2000 Dodge Intrepid

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON OCTOBER OF 1999, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 31 TIMES TO FIX THINGS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR 100 DAYS. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET $3,137.64. I AM NOW ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL OWE $8,000.00 ON MY CAR. IT HAS 60,000 MILES. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT EVERY 3,000 MILES AS SUGGESTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I ONLY USE 97 OCTANE GAS. I AM A VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVER. I TAKE CARE OF THE CAR BUT THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAYS PUTTING MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY PASSENGERS IN DANGER. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN AGAIN AND WHERE SO I AM ALWAYS UNDER TERRIBLE STRESS. I PRAY AS I DRIVE THAT I MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE BLOWING. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND I WAS THE PASSENGER ON SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY (US1) IN SOUTH MIAMI WHEN WE WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND THEN STARTED TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, NOISES, OR ANYTHING THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE LANE. WE HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE. IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND THIS HIGHWAY IS FILLED WITH VERY AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS. THEY WERE ALL CURSING, BEEPING, SIGNALING, AND DRIVING SO CLOSE TO US AS TO ALMOST TOUCH US. I WAS PETRIFIED. I THOUGHT A CAR WAS GOING TO HIT US. I PAID FOR THE ENGINE REPAIR OUT OF MY POCKET, BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY TOLD THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. THEY SEND AN ADJUSTOR WHO REPORTED IT TO THEM. THE DEALER TOLD US TO FIGHT IT BECAUSE THE SLUDGE WAS NORMAL FOR THAT TYPE OF ENGINE. WE PROVIDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ALL THE RECEIPTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE THAT WE RELIGIOUSLY DID ABOUT EVERY 3000 MILES. WE ALSO HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC GO IN AND LOOK AT THE CAR. THE OTHER MECHANIC SAID THAT THESE TYPES OF ENGINES ALWAYS HAD THE PROBLEM OF SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE ENGINE AND THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD COVER IT.

OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID TRANSMISSION WENT IN TO THE LIMP MODE (LOCKED IN TO SECOND GEAR). TOOK TO DEALER. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INPUT AND TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSORS. OTHER INTERNET SITES INDICATE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 32 TSB'S ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BILL CHRYSLER FOR ANY REPAIRS. CAN THIS BE CONFIRMED AND WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT? SECONDLY, I HAD TO PAY FOR CLEANING CARBON FROM THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD A 93 DODGE INTREPID AND HAD TO PAY FOR THE SAME SERVICE. I RUN THE RECOMMENDED OCTANE GAS & DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ADDING A FUEL ADDITIVE AT VARIOUS MILEAGE INTERVALS IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO OCCUR WITH DODGE ENGINES. I APPRECIATE ANY RESPONSE TO THESE TWO CONCERNS.

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INPUT AND OUTPUT SENSOR FAILURE. THE SENSOR CONTROLS AND COMMUNICATES WITH THE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION, PER CONSUMER. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DROPS INTO SECOND GEAR AND ACCELERATES FROM 30 - 60 MPH,WITHOUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ARE REPLACING SENSOR WITH A NEWER MODEL.*AK

PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE INTREPID FROM DADELAND DODGE IN MIAMI, FL. THE CAR IS QUALIFIED FOR THE LEMON LAW 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT UNAWARE OF SUCH A LAW AND NEVER FILED. NOW IT IS TOO LATE. IT IS NOW I DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE THE ENGINE BLEW ON 04/12/03. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES, AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DECLINED. I ENDED UP PAYING $2,714.87 TO GET THE ENGINE REBUILT. IN ADDITION, I ALSO DON'T HAVE A CAR FOR 2 MONTHS, AND DISPUTED WITH THE DEALER AND EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY DURING THAT SPAN. *LA

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I BEGAN TO HEAR A WHINING NOISE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BELT. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A PROBLEM SHIFTING, ALMOST LIKE THE GEARING COULDN'T CATCH. THEN, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. UPON STOPPING AT THE RED LIGHT, I HAD EXTREME TROUBLE TRYING TO GET GOING AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION JUST WOULDN'T WORK. I FINALLY GOT GOING ENOUGH TO TURN THE CORNER, AND THEN COASTED TO AN AUTO GARAGE. BASICALLY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAVE BEEN THE SINGLE OWNER OF THE CAR FROM THE START AND KNOW IT WAS MAINTAINED WELL. AT 65,000 MILES, I DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE TO PUT IN A NEW $2000 TRANSMISSION. THIS IS DISCUSTING.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE INTREPID, PURCHASED AT 54,000 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ROAR VERY BAD, A/C WENT OUT NEEDS EVAPORATOR, AND THE CAR RARELY STARTS UNLESS YOU ROCK THE WHOLE CAR, I AM VERY DISPLEASED AND NO ONE WILL TRADE IT IN , WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND I RAN OFF THE ROAD. *NLM

I HAVE FOUND AN EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AGAINST DAIMLER CHRYSLER AT WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION MAINLY IN REGARD TO INTREPID, 300M, CONCORDE, LHS PREMATURE ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMMON FAILURES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS MYSELF AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER SIMPLY DOES NOT CARE, I COULD HAVE EVEN BEEN KILLED IN ONE INSTANCE. AFTER OWN ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUTTING NEARLY 30,000 MILES ON IT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OF THE RIDICULOUS PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH CHRYSLER'S DODGE BRAND OF VEHICLES. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION CONSUMERS NEED TO KNOW THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THESE VEHICLES AND THEIR COMMON PROBLEMS CHRYSLER IGNORES, SOME OF WHICH ARE POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERNS SUCH AS THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT DESIGN CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO USE AND DEFECTIVE STEERING DESIGN AND OR COMPONENTS THAT CAN CAUSE SUDDEN LOOSENESS OR CHANGE OF RESPONSE IN STEERING, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN RECEIVING COMPLAINTS DAILY ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN REFERRING CONSUMERS TO THE NHTSA, I HOPE THAT IN TURN THE NHTSA WILL ADD THIS TO THE LIST OF THEIR COMPLAINTS SO OTHERS WILL ALSO KNOW ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *NLM