While driving the fuel light illuminated on the dashboard then the vehicle stalled. Consumer contacted dealership on four separate occasions, but the problem still occurs. *ak after further inspection it was determined that the engine had blown.
2000 Dodge Intrepid engine complaints
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Consumer stated that 2.7 liter engine caught on fire. Consumer was driving and noticed the smoke under the engine. Consumer opened the hood and the engine was engulfed in flames. There was evidence of motor oil all over the engine. Vehicle was towed to the dealer, who insisted after an inspection that vehicle was fine. However, the vehicle had serious engine problems. Consumer's insurance company refused to assist stating that this problem was the manufacturer's fault. Consumer contacted the manufacturer, and was told that warranty expired. This vehicle had only 53,000 miles, and became totally useless.
Dear sir: my dodge intrepid engine seized up on me while driving on 5/27/04 in the middle of a busy road and someone almost hit me as my car stopped sudennly, plus cars started to pass me on a one lane road which was a dangerous situation. I took the car to my mechanic, who diagnosed a blown engine with sludge but it had a full oil pan. He said the car had full oil but the engine was not getting oil so it blew so it is a defective product. It is a dangerous product as well. I bought this car about a year ago thinking it had a life of about 10 more years and it was in great condition. I maintained the car as recommended per the owners manual and had it in for service including oil changes every 3000 miles or 3 months. I took care of this car but dodge did not take care of me by selling a car with a defective engine. I will do whatever I can to punish dodge for what they did to me and to recoup my losses. I would appreciate any help you could offer me. Thanks, keith barnes.
Engine died due to sludge buildup. *mr the consumer had gone to get an oil change and was told that the serpentine belt was cracking. The oil light had come on and the dealer stated that the sensor needed to be replaced. After the consumer picked up the vehicle from the dealer for the repair of the sensor, the oil light had come back on. After about two miles of driving, the engine failed. The consumer found that the engine failed due to sludge. *sc
While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle started making a loud noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. Without warring vehicle engine stall. Vehicle was towed, technician notice engine needed replacement. Please provide further details.
I own a 200 dodge intrepid that has been in the shop since march 28, 2004. The initial diagnosis was sludge in the engine (cylinder head, tensioner to the timing chain) the warranty company refused to pay. I agreed to the 1500 repair. After the repair then they say the oil pump is broke and the warranty company pays for that. After that is replaced they call and state that the valves are bent. After six weeks, the service manager states that he told the warranty company that he recommended that the engine be replaced. I was never told about an engine replacement until then and I let the service manager know that at this point I feel that they did not know what they were doing and that I would have removed my car from the shop. Well my car is still at ewald automotive this day I brought a replacement car at an auction on may 8, 2004. My son has talked with the general manager who stated that he was not aware of the problem. Although nice, he has not done anything to remedy this dilemma. I have since done research on the net and have found a lot of the same story with the car. I did email chrysler on the onset of this problem asking why no warning. The response from them was that the car was not equipped to give me a warning.
Consumer complained about engine problem. Sludge was found at the base of the engine. Consumer feared that the engine will stop working. Consumer stated that the vehicle was being properly maintained.
While driving a knocking noise was heard from underneath. Consumer drove vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined engine needed to be replaced due to an oil build up.
The vehicle's engine produced a large amount of sludge which caused the vehicle to sound very loud. The cause has not been determined. Please provide any additional information.
While driving, suddenly there was a banging and clanging noise , from the engine compartment. It was discovered that the timing belt came off the tensioner pulley. Please provide additional information.
I own a 2000 dodge intrepid and have had several mechanical problems. I had to have the transmission rebuilt when it was only 3 years old. Just this past thursday I was driving on the highway and my engine just stopped, causing all powere steering, etc. To go out. I had it towed to a local dealership who told me the engine was locked up and estimated $3100 to rebuild my engine $3900 for used engine and twice as much for a new engine. Grant it, at this point I'm still undecided as to what I'm going to do. The dealership said that my engine overheated and locked up. My car showed no indication of overheating...no lights came on, no temperature gauge reading hot and no signs. My car was driving normally and just stopped.
2000 dodge intrepid with 37k miles had total engine failure while driving. Dealership states failure was due to sludge in engine.
Engine failure due to malfunction of oil distribution of the 2.7 liter engine.
While driving at an undetermined speed the oil light appeared on the dashboard and the vehicle stalled. The consumer was able to steer the vehicle to the side of the road where she restarted the vehicle.
While driving at 60 MPH there was a taping noise, and the engine lost power. Vehicle was taken to the dealership the following day, and dealer indicated that because of a design flaw in the engine the oil didn't flow properly, causing an oil build up. Dealer stated that this was a common problem with these types of engines.
While driving at 45 MPH, suddenly there was a knocking noise in the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, who indicated that the engine had gummed up, which caused the timing chain tensionor to stick in the opened position. They also, indicated that this is a common problem with these engine and the manufacture was aware of the problem, but a remedy or improvement part hasn't been found. The entire engine needed to be replaced.
Vehicle started making loud noise. Checked under hood and found the noise coming from front of engine. Took to four different places for opinions and was told that the engine needed to be repaired due to sludge in the oil. It will cost approximately $5500 to repair.
Consumer took vehicle to dealer for stalling problem, and consumer thought it was the starter. However, the motor was rattling so badly that consumer had to turn it off. It was then determined that the 2.7 liter engine failed.
Started car on a saturday morning only with the same small tapping noise as from the last couple of days. No check engine light had come up until going down the freeway a very loud noise, lost of power and finally a check light came on. Exited freeway drove a couple of miles to a friends home to leave car. After calling the huntington beach dodge service dept on monday and providing oil change records . The extended warrinty service people have decline my claim to fix engine claiming that the oil change service dept at walmart started the engine without oil and cause engine faliure. I find this claim by the first extended service corp to be wrong, since in my personnal experience and by viewing all the oil changes that have been taken care of by walmart , they have never started a cars engine without oil.
While driving down the highway, the consumer's husband heard a clicking noise and then the vehicle cut off and would not restart. The consumer's husband had the vehicle towed to the mechanic, who determined that the engine failed. The consumer had to purchase a new engine for the vehicle. *ak the mechanic suggested that the problem was with engine sludge build up due to the exhaust going through the engine because the catalytic converter was under the engine instead of under the vehicle. *sc
While driving 70 MPH , the vehicle stalled. The consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. The dealership was notified. *ak the engine has had the following parts replaced: knock sensor (2), crankshaft sensor (1), all main bearings in the crankshaft, all connecting rod bearings and engine complete gasket set. These parts were installed as apart of an engine overhaul. The vehicle had ran for about 20k to 22k miles before it begun to knock again. (currently the vehicle is out of service) the knock occurred on the #6 journal of the crankshaft. Mechanics suggested that something in the engine was out of alignment. *sc
Complete engine failure for 2000 dodge intrepid 2.7l engine with no prior warnings. Failure caused engine to die, but luckily road was empty and no injuries or damage occured. After exhaustive research on the web, found this problem to be spreading like a wildfire on the same exact engine. Maintenance on my engine has been on schedule with quality parts and oil. Replacement parts are unbelievably high due to the recent high demand on this engine and its situation. Reports of engine failure due to oil sludge and/or timing chain failure can be found easily by searching for 2000 dodge intrepid 2.7 engine problems. Something has to be done regarding this situation before someone actually dies due to engine failure on a busy highway. Most of the time it takes someone dieing before anything happens, but maybe this time something can be done beforehand.
Engine began making a loud knocking noise. I took it to four different places and was told anything from a lifter problem to a new engine was needed due to sludge build-up and the timing chain tensioner. I have been in touch with chrysler and they said they did not have a recall on the engine and could do nothing at this time. I have only had the vehicle for about three months. Oh!! This is a 2000 dodge intrepid with a 2.7l engine.
At my latest oil change, the guy doing the oil change said that there was some sludge in the oil. I had him flush the system as a part of the oil change. Now, just a month later, my wife tells me the intrepid has started making a loud rattlling noise. I went to go check it out and couldn't get the car to start. I had the car towed to a service station and they told me that the engine is probably totalled and will need to be replaced. I haven't had it towed to the dealer yet as I really don't want to spend another $200 getting the car towed there and having a diagnostic to find out what I already know. Daimler chrysler really needs to do right by their cars. I spoke with them and they said I'd have to provide proof that I've been having the oil changed every 3000 miles. Even then, they said I'd have to prove that the service station was reputable and used high quality oil. Basically they said I was screwed. Thanks dodge.
The driver is using a quart of oil every 2 days. The oil light is on even after filling up with oil.
When driving at an undetermined speed and without warning vehicle stalled. This caused the driver to drift to the side of the road. Consumer towed the vehicle to the dealership for inspection, and mechanic determined that timing chain failed.
While driving consumer heard a loud knocking noise coming from the engine. Consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
While driving at any speed consumer heard a noise coming through the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the technician determined the need for a new engine at consumer's expense of $8,800. The consumer checked the web site and found many similar complaints. *ak there was also a loss of power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they suggested that there was a problem with the rod bearing.
While driving 55 MPH engine check light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Then, vehicle stalled. Consumer restarted vehicle and pulled over. Consumer had vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced due to sludge built up.
While driving on the highway at 55 MPH vehicle jerked forward, there was a knocking noise, then the vehicle stalled. Vehicle was towed to a dealership, who indicated that the engine had blown out due to oil sludge. This occurred because of a defect in the engine design.
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