRIVER EVER SINCE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND THERE ARE ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING FINE, TIL ONE DAY ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO MAKE A TERRIBLE TAPPING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. I MANAGED TO GET HOME AND AFTER HAVING A MECHANIC INSPECT IT, HE SAID THE ENGINE NEED TO BE REBUILT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE LET GO AND THAT ALL THE GUIDES, GASKETS, TIMING CHAIN, GEARS, AND CRANKSHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A NEW ENGINE OR A REBUILT ONE WOULD NEED TO BE DONE ON A CAR OF THIS AGE AND SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I'VE HAD A CONCERN WITH THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON PERIODICALLY, BUT EVERYTIME WE'VE HAD IT CHECKED, THE OIL WAS FULL AND NO PROBLEM FOUND, THOUGHT TO BE AN ELECTRICAL CONCERN. NOW, I FIND OUT AFTER SOME RESEARCH THAT THIS YEAR VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT CAUSED SLUDGE TO BUILD UP AND CAUSE THIS LIGHT TO GO ON AND CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. SHAME ON CHRYSLER FOR MAKING THIS ENGINE. I THINK SOMEONE AT CHRYSLER SHOULD CONTACT ME AND ASSIST WITH THIS REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN BUYING CHRYSLER FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS. MY HUSBAND AND I HAD A NEON, JEEP CHEROKEE, AND CURRENTLY A GRAND MINIVAN. MY FATHER IN LAW IS A PROUD RETIRED CHRYSLER AUTOMAKER. IF CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES, THEN I SHOULD BE GIVEN SOME CONSIDERATION. I HAVE ALWAYS INTENDED TO BUY CHRYSLER PRODUCTS, BUT AFTER THIS, I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL EVER BUY ONE AGAIN, AND I WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW OF THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 02/05/07 THE 2000 DODGE INTREPID HAD ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SMOKED STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS, THE ENGINE DID NOT HAVE ANY PERCEPTIBLE FAILURES. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP, AND THE SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING ALL OVER, BUT HE COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THEN, THEY CALLED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED HE WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MECHANIC THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FREEZING UP WAS DUE TO A SLUDGE BUILDUP. *AK

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