Engine suddenly shut off at highway speed. Consumer had to merge slowly to the shoulder to avoid an accident. Took vehicle to the dealer, and dealer claimed there was sludge build up in the engine.
2000 Dodge Intrepid engine complaints
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While slowing down at a stop light vehicle stalled. Consumer tried to restart vehicle, but was not able to do so. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that engine needed to be replaced.
While driving at 50 MPH vehicle stalled. Driver managed to get vehicle out of traffic. Had tried to restart vehicle and it rolled backwards. Driver waited 30 minutes and then restarted vehicle. Took vehicle to dealership, and mechanic determined engine failed, needed to be replaced.
After starting the vehicle the consumer would hear a loud knocking noise coming from the engine. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined.
While starting up the vehicle would not start. The driver was unable to start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that the head gasket had blew and the engine needed replacing. Please fill in additional information.
When driving the vehicle there was a knocking noise. The consumer is concern that a rod may break in engine and cause the engine to lock up. The dealer has been contacted. Please provide any further information.
2000 dodge intrepid this 2.7 engine has a major engineering flaw in the motor. Even though I have maintained oil changes there is still engine sludge in the motor which has disabled my motor and I cannot drive it anymore. The extended warranty refuses to pay for the repairs even though I had proof of oil changes. There are numerous people with the dodge intrepid's with the 2.7 engines who are experiencing the same problems yet the auto maker refuses to see there is a problem. My check engine light has never come on and had the ticking noise in the engine not become so obvious in the last week or so before taking it in to the shop, I would have probably at some point locked the motor up not knowing there was an engine problem causing problems for myself as well possibly other people on the highway. This car had a slight ticking in the engine when I purchased it but was told it was normal engine noise. When I bought the car it had a little over 31,000 miles on it and have only had it two years this past jan.(04) and it has a little over 58,000 miles now and now the motor is shot I still owe over 11,000 on the car and they are quoting me a price of 4,800 and some odd dollars to fix it. This is a problem that needs to be addressed and a recall needs to be done on these 2.7 engines. After researching the net. I have discovered that numerous people have this problem and are done the same way I have been done. Chrysler needs to stand behind their work and acknowledge there is a problem with the 2.7 engines instead of giving customers like myself who have maintained oil changes grief.
Vehicle would not start. It had to be towed to dealer, and dealer stated that o-rings failed, causing loss of pressure. This, in turn, caused the timing chain to jump. Motor needed to be replaced due to bent valves.*ak
I recently bought a 2000 dodge intrepid in february 2003 with 37,000 miles on it. I started to notice that the steering had a lot of play in it and pulled to the right. I took it in to a chrysler dealership to check why it is doing this. They checked it and told me that it just needed to have an alignment done. So I went ahead and had an alignment done. The more I drove the car the worse the steering became. It got to the point where I couldn't control the car. I called the dealership and told them about this. They told me to bring the car in asap and not to drive it anywhere else. I had a friend follow me to the dealership (thank goodness it is not far from my house) where they told me they would check it out and give me a call back. They called me and told me that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced and it would cost an estimate of $1300. I just bought the car and I would already have to pay over a thousand dollars to have it fixed. To make a long story short, I complained to the daimlerchrysler corp. And they paid for half of the cost because I told them that I knew that this car has had a lot of problems with the rack and pinion. Well, it's now march 2004 and my engine as well as my timing chain has went out. The dealership says that there is a build-up of sludge in the engine and it is going to cost me over $7700 dolars to fix. I am now finding out that this is also a serious problem with these engines (2.7 liter). I am finding that this engine is in such demand that it is even on back-order at most shops. I would like theses cars to be recalled because these are some serious issues that we are dealing with. If the whole car can't be recalled, I would like something to be done that can help us consumers get through these problems. My car is still sitting at the dealership because there is no way I can come up with $7700 dollars to fix it. I have also missed work because I have no way of getting there. Something needs to be done to daimlerchrysler!
2 yrs. Ago I had bought a 2000 dodge intrepid, now the engine is about to blow, there is a loud knocking noise, sometimes the car gets hot and shuts down, check engine light goes on all of the time, oil changes are done regularly with synthetic oil. Engine sounds very rough and idles very high. Started doing this at about 75,000 miles - just in time for my warranty to be up. I have seen a lot of complaints on line about the same thing. I tried to trade it in, no one wants it because they say the engine is about to blow and I still owe too much, way more than they say it is worth. I can't afford to buy a whole new engine. This is my only form of transportation. Please help.
While driving at an undetermined speed vehicle stalled, causing the driver to drift off the road. Mechanic determined that the engine failed.
While driving 45 MPH, the oil pressure gauge went down and suddenly the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. The technician indicated the engine stalled because of poor maintenance.
Sludge build up in engine. I also have a cracked piston. Car started smoking from tail pipe so I took it to a mechanic and he said I would need a new engine ($5,000). Car has been sitting in drive way for 3 months now. Have contacted lawyer to file class action lawsuit.
While driving at a low speed engine stalled. An independent mechanic indicated that the problem could be with the transmission or engine. Please provide any additional information.
I have a 2000 dodge intrepid that has about 91,500 miles. I purchased it from a dodge dealership as a program car. My wife and I have maintained the regularly scheduled maintenance on the vehicle for as long as we've had it. On 3/2/04 my wife took the vehicle to have the oil changed and the fluids checked. On 3/3/04 my wife noticed the engine making a strange "knocking" noise. We took the vehicle back to where we got the oil change done on 3/5/04 and they stated that the noise had nothing to do with the oil change. We parked the vehicle until 3/6/04, and when my wife went out to start the vehicle and take it to the dealership, it wouldn't start. I then had the vehicle towed to the dealership on 3/8/04. The vehicle sat at the dealership from 3/8/04 to 3/12/04. On 3/12/04 I went to the dealership to find out what was going on and they said it "sounded" like the timing chain was broken. I told them I would take my vehicle to another mechanic to get a second opinion, and they gave me a diagnostic sheet with "engine failure" and a quoted repair cost of $3,100. I had the vehicle towed back home on 3/12/04 where it sat until 3/15/04. The vehicle was then towed to another mechanic where he took the time to open the engine and tell me exactly what the problem was. He advised that the timing chain tensioner was broken, which in turn threw off the timing and caused the valves to bend. He stated it would be cheaper to get another engine than try to fix this one. The cheapest used engine he could find for me was $3,650. I called the dealership back and told them my findings and they claimed it could have been because of poor maintenance. I asked how much a new engine would cost and he stated between $6,000 and $7,000. I then called the 800 number for customer service and then stated that then couldn't help. While looking through my owners manual, the timing is not scheduled to be checked until 100,000 miles.
While driving at 65 MPH oil pressure gauge went down and suddenly consumer heard noise coming through the engine. Vehicle was taken to the independent shop and service technician determined engine needed to be replaced.
Consumer purchased a 2000 dodge intrepid, a buy back vehicle. He states that vehicle runs fine as long as it is cold, but when the vehicle gets warm or hot, it begins to bang. Consumer complained to dealer and manufacturer, but they will not help. It will cost consumer approximately $1500.00 to repair vehicle .
While driving engine seized and shut off. Engine needed to be replaced.
2000 dodge intrepid engine failed two days after oil change at dealership. Technician stated sludge in engine due to lack of oil change (not true) warranty company refused to pay. Dealer installed new engine at cost of $6485.00.*ak many many complaints about chrysler 2.7 engine with same problem and get the same results from chrysler. Anything you could do would be greatly approiated.
2000 dodge intrepid 2.7 litre dealer replaced timing belt 67000($1130.00) engine seized at 71000 miles car is sitting at dealership & I don't know what to do with it.the veil of silence when speaking to anyone from chrysler.thousands of people are driving these cars & have no clue the engine is going to fail. Shamefull behavior by daimler chrysler.
The timing chain tensioner in my 2000 dodge intrepid (2.7 liter dohc v6 engine) went bad, causing the timing chain to get loose. It started slapping against the housing, making a horrible racket. I got the car to my mechanic before the timing chain broke. He replaced the timing chain and timing chain tensioner. He also found oil sludge all through my engine, which was the likely cause of the timing chain tensioner going bad. My engine did not need replaced at this time. I had 58,026 miles on the car when this happened. The oil had been changed every 3,000 miles. My mechanic said that this should not have happened at that low a mileage. I did not take this to a dodge dealer, as the car was out of warranty. I took it to an independent auto repair facility. The owner has extensive experience in major auto repair and engine rebuilding and replacement. I have just this past week traded this car off, and no longer own it.
While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer had vehicle towed to the dealer for analysis, and mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced due to sludge build up.*ak
Engine failure at 51000 miles chrysler says sludge caused engine failure due to maintenance. This engine is known for this problem but chrysler refuses to acknowledge. Result 6300.00 for new engine.
I own a 2000 dodge intrepid with a 2.7 liter dohc that the engine had siezed at 87,000 miles ,maintenance was kept as required,this seems to be a major problem among other owners with the same engine type,when we took the car to the dealer and showed him the reciepts for the oil changes,the mechanic stated that because the car was 500 miles over the limit for the current oil changethe engine had too much sludge causing the engine to sieze.price quoted for a new engine $8,000.00.
I purchased a used 2000 intrepid in may of 2001 at about 28000 miles. In january of 2004 the engine died. There was oil sludge build-up, and the timing belt fell causing great damage to the car. I called the dealer that sold the car to me and he basically said "too bad, come in and trade it in and buy a new dodge." I have been on 3 other sites with hundreds consumers with the same complaint.
While driving 45 MPH a loud noise was heard coming from underneath the hood; vehicle stalled. Consumer was able to pull over to the shoulder, and tried to restart vehicle. Then, driver had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that motor blew out and needed to be replaced.
The timing chain tension mechanism failed prematurely which in turn destroyed the engine. *ph
The car was found with no oil, no signs of leakage found. Next day engine broke down. The pannel warning lights of "check oil" or "check engine" never turned on, all pressure appeard normal. Always kept with regular maintenance and oil change. No warning sigs from the vehicle at any time.
Premature engine failure on a dodge intrepid 2000 the only 56,000 miles
The vehicles engine light came on. The consumer took car to the dealer and the replaced the oil sensor, mechanic says the vehicle needs a new motor. Please describe further.
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