2000 Dodge Intrepid: won't start

Filed Mar 28, 2010 · Transmission · 138,000 miles · KY

Car was running great, without any indication of problems. Car died and would not start. Resulting in engine failure.

Filed May 5, 2009 · Engine · 135,646 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 dodge intrepid. When the contact merged into traffic at 40 MPH, she heard a clicking sound and the vehicle suddenly stopped. She was able to restart the vehicle and drive home. The following day, the vehicle would not start and was towed to a repair shop. The diagnostic indicated that oil sludge damaged the engine. The repair cost was estimated at $5,000. The manufacturer will be notified. The current and failure mileages were 135,646.

Filed Feb 28, 2009 · Engine · 147,500 miles · IN

My water pump blew unexpectedly while driving to the gas station without any previous problems or indications of a problem whatsoever. I thankfully was turning into a gas station when my car suddenly stalled and was able to continue rolling in the parking lot and just made it before an oncoming car almost hit me. I took the car to a local repair where it cost 834$ just to repair because of the extensive work involved in replacing a waterpump on that 2.7l v6 pos dodge intrepid. The following week while driving to class, I parked and the car engine started revving up by itself once again with no prior indication of a possible problem. I called the repair shop and he said bring it in I barely made it to the repair shop and once again as soon as I turned in the parking lot my car stalled and wouldn't turn over afterwards. By that time the check engine light had come on they said it was a generic camsensor/crankshaft error they cleared out the error code ran the car for over four hours leaving it idle, driving it, and letting it sit and cool down and doing it all over again the car never did it again so they assumed the it was just a gliche in computer and nothing was wrong. Approximately a week later I was driving home from my friends house where my car started jerking when going into different gears. I tried as hard as I could to get it to the repair shop to avoid any further towing fees which have cost me up to about 200$ already. I was stopped by a stop light of a busy intersection that was about 3 blocks away from the repair shop&it was pouring down rain I turned on my hazard lights&my dome lights to help other cars see me so they didn't hit me. I almost got hit several times finally got help pushing off the road and waited for a tow truck for over an hour started the car and it ran so I took the chance with my father there behind me&made it to the repair shop. It was the cam sensor which was another 100$. This past week I went to start my car it wouldn't.

Filed Feb 24, 2009 · Engine · 89,000 miles · OH

The 2000 dodge intrepid all at once would not start. I came out of the grocery store and it had a weird "clicking sound". My mechanic said the timing belt broke. He said that this model is notorious for this, that the oil reservoir gets clogged no matter the maintenance and that the breaking of the timing belt ruins the engine, unlike other cars that have safety measures to prevent engine failure. The oil can no longer reach the top of the engine and it burns up breaking the timing belt. The oil level when checked was fine. A full tune up was done on the car just a few months before, same mechanic. The new engine, because dodge does not sell the old one any more, I wonder why, is $5400. I still owe $4500. On this car. Dodge, from what I gather on the net, has thousands in class action suits over this. They will not change out the engines for us or recall of any kind. This car was sold to me off a lot, the guy took me right to it. I bit. I'm '!@#$%. There is no correcting the problem. I don't have the money to fix dodges' way of making millions off the consumer. We will not buy american again. And yet they will go to the senate and ask for more money to get out of their jam. I say let them sink until they make a better product. Every other business out there has to learn and do the same in america, why not them??!!!! Why are they not held accountable??!!!! I hope my words make a difference. *tr sincerely,

Filed Jan 30, 2009 · Engine · 163,000 miles · MA

2000 dodge intrepid, 2.7l engine. 163,000 miles. Last month: heater suddenly stops working except at highway speeds. On two occasions: exited highway, engine temp gauge maxes out, turned off heater, dial immediately returns to nominal temp. This month: heater stops working entirely. Last night: car would not start -- battery cranking but engine did not catch until I gave it some gas. Drove it to mechanic with engine light on. Mechanic called to confirm sludge build up in the engine. Another case of http://www.oilsludge.com/.

Filed Jan 24, 2009 · Engine · 122,000 miles · MN

My 2000 dodge intrepid wouldn't start without a jump for a few days in a row, so I brought it in and had it checked. The mechanic said he thought it was due to build up on the negative terminal. I also heard a noise in the engine, but all belts were checked and they were fine. 1 week later my car just died while I was driving to work. I have now learned that I need to replace the engine at a large cost. While researching the cost of this repair, I have come to learn that this is a very common problem for the 2.7l v6 engine, and that the maker is aware of the problem, but because there have not been enough complaints, it is not worthy of addressing! I am disgusted! The way that my car died, on the road, I could have caused a major accident.

Filed Jul 29, 2008 · Engine · 109,865 miles · NY

I have a dodge intrepid 2000 I have a loud motor knock, with no warning of engine light coming on at all. I was taking it down the street to the repair shop and it just died, no it will not start. I am told the engine is shot, that the timing chain tensioner failed, which caused it to knock while driving it. The dealer said the engine problem is not covered under warranty because of oil sludge build up. I only have 110,000 miles on this car, and it is already the 2nd motor that chrysler replaced.

Filed Jun 8, 2008 · Engine · 97,798 miles · CA

Catastrophic engine failure occurring unexpectedly 1/07. Purchased a rebuilt engine. Six months later the car started to stop at any speed, while idling, and 50% of the time would not start at all. Had several dealers do diagnostics but could not pinpoint the problem as the car would run when taken to the shop. Was informed that it may be fuel sensor, fuel pump, or fried motherboard in the car's computer. Neither repair shops diagnostic equipment could pinpoint the problem. From 11/07-4/08 the car did not have the problem. Now it has started to cutoff while in motion again. It cuts off atleast three times per trip now, and hasn't nor stared in almost a week. New battery, and a rebuilt engine with under 10k miles on it. Needless to say the continued stoppage without warning has put me in some dangerous situations during my commute.

Filed Apr 24, 2008 · Engine · 143,378 miles · MI

I have a 2000 dodge intrepid and I bought it from extreme dodge in jackson mi in 2001. In june 2005 I was driving and it started make this awful noise so I pulled of into a parking lot and turned it off called my husband and when he got there the car wouldn't start so we had the car towed home and had our mechanic come over to check it out and he told us the timing chain when out. So we bought the parts and had him take care of it. Then I drove it for about 6 months and it happened again so this time we took it to the dealer and had them fix it this time. Again drove it for about 18 months and now it is broke down again same thing. I cant afford to keep putting timing chains in this car every 8 to 10 months at 1,800 to 2,300 dollars a pop. And I hear so many people say how bad the interepids are known for this problems. Well I wish I would have know this before I bought the car because I never would have bought it.

Filed Mar 13, 2008 · Engine · 70,000 miles · NY

2000 dodge intrepid, car has 2 new engines seize up, car will not start all the time, or just stop while driving regardless of new plugs, batteries.

Filed Jan 9, 2008 · Engine · 57,000 miles · FL

I own a 2000 dodge intrepid that has 57,000 miles on it. I left work at 12pm on 1/4/08 to run an errand. I pulled into the parking space and my car was clanking under the hood. I shut the car off, ran in to complete my errand, came back out to my car and it would not turn over. I had my car towed to the mechanic and was 45 minutes late back to work. The mechanic ran extensive diagnostic tests and the conclusion was engine sludge. The mechanic stated "this is the worst engine I have ever seen". The mechanic had me come to the chop to visually see the sludge. I was shocked at the sight of sludge buildup. After extensive research, this is a known issue with the chrysler/dodge 2.7 engine and there are thousands of complaints on the internet for the same exact problem. Dodge refuses to admit to a manufacture defect and refuses to fix or assist in the replacement of an engine.

Filed Sep 13, 2007 · Engine · 72,000 miles · WI

After starting the car the engine, it began to make a "rattle" noise that went away after a few seconds. Took it into a shop and they said nothing was wrong. 9 months later, the car would not start -> the dealership said the engine would need to be replaced (the car has ~72,000 miles). I now need to either buy a new engine, or sell it for parts (the cost of the repair will nearly equal the value of the vehicle. I would not have expected to replace a 2000 dodge intrepid engine so early. From what I can tell, many other people have had the same problem with this chrysler engine: what are my options?